Jude was usually a rational person.
He was a very rational, logical, and level-headed person who always calculated the profits and risks.
But the Jude now was not that.
Extreme anger.
A state in which calculation was impossible due to the blood rushing to his head.
Jude’s emotions began to suppress his reason.
At the same time, a light like that of a wild beast began to shine in Jude’s eyes.
Unsurprisingly, Cordelia was the first to notice this change in Jude.
So Cordelia couldn’t help but panic.
‘Hey, hey, hey! He just kissed my forehead! Just the forehead!’
It didn’t work.
And some of the elves noticed the change in Jude.
In fact, the Spirit King was one of the first to notice the change in Jude.
“Ho.”
The Spirit King of Storms and Lightning who resembled Zeus then snorted at Jude’s reaction instead of becoming angry.
He smiled as if he found it fun, so he tried to kiss Cordelia’s forehead again.
But it was at that moment.
“Hey, you should go back first.”
[What?]
“Go back now.”
The contract’s been established, right?
Then you should go now.
Appeasing my Jude is a more urgent matter, okay?
The Spirit King wasn’t as good as Jude, but the moment he met eyes with Cordelia, he was able to understand what she wanted to say. He then blinked his eyes.
He couldn’t help it.
[Hey, I’m the Spirit King, okay?]
“Yes, so I’ll see you next time.”
We’ve signed a contract, so let’s call it a day.
I will contact you next time.
[No, I-]
That was it.
When his contractor, Cordelia, asked him to return, the reserve magic power in the royal palace also run out, so the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning eventually had no choice but to return to the spirit realm.
And right after that.
Jude quickly headed to the spot where the Spirit King had disappeared.
He walked in big strides as if he was almost running. Jude then stood before Cordelia before she awkwardly smiled and said as she spread out her arms as naturally as possible.
“Yahoo! I signed a contract with the Spirit King! The Spirit King. Yes, the Spirit King. The King of Spirits. Yey, yey~ ”
She even moved her arms up and down in joy, but it was a failure.
Instead of rejoicing together, Jude ignored her words about the Spirit King and took out a handkerchief from his pocket before he began to wipe Cordelia’s forehead.
“J-Jude?”
You’re ruining my makeup.
But Jude wiped Cordelia’s pretty forehead clean and then kissed it with his lips.
He kissed it once.
He kissed it again.
And quietly kissed it again.
Cordelia was stunned at his 3 consecutive kisses – no, at his territorial marking, and quickly sent him a <Message> magic.
[Umm, Jude? Well, this is just like those things you do in making contracts, okay? Like a pinky swear or a handshake… Yes, that’s right. Something like that.]
But Jude just touched Cordelia’s forehead with his lips again.
So Cordelia stomped her feet repeatedly and sent him a <Message> magic again.
[No! Ah, that’s right! It’s similar to a puppy licking their master’s cheek! Something like that!]
The Spirit King would have been furious if he had heard the words Cordelia had casually said, but her words still didn’t work on Jude.
Because Jude would have responded the same even if it was a puppy, but not to the extent as it was now.
[Hey! Jude! HEY!]
When Jude kissed her on the forehead for the fifth time, Cordelia pushed Jude’s firm chest with both of her hands as she sent a <Message> magic again.
[The skinship ban is still in effect, okay? If you keep doing this, I’ll be angry – no, I’ll be really angry. So don’t make me mad, and just do it later, okay? When it’s only the two of us, okay?]
Unlike Jude who only saw Cordelia because of the blood rushing to his head, Cordelia could see the surroundings very well.
The elves were all staring at them.
‘Wait a minute, is he doing this on purpose?’
After all, this is Jude we’re talking about.
He’s the Jude who wouldn’t lose his temper just because of something trivial like this, right?
But it wasn’t the time to think about this or that.
Moreover, the light of reason began to return in Jude’s eyes as if her words had worked.
“When it’s only the two of us.”
“Eh? Uh, yes. When it’s only two of us…”
Cordelia’s face turned red and she bowed her head as she began to wiggle her fingers. On the other hand, Jude finally became able to see his surroundings, so he cleared his throat when he saw the elves looking at them in confusion, surprise, and speechlessness.
“Ahem, ahem.”
How should we deal with this situation?
It was not a problem that Jude had kissed Cordelia on the forehead while in front of others.
They were engaged, so it was not a problem.
The real problem was that Cordelia signed a contract with the Spirit King.
‘The Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.’
An existence that had never made a proper appearance in the game.
But Jude recalled another being – the Spirit King of Scorching Heat, who was on an equal level with the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.
If the playable character Red Wind chose the Spirit Warrior tech tree, she would encounter the Spirit King of Scorching Heat at the end.
‘It’s hard to completely summon it.’
It was impossible to fully draw out the power of the Spirit King even with Red Wind’s capabilities.
Because it was such a great and powerful being.
But the Spirit King chose Cordelia.
He ignored all the elves in this place.
‘That b*stard has a good eye though.’
Jude unconsciously thought that, but it was only for a short time. He immediately cleared all his thoughts and analyzed the situation.
He tried to figure out on what had happened based on what the Spirit King said and the current situation.
‘The Spirit King of Storms and Lightning had not signed a contract with the elves of the Forest of Eternity for a long time.’
Princess Leica and Prince Kelthur had both wanted a contract with the Spirit King.
They had a very close relationship, but there was a political conflict because of their different biological mothers.
The reason for the conflict was Solfege, the mother of Prince Kelthur.
‘It’s not the worst situation for both Princess Leica and Midas.’
The worst situation for both of them was the Spirit King choosing Kelthur.
‘So.’
We can go over this situation smoothly.
We can talk about it.
Although the elves didn’t make a contract with the Spirit King, they could still make contracts with ordinary spirits.
‘Moreover.’
Cordelia was now the contractor of the Spirit King.
From the elves’ perspective, she was no longer a being they could rudely treat.
‘There’s also the sword dance of the seventh swordsman.’
Currently, the only person who could dance the seventh sword dance was Jude himself, so he had a lot of things he could trade with the elves.
And it was then.
The elves came to their senses and began to stir.
Viscountess Solfege glared at Princess Leica’s side, and Kelthur stared at his sister with a confused face.
And Princess Leica together with Midas approached Jude and Cordelia.
“Jude and Cordelia.”
Princess Leica also looked very surprised and confused.
Midas seemed to be a little upset.
He was normally rational, but it was difficult for him with the current situation.
Even if it was the Spirit King’s choice, he couldn’t help but feel like the Spirit King was taken away by a stranger, even more so, by a human.
But Princess Leica was present here now, and despite her young age, she displayed behavior befitting that of royalty.
[Play along with me first.]
Princess Leica sent a short <Message> magic, and approached the embarrassed Cordelia who was wiggling her fingers. The crown princess then raised Cordelia’s hand and shouted.
“A contract with the Spirit King has been established! With this, we’ll be able to communicate again with the spirits of storms and lightning!”
“Yeeess, HURRAH!”
When Vanessa signaled to some knights, some of them responded awkwardly, but all the elves soon applauded and cheered.
[Let’s talk about the details later.]
Princess Leica glanced at Jude and Cordelia before she stepped forward as if to hide the two, and began to speak in order to draw the elves’ attention.
And at that time.
Vanessa whispered in a small voice after she quickly approached Jude and Cordelia.
“Follow me.”
Let’s get out of here first.
It was a proposal that they had no reason to refuse, so Jude and Cordelia nodded and followed her out of the banquet hall.
“Let me show you to your rooms first. If you wait there, Princess Leica will visit you.”
Jude and Cordelia were invited to the royal palace as distinguished guests in the first place. So it was natural that they had prepared rooms for the two.
“Umm… Will something big happen?”
Vanessa replied with a small smile at Cordelia’s somewhat timid question.
“Yes, because you’re both on the crown princess’ side.”
Because they were on Princess Leica’s side and not Kelthur’s.
It was something political, but Jude and Cordelia didn’t object to it so they hurriedly followed Vanessa.
“Wow.”
She couldn’t see it properly because she was distracted back then, but she could now see that the elven palace that was one with nature was very beautiful and magnificent.
Cordelia sincerely admired it before she turned to Jude and breathed a sigh of relief without realizing it.
Because Jude had completely gone back to his usual self.
‘Anyway.’
He was very jealous.
So a smile naturally spread on Cordelia’s face.
She also snickered.
“We’ve arrived.”
After entering the room with Vanessa, Cordelia was in awe again.
She could see the royal capital outside the big round window, and it was so white and beautiful that it felt like she was seeing doll houses.
And the interior of the room was not ordinary too.
Because the furniture were made by processing trees rooted in the floor rather than cutting down trees, so it gave the furniture a very mysterious feeling. The light shining down the glass ceiling and illuminating the room also gave it an exquisite feel.
“Please rest for now.”
Vanessa slightly winked at them before she closed the door and left. Cordelia then sat down on the big bed in the middle of the room.
“Haaa.”
A sigh of relief came out naturally.
Because she felt that she had somehow escaped the situation now.
There was the Spirit King’s unexpected contract, Jude’s jealousy exploding, and even the confused elves.
“Eueueue.”
Her body relaxed now that the tension was gone.
Cordelia lied down on her side and closed her eyes.
And within a moment.
“Hehehe.”
Spirit King.
I signed a contract with the Spirit King.
I made a vow with the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.
Cordelia felt better as she giggled, and she lied on her back, kicking and trembling in her excitement.
‘I didn’t even chose the Spirit Arts tech tree.’
But I now have the Spirit King.
If I was a warrior, it’s like suddenly picking up a divine sword in the starter village.
“Hehehe.”
Anyway, she felt good. She couldn’t stop the corners of her mouth from raising upwards.
“Cordelia.”
“Yes, Jude.”
Cordelia who was lying down then opened her eyes, and Jude sat down beside her and said.
“Do you remember?”
“Remember?”
“There’s… only the two of us here.”
“Eh?”
Cordelia blinked her eyes, and her face soon turned red.
Because she recalled her words in the banquet hall.
‘Do it later when it’s only the two of us.’
Is that it?
Is that what I said?
“W-wait.”
Seriously, wait.
But it was useless. When she came to her senses, she was already cornered.
Cordelia was lying down, and Jude was sitting as he leaned down his body over Cordelia.
“Cordelia.”
Jude softly whispered and lowered his head. He kissed the forehead of Cordelia who froze and stopped breathing when she was ‘captured.’
Gulp.
The moment his lips touched her forehead, Cordelia swallowed her saliva.
She unconsciously exhaled her breath.
Jude then caressed Cordelia’s cheek.
He caressed Cordelia’s warm and soft cheek with his cold and big hand as he stared at her. Cordelia let out a hot breath again, and slowly closed her eyes as her lips twitched.
“Cordelia.”
Jude called her name again.
Cordelia waited as she let down her shoulders instead of calming her pounding heart.
But it was at that moment.
“Uh… Should I come back later?”
They heard the voice of Princess Leica.
She had asked with a slightly sorry face as she appeared from a secret passage on the wall and not from the door, and Jude lowered his head.
He couldn’t help it.
“Princess Leica, even you.”
Are you trying to replace Scarlet since she’s not here?
Jude murmured some words that only Cordelia could understand before he stood up. Cordelia then sat up with an indescribable expression.
And as Princess Leica faced the eyes of the two who looked at her with a bit of resentment, she awkwardly smiled and said.
“Umm… First of all, I’m sorry.”
Jude coldly looked at Princess Leica, and Cordelia groaned as she raised her hands and covered her own face.
Jude was usually a rational person.
He was a very rational, logical, and level-headed person who always calculated the profits and risks.
But the Jude now was not that.
Extreme anger.
A state in which calculation was impossible due to the blood rushing to his head.
Jude’s emotions began to suppress his reason.
At the same time, a light like that of a wild beast began to shine in Jude’s eyes.
Unsurprisingly, Cordelia was the first to notice this change in Jude.
So Cordelia couldn’t help but panic.
‘Hey, hey, hey! He just kissed my forehead! Just the forehead!’
It didn’t work.
And some of the elves noticed the change in Jude.
In fact, the Spirit King was one of the first to notice the change in Jude.
“Ho.”
The Spirit King of Storms and Lightning who resembled Zeus then snorted at Jude’s reaction instead of becoming angry.
He smiled as if he found it fun, so he tried to kiss Cordelia’s forehead again.
But it was at that moment.
“Hey, you should go back first.”
[What?]
“Go back now.”
The contract’s been established, right?
Then you should go now.
Appeasing my Jude is a more urgent matter, okay?
The Spirit King wasn’t as good as Jude, but the moment he met eyes with Cordelia, he was able to understand what she wanted to say. He then blinked his eyes.
He couldn’t help it.
[Hey, I’m the Spirit King, okay?]
“Yes, so I’ll see you next time.”
We’ve signed a contract, so let’s call it a day.
I will contact you next time.
[No, I-]
That was it.
When his contractor, Cordelia, asked him to return, the reserve magic power in the royal palace also run out, so the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning eventually had no choice but to return to the spirit realm.
And right after that.
Jude quickly headed to the spot where the Spirit King had disappeared.
He walked in big strides as if he was almost running. Jude then stood before Cordelia before she awkwardly smiled and said as she spread out her arms as naturally as possible.
“Yahoo! I signed a contract with the Spirit King! The Spirit King. Yes, the Spirit King. The King of Spirits. Yey, yey~ ”
She even moved her arms up and down in joy, but it was a failure.
Instead of rejoicing together, Jude ignored her words about the Spirit King and took out a handkerchief from his pocket before he began to wipe Cordelia’s forehead.
“J-Jude?”
You’re ruining my makeup.
But Jude wiped Cordelia’s pretty forehead clean and then kissed it with his lips.
He kissed it once.
He kissed it again.
And quietly kissed it again.
Cordelia was stunned at his 3 consecutive kisses – no, at his territorial marking, and quickly sent him a <Message> magic.
[Umm, Jude? Well, this is just like those things you do in making contracts, okay? Like a pinky swear or a handshake… Yes, that’s right. Something like that.]
But Jude just touched Cordelia’s forehead with his lips again.
So Cordelia stomped her feet repeatedly and sent him a <Message> magic again.
[No! Ah, that’s right! It’s similar to a puppy licking their master’s cheek! Something like that!]
The Spirit King would have been furious if he had heard the words Cordelia had casually said, but her words still didn’t work on Jude.
Because Jude would have responded the same even if it was a puppy, but not to the extent as it was now.
[Hey! Jude! HEY!]
When Jude kissed her on the forehead for the fifth time, Cordelia pushed Jude’s firm chest with both of her hands as she sent a <Message> magic again.
[The skinship ban is still in effect, okay? If you keep doing this, I’ll be angry – no, I’ll be really angry. So don’t make me mad, and just do it later, okay? When it’s only the two of us, okay?]
Unlike Jude who only saw Cordelia because of the blood rushing to his head, Cordelia could see the surroundings very well.
The elves were all staring at them.
‘Wait a minute, is he doing this on purpose?’
After all, this is Jude we’re talking about.
He’s the Jude who wouldn’t lose his temper just because of something trivial like this, right?
But it wasn’t the time to think about this or that.
Moreover, the light of reason began to return in Jude’s eyes as if her words had worked.
“When it’s only the two of us.”
“Eh? Uh, yes. When it’s only two of us…”
Cordelia’s face turned red and she bowed her head as she began to wiggle her fingers. On the other hand, Jude finally became able to see his surroundings, so he cleared his throat when he saw the elves looking at them in confusion, surprise, and speechlessness.
“Ahem, ahem.”
How should we deal with this situation?
It was not a problem that Jude had kissed Cordelia on the forehead while in front of others.
They were engaged, so it was not a problem.
The real problem was that Cordelia signed a contract with the Spirit King.
‘The Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.’
An existence that had never made a proper appearance in the game.
But Jude recalled another being – the Spirit King of Scorching Heat, who was on an equal level with the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.
If the playable character Red Wind chose the Spirit Warrior tech tree, she would encounter the Spirit King of Scorching Heat at the end.
‘It’s hard to completely summon it.’
It was impossible to fully draw out the power of the Spirit King even with Red Wind’s capabilities.
Because it was such a great and powerful being.
But the Spirit King chose Cordelia.
He ignored all the elves in this place.
‘That b*stard has a good eye though.’
Jude unconsciously thought that, but it was only for a short time. He immediately cleared all his thoughts and analyzed the situation.
He tried to figure out on what had happened based on what the Spirit King said and the current situation.
‘The Spirit King of Storms and Lightning had not signed a contract with the elves of the Forest of Eternity for a long time.’
Princess Leica and Prince Kelthur had both wanted a contract with the Spirit King.
They had a very close relationship, but there was a political conflict because of their different biological mothers.
The reason for the conflict was Solfege, the mother of Prince Kelthur.
‘It’s not the worst situation for both Princess Leica and Midas.’
The worst situation for both of them was the Spirit King choosing Kelthur.
‘So.’
We can go over this situation smoothly.
We can talk about it.
Although the elves didn’t make a contract with the Spirit King, they could still make contracts with ordinary spirits.
‘Moreover.’
Cordelia was now the contractor of the Spirit King.
From the elves’ perspective, she was no longer a being they could rudely treat.
‘There’s also the sword dance of the seventh swordsman.’
Currently, the only person who could dance the seventh sword dance was Jude himself, so he had a lot of things he could trade with the elves.
And it was then.
The elves came to their senses and began to stir.
Viscountess Solfege glared at Princess Leica’s side, and Kelthur stared at his sister with a confused face.
And Princess Leica together with Midas approached Jude and Cordelia.
“Jude and Cordelia.”
Princess Leica also looked very surprised and confused.
Midas seemed to be a little upset.
He was normally rational, but it was difficult for him with the current situation.
Even if it was the Spirit King’s choice, he couldn’t help but feel like the Spirit King was taken away by a stranger, even more so, by a human.
But Princess Leica was present here now, and despite her young age, she displayed behavior befitting that of royalty.
[Play along with me first.]
Princess Leica sent a short <Message> magic, and approached the embarrassed Cordelia who was wiggling her fingers. The crown princess then raised Cordelia’s hand and shouted.
“A contract with the Spirit King has been established! With this, we’ll be able to communicate again with the spirits of storms and lightning!”
“Yeeess, HURRAH!”
When Vanessa signaled to some knights, some of them responded awkwardly, but all the elves soon applauded and cheered.
[Let’s talk about the details later.]
Princess Leica glanced at Jude and Cordelia before she stepped forward as if to hide the two, and began to speak in order to draw the elves’ attention.
And at that time.
Vanessa whispered in a small voice after she quickly approached Jude and Cordelia.
“Follow me.”
Let’s get out of here first.
It was a proposal that they had no reason to refuse, so Jude and Cordelia nodded and followed her out of the banquet hall.
“Let me show you to your rooms first. If you wait there, Princess Leica will visit you.”
Jude and Cordelia were invited to the royal palace as distinguished guests in the first place. So it was natural that they had prepared rooms for the two.
“Umm… Will something big happen?”
Vanessa replied with a small smile at Cordelia’s somewhat timid question.
“Yes, because you’re both on the crown princess’ side.”
Because they were on Princess Leica’s side and not Kelthur’s.
It was something political, but Jude and Cordelia didn’t object to it so they hurriedly followed Vanessa.
“Wow.”
She couldn’t see it properly because she was distracted back then, but she could now see that the elven palace that was one with nature was very beautiful and magnificent.
Cordelia sincerely admired it before she turned to Jude and breathed a sigh of relief without realizing it.
Because Jude had completely gone back to his usual self.
‘Anyway.’
He was very jealous.
So a smile naturally spread on Cordelia’s face.
She also snickered.
“We’ve arrived.”
After entering the room with Vanessa, Cordelia was in awe again.
She could see the royal capital outside the big round window, and it was so white and beautiful that it felt like she was seeing doll houses.
And the interior of the room was not ordinary too.
Because the furniture were made by processing trees rooted in the floor rather than cutting down trees, so it gave the furniture a very mysterious feeling. The light shining down the glass ceiling and illuminating the room also gave it an exquisite feel.
“Please rest for now.”
Vanessa slightly winked at them before she closed the door and left. Cordelia then sat down on the big bed in the middle of the room.
“Haaa.”
A sigh of relief came out naturally.
Because she felt that she had somehow escaped the situation now.
There was the Spirit King’s unexpected contract, Jude’s jealousy exploding, and even the confused elves.
“Eueueue.”
Her body relaxed now that the tension was gone.
Cordelia lied down on her side and closed her eyes.
And within a moment.
“Hehehe.”
Spirit King.
I signed a contract with the Spirit King.
I made a vow with the Spirit King of Storms and Lightning.
Cordelia felt better as she giggled, and she lied on her back, kicking and trembling in her excitement.
‘I didn’t even chose the Spirit Arts tech tree.’
But I now have the Spirit King.
If I was a warrior, it’s like suddenly picking up a divine sword in the starter village.
“Hehehe.”
Anyway, she felt good. She couldn’t stop the corners of her mouth from raising upwards.
“Cordelia.”
“Yes, Jude.”
Cordelia who was lying down then opened her eyes, and Jude sat down beside her and said.
“Do you remember?”
“Remember?”
“There’s… only the two of us here.”
“Eh?”
Cordelia blinked her eyes, and her face soon turned red.
Because she recalled her words in the banquet hall.
‘Do it later when it’s only the two of us.’
Is that it?
Is that what I said?
“W-wait.”
Seriously, wait.
But it was useless. When she came to her senses, she was already cornered.
Cordelia was lying down, and Jude was sitting as he leaned down his body over Cordelia.
“Cordelia.”
Jude softly whispered and lowered his head. He kissed the forehead of Cordelia who froze and stopped breathing when she was ‘captured.’
Gulp.
The moment his lips touched her forehead, Cordelia swallowed her saliva.
She unconsciously exhaled her breath.
Jude then caressed Cordelia’s cheek.
He caressed Cordelia’s warm and soft cheek with his cold and big hand as he stared at her. Cordelia let out a hot breath again, and slowly closed her eyes as her lips twitched.
“Cordelia.”
Jude called her name again.
Cordelia waited as she let down her shoulders instead of calming her pounding heart.
But it was at that moment.
“Uh… Should I come back later?”
They heard the voice of Princess Leica.
She had asked with a slightly sorry face as she appeared from a secret passage on the wall and not from the door, and Jude lowered his head.
He couldn’t help it.
“Princess Leica, even you.”
Are you trying to replace Scarlet since she’s not here?
Jude murmured some words that only Cordelia could understand before he stood up. Cordelia then sat up with an indescribable expression.
And as Princess Leica faced the eyes of the two who looked at her with a bit of resentment, she awkwardly smiled and said.
“Umm… First of all, I’m sorry.”
Jude coldly looked at Princess Leica, and Cordelia groaned as she raised her hands and covered her own face.
