019: Powerful and Distinctive Power
Kou, who was tired of crying, fell asleep and I, who was with him, fell asleep before I knew it.
There are a lot of things to worry about, and my anxiety has grown, but I now have Kou in front of me.
Even if he might disappear someday, I donât want to leave him for even a moment.
I donât think itâs necessary for him to aim to be a magician.
Kouâs power is powerful but that doesnât matter to me.
I want to be by his side for as long as possible.
The thoughts of those around me have nothing to do with Kou.
No matter how much potential he had to be a magician.
Seeing such power, itâs expected that heâd become a magician.
He had no obligation to fulfill such expectations.
I woke up at the signs of movement from my arms.
When I opened my eyes, he looked apologetic and lowered his head.
âYou donât have to apologize.â
You really donât have to apologize.
If itâs Kou, he could even jump while sleeping.
When I raised him, I heard Kouâs belly grumble.
Since he fell asleep before dinner, itâs natural to feel hungry.
When we went to the cafeteria, people were sparse because itâs already late.
âCaptain, thank you for your hard work.â
Even without meaning to, people would look up and call out to me.
I just raised my hand for each one.
Iâm implying that they donât have to say hello or salute.
Because I was with Kou all the time at the training center, they wouldnât call out until we arrived at the cafeteria.
I came here every day so Kou has his chair.
We havenât been to other places to eat since itâs hard to reach the plate in a normal chair, even when I put him on my lap.
Kou also wanted to eat by himself.
Whether itâs changing clothes or grooming, Kou tried to do everything alone.
Whenever I tried to help, Iâd get rejected.
Heâd often say that heâs an âadultâ, but he should have been doing everything by himself for some time before that.
Some members stood in front of Kou during the meal.
Maybe because Iâm always by his side, they didnât move closerâŚ
From their excitement, they probably heard from Renneiga what happened in the Tower of Trik.
Kou looked up at the members with a tilted head.
âDid you really make something amazing in the Tower of Trik?â
Why do I feel so angry when they talk to Kou so casually?
However, they were waiting for Kouâs reply without noticing me glaring at them.
KouâŚdidnât seem to understand and was tilting his head.
He called out and looked at me.
âEbryone, what, say?â (What is everyone saying?)
As expected, he didnât understand.
I and Renneiga try to talk slowly to Kou, but these guys didnât.
With them speaking so quickly, he wouldnât even recognize the wordsâŚ
Kou being able to speak so far was the result of Kouâs efforts.
âIce, make. Amazing.â (You made ice. Thatâs amazing.)
So? He didnât seem convinced.
He didnât even know how great he is.
But I wasnât the only one who was surprised at what Kou did next.
The moment he said that, ice appeared on the table.
In the Tower, the water was frozen and shaped, but this time, ice was directly made from nothing right from the start.
I saw this kind of magic for the first time.
In other words, Kou used magic of the ice attribute that shouldnât exist.
A member stroked his head so strongly that his body shook.
âWhaat? Hurtsh, hurtsh.â
I grabbed the offending wrist and pulled it away.
The member screamed but I didnât care.
Itâs more important to protect Kou from being hurt.
As an Akinist, Iâm stronger than other people even when humanized.
I am always very careful when dealing with Kou.
However, I donât pay attention to anyone other than Kou.
Ignoring those who tried to apologize to me, I moved Kou to my lap.
Kou looked up with a confused face.
However, when I brought him food, Kou, whoâd usually close his mouth and turn his face to refuse, opened his mouth.
It seemed like heâll eat like this for today.
Kou ate without complaining.
However, because his mouth is small, the sauce often dripped from the corner, then his tongue would dart out to wipe it.
Is it because Kouâs my mate that I feel that movement appealing even though he looks young?
If anyone other than me had the same feelings, I would probably kill them.
The desire to monopolize a mate is incomparable to the desire to monopolize a lover.
Itâs similar to obsession.
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I once heard from my parents what kind of action an Akinist would take after finding their mates.
My parents met through matchmaking and are not mates.
Iâm the last Akinist, so thereâs no matchmaking to find another Akinist.
Even if I had a lover, it wouldnât last long because I wouldnât have any romantic feelings for the other person.
I thought that I would like no one.
So my parents told me that if I were to get married, I would have no choice but to find my mate.
âŚthatâs what I heard at that time.
Akinists have low fertility.
It seemed to rise for mates, but itâll still be low compared to other races.
Thatâs why they donât want to let anyone touch or look at their mates.
I was even told theyâd enclose their mates like in confinement.
I donât want to take away Kouâs freedom.
However, if someone approaches Kou, I wonât feel good.
After I realized that heâs my mate, I never thought Iâd do it.
But the story my parents told me wasnât wrong at all.
On the contrary, I feel like those feelings became stronger.
After Kouâs meal was over and I resumed my meal, Kou called out.
When I replied, he stood between my legs.
âRyodo, eat, want?â (Rodo, here, ahhh.)
Food was brought to my mouth.
Is he feeding me because I fed him?
Kou smiled when I ate the food he offered.
His cuteness naturally brought a smile to my face.
He used to draw a grown-up figure, but if heâs really like that, many people would try to reach out.
He still has a cute face, but since he looks young, few people will try to reach out in that sense.
However, if he had that figureâŚ
Though heâs still a little young, I thought heâs cute and beautiful.
He seems to have no likes or dislikes to any race and other than the basic vigilance, heâd smile at everyone.
You donât seem to realize that your mate is me, is that why?
ââwhy am I so anxious?
Kou said he was thinking of marrying me.
However, I still donât feel any romantic feelings from Kou.
Itâs even rare to spoil me as his guardian.
I was wondering if heâs not thinking about it seriously because he might go home, but apparently, it wasnât the case.
However, he doesnât seem to want to go homeâŚ
What should I do if Kou disappears before I know it?
If everything Kou said was true, I wouldnât be able to find Kou who had gone to another world.
I wouldnât even believe in the existence of another world unless Kou said it.
But thereâs no reason for Kou to lie.
In other words, when Kou disappears, I can never see Kou again.
Such a thingâŚI would go insane.
âRyodo? What, full?â (Rodo? Are you full?)
Kou is tilting his head in front of me.
When I shook my head, he brought food to my mouth again.
If Kou strongly wants to return, I feel like heâll disappear.
That might not be the case, butâŚ
I donât want to lose Kou.
How can Kou stay here all the time?
Kouâs intention didnât seem to matter, but it canât be said that it doesnât matter at all.
In my lifetime, I met my mate who could disappear at any moment.
In other words, Iâm a lucky person but in a situation where I canât be happy.
Even if he stays here for a long time, Kouâs short lifespan is also an anxiety factor.
Can I really not do anythingâŚ
When I thought about it, I couldnât come up with any ideas.