Volume 7 Chapter 26: Hammock

Nghhh! Keith raised his hand as he looked at the sky. Today is my rest day. It was a much-needed break after everything that transpired. Scarlet and the other girls decided to head out to take their break while the guys went to the dungeon to train. Actually, it was more like Melor and Herrick begged the other three to go.

Gabriel invited him, but the man refused. He knew better than to go; he could already tell what would happen next. Herrick and Melor were itching to recover from their loss.

The only thing he was going to do was to relax. As he went to the kitchen to get himself a snack,

"Diana, are you guys going out as well?" Diana and the other great spirits were at the front door, seemingly prepared to leave.

"Mmhmm. I was thinking about training the other spirits." It wasn't only the three; the other spirits were going with them. Since Fira got a personal lesson, it was time for the others.

"Bye-bye, Keith!" Fira waved her hand as the spirits were off.

"Ho," Aria was going with them as well.

"Stay safe out there!" I'm really by myself for today. This was the first time: at least one person was with him.

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Not today.

"I should go out and take a little nap." He shouldn't forget about his objective. Keith went out to the garden, ready to relax. But then he noticed something he could do.

"Let's make a hammock!" He had the materials here to make it! Giant leaves appeared on the ground. It was something he had obtained from the dungeon. He found those giant leaves intriguing.

Even though it was a leaf, it was incredibly sturdy. Keith had Skar check it out; it was as strong as iron! An idea came to his mind on what to do with it. Making a hammock was simple enough.

Looking around, Keith's eyes gazed at two trees. This is the perfect place. Two hooks appeared, and they were hammered into the tree and leaves. Two should be more than enough. Neatinly overlaying them, Keith patted it to check if it was sturdy.

"Good. And now." With a leap of faith, he jumped onto the hammock.

"Ahh, this is so cool." How could something be this soothing? As the hammock swayed gently in the air, it loosened all his muscles. What made it even better was that it was the perfect temperature!

"I know what would make it even better!" Keith got up and quickly went to grab some wood. He started to build a floating table on the tree. On it, he placed a book and juice there.

Everything is perfect! Keith nodded in satisfaction. He was ready to relax in this situation. And there was a book he wanted to read. The girls have been going crazy about this.

Alfia and the others wanted him to read this.

Keith opened the book and started to read it from Vol 1. It was a normal story as it continued with the children's childhood. But as it slowly got to the sixth volume, that was when something changed.

The two were going to kiss at a party. Being with one another for so long, the two's feelings were starting to manifest. However, the princess stopped the boy from doing it.

"As the princess, I have to make decisions for the greater good of the kingdom." The princess explained. She was born to help her kingdom; she had a duty to uphold this.

The noble didn't know what to say. He wanted to tell the princess to run away with him if that was the case. They could leave everything and make a new life together. And yet, those words never came out of his mouth.

Her eyes said it all: despair and duty. The girl understood her feelings but was forced to look the other way because of her people. She would rather give up her love than sacrifice the people.

"...I understand." The noble could only nod to this as he walked away from her.

"...This is such a sad story," Keith muttered. His heart felt pity for both the noble and the princess.