On one side of the field, Cecil laid down and let herself get drowned in the intoxicating fragrance of the flowers. Sitting beside her is Clarabelle who is attentively watching Reena plays with the little fairies.
As for Elizabeth, she quickly grabbed her best friend's other hand and tells her that she also wants to enjoy the scenery with them. Regis didn't react as it doesn't really matter whether Elizabeth is still being wary of him as she deliberately clings to Arias this time and plans to not let them be alone.
"This is the second time that I come to this place. And just like the first time, I really do admire this flower field for its tranquility. For napping and doing a picnic, this is the best place for me." Regis said to Arias.
"This place is really beautiful..." Arias closed her eyes while walking at a slow pace beside Regis as she immersed herself in the comfortable feeling this place gives. "It kinda reminds me of the time we spent together on the little flower field in the middle of the forest in behind of our palace," she added.
'... It's very relaxing here. Like a paradise.'
Elizabeth, who closely following one step behind Arias, also immersed herself in the relaxing atmosphere of the place. The matter earlier was put behind her mind as she feels it is very unfit to think of anything else while in this kind of place.
After they arrived at the center of the flower field, the trio sits side by side with Arias at the middle. Since Regis has something he wants to talk with Arias privately, he doesn't want Elizabeth to hear any of it. And with Elizabeth clinging to Arias like a third wheel, a frown appears on Regis' face. He instantly invoked his magic when the good timing was available.
'Sleep'
Not long after Elizabeth sat on the flower field, a great sense of tiredness along with a heavenly comfort invaded her body, making her consciousness slowly fade.
"Suu.... Suuuu....."
As soon as Elizabeth's soft breathing sounds can be heard, Arias looked at her best friend's sleeping face and gently strokes her hair.
"Looks like the match earlier exhausted her. Hehe..." Athena said with a smile. It's very rare for Elizabeth to expose this side of her to Arias, especially when other people are present.
"Compared to you, who has a great amount of mana, there's no way she can compete with you who don't get tired easily after a match." Muttered Regis while making a small laugh.
"Said the one who has many weird magic arts and has more times the amount of mana than mine." Arias pouts.
"Well, I don't have anything to say about that. Anyways, do you know why I brought you here?"
"Isn't it because Reena wants to play outside and you wanted to relax? Or perhaps you have some other motive?" Arias stared at him in suspicion.
"Hmm... Take a guess," Regis said in a smirk.
"....."
To that, Arias just stared at him silently.
"...I can't think of something. I guess I'll take a nap too, for now."
After a few minutes of thinking, Arias suddenly said those words which brought a stunned expression on Regis' face.
Beside the sleeping Elizabeth, Arias already began to position herself into a good sleeping posture.
"Hey, hey wait a minute! Just how did this conversation come into that?" Regis hurriedly interrupted Arias. Arias stopped what she was doing and returned to her sitting posture, but then she suddenly started to shake in laughter and hugs her stomach.
"..... Kfufufufu~ Ahahahaha! You look very funny, Regis. I'm just joking at you; you know?" Arias laughed at him with some tears in her eyes. It looks like she enjoyed the look at his face that much.
"Tch..." Regis can only turn his face away in embarrassment.
*******
"The two girls who come with us here, who are they?" asked Arias while snuggling closely on Regis' chest.
Currently, the two are also lying on the flower field not too far from Elizabeth. Or It is better to say that only Regis is lying on the ground because the two are hugging closely with Arias treating Regis as her cushion and body pillow.
"Those two are part of a squad I made. The one with a pair of heterochromia eyes is named Cecil and the gentle older girl is Clarabelle. They are subordinates I encountered during my travels. There are five of them in the squad and all of my subordinates have unique magic and they are very versatile in battle." Regis replies as he watches the slow moving of clouds in the gaps of the leaves from the tall trees. His right hand is moving on a repeated but gentle gesture of stroking Arias' long golden hair.
"Don't tell all of them are women?" The tone of her voice seemed to be laced with anger and her hand already positioned on the side of Regis' body, ready to pinch hard and twist it.
"Eh? It's not! The other three are guys! Heck, even one of them is an old man nearing 90's." Regis quickly denied it and explained the gist of it without mentioning the real identity of the five and their purpose. He almost panicked just now so he unconsciously moved his other hand to hug Arias closely to his body.
"Eh? Is that so... Well, I'll believe you for now. But if I discover you're doing something behind my back, I won't hold back okay?"
'Goodness, this body won't last if Arias will unleash her wrath upon me.' thought Regis frightfully.
After some exchanges and flirting, the couple finally settled down and moved to the real topic.
"...So, why did you bring us here?" asked Arias as she rests her head on Regis' chest in a relaxed manner.
"Only you and Reena are the people I planned on bringing here, you know? Not that it really matters if there are other people too but I wanted to make the things that will happen here to be confidential." Regis said in a laidback tone. There's nothing he can do now that he brought everyone in this place.
"We can always come back here, right? Next time, we'll return here with just the two of us." She smiles at him and closed her eyes while she tightens her hug to Regis.
"...Of course, we'll do that." Regis assures her as he too closed his eyes.
Just like that, the Magic King and the future Magic Queen drifted to the land of dreams.