Chapter 158
Chapter 158: Yarandorara and the setting sun
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Translator: Tseirp
“ … And so, now I open the Apothecary with Lit in Zoltan . ”
In the living room of Red & Lit’s Apothecary, Lit and I sat side by side facing Yarandorara .
There were tea and biscuits on the table .
I explained the circumstances that happened until now to Yarandorara .
Unlike the explanation I gave to Charles, it was the true story that happened since the day I was chased out of the party .
“I see . ”
Yarandorara had various mixed expressions and emotions as she nodded many times .
“I have a lot I want to say but … first and foremost, it’s good that you and Lit and Ruti all settled down in a good way . ”
“Thank you Yarandorara . ”
There was no hesitation in Yarandorara’s words .
She was sincerely happy for us even though we abandoned the quest to save the world .
“After all, I originally joined the journey because I wanted to travel with you . To High-Elves, the happiness of a friend is more important than the world . Let me meet Ruti later too . ”
Yarandorara said .
That was Yarandorara’s sense of values .
“ … And Ares is dead . ”
“Yeah . ”
“In that case … that’s fine . I had a seriously bad relationship with Ares and I couldn’t forgive him for chasing you out but memories can’t be carried over to the next life . ”
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Yarandorara closed her eyes and muttered a soft prayer .
“And Lit . ”
“Yup . ”
Yarandorara shifted her gaze to Lit who was fidgeting beside me .
“Congratulations . I am really glad that you got together with Gideon . I think you would be able to deal with Gideon well . ”
“Eh, ah, thank you . ”
Yarandorara smiled happily but Lit’s smile was a little awkward .
Lit glanced at Yarandorara’s hand that was holding onto mine .
“Ah, Lit, don’t worry . Yarandorara’s skinship is nothing new . It’s High-Elf culture . ”
“I know but …”
“I’m devoted to Lit . ”
“ … Mou!”
Lit covered her mouth with her red bandana and turned away .
“Leaving that aside, I’m surprised you could find out that I live in Zoltan . I made sure to not leave any tracks that anybody could follow . ”
“Yup, I could not find a trace even with my power so nobody would be able to find you . ”
“Then how did you do it?”
“I searched for Lit . ”
“For me?”
Lit, who was facing away, turned back in surprise .
“Sure, I moved without hiding my movements so you probably could follow my tracks but why me?”
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Yarandorara released her left hand from mine and grasped Lit’s hand .
“I wondered if Gideon had moved toward where you were . ”
Yarandorara stated .
I did certainly end up living together with Lit here .
“It was a coincidence that I met Red in Zoltan … although I did want to meet him . ”
“And I only found out that Lit lived in Zoltan after I moved here . I was shocked that we actually reunited . ”
Lit and I looked at each other and smiled .
In a way, it was a miracle that I could meet Lit once more and live together .
If we were alone, I would have embraced her .
“I . ”
Yarandorara looked at our antics with a smile and said .
“When we were adventuring together with Lit in Logavia, I was glad that you became our companion . I was certain that compared to how we take it for granted to rely on Gideon, you would be a companion that would snuggle up to Gideon and help each other, and I looked forward to it . ”
“You thought about me that way … but I …”
“Yeah, you remained in Logavia and I became Gideon and party’s companion . But I was unsuitable . I knew Gideon since he was young and came to the Imperial Capital so he was special . I could be Gideon’s companion but I could not be the same for the other party members . High-Elves are a race that can’t love everything equally after all . ”
Yarandorara seemed a little lonely .
During the journey, Yarandorara was always on my side .
But Ares probably never considered her opinion as fair .
The race of High-Elves emphasized trust toward their friends .
It was not rational at times so it was both the High-Elf’s virtue as well as their drawbacks .
“I knew that Gideon would blame himself but there was nothing I could do . I kept thinking about how it would have been different if you traveled with us . ”
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“Yarandorara … yeah, I was downhearted knowing that I could not be beside Red during his challenging times . But at that time, I believed Ruti needed Red . ”
“I understand . That’s why I couldn’t say that your choice to remain in Logavia was wrong … we were the ones who were wrong . ”
Yarandorara smiled .
“So Lit . I believed Gideon would be happy if he was with you . So I came to where you were to look for Gideon . ”
“You came to the remote region of Zoltan just for a hopeless possibility!?”
I inadvertently blurted those words out and Yarandorara stared at me .
“Of course . ”
A simple phrase that indicated that there was no need to explain .
Ah, but that’s true .
Yarandorara was such a person .
“I’m glad that you are happy like this . ”
“Sorry . ”
I once again apologized as Yarandorara looked straight at me .
“We were so engrossed in conversation . Look at the time . ”
The sunset could be seen from the window .
The setting sun dyed Yarandorara’s beautiful complexion .
It would be night soon .
We had talked with Yarandorara for a very long time .
There was a mountain of things we wanted to convey to each other .
The things Yarandorara knew about me, the things Lit knew about me, and the things I knew about Yarandorara and Lit .
We talked about Ruti as well .
After talking about the circumstances that made her quit 『Hero』, Yarandorara congratulated her happily .
She was so pleased that Yarandorara’s magical power leaked out and the flowers in the garden bloomed white .
We talked about Tise and Ugeuge-san too .
She said that she would love to meet the respectable person and spider that could befriend Ruti .
Yarandorara talked about her journey these two years .
She continued to think about us even as she traveled alone .
“Hey, Gideon . ”
Yarandorara’s blue eyes turned to my direction as we looked at the setting sun from the window .
“When is the next closing day for the shop?”
“The day after tomorrow . ”
“Then could all of us go camping on that day?”
“Camping?”
“Yes! There seems to be a good place near Zoltan . The meadow flowers taught me . ”
Yarandorara’s divine protection was 『Tree Singer』 .
She possessed the skill to communicate with plants .
“A two day one night short trip . We could surround a campfire and look at the starry sky just like when we were on our journey . ”
“I see, that would be great . Could I invite Ruti and Tise?”
“Of course! Would you come too, Lit?”
“I would love to! I have tons I want to talk to Yarandorara about . ”
“Thank you, I’ll look forward to it!”
Yarandorara smiled delightedly .