Chapter 142
Eric returned to the palace after dinner .
His wife and children were waiting for him . He was apparently going to eat dinner again once he arrived .
I wondered if he wouldn’t get fat .
“Goran . You will stay with us, won’t you?”
“Ah, thank you, Locke!”
“Though, you should send a message to your house . ”
“Ah, that is fine . I already told them . ”
While I talked with Goran, Kathe kept glancing towards me .
She was expecting me to ask her to stay as well .
“You should stay too, Kathe . ”
“Are-are you sure?”
“Of course . ”
Kathe’s wings flapped happily .
Her tail was also moving .
Nia then rushed towards Kathe .
Her tail was also wagging .
“Miss Kathe . Let us go take a bath!”
“A bath?”
“We have a very big one . ”
“Yes! And it is very nice, because I clean it every day . ”
Milka said proudly .
“Master Philly, you come too!”
“Hmm . Very well . ”
Philly agreed .
“That sounds very fun!”
“We can all go together!”
“Yes!”
Shia and Serulis decided to join them .
And so all the girls went towards the bathing room .
Just then, Kathe turned to say,
“Are you not coming too, Luchila?”
“I-I am fine . ”
Luchila said frantically as he held Lord Gerberga .
“But Luchila is a boy!”
Milka said with a laugh .
“Hm? Really? But I thought…”
“Miss Kathe can’t tell people apart . ”
Milka said with amusement .
She couldn’t even tell humans and goblins apart .
The difference between men and women would be even harder to catch .
“Well, this is very strange indeed . I was quite sure that…”
“Oh, leave me alone and go take your bath . ”
“But you really just smell like a girl to me . ”
“…No I don’t!”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Luchila scowled .
Lord Gerberga shivered and looked around uncomfortably .
Milka’s eyes widened in surprise .
“Huh? Is that true? Is Luchila a girl?”
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“No-no!”
“Cluck-cluck-cluck . ”
Luchila became frantic .
However, it was Lord Gerberga who seemed the most strange . Like he was shaken .
Perhaps this meant that they were hiding this fact .
I couldn’t help but notice this .
“Luchila . ”
“Ye-yes . ”
“Cluck-cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga jumped away from Luchila and ran towards me .
Then he jumped into my arms .
“What is it? Lord Gerberga . ”
“Cluck-cluck-cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga shook his head wildly .
Maybe he was apologizing for the deceit .
But male or female, Luchila was Luchila .
“It’s really nothing to worry about . ”
“…Yes, thank you . ”
“Cluck!”
“Alright, Lord Gerberga . ”
Lord Gerberga clucked with encouragement .
Then Luchila’s mouth opened with determination .
“The truth is, I was hiding the fact that I’m a girl…”
“Oh, is that right . ”
“I had no idea . ”
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Milka and Philly were surprised .
“I could tell because of the smell . ”
“Me too . ”
It seemed that Shia and Nia already knew, because they had a sharp sense of smell .
However, they had sensed that there was a reason behind it, and so they had not said anything .
“I also thought that it was the case . ”
“You did? Serulis?”
“I’m not saying I knew . I just suspected . ”
“And what made you suspect it?”
“Because she’s so cute . The face and voice is that of a girl!”
Serulis had also suspected it but not said anything .
“I see . I didn’t notice…”
“Aye . ”
Goran and I had not suspected anything .
“As for why you had to hide it…is there a reason?”
“…I told you about how everyone in my tribe was killed…”
“Yes . ”
Luchila’s tribe worshipped Lord Gerberga, and they were all killed in an attack by the dark ones .
Luchila was the sole survivor and had to protect Lord Gerberga .
“The area I was living in had meetings among the chiefs of each tribe, and only men were allowed to go . ”
“Why?”
“The lord of the land said so . ”
That seemed rather ridiculous . I would like to see what this person looked like .
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They had similar meetings for chiefs among the beastkin as well .
“Shia . What about your tribe?”
“Women can go to the chief meetings without a problem . I have gone instead of my father a few times!”
Now that I think of it, she had talked about it before .
Shia had appeared at the meeting about hunting the High Lords in Danton’s place .
“Right? It’s normally like that . ”
Luchila said seriously .
“While I am alone, my tribe still exists . I intend to go to the chief’s council when I am old enough…”
“I see . And so that is why you were pretending to be a boy . ”
“Yes . I am sorry for deceiving you . ”
“Don’t worry about it . And as for restoring your tribe, maybe Eric can help you with that . ”
“Actually, Luchila . Weren’t you granted a knighthood?”
“Yes, I was . ”
It was a reward for helping to fight the Vampire High Lords .
They had also been given to Shia and the chiefs of the beastkin tribes .
“Having a title means that you are the head of a household and should be able to join the council . ”
“That’s true . This lord may be able to create such rules for commoners, but a knight is a noble . ”
And so the lord of the land couldn’t force their own ideas onto a noble without good reason .
And if they fought over it, then the king would hear about it .
The king would likely let the privy council decide .
“And I happen to be a counselor there . ”
“…That’s…that’s right…”
Luchila said . Then tears started to fall from her eyes .