Published at 24th of January 2021 08:14:46 PM
Chapter 110
“Alright, we’ll use the bath then . ”
Chiharu said with a smile .
“Uh, are you sure? Chiharu?”
Maki asked, but Chiharu just pulled her into the room . The door closed quietly . After some time, the others could hear the sounds of running water .
“What should we do, Aeris?”
“Don’t ask me . I don’t know . ”
Aeris said to Aaron . His eyes went to the bedroom door, and then to the window .
“She should have been angry . ”
“She was angry . ”
“Was she?”
Aeris sounded uncertain .
“While she is not my lover, I have no right to make excuses . ”
“Damn it . It’s very troublesome how bold even women are . ”
Aaron said with visible annoyance .
“To be honest, things are moving too quickly that I don’t understand it . I am shocked that a woman would do such a thing . But is it your fault, Aeris?”
Edwy asked . Silence fell over the room .
“Aeris might have trouble explaining it . He’s an elf . He doesn’t really understand why we find certain things strange . ”
Aaron said .
“Elves are generally hunters . You might wonder why then they leave the dungeons to humans, but it’s because they think it’s pointless to hunt monsters when you can’t eat them . ”
“Really? But Aeris is a researcher of magic stones . And it seemed like there were many who were interested in the same thing . ”
“Yes, if they find something interesting, they can become obsessed and bear results . But those that are obsessed with research only want to research . They don’t want to gather the stones . Sericulture and beekeeping are very popular, as is textiles and decorations . And they tend to have lots of love affairs . ”
“Lots of love affairs…”
“This is because both men and women like the strong and the perfected . ”
Edwy thought about how humans seemed to prefer cute and gentle women . In fact, this was really just his own preference .
“So even if it’s annoying, they don’t think of it as bad or have negative thoughts . Just as you saw earlier . ”
Aeris shrugged .
“However, what will Chiharu think? I don’t even know what I want her to think . ”
He chuckled . He had not been so drawn to anyone during the last three hundred years of his life . And so he himself did not know what he wanted to do .
“However, I do not mind these fluctuations of my heart . ”
It was not bad . However, he wouldn’t mind if it stayed high either .
As for what Maki and Chiharu were doing then .
“Maki-chan . You go in first . ”
“Huh? Are you sure, Chiharu?”
“I’m fine . ”
Chiharu smiled . Maki seemed unsure, but disappeared into the bathing room anyway .
As Chiharu was covered in sweat, she remained standing so that she wouldn’t touch anything . And she thought back on what had happened . It would soon be three months since they came to this world . Had the wounds of her broken heart been healed? She put a hand to her chest .
She still felt a little pain . But now, the face of the new girl was more prominent than the co-worker she had liked .
Chiharu had known it from the start . She saw that the new girl was drawn to him . And he was clearly not oblivious to it . But she wanted to believe . That there was a real bond between them . It was not something that could be broken so easily .
Ultimately, she realized that bonds were brittle things . Chiharu made a tight fist .
Still, I…
Chiharu thought . She had known, but had she done enough to stop it? It was he who had confessed to her . Had she been so sure that he wouldn’t betray her? Yes, Chiharu had been testing him . And she lost .
Maki quickly washed up and came out of the bathing room .
“Your turn . ”
“Yeah, thanks . ”
Maki watched her with concern as she went to take a shower .
She knew that Aeris cared for her in a way that was different from a guardian . It wasn’t just because she was a Saintess . And she liked it . Aeris was important to her as well . Aside from Maki, she felt more relaxed with him than anyone else . But she wasn’t sure if that was love or not .
She touched the large button and the water stopped . Chiharu asked herself .
What if someone, say the princess from earlier, what if she took Aeris away? Just like she had lost her old co-worker?
If it’s not enough to just watch . Will you fight? This time .
A drop of water fell to the floor .
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It’s not about winning or losing . It’s not even a fight . I don’t want my feelings to be rushed because of someone else .
Chiharu lightly dried herself off and left the room .
“Chiharu, woah . ”
Woah? Chiharu couldn’t help but laugh .
“Yeah, that’s better . You had such a severe look in your eyes so I was surprised . ”
Maki said as she helped dry Chiharu’s hair .
“Hey, Maki-chan . ”
“Hmm?”
“I don’t have to rush, right?”
“Hmm? Sure . ”
Maki said, even though she didn’t know what Chiharu was talking about . If that’s what Chiharu wanted to do, then she should do it .
“Let’s show our foreheads . ”
“Hmm? Are you in battle mode?”
“That’s not what I meant . ”
It wasn’t a fight . However, if the only way for her to go against those beautiful people was to use her status as a Saintess, then she would do it . Maki raised her bangs and Chiharu tied her long hair up so that her forehead showed . They were wearing the clothes they got at the Midland castle, but she didn’t mind . It was pretty enough . They looked at each other and nodded .
“Good!”
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“Let’s say hello and then go sightseeing!”
“Yes!”
When they opened the bedroom door, the men all turned around at once . Their eyes widened a little . Their foreheads were usually covered with a ribbon, but they were completely exposed now .
“It’s beautiful . ”
Aaron couldn’t help but mutter .
“Ew, what?”
Maki laughed . But Chiharu walked straight towards Aeris and looked up into his green eyes . Such kind green eyes . Eyes that looked only at her . Aeris raised his right hand and slowly touched her forehead as he moved towards her just a little .
The princess taking him? Impossible . There was no need to even fight . What those green eyes gave Chiharu was unwavering confidence . She smiled . Aeris breathed in and there was a heat in his green eyes .
But before he could do anything, Chiharu moved away . And he slowly lowered his hand, as if with great regret . While it was a small sprout, there was something there that could grow . He felt as if this was proof of that .
Edwy had been watching this quietly .
“Now, let’s hurry up and meet the king so we can go exploring!”
“I want to leave this castle and relax in the town!”
The two said . Edwy hid the slight hurt he felt and said,
“Really, you two are supposed to be part of the research team . You said so yourself . ”
He didn’t forget to remind them . Oops . They said with a laugh, not knowing what was in Edwy’s heart . Still, Edwy was happy to see them laugh . He had matured a lot on their travels .
“Well, let’s go then . To this place where the hunters wait . ”
“Don’t scare them, Aaron . It’s just a simple greeting . ”
Maki had still not learned that things do not go away so easily .