Chapter 72
“Ruby.”
“…Yes.”
“I asked you what happened. I don’t really understand the situation right now.”
My tongue stung and I felt nauseous.
You don’t have to confirm this unnecessary thing.
“Tha… uhn, waaaaah-”
It was then.
In an atmosphere of sudden seriousness, Leah, who just wanted to find her hairpin, stopped looking at us and burst into tears.
She seemed to have been scared.
I wanted to cry with her.
But if I cried here, it would only be a negative factor.
I wanted an innocent childish image, not an impudent idiot image.
To make matters worse, the damn poisoning attempt was helping to create a clear picture of perpetrator and victim.
Sir Ivan seemed briefly enraptured by this unexpected disturbance.
And as soon as Leah began to cry, the floating spell was lifted.
If I had not been the subject of this situation, I would have been deeply moved by Sir Ivan’s unexpected brotherly behaviour.
“What the… Leah, Leah. Hey, why are you crying all of a sudden?”
“M-My, my hairpin, my hairpin, because of me, uhhhnn!”
Poor Leah seemed to have judged that Freya and I fought over her pretty hairpin. I’d rather it be that way.
Ellenia was still waiting for an answer with her eyes fixed on me.
Sir Ivan, who had been struggling to sweep back his pale yellow hair, also turned his eyes to me.
“Good lord. What in the world happened, my lady?”
I gulped at his low voice.
Maybe it was because I’d only seen his usual abusive behavior, but he seemed like a different person when he acted calm.
“My lady?”
In the series of my silent replies, Sir Ivan pressed again, his eyes slightly distorted, perhaps irritated.
He looked scarier than just being angry with her face as if she were a girl-like face.
As the heart beat like a rabbit in front of a fox, the white panic pressed down in my head.
This was what Freya was trying to tell me.
She didn’t have to go through all this trouble in the first place.
No matter how I may be, in the end…….
I just want to
just don’t
keep putting
aren’t you
it, Ellen. I don’t want any more fuss. I think she was just
interrupting and putting her hand on Ellenia’s
a reproachful look. As if I should have been the one to
“Huu…. Brother, you idiot!”
what are you doing?
while wiping tears, now moved
was asking him to
but sat with
What was he doing?
whispered something into Sir Ivan’s
what he heard, Sir Ivan soon scratched
are you making me
this for no reason. There seems to have been some misunderstanding, could you
a tone one would use
Almost a whisper.
to say earlier, I
but I want to make
that mean? You’re afraid I’ll
I’ll
“I didn’t do anything.”
“Yes…?”
and I
tongue rolled out as my
flowed
I’m crazy, really crazy.
me with blank
which hadn’t changed for a while, was indescribable. What
do you mean, my
do anything just
Lady Furiana made something
again, Freya smiled. As if
let’s just
clothes. This is the end of today’s meeting. I’m sure you
me and moved, the
greetings were pouring out, I was caught in a dizzy spell and stared
gazes above my head
It would have eventually happened. For once,
like
want Durahan to
who uttered a low groan, grabbed the legs of the gnome and tossed them
final cry from the gnome echoed
“Typical workaholic symptoms.”
Izek recited.
a piece of cloth. At his feet, there was
only monsters he encountered
think that’s something you
I know how to
if he
saw him
get
thought,
was so good
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