Ch. 170: The Next Bringer of Calamity
Ellie: “What…. Is it so strange to find here?”
As Igni stood their jaws dropped and gawking at Ellie, and Ellie snapped him out of it with a quick retort.
Igni: “NーNo, it’s not that. I was…..just caught off guard.”
Ellie: “Why?” Igni: “WーWell, because….you’re part of the Royal Family, and…”
And Igni wanted to point out that this probably wasn’t an appropriate arrangent, but Ellie cut him off.
Ellie: “That’s right. And that is exactly why I had to co and directly convey our gratitude.”
And Ellie puffed out her chest with pride.
Ellie: “So c’mon. Hurry up and co here.”
Her cat ears twitched left and right as she invited Igni.
Igni: (So she can move her ears like that….)
And Igni could not help but feel satisfied at his new discoveries.
Igni stood there frozen for a few more monts, but feeling that it would be more discourteous to decline, he sucked in a breath before proceeding forward and stretched out his hands towards Ellie’s head.
As he reached her ears, an incredibly soft sensation grazed his fingertips.
Ellie: “.........mm……”
Ellie let out a quiet grunt as if being tickled.
Igni: (It feels…..pretty intimate……)
Igni: “It’s soft.” Ellie: “IーIt’s my ears after all….”
And as she let Igni feel her ears, Igni sat down next to Ellie.
Igni: “What does it feel like when soone is touching your ears?” Ellie: “IーIt's a little ticklish….but it’s not that bad….”
Ellie flinched and twisted her body slightly as she spoke, and her face reddened as she allowed Igni to continue feeling her ears.
Ellie: “........thank you, Igni.”
Igni: “.......hm? For what?” Ellie: “For saving us.”
Igni: “You an, the Empire?” Ellie: “......yeah, that too.”
Igni: (That too?)
Igni waited for Ellie to explain further.
Ellie: “And….you saved too.”
Igni: “........you?” Ellie: “Yeah. You told that it was alright for to be different. ….that…..made really happy.”
Ellie’s ears stood straight up, and Igni could feel the muscles in the ears tense.
And as he made ntal notes about how ears can feel harder when the muscles tighten, Ellie continued.
Ellie: “I……it’s…….pretty complicated when it cos to my ears.”
Igni: “Really? It’s so cute though.”
Ellie: “Thanks.” And Ellie chuckled and blushed at Igni’s words.
Ellie: “But….in the end, I’m the only one who’s half human and half beast.”
Igni: “........well, I guess that’s true.”
Celia and Alicia both do not have any Beast ancestry.
Only Ellie is a mix between the Beast Race and Humans.
Ellie: “I hated it when…..they brought my ears up….”
Igni could imagine that the “when” she referred to was not a single incident.
And the "they" she ntioned was probably not just the Imperial Family.
She could have overheard things being said about her by the servants who work inside the castle.
Ellie: “That’s why…..I felt this weight lift off of when you said that, Igni.”
Igni: “I see….” Igni smiled, but not being able to look him directly in the face, Ellie looked away as she felt her face redden even more.
Igni: “If what I said was helpful, then I’m glad, Ellie.”
Igni let go of Ellie’s ears and patted her head gently.
Igni: “Thank you, Ellie.” Ellie: “I’m the one who’s saying thanks.”
And both chuckled and laughed.
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