Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent Chapter 192:

Chapter 192 …you promised to spend it with .

Silence fell for a mont.

Even Maiev was pondering the words she had just uttered.

In her heart, there was sothing heavy that she could not understand with emotion or reason.

But because of that, she wanted to understand it desperately.

“…”

It was still hard to figure out what was on Plan’s mindless face.

As ti passed awkwardly, Maiev finally added a word.

“You told to be honest. I’m curious about the concept of ‘friend’ that works among humans.”

“I didn’t have trouble understanding your words. However.”

Flan continued calmly.

“I’ve never had anything like a friend. And, even if I did, I don’t know if I could treat you like a friend.”

“…”

Honest and blunt words. But Maiev realized only now that those words were even more bitter.

Maiev’s head slowly turned away. She murmured quietly without looking at Flan.

“I was just being honest.”

“Maiev, wasn’t the concept of friend sothing you understood better than in the first place?”

Flan took a sip of coffee.

“You’ve been wandering around the human world, disguising yourself countless tis, and you’ve had many relationships, and among them, there must have been so friendships.”

“That was just observation or acting. I want to know what sincerity is among humans.”

“In other words, you want communication with sincerity.”

“I guess so.”

Flan nodded at Maiev’s agreent.

“Then there’s no need to ask. I don’t lie to others, and I was the sa when I dealt with you.”

“Except for the sincerity of treating as a slave.”

Thanks to Flan’s calmness, my thoughts beca clearer.

Indeed, Flan seed to have never lied to from the beginning.

Then, what I want now is….

“The sincerity of treating sothing precious. I’m curious about that.”

Maiev said slowly.

“Humans sotis willingly suffer for others. Not because they were ordered, or threatened.”

“Suffer.”

“That’s the only way I can express it. Humans spend ti, money, and emotions for those they call ‘precious people’ without any compensation. You know that.”

Plan nodded after a while.

“So, you want to treat you preciously for a day.”

“Yes. I think so.”

“I’ll consider it positively.”

“You’ll consider it….”

It wasn’t a definite answer, so I wasn’t very pleased. But it would be hard to get a better answer than this. Maiev had to accept it for now.

“Rest for now, Maiev. I’m busy tonight.”

“Okay.”

Maiev turned her body and entered the flower world.

No, she was about to enter, but Flan opened his mouth again.

“Maiev. One more thing at the end.”

Maiev turned her head and looked at Flan.

“Why are you suddenly curious about this?”

“That’s….”

Maiev bit her lips a few tis.

“…Because it’s my job.”

“Job.”

Flan chuckled.

“Yeah, if it’s a job, you have to do it. I’m the sa.”

Flan had no idea.

That his words made Maiev more anxious.

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The next morning.

-You were supposed to report every 10 minutes.

-Hey, what are you doing?

-Hurry up and finish it. It’s not a hard job.

Maiev crumpled the letters and felt tired.

‘Ho’, ‘kin’, do humans really feel a bond with such words?

It was only strange to .

-I succeeded in contacting the target. The mission will be completed as soon as possible today.

I wrote a rough reply. But in fact, I couldn’t guarantee that I could finish it today.

Flan’s answer yesterday was vague.

But when Maiev left the flower world, she was surprised.

In front of the mirror in the office, Flan was neatly dressed and ready to go out.

“…”

Maiev blinked her eyes without knowing.

Neatly combed hair and tidy clothes without a wrinkle, he looked even more luxurious than usual.

Maiev just stared blankly at him.

The words “positive review” were often a euphemism for rejection among humans.

That’s why I had half-given up hope….​“Hmm.”​A mont later, I sensed that Maiev had appeared and slowly turned around. His gaze t mine.​“It’s a rather nice morning. Did you sleep well?”​A faint warmth had crept into his voice, and that slight change made my heart flutter for so reason.​And it was also awkward.

It felt so strange to be treated as a ‘precious thing’ rather than a slave, and Maiev was not prepared to deal with it.​For now, I could only answer awkwardly.​“Yes.”

“Then get ready to go out.”​Snap─​As he flicked his finger, a bunch of grooming tools flew out of thin air.

He carefully manipulated the magic to fix up Maiev’s appearance.​“I’ll trim your hair a bit.”

“You’re trimming it….”​Maiev stood still with a stiff body, letting him handle her hair.

She felt sothing that was not quite anxiety, but she couldn’t describe it either.​Awkwardness.​Maybe that was the na.

It was like wearing shoes that didn’t fit, uncomfortable and suffocating.​As she thought that, Maiev’s hair beca noticeably smoother.

He nodded quietly.​“This should be enough to not embarrass when I take you around. Let’s go right away.”​“Yes.”

I followed him as he took the lead. His broad back seed unusually huge today, and I didn’t know why.​“Wait.”​“…!”​He suddenly ca closer and I instinctively closed my eyes.​And then his hand tapped my shoulder.​“….”​I slowly opened my eyes.​He had no malice, only good intentions to help dress up, and that was so awkward.​It would be fine if it was just awkward, but a different kind of nervousness from yesterday kept rising up.

My breathing was unstable and my chest felt strangely ticklish.​‘What are you doing?’​It was a task I started to figure out the na of this nervous feeling. But instead, I was getting more and more confused.

How stupid was this?

I slapped my cheeks with both hands, making a sound.​“Let’s go.”​After fixing my clothes, he walked ahead casually.​I felt pathetic for not being able to clear my mind, and I asked him out of curiosity.​“Where are we going?”

“The library.”

“The library?”

“Yes. It’s my favorite place.”​The academy’s library was not far away.​As we opened the door and entered, the crowded bookshelves greeted . To be honest, it was not a place I liked very much.​‘Maybe I should quit.’​Maybe trying to figure out this feeling was a mistake.

I just had to do the mission I received from the void. That’s what I thought, but….​At that mont.​“Lord Flan, you’re here.”​A middle-aged woman ca over. Her na tag said she was a librarian.

She smiled kindly and handed him a list.​“I’ve already set aside the books you requested.”

“That’s good.”

“Um, by the way….”

The librarian hesitated, holding back a laugh.​“What is it?”

“Oh, no offense. I was just surprised that you only requested romance novels…. It’s interesting….”

“There’s no special reason.”​“Is that so? Anyway, have a good ti, both of you.”​I felt uncomfortable by the librarian’s gaze that alternated between and Flan.​“Sit down.”​We moved to a seat in the area where conversation was allowed, and he pulled out a chair for with his hand, not magic.

I sat down with a nervous expression.​“There may be so discrepancies between novels and reality, but they will still help you understand human emotions.”

“…Yes.”​I answered sullenly.​I couldn’t understand why he brought to the library and made read novels as a way of treating as a precious thing.​But that thought was soon erased.

“Let’s start with this part.”​He opened the book in front of , like reading a fairy tale. His gesture of turning the pages was almost dignified.​“To understand emotions, you need to experience many lives. So─”

I gazed at Flan’s side profile in awe.​He didn’t stop his clear and concise explanation, and I could easily understand what was in his expression.​‘Sincerity…?’​Sincerity.​He didn’t just bring to the library.​It wasn’t a mundane thing like taking to a luxurious restaurant or a scenic place.

It was an act that showed how much he valued .

Flan was sharing that with right now.​His promise to treat preciously today was not a lie.​At so point, Flan looked at in the eyes.

“Are you paying attention, Maiev?”​“Huh? Oh, that…”​I flinched and pulled my neck back like a turtle. I hadn’t realized it until now, but Flan and I were very close.

Weren’t we staring at each other intently while sitting side by side?​“I heard, I heard you. I understood.”​I quickly mumbled and straightened my back and posture. My body had been stiff for so reason.​But then.​“Ah, Flan!”

The dean of the magic departnt, Conet’s secretary, found Flan. She had a rather urgent expression on her face.​“You were here. Have you heard the news? The second princess has regained consciousness.”​“That’s good news.”

“It is, but the second princess asked for you as soon as she woke up. Do you have ti right now?”​That’s when I felt a strange feeling in my heart. I glanced at Flan’s troubled face without knowing it.

“No.”​The words that followed ca out of my mouth without knowing.​“Today…”

I an, I really didn’t know why I was doing this.​“…you promised to spend it with .”​I was already murmuring that.​