CHAPTER 57 – CONFIRMATION 1
rc, who took turns with Totoara in the middle of the night, woke her up the next morning and they had a modest al. Even though it was still early in the morning, they departed right away since they didn’t have ti. However, it wasn’t before long that Totoara spoke to rc.
“rc, is there sothing wrong?”
rc, who had been walking quietly, ca to a halt and turned around to respond.
“What do you an?”
“It’s just that you look kind of down. So, I was curious if there was sothing troubling you.”
“……”
Totoara was certainly sharp when it ca to these things. Perhaps it was also because rc couldn’t hide her emotions very well.
I’ve always been bad at concealing my emotions, haven’t I…
rc could have as much fun as she wanted teasing other people, but she couldn’t hide her feelings when it ca to serious matters. That was also why, as a child, her Estert personality would occasionally manifest. She had also suffered a lot in her previous life as a result of this, but that wasn’t sothing that concerned her current self.
So, how should I get through this…
After failing to find the words to mislead Totoara, rc shook her head with a sour smile. After all, she knew she couldn’t fool the clever Totoara no matter what she tried.
“Ah… I guess I’m not very good at keeping secrets.”
“Huh?”
“Totoara. I’ll be frank. Are you an examiner?”
“……?”
rc said, leaving Totoara stunned. However, that only lasted for a mont as Totoara quickly put forth a bright smile.
“? An examiner? Wouldn’t that an that I work for the Guild? That’s a strange question. Just where did this co from?”
“I’ve had an uneasy feeling about you from the first ti we t.”
“What? Why?”
Totoara inquired, her face locked in surprise at the unexpected response.
“The first ti we t you called Young Miss, didn’t you?”
“Huh? But that’s normal, isn’t it? Could it be that you’re actually a man?”
“Wh?! O-Of course not! T-There’s no way I’m a m-man…”
“I was joking. If you were a man, then all of the won around the world would have no choice but to give up… Still, why are you acting like I just hit a sore spot?”
That was because she actually had hit one. rc was able to restore her composure after taking so ti to calm down.
“A-Ahem. To continue from where I left off. The mont you called Young Miss I knew there was sothing off about you. Following that, I rummaged through my recollections and discovered that out of all the young won you were the first to refer to as Young Miss.”
“… What? You must be joking.”
“I’m serious. Even though so won have referred to as such, they have never done it during our first eting. For starters, Young Miss is sothing you use to address those way younger than you.”
“Then what’s wrong with using it? After all, I’m 22 years old, while you’re just 14. What’s wrong with calling you…”
“I don’t rember telling you my age.”
“That’s…”
Totoara had known rc’s age from the beginning, despite the fact that rc had never told her.
“Co to think of it, when you ca out shortly after following , you also remarked you would have never thought I had just beco an adult. That is to say, even though you didn’t see as a child, you were aware that I was 14.”
It wasn’t sothing that she was proud of, but rc certainly looked older for her age. Most people would assu she was in her early twenties, and the only individuals who would refer to her as Young Miss would be n or won far older than she.
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Totoara, on the other hand, had called her Young Miss from the beginning, implying that she was well aware of their age gap. This was the thing that had caught rc’s attention the most.
“Of course, I’m sure that you also have sothing that you wish to say as well, so I’ll gladly listen to your opinion.”
rc spoke out, leading Totoara to respond. Totoara, on the other hand, rely averted her eyes downwards.
“That look… You’re basically saying that you won’t believe no matter what I say.”
“……”
“I guess I made a mistake right from the start… Your senses are quite sharp, I’ll give you that. That’s correct. The Guild inford that you are 14 years old. I couldn’t help but think of you as a kid, despite the way you looked.”
“So, you’re confessing to being an examiner?”
“That’s right. Although, I’m only an adventurer that was hired to do a job. I’m not a proper Guild employee.”
Totoara said with a cheerful smile on her face. For the first ti, rc felt like she was witnessing her genuine self.
“You admitted it quite easily. You had a lot of ways to try and fool .”
rc talked honestly, shocked that Totoara had opted to co out so easily. She had thought that Totoara would try to fool her at least a little bit.
Totoara, for example, could have told rc that she had overheard Nona’s conversation with her. There would still be certain things that wouldn’t add up, but it would make sense that Totoara was aware of rc’s age.
Even if she tried to say sothing, it wouldn’t have worked given that I overheard her last night.
Even if Totoara had tried to do anything, all rc had to do was bring up last night’s occurrence. By doing so Totoara would have no choice but to admit. However, Totoara’s confession ca so quickly that rc was left slightly disappointed.
“I was planning on giving it my all, but I really aren’t any good at hiding my emotions as well. I guess we’re the sa.”
“There’re so other things that don’t make sense to , is it okay if I ask you about them?”
“Hmph, of course. Now that you know, you can ask anything. I’ll try to answer as much as I can.”
“Well then, I’ll take you up on that. First off. Why did you follow ? Also, why did you only hide your presence when you can hide your Mana as well?”
“What? You know that I can conceal my Mana as well? Impressive. Truly impressive.”
Totoara exclaid, completely taken aback by what rc had just said. She then crossed her arms and nodded many tis in an adult-like manner.
“The Guild employs examiners such as to assist any examinees seeking to be Healers. The reason I only hid my presence was because I would eventually have to interact with you in order to do my role. I did it so that you could find .”
“An assistant? But when I applied, I said that I didn’t want any helpers…”
“You see, Healers are rather uncommon. Other positions have plenty of applicants, and it doesn’t really matter, but the Guild really wishes that Healers and other support candidates pass the exam. Which is why people who deny an assistant during the application are always secretly sent an assistant… But I suppose you didn’t actually need one.”
“Is it really okay to tell that?”
What Totoara told rc was most likely knowledge that the examinees weren’t allowed to know. Even though rc had asked her and already knew her actual identity, she thought Totoara shouldn’t have told her.
“It’s fine. It wouldn’t be okay if you were taking the exam a second ti, but since you are certain to pass this ti, it’s no biggie. And it doesn’t affect if you tell other examinees about it afterwards.”
“That’s just too sloppy…”
rc was taken aback, but she recognized that was Totoara’s way of showing her trust. Totoara was certain that rc would keep this a secret. And rc, for her part, had no intention of telling anyone.
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