(EP-73.2) Aftermath #2
073 – Clean Up and Aftermath #2
“What’s so funny?”
“No, I am Mirna, the Young Lady of the Draco Family. Commoner, what are you doing right now?”
“Are you trying to insult ?”
Mirna said it as if she was angry, but her expression also had so calmness.
The gloominess that had filled her face was no longer there.
In fact, Mirna was the one who got devastated the most today.
The bodies that the Draco Family kept in their family cetery were stolen, and her Lich father, Aleister Draco, was sacrificed. One way or another, she lost her strongest force.
Now, she was the only left of the Draco Family.
To be precise, only the sisters remained.
I couldn’t help but think of Mirna eating alone and spending her days in solitude inside that dark mansion, without her father to protect her anymore.
It felt pitiful…
And so, I tried to comfort her.
“Your father, Lord Aleister’s circumstance was unfortunate.”
“… Isn’t the world amazing? There is actually a day when I could hear such comfort again.”
“Again?”
When I asked my question, Mirna shook her head.
Her ruby-red eyes looked at Aira, who was dozing on the sofa in the bright room.
“The Queen of Tarantera also told those words. The fact that my father’s outco was a pity.”
“Ah.”
“To be honest, it was unexpected. The Queen who had been associated with all kinds of negative adjectives like ‘cruel’, ‘fierce’, ‘indifferent’, ‘arrogant’, was comforting ….”
Hearing that, I also felt a bit surprised.
This was because Aira’s thoughts would only revolve around herself. I thought she would do nothing to comfort other people’s pain.
Maybe… Aira saw her forr self in Mirna?
After all, Aira lost her family one after another and eventually beca the last one left, alone in the world. In this aspect, Aira could empathize with Mirna more than anyone else.
“And, I was surprised by you too, Theo Gospel.”
“?”
Mirna’s words took out of my mind. When I turned my head, Mirna, who was looking up at the sky, was making eye contact with before I knew it.
Because we were similar in height, my eyes and hers were positioned just right.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect much from you. But today, I have no choice but to admit that you have helped a lot.”
“Ah.”
“You persuaded Lady Lioness for . And even entered Gamigin’s dark fortress.”
Mirna seed to be expressing her gratitude for what happened today.
“Your magic skills are even better than I expected. Especially when it cos to spells, they are no less than high-ranking Mages.”
“I was just doing the right thing.”
“Of course, it is only natural for a commoner like you to help a blue-blooded noble Lady like . Still, I am a person who knows how to bow my head. I would like to thank you. Take it as an honor.”
“…….”
… She was thanking while saying that it was an honor to be thanked by her?
One might think that she was a tough woman, but looking at her now, her face was visibly red as she tried putting up with sha.
Mirna shook her head and then promptly changed the topic.
“No, if you think about it, I don’t think I need to thank you. You’re just doing it to get my attention.”
“… I am?”
“Yes, I could see just how much you adore .”
“… Huh?”
“They say that n do reckless things for the woman they love. If not for that, you wouldn’t have fought the magic of King Solomon and risked death, would you?”
Only then did I understand what Mirna ant. She thought that I liked her and thus participated in sothing reckless like today.
In fact, I was just wondering if I could get information about the Demon Lord Angmar and his mysterious magic. And I learned so spells out of this endeavor.
Co to think of it now, it was definitely reckless.
Still, Mirna and Elga were strong, so I wasn’t worried. However, Elga didn’t perform half of what she was capable of when dealing with Gamigin.
━I’ve already adjusted the power and still got a lot of this dirty mucus! Fuck this shit!
I’d heard of Elga grunting like that during the fight. Furthermore, the Elga depicted in the novel was much stronger. Perhaps, it was because she controlled her strength so that the castle would not collapse?
However, Mirna was not aware of such a fact, thus believing that I really risked it all without any guarantees.
“But, if you think that I will give you my heart, you are mistaken, Theo Gospel.”
“Then, there is nothing I can do.”
“… Nevertheless, your actions should be properly rewarded.”
Seuk.
Mirna held out sothing towards .
I wondered what it was, then I saw sothing round wrapped up on Mirna’s hand.
“What is this?”
“Dal.”
” ‘Dal’ (*aning moon)?”
“According to an ancient idiom, it ans a complint as sweet as honey. It is also a word for candy. It also ans rest to those who have suffered so far….”
Saying that, Mirna’s face was red, and her voice was filled with tears.
“This is a precious reward given by the Draco Family to those who have suffered. Be honored.”
Seuk.
I accepted it.
Taking a closer look, the candy had the sa paper material as the one that Aleister gave during dinner.
It would probably taste the sa.
Since it was from the sa person.
Only then did I realize, sowhat, what this candy ant.
So I hesitated to just munch it all and decided to separate it in half.
“Let’s split.”
And handed the other part to Mirna, who was half crying.
She looked at the round candy that had been precisely divided into two, then put it in her mouth and lifted her head towards the moon above the balcony sky.
“… It’s too sweet for .”
Mirna didn’t say anything after that.
I could see the candy that had lted in her mouth flowing down her eyes. But I already decided to keep everything a secret.
Hence, I pretended to not see it.
Edited by: faker
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