Chapter 17 (1/2)
Marionetta
The Brave Party that has shown minimal results so far still had the trust of the Royal Fa lately fro to bring even er down on his head
“Hey Gray, are you sane?”
“Coo visit Marilyn”
“That's why I' troubled”
“Why?”
“I like Warren's tea”
“Oh, well I can still bring you along with Marionetta soirl with red hair and freckles She was currently tightly clinging to Gray's left ar event Gray and Marionetta, who had soood atmosphere, shared a ain after the event That hen Marionetta confessed that she, along with everyone else in Warren for thatin shock
“Does Marilyn know too!?”
“Yes But Marilyn told uest calls themselves Gise, then their name inside the store is Gise'”
Marionetta watched Gray anxiously as his whole face turned red
“I see, I'm so shameful”
“No, that's not it at all! Hero is very nice!”
The two of the the store together
“Well then here, I have a co for ht”
“By the here do you live?”
“I actually just moved to one of the redeveloped apartments near Lily Garden just the other day”
………
After a brief silence, Marionetta continued, deter me back to my roo on her right, he took her south, through the bustle of the town Eventually their hands naturally er afterwards that they alking with their arether Marionetta leaned on the Hero's ar from the tenderness of her chest, to the heat from her body, to her soft breath sti they felt was transh their linked arms
Then in front of her rooht in her eyes until those very eyes unexpectedly shut themselves
His lips naturallyhers A sweet, kind, pure kiss
Silent, she turned her head away, inviting hiht, the Hero beca Gray ate the breakfast Marionetta had prepared, was ain, and thenout the door, he left behind the words, “I'll co before Ellis and the others ca, Gray ignored Gise's rebuke for not having arranged a proper hotel roo our partythe inn, Gise followed hih Freedom Promenade and to Marionetta's home That hen Gray introduced Gise to Marionetta
“Since this girl will be a new party ards Gise”
At Gray's words, Marionetta quickly lowered her head That was how the conversation froe as Ken and his friends She had lived with her father who had been their village's only sorcerer Her father had used his knowledge and skills to heal the villagers' injuries and treat disease It's rare for a hter were held quite highly
The girl grew up hearing various stories from her father ever since she was little, so her heart naturally danced when she heard rumors that a Hero had appeared inside the capitol She acted on those feelings and spoke to her father
“If I were to ever meet the Hero, I want to be more powerful, even if it's just a little”
The father laughed at his daughter, telling her, “If you want to help the Hero, then you need to learnhow to use various types of healing and auxiliary spells Every day was an enjoyable one
It was the attack froe was destroyed, and her father who had fought back was naturally killed All the young people were taken away somewhere, and Marionetta wasDemon Lord was fear itself When the silent Demon Lord stole away Marionetta's maidenhood, she tried to focus more on her fear than the pain in her lower abdorit her teeth, and clenched her fists
One day, the De order “Step onto tornity bit by bit fro this, Marionetta caive me Demon Lord”
Finally she bade farewell to the Hero whootten the chance to ue was back From then on, the Demon Lord never called her She spent her day simply, inside a white room with no s But then one day, the Demon Lord cast a spell on Marionetta
By the time Marionetta had come back to herself, she was left alone on a road near Warren All memories of the Demon Lord had been completely erased
The first person to find Marionetta, who had just sat herself on the side of the highway doing nothing, was Hanna who had been busy cleaning up the highway since the earlyWhen Hanna took the catatonic Marionetta back to her store, Ken's surprise caused him to shout
“Marionetta! You're alive?”
Marionetta ca Ken's screa up to the point where the de and collapsed right there on the spot
After Ken had brought the matter to Ellis, she realized rather quickly that Marionetta's me why she was here Did she escape? Was this a trap by the Deht Marionetta close to the Deherita, put to work at Master's Hideaway Naturally Ellis and Margherita informed Marilyn and Machel about Marionetta's circumstances and their suspicions about her connection to the Demon Lord
Yet she was able to live a peaceful life frouys frorown up with her, had approached her favorably But, the Hero still lived on inside Marionetta's heart In those lost led, filling her with admiration for the Hero
Then finally, the Hero had appeared before her The Hero she longed for An adorable, slightly dirown bored with the overly honest, innocent Hero So she had silently passed the Hero off to Marionetta
Then like this, Marionetta's feelings could be fulfilled
Gise grabbed Gray's ar him away fro to just invite a girl you don't know to beco to do if she ends up being a spy or so at this point Gise? We already have three shady members as it is And if I can see Marionetta, I won't need anything else I' you Gise”