Volume 4 Chapter 10 (1/2)

I cried for a truly long period of time in front of Minhee It wasn’t until my head completely felt as if it were in a vacuum did Minhee speak

You have a good vocal range, boy

Minhee had a rough but smart side to her She most likely realized that my cries weren’t directed towards her the instant she heard them However, she didn’t point that out She simply received my cries calmly

And she then spoke

So are ya satisfied?

She then spoke

I won’t say anythin’ if you’re satisfied But that isn’t the case, is it? Aren’t you hurtin’? The fact that you’re chantin’ ‘I want to die, I want to die’ is written all over your face, so how do you expect ht? You said that I didn’t show you consideration? You’re right That’s possible But it couldn’t be helped because you looked like you were in so much pain I’m not capable of doin’ nothin’ It’s in my nature, so I’d be thankful if you understood

She then spoke

I’m sorry

I’rateful if you understood But my desire to help you is sincere Now that I think about it, you look like you’re smart Let’s do this

Teach me how to help you

I looked up at Minhee blankly With slightly red cheeks, Minhee was averting her gaze while rubbing her ear She then let out a sigh, took off lasses, and wiped the corners of my eyes with her necktie

Let’s go I’ll buy ya somethin’ tasty

My vision which was clear for a moment beca her necktie to get drenched as I cried again

Sii gnashed her teeth while staring at the direction of the iron door

“That person······”

“Later”

I placed my hand on Sii’s shoulder and comforted her

“Next time for sure······ So for now Do you understand?”

“Yup~~······ That’s going to be included in your promises towards me now”

“Of course”

I gave her a kiss on the forehead as I said that

I turned back to face Sophna

“Sophna”

Sophna raised her head Her light green eyes were filled with pain

“You······ I cannot trust you completely”

“I know”

I responded

“Trust isn’t sole moment and it shouldn’t”

“Is that what you think? Of course that is That should be obvious since you had stated that you couldn’t trust Roroa······”

“M sole opportunity to betray you is another way to trust them That means I wouldn’t have to take any risks”

Sophna smiled bitterly

“That is quite, unfortunately, a regrettable way to trust someone Does that even work?”

“There are more times where it doesn’t work Like how you had shut yourself in your room”

Sophna’s eyes jolted like the liquid within a witch’s pot

“You think that you were unable to do anything when the Mage Tower did that, right? That’s probably why you felt responsible, felt guilty for the Earl’s change, blamed yourself, and finally shut yourself in your room”

“Am I not allowed to······?”

The exclusive e of the Earl’s household spoke with a sorrowful voice

“I have lived for quite a long period of ti that time, that was the first time I had failed as horribly as that That was most likely why it was unbearably painful The fact that I aain, Yujin Do you think that it is bad that I look forward to a toht be better?”

“I believe that, as a hu that may happen, and that it’s a natural occurrence”

I stated and then continued

“Nevertheless, is this current situation the tomorrohich you had hoped for in the past?”

And do you not know the number of otherworlders which the Earl had played around with and killed? I did not ask this I did not tell her that there was a death during this very month as well I didn’t ask her whether she truly believed that this was a tomorrow that wasn’t bad, that this was a part of herthe norm One day, we’ll have to quibble about the responsibility for this to this person, to Zia, and more than anyone else, to the Earl

Not yet

“You know it yourself as well, don’t you? That it’s ineffective That nothing will get solved like this It’s because you knew that you were so anxious while shutting yourself in, isn’t it? That’s why you fell for the thought induction of a person like Yudia and poured all of your anxiety onto me Can you deny this?”