────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Chapter 40

This morning, earlier than Lily got here, there was a brief discuss within the convention room.

“Simply as scheduled, I accepted the Pope’s go to.”

“Our poor Imperial Majesty. What if he runs out of the palace crying?”

“As anticipated, Lord Lubich moved.”

Odil nodded his head. It was the Prime Minister, Lubich, who dealt with the paperwork whereas the Emperor utterly deserted his work. Lubich stated it will take a day or two as a result of he escaped so typically, however the longer the wait and not using a promise, the extra his endurance reached the restrict.

So, as an alternative of serving to him with the work, Odil requested Lubich, who may act on behalf of the Emperor in his absence, to allow the Pope’s go to.

Not like the Emperor, Lubich was an individual who believed that politics required not solely the highly effective imperial energy but additionally the priesthood, so negotiations with him weren’t tough.

“Odil, what did His Majesty say?”

“He stated he may by no means settle for it, however I despatched him a solution proper after I completed speaking with Lubich… Due to that, he ran away once more.”

“The palace goes to be busy. To begin with, as we stated, I believe we’ll simply should fake we don’t know Girl Lily. If a particular matter is set, then Odil will inform us once more.”

Odil nodded his head at Endymion’s phrases. The emperor was one who would by no means reconcile and commune with Terra. However, like Lubich, Odil and Endymion additionally felt that they wanted a political stronghold by way of the church’s assist. If it was the emperor, Kyren, even the identify of god might be used politically.

At the least, that was the general public cause for it. It’s simply that they wouldn’t point out the non-public cause, which was Lily.

“I’d slightly not inform her the place the ring is.”

Not everybody answered Damian’s phrases, however he agreed. Lily now knew that the ring was within the Holy Empire. In any case, she may have left Ciel and went on to retrieve her ring.

“Ah, how did everybody get obsessive about a succubus?”

“I’m not obsessed.”

“Don’t step on my pure coronary heart like that.”

“I… I’ll have gotten a bit of obsessed.”

Damian laughed out loud on the phrases that got here out on the similar time. And he felt somebody’s presence outdoors the door. Hesitating footsteps, small breaths. It was Lily.

“Excuse me…”

After she hesitated, she opened the door and entered.

Considering of what had occurred within the morning, Damian nudged Ares on the aspect.

“It’s not that I gained’t say something in any respect, it’s that I’m simply going to inform her later. Even you agreed, Hyung, so why are you doing this?”

“I worry that the Girl will probably be harm when she finds out the reality.”

“You must do it.”

“When she finds out… I’m afraid she’ll simply go away.”

“She was stuffed with ideas of leaving with out figuring out the reality.”

“Despite the fact that she will’t lie and present all her ideas on her face, I don’t actually know what she’s considering. She doesn’t actually discuss herself.”

Ares smiled bitterly. The one factor he had heard tales from the exhausted Lily was why she turned a succubus and about her ring. He nonetheless didn’t know what Lily likes to do or what she needs to do.

“I really feel the identical means. Possibly all the opposite hyungs do too? So…”

Damian’s forehead furrowed. So, that was why she should have cried like that. He didn’t even know what Lily was considering as a result of she stated it so simply… So he thought she is perhaps offended as an alternative.

“Hyung, are you going to her now?”

“Huh? Yeah. Eddy was alleged to go, however Odil known as Eddy. Guess one thing’s incorrect So I’m going as an alternative. She doesn’t even know the place the eating corridor is, so I’m going to go together with her.”

“Then let me go, too. Truly, I’ve one thing to apologize to her for.”

“…Damian. You mustn’t bother the Girl.”

Damian nodded his head bluntly, as there was an excessive amount of to be stated for a proud rebuttal.

“I’ll strive.”

The solar was heat, so I lay down for some time, and I believe I fell asleep within the meantime.

I’m dreaming. Proper now, I’m sitting within the midst of that very same brilliant flower area that I had turn into accustomed to, sufficient to comprehend immediately that it was a ‘dream’. I stared on the pale pink sky.

Wanting down, I noticed my grandmother’s ring and the threads tied to my fingers. A white shiny thread and a purple thread. And some extra strands had been tied.

“Don’t fear an excessive amount of.”

I heard the voice and raised my head. A wonderful girl with darkish hair hanging down stood in entrance of me. A smile floated on her alluring purple lips. Nonetheless, I felt she was very clear and pure.

Her face was one way or the other acquainted.

“You don’t have to fret. No must be afraid. There will probably be no drawback.”

The hand with the thread tied to her finger moved slowly, in the direction of the succubus mark under her stomach button.

“It’s okay. Don’t hate me an excessive amount of. As a result of it is usually ‘you’.”

After I seemed down as if possessed, all of the blooming flowers had disappeared, and I used to be sitting on the clear water. On the opposite aspect of the clear mirror, there was Lilith, a succubus holding out her hand with a seductive smile.

And the second her fingers touched mine, I awakened.

Tick, tock. The sound of the clock hand transferring pierced my dazed ear. I acquired up from mendacity on my abdomen, pressed my brow and exhaled a breath.

Why couldn’t I keep in mind till now? Why did I not discover? This was already the third time I had this dream. And once I thought that the girl in that dream was acquainted, one way or the other she was… Precisely like Lilith. Appears had been seems, however the ambiance she had was the identical.

Despite the fact that it was a dream that I couldn’t perceive, I used to be surprisingly reassured. Possibly it was due to the pleasant whisper. I believe I wished to listen to the saying ‘there will probably be no drawback’.

All of a sudden, I began to cry. It was once I was sniffling and rubbing my eyes with the again of my hand that I noticed Ares and Damian, who had come inside, as they stared at me with hardened expressions.

“M-Milady, why are you crying? Huh? What occurred?”

“No. That’s nothing… sniff.”

I didn’t know why I felt extra flustered when somebody talked to me. It’s nothing, however I preserve crying.

Then Damian approached me and hugged me. Each me, who by chance buried my face into his chest, and Ares had been each speechless in bewilderment, however Damian whispered in a low, subdued voice.

“Sorry. I preserve doing no matter I need.”

“…Huh?”

“Should you actually don’t need it, I’ll allow you to return. So don’t cry.”

“…Huh?”

“…Damian.”

…What to do. These folks appear to be misunderstanding me very a lot proper now.

The truth is, I used to be irritated, offended, and upset. These unfavourable feelings had been fixed, however that wasn’t the explanation why I used to be crying now. Even so, the 2 of them had such difficult expressions that it turned awkward to appropriate their assumptions.

Oddly sufficient, today, I typically had temper swings. So at any time when I acquired irritated, tears would come out first, so it led to this misunderstanding.

I grabbed Damian’s arm and raised his head to have a look at me.

“No, it’s not about that.”

“……”

“I had a dream…”

Even whereas I used to be speaking, I frowned in embarrassment as to what to elucidate. They weren’t emotionally shut sufficient to me to speak about every thing and speak in confidence to my worries.

I thought of it and stated it slowly.

“Anyway, it’s not due to you, Damien, so don’t fear about it.”

“What did you dream about?”

“It’s simply private… No, slightly than that, are you able to let me go?”

I eliminated his hand, which had loosened as much as some extent, and once I requested, Damian checked out me with out saying a phrase. After making eye contact for some time, he acquired up and averted my gaze in an ungainly feeling. Ares, who was standing in entrance of the door, requested with a drooping face.

“Miady, are you actually alright?”

“Sure, I’m tremendous.”

It was unusual. actually. It wasn’t the primary time I’d cried in entrance of those folks, however at the moment’s reactions had been so delicate and unfamiliar. Ares, who appeared to need to say one thing, sighed and checked out Damian.

“Damian.”

“Not now.”

“One thing’s incorrect?”

“Sure, one thing like that.”

“…….”

Does that imply that we’ll discuss it later? I used to be impatient, however I additionally couldn’t clarify every thing correctly myself, so I didn’t need to ask. I rubbed my hand and requested Ares, who was nonetheless standing with a uninteresting face.

“However what did you come right here for?”

“Ah. It’s since you nonetheless don’t know the place the eating room is, Milady. Eddy requested me to choose you up. Should you don’t need to eat, they’ll pressure me to carry it.”

Even once I was working on the primary palace library, they had been so cautious about my meals, however I believe they acquired much more decided as soon as I got here right here. How did they know so properly each time I shed pounds?

I picked up the important thing he had left on the desk and glanced at Damian. He continued to face there with a sophisticated expression, however he quickly schooled his options, sighed and reached out to tousle my hair. I adopted him who had a sullen face as he left and not using a phrase and locked the door.

As I went down the steps with the important thing in my pocket, Ares stated.

“Milady, don’t you understand how right here?”

“Sure. I do know the Commander’s workplace…”

Whereas answering with out considering, Ares blushed, and my face turned scorching as properly. He was simpler to speak to than after we first met, however at any time when Ares responded like this, even I turned embarrassed.

Damian, who was strolling forward, clicked his tongue.

“Why don’t you simply go and shout out that you just like her? Your face burns a lot each time you say something.”

Ares’s face, in addition to his ears and neck, turned purple at Damian’s conceited remarks. Then he lined his mouth along with his hand and didn’t say something, however when our eyes met in mid-air, he rapidly averted my gaze.

—

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────