Not like me, who was overwhelmed by so many books in entrance of me, Luca moved swiftly in the hunt for books as if he already discovered his goal

“I believe it’s this manner I’m positive the e book that incorporates the affected person’s report may be very thick”

He led me by means of a small hallway till we arrived in entrance of an enormous pillar

This place had a really completely different ambiance from the library earlier

“I believe the affected person’s data will almost definitely be saved right here The books listed here are completely different from what we noticed earlier, you see”

Certainly, the opposite books have been certain neatly, however the books right here have been solely constituted of compiling the paper collectively

It seemed very sloppy, however certainly the content material itself was removed from careless

“I believe so”

“Then lets search for it now?”

“Luca, you…”

“Sure?”

“You appear to be accustomed to Rere’s sickness despite the fact that you barely speak about it”

His eyes shook for a second

“As a result of I’m a knight of this household…?”

“That’s proper However nonetheless”

He didn’t even query Rere’s sickness Seeing how keen he was to search out the e book, I used to be sure of 1 factor now

Luca was the Duke He knew his daughter’s sickness higher than anybody else

“I really feel like Luca cares quite a bit about Rere”

“After all I care about Miss Rebecca greater than anyone else”

“Yeah, that appears to be the case”

“I additionally suppose Leona cares quite a bit about Rere Actually, I by no means thought that there can be an strategy like this”

So I checked out him silently and I might inform that Luca was in a superb temper He was as excited as a toddler discovering one thing new

“I assume the Duke doesn’t even consider in search of one other methodology, huh?”

“As a result of there are occasions when he solely believes what he thinks is true”

“I believe so”

“That’s why he solely does that a lot However I believe it’s a aid that Leona is right here I’ve religion that Miss Rebecca goes to be wholesome”

“Are you aware that you simply look very blissful proper now?”

“You’re proper I’m very blissful”

A smile unfold throughout his face And taking a look at him made me smile, too

“It feels unusual”

“Unusual?”

“I don’t know if I can smile alongside after I watch somebody smiling I assumed I solely felt this manner at any time when I noticed Rere, however I additionally felt this manner after I noticed you”

Luca took a step ahead, leaned nearer and matched his gaze with mine His breath brushed towards my pores and skin as he acquired nearer

“Identical right here Leona is the primary particular person that might make me so blissful That’s why I’m actually blissful The girl I like and the girl who loves me again is true in entrance of me”

“Luca…”

“Being this shut after we’re caught in a spot with solely two of us alone…It’s driving me loopy”

His fingers started to hint my cheeks

“Can I…Can I be somewhat extra grasping? My emotions for you might be rising and it’s driving me loopy”

“Luca…me too…”

I put my hand over the lean fingers that caressed my cheeks I really feel like my physique was as scorching as his heated hand Simply after we have been slowly closing our distance, the door all of a sudden burst open

“Duchess Are you right here?!”

It was the Excessive Priest’s voice Similar to ignorant mother and father who burst into their kids’s room, the Excessive Priest was in search of me with a really loud voice

“…It’s an sudden distraction”

“…That’s true However I’m glad to know that we felt the identical approach”

Standing on tiptoe, I gave him a peck on the lips

“L-Leona?”

“We nonetheless have a whole lot of time”

Once I smiled at Luca, the Excessive Priest shortly approached us

“Oh, I knew that you simply have been right here”

The Excessive Priest then glanced at Luca with a really displeased look I might really feel his hostility, however I attempted to brush it off and approached him

“Ah, Your Holiness I didn’t know that you simply’d search for us right here”

“I used to be simply questioning if there’s something I will help you with, but it surely appears you’ve already discovered what you’re in search of”

“That is the place the place affected person’s data are saved, proper?”

He nodded with a lightweight smile

“Sure, that’s proper Can I aid you discover it?”

“How can I trouble Your Holiness much more? I’m positive”

“Alright then”

He briefly touched the bookshelf and nodded as if he was already carried out along with his enterprise

“Then I’ll excuse myself”

“Did you come just for that?”

“Sure, there’s no different motive”

“I see Talking of which…moderately than merely believing Isaac’s phrases, you had been listening to the argument earlier from the beginning, weren’t you?”

“I’m unsure I can’t keep in mind nicely as a result of I’m getting outdated Then, I’ll excuse myself I’ve enterprise to handle

”

He simply left after saying the whole lot he needed to say Why on earth did he come right here if that’s all he needed to do? I believe he gained’t be coming right here except he will get anxious that we’re going to do one thing else

Luca and I watched him depart absentmindedly We seemed on the door the place he got here in for a very long time I assumed he’d come once more, however the Excessive Priest didn’t return as if he was actually carried out coping with us

“I believe we must always begin wanting”

“Alright, Luca”

The tense and heated ambiance had disappeared together with the disruption, and since then, we diligently seemed for the data Nevertheless, even after fairly a very long time, none of us discovered any affected person that had related signs to Rere’s

“There are approach too many for us to search out it instantly as we speak Let’s simply test this bookshelf as we speak and test the opposite bookshelf subsequent time”

“Alright Nobody comes right here anyway, so the books’ association will keep precisely like after we left”

It was a pity, however taking a look at quite a few individuals who had completely different illnesses, there was small expectation that I might ultimately discover a treatment for Rere’s sickness

“Let’s return”

Similar to how we entered, I held Luca’s hand as we left Whereas we have been inside, new knights who changed the punished knights have been guarding the door enthusiastically The identical was true of Isaac

“Have you ever come out?!”

“Have you ever been ready all this time?”

“Sure As a result of I’d nonetheless must escort you out if you accomplished your online business”

“Thanks”

Isaac led the way in which with a really broad grin on his face Earlier than lengthy, we lastly arrived on the carriage

“I stay up for seeing you once more”

“If something occurs once more, you may simply come to search out me You’ll be welcome anytime”

“You don’t have to fret After the Duchess entered the library, the Excessive Priest seemed for me”

“Is that so?”

“Sure And I believe I can present you a greater aspect of me subsequent time”

“I’ll stay up for it”

After saying our farewell, I entered the carriage He bowed to me for the final time because the coachman got here to shut the carriage door

“Are we going again to the duchy, madam?”

“No I wish to go to the market”

“Then I’ll take you there”

The coachman briefly checked out me as if discovering my request uncommon earlier than closing the door fully

“Aren’t you going to return instantly as we speak?”

“I’m going to drop by the market first It will need to have stopped raining by now, and I’ve a recreation I wish to play with Rere”

“Are you going to purchase stuff for the younger girl?”

“Sure”

“Is it some form of present?”

I made eye contact with Luca earlier than I turned my gaze out the window

“It’s a present, however I’m solely going to select items that Rere can’t have”

“Is there a present that my younger girl can’t have?”

“She’s so used to getting the whole lot handed to her so completely However there have to be one thing that Rere doesn’t have”

Simply in case, I already checked out each toy Rere had in her room for just a few days So I used to be assured this time

After some time, the carriage slowed down steadily Sitting within the carriage, I pulled again the curtains and seemed out the window

It was the empire’s market that Leona had visited numerous occasions But it surely was the primary for me The distinction between simply visualizing it in my head and really experiencing it was fairly huge

Similar to now

So I attempted to cover my shock and casually seemed on the market with out hesitation

“Lets get off then?” Luca stated

“Y-Yeah!”

***

A spot bustling with folks

I already had seen folks from this nation on the celebration, however the folks in right here seemed very completely different Even the commoners

I assumed that individuals wouldn’t be that completely different regardless of the place they lived, however I used to be shocked as soon as once more as a result of their garments have been very completely different from what I had seen

And essentially the most shocking factor was those that stored begging relentlessly Possibly as a result of there have been too many individuals begging for cash, the passers-by didn’t even spare a look at them

“You seem like a toddler who noticed the marketplace for the primary time, Leona”

“Huh?”

“You have been dazedly taking a look at folks”

“Ah…Is that so?”

I seemed alternately between him and the passers-by

“They appear very completely different from the folks I noticed on the Duke’s celebration, you see”

“I suppose so”

“I can really feel the fact that there’s an enormous standing distinction on this society I didn’t know there can be so many beggars”

Luca took my hand with out saying a phrase

“There’s this aspect of society anyplace I’ve heard the emperor tried a whole lot of methods to save lots of them, but it surely didn’t work”

“What did he do?”

“Gave out donations and relocated them”

“…It is going to by no means work that approach Somewhat, they’d suppose they don’t must work anymore since cash will come to them They’ll turn into silly individuals who wait underneath the apple tree for an apple to fall”