Chapter 103

Who wouldn’t develop into suspicious watching him like that?

“Luca.”

“Sure.”

“…What are you hiding?”

“I’ve nothing to cover.”

“…Lies.”

“Are you able to please…simply suppose that I’m not hiding something and act as traditional? Please, Leona?”

Why did these phrases, so near coercion, sound particularly unhappy at the moment?

“…Luca.”

“This second…is de facto valuable to me. A second the place there’s solely the 2 of us collectively. That’s why….”

“I perceive.”

I attempted to calm his nervousness and moved nearer to him.

“You don’t should say it so depressingly. Let’s simply give attention to this second.”

I wasn’t certain if I wished to know both. I used to be fearful he’d reveal one thing heartbreaking.

“Leona, I’m sorry.”

“You don’t should be sorry. Then, lets begin our search?”

Solely then did he transfer ahead with a small smile on his face.

He all the time labored laborious to search for books about ailments, however he was particularly decided at the moment.

‘He’s anxious.’

Because of this, I stayed near Luca. I may really feel his breath and heat.

Nonetheless, we had a tough time discovering info, as if somebody had hidden it on function.

“Don’t you suppose it’s unusual, Leona? There are numerous information of sufferers’ ailments, however the majority are organized by signs. I’m certain we’ve regarded by means of the signs subsequently….”

Luca turned the e book the wrong way up to point that he had completed studying.

That wasn’t all. Luca swept his hand throughout the bookshelf as if he knew every time.

“It’s unusual.”

“What do you imply unusual?”

“I keep in mind the whole lot I noticed.”

As anticipated, this man by no means did not amaze me. How may one declare that so casually?

“Are you saying…you keep in mind the whole lot?”

“In fact….I do know some books have been moved. These two books that have been mendacity down earlier than have now been shelved correctly.”

“Ah…”

“It appears to me that somebody is touching them.”

“I assumed they mentioned nobody may enter…”

Luca shook his head instantly.

“I’ve been watching it because the final go to… I do know the place it was positioned earlier than, so I’m sure somebody entered this library. Now I’m unsure what they’re as much as…nevertheless, they could have meant to get in our manner.”

I didn’t suppose that the folks within the temple would attempt to cease us, however I additionally didn’t suppose that Luca’s sharp judgment may very well be fallacious.

“I feel what Luca mentioned is correct.”

“To start with, simply to make sure….”

He blended the books he was studying with these on the shelf above.

“Leona. If the placement of this e book has modified the subsequent time we come right here…which means somebody is interfering with us and is pretending to not be within the temple. You’ll be able to memorize it, proper?”

After I nodded, Luca patted my head gently.

“Fairly.”

“Huh, sure?”

“You might be fairly, and also you pay attention properly.”

“I really feel like a baby each time I’m with Luca.”

“I hope your coronary heart will all the time be as pure as a baby’s. I hope that you could all the time shield that innocence…”

“I’m not that harmless,” I pursed my lips and raised myself on my toes to stroke his hair.

“I additionally hope that Luca can present me his childlike aspect. Don’t attempt to be robust on a regular basis, or good on a regular basis…I hope you’ll be able to put down all of your baggage and freely specific your self not less than as soon as.”

“Perhaps…sometime.”

“I’ll look ahead to it. I hope to be somebody who could make you’re feeling snug.”

I smiled flippantly and held his hand.

“Sure.”

“We could name it a day, then? You mentioned that discovering extra info was tough.”

“Leona. You need to memorize it, okay? If somebody is actually trying to get in our manner, that individual wouldn’t need us to understand what they’re doing. So we’d not have one other alternative to examine like this.”

him pleading earnestly, I returned my gaze to the golden books.

If Luca spoke in that method, he should be very sure. And if what he says is true….

‘Will probably be simpler to catch the perpetrator. I’ve heard that just a few persons are allowed to enter this place.’

I regarded on the books in silence and nodded.

“I perceive.” Luca wrapped his arm round my shoulders at my clear reply.

“Let’s return.”

“Okay.”

Luca, who normally kissed me flippantly, led me outdoors with out saying something. I felt unusual as a result of he was retaining his distance, and I couldn’t fathom his motive.

As all the time, Isaac was ready outdoors the library, and it was not till I met Isaac that Luca launched his hand.

“Are you finished for at the moment?”

“Sure.”

“There’s no change in your go to schedule, proper?”

“I feel so.”

“Alright. Then I’ll anticipate you subsequent time.”

As traditional, Isaac escorted us to the carriage. I made certain to present a donation earlier than we acquired into the carriage and left the place.

It must be effective to go away the carriage on the temple because the outdated butler’s home was close by. However I didn’t actually just like the temple.

They have been type and gave me many issues, however it was an excessive amount of for me.

Unconditional kindness.

Folks don’t deal with others kindly for no motive.

Isaac was good to me as a result of I helped him get promoted to senior priest, which made good sense to me.

Nonetheless, I had bother understanding the Excessive Priest who was mentioned to be the proprietor of this temple.

‘You solely gave me a coin? How absurd.’

So on prime of feeling burdened, I hated him.

“Leona. I feel we’re virtually there.”

Within the meantime, we arrived in entrance of the outdated butler’s home.

“Looks as if we’ve arrived.”

“Yeah, as a result of it’s very shut.”

There wasn’t even a backyard as was generally seen in a mansion, as a substitute, solely a small home was in entrance of me.

In distinction to the straightforward exterior, the home windows of the small two-story home have been all lined with picket boards. As if the proprietor was involved about intruders.

“Let’s get out.”

My coronary heart was pounding simply by interested by assembly him. So, as quickly because the carriage door opened, I jumped down and ran towards the door earlier than Luca may meet up with me.

I felt just like the outdated butler should be holding the important thing to this puzzle once I realized about Rere’s mom and the Duke’s true emotions.

My coronary heart was pounding, and I knocked on the door with none delay.

“Excuse me?”

A home with out a bell. After I noticed it up shut, it was so desolate that I doubted any residing individual may ever dwell right here.

There was no signal of individuals regardless of how a lot I knocked.

“Excuse me.”

It was the identical even once I knocked on the door another time.

“Excuse me. If you happen to don’t reply, I’ll barge in. I do know you’re inside. I noticed smoke coming from the chimney as properly.”

Even once I urged one final time, there was no single sound coming from inside.

“I feel he doesn’t need any guests.”

“Previous butler. We’re from the Duchy. We actually want your assist.”

“……”

“Rere wants you.”

I discussed Rere simply in case, however I heard a really small motion from the within.

“Rere remains to be sick. I do know you have been round when Rere was sick. That’s why I want your assist.”

To my shock, the one who pretended to be lifeless as a mouse regardless of what number of instances I knocked, lastly rushed to the door upon listening to the phrase ‘Rere.’

Nonetheless, he didn’t open the door.

“I’m Rere’s stepmother. And I wish to save my baby. I want you for that. I want your info….”

Ultimately, the door opened a slight crack.

A person in a black uniform with neatly slicked again hair peered by means of the door. His hair was white, as if to match the title ‘outdated butler,’ and he regarded very calm.

“N-Good to satisfy you, I’m-”

“…Who informed you about this place?”

“An acquaintance of mine…?”

“Are you right here to kick me out? This outdated man simply needs to see the younger girl’s face another time, and now I’m not allowed to be right here?”

I shortly shook my head.

“No manner! I used to be additionally baffled that she kicked you out. Fairly, I’ve come right here that will help you.”

“I can’t consider you.”

“Please consider me. Rere is sick…and nobody is aware of why. Even with the facility of her father, the Duke of this Empire, we haven’t discovered a remedy for her. So I’m doing the whole lot I can to assist my baby get well from her sickness. I even went to the temple to see if there was something….”

I wished to inform the state of affairs clearly if I may meet him, however I started to stutter like a idiot at this second. I used to be afraid that the door could be closed, and I’d lose this small trace about Rere’s sickness.

After that, the outdated butler peered at me for a very long time.

“…I nonetheless can’t consider you. The Duke has been making an attempt to kick me out for a very long time…”

“Reg.”

“…..”

“The Duke mentioned he referred to as you that.”

That evening, whereas drunk on wine, the Duke informed me quite a few tales in regards to the outdated butler from his youth. That included telling me in regards to the nickname ‘Reg.’

The youngsters who lived their complete life in seclusion solely opened their hearts to the outdated butler. And that mentioned youngsters have been the Duke and Rere’s mom, Lalice.

Subsequently, for the primary time in his life, the outdated butler launched his nickname ‘Reg’ to the 2 youngsters.

“…That nickname…” His eyelids shook.

“He mentioned he regrets it. All the things he did previously.”

“Remorse or not, it’s none of my enterprise! I’ve by no means had such a nickname!”

“What about Rere? Is she additionally none of your online business?”