She scooped out about half of the remaining soup and transferred it to her bowl.

She did not take the entire left over soup even when her flip was the final.

She is going to get into bother later when somebody desires to eat extra. Eri wasn’t silly sufficient to do what she had already achieved as soon as.

Eri grabbed her bowl and stood up.

They have been simply two meters away, consuming with their fellow occasion members, laughing and chatting, however she walked in direction of the opposite aspect.

She sat along with her again on an appropriate tree and savored her soup slowly.

Her meals have been all the time like this.

It was very hurtful at first, however as soon as she received used to it, it felt bearable. Simply give attention to one spoonful at a time.

‘The meat is scrumptious.’

Nonetheless, she was in a position to eat boiled meat at this time, so she was glad.

After ending her meal, Eri raised her head.

In her eyes, Frillite and Cloud have been chatting and having fun with their meals.

Eri noticed her previous in that scene.

She, Cloud, Neria and Ophelia have been on adventures collectively.

When it was time to eat, Neria gathered firewood wanted for bonfire.

Then Eri made a hearth and Cloud cooked the meals.

Earlier than they ate, they did their prayers at Ophelia’s initiative. After the prayer, she inserted her spoon into the meat soup sooner than anybody else.

Neria, the knight, was not so eager on meat, however the nun, Ophelia, cherished meat simply as a lot.

Typically they even quarreled for the final piece of meat.

Cloud simply smiled awkwardly when he noticed them bickering.

As she recalled her comfortable previous, a faint smile appeared on Eri’s face. However just for some time. Her chest quickly began to pound and she or he felt the bitter ache in her coronary heart.

‘Why did I do this…’

She had an opportunity to be comfortable.

She was dwelling her life with a smile, surrounded by individuals who acknowledged and revered her.

If solely she hadn’t been grasping.

Sure… greed.

She was too grasping.

Honor, recognition, mates, household.

She tried to get all of them.

She struggled to get every part along with her two arms, however misplaced even what she had.

‘I am an fool…’

Till she misplaced it, she even thought she was a really good particular person.

However in actuality, she was only a determined gambler, who solely knew how you can throw away the issues in her arms with none remorse with a purpose to get what she desired.

However, like every gambler, she was only a loser who mistook herself for a playing grasp.

‘I need to return.’

When she wakened from her sleep, she needed to admonish Neria, who sweated buckets due to her morning exercise.

After which she wakened the weak Ophelia within the morning with reference to a trustworthy nun by shaking her from side to side.

When she went downstairs with everybody, Cloud, who had the meal ready for everybody, smiled gently at her.

“Water.”

What broke Eri’s imprecise ideas was a brief phrase that did not even make a sentence. Eri stopped reminiscing on her previous and turned her head to the aspect.

Lorraine’s gaze was fastened on her.

“… water, it is within the water bag behind—”

“Hm? I am sorry, I did not hear you clearly.”

Lorraine smiled at her and tilted her head innocently.

A lie. She clearly heard.

Eri turned her head to the opposite aspect.

Cloud and Frillite stopped consuming and checked out their aspect.

Eri understood Lorraine’s intentions.

By displaying Lorraine ordering Eri, they meant to insult Cloud and Eri, each of them collectively.

Eri bit her lips tightly.

Usually she would have obeyed, however this time, she did not need to observe her phrases even when it meant she would die. She did not need to present this aspect of her to Cloud.

“Water is behind…”

It was the second Eri was about to show down Lorraine’s request once more.

“Eri.”

A low-pitched voice sliced her phrases like a blunt knife. Eri’s gaze turned to Lorraine’s aspect.

Lorian was her together with his distinctively form smile.

“I’m thirsty too. Are you able to please deliver me some water?”

Eri, who was about to disobey Lorraine’s phrases, had no selection however to obey Lorian’s. He was the one who normally uncared for Eri as if she did not even exist. Now, he talked about her. If she ignores it, she could face retaliation later, making her future extra hellish.

“…sure”

Eri had no selection however to adjust to the request of the royal siblings. She took out a water bag from the bag simply 3 meters behind the occasion members and handed it to Lorian.

“Thanks.”

“…mh.”

Eri, who handed the water bottle, tried to depart her seat because it was. However Lorian grabbed her wrist.

“Sit subsequent to me.”

“Huh? No, I am positive…”

“Sit down, please.”

“…sure.”

Eri meekly sat down subsequent to Lorian. As a result of his voice was plain severe, or extra like a menace. As quickly as she sat down, he stated in a voice low sufficient to make her really feel eerie.

“Eri. This was only a quite simple request that may be made between occasion members, simply to deliver water, proper?”

“..Sure.”

“Then why did you refuse? Making folks uncomfortable? If Ms. Eri does that, how will different folks see us? Have not you considered that?”

“I am sorry.”

“Any longer, assume then act. And, Lorraine?”

“Sure, brother.”

“After dinner, you and I ought to discuss to one another, received it?”

“Understood…”

Lorraine bowed her head. At first look she appeared like an obedient little sister, however Eri knew.

Behind that reflection, Lorraine have to be grinding her tooth. Later, she could must face Lorraine’s harsh actions.

And as anticipated, late at night time, Eri was known as by Lorraine.

Lorraine, who had dragged Eri fairly a distance from the campsite, hollered.

“Hey, are you kidding me? I received scolded, and that by my older brother, simply due to you! Did I needed to be scolded by my brother for a nugatory mongrel such as you?”

Lorraine knew that Eri was a half noble. So when she insulted her, she used to name her a lowly mongrel [1].

“…”

Eri bit her lips.

She knew from the previous experiences that any response would solely improve the time for which she would get insulted.

“What? Do not wanna reply? Huh… Do not flip your head round… Hey, take a look at me, straight. Right here.”

Maybe she did not like how Eri acted, Lorraine grabbed her by hair and pulled her up.

Lorraine requested whereas making eye contact with Eri.

“What? You do not like seeing me? Usually, after I say one thing, you observe it, proper?”

“…”

“So why? Cloud, assembly that commoner bastard after a very long time, does it remind you of the previous? Nostalgia got here up, uh? Do you assume you may return to that point? Hahaha, once you guys traveled with a foolish smile?”

“…”

Energy entered her face to carry again the distortion of her expression.

Noticing that, Lorraine opened her eyes huge as if amused and burst into laughter.

“Wow, actually. May that be actual? Ah ha ha ha! Not solely are you a lowly but in addition a loopy mongrel as properly. How are you going to do this? My goodness, you even considered one thing like that? Do not you bear in mind what you probably did?”

Laughing loud along with her arms on her abdomen, Lorraine all of a sudden considered one thing and she or he pushed her face near Eri. She pressed their foreheads collectively and she or he met Eri along with her eyes.

“It was declared within the public eye, and never anyplace else, however within the Imperial Social Banquet. You declared that you simply needed to get out of Cloud’s occasion and are available to my brother’s occasion. After making Cloud, politically, an asshole like that, you nurture ideas like that?”

“That was you guys..!”

Eri’s eyes fluttered aimlessly. Lorraine contorted her eyes finely.

“Yeah, we did. However, what? It was you who stated you needed that. It was you who really did it, and it was additionally you who drove the deepest nail into Cloud’s chest. Am I mistaken?”

No.. it isn’t….

Eri, she who knew the reality higher than anybody else—knew that Lorraine was proper. So she could not object. She simply bowed her head and clenched her tightened fists with extra power.

“Is not that your humble want? Changing into a member of the Hero Social gathering that defeats the Demon King and getting the approval of your loved ones. Proper?”

“…”

“Sure or no. Reply me.”

“…sure.”

“Then it’s important to act properly, proper? Now you do not even have else the place to go. Is not it so?”

Lorraine stated as she pressed her finger towards Eri’s brow.

“…”

“What? You will not reply to me? Do you need to get kicked out of the occasion? I will allow you to go straight away if you need so, Eri.”

“…no. I will do it proper. Please forgive me this as soon as.”

“Woh… It will have been good in case you had acted like that from the beginning. I will depart you simply this one time. So, do higher subsequent time, received it?”

“Sure…”

“Throw away any ineffective hopes of going again to the previous.”

“…”

“Reply me.”

Lorraine tapped Eri’s cheek with the palm of her hand.

Eri gritted her tooth and answered in a damaged tone.

“…sure.”

“Nice! In case you are a pet, it is best to hear rigorously to the proprietor. Hah… I am sleepy, tsk, wasted my time on you. Simply see what bother I am having in the midst of the night time due to you. Do not dare to do one thing like that subsequent time. Then I will be going.”

After she completed talking, Lorraine returned to the camp.

Eri stood there for some time. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and her clenched fists trembled in indignation.

[1] A slang for half-blooded.

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