Chapter 57 - Raust’s True Feeling v2c18 (1/2)

Raust’s True Feeling

—Raust—

「…………What?」

Hearing my answer, Zieg-san was dumbstruck.

After that, he stuck like that for a while.

Seeing his reaction, I wondered if the feeling failed to get across, I got such a worry in my mind.

「Ah, no, I’m sorry. I just didn’t think that you’re this prepared…」

But after a while, he returned to his sense.

Apparently, my worry was unfounded.

It seemed that he was just stunned by the surprise.

「No, it’s okay. Can I continue?」

「G-Go ahead.」

Understanding that, I confirmed if Zieg-san mental faculties fully returned and then continued talking.

「About the party’s house, I have no intention to buy it now……. The reason is pathetic, but I don’t believe I won’t make any mistake if I live together with Narsena.」

I felt self-hatred for myself, but I still told Zieg-san the truth.

Of course, I had no intention to lose to my lust and make a move on Narsena.

……Still, if I’m asked whether or not that’s possible, I wouldn’t be able to give a positive answer.

It sounds like an excuse, but that’s just how attractive Narsena is to me.

「That’s why, until I’m in a relationship where Narsena allows me to do so, I don’t intend to buy a party’s house. Narsena may forgive me even if I make a move on her now…… Still, I don’t want to treat this in an easy-going manner when there is a possibility that Narsena could be sad.」

That was the reason I didn’t want to but a party’s house.

It was also the reason I wanted us to not stay in the same inn.

Narsena probably doesn’t dislike me.

But, until Narsena’s feeling to me is clear whether it’s just affection or love, I won’t make a move on her.

And so, I didn’t want to buy a party’s house until I confessed.

「I-I see…」

After listening to my reasoning, Zieg-san only gave a brief answer and looked really surprised.

「…Wait, if you’re this determined, why haven’t you confess?」

However, the next moment, Zieg-san seemed to wonder about something and then he asked that with a dubious look.

That was a natural question.

Listening to Narsena would clue you how badly she wanted a party’s house.

There was a certain reason I didn’t confess yet despite that fact.

「…Actually, my preparation to confess is not finished yet.」

「Preparation?」

「Yes. In truth, the necklace I planned to give to her alongside my confession has yet to be finished.」

「Ah…」

The next moment, Zieg-san exclaimed as if he realized something.

Seeing his expression, I knew what he had noticed.

It was the reason I was at the accessory artisan’s store before I met him.

Yes, what I ordered from Nashia was the necklace I wanted to give to Narsena.

「If Narsena accepts the confession, I was thinking about making something a memento. Narsena would definitely be pleased in that case.」

I talked to Zieg-san while recalling my feeling from when I ordered the necklace from Nashia-san.

Having Narsena waited for too long because of an exquisite necklace could be called thoughtless.

However, I ordered the necklace was because I wanted to give her as much happiness as I could.

「…You’re going that far?」

After he finished listening to my story, Zieg-san looked visibly surprised.

What he said was the best proof that he doubted my words.

However, I didn’t feel any displeasure from his words.

Because for adventurers, that was the natural reaction.

Normally, love between adventurers was drier.

Some high-ranking adventurers even treated women as an object.

It was common for the relationship between such adventurers to be more about physical relationships.

For Zieg-san’s perspective who knew about that, it was natural he would look at me weirdly for going this far.

But, it doesn’t matter what others think about me.

「This much is nothing.」

If Narsena is happy, I don’t care what other people think about me, those are just minor stuff.