Vol 7 Chapter 9 (2/2)
“Th-That’s right! Toather those within the capital in the palace courtyard and grant them their freedom!”
Chiome’s eyes slowly closed as she took a deep breath
Lille and the guards let out a relieved sigh as the frost along the floor melted and the ice particles dissipated
“I am sorry, Arc-dono I lost my head for a moment I shall take my leave now”
Chioht bow as she spoke before she left the treasury with gusto
I setwithin Ariane’s arms
“Ponta, I have a job for you Why don’t you follow Chiome-dono?”
“Kyun!”
Understandingafter Chioorously as she ran
After seeing Chio beyond the second door with Ponta in hand, I turned back to Lille and apologized for that outburst
“Sorry, the jewel drawn here is a treasure that has been passed down through her family I don’t know under what circu the relationshi+p between humans and beastmen it couldn’t have been pleasant ordeal, to say the least”
Zahar chiy of his own
“We didn’t knoas this kind of artifact, please excuse our rudeness Arc-dono”
Lille rushed forward on the heels of Zahar’s apology and tried to apologize for her guard’s behavior
“Save your apologies Chio here as well”
We couldn’t allow our compensation to be placed at risk
Many were still left in a state of shock, so I did my best to wave the incident ahile I had the chance
Tomorrow, the beastal to enslave theain Still, the promises of tomorroon’t heal the rift between the races today
Those who have been enslaved, the slavers and those who resisted slavery couldn’t simply mend their relationshi+p with one another The scene between Chiome and Nina will likely crop up in various places from non
“F-Forgive us, Arc! I’ll be sure to properly discipline Nina later!”
Despite ized for Nina’s blunder, her gray eyes stained with tears as she looked up at me
Seeing her sot ashamed of herself for her own shallowness She bowed her head deeply and apologized on the spot
Chio for us not far from the treasury’s entrance
“Sorry, Arc-dono”
Chioized tohad happened
“What is there for Chioize for?”
Her response was to simply shake her head and avoid eye contact
Ponta purred and rubbed herself against Chiome’s chest in an attempt to cheer her up
She may have been a battle-tested warrior, but she was still a young girl It seemed that she had yet to learn how to react to subjects that struck a personal nerve
In a way, it was rather assuring that she still had such an aspect in her personality
“There are lots of things to take care of in the capital and the hidden villages A lot of proble up if the supplies aren’t adjusted to account for the new arrivals It seems I’ll be rather busy”
Chio up to my workload
“Let’s get to bed, today was rather tiring They’ve already provided rooht at the village?”
Arianein a rooested that we returned to our village with ic
However, Chiome embraced Ponta and rejected the proposal
“I don’t have a proble to bed early in preparation for tomorrow”
Ariane looked at Chiorabbed her by the arm
“Alright, Chioht Of course, Arc will be in another room entirely”
Ariane laughed and talked as if everything had been decided, with Chio with her
Since she still had a tight hold on Ponta as they walked off, it appeared thatI would be sleeping alone tonight So I was left standing there in the moonlit corridor