Chapter 90 I was Warned (1/2)
In the depths of the Spirits’ Forest, I encountered one of the Six Kings, the pinnacle of the Demon Realm…… the World King, Lillywood Yggdrasil.
The person who has become one with the tree continues to speak calmly to the astonished me.
“I’m sorry to have surprised you. But in a way, it was fortunate that I met you here. I’ve been wanting to meet you once.”
[Me?]
“Yes, I heard about you from Isis and Kuromueina, and I thought I’d give you a visit after the Sacred Tree Festival.”
[Kuro and Isis-san huh…… Errr, Lillywood-sama……]
“You don’t need to add an honorific title. You can just call me by my name, like you call Isis and Kuromueina.”
Regarding Lillywood-sama…… No, Lillywood-san, I had heard from Lilia-san and the other that she was one of the gentlest of the Six Kings, and it seems that what I heard were true, as Lillywood-san’s voice is gentle, and she speaks to me, a mere human being, in a very polite manner.
[Errr, well then, please let me call you Lillywood-san. You already know my name, but once again……My name is Miyama Kaito. It’s nice to meet you.]
“Thank you for your courtesy. It’s nice to meet you too. It’s a great pleasure to meet you here.”
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[Ummm, why was Lillywood-san planning to visit me?]
I bow once to Lillywood-san, who politely returned my greeting.
And then, I asked what she meant when she said ” she was going to visit me after the Sacred Tree Festival”.
I don’t need to doubt her now, but Lillywood-san is an existence with extremely high status…… She’s one of the pinnacle of the Demon Realm, and had a presence that won’t undermine that title.
That’s why I wondered.
It was just a coincidence that I met Kuro and Isis-san, and even though my encounter with Lillywood-san here was unexpected, she seemed to know me already and wanted to meet me, and I didn’t know the reason why.
Hearing my words, Lillywood-san gently smiles and replies.
“There were two reasons why I wanted to meet you…… One was simply because I became interested in you. And the second reason was…… I wanted to meet you once and express my “gratitude”.”
[Gratitude, is it? For what exactly……]
“All of the Six Kings are close to each other…… But of all of them, I have the most opportunities to talk to Isis, and I can say that Isis is a long-time friend of mine.”
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Indeed, if I remember correctly, when Isis-san came to visit, she mentioned how “Lillywood told her about it”, and the two of them may be like close friends.
Just as Lillywood-san was speaking, her eyes slightly narrowed in sadness before she continued speaking.
“I thought I understood the suffering she was going through…… but I couldn’t do anything about it. Because I’m a being with power comparable to Isis, I was unable to fulfill her wish to “come in contact with the powerless as well, and to meet someone who would accept her even if such being doesn’t have power”.”
[…………………..]
“I was busy with my own affairs, and seeing Isis growing sad and lonely, I always felt frustrated. But then, you appeared at her doorstep.”
[Me?]
She seemed to care very much about Isis and Lillywood-san seemed to be feeling charigned at her inability to make Isis-san’s pain go away.
“Yes, ever since she met you, Isis has been smiling really happily and every time she visits you, she happily talks about you. Seeing her like that makes me happy. I can’t help but be really happy that she’s able to laugh from the bottom of her heart.”
[I don’t think I really did that much though……]
“No, since Isis met you, the cold, hard ice that had bound her for so many years disappeared. For that, I owe you a debt of gratitude that is too great to convey in words. Kaito-san, thank you so much.”
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[Ah, no, that’s……]
“I’d really like to thank you. If there’s anything I can do to help, please let me know.”
Looking at Lillywood-san as she deeply bowed her head to me and expressed her gratitude, I just scratched my head, a little confused.
Now then, what do I do? If she said that she wanted to thank me out of the blue……
It isn’t that I want something in return for being in contact with Isis-san. I like being with Isis-san because she’s a nice person who is kind and fun to be with, and I’m not thinking of anything by doing so.
So it would be right to say no here but…… there was one thing that inevitably stuck in my mind.
[……Lillywood-san. Regarding Isis-san…… I talked to her because she’s an important friend to me and I enjoy being with her. So I honestly don’t want to get rewarded for something like that……]
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