Chapter 405 - Naos Outburst (1/2)

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Lawrend rode the carriage with a face full of smiles. Aezel noticed it and smiled at him.

”Fufufufu. You're rich now, Master,” Aezel said.

”Hehehehe. I have to thank Nao for that,” Lawrend replied and wrapped his arms around Nao's shoulder.

”It's nothing, Master,” Nao replied with a slightly pained face.

Lawrend turned his head to her and realized what she was thinking.

”Don't worry. You get half of the money. Even though I gave you your talent, even though I helped you make those potions, and even though I provided the initial money to buy the materials for the potions, you still deserve half of it for your efforts,” Lawrend said to her with a warm smile on his face.

”Master, that's not how you say it,” Aezel said with a frown on her face.

”Eh?”

”Master… I'm sorry I'm not good enough…” Nao said despondently.

”Wait–! Why are you crying?” Lawrend panicked.

”You sound like a scumbag, Master,” Aezel said with a disapproving look on her face.

”Ah!”

Only then did Lawrend realize what he had done.

”No, no, no, no! It's not like that, Nao. We wouldn't have done it if you didn't know how to brew the potions in the first place. I'm sure you also know how to brew other potions, right?” Lawrend asked.

Nao nodded her head as tears slowly started to slip out of her eyelids. She was hurt deep down. Lawrend dealt a low blow to her when he said those words.

”Mm…”

Nao nodded her head slowly.

”Okay. What do you want? I will do anything to make you stop feeling down,” Lawrend said.

”You can take all the money…” Nao muttered.

”...What?”

Lawrend looked at her, shocked.

”It will be my payment for you increasing my talent.”

”I…”

”Master, your talent intimidates me…” Nao said as she cried.

They stared into each other's eyes, and Lawrend felt pain in his heart.

”Why are you saying that?” Lawrend asked bitterly.

”I realized that I'm nothing without you. I owe everything I currently have to you. If the money is not enough, I will work for longer and eventually pay it off!” Nao replied with a voice filled with emotion.

Lawrend embraced her.

”No! That's not why I helped you! I want you to feel at home with me! I don't want to alienate you from the others.”

”But Master… I'm just a butler, right? You don't even want me!” Nao exclaimed as she cried a river on Lawrend's back.

”I will prove it to you that I want you,” Lawrend said to her, and he looked at her straight in the eyes.

He pulled her shoulders and kissed her on the lips. Nao widened her eyes in surprise before slowly closing her eyes.

A few seconds later, Lawrend released.

”How is that? Did that prove it to you?” Lawrend asked with furrowed eyebrows.

”Why didn't you do it with me before?” Nao asked with a straight face.