Chapter 70 (1/2)

“I’m sorry, Heath.”

When Fii came back, she found York bowing to her.

The suddenness of it all caused her to panic.

“I-, I’m the one who should be saying sorry! I called you an idiot, Captain,” she cried as she shook her head.

York’s expression was serious.

“Then, you’ll forgive me?”

“Yes! Of course!”

She had been worried that things would be awkward between them, but who would have expected that York would apologise to her.

Feeling relieved, she thought to herself again that the Captain really was magnanimous.

Fii’s mood was great now, having reconciled faster than expected.

“Then from now on you’ll treat girls more nicely, right?”

“Huh? Why would I?”

His expression told that he truly had no idea what she was talking about.

Fii began to sweat.

“C-, Captain, wasn’t your sorry an apology…?”

“Umu. I upset you, after all. I’m quite sure my att.i.tude offended you somehow. I’m also quite thankful for the good relations.h.i.+p we have. That’s why I decided to apologise first. But it looks like you’ve forgiven me. Thank goodness.”

Fii could feel a deep sense of despair welling up inside.

(This guy… is totally hopeless… He didn’t reflect at all…!)

She finally realised it.

York was simply apologising.

It wasn’t that he realised he had done something bad; he simply wanted to continue his relations.h.i.+p with Fii, so he decided to say sorry.

It was terrible.