Chapter 115 (2/2)

“P-please don’t treat us as idiots…”

In the end I still shouted the words out

“It’s true that from your point of viee are weak and pitiful existences, living our lives in a narroorld, co our hardest just to maintain our own lives”

Every day all we did ork and eat, and repeat that every day In our dreams, all we hoped was that the next day would be just as peaceful as this one

But at least we knew the value of peaceful days, of not having to worry where our food would coet our salaries

Whatever fancy policies the people above were using to affect our lives–that we didn’t understand Itthat happened above the clouds Even if we did understand it, there wouldn’t be uarantee That’s e could talk about as going on up there like it happened in another world, spreading the word as if they were just some irrelevant, fun rumors

When it reached the point where we could feel the environ, many of us would lose our jobs and our in to rise…and then the at an exhausted, hopeless face

I’ve seen days like that before Before I was picked up as a nun, I saw it in other territories

But it was only then that people would really start co upwards, which would result in oppression from above That would only et worse and worse on the streets

Everything that happened with Lady Iris this time didher

Even so…

“Even so, we’re not idiots Lady Iris, you’ve done so much for all of us We know that…”

Of course, many of us were supporters of Lady Iris

For example, hasn’t life becoood leader who thought of us after all!

All that beforehand must just be some kind of weird miscommunication

We didn’t knohat happened with Lady Iris Even if we did, we ht not be able to understand the details But Lady Iris has made everyone’s lives more comfortable, put smiles on more faces That much I can understand

The number of doctors has increased, and it’s o for a visit to the hospital and get the care they need

More andfewer and fewer are being deceived or embarrassed by salesman from other lands

More andabout their future hopes and dreams

Even the people who couldn’t plant crops have found other ways to ether

Of course, there were stillas a novelty, and just talked about her as a ossip

“We are weak”

Our positions weren’t the same as hers What we possessed was different The poe possessed and the resulting force available to us was different Of course, our level of wealth was vastly different Even so, even so…

“But we don’t want to use our oeakness as an excuse to blame Lady Iris”

Lady Iris is only human Even she can become so thin, so pale

The people ould still blaive them

The woman who runs the flower shop, the man who runs the food court feel the same way

All of us are remorseful Especially after we found out that the “Lady Iris” we had thought was so above us was actually one and the same with the “Miss Iris” who stood by our sides

We wanted to do so about it, but we couldn’t We hated ourselves for being poor and weak, but never used it as an excuse

And it wasn’t just us on this street

People who knohatabout it are the same

Somewhere where I don’t know of, therehelped by Lady Iris, treating her as “Miss Iris” without knowing her true identity

“So I ask of you, Miss Iris Please don’t continue to blaive anyone who blames you, even if it’s yourself”

I said it I said everything I wanted to say, but the sense of achieve Lady Iris’s expression blew all of my tiny sense of achieve?

I’ve said too much…immediately, I felt all the blood drain from my face

Lady Iris looked so beautiful as she cried silently I couldn’t help but stare

No, no, I had been rude…right when I was unsure what to do, all the children gathered by my side

“Ah! Teacher, youbad…”

Even the children were angry with me…I did seem to have said too , everyone I’”

“Yes Sometimes you cry when you’re too happy Your teacher has said so that made me very happy I was so happy I couldn’t help but cry”

“Really? Wow, it’s just like our teacher to say so so awesome”

The kids seeh of relief

“…All right, everyone Today I brought delicious treats Go and line up in front of Tanya”

“Treats!”

All the kids flocked to Tanya happily

“…Minae”

“Y-yes?”

“…Thank you”

“N-not at all I apologize for my lack of manners Please don’t blame the children If you want to punish anyone, please punishconfused

“Why would I punish you? You made me so happy!”

Heh…Lady Iris wiped her tears aith a smile on her face

“…After I’ out again and visiting!”

Her words h I understood what she was saying and smiled

“Everyone will look forward to that day”

Yes We needed to spread our smiles to Lady Iris