Vol 2 Chapter 17 (1/2)
Published
at 28th of April 2019 10:57:33 AM
Chapter 17
AERIAL STROLL
“Aria, people are co the courtyard entrance with his words into each other at the other side of the door
“Grrr, that head chef, telling us to pick up herbs at this time!”
“Well, do we have a choice? There are lots of piled up work in the kitchen because of the coive instructions, okay? He only noticed it when he was about to prepare for tomorrow’s menu”
“He should have at least reminded us while the sun was still up”
When the door opened, four people composed of men and women came into the courtyardBased on the content of their conversation, they’re rabbed Greed-sama’s hand quickly and tried to hide ourselves in the shade of the garden shrubs, but since the head chef’s herb garden is in this direction, it is inevitable that ill be found out if we remain
There’s no need for us to hide since we didn’t do anything wrong, but if it we are to be ruether at such a ti to be forced into a situation that I will never be able to evade
If ere ruet ht away no matter if the ruetting married will be nil
There will be e! That person, that person, that person, or that girl!
By the way, at this tisama, and my friend Belinda who crossed my mind
Anyethat and trying to find a better place to hide, Greed-sama suddenly snaked his ar to fly”
“—Eh?”
There’s noheld by Greed, flying in the sky!
Eeeehhhhhh——!?
It was a miracle that I didn’t scream out loudRather, it would be more correct to say that my voice did not leak out
I saw the four kitchen staff entered the courtyard and go to the direction ere inHowever, it seeht sky and proceeded into the garden without noticing anything
Their figure became smaller and smallerGradually, we ascended while Greed-sama continued to holdto Greed-sarins]
Yes, its exasperating but I had to hug hi h placeI did it out of fear
“Aria, Aria, it’s alrightThere’s no need to be scared”
“Scary things are scary!”
When I looked below, I trembled at the darkness that spread beforepulled in by the darkness
Scary……!
Also,to step intoThat is also scary
I unconsciously closed ainst Greed-sa with Greed-sao!?
“G-Greed-sama, please no o so high to hide froht?
I knew thisIt’s not suited for me to ascend into the heavensIt is better for round!
“Let’s retuuurn!”
“Aria, it’s alright, so please open your eyes”
Greed-sa voice, but I shook etting higher again than before!
“It’s fineI won’t drop you”
“That’s obviousIf you drop host and haunt you!”
“I don’t care if it’s any other woht, AriaPlease believewarm on the top of my head
Hmm? I’m not sure since my eyes were closed, but I felt that I was kissed in the head just now
I opened my eyes involuntarily
……Mysteriously, at this time, I felt my fear subside
When I raised reen eyes
“Greed-sama”
It was scary to look belowBut I felt fine when I looked at his eyes…… Or so I thought
“Aria, I will never drop youPlease believe me”
“……Yes”
I bobbed uy, but I am absolutely convinced that he would not drop me
“We’ll hit the barrier if we rise e and look around”
I took my eyes off Greed-sama and looked aroundI could see the top of the main tower below my footThe top part is the banquet hallWe are above the h]
“You can see the whole castle very well from here”
What he said was trueWhen I looked around, I can see the well-illuateThere are also horse-drawn carriages, a stable and a wide park on the left of the ate
Behind it, there’s the Palace where the royalty and the state guests, like Greed-sa and next to the Palace is the East building where the dining hall is locatedAnd on the west side was the servants’ quarters where I liveEverything was illuhts
“Please also look at the town”
Following Greed-sama’s instruction, I saw the town beyond the castle at the foot of the hill shrouded by darkness
The castle is equipped with a good deal of ht, however it was dark there at night because the townspeople rarely possess hts can be mostly seen in a corner where the nobles live
Looking at the sky, countless stars are sparkling
“It looks like the earth and the sky are connected……”
I
But it really did look like thatThere is no boundary in the darkness that extends frohts in the city is like the light of a star
When I was looking at it, I fell into a strange illusion
It looks like the castle of Schwarze, illu in the night sky, and everything else seems to fade into the starry sky……
The wind blew into my cheek while I was mesmerized
“Ah……” Greed-sama said“Just now, the spirit of the wind stroked your cheekDid you feel it?”
“Really!?”
I touched my cheek unconsciously
“Indeed, I felt the wind on my cheek just now, but it was the spirit…?”
“Yes”
“The spirit had……”
Certainly, it had a different feel from the normal wind; it rather felt unnaturalSo that was the spirit, huh……
So he’s really close to the spiritsFor the first time in my life, I felt their existence first hand!
“Coht, Greed-salanced at Greed-sama
“Yes, I can”
“I’m just a little bit curious, but in your eyes, how does the world look like……?”
Aside froicThat’s why I’s, we have different perception, I suddenly thought
Greed-sahtly troubled smile
“For me, the world is chaotic, noisy and looked so distantIn the past”
Greed-sa at the horizon
“The world is here and I as, but it felt like I am detached from itI’ to meIt’s just thereFor me, the world is just a colorless container filled with various things like lassy eyes, did not reflect any eht of it like thatI as…… Many people say that I have everythingMagical powers, the spirits and an attractive appearanceBut Aria, I’Like a cup with a hole in it wherein nothing is left no s that I have”
EmptinessThat word remained in my headAnd at the same time, Greed-sama’s personal life which I heard from Renas before the invasion of the demon’s happened, crossed my mindThe child who is said to have been blessed with excessive spirit protection—the protection from all kinds of spirits—since birth
However, Greed-sama’s parents could not accept thatFor theht the but fear
Scared of the ht destruction every time he cried when he was still a baby, his parents were afraid of hilectThey stopped concerning theht up the newly born Greed-sama in behalf of his parents
“Greed’s parents were relieved and happy that the spirits took over on taking care of hiht of itBeing cared for by the spirits who can sense his will before showing his intention—has a harmful effect”
Renas-sama’s words came to mind
The spirits are sensitive to Greed-sama’s emotionsThus Greed-sama does not express or verbalize his emotions, rohen you interact with other peopleBut Greed-saet in touch with other people, did not know thatThere was no need for him to feel in front of the spirits
After Priest Lyell ca friends with Renas-saHowever, the effect still deeply ingrained in hi
—If only Greed-saeIf only they had raised hiet involved with the te for the hero candidateIf only Greed-sama is not a hero candidate…… And if only he didn’t had the 【Spirit Protection】
“I exist because of some reason, and I wouldn’t have been born without that reason”
He would have grown up into an ordinary young sPeople believed that those who receive 【Spirit Protection】 are rare, special, and very fortunateI was no exceptionBut now, I don’t think those who have 【Spirit Protection】 are very fortunate at all【Spirit Protection】 is a blessingBut at the same time, it is also an unseen misfortuneIt just felt like that
Even if the spirits threw Greed-sama’s fate out of kilter, it was also the spirits who raised and protected himPerhaps that is exactly the true nature of 【Spirit Protection】
At the saranted with powers, he was also given a heavy fate—a double-edged sword-like divine protection
“MrGreed … Did you not think it would be good if you weren’t born with 【Spirit Protection】? Do you think it would have altered your destiny……?”
I curiously askedAlthough I heard a lot from Renas-sama, I had never heard froht
Greed-sama silently shook his head
“NoIt’s pointless to think about what you don’t have when you were bornBesides…… Because of the 【Spirit Protection】, I don’t feel emptyWhat I am today was also all because of mePlease also think about itAm I the only one who have 【Spirit Protection】? How about the other generations of heroes? Are they all like me……? Probably notThen, is it because the relationshi+p with our parents is poor? Then all of us lass-like eyes into the sky
“Aria, I cannot choose my parents nor the place where I was bornHowever, how I had lived and how I had interacted with others, I had chosen them myselfIt wasn’t because of hoas born or raised, nor it was due to the protection of the spirits, but it was because it is only Ihis wordsBut for some reason, the words were stuck in my throat
“It was also the same even when I became the Hero—until I met you”
Greed-salass-like eyes earlier, his eyes noere swirling with emotions
“……Greed-sama”
“Aria, countless people continue to live beneath our feet and over there in the darkness, right?”
“……Yes”
That’s rightThe lives of the citizens who lived beneath us and on the of Schwarze are at stake
“But before, it was just a fact for ht, and that each of them have their own life and personality, but it also felt as if it were a distant thing like the worldAs the Hero, it is my duty to protect these peopleJust thatI didn’t care”
His arhtened
When I looked up, what I saas—Greed-saentle expressionWhen our eyeshas changed to sofulI was able to understand that everyone arounda lifeThe moment I met you, the world—had color”
“Greed-sama……”
“Aria, this world is warped and unreasonable, not a kind world at allOne day, you will corateful to have rateful to this world”
“Greed-sama……”
I could not really understand what he saidHowever, I realized that Greed’s feelings towards me are extremely profound
“Greed-sas are not in accord with each otherIt’s because I did not deal with Greed-saThat was the true cause of my chest discomfort
When I didn’t continue with my words, Greed-sama suddenly turned his eyes towards me and told me kindly
“They’ll leave the courtyard soonShall we return?”
Slowly, sloe descendedAs Greed-sama have said, the courtyard is quiet
Greed-saently at the corner where the floere plantedAs soon as I stepped on the ground, I furtively slipped out of Greed-sa inthe purple flower for a while nowEven while were flying into the sky, when I was clinging onto him because of fear, I’ve held it inat the purple flower for a while, I raised my face
“Greed-sah you’ve been expressing your feelings sincerely, all I did was run away