125 Episode 21: Payback from the Empire (1/2)
A few days after I passed on the stories of Priscilla and Falgana, I was visiting the Adventurer's Guild with patience. The purpose is to make contact with Falgana, who seems to be in the Adventurers Guild.
Falgana was in the guild for the purpose, so he was able to make contact without difficulty. I was able to meet with Falgana safely. I told him what to tell him.
”... so that's all I can tell you from here. Depends on how the empire moves, but this one's gonna have a dialogue, and I'll have it ready.”
”I see. I like this country, too, so if we don't have to fight it, we've never crossed it.”
”I feel the same way about not wanting to fight. As soon as Priscilla returns, she'll be able to connect with you...”
When Priscilla's name came up, Falgana looked just a little hoaxed.
Immediately afterwards, after tightening his expression, Falgana bowed his head against me deeply.
”Not now, Her Royal Highness the King of Anisphere. Thank you very much.”
”... suddenly, what?
”It's not all about attitude toward the Empire, it's also about Priscilla. I can't trust you, I had an ambiguous attitude... but let me apologize with thanks again. My personal wish is not to be a hostile country to the Kingdom of Palettia, but to be able to go along with it in the future as a friendly country. I pledge once again to do my utmost to do so.”
I become indescribable in the words that make me feel the sincerity of Falgana. I know you're someone who can still talk to if you're just an individual dater, but I'm having trouble reacting because I don't allow myself to be in a position.
”... what does Master Falgana think of Priscilla?
I can't tell you anything. I can't stand the air and ask about Priscilla to change the subject. Falgana then replied with an indescribable look on his face.
”... at first I felt sorry for him because of his origins. I thought he was a pretty guy, but because of the environment, he couldn't afford to guess how others felt or think about it. Honestly, I was worried. However, if Her Royal Highness the King of Anisphere will take it from me, I will be worried.”
”Oh well. I'll take care of it as much as I can once I get it in my nostalgia.... Well, that concludes my story. I won't be able to stay very long, so I'll be back.”
”Oh, contact me through the guild if you need anything. I look forward to seeing you again, Sister King Anisphere.”
Falgana took a seat after smiling. I'm done talking to Falgana. If we needed any sudden contact, we could recognize each other through the Adventurer Alliance, and that's all we can do now.
I dropped Falgana off and put on my hood to hide my face, too, and left the Adventurer Guild behind as it was.
”Priscilla, are you coming in?
Coming back to the outhouse, I headed straight to the room addressed to Priscilla in the outhouse. I knock, then wait for permission to enter, make sure Priscilla responds, then go inside.
Priscilla in private clothes still has a different impression than when she is a samurai. Priscilla looked at the book with only her upper body awake on the bed and smiled softly at me.
”Thank you for taking the time, Sister Wang”
”Fine, 'cause I'm just here to like it.... How's it going? How's it going?”
”Looks like Moya cleared up after all these years,”
Close the book and place it on the provided table. Priscilla looks terribly relaxed putting her hands together holding the book.
Priscilla has often had these expressions since counseling began using Raini's vampire abilities. Although I still often showed a faint face when it started, it seems to have settled down a lot lately.
You noticed how I was watching Priscilla, Priscilla shrugged with a smile on her face.
”Raini's power is great, isn't it?”
”You started calling out Raini's name?
”They pushed me off because I'm older and the house has the same character...”
”Oh, I see. Raini was originally a civilian, so he doesn't seem to like being respected.”
”I think you're doing enough to be respected...”
In counseling, Priscilla is told that Raini is a vampire. Priscilla was also surprised at first, but was fortunate that she didn't feel overly horrible or anything about Raini in particular.
I would have had more conversations with counseling, and I think Raini would be happy to have more people to talk to after finding out who he is. I really burden Raini with all that.
”Raini really made me feel better.... because now I think I was more grudgingly solidified than I thought I was”
”Oh well. I can hardly grasp my pain, especially heartache. Because the shape is not clearly visible, and it is difficult to see from others.”
”... right”
I look at Priscilla snorting small, and the counseling seems to be going well, and I'm horrified.
”If I may ask, but what kind of counseling did you actually get?
”Right. At first, you've had a lot of dreams, and then you've repeatedly told me what you're dreaming about, and you've been joining me to figure out what I'm thinking.”
”... what dreams did you have?
Priscilla deflected her gaze from me in my inquiry and turned her gaze toward the window.
Priscilla's eyes staring far away are staring somewhere, not here. Not the world in my eyes right now, but the scenery that must be in my dreams and mind.
”I dream of traveling with my mother.”
”... with your mother”
”Yep. I wanted to jump out of that house and return my mother to her hometown. I wanted to go home with my mother. I've always wanted to get out of that house. I didn't have the very idea of running away, so I kept this wish sinking at the bottom of my heart.”
Although Priscilla speaks peacefully, I think it was terribly painful when she realized the thought. Even I can't weigh in on what Priscilla, a party, thinks just because I'm asking, it hurts my chest.
”By the time I was sure my mother was my biological parent, my mother had already died. I guess what I wanted to die of in my mother's hometown was the result of such distorted thoughts. But that's not a wish I really want to fulfill, so I said I was sinking in the bottom of my heart smoking. That's what Raini said.”