Chapter 46 (2/2)
”And you?Why are you with Liliana?”
”Eh?Oh, she's showing et to the libraryShe saved me since I still don't knoay around” [1]
”Ah…”Liliana gaps [2]
”You are not from the Imperial Capital?”
”I've just recently moved here”
The man looks Suimei over at the simple responseHe studies him from the tips of his toes to the top of his head and closes his eyes to consider the situation
Is he suspicious ofsuspicious?
The man takes a breath to clear his baseless doubts and speaks with a composed voice, ”I seeDue to recent developments, the I your difficulty navigating the roads, avoid going out on your own at night if you don't need to”
”Thank you for your concern”
”The Iht down this roadIt will be on your left”
Does he want me to continue alone froives his thanks with the same respect he would to a teacher
The o”
”Understood”
Liliana does not argue and obediently follows theis just as straight and controlled as hisTheir shadows vanish without leaving any evidence like a cloud of smoke
”I didn't get to buy her any candy…”Suimei speaks those words after a few momentsHowever, both of them reside within the same Imperial Capital, so there will be plenty of opportunity to run into each other againEven if it is a one-sided promise, he swears to himself that he will fulfill it
…Liliana told the colonel she was investigatingTurns out she wasn't just doing a patrolThere were some parts to the conversation that weren't very clear, but in the end, It's none of my business
—–One day Cute Star, one day—–
”That took way too long-”Sui a shoulder as he walks out the Imperial Library's entranceBecause he was delayed in his arrival, he used today's visit to locate the shelves housing texts of interestThe library within the Empire has a wide collection of booksIt so vast that it is considered peerless a the three nationsSuiical tools he'll need to bring during his next visit
The sky is already darkThe bright, waxing ht tells hi home
That's when he hears a door opening behind hii-kun”
”Ah, Librarian-san”Couided hiHe's dressed in the library staff unifor ears”Thank you for your help, today”
”Think nothing of itI'ood practice”Roives a modest reply
Suih you were flawless?”
”As an elf, I' his forehead with his index finger
In other words, the elves in this world have strongthey liveTheir life spans are so long, they're inco memory must be essential for them
Ro my leave,” and turns away
Sui about it, he realizes he doesn't knoHe resigns hi happens just outside the upper class district
”Huh?”
He noticed it while walkingThere is no light in front of hihborhood is sealed off in darkness fro cityscapeThis isn't nor in the sky when he left the libraryModern buildings capable of blocking out the sky don't exist in this world and no shadow is being cast over him eitherHowever, this type of darkness cannot exist without soht
Suiic powerA barrier?No, this world hasn't developed the concept of barriers— hht within a restricted area?Or did they absorb the light with so…?
Sui procedure controlling the pheno the upper class residential district in darknessCould it be the darkness before dawn?No, this situation is too unnatural for thatSo then, what is this?So, he can smell it
”He- Help me!Help, please…”
”Hmm?”
So breath reveals that he's al?
”You!Please!Save me!”
”Huh?Sure, but what's going on?”The man trips and falls flat on his face as Suimei asksSui, ”Are you alright?”
The nores Sui behind him”That!It's after…”
”That? -!”Suiical powerMaybe it's because of how close they are, but soical power seeps out of the darkness
That's when a section of the darkness cuts away to unveil a short figure dressed in ink black robes
”Hi!Hiiiiiii!”Thehis butt across the road
The black robed figure's eyes are covered by a low hoodNothing is revealed by the outfitIs that guy staring at the h he doesn't knohat's going on, steps out in front of the ure
This guy?Suiure before him is the one responsible for the co the circumstances, he assumes himself correct
Suietting pu a different idea, vanished within the darkness
”I- I'm saved……”
”What… just happened?”
The th to prop himself by his arureWas that guy targeting hiuy pull back because someone unrelated showed up?
T/N:When the colonel asked Sui, ”I offered to buy her candy if she showed , but with everything he's done so far, I can totally see hi attention, Felmenia was supposed to show up around the end of this chapter according the LNSure, she shows up in the beginning of the next chapter, but it's still a differenceYet another reason why I' of this chapter instead of where Sky left off
More i within a week and posting on Friday!This upco itDon't worry, you'll hear fro bad happens, and assu the next chapter isn't ridiculously hard
See you then,
Gandire
Again, That Man >>
1 Sui me around”However, this is the only place he could have specified this, so I' it sentence
[2] The text doesn't actually specify who this is, but fro Liliana makes the most sense