Chapter 44

Im sorry for always barging in, both parents and children .

Hmmm, youve always entered without my permission, but today youre being very discreet .

The Chief said so, but fidgeted .

Its obvious hes restless . This person is the same as ever . .

Id like to go into the library Im going to stay for a little bit longer . Is it okay?

The library in the Chiefs house were quite useful for my magical research .

Its honestly a shame to think that I wont be able to use this place for a while .

If possible, Id like to borrow a few books that Ive been wondering about .

However, I have no idea when I will be able to return it .

the books in here are very valuable .

Then, I cant

Thats why you definitely have to give it back .

Ah, then its okay .

Thank you for letting me pa.s.s through .

Speaking of which Is Firo out at the moment?

I look around the room .

Normally, she would have come to see how things were going no matter how many times I was kicked out by the Chief .

Today would be the last time, so I wanted to at least see her face .

HmmmFiro is a little depressed right now . Maybe we should leave her alone

Then I heard the sound of someone rus.h.i.+ng down the stairs in a hurry .

Then the footsteps suddenly and unnaturally slowed and stopped .

I turn my attention to the door of the room where I hear footsteps .

The door opened suddenly and Firo is there .

I thought I heard someone, so Its you Abel

Huh, he exhales and cranes his neck lazily .

His long white hair swayed about her movements .

Certainly, she doesnt look like shes in a good mood .

What, is something wrong?

Nothing, theres nothing wrong . Im the same as always .

Is what she says, but shes clearly not as usual .

Its obvious shes not well, and her eyes are a little intense than usual .

Im a little worried .

Plus, theres a point Im a little curious .

Why are you running down the stairs with speed like youre falling down but in the hallway, youre walking slowly

As if thats the case! Wha-, what are talking about?! Its not like I was looking forward to meeting you or anything! I just slipped a little and couldnt stop halfway through!

Thank G.o.d, shes the same as usual .

now that I remember, uh, um They say the ceremony is in three days .

I guess .

I cant help but parrot it like its someone else .

Hmph, youre so impatient! I can see them happily rus.h.i.+ng to get ready, as usual! Its like when youre focused on one thing, its all you can think about! Geez, why dont you take a moment to think about the feelings of those around you who are forced to go to great pains to fit your schedule!

Im sorry, Im sorry .

It was mostly my fathers fault .

No, I know its because of my lack of trustfulness .

And besides . besidesits lonely to be told so suddenly Its not like you think of your sister that way, s.h.i.+bi said

Philo says in a hushed, m.u.f.fled voice .

I knew that Firo had more or less an interest in me .

Maybe the reason she was in a bad mood was that she had heard about the marriage .

Firo

I dont know what to say to her .

I cant let it slip that Im running away at night .

I dont plan to have a ceremony, but I dont plan to come back to the village for a while either .

I reflexively swapped my gaze to the chief to request for help .

The Chiefs figure in nowhere to be found .

I looked around the room and saw the Chief gently leaving the room .

When our eyes met, the Chief awkwardly looked away and closed the door behind him .

Hes running away .

No, I know its awkward, but

And dont run away like that to the two young people! Theres not much I could say in my position!

Im complaining a lot . Im a real jerk for bringing down the heat before the celebration . Maybe Ive been a little crazy lately . Theres so much more that needs to be said .

She sobbed and wiped the tears with her sleeve .

As expected, It wasnt a situation that I could make fun of her crying like usual .

. Abel, congratulations on your marriage .

Firo said, laughing awkwardly .

Then she covered her face with her hands and ran quickly out of the room .

I, I feel a lot of guilt .

Im planning to run away at night but .

Its getting harder and harder to escape .

I dont know what Gizel and Firo will look like tomorrow when they find out I ran away .

If you leave something behind and come back to get it, you may be beaten to death with a sack .

I go into the library, piling up books on bio-magic and alchemy .

Id like to make golems, chimeras, magic items, and homunculus when I go to the city, because there are many things I couldnt get in the village .

I hate myself for thinking that way even though Im driven by guilt .

It seemed to be hard to carry, so I looked at this and that and compared it and sorted it .

If I dont have enough, I can just go to town and buy more .

I dont know the citys currency, but a load of incense leaf should do the trick .

Since I couldnt carry it, I decided to borrow the Chiefs Outem again and carry it home .

On the way home, I spotted Noswell in the distance .

He carries a bow on his back and walks with two of his followers .

Apparently, he was on his way back from the forest .

After the Incense Leaf War, Noswell came to me alone .

But apparently, he was not abandoned by his followers . Im a little relieved .

Well, thats certainly true .

Even if they hadnt abandoned them, the two followers would have refused my offer to go to my place at that time .

Our eyes met, and I waved at them .

Two of his followers waved back at him, but Noswell ran to the woods as he screams .

The shorter of his henchmen followed, and Noppo watched with a mixture of yawning .

Am I ghost or something .

I carry the book home and drive it home .

After enjoying one last family happy hour, I went to sleep .

I sneak up in the middle of the night .

I felt a gaze, so I looked at Gizel, but she was sleeping soundly . Its okay .

Even if they do notice, Ill tell them Im going to the bathroom .

You cant even make excuses if youre too timid .

I take out the preparations that I put in the warehouse and load them onto the Ortem Trolley .

Incense smoke with dried meat, bread, Abel drinks, bio-magic and alchemy books .

Then theres an ore that must be rare outside, the Marrenstone .

I put my the Ortem I made that Im confident about and Gizel first Ortem into the trolley .

I dont need the water because I can use magic .

Its too heavy and unbalanced, so I thought about reducing it a bit more, but theyre all too good to be true .

Its okay . As long as there is no accident, there is no problem .

There is no need to rush on the road . I just need to drive slowly and safely .

When I actually got on it and used the magic to move it, I felt somewhat uncomfortable .

Its weird, was it such a flow of magic .

However, there is no way to take it apart and examine it again now .

Well, its going to be okay .