Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
Contrary to what I expected, Seth didn’t get angry after hearing me out. Given that I had been thinking that I would be scolded for making light of Jill, that made the thread of tension in me loosen.
“I’m not going to blame Lilius. Y’know, Commander is also sulking.”
“I don’t think it’s that simple…..”
“No, no, no. Men are stupid, see, so in front of the person they like they’ll end up acting cool. And when they like someone too much, they’ll be too afraid to touch them. Despite appearances, Commander is also clumsy, so even if he had something to say he would suppress it.”
“Jill? Clumsy?”
The Jill Seth spoke of and the Jill I knew were different. My stomach grew heavy at the thought that the two of them knew each other that well.
“Oh, what’s this~ Could it be, Lilius is jealous?”
“……Not really.”
“Relax, relax.”
“What about?”
“Naa~h. You’ll get it sooner or later.”
Seth said up to there, then scooped up water from the lake and splashed it at me.
“Ugh, so cold!”
“Heh. Use that emotion to get angry at and strangle Jill’s neck. A black-hearted man who pastes on a disgusting smile everyday — think something like that.”
“……Do you think like that?”
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“Oliler atlcxr ilxf atja, cb?”
“Qfii, P mjc’a vfcs la.”
“Po P mjc rff Jbwwjcvfg Alii ufa ygbeuta vbkc ktfc Oliler jmar wfjcis ab tlw, P mjc abajiis abeut bea jcs tfii agjlclcu~”
“Po atja’r atf gfjrbc, P’ii gfoerf. Dfrlvfr P ralii tjnfc’a wjvf la mifjg…… P vbc’a kjca ab mtjrf joafg Alii.”
Recalling that face filled with resignation, my stomach squeezed painfully again.
Since that day, he wouldn’t meet my eyes at all. He didn’t give me a chance to talk to him either.
Even so, it didn’t seem like he was just sulking either.
“Why don’t you want to chase after him?”
“Because, Jill is—”
“Commander is?”
“……”
Because Jill was important.
I hadn’t expected that I would think that, and was speechless.
I didn’t want to see him sad. I wanted to see him smiling from his heart.
Since returning to the mansion, the emotions I was feeling had been thrown into sharp relief.
I didn’t like his smile that never fell apart at any moment. Because when I saw it, I felt unclear. I hated that even when I was clearly there with him, he was always standing on formality, and I couldn’t see through his heart.
Also when I thought he was kissing that merchant, even though my mind thought that such touch between men was repulsive, my heart was a different matter. So, I was in a temper. Although I didn’t know if I could make love with a man, even that made me jealous enough to tear me off my feet.
I was jealous of that merchant.
When Jill kept calling that merchant to his bedroom……
At that, I. More than I had thought myself, towards Jill—
“What you just thought, you should tell to the Commander more than anyone else.”
People that were important should be cherished.
Seth continued his words, in a gentle but strong voice.
“To be honest, both of you are men but you don’t say what you want to say, it’s just pathetic.”
“…..Pathetic.”
“Yep, that’s right. I wouldn’t like it if I was only protected by someone, whoever it is. Even if that person is stronger than me, nobody is without weaknesses. So at that time I also want to protect the other person, so they can depend on me.”
“……”
“The Commander is more childish than Lilius thinks, he’s got no love experience y’know? If you keep thinking of him as a shining hero like the town’s children, then he’s gonna be discouraged.”
“I don’t think that.”
“Hmm? Then, what do you think of the Commander’s jealousy against the people staring at you when you walk around town?”
“Hah?!”
His words casually told a story that I couldn’t even fathom.
“Didn’t you notice that his overprotectiveness towards you is all-inclusive as insect repellant?”
“That’s a lie.”
“Nope, not a lie. Look from this angle, I’m also a Knight of the Empire, right? Although I’m quite busy I’m still meeting up with you frequently, don’t you think it’s strange?”
As my body stiffened, my gaze was fixed on Seth, who was talking with a somewhat wry smile.
“Lilius’s magic strength towers way above others. Even the Commander knows you won’t be hurt by the little things. Yet still, the one that unreasonably worries and is overprotective of you is him. Even though the person himself keeps saying excuses like, “It’s not like that”, or “This is just in case”.”
“……Seriously?”
“Seriously. Where you can’t see, that person is also pulling out his hair in worry.”
“…………”
“You returning to the mansion?”
“……I will.”
Looking at me who bobbed my head in assent, Seth laughed happily.
Translator:
Seth, the only adult around these parts, herding two primary school students.
I’m looking at my dwindling stash and my packed uni schedule for the next few weeks and *sweats*
Seth is the friend and subordinate they both need. Otherwise, we’d get nowhere. >-<
Thanks for the chapter <3
“herding” lol
thanks for the chapter! ♡
I love Seth, period! ☺ Let’s hope that, with his help, those two finally reconcile.
Thank you for the chapter!!!
thanks for the chapter!
I swear! That merchant is just making illusions of, or hypnotizing, Jill!! Jill definitely likes Lilly too much for this situation to make any sense!