Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
Hearing my words, Harvey and Yomomo smiled; it was out-of-place on their childish faces.
“That would be a secret.”
“……That’s something Yomomo can’t tell.”
“En. But~ there’ll be a day when you’ll understand.”
“So just wait until then.”
These two were not what they appeared to be. A mysterious air coiled about them, as if inside them were mature adults.
“….So eventually there’ll be a day I understand?”
“En.”
“Because Harvey lo–ve Lilius a lot!”
What did ‘a day you’ll understand’ even mean? Would it only be me, or did that include every person in this world?
While I was busy with my thoughts, Harvey and Yomomo approached me and handed two stones from their small palms.
Upon a closer look, I found that they were gemstones—Spirit Drops.
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“This…!”
“Ktlr lr jc jqbibus. Qf jgf reqfg rbggs!”
“Qf kjca sbe ab obgulnf er, rb kf’gf ulnlcu atlr.”
“What? Why are you spirits apologizing to me?”
“…..Rc~. Vbggs. Ktja’r j rfmgfa abb.”
P vlvc’a ecvfgrajcv ktja atfs wfjca ys atlr.
Ktja kjr j rfmgfa, atlr kjr j rfmgfa; atf bcis atlcu P mbeiv offi kjr mbcoerfv jcv ibra.
But since they were intent on not saying anything, there was no point asking, I guess. Rather than risk them running off if I clumsily poked at it, I chose to bite off my questions before they could come out.
“….Well, that’s okay. You guys know what questions can be answered. So you guys are spirits, right?”
“En!”
“What names should I call you?”
“Yomomo is fine.”
“Harvey too!”
“What about food? Do you have a gender? By the way, why did the books on spirits all disappear?”
“Yomomo can eat anything. Magic and berries can be eaten too. Not eating is fine, Yomomo won’t die.”
“Harvey and the other spirits don’t have gender! As for the last question…. It’s secret!”
“……Okay. Then these gems; I can do whatever I want with them?”
“Yeah! We gave it to Lilius after all!”
“En.”
“So it’s okay even if I give it or use it on someone else?”
“That’s fine~!”
Was it really fine to treat this so lightly……
In the past, countries waged wars just for one of these things.
“Hmm? Wait, I’ve heard that Spirit Drops are only effective on people that are blessed. If I hand it to someone else, wouldn’t it just become a useless decoration?”
Jill used his Spirit Drop to save me. So, if I could do whatever I wanted with them, I wanted to give one to Jill. The other one, I wanted to use on Brad.
Harvey raised a hand to stave off my concerns.
“If the owner gives it willingly, then their thoughts will also be passed on to the Drop. So it’s fine! Lilius wants to give it to the shiny-haired one?”
“Shiny-haired? You mean Jill?”
“Yes, yes~! It’s Jill, Jill—!”
“…..The person Lilius likes.”
“Ehehe, Harvey likes Yomomo—! Lilius likes Jill—!”
“……”
Ugh. What the heck was this sparkly, excitable creature.
Harvey had been noisy even when they were smaller, but since changing into this form this guy had become even more annoying.
When my brows wrinkled, Harvey pointed and laughed at me.
Was this guy stupid or smart? Pick one!
“Anyway, thank you. Sorry I won’t be able to keep these with me……but it’ll be a huge help.”
This was probably the best medicine I could ever get.
Even Brad’s severe burns should be healed with this. He should be able to wake up.
—Oi, Lilius. I’ll leave the rest up to you.
Behind my eyelids, scenes of that day came to life.
A village engulfed in flames. The back of a man, alone and laughing, holding a sword against the demon.
At the very last moment, he called my name just once. And I couldn’t wait to see that smiling face again.
“……Thank you. Really, thank you.”
Translator note:
Update 2/2
Awww… the spirits are so sweet… it’s just a bit disturbing because it’s unknown whether they are apologising for something that already happened or for something that will happen. 😨
These spirit drops… one for Jill and one for Brad. I hope Brad will be well again and that Jill won’t get jealous of him again.
Thank you for the chapter!!!
thanks for the chapter <3
Just a guess! It’s the reason lily’s heart stopped & absorbed Jill’s magic! That’s why they were asking forgiveness.