Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
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It had been almost a month since I collapsed.
Though not without reluctance, Jill gave his permission so I should be able to return to work next week.
I was wondering how much time I had left to spend leisurely painting in the afternoon like this, when Jill came home earlier than usual.
“Sorry, I didn’t greet you.”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s rare to see you like this—are you painting?”
“Just a little something to relax.”
“I see. What lake is this? It’s beautiful.”
Jill, clad in military uniform, peered at the painting while tugging open his collar hook.
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I couldn’t tell if his countenance seemed tired. Puzzled, I answered.
“Qtfgf, sbe jrx—tjnfc’a sbe yffc tfgf wjcs alwfr? Pa’r atf ijxf lc ogbca bo atf tea P erfv ab ilnf lc. Cgf sbe algfv?”
“Pa lr?”
“Qtja?”
P atbeuta tf kjr jyrfca-wlcvfv yfmjerf bo ojaluef, yea atlr alwf ws kbgvr wjvf tlw aegc jgbecv jcv rajgf.
“P xcbk atlr lr j ragjcuf defralbc, yea lr atlr ktja atf ijxf ibbxr ilxf ab sbe?”
“Well, yeah….. Is there something weird?”
“What about the color of this outfit?”
“Haa? Black, obviously. With golden embroidery at the collar.”
“Then what color is this lake?”
“It’s jade.”
“….This lake-in-painting is certainly a beautiful and vivid jade, but the lake-in-reality that I saw was clear and colorless.”
“Eh……? What do you mean?”
I was confused to learn that we were seeing different colors, even though we were supposed to be seeing the same thing.
I didn’t think there was any vision problems, but we couldn’t be certain with only two people to judge either.
In the quiet so still it pierced my ears, Jill dropped the question.
“I’ve had my doubts before, but do you remember when we fought the demon? At that time, you said that the demon could nullify magic, but when I attacked it, I didn’t observe anything similar.”
“What? No way. If that’s the case, I wouldn’t have had so much trouble against it.”
“…..By the time I arrived, the demon was already weakened. I just wanted to finish it off, plus you weren’t in a good condition so I didn’t think too much on it….”
Beat by beat, my heart started pounding faster.
Jill’s eyes shone with bright sharpness as he stared at me.
“Are you… hiding something?”
“Ah…….”
“Is there anything you haven’t told me?”
“……”
“Really, I’m not accusing you. But if you can tell me, I’d like to hear it. It might be helpful if something happens.”
Seeing me choking with nervousness, Jill huffed out a soft laugh.
There was one thing I hadn’t said.
I had never confessed to anyone before that I could see spirits.
With all the information about spirits disappearing from the world, many people living on this continent had come to believe that they may have never existed in the first place.
Besides, there was worry that I might be exploited or that I would be looked on with suspicion, hence I had kept quiet about it.
Little honesty time is coming. Thank you for the chapter!!!
Oooooh it reveal time for lily! When will it Ben for Jill?
Thank you for the chapter
thanks for the chapter <3