Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
But after some hesitation, I decided to be honest.
“I know this might be hard to believe, but I’ve always been able to see spirits. I’d only been able to see them as light orbs though; I couldn’t really see them clearly or talk to them……”
“But now you can do that?”
“Aa…..Since that time you saved me using the spirit drop. Sometimes the spirits would help me with my work.”
After explaining all that, I stopped talking.
Jill sank into silence, seemingly pondering something.
“……Do you think I’m lying?”
“Not at all. That spirit drop might be the reason why your magic was ineffective against the demon, and why you can now see the spirits clearly. And, well—I was the reason it had to be used on you.”
“Jill……Just forget about that, okay? I wouldn’t be here now if I hadn’t met you like that. It’s as much a part of our bond, our connection, so I don’t want you to regret how we met.”
“…..I’m always spoiled by you, Lilius.”
“Haa? I’m not spoiling you or anything. Don’t speak nonsense.”
Brows furrowed, Jill pressed his forehead against mine. He stared at me from that close distance, and my heart was tickled by his rare spoiled behavior.
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“The face you made was really cute.”
“….Oi, were you faking being sad just now? Those were crocodile tears?”
“No, no, those are my true feelings.”
Sure… then, why did you come so near? What were these hands doing on my waist?
The other night, I did tell him not to hold back, but lately I had been troubled by his lack of restraint. It was as if a barrier had broken and everything came bursting out.
I was okay with being the active one, but I didn’t like being come on to.
In a rush, I pushed his chest away and changed the subject in a fluster.
“That—by the way! I also have something that’s been bothering me. If you didn’t have that magical device on your ear suppressing your magic, how large would your magical reserves be?”
“Ah, that… Using the demon from that day as a scale, then I could probably have dealt with seven of them, with room to spare.”
“So you’re saying your maximum limit is ten of those demons…?!”
“Well, that seems about right. But it would be troubling if so many demons appeared there, as it would be like a huge clump of magic. If you hadn’t held it in check that day, the village—and even this town—might have turned to ashes in an instant.”
“……”
What was he, a monster?
Even if the demon hadn’t nullified my magic that day, the most I would be able to defeat and still remain standing was probably four.
Six and above…I would have run out of magic. No, even before that, my body would have broken down and died from the pressure.
Numbers like that could only be defeated by mobilizing actual troops.
During Brad’s time, the demon left halfway through the attack so the damage wasn’t severe, but if it had continued to run rampant, the destruction would have been terrible. If that was multiplied by ten….
“….Is it these muscles? Damn you… these muscles are so hateful!”
Damn it.
I feel defeated. I thought it was a wasteful amount of magic, but still, Jill easily had more than twice my amount.
When I beat his chest with all my might to vent out my frustrations, he instead caught me by the arms and pulled me in.
“You know how much I care about you, don’t you?”
“Um… well, I guess?”
“Then, even if a demon appears in front of you, can you promise to run away immediately without fighting it?”
“….That’s,”
“The other day, you were also injured to protect the servant. Of course, I like that part of you that can’t abandon others. But please at least consider your safety as a priority until the cause of the changes in your body is determined.”
“……”
“I won’t ask you to do it forever. I won’t ask you to change your beliefs, so just promise me for this little while until we can find the cause, please?”
Argh, so frustrating.
I’ll decide what happens to myself!—it would be so much easier if I could say that.
Walking side by side with the person you loved was a long road filled with difficulties and complications. But more than that, the happiness was also great and……
“Please don’t leave me behind again. The next time something happens, be sure to take me with you.”
“……Don’t joke around. I don’t want to make that promise.”
Jill’s words hardly sounded like a joke.
And yet.
And yet, somewhere in my heart, I felt something akin to joy.
Yup, walking with someone you love changes many things. I’m glad Lilius is learning that now. So no leaving your hubby behind, he is your best ally!
Thank you for the chapter!!! 💖💖💖
thanks for the chapter <3
How lovely
Thank you for the chapter
Changes in his body?? He’s not pregnant, is he?? With the help of plot armor sama 🙂 to make it possible! Haha