episode_0051

“What…what happened?”

Illisha, who was sipping a drink at Enjours Labia, narrows her eyes and looks at me with meaningful eyes and asks.

For a moment, I tried to rewind my mind like a tape.

After Asha’s visit, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Elisias left the place as if running away, and the events of that day came to nothing.

When Asha apologized repeatedly, I responded that it was okay.

Telling someone how I feel has never been easy. This ambiguous feeling that I don’t know for sure cannot be explained in any words.

If Asha hadn’t visited, I might have said something strange. That’s why I even felt fortunate that Asha came to visit.

When I thought about it, the situation came back to me and I felt embarrassed.

I glanced at Elisias from the corner of my eye, wondering if I was the only one who was so concerned about what had happened at that time.

“Hmm? Why is that?”

Elisias looked at me with his arms crossed and his head tilted. The expression on his face was the same as always.

Rather, it makes me wonder if what I saw the night before was actually just a delusion on my part.

“Oh, no! How about Leila?”

When I quickly turned my head and asked about Leila’s current situation to change the subject, Ilicia smiled and bowed her head as if thanking me.

“Thanks to you, I’ve gotten a lot better. I was originally going to formally introduce Layla to you today, but…she says it’s still scary outside.”

I nodded and agreed.

Although the problem of drug addiction has been resolved and the body is feeling better, the emotional wounds will not be easily healed.

Just as looking at the scars on her body reminds her of what happened that day, the scars on her heart are the same, so it will be Illisha’s job to heal them from now on.

“Don’t worry, the day will come when you will face us with a smile.”

Elisias smiled gently and gently placed her hand on the back of Illisha’s hand.

Only then did Illisha nod her head with a gummy smile, as if she had let go of some of the burden on her heart.

“I want you to tell me thank you too”

At that time, the restaurant’s entrance door bursts open and a person with his face covered by the hood of a robe comes in.

The person looked around and came towards us.

“Uh, are you here? Is it later than you thought?”

“There are especially many people in the slums today.”

The cat’s tail visible under the robe is Asha.

I looked around a little to see if there was anyone who recognized my face.

“Don’t worry, I asked the uncle today and we are the only ones in this store.”

To celebrate today, I asked about renting out a store.

I thought he would refuse at first because it was directly related to sales, but Mr. Gail surprisingly readily accepted my request.

Asha let out a small breath as if relieved, and Louis and Lia suddenly jumped out behind her and sat on my lap.

“Ah…ho, do you ever want to sit on my lap?”

When Ilicia looked at me with truly envious eyes and asked Louis and Lia, the kids turned their heads and puffed out their cheeks.

“I hate the way my sister pats her head because it’s too much!”

“Be!”

When Louis and Lia stuck out their tongues and teased, Ilicia dropped her shoulders.

“Too much…”

Asha looked around to find an empty seat to sit down, but then looked surprised.

As I looked to see what was going on, I saw that the only empty seat next to Elisias was empty, and he looked quite troubled.

At that time, Illisha quietly whispered to me and asked.

“Hey kid, what really happened? You two look very awkward, right?”

It seems that he is feeling guilty because he thinks that he interfered with what was happening at that time. And this awkwardness seemed to apply not only to Asha but also to Elisias.

So, Asha’s appearance is hesitant as if there is a zipper in her mouth.

“I can’t tell you the details, but something like that happened…”

In fact, not only was their first meeting not that good, but it is clear that they left behind a bad image of their first impressions of each other.

A person who points a sword at you at first sight will not be seen as a very good person.

Even Louis and Lia, who were currently sitting on my lap, seemed a little afraid of Elisias.

“It’s okay, sit down, Asha.”

It was Elisias who first broke the awkward mood.

Asha was surprised by the unexpected behavior and hurriedly sat down next to Elisias. Elisias uncrossed his arms and lowered his head, exhaling softly.

“First of all… I would like to apologize for what happened that day. I put you in trouble with my misunderstanding”

Asha’s eyes widened at the unexpected action, then she clapped her hands and shook her head.

“Oh, no! Like I said last time, it’s really okay! Because there was nothing I could do at that time… I’m truly sorry… I didn’t notice at that time…”

At those words, Elisias looked at Asha with a bitter smile.

“No, I am rather grateful. If you hadn’t shown up at that time, I would have shown a more unsightly side to Harry.”

As she said that, Elisias glanced at me and then turned her head back to Asha.

“On the contrary, I am grateful that it gave me time to think.”

Asha scratched her cheek sheepishly, and Elisias looked at Louis and Lia this time.

“I’m sorry for leaving a bad impression on you, Louis and Lia… I was so careless…”

Louis, who was looking at Elisias with sad eyes, stuck out his tongue and snuggled further into my arms, and Elisias smiled a little as if he understood.

Then Louis jumped up from my lap and climbed onto Elisias’ lap.

“Well, my sister is pretty, so I’ll look at her!”

Louis answers with a playful smile. Then Elisias quietly stroked Louis’ head without saying a word, and Louis did not reject the touch but accepted it.

“, Elisias has somehow… become more adult.”

When Ilicia looked at Elisias in surprise, Elisias turned his head away as if embarrassed.

“Me, I am originally an adult!”

“No, I guess I should say that my generosity has become wider…rather than that…”

Illisha comes out and looks alternately at Louis and Lia, who are on Elisias’ lap.

“This is discrimination, right? yes? If I apologize too, will you come onto my lap?”

When Louis and Lia turned their heads and ignored them, Illisha looked depressed and sad, but then smiled and slammed the table.

“Good! There’s nothing better than drinking and playing to get closer!”

“Play…?”

When Asha asked a question, Ilicia smiled sinisterly and motioned with her hand to call Uncle Guile. Then, after whispering something to each other, Uncle Gail nodded and entered the kitchen.

“Now that I think about it, is there any news from La Boille?”

Mention the name of a person who is not present. I understand that you are definitely worried about LaBoille, who is suffering alone in enemy territory, but unfortunately, no information has been received since that day.

“After receiving the blueprint…I haven’t received any further contact”

That’s literally it. After that day, I went to the meeting place, but there was no message containing any more information or updates.

“I’m a little worried about that…I wonder if it’s something wrong…”

Elisias sighed lightly and answered. But this was also the case for Illisha.

“I think he’s a guy who can do well on his own, but…”

Although she is strict with LaBoille, for Illisha, LaBoille is definitely a younger sister who is as important as Leila.

Even though you say you trust him, if you don’t contact him or show his face for several days, you’re definitely going to be worried.

“Laboil… Are you referring to the red two-headed snake executive?”

Asakya asked back as if it was strange.

Come to think of it, Asha has never met Laboil and probably doesn’t even know about him.

So, I told Asha what had happened so far, and Asha nodded that she understood.

“Probably…I think it would be okay if it were him.”

“Really?”

“Really?”

As Elisias and Illisha asked in a bright tone, Asher nodded.

“There were a lot of people in the slums today, and among them there were a lot of people who looked like members of the Red Two-Headed Snake organization. Among them, I saw a person wearing the clothes you mentioned.”

I didn’t miss that.

“There were a lot of red two-headed snake people?”

Asha nodded and answered.

“Yes… I didn’t look closely for fear of getting caught if I got closer, but they were clearly delivering something to the slums… It must have been a weak drug.”

“No matter how much you act as a spy…”

When Asha answered, Illisha gritted her teeth and I lowered my head while looking at Illisha.

“I had no choice but to avoid suspicion… I had to look like that person as much as possible. Still, I’m glad that nothing seems to have happened.”

Just as I was thinking that I was at a loss, Asha hesitated and opened her mouth.

“But…something seemed strange.”

“It looked strange?”

When Elisias asked, Asha closed her eyes as if lost in thought.

“Should I say that there were a lot of wounds on my body? Scars that look like they fought with someone…”

When Asha said that, Illisha smiled and waved her hands.

“Oh, you mean that scar? That probably came from going around with me.”

At that time, Uncle Gail set the table with the ordered food and alcohol, and finally placed a glass bottle on it.

“So, why are you asking for this?”

The lizard contained in a transparent glass bottle was the size of a little finger and gave off light so brightly that the glass bottle looked like a light bulb.

“Well, when you finish using it, put it back in its original place.”

With only those words left, Uncle Guile turned back to the kitchen. Then, Elisias looked at the electrode lizard in the glass bottle with curiosity. And it was the same for me.

“What is this?”

As Elisias asked, Illisha lifted the glass bottle.

“The whole story! A snake!”

“What is the tone that that blue robot cat would use”

“Blue robot cat?”

When Asha looked at me as if she was more curious than an electrode lizard, I shook my head. Then Illisha smiled and looked at me and Elisias in turns.

“You mean this? A mysterious friend who can understand your inner thoughts?”