Can’t say as I see Lefille being convinced by that, though… he sighed inwardly. Unexpectedly, however, Lefille seemed to take his words at face value.
“Is that really okay with you? A high rank should prove extremely valuable even in Kurand and Nelferia, you know? There really isn’t anything to be gained by holding on to such a low rank.”
That was certainly true, providing that he planned to live off of the work provided by the Twilight Pavilion. That was not, however, the case.
“I’m not really that hung up on working for the guild, although I can’t say I want to be poor either. It’s fine.”
“…Just what exactly do you plan to do by going to Kurand and the Empire?”
“Well, gather some information, I guess.”
“Information?”
“Coming from the east, there’s still a lot I don’t know about things here. I need to learn.”
“…”
His harmless reasoning was met by a silent stare.
She watched him closely, her tight gaze seemingly reading right through him, interpreting the true meaning behind his words and expression.
When it came to Lefille, Suimei was determined to play the fool to the end.
“Did I say something strange?”
“No, I was just trying to decide if you were lying just now. —Actually, ‘lying’ is the wrong word. You weren’t lying, but you weren’t telling the whole truth either.”
How? Suimei didn’t think there were any logical gaps in what he’d said just now.
“…And why would you think that?” he asked with some surprise, a wry smile on his face.
“Women’s intuition.”
“Again with the unreliable stuff.”
“Hehe, I was just joking, actually. That said, I’ve met a lot of people, so I can see through a thing or two,” she offered in explanation, simultaneously praising herself. “—You haven’t lied to me, but you’re certainly hiding a ton of secrets. I’m 100% sure that’s the case.”
“…Perhaps.”
In response to Lefille’s discerning comment, Suimei gave a vague reply and shrugged his shoulders. There wasn’t any real need to vehemently reject her words. This should be fine.
“…Alright then. It doesn’t seem like this is something I should stick my nose into. I won’t say anything more about your rank,” she said finally.
“Don’t worry about it. And thank you.”
Although on the surface of things, Suimei was apologetic, but he wasn’t actually sorry for he’d handled the issue. He was, after all, a magician, and magicians were the kind of people that frequently made those who were honest and upright feel guilty. For that reason, he had no real need to apologize to Lefille, who was just such a person.
Suddenly, a sound caught his attention.
“—Oh, time for a break.”
“By that watering hole over there, huh,” Lefille said after a quick glance.
By the side of the road, was a small area that had been renovated, although that might have been a bit of an overstatement for an area that simply had some fairly flat stones that were to be used as seating. It appeared to have been designed as a rest stop along the road.
Even though his conversation with Lefille had finally reached a climax, if they had continued further, it would only have brought on more trouble, Suimei thought to himself as he and Lefille followed the others to the rest site.
When suddenly—
“…?”
Had he just heard a shout?
While the sound hadn’t come from that far off, it hadn’t been that close either. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a robed young girl waving from over by the waterfront.
Can’t say as I see Lefille being convinced by that, though… he sighed inwardly. Unexpectedly, however, Lefille seemed to take his words at face value.“Is that really okay with you? A high rank should prove extremely valuable even in Kurand and Nelferia, you know? There really isn’t anything to be gained by holding on to such a low rank.”That was certainly true, providing that he planned to live off of the work provided by the Twilight Pavilion. That was not, however, the case.“I’m not really that hung up on working for the guild, although I can’t say I want to be poor either. It’s fine.”“…Just what exactly do you plan to do by going to Kurand and the Empire?”“Well, gather some information, I guess.”“Information?”“Coming from the east, there’s still a lot I don’t know about things here. I need to learn.”“…”His harmless reasoning was met by a silent stare.She watched him closely, her tight gaze seemingly reading right through him, interpreting the true meaning behind his words and expression.When it came to Lefille, Suimei was determined to play the fool to the end.“Did I say something strange?”“No, I was just trying to decide if you were lying just now. —Actually, ‘lying’ is the wrong word. You weren’t lying, but you weren’t telling the whole truth either.”How? Suimei didn’t think there were any logical gaps in what he’d said just now.“…And why would you think that?” he asked with some surprise, a wry smile on his face.“Women’s intuition.”“Again with the unreliable stuff.”“Hehe, I was just joking, actually. That said, I’ve met a lot of people, so I can see through a thing or two,” she offered in explanation, simultaneously praising herself. “—You haven’t lied to me, but you’re certainly hiding a ton of secrets. I’m 100% sure that’s the case.”“…Perhaps.”In response to Lefille’s discerning comment, Suimei gave a vague reply and shrugged his shoulders. There wasn’t any real need to vehemently reject her words. This should be fine.“…Alright then. It doesn’t seem like this is something I should stick my nose into. I won’t say anything more about your rank,” she said finally.“Don’t worry about it. And thank you.”Although on the surface of things, Suimei was apologetic, but he wasn’t actually sorry for he’d handled the issue. He was, after all, a magician, and magicians were the kind of people that frequently made those who were honest and upright feel guilty. For that reason, he had no real need to apologize to Lefille, who was just such a person.Suddenly, a sound caught his attention.“—Oh, time for a break.”“By that watering hole over there, huh,” Lefille said after a quick glance.By the side of the road, was a small area that had been renovated, although that might have been a bit of an overstatement for an area that simply had some fairly flat stones that were to be used as seating. It appeared to have been designed as a rest stop along the road.
Even though his conversation with Lefille had finally reached a climax, if they had continued further, it would only have brought on more trouble, Suimei thought to himself as he and Lefille followed the others to the rest site.
When suddenly—
“…?”
Had he just heard a shout?
While the sound hadn’t come from that far off, it hadn’t been that close either. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a robed young girl waving from over by the waterfront.
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