106 – I said – 1
I opened the door and went outside. Elizabeth, dressed more casually than usual, in her baggy boxy tee, shorts that fell below her knees, and her hair tied back, held her beer in each hand.
“Why can’t you sleep?”
“That’s right?!”
She doesn’t even know what to say. I moved out of the door and Elizabeth hesitated.
“Is it okay if I come in?”
“Huh? Huh?”
In the first place, this villa is like Elizabeth’s.
“Ummm… That’s right. Between us…”
Muttering softly, Elizabeth walked lightly. She then came into the room and sat down at the table and then she asked me.
“Did you try to sleep? I wonder if I disturbed you…”
“No. I was also training my skills.”
It’s not a lie. Because I practice my skills until right before I fall asleep. Practicing while enduring sleepiness also improved my mental strength.
The increase in stats started to slow when SPR approached 5. Just like in Hero Academia, the wall is approaching.
However, this can be overcome as you practice, so the only thing you can do is just say that.
“Ah. I see. Thank goodness… Come on, drink it!”
The snack in the room is enough. I lightly opened the beer can and lifted it up. After colliding with a clicking sound, the beer that was brought to the mouth flowed down the throat.
“Do you usually have trouble sleeping?”
“Yes. It’s a bit like that.”
“Oops. What about this? I think I should sing a lullaby.”
Let’s continue the conversation with light jokes. Ruler. Reversing the conversation here would be like tackling what nonsense!
Come!
“Really?!”
This is not the answer I expected.
“…Was just a joke.”
I got sullen!
“No. It’s not even a baby. Can you sleep well just by listening to a lullaby?”
“Hmm. I still wanted to hear it.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t sing.”
“Oh my God! Is there anything you can’t do?!”
“What do you think of me…”
I am also human and there are many things I can’t do. Especially when it comes to music, it’s really the worst.
A long time ago, when I was in school, I sang in the chorus in music class, but the teacher will give you a score even if you just lip sync. I even heard a story called
“Is that enough? Is there anything else you can’t do?”
“Sometimes I hear people say, “Don’t you have any notice?” To be honest, I don’t get it. I don’t think there are many people who perceive the situation as objectively as I do.”
“…Uh. Hmm. That sounds a little bit right…”
Elizabeth! Even you!
“Anyway, that’s right. Besides that, um… His dexterity isn’t that great either.”
Chairman Ryu Sena taught me when I was shooting the bow, but I missed it, and my stamina is not very good.
“But you’re doing great now, aren’t you?”
“It’s the result of hard work.”
I just tried harder because I was worse than others. To do one’s share.
“Isn’t it difficult?”
“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t hard… But the results are coming out as much as I did, right?”
Stat growth has stagnated, but that doesn’t mean it won’t go up at all. If you can see the results of your hard work right in front of your eyes, what else can you do?
“It won’t be easy… It’s really amazing! Then I’ll have to increase the training intensity for you!”
How much to squeeze again!!
Elizabeth chuckled and took another sip of her beer. Is it because of the beer? Elizabeth, who was slightly reddened, stared at me intently, then she let out a wide sigh.
“Actually, I’m at a standstill right now.”
“Uh… Do you?”
“Yes. Didn’t your grandfather tell you before? You have to grow as much as you received your buffs. That will be the basis for exploring ruins.”
“That’s right.”
“I’ve heard that story before. That’s why I was more worried.”
“What trouble?”
“Am I really worthy of being a hero?”
It was a voice full of bitterness. She took another sip of beer to suppress her voice, which was more bitter than her beer.
“I wonder if it’s because I belong to the Taylor family.”
“That’s not it, Elizabeth.”
The bowed head was lifted. Her clear eyes are turned towards me. Without avoiding it, I calmly continued to speak.
“Even if you don’t belong to the Taylor family, and even if you’re powerless, you can do it.”
“…Me?”
“Yes.”
“The evidence?”
If you see injustice, you don’t put up with it, and if you see the weak, you try to help them even if there is no benefit to you.
If it was Elizabeth who could push the backs of those who were trying to advance, she would definitely do that.
I remembered the first time I met Elizabeth. When she experienced 3,000 pears, she casually gave me what she had worked hard for the first time I met her.
Even if it was just a giveaway.
“The rosary I received from you. I still have it.”
“Oh! Ah, aww… That, is it?”
It must have occurred to me then. Elizabeth, dyed red up to her ears, bowed her head.
“Yes. I can’t wear it because it’s a waste.”
“There are even better ones, so it’s okay not to wear them…”
“hahahaha. Anyway. I heard that being a hero is not such a difficult concept. You can help the weak, let those who want to advance go forward. Someone who can break through the wall. Raise your hand towards someone who is in a difficult situation. A person who can reach out. They say that is a hero.”
Elizabeth’s eyes were pointed straight at me. Receiving her gaze, I lifted a can of beer.
“I think you’re a hero in that respect. And you’re doing well enough now.”
“Maybe…?”
“Yes. Because I am a person to be proud of. You can definitely do well. If you need a reason… I’ll give you a reason.”
“And again, again, and again… That, even if you say that, nothing comes out…”
“hahahaha. I’m not really asking for something.”
I don’t want Elizabeth to grow up simply for the true ending.
She is a kind, always trying Elizabeth. Shouldn’t such a person be rewarded?
If you need someone’s positivity or support, I can do that for you.
“If you need support, come and tell me anytime.”
“…I’m done with beer. Can I have more?!”
“Huh? Of course.”
Elizabeth jumped up from her seat and went outside. And after a while she brought out a bunch of beer cans, put them down and gulped down.
“Cheer. Please.”
“Huh? Right now? Okay, hehehe.”
She cleared her voice and reached out for her. Holding her by the shoulders of Elizabeth, I spoke to her in the calmest tone possible.
“Elizabeth. You’re fine. You’re doing well, you’ve been doing well, and you’ll do well again. You’re the person I’m proud of. You’ll definitely do well. So please don’t struggle. You’ll definitely overcome the wall and become a great hero. It will.”
And what else? Watching Elizabeth gradually lower her head, I said the best I could.
“That. Go, thank you!”
Elizabeth jumped up from her seat and gulped down the beer she had brought. One can was not enough for her. Two cans, three cans. As more cans were being emptied, her face was getting redder and redder.
“What are you drinking in such a hurry?”
“I’m thirsty… Whew…”
I ran out of beer I brought. Need to sort things out now?
“It really helped me!! I’m going in!!”
Elizabeth got up from her seat, greeted her lightly and left.
Anyway, I should go to sleep soon.
I sat down on the bed again.
Come on. Then let’s practice again.
How long had it been since you fell asleep while using skills with your eyes closed?
I heard a knock on the door.
“Huh? Why? What did you leave behind?”
I opened it and found Elizabeth standing in front of the door. Elizabeth, who was looking at me with her red face, perhaps because she was drunk, took a step closer to me with a serious expression as if she had made up her mind. Her sweet scent tickled her nose.
“Hey, hey. I didn’t say good night properly…”
Elizabeth, hesitant, raised her tiptoe. Her beautiful face draws closer, and something warm and soft touches her lips.
“… Huh?”
“M-I’m sorry! That. Goo, good night… Kiss! Uh. That’s what I always do when I’m with my mother… That, that’s it! That’s it!”
I’m not surprised because I’m bewildered.
I saw Elizabeth hesitating.
Good night kiss. Do I have to do this too?
“Then good night!!”
Before I could say anything, Elizabeth shut the door and left.
I stood there for a while and then I touched Elizabeth’s lips where they had touched earlier.
This… It seems like you suddenly got along so well?
***
“Ha ha… Ha ha…”
Her heart was beating like crazy.
Really. That person doesn’t know what moderation is. As a person who always works hard and does his best, praise and support are not common.
Elizabeth leaned her back against the wall. Her legs tremble and her heart beats so fast that she can’t stand up. Leaning her back against the wall, she slowly crouched down on her back and gently put her hands in the pockets of her own trousers.
What came out of there was a small tape recorder.
She put her bluetooth earbuds in her ears and tried playing the tape recorder.
-Elizabeth.
It was his voice. His voice, a little low, but so pleasant to listen to, was sweetly entering his ears.
-You are fine. You’re doing well, you’ve been doing well, and you’ll do well again.
Ah. Body is melting
His sweet voice. His sweet support permeated his body.
I was tired, and it was hard again.
From nob le mt l. co m
Not seeing growth is like walking through an endless desert.
Her mother used to hold it, but she couldn’t do that anymore. Even so, she was able to move on because her goal was visible.
But now it’s a plateau.
From nob le mt l. co m
No matter how talented she is, Elizabeth was getting a little frustrated in front of a wall she encountered several times.
She, of course, when she gets Yohan’s buff, it’s not like she can get over that wall.
But when the buff wore off, the wall was in front of her again. A wall so high that it is difficult to know the end.
My heart ached like crazy every time I faced that wall and realized the reality.
– A person I am proud of.
Are you saying you’re proud of me?
When he closed his eyes, his straight gaze naturally came to mind. He always tries to find the right answer even in difficult situations.
And.
He always makes my heart tremble and makes me feel unfamiliar emotions.
His kind support permeated Elizabeth sweeter than any other music.
“Ah…”
A low sigh breaks out. I can’t stand my feelings for him.
So Elizabeth glared at her thin, thin door. Her urge to break down both herself and the door that was blocking him surged up, but she held it back with her superhuman endurance and knocked softly at the door.
“Huh? Why? What did you leave behind?”
Ah. You are so defenseless.
But that’s also your charm, right?
Elizabeth looked at him blankly.
The urge.
The desire.
And her sorrow was leading her.
“Hey, hey. I didn’t say good night properly…”
Her head, her coolness gone, led her body as her impulses led her.
Her soft lips touched hers. Even though it was just flesh and flesh colliding, the thrilling pleasure that started from her lips was stimulating enough to melt Elizabeth’s spirit.
“… Huh?”
“Okay, goodnight…Kissing. Uh. That’s what I always do when I’m with my mother… That, that’s it! That’s it!”
I couldn’t bear to see him anymore, so Elizabeth hurriedly shut the door and left.
Heart.
It was fluctuating.
To the extent that it is difficult to understand.
“Ah… Ah…”
It wasn’t until after I came into her room and sat down on the bed that her madly beating heart gradually subsided, and only then did she come to her senses.
“…My, how am I supposed to see John’s face tomorrow…?”
Her face burned hot as she remembered what she had done. As if to cool it down, Elizabeth quickly threw herself on her bed.
“Yes, yes. John would have let it go… aaa! Why…!! Ugh…”
There was nothing she could do but flounder in her bed with her face buried in her pillow.