Our first date in a long time was fun.
…And I finally crossed the line with Dia.
I tried to be gentle with her, and since it was her first time, I didn’t want to be excessive. But all those concerns were instantly blown away.
Dia was just so adorable and lovely I couldn’t stop myself.
Because of that, she was left exhausted, and I suggested that we just stay the night in this hotel, but she rejected the idea with all her might.
Apparently, she didn’t want Tarte to get the wrong idea.
I was a little surprised since I thought Dia was the type of person who didn’t care about such things.
[Dia-sama, are you not feeling well? You haven’t eaten much since a while ago.] (Tarte)
[Not at all. I’m fine, as right as rain. Yup.] (Dia)
[If you are feeling sick, please do not hesitate to tell me. Ah, I see you have been bitten by an insect. You have a red mark on your neck. Maybe this is the cause. Also, the way you walk is a little strange, it makes me worried.] (Tarte)
[Th-That’s a different thing…! I’m okay, promise!] (Dia)
We were having breakfast at the inn, but Dia’s behavior was suspicious in many ways.
She would suddenly stare into the void, turn bright red, and look overall restless.
This was probably because of what we did yesterday.
If I wasn’t careful, I would end up like that as well.
As an assassin, I was an expert at hiding my emotions, so I had been able to avoid behaving disgracefully.
I had no idea that being united with the one I loved could bring me so much happiness and satisfaction.
I had a lot of experience, but I never imagined that it would feel so different depending on whether love was involved or not.
My eyes met with Dia’s, and we stared at each other for a few seconds.
Seeing us like that, Tarte tilted her head to the side in confusion.
I cleared my throat and spoke up.
[Tarte, how was your day?] (Lugh)
[Yes, I chatted with Maha-chan. After that, I cleaned our house. It has gotten quite dirty, so I plan to drop by regularly.] (Tarte)
That house was the mansion where the three of us used to live together during my time as Illig Balor.
Maha still lived there.
Surely, she had been too busy to clean it. Considering her income, hiring some staff would be a solution, but there were too many things in there that we couldn’t let anyone see.
[I see, this might be a good idea. I’ll be heading out soon. You two can have the day for yourselves.] (Lugh)
I was about to meet Maha in my Illig Balor disguise.
Hence, while it wouldn’t have been a problem with Tarte, I had to move separately from Dia.
[Very well, my lord. Dia-sama, would you like me to show you around the town like last time?] (Tarte)
[…I’ll pass. I’m having a hard time walking. I’ll just sit here, read a book and relax. No need to worry about me, just do as you please.] (Dia)
[So you really are feeling unwell.] (Tarte)
[It’s not like that. So no need to worry about me, honest. In fact, I really don’t want anyone to look after me.] (Dia)
Again, this was my fault.
I told Dia to channel her mana to enhance her self-healing abilities, but she refused, saying that she wanted to get through the pain herself.
[In that case, please watch the house today. I will go do some shopping. Esri-sama asked for many things. Once that is done, I will buy you plenty of your favorite sweets and come back. If there is anything else you would like, please let me know.] (Tarte)
[Thanks, I’ll take you up on it.] (Dia)
It seemed that they would both do just fine.
It was time to head out.
Maha was probably eagerly waiting for me.
Besides, there was also that thing I wanted to get my hands on as soon as possible.
Having it or not before fighting the demons was going to make a huge difference.
***
I arrived at Maha’s office disguised as Illig Balor while expecting to obtain the thing, but instead, I got a large amount of paperwork pushed onto me.
[Illig-niisan, I’d like you to approve all these documents. And if you were going to come, you should’ve let me know at least one week earlier. Then I could’ve made time for us to meet. If this paperwork isn’t done by the end of the day, Orna’s business will be delayed.] (Maha)
There was a pile of papers on Maha’s desk.
[I’m sorry about that. When I heard that you got the thing, I couldn’t stay put any longer. Moreover, I wanted to have a long chat with you for the first time in a while. After meeting at the royal castle, neither of us had the time to do that after all.] (Lugh)
[…I feel so simple. I can’t believe I got so excited over those few words alone.] (Maha)
I switched my tone and voice to those of Illig and began to look through the documents.
Maha was busy.
After all, not only did I impose the role of representative of Orna on her, but she also had to help me with my assassination work.
Finding time for her was fairly difficult.
Which was why I was making time for her at the moment. In the first place, Orna was my property, so naturally, I could do my job as a representative.
The job of a representative was to announce and approve the guidelines.
Currently, I was looking though the documents and classifying them as approved, rejected or deferred, but the development of Orna, which I could only grasp from here, was more than I expected, and once again, I found myself praising Maha’s proficiency.
As I was clearing up the pile of papers, a visitor entered the room.
[It’s been a long time, Illig-sama.] (Beruid)
[How long has it been since we last spoke like this, Beruid-sama?] (Lugh)
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