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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 89
Chapter Title: A Shoulder to Lean On
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The table was laden with a splendid spread of food.
Calix shoveled food into his mouth, paying no mind to etiquette, while Romeo savored his meal very slowly.
The food was so exquisite that her appetite, which had vanished because of Lute, seemed to be returning.
Lellia stole glances at the two of them as she ate.
*Come to think of it, I have their quests to complete as well…*
The quest objective was the same for both.
Increase their favorability by another [+10].
She considered checking their current favorability, but it felt like a waste of a ticket.
After all, a notification would automatically pop up once their favorability rose by ten points.
She decided to save the favorability check ticket, just in case.
“Did you run into any trouble?”
Calix asked abruptly as the meal was winding down.
She didn’t know why, but as soon as she heard his question, the tip of her nose began to tingle.
The day’s events flashed before her eyes like a panorama. Suddenly, all the tension drained out of her.
“……”
“What’s wrong? Why are your eyes getting red? Are you crying?”
Calix’s brow furrowed.
At his words, Romeo’s gaze also turned to Lellia.
“Looks like someone gave you a hard time at the tea party.”
Romeo said with a worried tone, despite the smirk on his face.
*Bang!*
The moment he finished speaking, Calix slammed his fist on the table.
“Who would dare bother Leo’s sister?”
His defensive tone made her emotions swell up all the more.
Though she couldn’t show it, today had been incredibly difficult for Lellia.
Seeing the cheerful Yuriana, and facing the hostile Cedric and Damian.
Hiding her identity by pretending to be a man, and humoring Lute’s request for the sake of the sacred relic—all of it.
“Hm. Perhaps I should have gone with you. Tell me, who was it? I’ll rip out every last strand of their hair.”
“Is that all? We should just slit their throat.”
Lellia finally burst out laughing at Romeo and Calix’s back-and-forth.
But the looks on their faces were dead serious.
Lellia felt a solid warmth fill her heart. It was reassuring.
“It was just… difficult. Pretending to be a man is no easy feat.”
At her words, Romeo chuckled as if to say, “I told you so,” while Calix’s brow furrowed.
His expression seemed to ask why she was doing such a thing in the first place.
“The truth is… I need Sir Lute’s help with something, so I’m doing him a favor in return.”
“Lute? What could you possibly need his help with?”
“Is it that favor for Leo you mentioned?”
“Yes.”
“What in the world is it that requires you to get help from that bastard?”
Calix asked with a sullen expression.
“I can’t explain the details right now. Later… I’ll tell you everything.”
When Lellia said this, Calix and Romeo didn’t press her further.
They did, however, add that she should tell them if she needed anything at all.
“Then, speaking of which, if I have to go to another tea party, could you come with….”
Before she could finish, the two of them scrambled to their feet and fled to the sofa on the other side of the room.
It was a little irritating, but Lellia couldn’t help but smile.
It felt as if all the hardships of the day had simply melted away.
*Alright, I can do this.*
Buoyed by this feeling, Lellia resolved to obtain the sacred relic from Lute as quickly as possible.
