Chapter 1630 Intermission The Sage of the Forests Rumination
Chapter 1630: Intermission: The Sage of the Forest’s Rumination
Arriving at the castle and walking to the dining hall with Laguna-san’s guidance, while Fors was having a casual conversation with Kaito and Laguna, she was thinking about the situation.
(Thank goodness we made it to the castle in one piece. Although I wasn’t optimistic about my prospects, expecting it would take several days even under optimistic assumptions, so it was fortuitous that we made it here with time to spare. I have to give him my sincere thanks. Unnn…… No, but……) n0𝑣𝗲𝑳𝐔𝑠𝐁.𝓬0𝔪
Fors is conducting conversation as usual, and her demeanor is no different from normal times. However, if one were to ask whether she was the same as normal even in her heart, that was not really the case.
Although she is quite desperate in pretending to be calm, she’s considerably panicking deep inside, and the reason for that is……
(……H- How long are we going to hold hands like this?)
Yes, Fors is still walking hand in hand with Kaito, and that is the primary factor making Fors’ heart restless.
(Although getting lost is already a common occurrence to me, I still feel anxious and flustered when I get lost. If there’s a charming individual who appears dashingly and repeatedly helps me in such situations, given my limited social and romantic matters, it would be more than obvious that I would be easily charmed. I strongly hope you will take these aspects into consideration…… Ahh, no, even if I’m just having these thoughts in my mind, I’m well aware that these thoughts are quite nonsensical. Expecting you to understand this is probably unreasonable, and rather, even understanding this would also open up a new bag of troubles for me. Hmmm…… A person’s mind sure is beyond one’s control.)
After pondering all that, Fors let out a small wry smile and once again glanced briefly at Kaito.
[Unnn? Is something the matter?]
[Ahh, no, I was just thinking about what might be served for lunch. Since we’re in Hydra Kingdom, it would probably be seafood, right? I can’t imagine them not serving a signature delicacy that represents their country……]
[Ahh, fish sounds great. Symphonia hardly uses fish in their cuisine……]
As Kaito turned away and continued engaging in trivial conversation, just for a little bit, Fors subtly tightened the grip of the hand she was holding.
(Yeah, it truly is beyond one’s control. Even though I still consider when to let go of his hand, there’s still this part of me that doesn’t want to release it just yet. What contradictory and illogical thoughts. Truly perplexing…… It’s just, hopefully…… I’ll be able to let go before my heart beats too loudly and he accidentally hears it.)
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Serious-senpai : [Wait…… Wait, wait, wait! The flow of things doesn’t look good! Doesn’t things look really bad there!?]