Episode 40 – Eavesdropping and consultation

“….. Nee san.”

And just as he and Herve were settling down to talk, he heard Lepios calling Herve. Sol is a little embarrassed, thinking that perhaps he had heard what he had just said.

In the midst of all this, Herve gives a small sigh.

“…. Leo. Did you hear me by any chance?　It’s not very nice. That kind of thing.”

“That’s because of sister’s loud voice,……. No, it’s true that I was listening, and I apologize for that. I am sorry. It’s just that I care too.”

Saying this, Lepios said something to Herve so that Sol would not hear.

“Oh, you mean that?　I’m sorry about that. But I see. That’s a pretty embarrassing story, isn’t it?”

“Nee san!　Your voice!”

Lepios glared at Herve and then looked at Sol.

“Look, Sol’s coming back, too. He just collapsed.”

“Oh, yeah…….”

But Sol could not make eye contact with Lepios. He had always intended to keep his love for Celes a secret.

Lepios would probably not laugh at the thought that he and Celes were not a good match. Lepios is that kind of person. He knew that. He was beginning to take Herve’s story in stride. But it would have been different if he had been asked without being prepared for it.

But Lepios did not mention it, but looked at Sol and said

“Sol. You once told me that I should talk to Rale and tell her how I feel about her. From your point of view, do you think I didn’t tell Rale anything?”

“What”　Well, sure, Lepios only did things for Rale, but I don’t have the image that he told her anything. ……”

“….I see.”

For some reason, Lepios sighed deeply.

“I thought you are looking objectively, but maybe you weren’t seeing things objectively at all. You had no right to be shocked by the way you just ran ahead without saying anything.”

“Eh? What kind of ……”

Next to Sol, who was unable to keep up, Lepios laughed quietly.

“I’ll try talking to Rale properly, including my own thoughts. If I do that, maybe I’ll be able to move forward without even having to consider hypothetical situations. And then, if I ever feel down, please be sure to listen to me.”

“……! Of course! Because we are friends!”

The moment Lepios said that, Sol finally felt like he had swallowed all. He was happy to hear Lepios’ words because he felt that Lepios trusted him. He felt that Lepios would accept him even if he told him everything, including the parts of himself that he had been hiding from him.

Sol returned to the guest room with Lepios. As soon as he returned, his eyes met Celes.

The moment he saw Celes, the words that Herve had told him came back to him again. He wondered what would happen if he told Celes everything. Would she accept it?

For a long time, he had been afraid of letting her know everything about him. But Celes told him that she wanted him to talk to her about it. Knowing that this is not the same as a romantic relationship, he hoped that Celes would accept him.

With fear and a little hope, Sol opened his mouth.

“Um, Celes ……”

“Oh, um, Lepios!　I have something to tell you ……!”

But Celes rushes past Sol to Lepios, who is standing behind him.

“Ha……? Now……?”

“Just ……!”

With that, Celes disappeared with Lepios into a room on the second floor.

Could it be that he was rejected ……?

Such uneasiness strikes Sol. Indeed, Lepios also said that Herve’s voice was too loud. That’s why he heard it. What if Celes had heard it, too?

Sol felt a rush of blood and crouched down. Did the feelings of love for Celes, which he had been trying to hide, also become known? Was that why she rejected him?

“Sol, what’s wrong? Still not feeling well ……?”

Carla, who was nearby, peeked at Sol with concern. Sol was relieved to see Carla, who probably didn’t know what was going on.

“Ahaha, it seems so. I’ll take a break.”

With these words, Sol went to bed alone.

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When Celes entered Lepios’ room with Lepios, Lepios sighed heavily.

“….. are you an idiot?　All this time, Sol might have been inclined to consult with you, as you had hoped.”

At these words, Celes crouched on the floor, unable to say anything. Her heart was still thumping.

“Yes, I know, but ……. Hey, wait. The story with Herve san ……. Sol, he likes me, does that mean ……?”

“Is that what you mean?”

“But, no, not even a hint of that. ……”

“Even from my perspective, it seemed like Sol was trying to act cool in front of you. I’m just repeating what my sister said, but maybe it’s because he likes you that he wanted you to rely on him, and that’s why he didn’t consult you about it. Well, I’m sure you heard everything with that magical ear tool, though.”

Being told so clearly by Lepios, Celes found her face turning red.

Celes felt her face flush as she realized that she had made many appeals to him in the past. The only thing that interested him as a woman was her breasts. No one would ever think that he was even doing it because he liked her.

“What am I going to do ……”

“Well, what were you thinking about what you wanted to do with Sol? If you both like each other, then you should just get together. If anything, I think Sol is feeling down right now because he thought you rejected him.”

“I know that’s true, but ……”

“Why are you hesitating now? I don’t understand the point in hesitating now after all the things you’ve done and made so many appeals. If anything, considering what you’re doing, I’m more worried about Sol, who doesn’t know anything about it.”

“But, but! I thought that Sol didn’t like me in a romantic sense! That’s why I wanted to become the ideal person for Sol… You know, I wonder if Sol likes people who can rely on him.”

Celes recalled a conversation between Sol and Herve that she had heard.

“…More than liking it, you are more happy, right? Sol likes you, after all.”

“Yes,……. I’m happy to be depended on. ……”

However, at the moment of thinking this, what came to mind was the image of Sol cold in the rubble. Since meeting Sol, she had been spoiled by his kindness for a long time. Even though she tried to keep her distance from him because she couldn’t stop feeling disgusted by the miasma, somewhere along the way, she had the naive feeling that Sol would never abandon her

That was the result.

“Hey, Lepios. How can we continue to protect Sol while realizing his ideals?”

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