Episode 44 – Only a small favor and you
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After leaving the room with Torsa, Sol was stunned, not knowing what to do. He had never thought that being friends with him would hurt anyone so much.
[This didn’t happen to with your brother, so why are you ……]
These were the words his mother told him over and over again when he was a young man. Whenever he failed at something, even when he was injured, he was told such things.
That is why he wanted to be useful to someone. But he didn’t even see this coming, got carried away, and now here we are. It was painful to think so.
When he returned to his room, Celes was already awake and sitting on his bed. The moment Sol saw her, she gently smiled at him.
“What’s the matter? You look pale.”
Sol opened his mouth to say something at those words, remembering Herve’s words. But at the same time, he was at a loss for words because he was afraid that Celes would be taken aback if he said something like this. Sol’s throat was tightened by the memory that every time he had said something in his previous life, he had been denied.
After staring at Sol, Celes turned her head down as if thinking about something. Then she looked at Sol fearfully again.
“….. Hey, Sol. I have a little favor to ask you.”
“Eh, What?”
Sol asked, a little upset, not expecting to be told such a thing at this time.
“I want you to follow me shopping.”
Sol couldn’t help but laugh at such a request made with such a serious and earnest face. It might have been a big request from Celes, but to Sol, it was no big deal. He was soothed.
He thought he was out of his mind after he had been told that by Torsa. But because of Torsa’s rejection, he felt that he was needed only by Celes, and that made him happy.
“Of course! Now?”
“Huh? Ah, um, at Sol’s convenience. ……”
“I’ll be there whenever you are! So, when Celes is ready, let’s go!”
Sol said so and Celes smiled happily.
The place Sol was brought to by Ceres was an accessory store in Serenite. As he wondered why he was in such a place, Celes took something and showed it to Sol.
“S-Sol. You know what? I was going to buy a bracelet, but I couldn’t decide which one is better ……. Which one do you think is better ……?”
Sol froze at the question.
In Celes’ hand are two bracelets, one with a gold fine thread chain base and a flower-shaped charm and the other with a ribbon-shaped charm.
Oh, this is the one he saw on the Internet in a previous life, Sol thinks. Frankly, either one would look good on her, but it’s the one you shouldn’t say either one is fine.
With this in mind, Sol desperately tried to remember the best solution.
“Oh, let’s see, I think the flower one looks nice and gentle, and the ribbon one looks pretty,.. ……”
“Oh, you know, ……!”
As Sol struggled to find the right words, Celes looked at him with a serious expression, her face slightly red.
“I want Sol to ……! choose ……!”
“Eh, ah, ……!”
Sol’s face involuntarily reddened at the words of Celes. She is saying she want him to choose. Thinking about the reason for this, another convenient thought came to his mind.
“Oh, let’s see, ……. Flowers, I think, suit her. Celes looks better with flowers and other natural things.”
When Sol said so, Celes smiled happily.
“Thank you, I’ll take it….!”
Wait!”
Sol hurriedly stopped her as she was about to call out to the clerk
“Let me see that again!”
Sol picked up the bracelet that Celes curiously showed him. He glanced at the price tag.
“Good, I think I can buy this,” Sol thought, breathing a sigh of relief. He didn’t know what Celes’ intentions were. His convenient delusions wouldn’t go away. However, Celes wanted to wear something he’d picked out, so he wanted to give her a present.
“Ah, um, I’ll buy it”
“Eh, ah, I can’t be that lenient ……!”
“That’s all right! Thanks for always helping me out!”
So saying, without waiting for Ce;es’ reply, Sol went to the shopkeeper and paid the money. And as he looked at the bracelet being carefully put into the bag by the clerk, he felt a little uneasy again.
Was this really the right thing to do? she didn’t even want the gift? He wondered if she had felt uncomfortable
With this thought in mind, he picked up the paper bag containing the bracelet, which was wrapped prettily, and went to see Celes.
“Um, this is ……!”
She said, and silently accepted the paper bag. She then stared at it.
“Thank you …..”
“Yes. …….”
Sol couldn’t say anything more because he couldn’t read Celes’ emotion. It was when he thought that he had made a mistake.
Celes took Sol’s hand and led him out of the shop. Without knowing what was going on, he followed her and was led to sit on a bench.
Celes carefully opened the paper bag. She then presented Sol with her arm and bracelet.
“Put it on…… give it to me. ……”
“Huh? Oh, okay.”
He had held Ceres’ hand many times before. But now he was nervous, and his hands were sweating, causing the clasp to slip off several times. He managed to put it on, and when he looked at Celes, she was smiling happily, gently touching the bracelet.
‘Thank you ……! I will treasure it. ……!”
Hearing those words, Sol felt something inside him melt. Celes was so happy with the gift he had given her. It made him feel like his existence was acknowledged, that he was needed, and he nearly cried.
“Hey Celes. You don’t hate being with me, do you?”
Sol was unintentionally saying something like that.
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