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"We were just walking to your home when I noticed it, nobody else did. Maybe because I can enhance my vision with Life Attribute Magicâ¦" Elizabeth said.
"Ah⦠well yeah, that just happened I suppose." I sighed. "Don't go around telling everyoneâ¦"
"Don't worry, but between friends it will eventually be known, you know?" She sighed.
"Rightâ¦"
Elizabeth seemed to want to say something more, but then stopped herself.
"I'm glad about it⦠Erika is such a sweet girl, she's⦠like our leader after you in a way." Said Elizabeth. "I can entrust you to her."
"Entrust?" I wondered.
"Yeah, I hope you two can be happy. I kind of was hoping that!" She said.
"You're talking as if we were going to marry tomorrow or something, relax." I sighed. "I still remember what I promised to your grandfather."
"What⦠you promised him? Oh, ah!" Elizabeth suddenly blushed a bit. "T-That's⦠I thought you forgotâ¦"
"I wouldn't forget that." I sighed, petting her head. "Hm? Why are you so red?"
"T-That's⦠just⦠Ahh⦠B-But you� I⦠I haven't said anything yet about it!" She said while suddenly getting embarrassed and rebellious.
"Well, if you don't want to that's fine⦠I don't really want to force you." I said.
"That's⦠no, that's not it. I mean⦠Ah, I can't do this now⦠I need to think my feelings a bit more, and yours too, right?" She asked.
"I've already kind of made up my mind." I answered her with a confident smile.
"D-Dummyâ¦"
Elizabeth blushed a bit.
"You've gotten awfully open with me, now you call me dummy too?" I sighed. "I thought you treated me with special treatment, the boys are always talking about it."
"T-That's⦠You're special to me, okay?" Elizabeth sighed, getting that out of her chest. "I don't know why but⦠as I grew up, I kind of got so shy over these things I used to be so open when I was little."
"Like saying that you would become my wife?" I giggled.
"Uwaah! That was so embarrassing!" She cried.
"What? You don't want to?" I laughed.
"Ugh, you're such a tease!" Elizabeth pouted. "I'll think about it! I-It's not like I was waiting for you to ask me our or something⦠Not at all!"
"You want me to ask you out? Well, okay." I shrugged.
"Ahhh! Wait, no⦠Uwaahh!" Elizabeth suddenly ended running away.
It seems puberty hit her hard, she used to be so open, I guess not everyone stays the same as Erika or Chris. Others change over time; it is part of growing up I suppose. Me included. Since I meet Elizabeth that I saw her as someone useful, but now, I don't even think about her in such a way.
I kind of want to protect her beautiful smile and everything that comes with her. She's⦠a walking light that guides our party more than I could really do. Despite her seeing herself as not so much of a party leader material, she's can indeed excel as one, especially at motivating people and raising morale.
But I suppose I should leave her on her own devices for a bit. She has to settle down her feelings so she doesn't talk so awkwardly like right now. I could tell she was trying to say something thereâ¦
"Blake! Where are you?"
Suddenly, I heard Erika's voice.
"Ah, Erika?"
"Blake!"
She suddenly caught me here, alone, and ran towards me.
"Why are you here? I saw Elizabeth walking away⦠What were you two doing?" She wondered, narrowing her eyes.
"â¦We were talking about something that happened to me." I said.
"Hm⦠You're not lying. Ah, so what happened?" She wondered.
"I⦠Well, I don't know if it would be fine to tell you thisâ¦" I sighed. "She was able to see through it very easily because she's also one of them, but I don't know if-"
"Oh, you mean the shiny aura?" She asked. "I saw it!"
"Eh?!"
I guess a Dryad is really someone incredible.
"Did you get a blessing from the Holy Spirits?" She wondered. "I have to confess you something then⦠I did too."
"What?!" I asked in surprise. "When�"
"When you helped me get my new body and⦠well, be reborn for real." Erika sighed, suddenly holding my hands. "I didn't wanted to tell you because you would get worried, I knew you were a worrywart deep down. Only my dad knew."
"What⦠spirit?" I wondered.
"Nature and Life, the twoâ¦" She said.
"Does that means something?" I wondered.
"They said⦠I was going to be the reincarnation of Yggdrasil, or something." Erika wondered, rubbing her chin. "I don't really get it, but it's something big, right? Like I am a hero! Are you a hero too?"
"I⦠guess. It is quite relieving to know there are three like us now, I suppose." I sighed.
"So how many?! Oh! I bet you got the darkness holy spirit?" She wondered innocently.
"Twelveâ¦" I sighed.
"Twe⦠twelve?" Erika tilted her head in confusion.
"Yes, all twelve Holy Spirits." I sighed.
"EEEEH?!"
Erika's scream was slightly louder. Thankfully I had set up soundproof wind barrier this time.
"That's nuts!" She said. "You're like⦠the hero of heroes!"
"Yes, and I want it to be a secretâ¦" I ended explaining to her everything I told to Elizabeth.
"Oh, so that's what you're worried about⦠Yeah, the same reason why I kept my blessings a secret too." She said with a smile.
"But you revealed them to me though, they're no longer a secret."
"That's because you're the person I trust the most, and you're always honest with me tooâ¦"
Erika's yellow and green eyes shone brightly, as they got closer to me.
"Mooch!"
She suddenly gave me a second kiss in my cheek this time.
"A second kiss?"
"What? You don't like them?"
"I doâ¦"
"Hehehâ¦Then here's another!"
Erika kissed my lips this time, a short yet sweet kiss.
"You're such a treasure." I sighed, hugging her out of the blue.
"Uwahh! W-Well, I guess a hug is okay tooâ¦" She said, petting my head.
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