ushernet Chapter 46 - 45: After the Confession
Chapter 46 - 45: After the Confession
It took a while for Mariana and Creos to calm down after Mira told them the truth. When the two had managed to accept the situation, Mira explained how she became like that.
The source of it all had been a certain item with a special property. That item was shaped like a box, and after she opened it, she turned into her current appearance. She would need another one like that to return to her original form, but it was uncertain if she would ever be able to get one.
She also added that she was afraid the two of them would despise her if they knew who she really was, so she kept quiet about it. The first one to speak afterwards was Mariana, her voice filled with a hint of indignation.
「I would never despise Lord Danbulf for something as worthless as that. I never expected you to be that kind of person.」
「Same goes for me.」
Creos mentioned his alignment with Mariana's words as he drank his fifth cup of tea.
「We fairies would never judge a person for their appearance. No matter how you look, you will always be Lord Danbulf for me, and I'll never stop serving you with my life.」
「Me too, I don't care about that at all… Or rather, you look less frightening now so I'm glad about that.」
After Mariana's assertion, Creos also agreed with it even though his sentence ended on a low note. But his eyes showed he was serious about it.
「But hmm, a box that can change your appearance… Maybe it's a type of artifact.」
Creos closed his eyes, deep in thought. Even amongst the most powerful Magic Wares, there was none that could physically change one's appearance. If an item capable of causing such a miracle existed, it had to be a relic handed down by the gods themselves, also known as an artifact.
Even back when it was a game, a couple of artifacts had already been found. They were generally rewards for really long and complicated quests, or drops from uber-legendary monsters, but even then there was nothing like the Vanity Case.
In a certain way, that was close enough to the truth. An item granted by the gods…namely, an item obtained directly from the developers through microtransactions.
Either way, saying that this world used to be a game and that she bought an item with a currency called yen was something Mira could not prove at all, so it was needless information now that this world became reality.
「It probably was one. I still was careless with it.」
Keeping all of that in mind, going with the artifact explanation would be enough while not continuing to lie. It was an item that could do that kind of miraculous magic after all. It was an easy to understand way of putting it.
「And one last thing, don't tell anyone about this matter.」
「Understood.」
「Eh, why? If we told everyone that Lord Danbulf returned to his seat amongst the Nine Wisemen, the future summoners will be able to rest assured.」
Mariana accepted her request straight away, but Creos still wanted to ask why. Telling everyone about it was a sensible option, but Mira still recalled Solomon's words. Even if everyone accepted her as Danbulf, her image was too different from his'.
Creos and Mariana were the closest to her so they accepted it rather quickly, but there was no guarantee it would go as smoothly with other people. But more importantly, there were things she could only do in her current state. If she returned to her seat as a Wiseman, it would become much more difficult to randomly go out, which means her
The furniture in her room was nothing too fancy, though it was well built. There was a really big contrast between Luminaria as a person and her room. Then again, she never was one to be concerned with furniture or interior design. All her furniture had been selected by her aide who knew what kind of person she was after all.
Her aide really knew how to do their job even when it came to Luminaria's personal life.
That aide herself, Litaria, was just finishing with placing all the food on the table. Everything they were going to eat that night for dinner had been prepared by her.
「I've really been looking forward to this. I can finally hear Danbulf's stories from you, Mira. This will be fun.」
「Ah…yes. Well, later… I guess…」
The last time Mira was in the Tower of Magic, she promised to do that before departing. Remembering that, Mira was unable to come up with anything to say now.
As the group of friends ate dinner together, Mira became the main guest talking about her travels.
She spoke about Soul Howl's footprints, the appearance of devils officially said to have been exterminated, the abduction of spirits that was still being kept secret from the public, and other topics that normally would never be mentioned in a public place like a restaurant.
While they were all engrossed in her entertaining stories, only Litaria looked at Mira with judging eyes. Figuring it was about time she knew, Mira disclosed her true identity to her, which Mariana and Creos corroborated. Litaria froze with a vacant smile as she attempted to understand and it would take many minutes before she was able to think properly again.
Apart from that, Mira also spoke to Luminaria about the incident in the academy, making sure to thoroughly scold her. Next, they also spoke about the revival of summoners, and Mira even made Luminaria promise she would help Creos while Mira was away. Meanwhile, Creos just kept producing that weird sweat from earlier.
In return, Mira would procure another set of catalysts for Luminaria. Namely catalysts of three types, melted snow crystals, pale dragon scales, and icicle shards.
Mira could do nothing but agree to those terms, and so they continued their conversation loaded with state secrets, leaving aside Litaria's struggling mind trying to comprehend what she heard.