ushernet Chapter 59 - 58: Promise and Report
Chapter 59 - 58: Promise and Report
The bright sunlight passed through the bedroom's window in the tower, slowly dispersing the drowsiness filling it. The girl's disheveled silver hair glistened under the light as she slowly rose.
(She's already awake, even though it's so early.)
Mira looked to her side, only seeing an empty pillow. On the other side, Luna was still sleeping on her pillow, curled into a ball and breathing slowly. She smiled a bit watching Luna, and then opened the menu of her bracelet to check the current time.
(Oh, I just woke up late…)
It was already past 9:30am. Mira closed the menu and stretched out, then got out of bed and headed to the living room. On her way there, she spotted a certain outfit left on a small table. Clothes with a very familiar design on them.
(It's so well made.)
She picked it up and held it in front of her, it was her Magic Robe Set. Mira decided she might as well put it on, sliding her arms through the sleeves, but a knock on the door stopped her, soon after which Mariana in a maid outfit peeked her head through the door.
「Good morning, Lady Mira.」
「Good morning.」
「Let me help you.」
She understood exactly what Mira was about to do, so she came at the perfect moment to help. Without waiting for Mira to accept or reject her help, she approached Mira and quickly began helping her get dressed.
Mariana was also very willing to make Mira's hair, taking two almost transparent blue ribbons and tying her hair to each side. Watching her already cute appearance be enhanced with those twin tails, Mira looked quite satisfied with herself when she stood in front of a mirror.
Mariana was also quite happy with the result, mostly because she was able to touch Mira's hair a lot. They spent some time in front of the mirror, and turned around and smiled looking at each other.
Luna woke up just when the girls were about to have breakfast, which was the best way a pet could wake up. After everyone ate, Mira explained her next plans to Mariana.
She would first report her findings to Solomon, and depending on how the decoding of Soul Howl's traces went, she could have her next destination set already. If it was a very distant place, it would be a considerable amount of time before she came back again.
Mira felt bad about that, but Mariana told her to not worry and just smiled, though there was slight loneliness hidden in it. Still, Mariana would not grieve any more, knowing her master would definitely return again was enough to keep her motivated.
Seeing that Mariana did not mind it too much, Mira felt more relieved and looked at the mark on the back of her hand, being made aware of how strong that bond was.
「It's time for me to go now.」
Mira said standing up, having finished a cup of black tea after breakfast and petted Luna's fur for plenty of time. Before she left, Mariana went to get a basket from the kitchen and handed it to Mira.
「I've prepared lunch for you as well, make sure to enjoy it later.」
「Mm, thanks.」
Mira thanked her as she took the basket, mindlessly patting Mariana's head. That act happened completely naturally and without hesitation, which surprised even Mira. But it also meant that a wall that stood between the two had crumbled, and as Mira saw Mariana smile happily under her hand, she knew that was the best decision they could have taken.
「I'll leave the rest in your hands.」
Mira hugged Luna tightly and then gave her to Mariana, who received her carefully and bowed to Mira.
「Take care.」
While it was a short exchange, and both of them were girls, the endearing tone of Mariana's voice made it sound like a wife that was used to seeing her husband off like that.
But Mira was still oblivious to that, as well as the slight pout on Mariana's cheeks who was still expecting to be hugged. Noticing that would be Mira's future homework.
Mira walked out of the tower and got ready to take off when she saw the tower standing next to hers, which made her remember something. That was the Tower of Necromancy, and Mira had promised Amaratte something. After talking with Lily, the maid, she said that Amaratte could come to the castle any time to get her measurements taken.
(I almost forgot about that.)
Mira decided to take care of that before she left for the city and entered the Tower of Necromancy.
When everyone noticed that a young silver-haired girl entered the Tower of Necromancy, their gazes all focused on her and stayed silent. As opposed to the Tower of Summoning, there were quite a few people working day and night in re
「And so, tell me, if there were any traces left from the carving of the chalice there, could you find out how old they are if you could research them yourself?」
「From traces like that..? Well, I can't say for sure, that place is the Abandoned City after all, though it's inside the temple… so there should not be any deterioration due to wind or rain. If they're well conserved, I could give a rough estimate.」
「Hmm, I see. It's decided then.」
Hearing Suleyman's reply, Solomon nodded deeply and then turned to look at Mira again. It was easy for her to know what Solomon meant, she shrugged, stretched on the couch and waved her hand in agreement.