A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 71

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“I can see the essence of the other person when I use the power of my blessings. Therefore, I can roughly understand the kind of blessings that they have been bestowed with. Can I touch my forehead to yours just the way I had done it previously?

“Eh, ehhh…………….yes.”

She was at a loss for a moment. She didn’t know how to reply but soon nodded yes. There was no other way since Lucaria needed to touch her forehead with his to understand it better. Besides, Hisui and Lucaria’s aide were in the room as well.

‘If the two of them weren’t in this room I wouldn’t have been able to answer him……..’

“Thank you.”

Lucaria thanked Selesina and slowly brought his face closer to the others.

‘Uwah, his eyelashes are so long and beautiful…………no stop!’

Selesina quickly closed her eyes and she heard Lucaria lightly laugh.

It would be embarrassing if she were found out. Soon Lucaria’s forehead touched hers and all those ideas in her head were blown away.

“Lady Selesina, please breathe in and out deeply and slowly.”

“……………..Yes.”

Selesina did what she was told and soon felt her forehead go warm.

‘This is Lord Lucaria’s power.’

The last time he touched his forehead to hers it was so sudden that she couldn’t feel anything.

But this time she had already spoken to her Goddess together with Hisui so it might go well.

‘The Goddess that has bestowed her blessings onto me, does my voice reach you?’

There was a sudden feeling like she was sinking.

“————-!”

“That’s good, keep going.”

“Yes.”

She was relieved by LUcaria’s words as she began to focus her consciousness. An image came up in her mind, an image of a complex maze.

“………………Do you like complex things?”

Perhaps she likes toys like a circle of wisdom or a forest so thick that you can easily get lost. 

The only thing she understood was it was something difficult.

‘Do you not want something like my life experience?’

Selesina asked with interest.

If there was no response it would be fine. That what she had come to think but—-Suddenly a voice rang inside her head.

[I like anything that seems like fun]

“————-!”

Selesina immediately understood that that was the voice of the Goddess.

‘Even Lord Lucaria said that he couldn’t hear the voice of the God that blessed him!’

Then why was she able to hear her voice so clearly?

‘This is perhaps something I cannot tell Lord Lucaria?’

She was already offered an engagement at this point and if she were to tell him that she heard the voice of the Goddess……………….she felt she wouldn’t be able to escape from the shrine.

She might be able to escape the fate of the storyline of the game but she didn’t know whether that would lead to a good life or not.

Selesina opened her eyes trying to refrain from showing her flustered expression.

She immediately met with the gold eyes of Lucaria in front of her.

“……………..!”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I just did it unconsciously since you’re so beautiful Lady Selesina.”

“……………..No.”

She smiled and parted from Lucaria.

“How was it?”

“I got a strong sense of complexity like a maze.”

“I see……….”

Lucaria put his finger to his mouth as if he was thinking something once he heard Selesina’s words.

He almost looked divine. As expected of the chief, Selesina was fascinated.

“Perhaps she likes things that are entwined or mixed. Not only objects but maybe she also likes people whose destinies are a little strange?”

Selesina became nervous once she heard that.

“……….But I’m just a regular girl.”

“But you’ve been labeled as a person with no blessings before. Perhaps that was also the guidance of the Goddess.”

“……………………………..”

After hearing what Lucaria had to say Selesina couldn’t help but think-

‘Please wait a bit.’

‘To think that he actually said what she was also wondering…………’

“In that case, I’ll try and talk more often.

I may be able to understand a little more about my blessings with that.”

Selesina said.

“I’m sorry that I couldn’t give you a clear answer.”

“No, that was very helpful.”

Selesina thanked him and Lucaria smiled cheerfully.

“……………Lord Lucaria it’s about time.”

“Ah, it’s already so late? When I’m with Lady Selesina, it’s troubling how time seems to pass by in the blink of an eye.”

Lucaria stood up saying that he would have liked to talk some more.

Selesina also got up from the sofa.

“Thank you for your precious time.”

Selesina said.

“Same here, thank you for coming with me even though it was so sudden.”

They exchanged warm greetings and Selesina was relieved that he didn’t touch the topic of their engagement. She did think that she should apologize but she decided that she didn’t need to breach the topic from her side.

She watched as Hisui went ahead to open the door. However, Lucaria brought his lips to her ears last minute. His lips were barely touching her ears, she could almost feel it.

“Someday I would like to receive your heart as well.”

“………….!”

Lucaria’s sweet, low numbing voice made Selesina breath hitch.

Her face was beet red as she closed her ears and Lucaria happily smiled as he watched her.

“Then I’ll excuse myself here.”

“Ye, yes………….”

That was all that Selesina managed to squeeze out as she saw Lucaria off.

Even though she had rejected his proposal………..perhaps it wasn’t going to be as simple as that, Selesina thought once again.