Orange_Rain I apologize for not updating as I promised. I wasn't even totally finished with all the updates I needed done for certain projects. In short, I was just hit with a minor burnout and didn't feel like doing writing-related stuff for a bit. I'll probably take a break at some point to rest up properly, but for the time being, I'm back to updating at the regular schedule.
Thank you very much for understanding and I hope you all enjoy the chapter.
With our business in Dondegarm's church finished, I used [Portal] to take us back to Palocaesy in one of its alleyways. We unexpectedly have more time in our hands than I expected, so until Noire gives me the call through the Messaging Crystals for me to meet her, we decided to head back to the inn and regroup. I took us to a different part of the city so we could walk for leisure, and with my [Intuitive Mapping] skill, I’m able to plot out directions that would take us to a longer route back to the inn. Everyone in my group agreed with what I wanted to do, and so with me in the lead, we took our time walking back to the inn. Sue was walking next to me while Ume and Ren were at the rear, creating a square formation so we don’t take up most of the space on the road. The road I plotted led through a district with multiple two-story buildings, and while part of my mind was keeping track of our path, I was mostly occupied with my thoughts than checking out our surroundings. I used [Hyper Thought Processing] to speed up my thinking.
After seeing how emotional Sue can be by herself, I can't tell what she's thinking without Nyra's help reading her mood, I thought, Is she emotionally unstable? Did she choke back her feelings often before meeting me?
And then there was her request. To see and treat Sue the same as she is now after the revelation … that just further proves her true identity is that big of a deal. She could very well be the illegitimate sibling of the Demon King, much less the very monarch herself. Though, I could be totally wrong on either of those guesses and she turns out to be a high-class noble like Noire. That might be the best-case scenario for me. No matter how good that may sound, though, I can't turn away from what may be the likelier, yet dreadful truth.
Still, even after she reveals herself, it will be difficult to treat Sue as 'normally' as I have up to now with everything going on. It's only been a day since we met, right? I thought she was cute and quite affectionate as a 'fan', at first, and I just took those feelings at face value. Is that the 'normal' she wants between us? Gah, is she trying to make this more complicated than it already is?
Nyra pointed out,
Orange_Rain I apologize for not updating as I promised. I wasn't even totally finished with all the updates I needed done for certain projects. In short, I was just hit with a minor burnout and didn't feel like doing writing-related stuff for a bit. I'll probably take a break at some point to rest up properly, but for the time being, I'm back to updating at the regular schedule.
Thank you very much for understanding and I hope you all enjoy the chapter.
With our business in Dondegarm's church finished, I used [Portal] to take us back to Palocaesy in one of its alleyways. We unexpectedly have more time in our hands than I expected, so until Noire gives me the call through the Messaging Crystals for me to meet her, we decided to head back to the inn and regroup. I took us to a different part of the city so we could walk for leisure, and with my [Intuitive Mapping] skill, I’m able to plot out directions that would take us to a longer route back to the inn. Everyone in my group agreed with what I wanted to do, and so with me in the lead, we took our time walking back to the inn. Sue was walking next to me while Ume and Ren were at the rear, creating a square formation so we don’t take up most of the space on the road. The road I plotted led through a district with multiple two-story buildings, and while part of my mind was keeping track of our path, I was mostly occupied with my thoughts than checking out our surroundings. I used [Hyper Thought Processing] to speed up my thinking.
After seeing how emotional Sue can be by herself, I can't tell what she's thinking without Nyra's help reading her mood, I thought, Is she emotionally unstable? Did she choke back her feelings often before meeting me?
And then there was her request. To see and treat Sue the same as she is now after the revelation … that just further proves her true identity is that big of a deal. She could very well be the illegitimate sibling of the Demon King, much less the very monarch herself. Though, I could be totally wrong on either of those guesses and she turns out to be a high-class noble like Noire. That might be the best-case scenario for me. No matter how good that may sound, though, I can't turn away from what may be the likelier, yet dreadful truth.
Still, even after she reveals herself, it will be difficult to treat Sue as 'normally' as I have up to now with everything going on. It's only been a day since we met, right? I thought she was cute and quite affectionate as a 'fan', at first, and I just took those feelings at face value. Is that the 'normal' she wants between us? Gah, is she trying to make this more complicated than it already is?
Nyra pointed out,
