In other words, this was the first time I had ever witnessed Lilith kill someone.
Ever since I met her, she has always been this carefree and easygoing. Although she has saved me many times, she is the kind of person who would kill without batting an eye if she disagreed with someone.
What am I afraid of?
Afraid of seeing Lilith kill someone?
How could that be! Could Lilith really be that kind of person?
but.
Do I really know anything about Lilith?
When we first met, she only saw me as a free meal-free machine. The same thing happened when she moved into my hotel and followed me to the capital...
"What am I thinking...?"
Lilith has given me so much, yet I still doubt her?
But she's an orc.
Will she kill me someday?
The book describes orcs as fierce and warlike. Will Lilith become like that?
"Lilith... why... why did you kill him?"
"Huh? Leon? What's wrong?"
As Lilith walked towards me, I subconsciously took two steps back, even though there was a cage behind me and I had no way to retreat.
"Leon?"
"Why...why did you kill him!"
"But he..."
"Enough... I don't want to be with a murderer!"
As if sensing my unusual feelings, she stopped and looked me over, finally giving me an expression I had never seen before.
What is that?
Sad... or heartbroken...
In short, before I could even react, Lilith had already run out of the room.
I don't know how I feel right now, but I know for sure that what I'm saying isn't what I truly mean.
I never disliked Lilith, even though her carefree personality caused a lot of trouble, she spent money extravagantly, and her sleeping posture was quite exaggerated.
but.
I never disliked her.
Why did this happen?
I really don't know...
~~~
When I returned to the hotel, I found that Lilith was still nowhere to be seen. Her luggage was still there, and Katya said that Lilith had not returned.
"What's wrong, Leon? Did you have a fight with Lilith?"
Julius is like a prophet; he can guess the whole story just by looking at my current appearance.
I did not answer Julius, but turned and left Katia's room to return to my own.
To be honest, I am not afraid of seeing dead people, nor am I afraid of witnessing death.
but.
My mind is in complete turmoil right now, so much so that I can't think straight.
The room was empty, but Lilith's presence was palpable; even though she wasn't in the room, you could still smell her animalistic scent.
"Did I really... ever understand her?"
"Meow, Leon? Tell me, what kind of conflict did you have with Lilith?"
Julius flew in through the window at some point. After all, I had locked the door, and no one else could get in except for him.
"Let me... have some peace and quiet..."
"Sigh... Leon, that girl has really sacrificed a lot for you, meow."
“I know… but I… don’t understand her at all.”
This is the first time I've ever had such a big fight with Lilith. I've always forgiven her no matter what she did before, so why can't I let myself off the hook this time?
Was it really just because she killed someone?
Even so, she killed bad people, so this can be considered as eliminating a scourge for the people.
But why should I blame her?
Was it because she killed people indiscriminately?
But, did the man kick me and send me flying, which led Lilith to kill him?
"Leon...would you like to tell me what happened?"
"I……"
In short, I told Julius everything that had just happened, including Lilith's killing of someone. Perhaps, talking to someone at a time like this would make me feel a little better.
Snap...
However, after Julius hears my story, he will give me a hard knock on the head.
"Ouch...it hurts...Julius, what are you doing?"
"Idiot! Lilith only acted rashly to save you!"
"Help me?"
I naturally had no idea that the demi-human male would spit out deadly venom. After all, I was clutching my stomach and grimacing at the time, so I had no idea what the demi-human male would do next.
"You really are a hopeless case, meow! If I'm not mistaken, Lilith only retaliated because she discovered that the demi-human was about to attack you, meow."
"Could that be? But he's just a guy who doesn't even have magic!"
"Some demi-human races are born with offensive methods, meow! Don't you know that's common knowledge?"
"You mean I misunderstood Lilith?"
"Blockhead meow! Poor Lilith meow!"
Bang……
Julius struck me hard on the head again, but it was this blow that made me recall that when I was listening to Sylvie tell adventure stories, she did mention that demi-humans had a similar attack method.
The idea of being able to save one's life in a critical moment is like an octopus releasing a large amount of ink when its life is in danger.
Lilith didn't kill that demi-human male for no reason; it was... to save me...
She clearly had a chance to explain, but I rejected it.
"Damn it! I really am a useless half-baked guy!"
Recalling Lilith's last expression, how heartbroken she must be now. She trusted me as always, and yet I... doubted her at a time like this.
"What are you still doing here, meow? Aren't you going to go find Lilith and apologize properly?"
"I'll go right away..."
"Ugh... they're all such troublesome guys, meow."
In short, looking back now, Lilith was indeed forced to kill the demi-human males at that time.
If it weren't for Julius, my relationship with Lilith would probably have ended there.
This is pretty much what a misunderstanding is like: even if it's not the truth, it can still hurt the most important person deeply.
~~~
I don't know where Lilith is going or what her movements are like. In other words, I don't have a nose like hers that can smell other people's scents.
She found me easily, but I was completely clueless when it came to finding her.
Alleys, main streets, squares...
Wait, Lilith is nowhere to be found.
If she wanted to hide from me at this moment, it would be a piece of cake, since as soon as I approached her, Lilith would hide in time so that I couldn't find her at all.
Fortunately, I finally found Lilith at a stall selling all kinds of dried meat.
At that moment, she looked like a starving ghost reincarnated, her mouth stuffed full, completely unlike the person who had stormed out after being hurt by me.
"Leon...you're here...quick, quick...give me the money..."
"Well……"
For some reason, her first words immediately dispelled my desire to apologize. It seems she had planned all along that I would come out to find her.
Moreover, her expression was smug, as if I had fallen right into her trap.
"Sorry... I mistook you for someone else..."
I turned and left without hesitation.
“Um…no…Leon…you’re not mistaken…I am…Lilith…”
"Hey! How much did you stuff into your mouth?"
"Haha, where's Lilith? Where did she go?"
"I...I'm right here..."
I pretended not to hear and walked to the other side of the street corner.
"Swish...come and see...this heartless man is pregnant...mmm..."
"Boss, how much?"
"Mmm~"
Ignoring Lilith's frantic struggles as I covered her mouth, I knew that letting her continue talking like this would be incredibly troublesome.
"Exactly 600 magic crystals, no more, no less."
"Huh? 600 magic crystals? Are you sure you didn't miscalculate?"
"It's like this, your wife..."
"Stop! 600, right? Here you go!"
In short, looking at my increasingly thin wallet and Lilith sticking her tongue out at me with a wicked grin, I instantly realized I had fallen into a trap.
At a time like this, it would be utterly unfair not to award Lilith an Oscar for Best Actor.
It's said that the Oscar for Best Actor is generally awarded to men, right?
None of that matters anymore. What matters is that my wallet needs to be hooked up to an IV drip again.
Six hundred magic crystals! That's enough to cover my living expenses for a month.
"Lilith, what have you eaten!"
"Hehe... The boss said it's supposed to be tortoise meat, but the texture doesn't quite taste like it..."
"Ha! Tortoise meat again?"
"Destroy this world!"
No, it should be.
"Destroy it, tortoise!"
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