Act 2: Chapter 46: Postponement Plan of Immortal Being(Side: Lunaire)-Stalking Diary of A Certain Lich

Act 2: Chapter 46: Postponement Plan of Immortal Being(Side: Lunaire)-Stalking Diary of A Certain Lich

After entering the abandoned church, Lunaire took off the hood of 《Impurity Sealer’s Robe》, revealing her face.

She heaved a sigh while combing through her silk-like white hair with her hand.

「Let’s go back, Noble.」

Noble Mimic-with a dazzling gem embedded on the top- appeared from within the abandoned church upon hearing his master’s voice.

「...」

Noble Mimic was looking at Lunaire with a suspicious look on its face.

Lunaire looked back at Noble Mimic, nodding a little as she slowly closed her eyes.

「Uhm... I really have no other choice this time.」

「YoU’rE Not taLKIng To Him YeT!?」

Noble Mimic’s body was opening and shutting as it expressed its anger toward its master.

「I-I mean, even you are glaring at me and telling me to not follow Kanata... I-I mean, I really intended to speak to Kanata this time around... and I really was so close to him.」

「And HeRe YoU ArE, ShAmeLEssLY HeaVIng A SigH As If YoU ComPLEteD YoUr MissION! OkAY ThEn, ArE YoU ReAlLy HaVe No InteNtion tO mEet HIM tHis TimE!?」

「... Come to think of it, I brought back sweets that are apparently quite the fad now in Manarak. It’s really delicious you know.」

Lunaire went to a nearby desk and placed a small adorable-looking bag on top of the desk.

Written on the bag’s cover was 《Manarak’s Underground Bean Pie》.

It was Manarak’s specialty made from crushed underground beans to extract its oil content and turned into butter, and then stuffed into the dough.

Its selling point was the unique sweetness of the underground bean and the fact that it was easy to eat since it was only as big as a clenched fist.

It quickly gained a loyal following from the young girls in Manarak thanks to its unique sweet taste and adorable appearance.

In addition, since the nutritional value of the underground bean’s butter was really high, it could be served as a simple meal or as medicine to recover from fatigue.

Though many adventurers were quite embarrassed to buy it due to its adorable appearance, many of them were actually secret fans of this pie.

「So Now YoU TrYinG To BriBe Me AfTer REAlIZing YouR FaiLure HUh! MaStEr, CaN YoU gEt Out Of HeRe And MeEt KAnAtA Already so That I Won’T AngrY At YoU anyMorE?」

「Y-You’re mistaken! I really am embarrassed this time!」

「... OkAy, I’M AlL EaRs.」

Noble Mimic heaved a sigh from part of its mouth.

「Yeah, I think Noble will also understand once you hear this.」

「WeLl, I Can’T SaY AnyThing WheN YoU SaY ThAT YOu’re EmbaRrasSed.」

Noble Mimic’s lid opened and shut repeatedly as if nodding to Lunaire.N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.

Though her remarks sounded very much like an excuse, Lunaire wasn’t an idiot.

Her long life as a lich wasn’t for a show after all.

Even if all the books in the world were gathered together, they still weren’t a match for Lunaire who always spent her free time doing research.

Though her brain seems to experience a short circuit due to the feeling of falling in love for the first time in her thousand years of life, she still learnt from her experience after all.

Even Noble Mimic had already run out of sermons for Lunaire.

If this was still not good, then not even the best medicine could be of any use.

「Kanata seems to be extremely busy. That’s why I can’t bring myself to call for him and decided to stop.」

「I SeE, in FaCt, YOu DiDn’T WisH To MeEt HiM AfTeR AlL. WeLl, TimE To Go BaCk To 《Cocytus》.」

Noble Mimic’s level was even higher than the lord of Cocytus, so it would be fine even if it got hit by one of Lunaire’s spells.

If she holds back, that’s it.

「... WelL TheN, TrY To SeE HiM One MorE Time.」

「Eh? B-But...」

「Do YoU ReAllY ThiNk ThaT KaNAta is OccUpiEd 24/7 ?」

「It seems he left the city. I’m going to try to meet him once things calm down but...」

「LoOk, ThaT’S WhAt I MEaN By MAKINg An ExCuse, YoU kEep LoSing The ChanCe to MeeT Him SinCe You AlwayS PostpOning The MAtter Like THIs!」

「I-I know that already! I me— u-uhm.」

Lunaire was clearly trying to make an excuse again.

「Uhm, I think we really have to postpone the plan to meet him until the end of this incident!」

「YoU ThiNK SuCH PerFect OppOrtuNitY WiLL Come THAt eaSILy Next Time?! And What’S YoUr ExcuSe foR thE Next Time, is It WeaTher or YoUr PHYsicaL ConDitION?」

「M-Maybe bu—」

「PomeRa, Is It? Do You KnoW ThaT It’S OnLy MaTter Of tiMe BeFore She SteaLs KaNAta From YoU if YoU kEep DiLLy-DallIng likE THat.」

「A-Aren’t you the one who remind me about that, that’s why I can’t help but overly worried about that girl’s influence on Kanata.」

「AccOrDing To YoU, TheY’Re AlWaYs StiCking TogeTher, riGHt? Do YoU ReAllY ThinK thAt TheY’Re NoT GoiNg To be ConSCIoUS ABoUT EaCh OthErs GenDer? It”s StIll SAfE NoW BuT, thEiR ReLATionSHip mIghT ChAngE While You Do This KinD Of FarCe.」

「...」

「WeLl, Now ArE YoU SuRe ThaT YoU Won’T SAy AnyTHing KnoWInG THaT?」

Noble Mimic heaved a sigh after it asked so while looking at Lunaire’s silent back.

It knew that doing this would force Lunaire to make her move.

But then, there was no reply from its master even after he waited for a while.

Noble Mimic turned around, looking back at Lunaire.

「That half-elf... even though I have no one but Kanata, why would she do such a cruel thing to me.」

Lunaire chewed on her fingers, up to the fingers joints.

Her white skin torn up and fresh blood flowing out from the opened wound.

「nO, I doN’T ThiNK YoU’vE To ThiNk ThaT FaR THouGh...」

Lunaire left the church with unsteady gaits.

「I’ll go to see Kanata one last time.」

「AvoId AnY TRouBle, MasTER.」

Lunaire left the church without even replying to Noble Mimic.

「... PleaSe ForGIVe ME, HaLF-ELf.」

Noble Mimic, who was left alone, could only apologize quietly to Pomera.

Though Noble Mimic kept staring at the door where Lunaire left from, it then found a small pouch left on top of the desk.

It stretched its tongue, took the 《Manarak Underground Bean Pie》 and threw it into its mouth.

「DelicioUS. Let’S ASk hER to Buy it AgAIn.」

Noble Mimic muttered to itself.