บท 20: Chapter 20—Reconciliation
Two choices is all I have left. Finally, there are two secondary towers. If I count the classes that may interest me, I am not finished.
Cyrus still seems to be sleeping and begins to snore lightly. Micha goes back to the pocket of my harness and stays curled up. I imagine both deserved a rest. I stroke Micha's head gently and decide not to annoy her any longer. I'm thinking of asking Falco if he knows where my bag is with the things Fae gave me. He nods to me and brings it back to me. I collect it and put it in my inventory. It is still early compared to yesterday and I decide to go for a walk inside the bath after asking Falco if it's possible.
Once in the water, I start to relax. The brawl in the thieves' district seems so far away now. I think back to that girl. According to Cyrus she was a beginner, but she still managed to get the situation under control without a problem. I don't know what made Cyrus use the word "beginner".
It's kind of weird to think of her, but it's also probably because she's the first girl I ever fought with. I've had trouble with men before, but never with women. My self-esteem doesn't hurt that much considering that she's more prepared for battle than I am.
I don't know if I would like to see her again anyway. Maybe I'm a little afraid that she'll ridicule me again with another cunning trick.
She reminds me of my girlfriend strangely, with her mastery of the situation.
I stretch in the hot tub. The men's and women's baths are apparently split in two, but apart from Falco I didn't see many people in the mansion who were interested when I arrived. On the women's side, only Emy was friendly. Yesterday she managed to beat her teacher and I wonder how long it will take her to go to the first floor of the tower. The mansion will probably be a lot quieter when she's gone. After all, she's been here for six months already. I've only been here for a short time, but I'm starting to get used to living her with people so different.
Maybe Emy will leave tomorrow like in several months anyway. It's hard to say since it's up to her to decide. It would be easier to have some sort of time limit shorter than five years to force people to climb, but I'm not going to complain about my five years.
The bath does not unfortunately let me look to the sky, I could have observed the stars. Normally yes, but I'm already in the tower and I tend to forget it's not the real sky out there.
Suddenly I hear noise outside the bath. I think it's Emy who must be home. The noise continues for a few minutes and finally moves in my direction. I stop moving in the bath, fearing the worst. I hope she will not join me and tell me we did 'something' together last night in her room so now we are together or something alike. Finally the noise goes to the side of the women's bath and gradually calms down. I am relaxing.
The men's and women's baths are separated by a thick partition which, according to the sound, does not necessarily prevent communication. Emy is far from being inconspicuous on the other side of the wall, but as long as she doesn't go in the man's bath, I'm fine. Micha remained in the locker room on her side and through the link I know she is hiding in my clothes to escape Emy. I reassure her by sighing and sinking into the hot water.
I try to relax, but Emy's unpredictability prevents me. If I'm not mistaken, she got into the bath to talk to me. I almost feel like Emy is starting to like me, but in such a short time, I might be imagining things when thinking this.
On the other side of the partition, I hear someone enter the hot water.
I decide not to say anything for the moment. If she really wants to talk to me and if it's Emy, she won't be silent for long.
The minutes pass and no word comes from the other side of the partition. I only hear the water moving in repetition as if someone was trying to be noticed. I can't clear my mind anymore and I wait. Until finally I got impatient and speak.
"Emy, is that you?" "
On the other side of the partition, the movements in the water stop and I no longer hear any noise.
"Oh, is this you Nomad?" … I didn't know you were in there! "
That's definitely a lie. The tone of her voice indicates that she knew full well that I was there. The noise she was making until then stops and I sigh.
—You wanted to talk to me ?
—N-no, no. I'm just here to relax like you …
—…
—Okay, okay, okay. Yes I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to apologize for last night. I couldn't do it this morning since you were already gone. I got a little carried away and didn't mean to.
—OK no problem.
I smile slightly. I didn't expect her to apologize. Well she knocked me out and took me to her room. Ok. But in the end there was no harm. And then hearing Emy apologize is kind of weird considering her character, but now that I think about it …
—But you'd better apologize to my mouse, Micha. She seems to blame you.
—T-your mouse? Really ?
—She's my partner since I'm a tamer, so yes that would be nice of you. She's in the locker room, but when I get out you can do that. I think it will be more difficult to be forgiven by her than with me. You traumatized her a little …
—Gh .. Okay, I'll apologize to her.
I sigh and look at the ceiling. Emy remains silent for a few minutes.
"Oh, and I heard you got beaten up by a novice thief from Cyrus. I have a proposition for you. If you want, can I train you tomorrow? Cyrus explained to me that you were looking for a second class. This training will allow you to learn a bit more about what fits you best.
—Cyrus has… Hm. Okay, that might help me.
—Awesome !
If Cyrus tells everyone when I get beaten, I'll start having ego issues.
On the other hand, training with Emy worries me a bit. I decide to get out of the water and dry off. I return to the dining room and sit there while waiting for Emy. She ends up arriving after a few minutes. Considering the time, there is no one left in the area and even Falco is not there.
Emy finally arrives with a towel wrapped around her hair with a few strands of red sticking out. She is not wearing her armor which changes from usual and makes her more "normal" from my point of view.
I put Micha on the table explaining the situation to her via the link. Emy starts to apologize and Micha turns a deaf ear when a few minutes ago she was terrified of Emy. Now that the positions are reversed, Micha has completely changed her behavior. I call her to stop this, a little tired by her attitude as Emy waits. Both put a lot of ill will into this and I decide to change my strategy. I take some croquettes out of my pocket and put them in Emy's hand, telling her to leave it on the table.
Finally reluctantly and after several minutes, Micha approaches Emy's hand and touches it with the tip of her muzzle. Emy is a little confused by my method, but she seems relieved that it works and lets her do it.
It was partly thanks to the food that I managed to make the connection and I ended up realizing that Micha cannot resist it. At any time, she seems unable to refuse food. She eventually climbs into Emy's hand and begins to eat. I tell Emy to stroke her gently and Micha reluctantly lets her do it.
Problem solved.
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