Lathel didn’t know why, but when he saw Charlotte, he felt extremely peaceful in his heart. He also didn’t know if this was love or if this was just a special effect of the blood contract.
He didn’t care about this; right now, he only cared about one thing, which was that Charlotte woke up when he returned, and that was enough.
“You have been sleeping for 5 days.” Lathel gently stroked Charlotte’s pretty little nose, his voice carrying a bit of blame but also a lot of concern.
“Uhm…” Charlotte let go of Lathel, pouted, and said: “I… was very sleepy… I dreamed of a lot of things…”
She suddenly grabbed the corner of his shirt, her expression a bit sad: “I… dreamed that… you… almost died…”
Lathel was startled, he frowned and asked: “You dreamed that I almost died?” Why did I almost die?
Charlotte shook her head, her face carrying a dreamy look as if she had not yet woken up: “I don’t know… I… just saw… that you… were being chased by a very large lizard… it… it chased you.”
“That lizard… It can breathe fire… very scary.”
Hearing that, Lathel immediately realised that Charlotte was describing the Fire Drake, and thought to himself: ‘Why did she dream about me fighting the Fire Drake?’
‘Could it be that… because of the blood contract bond, there is a special bond between me and her?’
Lathel didn’t know, but he didn’t care either. He touched Charlotte’s face, smiled, and said: “Don’t worry, I will never die. You also know how strong our healing ability is, right?”
Hearing that, Charlotte tilted her head. She still looked at him with a bit of worry in her eyes, but then she nodded slightly and said: “Uhm…”
Everyone who saw Lathel and Charlotte being intimate with each other did not want to break the atmosphere.
Seeing this scene, Claire felt a little jealous, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart as if a needle had just been stabbed into it.
‘It seems… there is no place for me to set foot anywhere.’
…
The party was prepared outside in the garden. Even though it was almost dark, many magic lights were arranged in the garden, making the place brighter and more sparkling, like a high-class resort.
Lathel stood at the grill to grill the meat. He used one hand to sprinkle spices on the meat while using his other hand to flip the pieces of meat on the grill.
“Oh! If the other pharmacist enchanters knew that you were using the Anaconda Flame to grill meat, I’m afraid they would be so angry that they would spit blood.”
Lathel heard the sound behind him, but he didn’t turn around. He grilled the meat and said: “After all, I have no talent for preparing medicinal herbs, but I can’t let the Anaconda Flame in my hands become useless.”
“Anyway… grilled meat is delicious, right?”
“That’s right, hehehe…” Lilith smiled as she walked up to him; she then softly asked: “Oy! Lathel, which girl do you like? Claire, Rolen, Akna, or… me?”
Lathel: “…”
“Teacher Lilith, can you be serious for a moment?”
“Heh?! Or… do you like Amleth? No, she’s very strange, you can’t like her.” Lilith asked and answered: “Even though I said before that I would introduce Amleth to you, I don’t feel secure about handing you over to her.”
“That’s why I decided to give myself to you to make up for that. Hehehe… do you feel excited?”
Lathel: “…”
‘I feel like you’re even more strange than Amleth.’
Of course, he couldn’t say this out loud, he just sighed: “Okay, stop joking. Are you planning to stay here for a long time?”
“What do you mean by that?! I will always be by your side, understand?”
Lathel couldn’t control himself anymore and turned to look at Lilith with somewhat… worried eyes.
“Oy! What’s with that look in your eyes?” Lilith shouted: “Are you looking down on me?”
“No, when I was born, my eyes were already like that.”
“You’re lying!”
“Wow! Do you know I’m lying? Master Lilith, you are so smart.”
“Huh! Do you think I’m stupid?
“Ack! That’s what you said, I never said that.”
Lilith: “…”
“AAA!! You’re bullying me.” She shouted, pretending to be pitiful.
“Okay, Master Lilith, do you really have to follow me?”
“What?! This is not ‘following you’; this is called… we are on the same path.”
Lathel: “…” ( ; ￣ Д ￣ )
“Are you talking rhetorically about your perversion?”
“I am not a pervert.”
“So, why are you following me?”
“AAA!!! I said I’m not following you.” Lilith angrily shouted: “I want to protect you and help you fulfil your dreams, do you understand?”
“So… you know what my dream is?”
“Ack!” Lilith hesitated, her two index fingers pointed at each other, her expression a bit awkward: “This… your dream is… hehehe… I don’t know.”
Lathel: “…”
“Okay, take the meat and distribute it to everyone.” Lilith pouted and finally left.
“Lathel…”
Just as Lilith left, another voice rang out.
Lathel: ( ; ? ?_ ? ?)
‘Are these girls really not going to leave me alone for a while?’
He sighed and said: “Are you looking for me, Claire?”
Claire stood behind him, her hands clutching the corners of her shirt, her face a bit embarrassed as she asked: “Do… Do you need me to help you with anything?”
He turned his head, glanced at her, and said: “No, why don’t you eat with everyone?”
Claire bowed her head: “I… I don’t know anyone, it feels a bit strange.”
Hearing that, Lathel sighed: “So… Do you intend to become someone who only lives in a cage forever?”
“I remember that with your talent, you will become a priest in the future. Do you think you can still be a good priest at that time if you are still like this?”
Claire pursed her lips: “I… I don’t know. I just feel like there’s no place for me.”
Lathel frowned, then sighed again.
Hearing Lathel’s sigh, Claire felt even more worried and uneasy: “Sorry, I… am I bothering you?”
“No! I just want to say… if you have nowhere to go, you can stay in my house.” He shrugged and said.
“Anyway, it’s a big deal in the long run. One more person will make this place happier and warmer.”
Claire was startled when she heard that. She raised her head to look at Lathel; her eyes were wet. She smiled and said: “Good! So at that time… don’t chase me away.”
“Huh! I think that even if I chase you away, you won’t go, right?”
“That’s right!” Claire nodded, smiled brightly like a flower, and then helped him bring the meat to everyone.
Lathel also shared the meat with the others. Suddenly, he looked at Rolen, who was eating like a starving person, and winced.
He approached, took out a large piece of meat, and was about to put it on Rolen’s plate when she immediately hugged her plate of meat to her chest.
“Mine! This is mine!” Rolen shouted, like a fierce dog fighting for its food.
Lathel: ( ￣ ￣ |||)
Seeing Lathel, Rolen smiled shyly: “Hehehe… sorry, Young Master, this is my habit.”
“Habit?” Lathel frowned and asked.
“That’s right, my organisation—ah no, people in the place where I live have a habit of fighting each other for food. If anyone has their food taken away, they will starve.” Rolen said, smiling.
Hearing that, Lathel felt extremely confused: ‘Weird, what the hell is Alec doing? Does he let his servants compete with each other for food?’
‘Is this how to train a servant or how to train a ferocious dog?’
Lathel sighed and shook his head. He took the largest piece of meat and put it on Rolen’s plate. Then, he thought of something, took another smaller piece of meat, and put it on her plate.
“Don’t worry, no one will take food from you here, just eat slowly.”
“If you are still hungry, you can get more. This place may not be as good as the place where your master lives, but at least here there won’t be anyone competing with you for food.”
“Besides, I also have enough food to feed you for the rest of your life.”
Hearing that, Rolen looked at Lathel with tears in her eyes: “Oah! Young master, you are so kind to me, huhuhu…”
“You…” Lathel wrinkled his eyes, he didn’t think that just two pieces of meat would make her cry: “Okay, stop crying.”
He felt that Rolen was too pitiful. He wondered what she had endured—that two pieces of meat were enough to make her cry?
After stabilising Rolen’s emotions, he gently walked behind Charlotte. Seeing that she still hadn’t eaten anything, he frowned and asked: “Charlotte, why haven’t you eaten anything?”
Charlotte raised her head to look at him; her red eyes were like a pool of blood, however, it did not scare Lathel. On the contrary, seeing those eyes, he felt that Charlotte was even more adorable.
“Lathel… eat…”
Lathel laughed when he heard Charlotte, then sat next to her and began his usual routine of helping Charlotte eat.
Charlotte was actually able to use eating utensils on her own; however, she wanted Lathel to take care of her.
To be more precise, she craved the feeling of being cared for by Lathel, as she liked feeling his warmth and seeing his smile.
As Lathel helped Charlotte eat, he looked around. Servants and nobles sat together, ate, and drank together, and this scene made him feel extremely warm.
He also felt that… this place seemed to really be his home. 𝑖𝘦.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Even though everyone’s personalities were a bit strange, they were all worried about him.
Although Lilith’s actions made him feel very confused, at the most dangerous moment, she still appeared in time to save him.
Ryne gave him a very familiar feeling, as if she were really his mother. However, he only thought that it was because he imagined it.
But he also did not deny that Ryne was very warm and gentle.
Akna always followed him, protected him, and even helped him with many things.
Especially Charlotte; this girl seems to be his destiny in this world.
“Charlotte, how lucky I am to meet you.”
Charlotte tilted her head and looked at Lathel with eyes full of innocence and confusion: “Hm?! Why?” .
“No, I just feel that way.” Lathel shook her head and smiled.
Suddenly, he realised something very strange. Lathel looked around, frowned, and thought: ‘Now I realise one thing… Everyone around me is female.’
𝑖.𝘤ℴ𝘮