Chapter 207 - Praise

The group's atmosphere was calm. Although the girls were shocked by the sudden development, nobody had a problem with Maple. Even if she didn't talk at all in the house, she was looked at by Hestia, as she was the only one to look at her during the time she couldn't speak at all.

The reason was obviously because Maple was important to Ethan, so the fact she was always closing herself on the crouch without doing anything was frustrating for her. She wanted to socialize with her, but if treating her like an animal wasn't good, Hestia didn't know how to approach her, and the same could be said for everyone else in the house, except Riveria who didn't care about such things at all.

Nevertheless, now Maple could freely communicate with them, so she could finally approach her, but before she could do, so she saw Lefiya and Maple talking happily between each other.

'...She's shy, so it's better to let her calm down a bit...'

Hestia wanted to be her friend as much as Lefiya wanted, but she chose to leave this for later as there were more important things she wanted to know.

"...And that's more or less what I know about [Spiritual Energy]. Our bond is entirely using this energy as its linking core, so I don't know if there will be differences from the normal bond I established with Glenda and Reyna..."

Sighing, their conversation was about to deepen a little more, but before they could they were stopped by Tiona this time.

"...By the way, the food will grow cold if we talk any longer! Since it's the first time we can actually talk with Maple, we need to feast with the food!"

Her words made Ethan smile wholeheartedly as now nobody would be left out during their dinner, and it was the first time since he went in his house, but this almost festive atmosphere was broken by Maple's sudden question.

"...By the way. I never saw Riveria-san and Tiona-san leave the house in these few days, but don't you two have your own homes?"

She didn't want to sound mean. She grew curious as Ethan told her they weren't residents of the house, but they still were here from two days. It was normal for her to see common situation where a person went to another person's house for a few hours or half a day, but she believed even there it was abnormal.

Riveria flinched upon hearing her question. It was true they ended up here for two days straight, but that was only because they had things to solve and do, but that sounded too much of an excuse in her mind, and she wanted to give Maple a concrete answer.

"...Obviously because Ethan needs training, ah and other than that, the food here is delicious, so if I don't have a new mission I plan on staying here"

Tiona casually said these words as the whole group was surprised by her words, Ethan himself as she casually invited herself to rest in his house everyday until a mission would be assigned to her.

'..I knew she was this kind of person, yet it's still surprising.'

He expected her to say such words, but he was still surprised. She maybe took her role as a trainer too seriously, and she was also dragging Riveria in her statements without the minimum hesitation.

"...I remained here only because I was needed."

Riveria hurriedly defended herself. She didn't want to be associated to Tiona's rude attitude at all.

Their different replies both surprised Maple. Tiona was casually inviting herself, while Riveria was trying to distance from her as much as possible, almost as if Tiona was so embarrassing she couldn't bear such pressure.

"...So Ethan needs training, I see. So one of you is training him on one field, and the other one in another?"

It was only her assumptions, but for Tiona to say this so casually, then Maple could understand this was very important to him.

"..Yeah, they are helping me a lot, so I don't mind even if they're going to stay. Since we have more space for everyone, it's not an issue."

Glancing at Lefiya, the latter understood she had to change the two unused rooms as temporal ones. Even if she knew Riveria didn't want to be in this at all, she believed she would remain here for the sake of learning more about [Spiritual Energy] as well as Magic itself.

"...See? It's settled then. Now to eat!!"

She completely changed the subject in a few sentences, and this made Ethan laugh a little while Maple ordered her thoughts.

"..Not that I actually mind about Tiona-san, I'm curious about Riveria-san's intentions"

Hearing her whisper, Lefiya was confused, but she chose not to speak while the group made their way back to the kitchen as their meal was still waiting for them...

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"..Oh, I love this!"

Seeing her so happy made Ethan smile. He knew this dish was superb, but Maple just exaggerated with her reactions.

'I guess she can show her childish side easily if she can talk with us.'

She never spoke as she was self-conscious that nobody could understand her, so she quietly tasted and in her head she appreciated the quality of the dishes, but now that she could talk it was almost as if she didn't have control to her voice, she had to praise the quality of the food.

"...Thanks"

It was Reyna's idea to make this kind of dish as it was slightly different from the usual. But seeing Maple's joyful expression was able to boost her self-esteem.

"Maple's right. This dish is really awesome, I never knew just using a few spices could change the quality so much!"

That was Lili's voice, and it also made her incredibly happy, even if she didn't exactly express it as only her embarrassment was visible on her face.

Glenda was also thankful to the girls for their support. Even if their compliments were directed towards the food itself, it was enough for Reyna to feel slightly more secure in herself.

'This place really is the best for Reyna'

She hadn't any doubt from Ethan's character alone that Reyna could finally escape her shyness, finally being able to be a secure woman, in both herself and what she made. She wasn't proficient in combat that's the trait of her race, but it didn't mean she was useless, as some claimed her to be.

Ethan could feel Glenda's emotion flowing all over her, and what happened was just the girls giving the food the praise it needed.

'Just how much can the people of this city discriminate for someone different from the others?'

He never actually knew this 'side' of Orario so far. Maybe because Loki protected him, or maybe because he didn't take the people themselves too seriously, but the people in Orario managed to totally destroy Reyna's pride, that much was evident, and maybe the cause was directly the strength she lacked even if her race specialized in strength.

As he was deeply focused on these thoughts, Maple finished her meal as she enjoyed her conversation with Lefiya.

'If Maple falls in the wrong hands, the same fate would happen to her. That's why I must protect her.'

He certainly couldn't change the view of so many people, but he now saw as everything considered as an issue could be in part or totally resolved with strength. Even if strength was the only thing, it was still the pillar showing you your position on the influence pyramid...

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After the dinner came to an end, Lefiya declared the temporary rooms Tiona and Riveria used would be considered their own rooms whenever they wanted, so that if they wanted to remain here they didn't need to continuously arrange the room for them.

The discussion proceeded further for some time, but since Ethan had a lot of stuff to do the day after, he quietly raised from the table as he went to sleep, followed then by everyone else as also their tasks would take some time tomorrow.

"We need to work tomorrow, so it's better if we go as well."

Hestia and Lili had their jobs to attend to. Even if in a few days they would receive their own house, Hestia still considered this unacceptable, since she had her pride as a Goddess still intact, even if everyone called her lazy, it was nothing for her compared to this amount of shame.

'Being treated so nicely by a former enemy? I'll never accept this so easily.'

That's what Hestia thought. Obviously she let Lili chose if she wanted to pursue the matter with her, and albeit annoyed, she chose to help her Goddess out.

"Tomorrow we'll head back to the Twilight Manor with you, Ethan"

That was Tiona. Riveria actually had a few errands, while Tiona was simply curious to follow him around, so it was perfect for her that Riveria had to return.

"I...I'll come with you!"

Lefiya hesitantly shouted so. She was anxious about Freya, so she chose to come with him even if there was nothing for her to do yet, but after the expedition will be done tomorrow, Loki said she'll request their help as even if they're constantly here, they'll still a part of the Loki familia.

"..Since everyone seems so eager to go, can I come with you?"

Maple didn't know all the details, but she was told by Lefiya that tomorrow Ethan will confront a foe extremely difficult to deal with, and if there was the possibility to be there, she wanted to be present to understand the enemy's character as well.

"...If we'll be the only ones in the house, we can clean properly before they return, what do you say, Reyna?"

Glenda decided it was better to remain here instead of following Ethan around, and since Reyna was shy around people in general, it was better if she could relax for a while alone.

With all these requests and things everyone had to do, Ethan only nodded as he wasn't the one to decide if they wanted to come to their own Manor, but he was a bit hesitant to bring Maple as well.

"..Why don't you rest here for tomorrow, Maple? I don't know what that Goddess will see from our contract, since she can still see souls."

He didn't know if his [Qienta's Blessing] hid the ties to his soul as well, and he didn't want her to find out who he was contracted with if that wasn't the case, since it could arise several questions in Freya's head.

Ethan's words made her joyful expression dissipate.

"Why don't you want to bring me? Everyone's coming as well!"

She could understand there was something he was protecting her from, but she still thought it was unfair...

"Yes, but..."

He didn't ask Reyna and Glenda for the same question. What if she could actually see his bonds? That would be problematic as she would know one of the powers he still had to understand completely, so he couldn't avoid to answer her questions if she asked.

"Please, Listen to what I said."

Ethan didn't use orders, he just asked her to listen, and that was enough for her to sigh.

"...Fine."

Nodding, Ethan thanked her for her understanding as he bid farewell to everyone...

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(Alternate Titles: "Poor Maple, she's in tears now", "Tomorrow a lot of things will happen, but for now let's take it slowly.", "Soon it'll be time to talk about Reyna, trust me you ain't ready")

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