Volume 5 Chapter 15: Alfia’s Request

Volume 5 Chapter 15: Alfia’s Request

Volume 5 Chapter 15: Alfia’s Request

After finishing their class, everyone headed to lunch. Keith stretched his hands back and forth, excited about eating lunch.

"Herrick, are you going to eat with us?"

"Mmhmm." This was a surprise. Herrick usually ate with the others.

"That's cool." Keith smiled. Like that, the group headed to their table.

"Hello, Prince Herrick." Tristan smiled. However, Herrick shook his head,

"Hello." As the group was going to eat,

"Keith, can I eat with you as well?" Keith turned around to see Alfia and Faelyn. Another surprise came up to him now.

"Sure. I don't mind." Keith smiled.

"..." Everyone was silent, and that was due to the addition of three people. It was shocking to see Herrick, let alone Alfia and Faelyn.

"Keith, what did you prepare today?" Alfia asked.

"Oh, some steak and leftovers. You want to try?" Keith smiled.

Alfia's eyes widened, "Is that fine?"

"Yeah."

"Wait a minute! The princess can't taste anything." Faelyn muttered.

......

"Faelyn, you're being unreasonable." Alfia grabbed her head. Faelyn was too over-protective.

"I can't, princess."

"I see." Keith clapped his hands. An idea came to mind, "Then you can have a taste first."

"Eh?"

"Hmm? Aren't you the poison taster? That means if it goes through you first, then it would be fine." Keith smiled and handed her some food.

"...Alright." Faelyn's expression turned red as she ate the food. She didn't expect Keith to be so direct. There was a pause before she turned to Alfia, "Princess, you can eat it."

"If your spirit behaves, it can stay." The spirit probably felt lonely. Fira had Mir and Aria, and it likely wanted to play with the two.

"Don't worry! My spirit won't do anything bad."

"Good." Like that, they continued to eat without a thought. But there were a few that wanted to say some things.

...

"What's the matter?" Keith noticed the weird expressions on the others' faces. Well, Herrick was the only one who didn't care.

"Keith, you're too relaxed with these types of things." Tristan gave a light chuckle. Even he was surprised by how he was. There was something.

"What? We're only talking with others." It was Herrick and Alfia.

"Besides the communication skills, don't you feel the pressure?" Throughout their lunch, everyone could feel it.

"Oh, that." Keith stared at the sky, "I gave up a long time ago." This was something he had accepted. Of course, he could feel the pressure. But it happened too many times that he accepted this.

He went from the denial phase into the acceptance.

"...I see." The others had no words to console him.

...

"Princess, why are you doing this?" As Keith headed home, Alfia and Faelyn did the same. But the latter was confused as to what happened.

This was a serious issue.

"You don't need to worry so much. Keith also has a spirit." Alfia consoled her. She understood why Faelyn was worried.

"He tamed a spirit?" Faelyn's eyes widened.

"Mmhmm. And my spirit had fun staying there. We can trust him."

"What?!" Faelyn was surprised by her words. She understood Alfia's spirit was not the type to be friends with others. It was a lofty spirit.

For it to like someone was surprising.

Noticing her expression, Alfia chuckled. You might die if you know he has a great spirit living there. Just the thought was unbelievable for her. She was still having time to accept that something like this had happened.

"But princess, when did you have time to visit his island?" This was news to her.

"...Nothing." Alfia looked away, trying her best not to listen.