Chapter 259

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Whats your name?

Are you really not going to tell me?

Thank you for taking care of me, though.

Now that they were standing side by side, Liloa looked up at him and realised that he was surprisingly tall, like a boy who had already entered his growth phase and his limbs had been beginning to lengthen.

As Liloas gaze remained fixed, the boy reluctantly responded to her silent urging.

Call me Doctor. Be polite.

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I guess that makes it fair, right? As both of us didnt say our real names?

The boy laughed at his own remark. Liloa, however, who had a deeper reason for not disclosing her name, could only nod her head in agreement. The boy then proceeded to step away from her and cleared her way to the door.

Liloa inadvertently began stepping forward, but then stopped and looked up at the boy again.

Im too scared to go out alone.

The boy reached for his forehead. This time, it was with two hands, almost like he wanted to bury his face in his palms. Meanwhile, Liloa tried her best to drag the conversation.

But why do you live in this mansion with all the lights off? Its so strange and scary.

Then why did you come in the first place?

I had to find my friends bag.

Bag?

That day, Liloa triumphantly returned, holding the bag that the strange boy had found after searching the ground floor hall. She appeared as majestic as a victorious general. All the children, except for Charles and Etienne, greeted Liloa enthusiastically. In a way to tease Charles, Liloa even claimed to have lost her hairpin while looking for the bag, so she dared him to find it for her. But as expected, Charles couldnt bear to enter the mansion alone. And that wasnt all. He could never again bully the girls, including Louisa and Liloa, or boss them around in their games.

A few nights after meeting the boy, Liloa sat down with her blanket wrapped around her and looked out the window. The stars in the deep night shone like a whisper. It was as if they were speaking to her and among the immeasurable amount of voices was the voice of the boy who called himself doctor.

{ Ill find the bag for you, so dont ever come back here again. }

However, his cold words were the complete opposite of his generous actions as he eagerly crawled on the floor to look for the bag. At that moment, Liloa had no choice but to ask back in confusion.

However, Liloa soon realised that he was planting seeds And that he had noticed her presence Nonetheless, he carried on and completely ignored her

Liloa carefully approached the boy. When she had gotten closer, the boys straight eyebrows gradually wrinkled more and more. When she was finally standing in front of him, the boy looked up at her and let go of his pouch of seeds.

I told you not to come back again.

Im sorry

You say youre sorry, but you keep doing things youre going to be sorry for. What do you want this time?

The boy didnt even attempt to hide the irritation on his face.

Maybe I made the wrong decision to come back, but

Liloas mouth had dried, but she managed to bring up what she had been thinking about.

You told me that you lost an hour because of me. Im here to pay you back.

With what?

The boys squinting eyes scanned Liloas outfit. Liloa realised a beat too late that her dress was of no help in planting seeds or ploughing fields. She hesitated at first, but then soon steadfastly suggested an alternative.

Is there perhaps anything else I can help you with?

Nothing. So please go away. Dont become any more annoying than you already have been. I only took care of you after you lost your senses because I thought I was the one responsible. Dont mistake it for anything else.

The boy, turning away from Liloa, picked up his pouch again. Meanwhile, Liloa looked around him and found a small shovel-like trowel. She held it and plopped down next to him. She remembered what the boy had done earlier and began to similarly dig a furrow of a certain width. Sure enough, the boy glanced over his shoulder and jumped up.

What on earth are you doing!

I have nothing else to do, so I have to do this.

Oh, really! Its annoying!

Liloa quickly hid the trowel the boy was trying to snatch behind her back. His approaching hand hesitated and was withdrawn in the air. As expected, the boy didnt try to take the trowel away any further so as to not touch her body. Liloa spoke quickly, wondering what he was going to say next.

Why dont you give me a chance to make up for how I annoyed you? I already told you, Id pay you back for wasting an hour.

You say that, but in reality, youre just making me do more work.

TN:

reach the room filled with sunlight

Isnt it kinda cute that to an 8-year-old Liloa, Ed already symbolises light and sunshine? Someone who makes the darkness go away? Just like years later in his cabin on the Bell Rock, Ed already expels Mortu without even knowing it. As the translators, we both really loved this small little symbolism the author sneakily added to the story.