A Righteous Female Knight Never Compromises!-Chapter 68 : Too sudden, the result is a confession with no feeling at all
{Chapter 68} Too sudden, the result is a confession with no feeling at all?
The following events had nothing to do with Anna.
Although Balin Lorand... or Jean Caolius, had some concerns about his identity, Anna didn't know how to interrogate someone.
Even if she knew some interrogation tricks, those strange and peculiar interrogation techniques were all learned from novels.
Moreover, many of these “tricks” were either unusable or no longer used after asking Louise.
In any case, the miscellaneous knowledge Anna learned from novels had always been of no use, and she was accustomed to it.
As for Louise, she seemed to have no intention of going to Anna's house. She planned to stay at her own home and see if she could get results tomorrow. Once she had news, she would inform Anna immediately.
...After going through so much and making so many speculations, and even starting a few simulations, she still couldn’t see what was behind the mask of this person.
However, although she was concerned, it wasn’t that important. Since they had already caught them, as long as they could uncover Theodore’s weaknesses, she would soon be rid of the entanglement with the pure-blood faction, right?
As she got into the carriage, Anna’s thoughts were once again attracted by the person sitting opposite her.
“Atala... so you're here?”
After arriving at the Latimir residence, Anna couldn’t find Atala.
She thought Atala had gone back first, but she didn’t expect her to be on the carriage taking her home.
“Ah... Anna.” Atala, who was in a daze earlier, didn’t notice Anna getting into the carriage at all, let alone that the carriage had started moving.
“...Are you okay? Did something happen?” Seeing Atala like this, Anna couldn’t help but think of the worst. “Are you injured?”
“No... Anna, you’re too worried.” Atala smiled bitterly. “I’m fine.”
“Really?”
“Yes, I was just thinking about home.”
...Now I’m even more worried.
It is said that when people feel they are nearing the end of their lives, they always want to take a look at their hometown... another strange piece of knowledge learned from novels.
“Are you really, really okay? When you were in the palace, didn’t the kidnapping of Balin raise alarms...”
“After being put on alert, we were never found again. Anna, you can rest easy.” Seeing that Anna still didn’t seem to believe her, Atala described the situation at the time in detail.
“A ring that can trigger an alarm... the king really does value this Balin quite a lot.”
After listening to Atala’s description, Anna felt relieved, but also a little emotional.
“A ring that can trigger the palace’s protective magic without conditions... it’s as important as a member of the royal family.”
“Is it really that powerful...”
“After all, the creation of a magic ring is quite complicated...”
“But Anna, you have three magic rings on your hand...”
...These were from the simulator, not something I bought, so of course, they didn’t cost anything.
Of course, she couldn’t say that, so Anna just laughed it off.
...
But now there was no topic of conversation.
Facing this awkward silence, Anna felt helpless but didn’t know what to talk about.
It felt like she still had too few common topics with Atala...
In the end, Anna still had a lot of concerns. Although elves looked very similar to humans, they were quite different in many ways.
Although these days Anna felt that Atala’s living habits and thoughts weren’t much different from a normal person’s, she still felt a certain distance from Atala.
“Anna.”
However, without Anna needing to find a topic, Atala, who was looking out the window, took the initiative to speak.
“Ah?”
“I’ve started to like you.”
“...Huh?”
...Can such things be said so casually in such a casual setting?
Anna’s brain stopped working for a moment.
“Didn’t hear it? Then forget I said it.”
Can such things be taken back as if they were never said?
Suddenly, Anna felt as though she didn’t understand Atala at all.
“Wait... wait a minute! What do you mean by liking me...”
“It’s just... feeling a heartbeat, feeling close between two people... in other words, 'love'?”
Don’t ask me that at a time like this!
“Love... Atala, are you serious?”
Although she had previously felt that Atala might have feelings for her, and she herself had felt a little moved by Atala, hearing the word “love” come out of Atala’s mouth in such a casual tone felt strange to Anna.
“Are you serious...”
“Of course, I’m serious.” As she spoke, Atala even started twirling her hair, clearly embarrassed. “I wouldn’t tease you about something like this.”
But your tone really feels like you’re teasing me.
“When did you... start liking me?”
This was also something Anna had been puzzled about during the simulations. It felt like her interactions with Atala hadn’t been that deep. They only started living together after coming to the capital... Anna really couldn’t figure out what she had done to move Atala.
“...From the first time we met, I felt a little something for you.”
“Love at first sight?”
“Something like that, but it wasn’t to the point of falling for you immediately upon meeting...” Atala seemed to be losing her composure, her usually calm tone now filled with obvious emotion. “Although I felt you might be my type when I saw your portrait when I accepted your bounty, meeting you in person still made me feel a little something.”
“And then you were so dedicated to helping me... as we spent time together... unknowingly, it reached the point where I liked you.”
“This...”
Listening to Atala’s description, Anna felt both amused and exasperated.
Her actions to help Atala were often to avoid bad endings in the simulations, as not helping would mean death, so she had no choice.
But from Atala’s perspective, it was completely different. She had been helping Atala wholeheartedly from the moment they met.
Even after discovering that Atala was trying to assassinate her, she didn’t distance herself but instead was honest and open with Atala...
But how should she respond?
After hesitating for a moment, Anna felt that this indecision was getting her nowhere.
Maybe she should just go along with it for now...
“Anna, you don’t have to rush to give an answer. I know you’re already dealing with two relationships... you might be under a lot of pressure, and competing with Helga and Louise puts some pressure on me too...”
I’m not under any pressure! Let me juggle three relationships! I’ve been hydrating well! Atala, stop interpreting things on your own!
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Chapter 68 : Too sudden, the result is a confession with no feeling at all
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