Chapter 270: The Dwarf Race
The next day, Liana took the magic core and prepared to go see Headmaster Ibett.
“Your Highness Liana, everything is ready.” Loraviel checked again and again to make sure Liana hadn’t forgotten anything.
“If you’re ready, then let’s go,” Liana said, extending her hand.
“Huh? Am I going too, Your Highness?” Loraviel had thought she was going to be left here to watch the house.
“Of course. There’s no reason for you not to go,” Liana said.
“Is it because if I stayed here, you would have to tell me everything all over again when you got back, and you wanted to be lazy, so you just called me to go along?” Loraviel said.
“...You don’t need to be so smart at a time like this.” Liana was a little frustrated. The old Loraviel would not have seen through her.
“Didn’t you teach me, Your Highness? Sometimes it’s better to say things out loud,” Loraviel said.
Liana regretted it. This was a complete case of lifting a rock only to drop it on her own foot1搬起石头砸自己的脚 (bān qǐ shítou zá zìjǐ de jiǎo), action intended to harm others that ends up harming oneself..
If Loraviel wanted to say something, she would. If she didn’t want to, Liana herself wouldn’t know.
“You win.” Liana pouted, a little frustrated.
Loraviel reached out and poked the balloon Liana had puffed up. “Alright, Your Highness, don’t sulk. Let’s go. We shouldn’t keep Princess Mephilia waiting too long.”