Chapter 266.2
“I was able to leave halfway during the audience last time because of Kid. But I haven’t actually got the chance to have a proper talk with Sang-je. And I think it’s about time for me to revisit him since he had said that he would be looking forward to meeting me again upon my recovery from the fatigue of the journey. He might become suspicious if I don’t pay him a visit until I am summoned.”
Eugene was confident that she wouldn’t be as tense as she was last time. Unlike the days where she had been severely insecure about her identity, she no longer had any reason to hide or fear anymore. The importance of one’s state of mind in life seems to have finally dawned on her.
As a matter of fact, she was very much reassured by the endless support from her loved ones. If Kasser is a shield that protects her from the enemies who attack her in the front, her parents are then a solid wall that keeps away the enemies lurking behind her.
“I guess I will stop by the library which I hadn’t had the chance to visit last time and also at my mother’s on my way back. There are a few things which I want to check with my mother about. I think I might come home late tomorrow.”
“….” Kasser looked down at her face with somewhat mixed feelings. Eugene, who had cried her eyes out in his arms just a few days ago, seemed to have gotten much stronger in the meanwhile.
In the past, she used to lean greatly on him whenever she grew uneasy. His heart had then fluttered along every time, since she couldn’t be happier when she burrows into his chest whenever he takes her in his arms. Of course, he wasn’t wishing for her to feel helpless to the point that she wouldn’t be able to do anything without him. However, he somehow hoped that she wouldn’t get too far away by herself, forgetting the fact that he would always be around her side.
Eugene gazed back at Kasser as he remained silent.
“It’s alright. I will be fine.” said Eugene as she thought he was worrying about her.
“But Pides will be there too.” Kasser grumbled to her with a sullen look. Even though he wasn’t bothered as much by Pides’s presence around her as before, he still found himself saying needless things to her.