Chapter 187: Noticing
Sure, it was a summer of monsters, but it was a summer of confusion just as much.
When Irene wasn’t occupied with the weight of her own life or that of the others on her shoulders, she was becoming insecure about things she hadn’t considered.
Of course, anyone going into a life where they would pretend to be the gender in which they were not would run across issues eventually. But life had been happening much more quickly than she remembered.
Perhaps her past life was so slow that her life now felt fast.
Regardless, she was running into the problem of hiding herself when she spent all of her time around men. The days were hot, and she wore baggy tunics with long sleeves. On the off chance that her clothing was torn, she wore something underneath to hide for a bit longer.
However, visiting her parents gave her the prime opportunity to talk to her mother. Even if it wasn’t something she had been through before in her life, perhaps she could still find a way...
After the strange request fell from her daughter’s lips, all Rochelle could do was stare at her for a moment with her mouth hanging slightly open.
"This is still worth it for you?" Rochelle quietly wondered. "You’re having to hide so much now..."
"It’s still worth it, mother," Irene insisted. "It is more fulfilling than anything else I ever could have done."