Chapter 375: A chaotic beginning is part of what makes it fun!
On a quiet night, the sound of hiccup seemed like it was amplified threefold. Naturally, everyone turned around to look at the source in reflex. Thanks to that, I could finally look at the girl without the bulky clothes. In fact, the clothes behind her cloak were of the highest quality compared to the others. It was easy to conclude who she was; the princess of Midas--who was the financial sponsor of the Hero’s...hero-ing effort.
The girl was covering her mouth, looking surprised at the sound she made herself. But even with that, I could recognize her. How couldn’t I? He was the only friend I had in my previous life.
But the others were looking at her in confusion. "Cecilia? Did he mean to call you? But..." the elementalist looked at me briefly, before going back to the hiccuping girl. "But your name is..."
And then, someone shrieked; the inventor girl with bulky clothes and a tool belt. She clasped her mouth too, and looked at Cecilia--or Zarfa Goldbell, as it stated in Heraz’s report--with widened eyes of shock.
Ah...it seemed like she didn’t tell anyone that she was a transmigrated soul.
But I could tell; because she was here despite being non-combatant, because she was looking at me with a weird and panicked stare, and because she was responding to the name I uttered. Honestly, half the reason for me throwing the name was to test her, because I still couldn’t be a hundred percent sure.
But now?
Now it was even more than one hundred percent.
And once I knew, everyone other than her did not matter. She was the sole reason why I was doing this whole charade and made sure no one got hurt, even if I had to face an annoyed Natha.
"Ceci," I called her again, using the name we only used with each other, standing up so she could see me even more clearly.