Chapter 407: Demon Lord has no concept of being subtle
With a start, I turn around to see a giggling Zarfa and Aina, as well as the others around ten meters behind me.
It seemed like...they gave me a bit of privacy, at least?
Fatia and Ian were politely turning their head away, while Jin...let’s not talk about him. I couldn’t see the Regent’s face as usual, but...ugh--it was so embarrassing. This is what is hard about going out for a homebody like me; I was either hyper-aware about the fact that I was out in the middle of strangers, or forgetting about everything altogether, especially when someone from home came.
It was a blessing that Natha fixed my hood earlier, so at least some of my flustered face could be covered.
"Umm...hi?" I scratched my cheek awkwardly.
"Can we come closer now?" Zarfa grinned.
"Y-yeah?"
She laughed and skipped toward me with stretched-out arms, taking mine and swinging them up and down. "It’s so cool! You’re so cool, Val!" she jumped and laughed and her happiness could be seen on Fatia’s face too, who followed behind Zarfa.
The Elementalist bent her waist and bowed deeply, repeatedly, in a fast movement. "Thank you! Really, thank you!"
Her eyes were wet again, although her cheeks were dry this time. There were traces of tears, though, so it seemed like she had been crying earlier before coming over to me.
"Uhh...I get it, but please stop doing that; I’m not doing this for free, remember?"