Chapter 77
Of course, if we quickly complete the quest of accepting Bellen as a mentor, it will accelerate Leana’s growth, which is beneficial for me as well. However, knowing the likely outcome, I hesitated to respond.
“Are you suggesting we just leave Miss Bellen as she is?”
“Do you think telling you would change anything?”
Comforting others is something that must be done with caution. Especially in Leana’s case, since she has a bit of an awkward streak, there’s a high chance she might make mistakes if she tries to do it clumsily.
“You won’t know unless you try,” Leana said sharply.
I looked at her, scrutinizing her intentions, and replied.
“Fine, let’s say I told you. What do you think you’ll do next? You’ll probably approach great-aunt and awkwardly sympathize, saying such sad things happened. Then you’ll keep repeating to cheer up. You won’t realize that you’re roughly tearing open painful memories.”
Leana’s shoulders slightly flinched.
“I do have basic social awareness.”