Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 169

(EP-169.2) Night #10

169 – Day and Night #10

An hour had passed since we entered the room.

I was regretting my choice. The room was clean and nice, and although it was perfectly fine, the inn as a whole was not suitable for Narmi to stay.

Creak, creak.

━Ah, eung, ahht-!

Even if I didn’t listen in, the moaning from both sides of the room obviously rang inside.

But it was unavoidable due to the nature of the inn, coupled with the building’s construction that was made from simple wood and stone, without proper soundproofing. It was also late at night.

Thanks to this, it became very awkward between me and Narmi.

With no smartphone to keep me busy, there wasn’t much to do except stare blankly at the wavy patterns on the ceiling and walls.

Sitting on the uncomfortable chair for minutes straight, my buttocks began to hurt after an hour. Shifting in my seat to find a more comfortable position and making the chair squeak, Narmi lightly tapped the bed.

“You can sit here if it’s uncomfortable there.”

“Will that be okay?”

Normally, I would have rejected the offer, but the chair was so shaky and uncomfortable that I quickly accepted the offer with pleasure.

So I moved over to the fairly wide bed next to Narmi, leaning my back against the wall. In this position, the squeaking sounds and moans from the adjacent room were even more pronounced in my ears.

Narmi could vividly hear all of it.

Thinking about it, I felt incredibly awkward.

As I pondered how to lighten the mood, the noises from behind the wall grew even louder.

━I’m dying...! You’re killing me...! This is life...! Take me to heaven..., big brother-! Ahhht-!

“Puhuhu.”

Finally, Narmi was unable to contain herself and burst into laughter.

Despite being seemingly without a clear reason, it was strangely infectious, and I found myself laughing along.

So, for a few seconds that felt like quite a long time, we laughed. When was the last time I laughed like this, just because something was funny?

Seuk.

Narmi said while wiping her tears.

“It seems like everyone else is... well, doing that.”

“It sounds that way.”

“That’s what normal people do, right?”

“Well....”

I vaguely replied. There were many people leading ordinary lives in this world.

The common folk lived their day to day regardless of the Queen, the Demon King, the Hero, or the evil forces seeking resurrection.

They would cry and laugh, meet each other, fall in love, fight and argue, and live.

I had often wanted to live such a life. There were times when I wanted to drop everything and run away, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

Upon reflection, I realized that Narmi and I shared many similarities. We both dreamed of a peaceful daily life, but things never seemed to go as smoothly as we hoped.

“Theo.”

Narmi suddenly called out.

“Is there anything you want to say?”

Narmi’s question about whether I liked Elga momentarily left me speechless. I had also considered this idea seriously on several occasions. Did I like Elga? In truth, I wasn’t sure about the exact definition of “liking.” _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}