(EP-173.2) Exposed #2
173 – Exposed Under The Sun #2
“... No, so you’re Narmi!?”
Elga tapped the restaurant table with her fingers. Her demeanor seemed emotionally unstable. This situation ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ must be dissatisfying for her.
“Narmi Von Draco!?”
Narmi said in response to Elga’s question.
“Yes, that’s correct!”
Whether it was the straightforward answer that didn’t sit well or something else, Elga furrowed her brows noticeably. Then, she suddenly pinched my thigh.
A sharp, nymphphobic pain suddenly shot up my spine, leading me to scream involuntarily. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
“Hieek...! It hurts...!”
But regardless of my reaction, Elga continued to fume in anger.
“Hey, Theo. What are you plotting this time? Are you making fun of me?”
“Plotting!?”
“Narmi, what Narmi? You’re just reversing Mirna’s name! If you want to pretend to be someone else, at least draw a fake mole on your face!”
“Ah.”
Elga seemed to think that she was being teased. It was as if we created the persona of Narmi to mock her.
「You have calmly judged the situation!
You have gained experience points through the talent 《Calm Thinking》.
All job experience +5」
‘I see.’
From Elga’s perspective, it made sense.
If Elga suddenly said, “Hello, I’m Gael. I’m Elga’s twin sister,” and acted like someone else, I would seriously consider whether she was making fun of me too.
“But this isn’t a joke; it’s real. This really is Narmi.”
“This squirrel-sized Half-Fairy cub wants to be stubborn until the end—”
Elga clenched her fist as if she’s about to get violent. At that moment, I instinctively felt a nymphphobic smack coming for me.
“Fufu, Elga.”
Aira, who had been sipping her tea without saying a word throughout the conversation, finally opened her mouth. This stopped Elga’s fist from landing on my head.
“What?”
Then Aira replied to Elga’s blunt question.
“I guess it’s about time I stop pretending to be oblivious. In fact, I knew that she’s not Mirna.”
“... Are you saying that you already knew beforehand?”
“Yes, it’s been a while actually. Think about it. Did I ever call Lady Draco by the name Mirna recently?”
Aira’s words led me into a brief reflection. She usually addressed people by their names. However, when referring to Narmi recently, she used the uncomfortable term of “Lady Draco.”
I thought it was just a change of heart, but it turned out that she knew that it was not Mirna, so she simply didn’t call her as such.
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