Chapter 180: A Chance Meeting Under a Moonlit Night (3/4)
She is being very calm about it, but I get the feeling that sheâs actually really shocked⊠Is it really that vexing for her powers not to work on me?
By the way, the reason she used people close to me, like Hyuzu-san and the others, was because she thought I would talk about my worries if we spoke over liquor. Also, the reason everyone kept talking about Hyuzu-san was because she wanted to get him to spill his worries too.
âWhy him too?â [Ryouma]
âHuh?ăOh, itâs my hobby. Iâve been watching people at this manor for a long time now. And during that time, Iâve seen a lot of people become infatuated with each other. At times like that, I would support them from the shadows like this, and use my powers to create a good atmosphere for them. For those with unrequited love, I get them to be noticed by the other party. Ah, but donât misunderstand, okay? Iâm not forcing the relationship or anything. Iâm just giving them a push. Thatâs all. And if everything goes well, I watch over them until they get married. Itâs that sort of hobby.â [Yui]
âAre you a matchmaking addict!?â[Ryouma]
âDonât call me that. I donât like it. This man and his wife are the 1032nd couple Iâve led to marriage. And if we count just the ones I got to date each other, then the number is five times that. Besides, my name is Yui, which means âto joinâ. If you must refer to me with a title, then you may address me as Marriage Tie Yui.â [Yui]
âAnd now youâre a self-proclaimed expert? I donât know the exact figure, but have you really been doing this in secret all this time?â [Ryouma]
âIâll ask you a question too. Do you really think anyone could endure living hundreds of years without doing anything? Itâs easy to get food here, so thatâs nice, but food canât help with boredom⊠And to be honest, Iâm not really fond of humans other than Shiho since they captured me once and sold me.â [Yui]
Just as she said earlier, fairies specialize in magic and have a big mana pool. They look like small humans and are very cute. Moreover, within their bodies that are born from mana, inside their heart, is a high purity mana stone. So for many reasons, be it as a familiar to supplement oneâs fighting abilities, as an object to be adored, or to harvest mana stones, since time immemorial, humans have been searching for fairies to capture them and sell them.
âAt first, I thought all humans were my enemy, but fortunately, the one who purchased me was Shiho. The people who caught me and sold me have all died a long time ago, so I donât really care about it anymore, but I still want to avoid people. If I tried to kill my boredom by harming others, I wouldnât be able to face Shiho, but I figured observing people while helping them get married shouldnât be a problem. Although depending on how one looks at it, I suppose I am leading humans by the nose.â [Yui]
âWell, yeah, I guess.â [Ryouma]
âBy the way, the first couple I successfully led to marriage is none other than Shiho. Shiho was just a commoner, so I had to protect her from the nobles that were fascinated by her abilities while supporting her great love with that great person, who was both her fellow researcher in monster taming technique and investor. I had to pull a lot of tricks to get their marriage to become a reality, such as getting her adopted by a noble to bring their social status closer. It was a marriage made possible only with everyone working together.â [Yui]
Itâs an interesting story, but I donât know if sheâs telling the truth or not. It might be an important story, but itâs still troubling for me when sheâs going on and on by herself.
âOh?ăWill you look at that, weâve been talking about nothing but myself.â [Yui]
âYou just went and talked about that last part on your own, though.â [Ryomua]
âAhem! âŠPutting that aside, can you tell me now if thereâs anything bothering you?â [Yui]
âAh, so weâre going back there, after all. But like I said, thereâs nothing troubling me. Iâve been happy ever since I came to this world, and I donât have any problems that I need help to solve.â [Ryouma]
Canât she just help me another time?
I asked her that, and she made a sullen look.
âI donât like appearing before people, so Iâd like to settle this now.â [Yui]
âThatâs your reason!?
But youâre the one who decided to appear before me!â [Ryouma]
âFairies are selfish creatures by nature.
Whatâs fun to them, whatâs important, whatâs special, or something else altogetherâŠ
In my case, I just want to fulfill Shihoâs request.
Iâve lived for a long time, so I can be quite patient, but it would be really troubling if you ended up relying on me for everything just because I helped you once. After all, I donât really care about you.â [Yui]
âYou really said it.â [Ryouma]
âItâs the truth.â [Yui]
We just met and sheâs already so blunt. I mean, this is our first time meeting, right?
Itâs unfortunate that we canât get along, but it would be troublesome to be stuck with someone Iâm not that close with too.
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