The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 219: “You Get It?”

”Why were you with someone like that?”

After leaving the palace, Lucy had returned to how she was originally as she looked at Shien and threw out that question.

Shien raised an eyebrow.

”Someone like that?” Shien spoke in a surprised manner, ”What? Do you hate him or something?”

Lucy didnʼt deny it, but nor did she confirm it.

The reason for that is simple.

”I canʼt say itʼs to the point of hate, but heʼs definitely the kind that I want to stay away from.”

Lucy said something like that.

”Why?”

Shien really didnʼt understand.

Logically speaking, Limgir shouldnʼt have shown anything bad in front of Lucy, so ho did he end up with an evaluation like that?

Actually, the reason for that is also simple.

”Although I donʼt know just what that person was thinking, but in his words, although the contents might sound like they were thinking of me, I personally couldnʼt feel an ounce of actual concern for me. All there was is a strongly self-centered attitude.”

Lucy evaluated him without holding back at all.

”For someone like that, either theyʼd hide their real thoughts deep behind a mask, or theyʼd completely ignore the thought and feelings of others while only considering their own to be the truth. Those are very typical of the nobility.”

Itʼs because Lucy saw through that point that she ended up speaking so harshly to Limgir near the end, right?

Otherwise, given Lucyʼs status, she wouldnʼt normally push around a royal knight like that.

”Youʼve seen through him quite well.”

Shien ended up laughing out loud.

”Itʼs because the vast majority of the nobles surrounding me are all that kind of people. The thing they value wasnʼt me the person, but rather my status, position, ability, and looks. They might act respectfully to me on the surface, but in their hearts, each and every one of them would love nothing more than to treat me like their private property and use me to satisfy their own ambitions or lusts. Theyʼre all things whose words and actions have no consideration of my own feelings in the slightest.”

Lucy seemed to have remembered something unpleasant as she spoke uncharitably in a self-depreciating tone.

Shien understood as well. Lucy has simply seen far too many of those kind of so called nobles. Thatʼs why she understands them so well, and thatʼs why she easily saw through the mask that Limgir was wearing.

Thatʼs why Lucy ended up using ”someone like that” to describe Limgri.

Shien didnʼt have any objections to that.

After all…

”I really have only met him a few times, and ever time it was him who approached me on his own. The first time, he claimed to want to apologize on the behalf of his family and father, and every time after was just random conversation. It really was tiresome.”

Shien gave a basic rundown of his interactions with Limgir.

”Apology…” Lucy spoke somewhat suspiciously, ”Is it really just that?”

”I was suspicious at first as well.” Shien spoke without denying it, ”In the end, seeing how sincere his tone and attitude was, I actually even believed that he really might be different from his father.”

Unfortunately, that young master who thought that he hid it well still ended up accidentally exposing himself.

”When I mentioned you though, there was an instant where he ended up showing hostile intent toward me, which got caught by my [Enemy Detection] skill.” Shien sneered, ”He himself probably thinks that he hid it pretty well, to the point where he even perfectly hid his hostile intent, huh?”

Truth be told though, if not for that instant where Limgir had accidentally exposed his hostility, Shien really might have believed him.

That goes to show that Limgir shouldnʼt be taken lightly.

But a single mistake will ruin the whole plot. And Limgir had completely exposed himself due to that one instant of hostility.

He himself might still believe that heʼs currently patiently forging a relationship with Shien, but heʼs completely unaware that heʼs already been entered into Shienʼs mental blacklist, and he had even also entered Lucyʼs own mental blacklist.

”Back in the audience chambers, when I was leaving, he, while hiding among the Royal Knights seemed to have shown hostile intent toward me then. I had been wondering just who it was, but now I have a match.”

Shien rubbed at his chin while giving Lucy a glance as he spoke, ”Say, what do you think I should do?”

”What do you mean by what you should do?” Lucy asked, confused, ”Why are you asking me?”

”Why do you think?” Shienʼs smile didnʼt reach his eyes, ”Donʼt tell me that you donʼt realize that heʼs only approaching me in order to get close to you?”

Lucy fell silent.

That showed that Lucy did indeed see through Limgirʼs intent.

”Do you need me to act then?”

Lucy turned to look at Shien.

”No need.” Shien didnʼt look back at Lucy though as he spoke knowingly, ”Letʼs first watch and see just what that guy is planning.”

Nowʼs not the time to deal with him just yet.

Later, when heʼs visiting the Stalim territory with little Airi, thatʼs when heʼll properly pull the rug out from under that guy.

Lucy nodded.

”If you need me to act, then just let me know.”

Lucy so stated.

”Letʼs not.” Shien waved his hands, annoyed, ”If you were to help me, then those noble young masters will end up even more likely to make trouble for me.”

Men are just that troublesome. When they see the woman they like being nice to some other man, then not only will they not give up, theyʼd instead end up turning hateful.

Of course, thatʼs true for women as well.

While Shien was sighing over that bit, Lucy ended up going completely quiet.

After a bit…

”… You actually think that itʼs really troublesome being with me, donʼt you?”

At some moment, that quiet statement entered Shienʼs ears.

Shien came back to himself and looked toward Lucy.

With that look, Shien saw it.

Hidden within Lucyʼs beautiful eyes was a hint of unease and helplessness.

Shienʼs heart clenched.

Lucy didnʼt do or say anything though. She only stared at Shien while that same unease and helplessness that she had never shown before flowed through her eyes.

Shien fell silent.

After some time, Shien finally let out a sigh.

”Truth be told, it really is troublesome.”

Shien spoke the truth from his heart.

Those blunt and undisguised words made Lucy unconsciously such in a breath.

Then, the next moment, Shienʼs words took a turn.

”But thereʼs a lot of stuff that I find troublesome.”

Shien said something like that.

”A lot?”

Lucy reacted slightly.

”Yep.”

Shien grimaced as he spoke slowly.

”Dealing with people I canʼt get along with is troublesome.”

”Having to deal with nobles is troublesome.”

”The status of Hero is troublesome.”

”Even the whole thing with transmigrating into this world, given all the mysteries behind it, seems to have become very troublesome.”

”In the end, thereʼs a huge pile of troublesome stuff. If possible, I really would rather avoid them all. Compared to dealing with all that stuff, Iʼd rather keep memorizing my magic incantations.”

Shien then looked straight at Lucy.

”And your status, position, ability, and looks. To me, all of them are also troublesome, you get it?”

Does she get it?

Lucy look a moment to chew over those words before her eyes lit up.

In other words…

”The stuff I find troublesome, you actually find troublesome as well, right?” Shien spoke in an annoyed tone, ”As for you the person, thatʼs another discussion altogether. It depends on what happens in the future.”

With that said, Shien left Lucy behind as he headed out the palace.

Lucy was still mulling over Shienʼs words though. After a moment, she finally smiled.

That smile was definitely the most beautiful smile that Lucy had ever made in her whole life.

Then, Lucy chased on after Shien in what appeared to be a much better mood.

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