Chapter 58

【”Haaah…..”】

【”You don’t look well, Lifa-chan. What’s wrong? “】

【”Earlier, Lifa asked the boss about the technicalities of one of her inventions, but it turned out to have more shortcomings than she expected so she’s feeling a little down.”】

Elu nonchalantly sat next to Lifa and joined the conversation. That was a lie made up so that the man wouldn’t inquire too much. The last few days, Lifa had started feeling like she didn’t want to talk much with the staff members.

【”But if that’s all, there is nothing to worry about. I thought for sure that bastard had given you a hard time.”】

【”Well, there is no need to be cautious, he hasn’t done anything to us.”】

【”That’s to make you lose your guard! You should stay away from that guy.”】

【”……Sorry, I’m going back to my room.”】

【”Are you up?”】

【”How are you feeling? I brought you some snacks, but if it’s not enough, I’ll go bring some more from the dinning hall.”】

【”No, this is fine. Thank you.”】

【”What?”】

【”It looks like you’re worrying about a lot of things, I wonder if we could talk about that. Maybe I’m putting my nose where it doesn’t belong, but still.”】

【”Elu, what do you think of Harold?”】

【”Are you asking me if the rumors about him are right?”】

【”Yes”】

Elu accurately figured what Lifa wanted to ask about. Perhaps he had held similar thoughts.

【”I don’t really know. His manner of speaking is bad, and I can’t say he has a good personality, but he’s not a cruel man that you could portray as some sort of evil murdering fiend either. If I may borrow his words, it seems like someone has been spreading bad rumors about him.”】

【”Now that you mention, he did say that”】

【”However, there is no smoke without fire. Judging from his personality, it wouldn’t be surprising if he caused some big problems here and there and accumulated grudges all over the place. That’s why, I don’t really know…. Or rather, there isn’t much that is known about Harold in general, so I can’t make a verdict based only on the information I have on hand. “】

【”But you seemed to know a lot about him.”】

【”That was just based on rumors. Like with the tribunal’s case, his informations are usually kept hidden. He’s likely concealing them himself, but that’s all I know, he probably has many secrets.”】

【”Harold’s secrets…..”】

【”Maybe it’s going to be difficult to not be influenced by the voices surrounding you, but remember you can decide what to do after evaluating him with your own eyes. That’s your privilege as a person who gets to be near Harold.”】

【”…… Yes, you’re right. Thank you, I feel a bit better.”】

【”That’s great.”】

Because of Lifa’s nature, these thoughts became unbearable to her. In the blink of an eye, she ate up the sandwich and the salad in front of her.

【”Thank you!”】

【”You shouldn’t eat so fast.”】

【”I want to go meet Harold, just for a short time.”】

【”At this time of the day?”】

【”Yeah, I’d probably bother him if I go now…..”】

【”I won’t!”】

【”I won’t stop you, and I’ll even keep it secret.”】

【”Keep this kind of solicitude to yourself!”】

【”Did you take peeping as a hobby? How splendid of a so called genius inventor.”】