Chapter 98

If he wasn’t in such a small cave, he could also try to take some distance and fire high-tier spells in rapid succession to remove that obstruction, but if he did that here, he would likely get entangled in his own magic, or the spell would make the whole cave collapse, crushing him to death in the process.

【”This has been going for way too long…”】

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This was just a theory, but, maybe Harold was cold to Erica in order to keep her away from him. That way, she would not get hurt by his own death…. No, perhaps he did that precisely because he did not want her to be hurt. It was very difficult to understand the kindness of that man due to his twisted personality, but Lifa judged that this possibility was quite conceivable.

In that case, then if Harold were to die, would Erica’s heart be able to bear it? While Lifa had managed to keep quiet despite knowing that Harold did not have much time left to live, she believed that even she would be crushed and unable to bear it if he were to actually die.

However if she were to tell the truth to Erica here, then she would be breaking her promise with Harold…

【”I can’t do that….”】

【”Can’t do what?”】

【”Ah…!”】

【”W, what is it, Erica?”】

【”It’s time to switch places for the night watch.”】

【”Huh? Really? Isn’t it still too early?”】

【”No no, it’s already time….”】

【”Oh, it’s true. I’m sorry, I forgot to wake you up.”】

【”Don’t worry about that. But it looks like you have something on your mind….”】

【”Oh….”】

【”…Erica, is there someone you’re in love with?”】

Anyway, I wish you an excellent day, I’ll see you next time on a new project, or maybe more! ?