Chapter 35 The Foolish Noble And Foolish Fiancé Come To Apologize, But It'S Already Too Late
Orokan, the noble who took a woman from Leaf Chemist, arrived at Leaf's place.
"I'm sorry, Leaf!"
"Dokuonna... "
They were at the Guild, Divine Gemstone. They were in the room of the Guild Master, Henrietta.
When Leaf was called and entered the Guild Master's room, the top two people he didn't want to see were there, suddenly bowing their heads.
"I was wrong! I'm really sorry...!"
"Um, I can't quite follow what you're saying..."
Henrietta sighed and told her to calm down.
Then she explained the situation.
"The S-rank request that you turned down the other day was from the Baron Votslak family."
"Our territory is facing an unprecedented crisis right now! Please, Leaf-sama, we beg of you!"
...Orokan was once turned down by Leaf for a request.
According to his subordinate, Eileen, it must have been quite a blow to his pride.
So, he came here directly to apologize, bringing a [gift].
"Leaf-sama. Please, come back. Return to that village... and live with Dokuonna."
In Orokan's mind, he would apologize to Leaf here, and then push Dokuonna onto him.
By doing so, he would let go of the trash (※Dokuonna) and instead gain Leaf...
If he were in the village, he would make the protective incense like before. To protect the village.
And if he did that, the neighboring territory, Votslak, would be saved...
...Yes.
Even though he came here to apologize, Orokan still only thought about his own interests.
He is trying to use Leaf, and the used Dokuonna, to get the peace of the territory again, for free...
"Please come back, Leaf! I need you!"
Meanwhile, Dokuonna was thinking...
Orokan was now forcing her to make a lot of potions every day.
At this rate, she would soon collapse. That's why she wanted Leaf to come back.
She had learned how useful Leaf was the hard way. He was amazing.
She couldn't do anything on her own anymore. That's why she wanted him to come back...
...but it was for a selfish reason: she wanted to make things easier for herself.
A scum is a scum no matter what.
No matter how much they regret leaving, their true nature will never change.
"Dokuonna says she misses you every day, so I feel sorry for you. If you want, I can let her come back."
"I mean! Hey Leaf! Let's get back together! Right?"
Now...
when asked by the two of them to come back, what did Leaf say...
"I don't want to."
With those words, he pushed the two of them away.
"I... I have no intention of going back, no intention of getting back together!"
Clearly, Leaf declared so.
"What?! W-why...!!!"
Both of them had their sweet sides. Orokan thought that if he brought Dokuonna back, he would come back right away.
Dokuonna also thought that Leaf still had feelings for her.
Since he loved her so much back then, he must still love her now.
But ...It was such a sweet thought.
"I already left the village. I'm starting a new life here. So, I don't plan to go back now."
First, he looks at Orokan.
"As an adventurer, I can take on requests. But your request is to defeat monsters. So if it's defeat the monsters, I won't return to the village."
"Oh no...!"
Next, he looks at Dokuonna.
"Dokuonna, I don't love you anymore. I have no intention of getting back together."
"What, what!? I, I'm not loved...! Why! You...you loved me so much, did so many things for me!"
"Yeah, that's right. I did love you."
There is no sign of love for Dokuonna on Leaf's face.
He looks at her with cold eyes.
"But you betrayed me, didn't you? You said I loved you. That's right... but after knowing that, you betrayed me."
"T...that's..."
"You used my love for you"
"Uh... oh..."
Yes... that's right.
Dokuonna didn't really love Leaf. She knew that she thought he did.
She took advantage of that kindness. She thought that if she loved her, she wouldn't betray me, so I was okay with making her work like a sl*ve.
"I learned when I came to the city. Women work just like everyone else now. Mercury-san and Niina-san, they all earn their own living expenses. There's no one like you, making someone work alone and living an easy life."
Yes, Leaf has now seen the wider world.
He found out that Dokuonna is a terrible person.
The way she treated him before was... wrong.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to walk into the future with someone who plays with others' hearts for their own enjoyment. I believe that partners should support each other, that's what I think."
"Th-that...such...ah, I'm...? What will happen to me...?"
"I don't know. You also have to live your own life."
Dokuonna was shocked.
To hear such cold words from Leaf...
Dokuonna could tell by looking at him. He used to have warm gazes towards her. But now... there's no longer that feeling of longing towards her.
He really doesn't love her anymore.
"Ah...ah... "
Smoothly, a large fish could be seen slipping away from her hand.
Leaf Chemist. A highly skilled individual who inherited her grandfather's healing skills.
After living apart from him, what she found out from making potions was...
He was an incredibly talented pharmacist.
He was also incredibly kind and reliable.
She realized that when he married Orokan.
Orokan definitely had money.
But that's all he had.
In every other way, he was inferior to Leaf Chemist. In appearance and kindness, he couldn't compare to him.
Now that money had entered the picture, Orokan was losing to Leaf in every way.
She was the one who unknowingly threw away such a valuable person.
"Ugh... I'm sorry, Leaf... I'm sorry..."
"You don't need to apologize. I don't care anymore. Go live your own life."
"But... but..."
"It's too late to cry now."
Oh no...
Dokuonna filled with regret.
Her words no longer reached him.
He wouldn't come back to her anymore.
A woman's intuition is telling her that there is another new woman in his life.
She is feeling down and wonders why she left him.
Dokuonna looks sad, and then Leaf looks at Orokan and says,
"I don't want to go back to the village."
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