Chương 229: Chapter 212. On The Way To Emily's House

John Ericsson's Point Of View" Have a good day, My Love."" Be careful and rest, Darling." Sarah and Anna wished me well as I exited the door. Today was the 7th day since Ruby and I had that picnic and afternoon nap. I thought everything went well for the rest of the day after I awoke from my nap, but when I had made it back to the mansion in the night, along with Ruby by my side, Sarah, Anna and Emily were waiting for us in the living room.

When I had entered through the door with Ruby, they greeted us both, then they explained that Emily had decided on her reward. Which, as it turns out, would be similar to Ruby's. Sarah and Anna said to not mind it and to go with Emily for her reward. Before she left that night, I had asked her if she was sure this was what she really wanted, instead of something like a bonus or extra vacation days. Emily looked at me the same way she looked at Ms. Vox and simply said." Yes. I'm sure."

With that, a week passed, and we made it to this morning. After breakfast, I was asked to arrive at Emily's home, and she would bring me to the places she would like to visit. Just like Ruby did. On my way to Emily's home, I noticed the town was a bit quiet for the first time in a while. At first, I thought it was because everyone was enjoying their lunch, but only after a while, I noticed it was because they were all staring at me.

I kept walking till I reached a group of Demon kids who were sitting on the ground, eating some sandwiches their parents must've made for them." I just wonder if we'll ever actually get to see him, y'know?"" Yeah, I hear you can find him every other day working on the roads and walls, but nobody really gets the chance to speak to him because he's working and trying to focus..." It was 2 young boys rubbing their stomachs as it appears they ate too much." You idiots."

And then 4 little girls came over with their lunch boxes in their hands. There were 2 Demon girls and 2 Human girls. I smiled as it seems like the Humans seemed to be integrating well." Why'd you leave the playing area? Ah never mind that, are you talking about Lord Matthew?" One of the boys looked in the direction of the girls, who were making a fuss as they approached." Ah? Because! The shade came over here! The sun's still hot! Why can't the winter take over!? And yeah...

We kind of just want to see what he's like. Our Parents all talk about how lucky we are to be living here, but I've never really seen the guy. He healed my Mom when she was in the Hospital with a broken leg, so I'd like to thank him... But I don't want to get in the way... Ya know?" The boy rubbed his head as he spoke about thanking me. Before I could say anything, one of the girls spoke up."

He healed one of my Older Sisters from an incurable illness, even though we were from Ashneck and couldn't afford medical treatment. You know, the older girls have apparently started a club recently."" What do they even do there?"" Well, apparently... They do things like draw pictures of him and try to find where he'll be working during the day so they can watch him."" Why would they do something like that?" The boy... And also, I, were genuinely confused by the girl's information... I mean... Why?

This all sounds like those fan clubs that celebrities had back in my world. I get that I healed them... But I'm not that handsome... Well, Sarah and Anna say I am... But girls always maintained their distance back in my world... Maybe there's a different standard of attractiveness here in Gaia than my world? But I'm also Married already..." Well, every time I ask one of my Sisters about it, they just says "you'll understand when you're older".

And then They usually end up going back to staring at one of the drawings of him on the wall and recently... Their cheeks have gone red for some reason?" If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation." Girls are weird."" Well, it's not like I don't understand wanting to see him though. He's helped us so much and he's even doing menial jobs like Farming and fixing the roads and walls. It's like you can really feel how much he wants to protect us."

After the other boy spoke, one of the Demon girls spoke. Now it... Kind of feels awkward to bring up that I'm here... I've been standing here a few minutes as well." He's really different compared to the Nobles that were in charge of Atheis. The only time we even saw a glimpse of them were when other Nobles came to town... Any other time, it was just the tax collectors."" Yeah, the only time Baron Mack would show himself in Tatami Village is when King Warrick would come through. Or General Crest...

Or someone similar to them would ride past us on their way to a Border or the Capital."" When you think about it... Whether Human or Demon Noble... He's definitely not normal. Maybe that's the reason Princess Sarah eventually agreed with the Betrothal? I mean, a Demon Princess just randomly accepting a Marriage with a Human is strange... Maybe he has some Demon blood in him somewhere? I hear that half-breeds did exist at some point.""

That's just scary stories our Parents tell us because they were told the same stories from their Parents and so on and so forth. The conversation was beginning to diverge into debating if Human-Demon hybrids existed or not. It seems the boys didn't think they existed, but the girls all seemed to believe in them." Hey, Julia? You said that your Husband was a Human right? Did you have children?"" Of course I did, Little One. My Husband and I had 3, a Son and 2 Daughters.""

Do you know why they apparently tell horror stories about hybrids?"" Because they have the chance to be truly powerful. The physical abilities of the Demonkin and the Jobs, Magic and Title Systems of the Humans. That and because Hybrids were discriminated against, so most ended up rebelling wherever they were raised. My greatest regret I had before I left to fight my last battle was that I couldn't spend a little more time with my children.

But they had good heads on their shoulders, and they knew that they were Loved."" Do you know if they're still alive?"

"..." Julia was silent at my question. Since it wasn't a no, I decided to push a little more." Would you like me to ask Warrick if he could look into it? I mean, if they're alive, wouldn't you want to see them? I'm sure you'd like to as well, right?"" Little One..."" Should I take that as a yes?" Press... Julia didn't speak again, but I felt the sensation of a hand on my head. It felt like a Mother rubbing the head of her son. Seems I have something else to look into.

While I was thinking about all of this, I heard a noise." Ah!"

"?" The only girl of the group that I didn't hear speak, she was looking around and... She... She saw me." What's wrong, Fu?"" Look!" Ah, she's pointing at me." Lo..."" No way!" The kids noticed me. They began to rise to their feet and seemed to want to approach me." Ah... Well... Hi?"" LORD MATTHEW!"

"?" With their screams, everyone around turned and looked at the kids, which led them to follow their line of sight and land on me. A wave of people began to come towards me. But I needed to get to Emily, so I raised my hand and began to wave." Sorry, I can't stick around! But I heard what you were talking about! I'll figure out a way to let everyone talk to me! But I'll need some time to complete the other projects I have going on! Bye!" Kick! I activated Holy Mana Body and ran full speed towards Emily's home.

Before long, the people who ran towards me couldn't even be seen. I deactivated my Skill and continued to walk the rest of the way to Emily's house. I tried to stick to the backroads, so I didn't interrupt traffic in anyway, and it seemed to do the trick. I was running a few minutes late when I arrived at Emily's home. The way I knew I was late, was that Emily was standing outside of her house and was glaring at me with quite an unamused expression on her face as I walked towards her front door." You're late.""

I guess... I am... But, it was because of the kids." Emily looked at me puzzled." Kids?"" Yes, there were some kids... And they brought up the fact that they wanted a chance to meet me. I'd assume there're other people here that also want to. I listened to them speak for a moment..." Emily began to stare at me again." And then I remembered that I had an appointment with you! So, I made it my immediate priority and ran here full speed until I made it to this block!" Emily put her hand on her cheek and looked at me."

You're lying somewhere in that explanation." She squinted at me as she spoke." But I can understand those children's desires. Maybe we can do something like a meet and greet eventually? But the timing is the issue. We have 2 weeks until you leave for Zana. Your schedule is too full for now. Once you're back, we'll be busy at least for 2 months with the orders that we expect to receive. But if you continue producing on the same schedule and Ruby allows us all a break from our Martial Arts training...

Something can be done." wrap... grip... I breathed a sigh of relief as Emily's expression softened. But then Emily came to my side and ran her arms through my right arm and clung to me." But that's all for the future. For now, you need to focus on me! Since this is my reward after all! Now let's get going!" pull... Without even listening to my protests about this position. Emily just dragged me along the road. Something tells me this is going to be a long day.