Chương 331: Chapter 314. Walking Back To The Fracks

" Do you think that you'll be able to find it, Matthew?"" Yes, I think so. Since they gave me what I asked for, I don't think it'll be too hard to find them, Alice." We were on our way back to the townhouse of the Fracks since we had finished speaking with Mrs. Victoria and her daughter. The difference from walking towards the house and back, was just a change in who was guarding me. Apparently, our Guards all got together and played rock, paper, scissors to determine who would guard where.

Hana and Mia are now my left and right Guards respectively. Once we had that all sorted out, we began to walk home. At the end of the day, Mrs. Victoria's request didn't just surprise me, but it also surprised her husband and son." Please, find their bodies so I can give them a Proper Burial." Mrs. Victoria looked sad as she spoke and why wouldn't she? She's asking a stranger, a Human, who she's shown that she doesn't particularly like, to find the corpses of her son and husband.

Even though she must've been feeling such heavy emotions, I saw a strength in her eyes as well. I took a moment after she asked me for that request. Not because I had to consider doing it, but I wanted to know if I actually could find it. That's when I heard a voice that answered my question." Boss! Let me help! I can sniff their scents out if you can find something that they used a bunch!" With Rex's suggestion, I decided that his method would be the best way to do it.

I'd be able to find their bodies pretty quickly since Rex's sense of smell was ridiculously good. With that decision made, I nodded to Mrs. Victoria and explained that I needed an item from both Patrick and Victor each, that they used a bunch. To that, I got a pair of gloves that Patrick used and a hat that Victor used to wear a lot as a kid. Rex gave the okay to it and then we left the house. Patrick and Victor decided to stay with their family for now.

Hopefully, they find some form of closure for themselves as they sit with Mrs. Victoria and Kim for the next few days. Now I was just checking with Sarah and Anna that they were okay with what happened at the home of the Harvey family.... And they had some opinions." Even though she was dealing with her grief... I wasn't a fan of how Mrs. Victoria was treating you... Maybe I'm lacking in my sympathy?"" No, Sarah, I share similar feelings... It seems at the end, she started to believe our words however.

Maybe she just needs time to heal?"" She is dealing with a lot, it's not like I can't understand where she's coming from after all." Sarah, Anna and Princess Alice all started to speak about Mrs. Victoria. They all seemed to be of the same mind. Whether they were right or she truly did just not like Humans, I don't really feel it matters, since I don't like the idea of keeping Patrick and Victor's bodies out in the wild or wherever it is that they're being kept.

I plan on doing a quick look around with Rex around where the mansion used to stand before the God Of The Blackwoods destroyed it." What do you think, My Love?" The girls were looking at me for my opinion on the topic. I was busy thinking about looking for the bodies." If you mean Mrs. Victoria, I think it's normal to dislike me because of being a Human. When you really think about it, Paradise is more of an anomaly than normal.

Sure, there's Demons all around Diablos who think differently, but I'd say I'm more used to strangers in Diablos treating me how Mrs. Victoria treated me than how the Dreadnaught Family did when I first arrived. Even Alice doesn't like me too much until we had to fight together, right?"" Ah..."" Hm?" Princess Alice made a strange noise, I was confused as we walked, I looked to Sarah and Anna to see if they had any idea why Princess Alice had made that noise, but she answered the question herself.

Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences." C-Can't you just forget about all of that already? Please..."" I don't know, it was quite memorable when popping into Blackstone's Royal Palace, I got attacked and nearly skewered by angry red eyes.... Then with a sword."" Hng...."" Then there was all of the name calling on the way to Zana... Lots of "brute" and "pervert" were launched my way if I remember right... Even though all I did was read a book in the carriage..."" Hngg....."

Tap. Tap." My Love, I think your teasing is going too far, look at her why don't you?" Sarah gave me a tap on my shoulder and her fingers guided me to Princess Alice's current demeanor, I don't think even the God Of The Blackwoods had gotten her this dispirited. I felt a little bad, she looked like she might start crying. I didn't think she would take my teasing to heart. Even her wolf-like ears are hanging low." Alice... Don't worry, if I was actually bothered by it, I wouldn't be teasing you about it."" Hn..."

That didn't seem to make her feel better, well, now I'm lost? I looked to Sarah and Anna for some help, but they looked at me like this was my fault... Which I guess it was? What should I do? Let's try apologizing. I turned around fully so I could speak to her and we could see each other's faces." Alice, I'm sorry. I was only kidding. I know just how good of a person you are. You're extremely loyal and loving towards the people you're close to.

That's why you were so worried about Sarah and Anna after you came to Paradise, right? You're also astute, patient and disciplined. You were able to tell immediately when Wendy and Ellie needed help with anything while we were traveling and helped them like it was a matter of course.

Even though you're a Princess, you waited patiently until you could strike against our enemy last night despite what he may have said or done and because of it, we were able to land the final blow on him because you destroyed his armor and sword. You've been a great help in every sense of the word. That even goes back to helping with everything in Paradise, your opinions on our products are going to help us a great deal in the future after all..."" Ha..." Huh? Now she's hiding her face behind her hands?

Did I mess up even more?" He's been paying attention to me for so long.... Even when I didn't realize how I felt...." Under her breath she began to whisper something." Wha-"" Darling, don't worry now, I think she's fine now."" But she's holding her face?"" Alle always used to do that when we were kids, it's fine."" Really?"" Yes." Anna and Sarah seemed to think my apology was accepted, but Sarah doesn't seem to be telling the truth? Maybe she just wants to smooth things over?"

Are you sur-"" The best thing we can do now is to just keep walking like normal. Trust me, My Love." Sarah looked at me with warm eyes... I mean, she's known Princess Alice the longest out of the people here, so I guess I should trust her? I turned around and began to walk forward. A slight change had happened though, before, Sarah and Anna were walking next to me, now they're behind me speaking to Princess Alice." Hehe..." Press... And I keep hearing a strange giggling from behind me?

I was about to turn around and check on them, but the second I began to turn around to ask, Sarah used a small amount of Wind Magic to keep my head facing forward... I guess I should just keep walking now. maybe they're planning a prank to repay my teasing? I looked at our Guards and they all had different looks on their faces... Somehow, I feel like the women were more on Princess Alice's side and the men, except for Edmon seemed to support me... What am I missing exactly?

We continued to walk and eventually we made it back to the townhouse." Ah! Lord Matthew!" As I walked through the metal fence that was planted around the property of the townhouse, Wendy, who was sitting on the porch of the townhouse, called happily to me. Both her and Ellie then ran up to greet us." How was your day, Wendy, Ellie?"" It was fine, we spent most of the time helping the Maids from Zana clean up the house. Ellie and I did the sweeping outside the house and cleaning the windows.

How did your errand go, Matthew?"" Ellie, you shouldn't be calling Lord Matthew by name here in Zana." pat... pat... / Step... Step... / Hana, who was mostly quiet on the way back, began to admonish Ellie about her manners. They've been going back and forth like this since the journey began, but it seems like Ellie refuses to budge on being able to use my name. My perspective is simple, "as long as no strangers are around, who cares?", but Hana thinks the opposite.

All I could do was pat Ellie's head as I heard footsteps come out from the house." Ah, Marquess Matthew. Welcome back." Lady Cindy had walked out of the house, no doubt wanting to see what all of the commotion was. Now that I'm here, I wonder if Byron can spare some time for that talk I wanted to have with him?