Chapter 17

「Hey hey, are those two always like that?」

Emyuril asked Tonic who was walking beside her.She was looking at the two people right behind her.

「Hm? Like what?」

「Touching like that. Chatting cheerfully like that. Patting her head like that.」

He glanced at Rey and Rio for a while and nodded as a confirmation, like there’s nothing wrong with them.

「Yep, that’s quite normal」

「……Normal? Rey? T-h-a-t Rey?」

「yup. T-h-a-t Rey is our normal Rey」

「Hell no! You’re lying! People are calling him “The Mage of Ice” because he barely shows his expression. That! That is a smile! That is a gentle smile on his face!!」

Emyurill’s reaction was like she was looking at the end of the world. Tonic couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

‘; Tonic had his fair share of being Emyurill’s plaything. He can endure it since he was quite durable, but there is no way Rio could handle Emyu shoving 3 quarterstaffs up into her rear hole.

「Ah, come to think of it. It’s the first time you saw them like this, was it? He’s been like that ever since the first time he brought Rio to me, so I didn’t feel anything wrong with that」

Ever since he brought Rio to him, Rey has been acting like that with Rio.

Both of them have no qualm with each other, so Tonic doesn’t find anything wrong with that. But now since Emyurill mentioned it, Reyfaras never really act like that with other people.Does Reyfaras consider Rio as something else?Perhaps as someone “special”?

「Is it possible that Rey like Rio-chan?」

「Ah, well… probably」

「What do you mean with “probably”? He clearly treats her differently from other people, so it’s not “probably” anymore!」

「The person himself is unaware of it. That’s why I don’t think he treats her as “special”」

Was she special because he feels responsible for accidentally summoned her using goddess summoning?Was she special because she can see spirits just like him?Or was she special because he sees her as a member of opposite sex?

“; Or was she special “; because he couldn’t resist tapping her non-existent chest?

「Fufufu. He definitely likes her. A lot. I’m his older sister, of course I know. I know him more than he knows himself」

She said with a very “sister-like” face.Never seen her brother like that, she seized Tonic’s arm.

Surprisingly, not even with Tonic’s whole strength could stop her.

「Ouch! Emyu-san! Wai- Goodnes- Let me go!!」

「Look at him! Look at him!! Our Rey is blushing! Rio-chan! Rio-chan! What did you say to him? Hm?」

She managed to drag Tonic all the way towards the two of them, despite Tonic kept swatting her hand, begging to be let go.She was way too excited.

「Wait, Emyu-san! Owowow!!! She said 『Like the moon』! Gaah! Rio said it! To Rey!!」 (Tonic)

「Heee, you can tell even from that distance? Oh wait, did you say that Rey is like the moon? Rio-chan? Really!? Kyaaaaa!!!」(Emyu)

「I can do lip reading! No, before tha- God dam-, stop bashing me!」(Tonic)

She hasn’t let his arm go, but she already using her other arm to bash him with so much strength.Tonic was already in tears.

「Ufufu… Tonic, would thy be so kind and explain?」(Emyu)

「Ow ow… ehem… First of all, Rio doesn’t know what that expression means in this country, don’t you?」(Tonic)

As Rio’s teacher and Reyfaras’ childhood friend, Tonic prayed for their happiness from the bottom of his heart.