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"U her knees, Sera vacantly stared at Riley’s face from the side while he did not answer

"I have theazed at the bonfire and mumbled

"I have quite a few of them"

Tadak!

The piled-up firewood fell to the side of the fire and flew up sparks

"Not just about dogs, but s So, I always try to be careful, but… when it coood at it"

While listening to Sera, Riley thought about her cold eyes toward the pickpockets that ca

"Is Lower Solia one of theht be a question that didn’t need to be asked Unable to stand the curiosity, he asked anyway Sera had a bitter s around her

"Yes"

She used it to poke and move around the firewood inside the bonfire which were burned completely She nodded and asked,

"You knew?"

"Not co, at Solia… I saw your eyes turning scary cold So, I thought it ht be related"

"Ah"

Sera smiled aardly and turned back to bitter smile

"You saw that"

Tadak Tadak

It see Sera She touched her nose as she said,

"My nose…"

"Um?"

"The reason why my sense of smell is a little better than others… Have I told you before?"

Riley’s ability to recall things had deteriorated severely lately He shook his head as if he was not sure Sera said,

"It’s a little e tio I used to live at the Lower Solia for a ti I was there, so I am not sure if I should call that placetiht Sera came from the Left Solia With a surprised look on his face, Riley looked at Sera’s face

"For a time? You mean?"

"When I was a kid When a was very little… It’s a memory I do not wish to remember I am not sure how old I was, but I think I was around 10 years old"

She said she lost her parents through an accident She poked at the bonfire with the stick and continued

"Struggling here and there, begging to people here and there… At the Lower Solia, calling it desperate would not be enough I lived with grit, clinging to life like that"

Sera brought up absolutely horrifying things that were difficult tosilent as she continued

"Anyway,there It’s because one cannot survive there without good sense of smell Others who didn’t develop their sense of s their sense of hearing"

She then continued the stories about the Lower Solia When the stick she held broke, she added that her sense of sot fro toward me, the sound of steps on a puddle, echo at a dark, wet place, sealed off places… Although there are a few other things"

Folding her fingers, she told Riley about her traumas Sera eventually buried her face on top of her knees

"Well, I know you are not going to change your attitude just because I told you these things, but… Now I’s I feel like I’ senti honest

Riley always thought it was impossible to tell one’s own trauma to people ere close

"Hey, Sera"

Riley called Sera in serious tone Sera lightly lifted her face from her knees and looked at Riley

"Sera, by any chance… did you overcome those traumas?"

His voice sounded more serious than ever Sera placed her forehead at her knees and shook her head

"No"

Her ansas, ‘I did not overcos earlier… I "

There was not even an ounce of confidence in her voice Riley also had a bitter look on his face

"Is that so?"

Could it be that Sera realized his bitter voice? Sera looked at Riley again and said,

"… Still"

"…?"

"I’ well"

Riley vacantly looked at her

"Everyone has weaknesses, right? The Six Circles her now? Anyway, our grand irl has several weaknesses, you know?"

Sera proudly looked at Nainiae’s face which still had scars Sera directed her gaze back to Riley and said,

"Young Master, although you said you don’t have any… Honestly, when carefully looked at… Oddly enough, you haveif he was found out Sera snickered and started to talk about Riley’s weaknesses she thought about

"You hate botherso when it comes to Lady Iris You cannot say no to Mr Ian when he pesters you… Ah, perhaps these are not weaknesses Maybe they are your good points?"

"Sera"

"I don’t think they are bad Living eaknesses The thing is…"

The bonfire was groeaker Sera carefully lifted a firewood and placed it inside the fire as she spoke It was as if the bonfire cried for help toward Sera and she helped out in response

"It’s not bad because I can ask for help?"

Sera shtly

"A person without any weakness won’t be able to get help from others easily even if the person extended the hand and reached for help However… a person eakness can get help That’s why"

She shuffled the firewood and grew the fire She said,

"I’ll handle the fire, so please get so…

The wolves they ot up next

"I… I am sorry I am so ashamed To think I would fall asleep first…"

Nainiae continued to apologize through the breakfast and until they started to be on their way again

"I got it I got it Please, it is all right to stop apologizing now I figured you ic"

Sera sht Nainiae could not be helped She explained to Nainiae that she didn’t need to apologize anyh…"

"If you are that sorry, please tell the wolves this for me Please tell them to don’t come close to me"

"Uht with you, would you like to try beco close with them? They won’t bite even if you pat them!"

"Huuuiik?!"

Sera beca this froh"