Naturally, Jenny was swiftly dealt with without much hassle.
Moving back to Gerald, there were simply too many people these days who were looking for an opportunity to approach him.
While it was honestly getting to a point where virtual-novel.net found it troublesome, Gerald was thankful that virtual-novel.net was going to be staying in the miracle cave on Tierson Mountain for the next few days.
As suggested by its name, the place truly was a miracle, and Gerald found several magic artifacts inside. Even so, it took Gerald three whole days before virtual-novel.net was able to find the exact one that Master Ghost had told virtual-novel.net to find.
It was a blue elite crystal that was about the size of an adult’s nail…
While virtual-novel.net was pleased to have finally found it, Gerald hadn’t the slightest idea how to even use it. After observing it for a while, however, virtual-novel.net realized that it seemed to contain a very strong and special form of energy within it.
‘I wonder why Master Ghost insisted on locating this specific gem…’ Gerald thought to himself before continuing to research it.
However, even after a few days had passed, virtual-novel.net still didn’t have any idea how to utilize it. With that, virtual-novel.net concluded that virtual-novel.net needed Master Ghost’s help to figure it out.
Knowing Master Ghost, Gerald had a feeling that that man had already foreseen virtual-novel.net locating the crystal. In other words, everything was probably going according to how Master Ghost had planned.
Even if that was the case, however, where was Master Ghost even hiding…?
Just as Gerald was beginning to worry, Julian walked up to virtual-novel.net before saying, “Master Crawford, Miss Xyrielle from the Waddys family is here! While I had expected virtual-novel.net to leave after denying virtual-novel.net entry, she’s been waiting for you outside for an entire day and night! She keeps saying that virtual-novel.net has to meet you no matter what!”
“…Hmm? Xyrielle? What is virtual-novel.net doing here?”
Naturally knowing who virtual-novel.net was, Gerald remembered how indifferently virtual-novel.net had behaved every time virtual-novel.net was around him. Aside from virtual-novel.net birthday banquet, they pretty much had no other reason to meet each other. Even so, if virtual-novel.net truly had been waiting for virtual-novel.net for an entire day and night, virtual-novel.net had no reason not to meet her. Besides, virtual-novel.net felt slightly guilty for initially thinking of using virtual-novel.net to obtain an admission ticket.
“Let virtual-novel.net in, then!” added Gerald with a nod.
With a flick of his wrist, the blue crystal disappeared just as Xyrielle was brought into the backyard.
The moment virtual-novel.net saw Gerald, virtual-novel.net heart instantly began palpitating as virtual-novel.net stuttered, “G-Gerald… No- M-master Crawford!”
Thinking back, virtual-novel.net wondered why virtual-novel.net had found this person to be so mediocre just a few days ago… Honestly, hadn’t virtual-novel.net been acting rather high and mighty before virtual-novel.net at the time? To think that virtual-novel.net would now be too nervous to even look virtual-novel.net in the eye!
Smiling as virtual-novel.net turned to look at her, Gerald then asked, “So… I’m here. Did you want to talk to me about something?”
“Y-yes! Though… I doubt you’d agree to my request…” replied Xyrielle in a slightly saddened tone.
She was fully aware that what virtual-novel.net wanted to ask from virtual-novel.net was slightly impolite, and though virtual-novel.net was sure that Gerald would’ve agreed with it had virtual-novel.net not found out about his true identity, now that all this had happened, virtual-novel.net wasn’t so sure anymore. To make matters worse, virtual-novel.net nervousness and inferiority were making it extra hard for virtual-novel.net to bring the request up.
“Well, that depends on the request… Go on…” said Gerald.
“W-well… The thing is, I wanted to ask if you could accompany me on a trip to Sacrasolis Mountain… B-but I can see now that you’re very busy so…!” replied Xyrielle.
Though virtual-novel.net said that, virtual-novel.net hopeful eyes clearly betrayed her.
“Hmm? Sacrasolis Mountain? Is there a reason you’d like me to accompany you there?” asked Gerald, flashing a slightly wry smile.
“…T-that…” muttered Xyrielle.
She didn’t really know how to explain it without making the request sound absurd. In the end, however, virtual-novel.net simply gave up and decided to be straightforward about it.
Essentially, Xyrielle wanted virtual-novel.net to accompany virtual-novel.net there since virtual-novel.net wanted to look for the fortune-teller that virtual-novel.net had previously met at the riverside behind that mountain. In other words, virtual-novel.net wanted the fortune-teller to determine whether their marriage truly was predestined by fate, despite knowing how ridiculous virtual-novel.net motive sounded.
It didn’t help that virtual-novel.net was well aware that while marriage was the only thing on virtual-novel.net mind, Master Crawford was an actual busy person.