Skretil's Ignorance Walker

"Mia? Are you okay?"

After entering the house, Martha asked softly to Mia who was lying on the bed. The latter also hummed softly after hearing Martha's voice.

"Is your injury okay?"

After walking quietly to Mia, Martha sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the bandages on Mia's body, which made Martha feel very distressed.

"It's okay, Lu Ren has already treated me, and there is almost no external injury."

"That's good. It seems like you two have a good relationship."

"Then...how can..."

Hearing this, Mia's cheeks turned a little red, and she turned her back to Martha, not wanting the other party to see her current situation.

But this did not escape Martha's eyes.

"Huh~huh~, Mia, you... seem to like her very much?"

"Huh?! Impossible, absolutely impossible! That guy is so annoying, how could I possibly fall in love with her?"

"Really? Isn't she very cute? I think everyone who sees her will like her, right?"

"That's just looking at the face, but you can't just look at the face for this kind of thing!"

When Lu Ren was mentioned, Mia suddenly became energetic. She was so energetic that she kept coughing. Maybe she was hurt by being short of breath. After all, she was still injured.

"Okay, okay, just calm down and I'll just say it casually."

Seeing Mia sitting up in a dying illness and then coughing continuously, Martha felt distressed again and quickly comforted her to lie down.

"Obviously you don't have many friends, but you seem to have a good relationship with her, so I misunderstood. Don't worry about it."

"Who said I don't have friends? Aren't we all friends?"

"Yes, yes, I won't say anything anymore. Can you lie down first?"

Seeing that Mia was very excited now, Martha had to shut her mouth first so as not to disturb Mia's rest. If Mia had any shortcomings, she would have to worry to death.

After comforting Mia, Martha gently stroked Mia's head, just like how Martha coaxed Mia to sleep when she was a child. If she hummed a lullaby, it would be more like it.

"Well... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to quarrel with you before."

As scattered light shone into the room, Mia quietly looked at Martha and said with a shy face. This was the first time she apologized to others. With Mia's character, she would not allow herself to make mistakes, even if If you make a mistake, you won't admit it easily.

"Huh? What's going on? Could it be that you're not Mia?"

"Don't be ridiculous, I just realized my mistake, that's all!"

Seeing that Mia still looked arrogant, Martha couldn't help but smile from the bottom of her heart. It seemed that the conversation between Lu Ren and Mia had worked, and Mia was no longer stubborn.

"It's okay, I know you don't have any bad intentions, you just don't want to give in."

Martha still stroked Mia's hair gently, which made Mia feel very comfortable. She unconsciously made a faint sound from her throat, just like the purring sound a cat makes when it is comfortable. Same.

"...Tomorrow, I will report to the paradise and ask them to send more support, so...from now on, you will be the team leader..."

Mia said this very reluctantly. If she could, she would never want to say it, because it would undoubtedly admit her incompetence, but things have developed to this point, and Mia must consider the overall situation. . And just like what Lu Ren wanted to express to her before, Mia is not alone, there are still people who will worry about her and care about her. Even for those who care about her, Mia must accept her own weakness.

"Hey, really? What are you..."

"Stop talking, stop talking! I'm tired and going to bed. If you have anything to do, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

After saying what she wanted to say, Mia didn't want to say any more. She was like a child having a tantrum, grabbing the blanket covering herself and covering her head.

Seeing this, Martha just smiled slightly, and then gently took off the blanket that Mia covered her head with. Mia among them had her back to Martha, feeling awkward and unwilling to continue talking to her.

"Mia, you have really grown up."

"..."

"It's okay. There will be opportunities in the future. I believe in you."

"..."

No matter what Martha said, Mia didn't answer. She just closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, making Martha laugh helplessly.

"Okay, don't lose your temper. You should continue to be the team leader."

As soon as these words came out, Mia's body trembled slightly, but there was no immediate movement. It was not until a while later that Mia slowly turned her head.

"……Really?"

"Well, you are the leader of this operation. I am only here to help you. How can I take your position?"

"But I don't have the ability to complete this task..."

"That's just because the Queen is too strong. Even if it were me, I still can't do it, so you don't have to worry. When reinforcements arrive, you will still be the leader of this mission."

With Martha's words, although Mia still maintained the same expression as before, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly, and finally had to say:

"Not sure yet. If there are other candidates when reinforcements arrive, what will happen to the two of us?"

"Let's talk about it then."

After saying that, Mia finally relaxed. She breathed a long sigh of relief and lay down on the bed again.

"...Um, can we sleep together today?"

"What's wrong? Is little Mia lonely?"

"If you don't want to, forget it!"

"No, why wouldn't you want to?"

Then, Martha lay next to Mia and hugged Mia tenderly, just like she did when she was a child, and Mia also felt a warmth spreading in her heart.

"Maybe this is the last time I hold you. From now on, someone else will hold you."

"Ah? What are you talking about? What's next? We won't get married and have children, so where can we find others?"

Mia was very puzzled by these words. Why did she feel that Martha wanted her to get married so much? The Eden clan has no tradition of marriage and childbirth, so why are they talking about this? And even if you really want to get married, who can you marry? It can't be that guy, right?

"That's not necessarily true~"

Martha showed a pointing smile, then reached out to rub Mia's face, and said half-jokingly:

"Tell me, that little guy is so small, how can he hold you in his arms in the future?"

"I told you not to talk about this anymore! What's wrong with that guy Guan Luren!?"

"Hey~ I didn't say who it was, so there's no need for you to have such a big reaction~"

"Hmph! I'm ignoring you!"

After saying that, Mia pouted and turned away, ignoring Martha. Martha didn't say anything more, she just hugged Mia gently, and then they both fell asleep at the same time.

Outside the house, after Lu Ren arranged various magics, he took Vera and Amy to a tavern. After using magic to give a hint to the tavern owner, the three of them rested in the tavern room for the night. .