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"I see."
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When he finished speaking, Curtis said quietly.
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I feel better. Even if he blames me for everything I just said, I am happy that he listened to me.
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"Thank you for listening to me."
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I said this with honesty.
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To Curtis, it might have been a boring story. Maybe it was something he didn't want to hear. He might have thought that I lacked the awareness of being a saint at all.
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But I thanked him from the bottom of my heart.
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"The girl with the smile like an angel."
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"What?"
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I couldn't help but listen back to his sudden words.
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"My first impression of Liz. By all accounts, you were a
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Curtis is really good at hitting on girls.
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............ Still, those words saved me. He says I'm nice because I smell like a human being.
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I felt so much lighter. That's why everyone loves him.
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"......Why did you come here?"
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I asked a question that suddenly caught my attention. Silence followed, and after a while Curtis opened his mouth.
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"Jill told me to go."
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"Jill?"
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I couldn't help but ask back at the appearance of someone I hadn't imagined.
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"Oh. After seeing the real Liz, he has been concerned about her in his own way. He said she might be more mentally damaged than he thought back home. Jill's busy with Will right now, so that's why I'm here."
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"...... Yeah, that's right. But why Jill?"
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I've known for a long time that Jill hates me. She hates me with an intense hatred.
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It's a feeling that can't be easily overcome.
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But he still cares about me because he is a really kind person.
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I wonder if he is like ............ Alicia.
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"Alicia is the axis of his words and actions. Alicia would say this, Alicia would act this way. I think he just goes along with it."
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I envied Jill. I don't have anyone who could set such a good example.
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"And," Curtis added.
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"If you've got time to fret, why don't you use that ability? Jill told me that."
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I laughed out loud when he said that.
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That's just like him. I could easily imagine Jill saying that with a furrowed brow.
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"Well, I don't have time to fret, do I? There is nothing more I can do in this house! I have to work for this country! It's my destiny."
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I stood up on the spot and turned a big smile on Curtis.
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The suffocating sensation I had felt earlier was gone.
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"That's right. Besides, we've got to get Ari and the others back quickly. The thought of you and Duke on vacation in a neighboring country makes you angry, doesn't it?"
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Curtis's words made me smile even more.
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