Chapter 104 Doesn’t Understand A Girl’s Heart
“You should call me Miss!”
Verafia’s big eyes turned and looked at him, correcting him very seriously.
Iget reached out and touched his nose, laughing awkwardly, thinking to himself why this little phoenix was so concerned about this matter.
“Um, Young Lady, it’s probably because you’ve taken such good care of me these past six months, and Father knows about it. He wants to thank you in person.”
“Tch, that’s all? You’re my attendant, and it’s only natural for this young lady to take care of you!”
Young Lady Verafia puffed out her chest proudly, her big eyes turning to look at the young man. “Hmph hmph, you’re not bad, you actually remember this young lady’s painstaking efforts. You truly are our attendant!”
Does what Young Lady did count as taking care of him?
Iget couldn’t help but complain in his heart. However, he definitely didn’t dare to say it directly in front of Miss Phoenix. “Then, Young Lady, what do you mean…?”
“I’m not going. I’m already very tired today, and this young lady wants to rest.”
Verafia’s slender fingers brushed through her soft hair, shaking her head as she said this.
The girl wasn’t lying. She had consumed a considerable amount of spiritual power the previous night. In the afternoon, while wandering through Lorinc with Shiel, in order to catch traces of the “Church of the Dead Word,” she had also expended a lot of mental energy. Although it wasn’t apparent on the surface, she was actually quite exhausted.
Iget was taken aback. He really didn’t expect this little phoenix’s thoughts to be so erratic.
“Um, Young Lady, would you reconsider? After all…”
Verafia raised her eyes, a hint of impatience on her snow-white delicate face. She said, “Why are you so invested in this? Could it be that you have some ill intentions towards this young lady?”
Iget was startled and quickly shook his head to deny it. “Of course not! It’s just that, since Father wants to meet you, to show my gratitude, I’m sure he’ll prepare a gift for you!”
“This…”
Upon hearing the word “gift,” Verafia shook her head, her little face showing a hint of hesitation.
“Moreover, if you don’t go, Young Lady, it will make me lose a lot of face, and my status within the family will decline.”
Iget struck while the iron was hot, appealing to the girl’s emotions. “Of course, if it only affects me, it’s not a big deal if it makes Young Lady happy. However, if this happens, your treatment and conditions in Lorinc will also be affected.”
Iget spoke a string of words, almost kneeling to beg the Young Lady, before she reluctantly agreed.
“Since you’ve put it this way… if I don’t agree, wouldn’t that make this young lady seem unapproachable?”
Verafia said reluctantly, but soon, the girl’s big eyes looked at the young man again, emphasizing, “But, Iget, you must remember clearly, it’s this young lady who’s doing you a favor. In the future, remember you owe this young lady a favor!”
Iget nodded quickly and wiped his forehead, thinking to himself that it was really exhausting to appease this little phoenix.
As for owing her a favor, which the girl emphasized… at most, he would take this Young Lady out to buy pretty little dresses. Besides, his life was in her hands, so why worry about that?
Seeing that the young man had agreed, Young Lady Verafia’s spirits seemed to have lifted considerably. She propped her little hands on her rosy cheeks, letting out a light hum from her delicate lips, and turned her face to look at the scenery outside the carriage window.
“By the way, Iget. This young lady has something to tell you.”
Verafia suddenly seemed to recall something, turned her face back, and her clear voice rang out. “Do you remember what that little girl Shiel looked like just now?”
“Young Lady, are you talking about Shiel?”
Iget straightened up. He had been thinking of asking Verafia just now, but he was worried about angering the little phoenix and was contemplating how to start. “Could it be that her distressed appearance just now… do you know the reason?”
“Of course.”
Verafia nodded her little head very seriously, then said solemnly, “Based on this young lady’s deduction, it’s mostly because this little girl has fallen too deeply in love with you!”
Iget was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. “How is that possible? Shiel is my younger sister. Such a plot… Young Lady, did you secretly read Little Fei’s storybooks?”
“Hey, don’t compare this young lady to that idiotic ice dragon! Besides, I’m not interested in your boring human stories!”
Seeing that Iget seemed dismissive of her statement, Verafia instantly became angry. She grabbed his arm forcefully with her little hand. “I’m not joking! Otherwise, why would that little girl keep pestering me, asking about you! And she just broke down immediately!”
“Young Lady, it hurts, it hurts…”
Iget cried out in pain. After the girl let go, Iget smiled at her. “This might just be because Shiel was too attached to me when she was little. We haven’t seen each other for a long time, so she’s a bit unaccustomed to it now. Young Lady, I think you’re really overthinking it.”
“You just don’t believe me, right!”
Verafia crossed her slender arms across her chest, her delicate voice exclaiming, her scorching gold pupils, filled with considerable dissatisfaction, gazing at the young man. “You really are an idiot who doesn’t understand a girl’s heart! I’m not talking to you anymore!”
After complaining angrily, the girl simply turned her delicate face to look out the carriage window, ignoring Iget.
Iget gazed at Verafia’s slender figure. Even though she was angry, her flawless and delicate profile, illuminated by the soft and bright glow of the tranquil twilight, outlined a serene and beautiful line.
Although he hadn’t denied it when Dofiraia asked him, Iget found it difficult to explain exactly what he liked about this phoenix lady, aside from her exquisite appearance and figure, she only had a terrible personality and a spoiled disposition.
But at this moment, seeing her pouting, her profile illuminated by the dawn light, Iget felt a flutter in his heart… a sense of peace washing over him, as if wishing time would freeze forever.
Iget turned his gaze to his wrist, a smile playing on his lips. “…Doesn’t understand a girl’s heart?”
Although he knew that Verafia was probably referring to Shiel, Iget still felt a surge of yearning, couldn’t help but fantasize… What if the girl she was referring to was herself?
…
The carriage’s metal wheels turned on the ground. Iget looked out the carriage window. Past the heavily guarded knights, a rustic castle made of heavy, solid, but polished smooth black star meteorite appeared before his eyes.
As the lord’s court of Marquis Mays, Eggesti was not the administrative office previously established in the city, but the “Black Knight” castle located by the river on the side of Lorinc.
“Young Lady, we’re almost there.”
Iget called out softly to the girl beside him.
