[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

Sedna didn't know the reason for Carolee's death, and her fellow tribesmen didn't seem to know it either.

All they knew was that Carolee was the first Melusine to follow Villette out of Haemormund Village, and that she was his first and last secretary.

Since her death, Villette never found a new secretary. Even when Melusin volunteered, she refused. She only asked them for help occasionally, but she had never been as close to them as she was to Carolee.

Chloe had a hunch that there must be a not-so-pleasant story hidden here.

But how should she ask?
Although they seem very close now, perhaps this is just her wishful thinking. Perhaps the inhuman Judge simply does not understand what distance is and that is why he is so close to her.

Chloe felt a little uncomfortable thinking about this.

My mind was in a mess and I couldn't do the work at hand well.

When she handed an irrelevant document to Villette because she was distracted, the man couldn't help but look up at her in confusion.

Chloe happened to be lowering her head, considering whether to ask or not, and she met those light purple eyes directly.

Although the vertical pupils gave people a strange and indifferent feeling, Villette's gentle tone made up for this feeling and instead had a peculiar charm.

He frowned slightly, looking very worried: "Miss Chloe, you look like you are troubled by something, can you tell me?"

Somehow, Chloe was bewitched and told everything.

"So that's how it is—" Villette murmured, "If you want to know about Carolee, you can ask me directly. Although I won't bring it up on my own initiative, but if you want to know."

The intimate tone made Chloe's heart skip a beat, but before she could savor the sweetness of the words, Violet continued, "In fact, this matter was originally public, but because it has been so long, not many people remember it."

So it wasn't because she wanted to know that she was willing to tell me...

Chloe felt a little sad, but she still pricked up her ears to listen to Villette talk about the past.

"Five hundred years ago, I brought her with me when I first came to Fontaine. I arranged for her to work with me in the Momang Palace as a secretary and integrate into human life together.

"But the duties of the Supreme Inquisitor touched upon the interests of some old nobles. They stirred up a turmoil in an attempt to shake my position, and they chose as their target Melusin Carolee, who had been with me the longest and was also an alien.

"Carole didn't know the twists and turns involved. She just thought she was a burden to me, so she chose to commit suicide to prevent me from being dragged down any further."

Villette's tone was normal, as if he had let it go, but Chloe knew that as gentle as he was, he must be feeling guilty about this all the time.

Her feeling was not wrong.

Where she couldn't see, Villette's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

"Ms. Chloe, you are also a human being. Can you tell me that sometimes you feel repulsed when facing me?" he asked in a low voice.

The answer to his question was Chloe's action.

She reached out and placed her hands on Villette's hands soothingly.

The girl's hands were soft and small, and they couldn't be compared to Villette's hands, but the owner of the hands still stubbornly tried to wrap his hands around hers, wanting to convey her goodwill. Chloe smiled broadly, "Not at all~"

"You see, I can get along with you without any grudges. Because in my eyes, you are you, an independent individual - whether you are a human or another race, you are the Lord Navelette that I love."

Although she had always been hesitant because of his identity as the Supreme Inquisitor, she now understood that Villette was not someone who would care about this, and she didn't have to restrain herself.

Villette had a dazed expression, as if her brain had crashed because of her sudden action and words of comfort, and it took her several seconds to react.

Thump, thump...

It was like something was jumping very fast.

Longlong, who still had little understanding of human emotions, looked at Chloe blankly: "Ms. Chloe, is your heart beating?"

Chloe's heart was beating fast, of course.

After all, she said such disgusting words in front of the person, and she didn't know whether she was ashamed or shy, but her heart was beating fast.

When asked by Villette, Chloe couldn't hold back her expression any longer. She quickly let go and ran back to her own small desk in the other corner of the room in dejected manner.

Her face was still flushed, but she pretended to tidy up the messy documents on the table and calm her turbulent emotions.

But after she walked away, Villette could hear the chaotic heartbeat becoming clearer and clearer.

He leaned back in his chair, holding his chest, and realized belatedly that the voice he heard at first seemed to come from himself.

Even though he had bought so many books about human emotions, none of them seemed to have taught him what it meant.

Was it because of holding hands with Chloe?
But when they first met, Chloe took him to her house to hide from the rain, and they held hands. At that time, he clearly didn't feel this way...

Maybe there is.

Was this the reason for my momentary distraction?
That Villette couldn't figure it out.

He was not a picky person, and it was working hours now. After racking his brains for an answer, he decided to give up thinking about the problem for the time being.

I'll ask Ms. Chloe after get off work, he thought.

So Chloe, who had thought that the matter was over, was once again attacked by the Supreme Inquisitor after get off work.

"Ah?" She opened her mouth stupidly.

Violet thought she didn't hear clearly, so she repeated: "Ms. Chloe, I want to know if you feel your heart beating faster when you hold my hand?"

(End of this chapter)