“Ah, but once in a while, libraries and merchants with a lot of goods come by. I’ve looked forward to those days since I was little!”
“Libraries, huh. Do you like reading books?”
“Yes, I like detective novels, especially the classics…”
The girl sounded like she was excited for a moment, but then immediately returned to her original state as if a fire had been doused out.
“…I’m sorry. I’m always thinking about myself.”
“There’s no need to apologize. You were simply answering my question,” my brother said, smiling bitterly while shaking his head.
“Though we’ve only spoken for a couple of sentences, I can tell that you’re being troubled by something. However, there’s no need to think so lowly of yourself. You can have more faith in yourself.”
“Faith… in myself, you mean.”
“After all, didn’t Mr. Bersac give you the job of a guide because he trusts you? Even if you can’t trust yourself, you can trust the people around you, can’t you?”
“…”
The girl’s shoulders trembled briefly. It was the same feeling as when we had heard that piercing sound, but this time she only shook her left hand a couple of times.
She looked to the side and didn’t meet my brother’s eyes.
“Are you… that way too?”
“I used to be an absolute fool when I was younger. I never had real-self confidence for a moment. Even so, I lived for a while, and got to know a couple of idiots who believed in me.”
The girl put her hand over her right shoulder and fell into silence again.
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“Ah, but once in a while, libraries and merchants with a lot of goods come by. I’ve looked forward to those days since I was little!”
“Libraries, huh. Do you like reading books?”
“Yes, I like detective novels, especially the classics…”
The girl sounded like she was excited for a moment, but then immediately returned to her original state as if a fire had been doused out.
“…I’m sorry. I’m always thinking about myself.”
“There’s no need to apologize. You were simply answering my question,” my brother said, smiling bitterly while shaking his head.
“Though we’ve only spoken for a couple of sentences, I can tell that you’re being troubled by something. However, there’s no need to think so lowly of yourself. You can have more faith in yourself.”
“Faith… in myself, you mean.”
“After all, didn’t Mr. Bersac give you the job of a guide because he trusts you? Even if you can’t trust yourself, you can trust the people around you, can’t you?”
“…”
The girl’s shoulders trembled briefly. It was the same feeling as when we had heard that piercing sound, but this time she only shook her left hand a couple of times.
She looked to the side and didn’t meet my brother’s eyes.
“Are you… that way too?”
“I used to be an absolute fool when I was younger. I never had real-self confidence for a moment. Even so, I lived for a while, and got to know a couple of idiots who believed in me.”
The girl put her hand over her right shoulder and fell into silence again.
Next, my brother asked.