I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Itsuka Shido was filled with shock.

After separating from Mrs. Hayasaka, Melyuchina and Shido Itsuka walked to the river again.

"Wait a minute, this doesn't seem to be a residential area?"

Gokawa Shido asked in surprise: "Lancelot, is this really your way home?"

"Ok?"

Melyuchina frowned slightly and asked in surprise, "I don't think I ever said I wanted to go home?"

"Eh?"

"I'm just saying that it's okay if you want to follow me."

It seems... to be like this?

"Besides, why do you think I have a place to live?"

Melyuchina said calmly, "You should know this, right? I'm an elf. I have no money or status. How could anyone sell me a house?"

“…That makes a lot of sense.”

If you think about it... elves basically only stay in this world for a short time at a time before being sent back to the neighboring world, so there is no need for housing at all.

only……

"You really understand human society."

"Hmm? Really? It's alright..."

Shido Gokawa finally realized why he always felt something was wrong when getting along with the other person.

Lancelot knows too much about human society!

Of the elves he had met before, except for Kurumi Tokisaki, the other elves clearly lacked common sense related to human society and were clearly alienated from it.

Especially Yatogami Tohka! She gave people the feeling of being a newborn baby who had the ability to communicate with language.

It was precisely because of this difference that Shido Itsuka subconsciously thought that the other party had a place to live like an ordinary person.

At this moment, Melyuzina's direction of movement changed, as if she had found what she was looking for.

Looking in that direction, Shido Itsuka saw a figure sitting by the river, seemingly... fishing?

Seeing that Melyuchina and the other party had started a conversation, but because the distance was too far to hear clearly, Shido Itsuka walked over.

As he got closer, Shido Gokawa realized that the other person was a slightly bald old man, and the old man also looked over.

"Hmm... Is this the Sinmel you mentioned, Lancelot? He looks younger than I thought..."

In the night, Melyuzina's expression seemed a little gloomy.

"Grandpa Takasaki, you shouldn't be interested in this kind of gossip, right? Aren't you just interested in fishing? And...how many people has Aunt Kondo told this story? The key is that she must have exaggerated it a lot..."

"Ha, ha, ha, after all, it's the opposite sex that you, Lancelot, mentioned. Of course we will pay attention to it."

Melyuchina now repeated the explanation she had given to Mrs. Hayasaka to Grandpa Takasaki.

'but……'

Melusina secretly glanced at Shido Itsuka beside her.

"Shidou and Sinmei both have blue hair...but there's a big difference between them."

"So, it was the old woman who asked you to come and call me back today, Lancelot?"

"Now that you know, then hurry up and clean it up. Do you need my help?"

"Ha, ha, no, no, I'm not that old yet."

"Seeing you smile so happily, I feel relieved. I'm sure you can live for a long time."

"Well, then I'll accept your good words."

While waving goodbye to Grandpa Takasaki, Melyuchina explained to Shido Gokawa, "Grandpa Takasaki comes here to fish whenever he has time. He forgets the time when he's fishing, so Grandma Takasaki often asks me to come and call him, otherwise there's a good chance that Grandpa Takasaki will forget to go home."

"...Lancelot really likes to help others."

"Then you are wrong. I don't like helping others."

"Eh?"

Shido Itsuka looked at Melyusina in shock, but there was still no expression on Melyusina's face and it was unclear whether she was joking or not.

Melyuchina tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said, "I neither like nor hate it, I can only say it's average."

"but……"

In Shido Gokawa's eyes, Melyuchina's words and actions were completely inconsistent.

"Hmm... You don't seem to understand."

Melyuchina said indifferently, "But in truth, to me, helping or not helping doesn't really make much difference... I'm probably considered a very cold and selfish person, right?"

"I have a good friend... He's a great man. He's spent his entire life helping others. He's saved and changed many people... I'm probably one of those people he's changed."

"Hmm... If I had to find a reason for my actions, let me think about it... well... maybe it's just a habit. During my journeys with him, I got used to helping those in need, and I got used to making changes within my power."

"That's right... I'm just used to it, there's no special reason."

484

Chapter 484: Things I like and things I fear.

This is Tiangong City, a hospital in a relatively remote location.

A little girl sat quietly on the hospital bed with her back against the wall.

The little girl's head was wrapped in bandages, making it impossible for her to see things with her eyes, which was a bit heartbreaking to watch.

It was late at night, and most children should have gone to bed early at this time, but the little girl was in a daze, as if waiting for someone to come.

Because of the quiet environment and the little girl's hearing becoming particularly sharp after losing her vision, she was able to hear the footsteps approaching outside the door.

If she was like an exquisite doll before, then when she heard the footsteps, this doll finally came to life.

When Melyuchina pushed the door open, she saw the little girl half lying on the hospital bed with a bright smile on her face.

"Sister Lan."

"Shino, are you still awake?"

Melyuchina's tone was exceptionally gentle, like a flower budding in the sunshine.

"No, because Shino knows that Sister Ran will come to tell her stories."

"Really? But if you're sleepy, you should go to bed early. Only with a good rest can you recover faster, okay?"

"Yeah, Shino got it."

Shino's well-behaved behavior made Melyuchina smile slightly.

Melyuchina pulled up a chair and sat down beside the bed.

"What story do you want to hear today?"

……

More than half an hour passed.

"That's all for today's story..."

Closing the storybook, Melyuchina glanced at Shino lying on the bed.

At this time, Shino's breathing had become even and she fell asleep peacefully.

"Sweet dreams, Shino..."

After whispering a blessing, Melyuchina gently and considerately pulled the quilt off Shino, and then left the ward without a sound.

Outside the door, Shido Itsuka yawned and a few tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes.

"If you really feel sleepy, you can just leave."

When Melusina's voice sounded in his ears, Shido Itsuka immediately became much more sober.

"A nurse just came."

Itsuka Shido rubbed his eyes vigorously, perhaps thinking that this would cheer him up a little, "She said... you come to see this little girl every night."

"Shino had surgery a few days ago. She'll have to stay in the hospital for at least four months for observation, just like she is now."

Melyuchina spoke calmly, completely devoid of the gentleness she had just shown. "Her parents owed a lot of money for medical expenses, so besides taking turns looking after her during the day, they also have to work at night. I know them, so I promised them that I would come over at night to check on her. Occasionally, when Shino can't sleep, I'll tell her some stories to help her sleep... If there's nothing else, I'll come over during the day as well."

"That's it..."

Looking at Melyuchina, Shido Gokawa's eyes were particularly complicated.

Are there really such kind people in this world?

At this moment, Shidao was suddenly stunned, and then asked Melyuchina.

"Excuse me, don't you need Lost?"

The so-called Lost is a professional term used to describe the phenomenon of elves leaving this world and returning to the neighboring world.

Since Lancelot can come here to see Shino every day, doesn’t that mean that there is a high probability that the other party has stayed in this world and not returned?

This question must have been asked by Kotori Itsuka Shido, otherwise Shido Itsuka would not have reacted like that just now.

"Hmm... According to your understanding, all elves should need to return to that space, and they cannot control the time of their return, right?"

Melusina knew what Shido Gokawa meant by "Lost." She shook her head and said, "I can feel a pulling force, but I'm resisting it. If I hadn't resisted, I would have reached the neighboring realm like the other spirits."

If her memory is correct... the neighboring world seems to be Mio's mother's territory?

Mio's mother is probably the only person she fears in this world. If possible, she doesn't want to go into that person's territory.

In fact, the place where Melyuchina first landed was the neighboring world...but the next moment she left the neighboring world and came to this world.

Feeling sleepy, Shido Gokawa couldn't help but yawn again.

"By the way...don't you need to sleep?"

"Well... I can indeed go without sleep. I am a dragon, the only dragon fairy in the world. My biological functions are conceptually different from yours. I can continue to function even without sleeping or eating."

After leaving the hospital, Shido Itsuka looked at the time.

"...Is it almost two in the morning already?"

"Do you need me to take you back?"

Melyuchina's words made Shido Itsuka's expression become a little strange.

He was supposed to send the other person back, why is it the other way around now?

Shido Gokawa originally wanted to refuse, but Kotori Gokawa said that this was an opportunity to continue communicating and collecting information, and not to give up, so Shido Gokawa nodded after sighing slightly.

"Speaking of which..."

Walking with Melyuchina, perhaps he was not used to the silence and wanted to find some topics to talk about, so Shido Itsuka suddenly spoke.

"It seems like I've been asking you questions all night... Don't you have any questions for me?"

Hearing this, Melusina glanced at Shido Itsuka, then said lightly.

"No... I don't have any questions for you."

After all, what I want to know but don’t know, you probably don’t know either.

"That's it..."

Itsuka Shido scratched his head awkwardly, then asked, "So, Lancelot, is there anything you like?"

"Hey! Shidou!"

Kotori Itsuka's incomprehensible roar came from the headphones, "I want you to invite the other person on a date!"

"But in this kind of atmosphere, I always feel that the other party is unlikely to agree..."

Itsuka Shido covered his ears and whispered a retort.

"How do you know if the other person will agree if you haven't tried? It won't hurt to try anyway. They're so initially attracted to you, they won't refuse no matter what, right?"

"No...it's just a hunch..."