Ch.12: Overcoming the Past

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Rimuru had just entered the Great Dungeon

Just as he said Kaori's healing magic had returned and she was healing Kouki and Ryutaru.

Shizuku seemed to be thinking about something as she looked at the ground.

Kaori approached her and spoke "Shizuku-chan, about Rimuru-kun..."

"Oh!? He's not the one I'm thinking about! He just stroked my head to calm me down! There's nothing between me and him! Not really!"

She spoke as she waved her hands trying to clarify.

"Ahhh okay. We'll talk about it later. I wanted to ask you what he meant when he said I attracted hatred for Hajime-kun?"

"Ahhh sure! About that I..."

She got her cheeks red from misunderstanding and then she got a complicated expression thinking about how to answer Kaori's question.

Seeing that expression Kaori realized that she knew something.

"Shizuku-chan what is it?"

"It's not just that... it's going to be painful to hear, are you sure you want to know that?"

"Yes. If it's something important about Hajime-kun I want to hear it."

Kaori and Shizuku went to Kaori's room to talk.

"Good how to start? Ah yes ! Kaori you are an airhead, that's the summary."

"Eh? What do you mean Shizuku-chan?"

She spoke confused by her friend's words.

"All right then... Finish healing them and meet me in your room later."

"Okay."

She healed the boys and asked them to report on the events to Meld.

"Kaori you're not at all aware of yourself, especially your beauty.

"My beauty?"

She looked at herself curiously.

"Yes, Kaori. Almost all the students wanted to date you in elementary school.

"Eh? There's no way that's true!"

She denied it with her head several times.

"Kaori, remember that boy who came up to us on our way home from school and said 'I really like you. And then you replied "Do I know you?" And he left crying.

"I really thought his reaction was over the top, but I didn't think that was it.

"It was."

"Okay, but this was a special case, right? It's not like I'm a boy magnet or anything.

"Kaori do you remember that boy who said "I wish we could be closer." And you replied "I'd love to be your FRIEND too." And he fell defeated to the floor?"

"You're not saying that..."

"Yes he did too. He also had the..."

Shizuku began listing boys who confessed to Kaori without her realizing it.

Kaori's reality shock increased with each listing. She couldn't take it anymore and interrupted Shizuku.

"Stooooooop! Stop! I don't want to hear any more iiiiit!"

Kaori put her hands to her ears and squirmed on the bed as she screamed.

"Prince Randell too."

"There's no way that's trueeeeeeee!"

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