Chapter 59: Affairs of the heart

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(Second person POV)

Walking out of the door, you let out an exhausted sigh. Sure, you had told Lou that you would stroll around to write a song, but now that you have come to that bridge, you have no idea what to write or even how to write it in the first place...

...Eh, you shrugged to yourself, letting your feet lead you wherever they pleased while you looked around, trying to find even a sliver of inspiration, ...It can't be that hard, right?

(Time skip - 30 minutes)

So, when you said that you were going to let your feet lead you to wherever it turned out that the 'wherever' they had in mind was Catherine's doorstep. After lingering in front of the entrance for a while, you let out a sigh and ended up going inside the shop anyway, despite feeling as if you shouldn't.

With the sound of both your Clarity Bell and the chimes attached to the side of the door to the café announcing your presence, you were just about to quietly slink into the kitchen so that you wouldn't have to deal with Zoe's blabbering when you felt someone grab your clothed wrist. Eyes darting over, you were just about to snarl at whoever touched you out of nowhere when you were met with a pair of familiar teal-blue eyes. 

Without a single word, Rea dragged you outside and behind the shop before pinning her two hands beside your shoulders due to the height difference, caging you in with a determined look in her eyes.

"...This is...?" you began, gesturing to the odd position the two of you were in with confusion.

"C-could you... talk to her...?" the other murmured, her face beet-red as she lowered her eyes, staring to her right.

"Who?" You blinked in bewilderment, trying to recall who this 'her' could be. Was it Catherine? Did she know you were just about to talk to her?

"...Zoe," the other whispered, voice growing quieter and quieter by the moment as she hid behind her pale-blond bangs. "I-I want to know more about her, but I don't know how to approach her without being weird..."

Letting out an exasperated sigh, you muttered, "And you think I could help you with this?"

"W-well, you two spend a lot of time together at work, so..."

Pinching the bridge of your nose, you closed your eyes and began thinking about the pros and cons of helping Rea. Sure, it could serve as a good opportunity to bond with your coworkers, but you weren't particularly drawn to the thought. Plus, it would take up your songwriting time, meaning that it would take longer for you to find a satisfactory act to present at the Talent Show to win the Fangblade, thus increasing the time Lloyd has to be stuck with Pythor-

Hold on, Koun interrupted with her arms folded behind her head, Everyone loves love songs. Why not write one yourself?

Does it look like I know anything about love? you looked at the spirit with a deadpan expression as she gave you a shrug and a sly smirk.

'Course you don't. I know all about how emotionally clueless you are, especially when it comes to love since you seem to prove my guesses of how low your EQ is wrong every single day, she mutters, making you raise an eyebrow in confusion, unsure as to what she meant by her words.

Well, in any case, the ghost grinned, now stretching her arms, If you help Rea and Zoe get together, then you could write songs about their journey and learn about romance.

...That is true... you thought, brain going back to analysing again, I could help them and then place them in my debt and then use them for my own purposes such as gathering intel. Plus, who knows, maybe this sort of thing could come in useful in the future...

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