The Goddess Is Obsessed With Me [Complete]

Chapter 68

"Harold...?"

The girl, with eyes shadowed by despair, murmured my name and began to shiver. She had tied her hair in a ponytail-like fashion, and with her ordinary-looking sword and armor, she appeared to be just another female adventurer passing by.

"Uh... ah..."

It seemed she recognized me and wanted to say something, but her words wouldn't come out. She just opened and closed her mouth.

From my perspective, she was a stranger. As far as I remembered, I had never met her before, yet she seemed to recognize me and was clearly confused.

What on earth was happening?

"Are you okay...?"

Concerned, I approached the visibly distressed woman.

"Yes... Huh?!"

As I neared, her anguished demeanor vanished, replaced by a calm one, though she still looked slightly flustered.

"You seemed upset earlier..."

"I... I'm fine!"

She responded to my concern with an overly confident voice, shaking her head vigorously from side to side. Her fluctuating emotions made her seem quite peculiar.

"Do you know me?"

Didn't she call my name earlier?

"L...?"

My question seemed to create a tense atmosphere, and I felt unexpectedly uncomfortable.

"What did you say...?"

She looked at me with wide eyes, as if she couldn't believe or had misheard what I'd said.

"Didn't you call my name earlier? Have we met before?"

I expressed my genuine confusion. For some unknown reason, the red-haired woman seemed utterly defeated, as if she knew me but was heartbroken that I didn't recognize her.

Were we acquaintances? However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't recall her face.

Despite my feelings, she seemed deeply affected by my response.

"Ah... Well..."

She had been hesitating to speak to me from the start and continued to do so.

"What's going on, Harold?"

Aris, unable to wait any longer, intervened.

Whoosh!

"Aris?"

Suddenly, Aris hugged me, the kind of intimate gesture usually reserved for lovers. It could easily be misinterpreted by onlookers.

"Wha?!"

She was taken aback and stared in disbelief.

"Do you know Harold?"

Aris also asked the female adventurer a similar question. The atmosphere was different, though. For a brief moment, I felt a mix of emotions from Aris—jealousy, hatred, and various other negative feelings.

Aris continued her silence, seemingly lost in conflicting thoughts. She finally responded with a weak voice.

"No... I must have mistaken you for someone else... I apologize..."

She gave a chilling reply, devoid of any warmth, and hung her head as if she had lost everything. I couldn't understand why she was behaving this way, especially after she admitted not knowing me.

"It's alright."

Instead of me, Aris briefly replied to the red-haired girl and, ignoring my intentions, began pulling me away by the arm. I couldn't be certain, but I felt there was more to discuss with the mysterious adventurer.