Who Said This Was an Otome Game!

Chapter 17.1

[I also like Sheryl.]

[Ugh....]

My chest feels stuffy upon hearing Rafael's gentle reply.

To think that these words that were used to be told to me would cause this much pain in my heart.

Did Rafael also feel the same way?

Being told the same word {like} but with a different meaning is painful.

[Fuu.... Ugh....]

[Sheryl?]

I already knew that it's too late. But I still wanted to tell him.

If only the overflowing tears would also wash away the lingering feelings.

[Sorr...., towards, Rafael.... causing, you trouble.... even though I'm aware of it.... ugh]

[Wait, Sheryl. What are you talking about?]

He wiped my tears with his hand that has gotten a little free.

Still, the tears keep falling one after another.

[Rafa, el, is..... ugh.... towards Lydi, even though, you, like.... her]

[Ha?]

As I apologized between sobs 'Sorry I made you look after me in vain', Rafael's voice turns stern.

[Sor, I'm very.... sorry]

[Wait, wait! Sheryl, calm down in the meantime. Aren't you misunderstanding something?]

[Mis, understanding....?]

When I looked at Rafael as if telling him I don't understand, he breathed out a sigh.

[First of all, I don't think of Lydi as anything special.]

[But..... She's calling your name.... and her words, you believed them....]

That was the most painful part.

Because the fact that Rafael didn't trust me caused my vision to turn dark.

[Ahー...... Damn, just which part should I start explaining first?]

Rafael gloomily scratched his head, his eyes wandering around.

I can only look at Rafael being like that, but when I noticed, my tears have already disappeared.

[I thought that the culprit who attacked during Samuel's funeral was Earl Boirmortie. The motive is to prevent you from establishing a to cure the Dreaming Illness.]

[It's about the treatment?]

[At first, I thought you were attacked for the treatment, but because of the information I received, I thought that that might not be the case. I speculate that the earl has found a method to deliberately awaken the Dreaming Illness. Under such circumstances, he learned that you were able to stop the symptoms of the illness and he probably thought that the research on its cure would progress. And that would be an inconvenience for the Earl.]

It's an unbelievable thing.

But the truth is that Rafael collapsed because of the Dreaming Illness.

[That method, could it be....]

[It's Lydi. Did you know that she caused Mana to go berserk in front of the Earl? There's such a rumor on the information I got.]

It says──,

There's a witch in the Boirmortie house.

A witch that brings disaster.