Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 745 - 321 Past Memories_2
"No worries, we understand," the two of them responded with a smile.
"Actually, it's not that surprising, right? Payin City produced a songstress, which is extremely rare. Naturally, the locals would favor you and proudly introduce to any tourists that this is Tilan's hometown, and then they could go on for three days and nights with stories about you," Efnie said with practiced ease.
"Are there really that many stories?" Tilan thought back; as a child and in junior high, she didn't do anything particularly noteworthy, did she?
"There definitely are. Any bit of gossip, no matter how slight, gets embellished by someone, and they speak as if it were the absolute truth," Efnie said with a laugh.
"Like, you used to frequent a breakfast spot, and now the owner of that place would say what food Tilan liked best, and would spin a beautiful tale about it being because of some past event, or you having helped a child out of kindness. I've heard at least ten different versions of stories about you helping kids."
"There are already so many, huh?" The young girl touched her forehead slightly, knowing that explaining now wouldn't make much difference.
"Speaking of helping kids, I think it was just that one time, when I took a few little ones through a tunnel and we were attacked," Tilan recalled that deeply etched experience.
"Huh, was that real?" Efnie was surprised now; she had always thought it was just something made up on the internet.
"There was one time," Tilan said, shaking her head slightly. It felt a bit odd to talk about it, as if she were bragging about herself, but that incident was indeed perilous.
"Tell me about it."
Efnie grabbed Tilan's hand with a slightly coquettish tone, and although Deloris didn't speak, the curiosity in her eyes was about to spill over.
"Alright, alright, no need to tug," Tilan pulled her hand from Efnie's grasp. It seemed Efnie was becoming livelier by the day.
"Let's go talk at that beverage shop over there," Tilan pointed to a shop not far away.
Afterward, the three of them arrived at the shop, found a quiet corner to sit down, and then Tilan began to slowly recount her past.
"I had just graduated from junior high, I was only Sequence 2. I think it was the day after completing the recruitment audit, and then I was heading back..." The young girl held a chilled fruit juice, reminiscing while recounting the old times.
"And then Tilan encountered a berserker in the tunnel, and almost died there?" When Deloris heard about Tilan's fierce fight, her heart couldn't help but race.
In their eyes, Tilan was almost synonymous with mystery and top-tier talent; they had never considered that this young girl could have almost died silently in an old, decrepit underground tunnel.
"Uh..." Although she wanted to downplay it a bit, some details were inevitably brought up, and being someone who disliked lying, she ended up worrying them anyway.
"That's how it was, but it's all in the past now." Tilan looked at the glass in front of her, gently stirring the ice cubes inside, listening to the crisp sound, her thoughts drifting away gradually. freēnovelkiss.com
So much time had passed; four years, truly like another lifetime.
"Did it leave any scars?" As girls, they were most concerned about beauty issues.
"Nope, you both know that my ability excels at healing," said the girl, blinking to indicate they needn't worry.
"Tilan always keeps the difficult things to herself," Deloris wanted to pat Tilan on the head, but because they were sitting opposite each other, Tilan skillfully dodged.
"No need for a head pat, I'm not a little kid anymore." Although Tilan looked like the youngest among them, it didn't mean she actually wanted to be treated like a little sister.
"Fine~~ Big sister Tilan is the best," Efnie said teasingly, using the nickname for Tilan that had spread amongst the younger girls because of her fame and prestige at Edith Academy.
The three continued to chat about the past; when Tilan brought up how Lina used to bully her, the other two felt indignation on her behalf.
"Tilan was really innocent back then," Efnie sighed lightly.
"How did you resolve it later?" Deloris was curious about this.
"Back then, I wasn't as confident as I am now; at that time, I suppose I was like an animal curled up in a corner." The girl no longer avoided talking about her timidity and weakness from those days.
"However, I'm really grateful for having a group of good friends and classmates who supported and helped me retaliate against Lina, breaking the impression my junior high classmates had of me."
"This time I'm back, I wanted to properly invite everyone, organize a gathering. I always used to attend events hosted by others, but now if I don't host it, people might feel awkward inviting me," Tilan spoke of the last thing she planned to do during this vacation.
"Indeed, after you head to the Central Star Domain, chances to return to the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain will likely become increasingly rare," Deloris also felt sentimental. As a daughter of a wealthy family, she had seen many familiar older brothers and sisters go off to the bustling star domains for university, and after that, they hardly ever returned to the Four-leaf Crystal.
Whether occupied with studies or starting work after graduation, following her family's plans, after she completed university in the Central Star Domain, she would stay there to work and learn in some major companies, and only return to take over the family business in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain when she was in her thirties.
As their drinks finished, the three carried on strolling along the shopping street. At one point, Efnie even dragged Tilan into a music and video store and asked the clerk in front of Tilan if they had any Hexia Tilan albums and various records of her performances.
