No Evil Lady in the World (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 142

At that moment, Swan spoke again in a quiet voice.

“Everyone will worry. And… they’ll think it’s because of themselves. Right, Teacher? That’s what it means when others end up taking responsibility, isn’t it?”

Ash smiled faintly and looked at Swan.

“Have you had that kind of experience too, Swan? Have you ever thought someone else’s problem was your fault?”

Swan didn’t answer at all. Ash didn’t press the boy for a reply either. To him, this ten-year-old boy carried far too many thoughts and worries for his age.

‘But the problem is, that’s not this child’s true nature.’

Sometimes, during lessons, Ash could catch glimpses of what Swan was really like. When he wasn’t weighed down or intimidated, he’d return to being an ordinary boy.

Innocent, slightly playful, and full of curiosity—just as he’d been moments ago, passionately arguing with Ariante about what kind of ‘right’ he had…

Ash spoke.

“Now, there’s one key point to this conversation. No matter what, you must never carelessly give your rights away to someone else, and you must always remember that responsibility always follows closely behind any right. So, Swan, do you understand now what you should do? Tell me what you’d like to do.”

Swan fell deep into thought. Though his face turned red, this time he didn’t try to delay giving Ash an answer. Just as Ariante, bored from waiting, crouched down and began plucking blades of grass, Swan finally spoke.

“Then… I’d like to go for a walk in the forest.”

“The forest? You mean the one by the duke’s manor over there?”

Swan nodded. The moment Ariante sprang up, excited, Ash—who had been about to take both children’s hands—suddenly stiffened and stepped forward.

“Teacher, why are you…”

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