The Terminally-Ill Rejects the Approach - Chapter 66

“…Are you showing me properly?”

“Yes!”

But what I see is… my face?

‘Perhaps what I see and what Maria sees are different.’

I was trying to convince myself by thinking that way.

“My ideal type is Lady Luibel!”

Maria shouted with her hands clasped together reverently as if in prayer.

“Hiccup!”

Suddenly, a hiccup escaped me without knowing.

“Ah, no!”

“Yes…?”

“Think again, Maria. I think your ideal type is somewhat distorted!”

I grabbed Maria, who was tilting her head in confusion, and shook her, shouting.

“I’m not Maria’s ideal type!”

I clearly remember Maria’s ideal type from the original work was a gentle-looking handsome man with shining blond hair and fresh green eyes.

“Since a long time ago, my ideal type has been someone with a spring flower-like appearance and a lovely atmosphere.”

Maria spoke very firmly and neatly.

‘Ahh…’

I let out a silent sigh.

The ominous feeling I had since arriving in Luenhart drenched my entire body.

‘At this rate… instead of Hezen… is it my fate to become Maria’s lover…?’

Meanwhile, Illea walked towards the tray.

The short Illea stood on tiptoe and stuck out her head.

Then, the clear water in the tray shook shallowly, and my face was reflected again.

“L-Look at this! It’s my face again!”

I abruptly pointed at it and shouted.

“It’s definitely broken!”

“I want to see too, Pia!”

Then, Pia, whose curiosity was piqued, gently pushed Illea aside and stood in front of the tray.

Pia, who was even shorter than Illea, had to jump up, and she unknowingly flapped her arms like wings but of course couldn’t fly.

Seeing that, Anselot carelessly grabbed the back of Pia’s neck and lifted her up.

In an instant, Pia’s view heightened, and a huge, magnificent male eagle appeared over the tray.

“No, why is there an eagle?”

The priest managing the tray muttered in bewilderment.

“It must be broken.”

“It was a bit strange!”

The priest examined the tray this way and that with tears, and Klaus added a word next to him that there was definitely a problem.

But seeing that magnificent eagle, which was undoubtedly Pia’s ideal type, I was convinced.

‘…What should I do? I don’t think that’s broken.’

I don’t know why my face was reflected as Illea’s ideal type, but Maria’s ideal type is really me!

“Oh, so even the piglet has an ideal type.”

“Let go, Anselot!”

When Anselot smiled mischievously and teased, Pia wiggled her short legs and kicked Anselot’s shin with her foot.

“Ugh.”

At that, Anselot ended up letting go of Pia.

“Piglet, you…”

Anselot, who let out a faint groan, glared at Pia with glowing, murderous eyes.

Pia didn’t miss that opportunity and ran away, sticking out her tongue.

“Why don’t you check it out too, Lady Luibel?”

Maria suggested to me with a chuckle.

Shocked by the fact that her ideal type was really me, I stood in front of the tray powerlessly.

‘My ideal type is…’

I guess it would be Hezen after all.

Although he became a bad memory because of that player bastard, the ‘real Hezen’ in the original work was also my favorite character in my favorite novel…

‘Huh?’

I was startled to see the face that surfaced on the rippling water.

‘Ah, why is Anselot…!’

I hurriedly looked around to gauge the reactions.

Fortunately, Anselot couldn’t see this way as he was busy catching Pia.

But Klaus and Maria, who were standing on either side of me, would have seen Anselot on the tray.

However, they didn’t seem to find it strange.

“As expected, our Lady Luibel seems to have high standards.”

Maria even seemed to be in a slightly better mood.

‘Well, the two of them know that I’m Anselot’s lover…’

My heart pounded.

It felt like my innermost thoughts were exposed for no reason.

‘What the. Why Anselot…’

I glanced back and saw Anselot dragging Pia and coming this way.

‘I’ve never thought of Anselot like that…’

Then, my eyes met Anselot’s. I felt heat rising to my face, turning it bright red in an instant.

“Princess?”

Anselot called out to me in a puzzled voice.

“P-Pia, how can you drag her like that!”

I blurted out without knowing, and quickly stepped aside before Anselot reached here.

The spring water where his face was reflected became clear and transparent again.

“Princess, didn’t you see earlier? This piglet first…”

“Who are you calling a piglet! Let go!”

It was when Anselot was about to stand right next to me.

The water in the tray in front of him shook and rippled.

My eyes inadvertently turned that way.

A blurry figure floated up over it.

‘A silhouette…?’

Unlike before when it showed the clear face of the ideal type, what was reflected on the tray was a blurry silhouette whose face couldn’t be recognized.

And it happened to be at that moment.

Clang!

With a loud noise, the tray fell to the floor. There was no wind blowing, it was a sudden accident.

Because of that, I couldn’t see.

The face of the woman in the tray that was slowly becoming clear.

[Timeline Separator]

‘It must be that woman, right?’

I thought of Anselot embracing a black figure, shedding tears in the Forest of Illusions.

I thought of Anselot’s determined expression as he vowed to protect that woman, and his lonely voice saying she was no longer here.

Although the figure in the tray was blurry…

‘From some point on, I don’t remember anything. Her face, her name, our end…’

‘Strangely, only her face is still blurry.’

I could tell it was that woman.

To Anselot, that woman was someone from so long ago that his memories were hazy.

But it seems she’s still the only one left in his heart.

‘It’s not like I should feel left out.’

I thought while aimlessly tapping the marble floor with my toes.

‘Even though he always went on about how pretty I am and whatnot.’

Perhaps I had hoped a little.

That my face might be reflected in his tray.

‘It’s a good thing Anselot couldn’t see my tray.’

There must have been something wrong with the spring water in that tray, otherwise there’s no way Anselot’s face would have been reflected there.

Still, I was really glad he didn’t see it.

“Lady Luibel! Why don’t we go over there?”

At this point, Maria’s voice broke my reverie.

I slightly lifted my head towards the direction she was pointing.

“Heart-pounding Maze Garden…?”

“They say you can find true love at the end of the maze!”

Various flashy heart-shaped decorations were attached to the entrance of the huge maze garden.

“Lulu! Look at that! They give out special temple cheese and wine to those who escape the maze!”

Pia, who discovered the maze escape reward, also shouted in an excited voice.

“Pia. You’re still young, so no wine for you.”

“Then what about the cheese? Pia is curious about the special temple cheese!”

“Well, if it’s cheese…”

As I showed a slight hesitation, Klaus spoke in a determined voice.

“If Your Highness wishes to enter, I will escort you.”

His face had an expression that seemed to say ‘a maze is nothing’.

But I could see his future of running out not long after entering this place.

‘It’s not just a maze, it’s called the . It will surely be full of things Klaus dislikes.’

Anselot had an expression that he didn’t care where I went, and Illea also looked blank as usual without any thoughts.

“Then shall we go and see?”

At those words, Maria and Pia burst into cheers with excitement.

Once inside the maze, there was nothing special.

‘It’s just an ordinary maze garden, isn’t it?’

The claims of it being a heart-pounding maze garden where you can find true love were probably an exaggeration…

“Hahaha! Only those who know the beauty of love can pass through here!”

A priest with a huge physique suddenly appeared and blocked us, shouting.

“How do you determine if someone knows the beauty of love or not?”

When I asked with my head tilted, the priest spoke in a solemn voice.

“Right here, in front of the statue of Goddess Amor. Declare that love is beautiful.”

What? That’s super easy, isn’t it?

“Love is beautiful!”

Before I knew it, Maria clasped her hands together like in prayer and shouted in front of the goddess statue.

I don’t know why she’s shouting while looking at me, though…

“Love is beautiful.”

“Love is beautiful!”

“Love is… beautiful?”

“Love is beautiful, it seems.”

Anyway, starting with her, me, Pia, Illea, and even Anselot all finished making the declaration.

Now the only one left was Klaus.

“Lord Klaus?”

Klaus awkwardly twitched his facial muscles with a stiff face.

“…Love is.”

But Klaus, who opened his mouth that far, closed it tight again.

In the end, Klaus was the first to desert.

[Timeline Separator]

‘Hehehe.’

Maria laughed ominously as she watched Klaus’ lonely back figure returning outside the maze.

Guiding Luibel and the party to this maze was all her scheme.

If she drops them out one by one like this, in the end, only Luibel and herself will be left!

‘That’s how we’ll find true love at the end of the maze! Ah, Lady Luibel…!’

It was very fortunate to shake off one person right from the entrance.

Just as Maria thought that.

“Ah! Everyone be careful!”

Luibel stepped forward and shouted.

A huge whirlwind was charging towards them.

“It’s dangerous, Lady Luibel!”

Maria quickly pushed Luibel aside and raised her saint’s staff.

“Kyaaa!”

However, she was immediately swept away by the whirlwind and was separated from Luibel.

She had wanted to leave the other party members behind and be alone with Luibel, but she ended up being separated from Luibel herself!