BXBX NOVEL Chapter 295: I Wish I Had Met You Sooner
Me and Nina were having a good time, and I didn\'t want to ruin that by bringing up unnecessary topics, so to calm her down a bit, I quickly added, saying,
"Oh no, Nina...You don\'t have to praise me so much, as wanting to learn about the place I\'m going to live in is only the secondary reason I was willing to hear you talk about the Sasfra tree."
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"...You\'d be disappointed if you were to learn the actual reason I wanted you to continue." I said with an embarrassed look on my face, which made Nina raise her eyebrow and forget about what she was thinking before since she was curious about what exactly I was thinking about.
"What is that reason, Kafka?...Why would you want to hear me talk about something so boring if you\'re not even truly interested in it?" Nina asked with her arms folded, waiting for me to answer.
"Ah, it\'s actually quite embarrassing to admit, Nina..." I said, which made Nina\'s long ears perk up, thinking that she was going to hear a shameful secret from me, which she was eager to hear because of how much she loved gossip.
But to her surprise, it wasn\'t something that would make my cheeks go red if mentioned, but rather hers, as I continued saying, "...But in actuality, the reason I wanted you to continue talking was because you looked especially cute explaining something that you clearly loved, and I really wanted to see that enthusiastic look you had on your face while you did so even more."
Nina\'s ears twitched when she heard me complimenting her, and then she stared at me with a flustered look on her face, like she was asking me which part of an old hag like her was cute.
"Don\'t get me wrong, Nina, as you\'ve always been and always will be the epitome of beauty wherever you go..." Nina\'s cheeks flushed even more, and she looked up at me with a threatening gaze, like she was telling me to stop my words that were making her face feel all warm.
"...But when you were talking about the Sasfra juice that you love so much, you looked so adorable and cute, like a little kid who came back home to her parents to excitedly tell them what had happened in school today, that I just didn\'t want to stop seeing your loveable self prancing around me and wanted to see you speak about it till the ends of time."
"B-Be quiet, Kafka! How dare a kid like you call me a child when you\'re not even half my age!"
Nina interrupted me in a fluster, as she couldn\'t handle the shame of being treated like a little girl by me anymore.
She then threatened me with a rather funny condition while pointing at my face, saying,
"If you try to coddle me like a child once again, I\'ll never finish telling you how Sasfra juice is made and leave you hanging forever...Do you understand?!"
Even though her threat was rather useless, as I could easily look up the process online, I still wanted to hear it from her own mouth, so I immediately nodded my head to show her that I understood.
Nina then gave me one last stare to show that she wasn\'t joking around and then continued on about the sasfra root while making sure that she didn\'t speak as passionately as she did before in case I started treating her like a child again.
"Ahem...Like I was saying before, the sasfra root has a lot of water inside of it that has a bunch of medicinal properties that are especially beneficial to old and sick people...A long time ago, the first residents of Paradis discovered this root and its properties and spread the news of it to everyone around so that everyone could benefit as well without thinking about monopolising it and keeping the secret that could\'ve made them rich all for themselves."
"...And do you know who exactly found out about this root, Kafka? Like the group of people who did so and showed true selflessness by spreading word about the matter to everyone?" Nina took a step forward and asked me in an eager manner, like she was really excited and proud to share the answer with me.
"It was my people, Kafka!..My people!" Nina answered in a pumped-up manner before I could even guess.
She then continued saying, with pride brimming out of her eyes that looked like they were shining at the moment, "...Or more exactly, a clan of variant humans that resided in this place from the very ancient ages who apparently I\'m related to and were my ancestors...They were actually the first people to find this root and its amazing uses, and they decided to let everyone experience its effects out of the goodness of their hearts."
"...Isn\'t that so cool to think of, Kafka?! Isn\'t it?!"
Nina was basically jumping up and down in exhilaration at the thought of how her ancestors found out about something that immensely benefitted the residents of this place for so many years, and she seemed really proud to be part of such a bloodline.
"Yeah, it really is, Nina...It\'s pretty amazing to think that you are related to such monumental and noble people." I said to acknowledge her exhilaration, which made the prideful smile on her face grow even more.
"I know, right! I just knew you would get what I\'m talking about, Kafka!"
Nina patted my shoulders in a rather heavy handed manner, seeing as there was someone else who appreciated her ancestors discovery.
She also thought that, as disastrous as today was, with her peace being disturbed by those assholes and her almost going to jail for assault, it was still a blessed day since she got to meet someone like me who she got along with and understood her so well.
She even thanked the trio earlier for creating such a circumstance that led to both our lives intersecting to form a better life than the one she was living before, after realising that she had smiled more in this one single day than these past few years she had been living this same monotonous life and wished that she had met me much sooner...