My Second Life in Another World

Chapter 204: What Is Important?

A/N: It is 650 ps for a bonus chapter this week. Do your best.....

"I hope My Lord would talk to Jin-ah so that she will take her training more seriously," Queresha said while taking off Haru's coat to which he nodded.

"Does she really skip training that much," Haru asked since he has been training by himself he had no idea how the four were training aside from the times he was present. But when he observed they were working really hard on their training.

"Not really, She isn't skipping on her mana arts training But when it comes to physical training she tries to find a way around it," Hae-in said with a sigh and sat down.

"That is normal for her, She has always been lazy since childhood despite having a bright mind, But don't worry I'll talk to her," Haru said with a smile, Hae-in and Queresha nodded even when they knew that the 'Normal' Training that Kanae made Jin-ah do was too hard. They all had no choice since they needed to get stronger In order to not make things hard for Haru.

"Queresha did you make any progress with your project with Zenobia?" Haru asked making Queresha and Zenobia excited since they were very enthusiastic about the progress.

"We are still in the planning phase, there are many types of materials that we would need to find since the ones we have used till now aren't up to standard," Zenobia said with a sad look, They could start if they had the proper materials but they were lacking in it since the one available weren't able to pass the requirements.

"Yes, that has been the main issue," Queresha said with a thoughtful look, she was still surprised at how challenging this project was and she doubted that she would be able to make it even if she had access to the technology of her world since the requirements were high. But this only fired her up to tackle this even more.

The problem would be solved if she would use the shop since it had the necessary material but if she used it then Zenobia would surely question where it came from since as a blacksmith she would be super interested in this.

She didn't want to lie to Zenobia who had become such a wonderful friend of hers and even if it was quite embarrassing, Zenobia was actually her first friend as her relationship with Hae-in, Kanae, and Jin-ah is more akin to family.

'It looks like My Lord won't be making a move, Should I try to do something?' Queresha thought seriously about how to bring Zenobia under Haru, Anyone who looked at Zenobia would notice that she was smitten with Haru, while it was clear that Haru was also interested in Zenobia but not in a romantic sense as of yet.

Queresha looked at Haru talking to Zenobia who was blushing a little at his words, seeing this Queresha nodded. It was clear that Haru wasn't going to do something since he was too occupied with training at the moment.

'I guess I'll have to take matters into my own hand,' Queresha thought.

"Also Zenobia did you finish reforging Queresha's Sword?" Haru asked.

"No we were planning on doing it later since Queresha said she would like to focus on the current project so I didn't go through with it, Plus I think that my skills currently are lacking to work on that Sword, So I would like to improve more so that I don't do that weapon injustice," Zenobia said with a gentle smile.

"Oh ok, Say Zenobia would you like to join Queresha and the others while they are training in a special area I discovered," Haru's question came as a shock to the three ladies in the room but for different reasons.

Hae-in was just shocked since she didn't know why Haru would let someone from this continent know that he has access to the other continent.

It can be a risky move considering that Zenobia is in a high position on this continent and things could go wrong easily. Not that she was scared of something happening to Haru or themselves but still she was surprised at the sudden mention.

Queresha was shocked because she didn't think that Haru would propose what she wanted to ask of him for a while now, She had been meaning to ask Haru if he would allow Zenobia to join her in Relictombs so that they can research about that place together.

Not only will this help Queresha since she would have another genius mind with her but it will also help Zenobia grow as an Artisan which was needed if they wanted to work together in the future, as much as she wanted to help her friend grow she hadn't been able to ask Haru since she knew the possible political problems that could come because of this decision.

Queresha knew that if she had asked Haru, He would have agreed without much thought even while knowing the possible problems, That is just how he was, he loved to dote on the five of them, it is not like they hated it but they knew that this type of attitude might cause a serious problem for him down the line.

Haru's mindset has changed a lot after he got his memories from his encounter with Kurumi, It wasn't like he became a different person but certain aspects of him have become more pronounced like his doting and overprotectiveness.

They also saw him with a face that was full of guilt a few times, it was like he felt like he had committed some unforgivable sin, They all have tried to ask him but he just said 'Did I make that kind of face?' It was like he wasn't aware of it. This has only made the four of them more worried about Haru.

As much as they loved getting doted on by him, they didn't want to become the reason he gets hurt later or get in his way, so they have become more strict with themselves after that.

Jin-ah who used to train under Hae-in went to train with Kanae while knowing how brutal her training was, The small episodes of Jin-ah being lazy would be normal if she was training under Hae-in but it isn't possible under Kanae.

'It looks like My Lord had thought about this for some time now,' Queresha thought while looking at Haru who looked at Zenobia.

Zenobia was shocked at the sudden invite to training with Queresha and the others, she was of course delighted nonetheless since she would be able to team up with Queresha and be closer to Haru at the same time But….

"Wouldn't I be intruding on everyone if I joined, I am far weaker than them so I will hold them back," Zenobia said with a little embarrassment. She wanted to join in, she wanted to with all of her heart, But the idea of holding them back was much more painful for her.

She had seen the four of them train and knew she wasn't strong enough to join them.

"There is no need to think like that, You want to get stronger right?" Haru asked with a smile stunning Zenobia but she nodded at his words.

'Of Course, I want to be stronger, If I am not strong enough I won't be able to fulfill my dream,' Zenobia thought while looking at Haru.

"The look on your face says that you think you are weak, But that isn't quite right," Haru shook his head drawing their attention.

"What do you think is the best way to measure how strong a person is?" Haru asked looking at three who were curious as well.