Well, this world is kind of slow when I start my analysis or it's just that I am that fast thinker while analysing….?...
Hmmm.. The way her tone was while saying that, I can safely deduct that it was a sincere gratitude. And her face is kinda red too… perhaps embarrassed…?.. Well none of them show any sign of being frightened… if they had I could safely say that my message went across their heads. And could have start creating some plans.. But they didn't... *sigh well, if they had showed any signs of being on guard or being frightened. I could have deduced that as a both as confirmation of my message getting across their heads and that they are that scared of this 'Evil Undead' which would also give me a guess as to how powerful that being would be.. And of course that would only be a guess and I would not only depend on that conclusion and I also would try to find the accurate extent of power of that being-needless to say that I still would have to do it after them not giving any sign of being frighten-... well, even though I say that, a level 50 build would be enough to get them to scared to death.. And I am a level 100 player with another level 100 NPC. so, I can really crush them. And as if level 100 build wasn't enough, I have many WCIs in my inventory…
Let's come back to the main topic.. I can say that their gratitude was 100% genuine. And that they for some highly weird reason hold me in a very high regard. Even though it will be helpful for me in the future. It still is scary. No no not just scary- it's terrifyingly scary. Just why they hold me in such high regard.. Because they summoned us….? Or because of the book left by those "Six Great Gods" by which help they claim to summon us…? Normally, you would be a little-at the very least 'little' if not 'very high'- cautious to your summons if your summon is not in your control and have summoned by a method which you don't know a thing about.. But these people… these have just dropped their guard toward me as the word 'caution' is a distinct word for them.. Or even doesn't exist…
'I just added another thing to have answered later...'
Leaving their mentality aside for a moment. I should think about what I am going to say to that. I need to think of another 'kingish' reply for them. They are just making my life harder. Mm-hmm if it was just another normal conversation, I would reply with ' no-no there's nothing to be grateful about. I respect your wishes of bowing your heads to me to show your respect and loyalty toward me.' … but now I have to come up with a 'kingish' line….. Why don't I just say this?.. Of course with some 'kingish' effect or something like that….. ….. ….. But how the hell am I supposed to convert it into some 'kingish' line. I am just a company employer not a king…..*sigh I internally sigh.
Should I say 'You shouldn;t be grateful toward me as I didn't do such a thing to earn your gratitude.' no-no definitely no.. there is no way such a … such a.. Such a … aaa-a.. I just can't find words to describe it... It's that bad.. Wait a minute.. If I add some advice to it and say it with a sincerer and a bit of teaching tone… it may appear to them as a uhh umm … how should I describe it..? There are just some things that we can't describe in words. But I know that it would be fine and it would also help me in the discussion ahead.. I just can't describe it in words… but I can definitely say that after me saying that she would bow her head and say something like this 'I'll remember it as divine advice given to me, no given to us.'..
"You shouldn't be grateful toward me as I didn't do such a thing to earn your gratitude. I simply respect your wishes of wanting to show your respect and loyalty toward me. We should only say and be grateful toward those who earn it. Farmers work hard in their farm everyday, all day, so that they can provide us and their family with food. They work in rainy weather as well as in hot sweaty sunlight all day. They don't even receive a word of praise for their work. Work which is essential for a country to exist. Work which is essential for us to live. Work that provides one of the necessities of living.-remember necessity not a luxury- and they do provide us one of necessities while feeling like a burden on society. Which society made them feel instead of appreciating them for their important work. So, it's they who deserve to earn for gratitude not me. And remember to praise them for their work next time to eat, next time to meet them, or next time to offer your word of gratitude to those who don't deserve it." fufufufu… it just came out as I planned it to be, with pain, with sincerity. Now I just have to wait for her reply.
By their shock reaction-which I can totally understand-. It's crystal clear that my statement hit the marker. They surely never thought of it this way. We humans are easily connectable with pain. We can connect with a dark or a pained truth easily but we get jealous of a good, happy truth and don't feel the same way we had if we were to be present with a dark, undeniable truth. Sure it did create an atmosphere of awkwardness around you. However, if you know how to that atmosphere you would be able to convince other party to swing the way you want. Effective, isn't it?.. And I have a box full of such undeniable, dark, painful truth.
"W-we understand it. And we will do as your exalt has advised us."
Surprisingly, they didn't say a thing for several seconds. But this isn't surprising that they didn't-no, couldn't say anything for several seconds. What surprising is that it didn't felt that long for me.-for some reason which I still don't quite understand- because I normally think 'that' much in less than a second. I am sure of it that when I spoke it didn't feel to them that I had thought 'that' much before speaking at all. And now when she speaks after taking several seconds it also felt.. normal….to me... It felt normal as though time suddenly is the same for us… strange.
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tomorrow we will end this chapter's part I.. Oof!
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TO BE CONTINUED