?!
( huh, a sudden call-out... not really. But the words felt important. )
... that old man.. ? Who're referring to.. ?
( for a moment, they thought for a moment.
the only one who really was important of their development at a young age was... )
( the air had gotten cold between them, the twitch of their fingers— reaching for that person, stilled. )
( a bitter taste to their mouth. But they tried to seem alright despite it all. )
... right, don't let my presence make it hard for you to 'play' the part.
I'll be off.
( for a moment, they looked annoyed at enki. There they go again, locked in this cycle. Their expression quickly tempered down. )
... a lie, huh.
It isn't a lie if you failed to keep it going.
Don't get it all wrong, I'll never understand how you lie— Or why until now.
I've just.. was familiar the way you speak, the tone you try to hide.
There's always a flicker of truth in every lie.
Failed or not.
No matter what, I'll always know who you are..
That is, Ximing.
Even if I knew too late for it.
.... i'm sorry, i lied again. you've grown used to seeing through me, haven't you, master .ᐣ
❪ ... he should've acted better. that way, even as pretending as gilgamesh, he would've at least been given more time to speak normal to them again. ❫
....
....
....
Ximing.
You're really bad at acting as him, even the way you speak dosen't even match his.
I was fooled for a moment.
But you make it too obvious.
no, that's not it, s—son.
❪ 🤢 ❫
do you think the king of heroes would fall victim to a mere fever .ᐣ you underestimate me.
today .... i am simply troubled by others matters that makes me aversed to referring to you as such.
(????)
Dad, You sound like you're scared of saying it out loud.
You sure you haven't gotten those servant fevers or whatever they call it these days ?
( <—— resident IDIOT over here )
Th... ? Thanks.. ?
( Gilgamesh told them to avoid Enki, but that's what they've been doing anyways.
But today, Enki has been acting scarily wierd, like 'I'm golden' wierd. 'I forgot my boundaries of you and me' wierd. )
....
( they didn't bother asking what was wrong. )