After kneeling down in front of Shalltear, he wiped her tears away, like a parent would for their child.
And then, in that moment, even more tears coursed down her cheeks.
“Ainzsh-shama...”
“Alright, alright. Don’t cry, Shalltear. I told you the same thing back then, didn’t I? You can’t waste your beautiful face on tears.”
“Wash I usheful to you?”
“Yes. You did very well. You were everything I expected of one of my Guardians.”
“Ainzsh-shama─~”
Shalltear clutched the material of Ainz’s robes.
“Er, erm. Alright, it’s about time you stopped crying.”
“O-okie...”
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“Albedo, please don’t cry.”
He desperately wanted to look to the duty maid behind him for help, but he had already embarrassed himself badly enough. He could not disgrace himself even further.
“Albedo, don’t cry.”
Ainz pulled Albedo into his embrace and gently patted her back.
They stayed like this for a while, and then Albedo sniffled. It would seem her tears had stopped.
Ainz released the hands holding Albedo, as relief washed through him.
“Are you alright, Albedo?”
“Yes, Ainz-sama. I am very sorry for letting you see that shameful side of me.”
Though stained with tears, hers was still a very beautiful smile.
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