Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 263

Oscar was in a bit of disbelief since the morning.

Back when he offered to give Claude some advice on love, Claude didn’t even pretend to listen and kept his mouth shut. But now, this morning, he suddenly rushed over to him…

“Rose isn’t eating.”

“……”

“I said Rose isn’t eating!”

“…Yeah, I get it.”

Claude spoke as if demanding an immediate solution, and Oscar was half resigned.

What’s the use of arguing with someone who doesn’t listen? It was better for his peace of mind to just give him what he wanted and send him on his way quickly.

After hearing the whole story, it was an incredibly childish issue. Claude might have to go on another mission soon, and Rose was begging to go with him. When Claude refused, Rose lost her appetite… something like that.

“Claude, people don’t always get to eat whatever they want.”

Even saying this made Oscar feel absurd.

A grown woman eating a bit less than usual shouldn’t be such a big deal…

He wanted to click his tongue in frustration, but Oscar held back. What was obvious to him with his experience with many women might not be obvious to his friend, who was dealing with a woman and a guide for the first time.

“For example, she could be on a diet…”

“Why would she do that? Rose is cutest when she’s plump.”

Claude retorted irritably as if Oscar should speak sense. Oscar swallowed the curse that rose to his throat.

“…Or maybe it’s hard to get the food she wants at the moment. Besides, people’s appetites can naturally fluctuate with their emotions…”

“Whatever she wants, I can get it for her anytime. And while it’s true that appetites can decrease with emotions, but…”

Claude cut Oscar off decisively.

“Rose lives to eat. Eating is her greatest joy in life.”

So what do you want me to do about that…

Oscar’s expression soured rapidly, but Claude remained serious.

It was fine when she stubbornly refused to eat, claiming she’d rather starve. At least then, her desire for food was still there. He could gently coax her into eating after missing a meal or two. Afterward, she would eat even more vigorously to make up for what she missed, and he just had to prepare whatever she wanted.

But this time was different. She wasn’t refusing to eat to make a point, nor was she completely avoiding food.

She just listlessly nibbled a few bites as if she had no appetite and quickly put down her utensils. It was hard to tell if she had even touched the food set before her.

A girl who lived to eat losing her appetite was as shocking to Claude as hearing her say, ‘I don’t want to live because of you.’

“…Wouldn’t it be better to just take her with you?”

Listening reluctantly, Oscar couldn’t understand, so he asked.

“If it’s such a big deal that she’s lost her appetite, wouldn’t giving her what she wants help her regain it?”

Claude cut in sharply, as if there was no need to think further.

“Rose is weak.”

“Look buddy, that’s just because you’re a complete monster in comparison.”

“Rose is also very fearful.”

“…That’s just an illness.”

Claude didn’t even pretend to listen. Knowing it was pointless to argue with him in this state, Oscar sighed and closed his mouth.

In Oscar’s view, Claude was always excessively concerned about his Guide. Whether it was because their matching rate was over 90%, or because she was the first Guide he’d had in over a decade, or simply because he had no experience in caring for someone and was clumsy at it, Oscar couldn’t tell.

Rose might seem weak because she was petite, but she was an adult woman. As an A-Class Guide, both Oscar and Shana, who were slated for the upcoming mission, had plenty of battlefield experience since they were minors.

It was harder than staying in the comfortable Center. But even Oscar, who was known for being a bit of a whiner, could handle it.