Chapter 154
154 – [ I see . ]
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I regain consciousness .
I take out my pocket watch and check the time .
……I hardly got any sleep .
It’s only been about 10 minutes since I fell unconscious .
Seras…
[……………… . . ]
—is lying down with her back turned towards me .
She appears to be awake but——
[……, ……… . ?]
I feel uncomfortable .
The only thing covering my upper body is these bandages wrapped around my wounds .
There’s also “that” in the center of my exposed chest .
A strange lingering memory .
That area is slightly warmer than the others……
One discomfort after another .
I put my hand on my mouth .
My lips .
……A warm moisture .
Strangely enough, they feel wet .
I silently looked at Seras’ back .
Shyness…
Nervousness…
Surprise…
Regret…
Guilt…
……Awareness .
I could read intermingling emotions from her .
[……………… . ]
“Achoo . ”
Raising my upper body, I touch my bangs .
I then called out .
[……You still can’t sleep?]
Seras’ calm shoulders twitched in response .
Taking a deep breath, she replied .
[My apologies . ]
What was that apology for?
[Why are you apologizing?]
[I- I’m sorry……]
[…………… . ]
I should probably pretend that I didn’t notice it .
[Should I make you sleep with my skill?]
That’s also probably better for Seras with the way she is right now .
Slightly shrinking her body smaller, Seras replied .
[Yes, please . ]
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Shortly after, I began to hear the regulated sounds of her breathing .
Turning over, Seras lies down on her back .
I look at her sideways to see how she’s doing .
……It seems that she’s completely sound asleep .
[………………………… . . ]
I take a deep breath .
I had a slight hunch of what happened .
After the battle against Civit, Seras kept a reasonable distance from me .
Yes— Consciously so .
She was probably looking out for me .
She doesn’t want those emotions to get in the way of my journey for revenge .
Even so…
[She’s more daring than I thought……]
I’m a little surprised .
No…
[But well…… this is how it turned huh . ]
However, this happened way too sudden .
A lonely journey of escape, in which you’re exhausted both physically and mentally .
And in the middle of the road, you finally met someone that you felt comfortable with .
In a situation where you’re driven to the corner…
And you were saved in a way like that…
If our situation was reversed…
If it were Seras that had saved me instead…
[It wouldn’t be weird for me to be infatuated with her…… However—–]
Before I fell unconscious…
I had only planned to sleep after Seras herself fell asleep .
And yet—– I fell unconscious .
On Seras’ lap, I completely fell unconscious .
Completely .
[I see . ]
I look towards Seras as her chest regularly move up and down .
[Even I…]
Before I noticed it…
[I’ve also come to trust you this much huh . ]
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After we had some rest, we left the cave and hurried straight to our destination .
The skies were still dark after we left .
However, the sky brightened up soon as sunrise came .
The morning of this day is rather quiet in the Demon Zone .
The crisp, clean air pleasantly fill my lungs .
We didn’t encounter any minor hindrances along the way .
Is it because the monsters in the vicinity had decreased after yesterday’s slaughter?
Or perhaps, is it that the monsters have perceived us as dangerous beings now?
Anyway…
[Touka . ]
Eve stood next to me .
[Yeah . ]
We checked out the map .
From hereafter, we finally entered the domain where the Witch lives .
The glowing dot showing our position and the glowing dot showing the witch’s position .
The two glowing dots showing our positions were about to overlap with each other .
[There’s no turning back now, Eve . ]
My lips curved up a smile .
[Well…… There’s no way you’re going to turn back now that we’re already in front of our goal . ]
“Umu . ”
The pensive Blood Champion nodded her head .
[Obviously . ]
And thus—- We stepped into the Witch of Taboos’ domain .