Chapter 154: Chapter 154

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 .

[.................. . . ]

—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 .

......A warm moisture .

Strangely enough, they feel wet .

I silently looked at Seras’ back .

I could read intermingling emotions from her .

[.................. . ]

Raising my upper body, I touch my bangs .

[......You still can’t sleep?]

Seras’ calm shoulders twitched in response .

Taking a deep breath, she replied .

What was that apology for?

[Why are you apologizing?]

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 .

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 .

[She’s more daring than I thought......]

I’m a little surprised .

[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 .

I look towards Seras as her chest regularly move up and down .

Before I noticed it...

[I’ve also come to trust you this much huh . ]

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 . ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N0velFire.ɴet

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?

Eve stood next to me .

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 . ]

The pensive Blood Champion nodded her head .

And thus—- We stepped into the Witch of Taboos’ domain .