Chapter 78: I miss them
After leaving the split spirit realm, Leon put on different clothes and covered his face with a hood.
Knowing that he'd done many grand things in the split spirit realm, Leon imagined a few people waiting for him outside. He didn't care what business those people had with him — he just wanted to be alone.
And as Leon was known as a man with two beautiful monster girls, it was actually easy to find him. But not in his current case, as Celes and Louise were gone. The latter was away for more than just one day or a week. Because of her loss, Leon's mood plummeted, and he felt like the world had become colorless.
With no woman by his side, no one barred Leon's way, and he returned to the inn first.
But his room reminded him of Louise. It told him that he would no longer wake up to see her smile. Louise and Celes wouldn't bicker and have their petty arguments… It'd be so different.
Leon didn't know why, but he felt like he had once again sank into depression; at least one of his legs was in that cold pool.
It was so weird… Right? Louise told him that he wouldn't suffer like that again.
Yet, Leon couldn't think straight and recall her words.
Such an odd feeling that drove him insane…
Leon took the keys and his party's stuff. A white letter with a snowflake stamp slipped inside his room when he was stuffing his inventory with his items. Leon picked it up, not adding too much meaning to that letter.
He left the inn, then went to the stable. People took good care of his horses, and no one surely was interested in his carriage, for it came from the poor village, nothing of a high value.
He took the driver's seat, shook the reins, and left the Malre City, not looking away, alone.
Leon didn't ask for any directions, too, just following one of many roads to other cities and lands. Gazing ahead, Leon's head became full of experiences he'd gone through in another world, recalling them pretty vividly. He fell into that trap, living the past…
His carriage and horses kept going forth, yet Leon went backward — a mistake he couldn't deal with on his own.
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A few hours later, Leon found himself in a village.
It was similar to the first one he'd ended up in together with Louise. He followed the same route but barely exchanged any words with villagers. When Leon ensured that no one would hurt or plan to steal his horses, he went to his room and laid himself on the bed.
A small drop of his conscience ordered him to bring out Celes.
The vampiress returned to the living world with nothing more than confusion. She saw her master's back as he turned around on the bed, not saying even a word to her. He was seemingly in a deep slumber.
"Night." Celes looked at the dark sky, whispered softly to her master, then sat alone by the window, sipping on the liquor she found tasteless.
But that wasn't because of the events in the spirit realm. It was all because of Leon's attitude.
Things became worse in the following days. Her master didn't greet her after waking up or even bother going to the bathroom. He left the room and wandered around the village, only to end up in the smithy.
He got a job after showcasing his skills and his fast production speed.
And from that day onward, Leon started avoiding Celes. He only made nails in the smithy from morning to evening. He hated himself for being unable to fall asleep from exhaustion, for blacksmithing in a low-level village wasn't demanding work.
But nails were useful for people, right? He'd been doing a good job.
It lasted around a month.
Once the darkness slipped into the skies, kicking away the sun, Leon returned to the inn. He opened the door, only to find someone clenching his neck.
Celes did that, not hiding her hatred and disappointment. Her red eyes trembled, glazed in a shining luster, as though she had been holding back tears. She bit her lips, expecting a reaction from her master.
But Leon just gazed back at her, not having any desire to talk.
"One loss made you abandon all of your desire to live?" Celes contorted her gorgeous face, appearing so furious that Leon lifted his eyes and shook his head. But that naturally wasn't enough for the vampiress. She clenched his neck tighter, threatening to kill him.
Some blood oozed out from between her fingers…
"I'll wait for her to return… And then, everything will be back to normal." Leon strained to smile, but it was such a weak and forced smile that it appeared as though someone else had pushed his lips up.
He looked so pitiful, so unlike himself, far from a man that Celes could rely on.
His eyes were so hollow, as though Louise had been his only spark to live — that hurt the vampiress so much.
Celes gritted her teeth. Her palpitating heart borrowed her its strength, stuffing it in her arm, then she chucked Leon into their room. He heavily dropped onto the floor, then didn't move, keeping himself broken.
The vampiress closed the door, then looked at her master.
He hadn't exchanged any words with her for a whole month, kept avoiding her, and went to sleep without even glancing at her, who had been waiting for him with a troubled heart. Now, that organ pumped so many emotions that Celes shivered as though amidst the blizzard.
Pushed by those feelings, her newest skill came out on its own. Red threads oozed out from beneath her nails, turning into sharp and deadly threads that went against Leon. She wrapped them around his arm, then turned over, revealing his bruised face that had suffered the brunt of her throw.
He wasn't even angry at her…
That irked Celes further and more of her threads circled around Leon. She had him at his wish and could do whatever she wanted to him.
But how could she after he'd disappointed her so much?
No way she would embrace such a weak and disappointing man!
Instead, Celes hauled Leon to her and punched his stomach! He bent wordlessly, not having any reaction, then as Leon landed on his feet, Celes added a few more punches, eventually hitting him so hard on the face that he staggered a few steps backward, toppling.
Celes ended up still saddling Leon, clenching his shirt... "You think everything will always go your way just because you have a peak humanity body?! That you can't suffer one loss?! Some will outsmart you, others will steal your treasures, a lot will make you suffer, and more! You aren't omnipotent! You'll always lose something, for your path causes more losses to everyone that tries to stop you!"
Anyone would understand the meaning of her words.
But Leon's world still remained colorless.
Celes felt like the world crushed her, too. "I miss them, too." She let his shirt go and raised her hands to catch tears crumbling down her cheeks. But she cried so much that those still rained on Leon, no matter how fast and many times Celes wiped her tears off.
[I really believe they're alive.]
Leon heard the words he'd said in the past to the vampiress, believing that she'd reunite with her sisters. He'd wished everyone the best, hoping they'd find happiness. He unconsciously ignored that Celes had been living with many losses, pain, and many unconfirmed things.
In fact, he'd casually told her to grasp her freedom.
Louise is also the same. She was a slave and is now a girl with amnesia, not having most memories of her life. Though the oldest, she is the least experienced because of the enslavement she had gone through in the past.
And yet, both girls did their best to live alongside Leon, giving him warmth and their entire support.
Louise had shown a path to happiness, and Celes now got him back on the right track.
Leon brought his upper body up and embraced the vampiress. After inviting her into his nest, he ensured she knew he was here for her and that their adventure would soon continue.
Yes, even with losses, Leon couldn't stop moving forward. He'd decided on his path already, knowing exactly what he wanted to achieve. And now, even if his path expanded away from Louise and Celes, he'd simply leave his road, step on theirs, and follow them, for those girls became too important to him.
He knew these two would do the same for him.
His 'sketch' of happiness in a new world received much more outlines.
Leon covertly glanced at Celes' face, peeking into her eyes.
But as she felt much better, Celes turned her eyes to his, and both ended up looking deeply at each other. Without saying a word, they came to an understanding, going for their own necks.
They bit each other at the same time.
The usual reaction didn't happen. Instead, they became frozen, with their arms tightly wrapped around each other and teeth deeply sinking into their necks, sucking out blood. With their eyes closed, Leon and Celes listened to their palpitating hearts, which filled their minds with loud sounds.
Their hearts beat like crazy, trying to find a common link. But even though they hadn't found the same rhythm, their hearts produced a melody pleasant to their ears. They would never forget that, as it was akin to them researching more about each other, slowly intertwining their hearts.
It was cute, lovely, and felt too pleasant, too hot.
[Celes Diamante has stepped on her right path — Ravenous Path.]
[Her Master, Leon Blade, has become her favorite dish.]
[You have received a new quest — Become the legendary grade vampire.]
Only legends could stand abreast the peak humanity's body.
Celes' eyes shone with resolution as she saw that message.
For her master, she'd turn her heart crazier and become a legend. Celes felt like she would be able to eat the neck of Her Highness Veronica B. Jade just so she could become stronger and as unique as her master. For her master, she would simply devour everything to evolve…
And if her conscience hurt her again, she'd apologize to him. She'd gift him with so much more warmth and bloody threads! She'd find more ways to appease her conscience and to make her master happier.
Celes simply swore to evolve, screaming her master's title in her little head. No one had ever provided her with so much happiness, pleasure, relief, and warmth at once as him. She didn't doubt that she was now too gone.
As for Leon, he opened his eyes, too, looking ahead. "We are going south."
"Yes…" Celes parted her lips, kissed the bitten mark on his neck, then glanced into his eyes. "Master…"
Leon's heart jumped as this woman became too sexy. He quickly did the same move, licking her bitten mark. Then, both ended up on the same bed, going to sleep.
Celes pressed her ear on Leon's chest, wanting to hear more of his heart.
Out of all the lovely things, the fact that he'd overwritten her vampire's heart felt the second nicest.
And when she'd lost to sleepiness, Celes usual sleeping habits came out.
Leon suffered a health point loss as she slapped his cheek.
But he didn't wake up, for that soft vampire body kept him too comfortable.
After a month of feeling empty and colorless, Leon enjoyed his sleep too much. He fell more for that vampire girl in his hands, swearing to make her next days much better, even better than usual. Thus, Leon started with the breakfast, bringing it to Celes and feeding her.
Even though it was embarrassing, Celes parted her lips and allowed him to feed her.
Her awkward smile after yesterday's event worked exactly the same as Louise's!
Leon kept smiling, too, looking more handsome to the vampiress who struggled with her feelings.
At some point, she will ignore her master's feelings and just eat him, literally.
"Who do you want to see first, Celes? A dragon or a dwarf?" Leon smirked.
Celes' lips curved up, too. "The dragon, Master."
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