Chapter 195- The Era Of Miracles (Part 2)
"Elise…" Looking back at the beautiful, silver-haired girl, Emilia became speechless.
What she saw in Elise's eyes wasn't mere worry or fear of the future but also a deep determination to not fall no matter what. Emilia was aware of the huge pressure that fell on Elise's back during these days that Rin was unavailable.
'I forgot that she's also someone influential even in her own homeland. It must've been hard for her to deal with the consequences of the incident.' Emilia thought.
The world of Divine Sapphire was unforgiving even to the strongest of people so Emilia was sure that Elise had to do many things in order to keep things stable for the time being before the war comes and turns everything upside down.
"I need nothing from anyone. As long as Rin is fine, I won't ask for anything else. However, I will never allow anyone to question whether I cherish him or not. Rin's life is linked to mine, after all." Elise added at last before she went silent.
"I understand your intentions. But, you have to understand that playing on the string of life and death on your own accord is nothing short of reckless. Rin is one of a kind and you are also as special as him. However, all it needs is a mishap and their lives will be swept away in a second before anyone could even react. That's how absurdly dangerous this world is.
"And that's why we will make sure to not allow for anything of that sort to happen."
'Sigh, I thought only Rin was the stubborn one. It turns out that even Elise is even more stubborn than he is in certain matters. They truly fit each other.' Emilia thought as she almost smiled.
"Fine, I won't say anything. At this point, I'm sure both of you know what's best for you… Even if it means risking your lives to attain it."
Standing up, Emilia walked toward the door and then looked back.
"Even though it's quite dangerous what he's doing, it's not currently putting his life in any danger. But, if anything happens, give me a call, I will be here as quickly as possible."
"Understood."
After that, Emilia opened the door and left silently, leaving Elise alone in the room with the sleeping Rin.
"You are already awake, aren't you Rin?" Elise asked as she sat on the chair, resting her back on it casually.
"You were aware?" Opening his eyes, Rin asked with a smile.
"Obviously."
Shifting his eyes to look at his beautiful lover, secretly admiring her beauty, he spoke again.
"How did you know? Even Master didn't notice that."
The moment he finished his question, Elise opened her eyes and gazed deeply at him. Then, she stood up and walked toward him. Then, under Rin' surprised look, grabbed his collar gently and approached her face awfully close to his.
"I'm not your master… I'm your lover so I will obviously know everything about you." She said in a cold, yet also serious tone.
A few moments passed in silence before Rin smiled at her.
"That was quite bold of you to say, Elise."
"I won't consider stating pure facts to be a bold action, Rin."
"Pfft! Honesty is weird sometimes, isn't it?" Rin chuckled warmly as he stared deeply into Elise's eyes. Being this close to her, seeing every detail of her perfect face, Rin could only feel himself getting more and more attracted to her.
'Am I the luckiest person in the world to have her as my lover?' He asked himself as a weird yet also good feeling filled his heart.
"Honesty is honesty. I don't see where honesty can be weird if it's the truth."
"Hmm, do you want me to show you where honesty becomes weird?" Rin suddenly thought of something as he asked Elise.
"Go ahead."
Hearing the 'ok' from her, Rin simply extended his hand and grabbed her by the chin gently.
"I want to kiss your lips right now." He said with a charming smile.
Even though for the most part, he was teasing Elise, he was also slightly serious about it. Until now, neither of them had kissed the other so if he could find an opportunity to kiss her, he would do it in a heartbeat. Now was one of those moments.
"Where is the oddity in that?" She asked back after a second of contemplation.
"I thought you would find it odd considering our situ… ation. You know what, scratch that, this situation is perfect for a kiss, isn't it?" Looking at how they were positioned, Rin could only shake his head with a sigh.
As for Elise, she simply continued looking at Rin for a few seconds before suddenly, starting to close the distance between them again.
'Oh?' Seeing that they were now closer than ever, Rin instinctively got ready to do it.
But…
*Tap*
"As I thought, because of your quirky healing method, your face is hot. You have a fever." Putting her forehead against his, Elise said as she closed her eyes, sensing his temperature.
After that, she pulled away and continued.
"I need to get you a wet towel so that you can cool down your face and some water to drink."
"..."
"Do you need anything else?"
"That was unfair, you know." He responded.
"What do you mean?"
"... No, nothing." Averting his eyes, Rin didn't pursue the matter further.
Elise saw that he was starting to sulk and so she approached him again and whispered in his ear.
"If you get better soon… I will give you something better." Even though her tone was the same, not even changing for a moment, it still worked wonders in making Rin's heart race crazily.
His eyes widened as he looked at Elise's silhouette walking away and leaving the room.
"Sigh, how did she even learn to speak like that?" Rubbing the back of his head, Rin was conflicted by his own emotions.
"She seems to have learned many things. I mustn't fall behind. I can't be the only one being teased!"
'But, still… Was she being honest? If that's the case, then I might need to actually increase the speed of my recovery! Let's go!' Feeling excited more than ever, Rin pumped his fist up.
*Knock* *Knock*
"Hm? Is she back already?"
Leaving the bed, Rin walked to the door and opened it. However, the person he saw standing there wasn't Elise, nor anyone else he knew before.
"Who are you?" He asked with a frown.
This person, whoever he was, had somehow infiltrated the dormitory without alerting the guards around the area.
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