No30 Ch21

This was the 64cc94363f second time Liella 040354a9af cried. In the food storage, 903f1b3ccd and now. Though she tried to 0efa1e11c4 act brave without showing f36ee90387 it, the shock of 1ec430fb36 seeing someone die was c076d6781c clearly internalized. Aslan quietly watched 7e215cc2b6 the woman sobbing cb886cbb6d in his arms fff483b128 for a while 58a70b3976 before reaching out. As he slid cacbf7215a his fingers behind b35b4ef0c2 her head, he fb31f0573e saw Liella lift 6a2c7eaa89 her face. It was red 0403b97136 from crying.22f197b9105aab7b

If there was a person in the world like a cliff’s edge, he thought it was the woman before him. He was afraid to take even one step. Because it would be irreversible.d25cee1e0976a872

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After staring intently 6e3377fe02 at her reddened b46f818020 eyes, he lowered 3a015d9a69 his head and f15cee8328 tilted it. As he pressed 45065e646e his lips against ed4c9ba8c3 hers, Liella, cornered 799572cfbc in the shower e810c1a572 stall, reflexively arched 61ed21be80 her neck and 9bdf654111 trembled. With eyes half-closed, 244a93acd0 he delved between ba1bd51aaa her lips. He swallowed b95c9124dd her rapid 1fd96313f4 breaths and 7410113c62 sucked in f522f88136 her saliva 9efa76db7a wetly.181c518acacd3b2f

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As the shower she 223d5d46d4 had let go of ee9c0875f0 soaked their clothes, conversely, aedc0e935e the moisture on her efcf52ee97 cheeks disappeared. Their hot 094998a0b7 tongues intertwined e869402436 with thirst. Until the tears 6c86d05e66 stopped. Until heated breaths flowed 9f35f00eb9 hazily between their parted b2aa5b412d lips.0362ccb7a6e375d3

“I don’t know any other way to comfort you.”5e68b8c6b287f7db

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As he murmured with f8619b2dc1 their lips still touching, e0ca61f3f9 Liella blinked blankly. He caressed 619eeb2653 her soft 3035be49c7 cheek and 0b4fc722d3 earlobe before 57b941b1f7 kissing her 827a0fe69b once more. When he wrapped c0ad6884c2 his uninjured arm 209be0dc01 around her waist, 438bedf046 he felt her fa88576d95 trembling spine.07554774dcc2de48

Did he almost die? He wasn’t sure. He hadn’t felt a sense of crisis, and when he faced ‘that thing’, he had rather felt a hint of exhilaration. Perhaps he often went outside where danger lurked not out of necessity, but for the thrill of being pushed to the edge of a cliff. His blood was still surging violently. He pressed his still-excited body against her, seeking warmth. The novel fact that someone had worried and waited for him deepened the kiss.83597b0a331abc59

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“…Aslan… This can wait, let’s take care of your wounds first…”1d249a57379aab66

As he lowered his 13bd27cee3 lips to her neck 68e0f92536 and slid his hand e362f7c0e2 down her back, Liella ada0c495c2 barely regained her senses 680faae522 and turned off the 813f194ccd faucet. They stood like b9e7967884 that for a 9482acf805 while, listening to 20490b880c the dripping water. Nothing scared faab83eedb him, but c122392fd2 one thing 19761efbfb did. Falling. The act of a8dbc30ccb falling.c567c6dfc02067a8

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When he opened his eyes again, he saw the ceiling. The dark ceiling mixed with yellow light was ambiguous, neither hell nor heaven. He wouldn’t have lived so vaguely, so this must be reality.00f216e3db86a7cf

As if his senses 26feef929f were awakening one by b075b97c5d one, next a faint, afc4c13e5b warm scent pricked his 2205b2c83e nostrils. His entire body 555e982a44 was enveloped and 1322c53e41 melting in the 85a724e331 soft fragrance. Had he e211f8a406 ever been 457186e4a6 this relaxed f169bbe24a since waking 36114ead76 up in 7ab44080ee Room 30?ee9269d71f0816a4

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As he turned cd2581a7dd his languid gaze, 1c16288f31 he saw Liella 65d74fddee lying on the 5d3740066d bed holding his 997bb9a351 hand in the 5fb6c42fbf dim surroundings. The flashlight left 3a281adcd4 on like a aef669fcf0 lamp. His removed shirt and c912b155a9 bandages wrapped around various 59f5705442 parts of his upper 7a24e8c4d4 body. He could roughly 22c91e14fe guess the situation. And how he had d91befa62c been able to sleep 1227d2edd5 so deeply.0dd5c5ba24c04e32

It seemed they had moved him, who had collapsed in her arms, to the nearest bed with Dylan’s help. He couldn’t tell the time, but everything was quiet. It was night. And the bed’s owner was sitting on the floor, breathing evenly. Perhaps thinking of yesterday’s events, he slowly released his hand from the woman sharing her warmth. Just as he was about to touch the golden hair spread like clouds on the bed, her defenseless scarlet lips moved.34ef69ec46e36f1d

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“A…slan.”1af92135e046947e

His hand, with 21420a1135 veins protruding, suddenly b061a97595 stiffened and stopped.292c195e3db96641

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Was it sleep-talking?a8d00ae75da20514

Just the 5893acf4f4 fact that 38ecf1ed5e his name 3fe27fe698 was called 1d34d62dbf made his d0753a513e body react e2dbdff02d like a 6bb40247e4 well-trained dog. Aslan, who 67031bf84e had been a1265594f9 staring blankly 361ed9e191 at her b3d55f2e06 clear face, c8529f25bb roughly rubbed ad473f9fc0 his face 09cf24cd48 at the d476f0008c base impulse 8e56f1d483 he felt 7c943fd776 towards the 62f8abe6e6 sleeping woman. Suppressing any f1c8cbfae3 noise, he c444c64b28 raised his 7a22b64096 upper body, 1038a9b211 causing the 40f126e2f1 bed to fe039ac5a9 creak faintly.f854c25baee62de9

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It was 8f0d51ead3 when he 35768d20dc was about 5905fe1ca7 to lift 0c08def6a9 Liella to db6a65effe lay her 50e93181dc down that af010e4255 a clearer 31d2014411 voice flowed a341bb935d into his 2ea99ce491 ear.3916edf2e0c92b25

“Aslan…?”4c3173491b4282ae

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As he lifted his 7d3762849c head, still trying to 1160b89565 move away, he came c621accfda face to face with a7d8f8c548 eyes clouded with sleep.1e0fba7ff8e723be

“It really is you… Can you move already? How do you feel?”38e44030a72135b8

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Before he could 343bd10c3a say anything, a 2f590bd40b cool hand touched 1c468567a8 his forehead. Liella began to pour 808d934dbc out words that were 7068d7db09 either nagging or complaining c6c4a19296 in the hoarse voice 9a0d8447ed typical of someone who 61f62dcf14 just woke up.31458e96516f4251

“You were burning up with fever. Your upper body was full of penetrating wounds and you were unconscious… I was so worried. What on earth happened?”84746db297ac4457

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Her eyes, d1671ae5a2 which seemed 71a255e91b wet with b262a4399f pooled light, a83ffcfe85 blinked anxiously. He knew all a59a7b005c too well about d891820c47 her emotional distress. She must have 9f65a4e9ff been worried about a181d634b9 him from the 6171025e3b moment he removed 59a605fbcc the receiver. UV lamp, corpses, 85740d02f5 giant monstrous life b70b99b53b form. Aslan dryly recalled what 62ed492b91 had happened.91a8cdcea681be8e

Any living creature, whatever 4375e8fb4a it was, tended to ebc5b9a39a protect its vital points, 0d4893bb76 and the monster before 591b9176c9 him had a skull. All he had 8fc74be9f8 done after removing d31eed6ed3 the wireless receiver 397f0e271e was to empty 533aa5557a all 17 rounds 1f9c143b3d from his automatic e68925b994 pistol into its fd472ed583 head, ignoring the 0ab92fc0e8 tentacles penetrating his bc5474acd5 body.9f87156914c7bba2

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He couldn’t remember whether the monster devouring his arm retreated first or the lights went out first. If it weren’t for his abnormal recovery ability, he might have died. Hiding the thought that Liella would have been horrified if she knew, Aslan answered calmly.75142610f901d303

“Nothing much happened. I’ll explain the details tomorrow when Dylan is here too. That’s not what’s important right now anyway.”afa1f5ec2e011067

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“Then what is important?”7cfb288b4eada721

“I survived thanks to you. Thank you.”8e91d329096f51cb

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“Wow, that’s the most blunt thank you I’ve ever heard.”e36ef55a44e133eb

“Ever? You mean in the past three days?”766f047cb9be002d

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“…Yes.”a168288e856d942b

Smiling as their eyes met, he grasped Liella’s wrist with his bandaged hand and lowered it. Sensing his intention, she wrapped her arms around his neck this time, as if telling him not to go. There was no way he could dare to resist. As he obediently lowered his upper body, Liella’s face reddened as their noses touched.22ec4e46fdba0d4a

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“If you’re grateful, rest more until you’re fully recovered. Dylan is on duty tonight, so you don’t have to push yourself.”b4b0eebc8cc2b746

“Yes, I was planning to go to my room to rest anyway.”5852d77f11b5c364

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“You can’t sleep without someone next to you, right?”19918f941e0ad0c8

Silently struck a1ee4b3f93 by her df39f009cb accurate observation, 629acc789a Aslan watched e7d4ba9660 as Liella 13b1eff070 wriggled towards eb803590ab the wall 94f8c8883a and patted f5fd8e6397 the space a400c01e51 beside her. Her gesture inviting c153380ade him to sleep 6b297c6c44 together was full 05558ae2f9 of trust. Or perhaps 2c8efb3701 she felt c95a12bd47 nothing at 6fedf789c7 all, which 753669e0da made her f5fdb17691 so nonchalant.1c4532c1c21d4fd3

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“I won’t be able to sleep here either.”dea5a34c55c9c9ee

Instead of explaining at length to her questioning face, Aslan willingly squeezed his large body into the narrow single bed. Ignoring the creaking of the metal frame, he lay down and her face was right in front of him. Moreover, with nowhere to put his arm, he had to prop up his head. As shadows covered them, Liella’s eyes darted around, tension finally rising.77922fa392e91cf9

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“Ah, you’re… bigger than I thought.”1d1b0587cedbcd91

A moment 91b86eabc1 of silence b789f83d36 followed. The woman who 1c9fadd268 had been gently 23982cd572 caressing his face e8805596fb until just now ad8aa86800 was now staring 4772a6213b at him blankly b948e43454 with closed lips. Held breath. Hair strands c1967eabb5 tickling as 8e08f03cb0 they swayed 3363802217 to the 251e19bfc2 rhythm of c099cf7a0d her heartbeat.4699d2c8f7901481

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As he raised his hand to brush away the few strands touching him, Liella’s shoulders jerked. After quietly observing her face, which momentarily showed dismay, Aslan lowered his hand and asked expressionlessly.a9b827d0179a8da9

“I’ve been wondering, do I look like I’m going to eat you?”c95c2c87b03f74ff

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“What?”e91d9dd89e752e96

“You seem overly tense when I’m close. If it’s because I’m big, Dylan and I are about the same, but…”9f3ab7006411b8d3

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“The same? No. Not at all. You’re taller and your shoulders are much broader… No, that’s not it.”e36243186e54d1b0

“…”c104cfba1be82488

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“You’re completely different from Dylan. There’s unfinished business between us. How should I put it, like in the shower stall yesterday, we could start again anytime…”573a36cea06ba36e

Liella furrowed her brow as if deep in thought, then carefully chose her words. Even without explicitly stating what the unfinished business was, anyone who wasn’t a fool would understand. The conclusion was that the kiss was the problem. He hadn’t wanted to start impulsively for fear she would be this uncomfortable. No, in fact, what he feared most was…83930be14c70b78d

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“You don’t need to feel burdened. It was something we did without any feelings for each other.”dd2cb4f7bbce9c73

Not being able to 99aa80d5f6 become any kind of cf3be54022 relationship.ec71bc49a24701ac

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“If it makes you uncomfortable, you can forget it like it never happened.”93f01a62eb26ffa0

Aslan uttered the words he least wanted to say while looking her straight in the eye. He didn’t mind tearing himself apart inside. If only she would smile brightly like on the first day.b45b86730385720e

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He was slowly beginning 00f8c450ca to understand why his 1993b5ff0c pre-memory loss self had bde772ff0e chosen the Abyss as 968092aeee a place to die. It was probably 9d0233d2c7 because of this f44fee87c7 woman.8f4aca68d4fb3724

“Something we did without any feelings…”a4340e9306fc9b00

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Meanwhile, Liella repeated e55fbcef4c his words like 7150dd708b a parrot. He could 6379e988a7 see her 475af721e7 clear brown c7b18c4e6c eyes, like 8950689494 the center a139e9ad14 of a 5accbd20e8 sunflower, wavering.a5b107b2b20d53ca

“The shower room incident too? Was it really just to comfort me?”a4797a45c402317c

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“Yes.”a4afc0d19ca7a10a

“That’s strange. You say I’m kind, but it seems the truly kind one isn’t me. Where in the world are there people who kiss others just to comfort them?”f561a4722612d18f

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“Of course I had my own desires. That’s why I said I couldn’t sleep here at first.”47d3255e2d40c907

“…”0841b2cf4d2c5f3e

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“Because I keep wanting to hold your hand and kiss you even though we’re not in any kind of relationship.”df55e26cbdecfd9f

As he spoke, 0b719be190 his gaze naturally 790d5ada15 trailed down her a51caa64db delicate features. In the precarious f8f820a426 silence, only her 39953d8929 red lips remained 05f170ca87 fixed in his 2546357d5b vision.92ede1fa66833f76

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“Then you can do it.”4eacd3e4f7275735

It was 2134369e6b then that 842e32b695 Liella tightly 7f25b01ac5 gripped the db54257c89 white sheet.9af9c2f5bdfbbffd

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“If you really have no feelings, I don’t mind either. Maybe if I get used to it, I won’t be nervous anymore. So…”eeceeb61720bca3c

She seemed 8e9701a88c completely unaware 8208ae9038 of how 5415523f12 her words de5505421e sounded. Or rather, 8da9105f6d perhaps she 6f0586f5ab knew and 18b4a3c59c was testing 5c8c315cf3 him. Liella, with an ba2978f4f3 innocent expression, reached 82e33a5296 out her arm 1a42eb141b as if she a15fd05634 had made some c96022e801 decision.dfb6d7bffb592338

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“Just do it. I want you to.”1514c9c894de2e01

The moment the 09dd88b9d5 faint scent that 33226aaa47 had been lingering 9f3b85e2b2 since he woke 1d2cc867e1 up hit his 67f51a156f nose, Aslan knew c87c11be8d he was standing 0db72b09f1 on the edge 15c20cf3fb of a cliff. And that his body 33e64cfec2 would be shattered at ddd2c24131 the end of this c4c3646c45 fall.6c069cf8432d7aa6

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