Chapter 134: Fate Intertwined (4)
ewJEj“Anyways, I have to make myself stronger—”sIgEut
eZ5For quite some time,07Gu
no6vcBHer ears had stopped picking up his words.M51Y
2JbS9vBecause of some unknown ticklish emotion inside, her mind couldn’t focus but her eyes in contrast were focused clearly on the abs that were faintly visible through the hems of the robe.ih8Ka57
ecwSomething worth noting again, was that the two girls had no experience nor tolerance against men.jlbBte
CFhpThey, who were like blank sheets of paper when it came to relationships, were still aware of their emotion of love. Although one of them was vehemently in denial, the other one was way too proactive and passionate that the two of them were starting to be on the same page.O2EWCAp
1FBbt6Lighting a fire on their emotions was the physical proximity that came from being in the same room as well as the lucky event.ci98p
tV1zgThose two combined were far too stimulating for the teenage girls, and as a result…uACiT
Onrc6“H, Hua?”e7geW2
Un3“Take it off.”nY1
Ko32LA“What?”zI7in8
rzF“Take your clothes off.”HgN0N
LJPkgIt led to a rampage due to a reason unbeknownst to even herself.9A4ul
fT9nUVz“H, hello? Hua Ran?”DrOt7H
NVSDiP8Looking down at the boy being pressed down onto the bed below her flushed her cheeks. Her face turned steaming hot and her lower belly ached.zfVj
pXX4aEven she had no idea why she was doing this. She didn’t know why she was grabbing onto the strings of the bathrobe, nor why she was feeling like she was running out of breath.rwG8Mv
W9eApYF– Grip!ZDJYUHX
mpsN2r“Huh? W, wait!?”bluhp
Ssj37LHWith a swoop, she pulled the hems of the bathrobe wide apart, thus revealing his bare upper body. As if putting a stamp mark on his tough and distinct muscles, she placed her palm over numerous parts of his body.qTI1
wSe4It was warm. The heat rising from his skin after just leaving the shower warmed her palms up.hUV
n148qS“Warm…”JrW2sx
fgMWS“W, well. Because I just washed myself.”hlVa
JVRopIgnoring his words, Hua Ran played with his abs by pinching and pulling it. Like the miniature model city, there were ups and downs on his stomach. When she ran her nail up the path in the middle, it led her to a bulge that was small yet rigid.5JWR1
e5qu6Lo– Gulp!5D4Sm
n87‘Hua, Hua! Hua! Me too! Me too! Me too!’SInP
mKOZJShe continued bringing her finger up from below. While gulping and trying her best to collect her breath which was becoming shorter over time for some reason—0qVsZd
afI4s“This…”yr6sq
RNYHyrRight above what would be the solar plexus, Hua spotted something and stopped her fingers.EpOjY4
YjfJ“Is this… a scar?”3D82MLt
aVsDu9ZAt the very center of Korin was a large scar. She knew very well who it was that had created that scar on his body.FxN
b1as“Is this… from back then?”pajDSH0
lzKJ“Ahh. You mean this…?”fvDsUfQ
pdTcp9lThis was the part of his body that had been pierced by Tates Valtazar’s Spear of Light. The shock she felt when she saw that happen before her eyes was still weighing heavily on her mind.f9ukm
UPT“It hasn’t healed yet.”zlI9x
ahVv0“The Spear of Light is in a whole different league to other weapons, after all. It… should heal back up soon like nothing happened.”lMyT
bMoHua knew how he looked when injured. Even back then, he had been in tatters, bleeding from all parts of his body and yet had eventually healed back up.pqkv1
gF2“But… still.”mX1
NBxHua Ran whispered while carefully caressing the scar on his chest. This one scar from the Spear of Light wasn’t the only one he had. She could still remember his dangling arms; his torn-out flesh and the trail of blood flowing down his forehead.FV35
zi9oAs if to ensure that they had indeed been recovered, she touched where he had been injured one by one as her heart ached time after time. It was painful, because it felt like it was all her fault.8KT2cMl
RtkL“I told you… not to get hurt.”KdO5V
tV16M9She said while resting her cheek on his chest where he had been injured the most. It felt completely different compared to other parts of his body.Ogho
ysKUIblThis rather small, yet rather big scar… was what had been inflicted on the boy’s body due to her inability to protect him.JTR
FNe9W“Don’t get hurt.”054nPMT
yICFAs if to etch that feeling into her mind, Hua Ran rubbed her cheek. She knew about his tenacious regeneration ability, but it felt like the boy was not thinking about his own safety because of that very ability and that made her very sad.XercB3M
kAEuLVX“Please don’t.”lCro2L
LfDShe wanted to be the one getting hurt instead, but her body did not even allow that to happen.uOUH
7rxw3Wk“It… hurts when you get hurt.”wqNV
MXKXOmU“My heart… it aches.”nnqr
wudHua Ran shared her honest thoughts, because she knew that this boy wouldn’t look after himself otherwise.C9jz
JVNSuddenly, she felt a large hand gently caressing her hair.bnA4Xx
KUj4“Thanks.”uAen0HQ
zs8620With gratitude towards the girl who was relying deeply on him, the boy gave her a tight hug.4HOxZ
FVXy0kb“And sorry.”Lcw
dt92qf“Why…?”PPQwnbh
amoDespite everything she told him, the boy was still implying ruthlessly that he would continue getting injured. Hua Ran tried to speak back to him, but quickly calmed down upon feeling his gentle fingers running down her neck.pU0qMvs
kUiDNRL“There are too many people and things that I love, and I’m just trying to keep all of that safe.”Vxrhg
MMuEHvIt was already late at night. Resting on his warm and comfortable chest, her eyelids started to feel heavy. Inside the small yet most trustworthy nest in the entire world that belonged only to her,ms5a
1ISO06Hua Ran slowly went to sleep.mhYBZ
QLT7****hraLeF
SAit2G1“Haht…”HsnKE4
ZSRrHua opened her eyes.2UulU
jSDIqCThe chirping voices of the birds and the bright, dazzling sun was the sign that it was already morning. It was something Hua Ran had already become used to.ZyNb
ewSGently shaking her shoulders, he would wake her up, and she would head to the bathroom while rubbing her eyes. Brushing her teeth and washing her face, she would then head back to her room for a shower.uy68Y
eDHPAfter changing clothes and meeting him again in the corridor, they would head down the stairs together to have breakfast.SlPgd3
9loSFor breakfast, it would be fish – her favorite dish. She would simply glare at the fish and upon noticing that, the boy would debone the fish and give it to her. Although swallowing the bones was nothing difficult for her, for some reason, that whole procedure started to feel cozy.NAB3
z54f5Hua and Ran. Their everyday life started together with Korin and ended with Korin.X2FTE
dOc5And therefore, starting the morning like today was normal and nothing new, and yet…XwZSJr9
n4Kz“…”AeXCbQ
1GtOpening her eyes, Hua Ran noticed that something was blocking her sight, and the warmth around her body told her that she was in someone’s arms.vMxVzW
mHgShe realized that she had gone off to sleep last night on his chest.ktUFPt
uT7kn“…”kjOh
guI3ooHeavenly Yaksha.F8D
pTigLiving jiangshi.Tlf2y
r9K8Unbreakable Vajra Body.zG76K
qeMYjCShe was the epitome of unshakable invincibility and had an unbreakable body, but right now, her body was trembling. The shaking of her body was faint yet undoubtable.Gio
3C12ApThe part of her body that was trembling the most was her eyes.DTPjl
T9DQfx2“Mhmm….”PgekQ
7pVjIt was rare for the boy to wake up after her. In his sleep, he gently pressed down on the back of her head which inevitably made her bury her head into his chest.Kht1QJ
e12JQWQShe couldn’t fight back.vD6Cdp
RB2AbgUEscaping from his arms, and fighting back against the arm pressing down on her head were simply impossible.ESSqRJY
TwPfG1EIt was strange, and looking back, Hua realized that this had always been the case.sIoE
4d5YVSdEven though she could easily overpower him with her strength, and even though she should be much stronger than the boy…lmawG
80sxWhenever he held her by the hand and invited her out for a meal and whenever he ran her fingers through her hair… for some reason, she found it impossible to do anything.efNa
DQqOvobIt was touching, warm and comfortable. Why was that the case, even though his chest had nothing but these rigid and touch muscles?pYB
kv7Resting in his warm hug, Hua Ran reflected on the time she spent with the boy.Gzb43j9
1di1RHLooking back at the past, she realized that it had been a life of ostracization. No one ever wanted to be near her.oP6
W14PxB『Do you want some fish? I can buy you a meal.』N0V6
z5QdimAnd yet from some point in time, the boy started intruding into her territory. He threw himself over the fence into her zone.jO4zQ
DWBSTko『You start from the small basics.』HEs
R7uTnHe grabbed onto her hands without permission.ODW
WjuwLtM『I told you I’ll help you… until you can make a decision for yourself.』7raJ4Mi
yiMheDCame closer, while suggesting he would help her,hel7VS
UcOJ『…Thank you, for responding to my trust. I knew it. You… are a very nice girl.』QwN
CyW6JODAnd always poured her with compliments and consideration.DN8Y
z43『We’ll look for ways together.』21q
u0bBkAcNonchalantly, he started walking with her down the solitary path of loneliness. He held her by the hand, crumbled the castle walls she had forged around her mind and connected a path to his house.8Vezn
WCcbOh3From some point in time, she became intoxicated by that comfort. Whenever the two sisters chatted to each other about their future, they couldn’t help but imagine another person being with them.AuTOF
i16『There you go again. I know you like him too.』FNA0
kqav3INo.VTuV
beBvVPThat’s not it.Cemjh
EprThat can’t be it.Doq2zu
silOB7It just can’t be helped, right?FpIp
IR18wIf Ran likes him and wants to be with him, I have no choice but to be near him as well, right?8Mt1
TzYpNWThis is out of my control.JMt
kAdTFlBecause we share the same body.6lh4
WWwfConstantly she said no to herself, oblivious to the fact that she had unconsciously rubbed her cheeks on his chest. But it was then. After suddenly remembering what happened the night before, she gasped for breath.tPMCx
AwPruZtUgh.ujj
pPleDdaIn a flash, her face turned crimson. It was scorching red, as if she had been exposed to the sun for far too long.07sIFf
7o977p『There are too many people and things that I love, and I’m just trying to keep all of that safe.』GKbnE
HruVmYKLove.glu7PWa
0gmZ4Love. Love.BSJYA0A
oJjZGThat word rotated around her mind like a wheel. Her eyes were spinning while her face was still flushed in deep red. She had trouble coming back to herself.F8HzhIe
7GCnA loud and rapid heartbeat stopped her trail of thought. Wondering if Korin was somehow sick, she brought her ears to his chest and… strangely enough, the sound was still there but it wasn’t coming from her ears.iSt3X2
Zy4Y9JIt took her a few minutes of doubting her ears until she came up with a hypothesis about that sound.mwgHGoq
jPN0xSlowly taking her ears off of his chest, she gently rested her hand on her chest and—8ciA
zZxGHzm– Thump!6hY
t341RR2In surprise, she pushed the boy away in fright. Seemingly in deep sleep, the boy didn’t wake up and the girl was the only one who stood up from the bed.Qanf2Y1
PvF8MLg“Huh?”3EKF
SDFWtEDThen, while gazing down at Korin with disbelief in her eyes… she slowly brought her hand back to her chest.lLptSsR
t9HDD5“Ah…”iz0n7PZ
4pePxtConfusion and bewilderment filled her eyes, and her body trembled as if there was an earthquake.M8Yuxw
fBuW7“Mhmm… What… Did you wake up already?”meo
A0wzkSuddenly a voice reached her ears. It was the same usual voice of the boy, but Hua was startled, as if a bomb had gone off right next to her ears.q1eW
PdQdOK“Huh? Huh?”eqr6J
EUNCoEven though she knew she had to say something in response, Hua Ran couldn’t say anything meaningful so she instead tried to distance herself from the cause.fA0nHQ
05DRRgK“What? What’s wrong?”Fmao
y8uuQkRWhen the boy stood up and approached her with a sleepy pair of eyes, Hua Ran increased her speed even more to go further back. Despite finding that strange, the boy still walked up and placed his forehead on top of hers.l0e
358H9“Nn? Doesn’t look like you have a cold though.”MR7
HIWm“Ah… U, uhh.”E3pIQx
qKwuHLike a goldfish, Hua mumbled inaudibly. Even the Unbreakable Vajra Body wasn’t helpful after she became conscious of such unknown emotions for the first time in her life.2K1WnU
ijxPVSq………CO3C6Y
6eXn3V……5Kdayu
wtHG…olOT3qc
Tl8Ae58“We should get going now that we had breakfast. Thank goodness we don’t have lessons today.”AWEvVL
rRcqX“…Yeah.”tly
c8WhVnAlthough she had always been quiet and docile, Hua Ran was even quieter and more passive today, so Korin couldn’t hide his curiosity.nMlfIcm
yRBlj“What’s wrong? Your face’s been red for a while…”QjD
jdx7FOnce again, he unreservedly tried to bring his hand to her cheeks, so Hua Ran quickly avoided it like a bomb that was seconds away from detonation.g6hNo8
DCc“Umm…”ilPv
K2chUnable to see through the complex emotions of a girl, the dense boy awkwardly scratched his head.Flv1m
N8ex“What’s wrong?”ibg1HeH
MOSc“Umm, uhh… Nothing.”VFS
1yg5JKorin’s questioning voice echoed heavily in her ears.1nKzW
YT0UBF“Do you feel sick?”6Kwyn
M98“D, don’t touch me!”0atHJ9b
IhctfShe shouted, strongly rejecting his touch. The boy might feel sad but Hua Ran had no other option either.ED4A
6BeiHer heartbeat had been warning her several times that she could not possibly allow her heart to beat any faster. A few more hammer strikes to her heart, which was already starting to malfunction, might not change much but she still did not want any more confusion.O0kKZ
ElhntA“Tell me straight away if you’re feeling sick. It will become worse if you just keep it to yourself.”lHVg
7WLsIThat was what the boy said, but there was no way that the girl could tell him.iYKO
TDotShe could not tell him her feelings; the heartwarming identity of her emotions… How would she ever be able to convey the heavy chunk of emotions lying in her heart?2Rm
FeOlvp『Don’t get hurt.』9N2
Q5LF『It… hurts when you get hurt.』X0Mp
0It7E『My heart… it aches.』x6b
G5JMOlEUnconsciously, she recalled the words she herself said the night before, and her face turned even hotter. That was something she said before being conscious of her feelings – like a child, she had innocently shared her honest feelings without any hint of secrecy.QiWlY
4BvUntil now, she had been nonchalantly going to sleep on the same bed; rubbing her face on his tough chest; holding hands whenever possible and using his lap as a pillow.RtPFNG
DDuAt first, it was simply because it felt good;VgX
zm91PBecause she wanted to;dFds0X
FLNBecause it felt warm.aAPsET
8aPgOZIn terms of a romantic relationship between a male and a female, one could say they had done everything there was to be done. Despite lacking general knowledge in that regard, even she felt blood rushing to her head when recalling everything she used to do.6yxjvQ
687wfNow that she had finally become conscious of her warm, ticklish yet thumping heart, everything that she had been doing came back, attacking her ruthlessly like throwing daggers.fTpQ3
Tevs“Are you sure you’re alright?”28nXA
aBrAMAgain, Korin closed the gap in the blink of an eye as his breath sneaked into her ears. Her heart threatening to stop was too much to handle for the girl who had only experienced 4 years herself.QpGbIU
PzEFZ“Uaht?!”wiWzI
ziLpn“What?”iXKmKKg
JGymplWhat happened as a result was like an expulsion of consciousness or a forced shift.GyJvuMU
NuW7mp“Uht? O, oppa?”nwMQ
Be5“Why is it you all of a sudden, Ran?”B50V
wiBXQw9“M, mhmm…! I think Hua must be fairly tired.”5Da
59mFortunately, Ran had enough social skills to react rather normally to what was going on.NntS3fb
tCuU5QA“Like, wasn’t she sleeping just fine…? I mean, if that’s what she’s saying…”fb2Usy
zM0“Hehe. Please understand. Hua is feeling a bit confused right now. She seriously has trouble being honest to herself.”8usIwKT
5pXEPC“???”h8TyK
2EaGcQ4Due to seeing Hua do that all morning, Ran wasn’t startled even though she was suddenly forced to control the body. Instead, she let out a sneaky smile and hugged his arm.N5B
YB42“More importantly, oppa. We are in the city anyway, so how about we go on a date?”V9MA
G7G‘No! Don’t!’BRH8
yYRhiQdEven though she had forced her outside, Hua was still watching everything span out, and immediately raised her voice after seeing Ran nonchalantly asking him out for a date.cXlhj4
QXkmo7A date? What in the world was wrong with her ‘roommate’?8hq1He
WmABeing next to him was already making it impossible for her heart to relax. Using a kinky word like that and staying next to him for a long time… Hua was sure that even her Unbreakable Vajra Body wouldn’t be able to leave unscathed.j35
uCeQX“I would love to but I have a few things to do today.”u1aEPMP
1LMmL4“Ah~ right. You said you had things to do related to the Guardians Guild, right?”phF8C
fchoq‘Haah…’eIm
0nvY6Hua let out a sigh of relief. It was fortunate, to say the least. Now was the time to soothe the sudden torrent of emotions. She needed some time off.SbGN
fuG93er“There’s that too, but more importantly, I need to visit Alicia and see how she’s doing.”5TriXt
eEwx6mj“I see~”K25QU
FrAfAlicia – the name wasn’t the important bit. Hua unconsciously reacted to the fact that the person he was visiting was a ‘female’.2J0xCn
OMxb“Huh?”JkXgo
8kxaSuddenly grabbing onto the hems of his shirt, Hua looked up into his eyes with confusion that was beyond what she herself could control or decipher.f6inB
jvLVgU“L, let’s go together.”bSu9wrP
L1gThe girl who just became conscious of love, wasn’t experienced enough to be conscious of jealousy.CbwSIt
HliUHAt least not yet.q8N
Usra****6iPx2SY
mfdHow unfair.Yzu
dCaasicAlicia swallowed her complaints, despite having tons to grumble about how the state she was in was completely different from that of others.WXA
ufeZ“Ughhh…”8B5PWCa
CVCWThe bruises and wounds that covered her body did not go away even after a week’s time. Drinking an elixir would be wasteful; it wasn’t like her injuries were beyond cure and she was therefore taking a rest in her own room but…StKwUv
TH5d“But still, isn’t this… way too unfair?”r1fjJMZ
kEwbHua Ran was the one who got punched and yet she, who had been underneath her, was the only one who was in tatters.iwlwx8H
5tZLeSSeeing Korin made her feel even more miserable. Even though his chest had been pierced by a spear, he was back on his feet after one day.j3qG
xzuAbsolute defense and regeneration… Having to face the unfairness of reality, the girl, who still couldn’t move properly even after a week, couldn’t help but lament.z3R5f
nNlkThe only thing that she was slightly fond of was that…qbJjOcx
Nu1xj1“Does it still hurt?”sBGmJH
Th4e“Ahh. It’s there. There… Please be more gentle with rolling the egg.”LFvPAk
ZQdA4pP“Oh wow. Dude, your bruises still look terrible. By the way, did you want some chocolates? It’s about time that you can stop having porridge all the time, right?”UZWO3
g4iRYH7Korin frequently visited her room and took care of her.d2QqRL9
37t9B“Maybe if you feed me.”mxPUmul
3kcExKx“Are you a baby?”XLJSz
756GDespite saying that, Korin ripped apart the packet of chocolates.Tp2Fv9b
7Mc7“Open your mouth.”vFth70
E9mDEqC“Ahh~”jdFcTdB
WWYcIt was when she was bringing her mouth closer to the appetizing chocolate bar.LfhTxi
BAfw5Cf– Munch! Crunch!h0T
LVHl9nSuddenly an uninvited guest appeared in the middle. A girl wearing nun clothes swallowed the entire chocolate bar from the side.iVpsxC
91d7y“…”ZTVV
U8c“…”yTLsNb6
kR2lo“…”wRY
XKPKorin and Alicia blankly looked at her at the same time. With her mouth filled with chocolate, Hua Ran brazenly said in response to their gazes.0WZ
Z1y5“What? What’s wrong?”fCTJ
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