Reign of the Hunters (200+)

Chapter 313 & 314

Chapter 313 Confession

The air of awkwardness once again returned to the jail cell. Despite their close proximity with each other, the duo was separated by a wide gap. No one knew what they were thinking as they sat silently in the cold, damp cell.

Fleeting Time's thoughts were a jumbled mess. He felt like a complete failure. Why am I always ruining something that is good? Absalom had always made the art of pursuing a girl sounded very easy, but when it was time for him to finally make his move, things seemed to be so hard.

Are the hearts of girls made of different materials? The same thing that worked with a girl might not work on another one? I have been doing things according to Absalom! I've been romantic, and I've been treating her with gentleness, and I even tried to make her understand her own feelings. But why are they not working?

It was something that he simply could not comprehend.

Heh... The way into a girl's hard is just like a dungeon with the highest difficulty setting. Nay, it might be even harder than that! Fleeting Time refused to give up. He was never one to give up. He pretended to not mind Ye Ci's words, but was still stealing glances at her face.

Ye Ci was filled with guilt as she cast a sideway glance at Fleeting Time. Was I too harsh just now? That's strange, I've never bothered with how people think and feel about me, but why am I caring so much for Fleeting Time?

And she was suddenly reminded of the terms of their agreement. If she was to reject Fleeting Time even after a year, he would leave the game for good. The agreement was made and was formally recognized by the system. This meant that even if Fleeting Time did not want to leave the game after getting rejected by her, the system would still enforce the terms of their agreement and force him out.

A year... Wasn't that the time he disappeared from the game in my last life? Ye Ci had finally discovered the reason behind Fleeting Time's disappearance. Will the same fate repeat itself in this life?

A wave of sadness washed over Ye Ci at that thought. They might not be close, and had always been nothing but enemies the moment they met, but the thought of Fleeting Time leaving the game still made her sad.

What is Fleeting Time to me? A target to be reached? Or height that I was not able to reach in my last life? Is that all I thought of him? Who knows, right?

Ye Ci find it harder and harder to think. She let out a sigh. Well, perhaps my brain power is not suited for this sort of thinking. Maybe I'm simply smarter when it comes to clearing dungeons or defeating the next boss, or even how to maximize my profits from some other guild.

"This is my first time." Fleeting Time spoke up as Ye Ci was still deep in her own thoughts.

Having Fleeting Time speaking up first was nothing out of the ordinary. He had been doing so since they started serving out their sentence. But most of their conversations would always be ended by Ye Ci. The conversation this time, however, was different.

There were too many implications.

His first time? In what? Thought Ye Ci. Is he talking about that kiss? Ah.. I have never thought that it was his first time. Ye Ci stared at Fleeting Time's lips. It was as if she had forgotten that she was also involved in the gossip.

Fleeting Time was beginning to grow uncomfortable under her stare. He let out a light cough, and a slight blush was starting to form on his face, but it was barely noticeable under the dim lighting in the cell.

He knew that his words would be seen in a different light by the girl.

But he no longer had anything to worry about. And he knew that he would never have a better chance in the future.