TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 88

Asterope Franz, Part V

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

'Have I ever had a kiss like this before? That's on the back of my hand...?'

No, there had not been. Kissing had been only an intermediate process. What most men wanted was something other than a kiss, so they seemed to have considered it of little value. Of course, it didn't mean she had allowed the next.

Kissing was not worth much for Aria anyway. She thought it was so all the time.

'What the hell is this...?'

The kiss on the back of her hand, not the other part, made her heart beat fast! If it wasn't on the outside, she was well over twenty, and it was hard for her to believe that she was simply swayed by the kiss on the back of her hand by Asher, who was far younger than her.

He left a long aftertaste on the back of Aria's hand. He took off his lips and slowly stood up and stared at her. She didn't know what he was trying to do, but her heart was pounding so hard that Aria avoided his gaze. She was ashamed of her red-hot face.

"... more than that, you've surprised me every time. I didn't know how many times I rubbed my eyes after seeing you beyond the terrace."

She remembered meeting him every time she had experienced growth. Since she herself had been surprised by her sudden growth, he must have been appalled. She couldn't even see his face when he said such words after that kiss that had made her heart tremble.

Then Asher added, "There's a pretty cute side to you."

"... what!"

As she turned her head to say, "What are you talking about?", she saw his ears which were slightly red. 'Don't tell me, are you shy?' His soft smile was so calm that she couldn't guess what he was really thinking, and she closed her mouth.

The two silently greeted the wind on the terrace for a while. Aria wanted to cool her hot face, but she could not know Asher's intention. It was Asher who broke the long silence and opened his mouth first.

He looked at the box on the table and said, "So, it's the box I've seen in the general store before, isn't it? I remember you got your repaired hourglass back."

Surprised by the sudden mention of the hourglass, Aria opened her eyes wide. 'Don't tell me you know something about the hourglass.'

She replied, pretending to be as casual as possible, thinking it wouldn't be. "Yes, it's like my treasure. If it is not, I feel empty."

"Hourglass. You have a unique hobby."

Aria did not answer back because it was clear that she carried the hourglass that she could not otherwise boast about. Whether Asher didn't want an answer either, that was the last time they talked about the hourglass.

'As expected, you didn't know about the hourglass.'

'Then what kind of secret do you know? Don't people become more secretive if we argue about the existence of a secret?'

She didn't know what had happened, but while she had been wandering in a vacant lot with him, where she had never seen before, her sight had been suddenly changed to a square.

She hadn't taken any drugs that had been popular in the dark area, so it wouldn't have been a kind of hallucination... It was evident that he had done a strange trick. So it was not Asher, but Aria herself who should question.

"That day, in the square."

Aria spoke first in the conversation that had been cut off since his mention of the hourglass. Then, Asher smiled as if he recalled the moment, saying "Ah," and played innocent, smiling.