Yuso Ase

ARC 1 Chapter 21

He woke up on the grass, felt something in his hand and realized he was holding Misu's hand. This time, she was the one sleeping while he was awake. A white girl, marked with purple seals and blood. To Yuso's surprise, her forearm didn't look as bad as he had thought. The bones were broken but in place, and the wounds were no longer bleeding. He suspected this was the effect of some other seal.

Now he could take a closer look at her. Especially since her hidden secret had been revealed-underneath her cloak, she wore only white underwear. There were small purple lines on her ankles, knees, and around her pelvis. On her left forearm, she had the aforementioned purple seals, as well as lines on her shoulders, elbows, and wrists. The last seal he could see from this position was a complex mark over her heart.

- Enjoying the view, aren't you?-  she opened her eyes with a smile.

- I just wanted to see if you were still bleeding...

- Oh, come on, don't say that. Just admit you wanted to look at a young, almost naked girl and that I look nice in just my underwear.

- I think we know each other well enough for me to be honest. I wanted to check your arm to see if you were still bleeding. Once I saw your arm was okay, I did take a look at the rest. Sometimes I wondered why you always wore that cloak, and I was thinking that maybe you had some problem with the rest of your body, but now I see the rest isn't lagging behind at all.

- If I had any strength, I'd react more energetically-  she said, though her faint smile was more than a sufficient reaction- I don't know if you realize, but it's very nice for a girl when a boy compliments her looks. Now that you've had your look, cover me with my cloak, I'm a bit cold.

After he followed her request, he lay down beside her.

- Do I understand correctly that we're far from him?

- Yes. Very far. No matter how fast he is, unless he teleports, it will take him some time to reach us.

- So that's what teleportation feels like, huh...

- Didn't you faint?- according to her knowledge you are supposed to lose consciousness after a long distance teleportation

- I did, but just before I did, I felt everything around me blurring.

- I didn't feel anything like that, but that's probably because I was thinking about something else at the time.

- Thank you for saving me.- he didn't really knew how to show his emotions

- You don't have anything to thank me for. Earlier, you were the one fighting and I did nothing. Besides, he came for me, not you, so if anyone should be thanking someone, it's me thanking you for trying so hard for me. By the way, how are your wounds?

- They're there, but they're not bleeding. My wounds have always healed well, but this time it's unusually fast. Probably because of Amelia's soul.

- Probably... I'll just lie here in silence for a bit, I might even nap. I'm really exhausted.

- You can sleep. I'll protect you. This time, I'll protect you.

...............

- How was your sleep?- She saw that it was already getting dark, but there was a campfire in front of her, so at least she wasn't feeling cold.

- I guess that was my longest nap in a while, considering it's already evening. How long did I sleep?

- I don't have a watch, but about nine hours.