I Can’t Run Away From the Girl Who Saved Me

165 – Heart (7)

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Alice burns the monsters in an instant, and Sylvia appears after killing all five monsters.

For the two of them, a monster of this size was an easy opponent.

Perhaps the only meaningful opponent for those two is the literal Demon King,

“Hey, Sylvia.”

“Why? Alice.”

Could it be each other?

Alice clenched her teeth and spoke to Sylvia, who was nitpicking her with her unpleasant tone.

“If you have something to say, why don’t you just say it?”

“I wonder what I want to say, I wonder what you want to say to Ash.”

“Uh… Me?”

“Sylvia, you dog…”

“Ash- Alice keeps staring at me like I’m scared.”

Sylvia pretended to hide behind Ash’s back and grumbled.

Although it seemed like an outrageous thing to do for someone his size, Ash didn’t seem to care much.

“Ugh… shit, ha…”

Alice let out a hot sigh that seemed to burn everything around her.

Unfortunately, Alice had no means of repelling Sylvia’s sarcasm.

This was because Sylvia already knew very well what Alice felt for Ash.

Even if Alice denied her feelings or lied, Sylvia would laugh at her, and even if Alice growled, Sylvia would only laugh at her, showing off her already strong relationship with Ash.

Alice, who knew full well that she couldn’t win no matter how much she barked, had no choice but to suppress her heart that was throbbing madly, swallowing a hot sigh that felt like it was burning her lungs and airway.

Alice knew full well that giving in to this anger wouldn’t lead to any good results, but she calmed herself down by reminding herself of this again.

Sylvia was not an easy opponent to defeat, even if he vented his anger on her, having already been defeated once before.

It might be a little different now that I have the Holy Sword in my hand, but even if I beat Sylvia, all I’ll do is crush that unlucky face, and my mission to catch the Demon King and my relationship with Ash will all be ruined.

As long as Ash’s heart is with Sylvia, they will end up losing every time they argue a hundred times, and Ash, caught between the two, will be busy looking around.

Alice turned her head away from Sylvia, who was hugging Ash’s back as if nothing had happened, and closed her eyes tightly.

Ash complained that there was blood on his face, and Sylvia pretended not to hear him and kissed his cheek.

“If you’re done organizing, hurry. We need to get a little further before it gets dark.”

Alice bit her lip and walked ahead, past the two men.

“Ah, sis! Let’s go together!”

Ash ran after Sylvia in a panic.

Unlike Alice or Sylvia, Ash, who did not possess divine powers, had to be near Alice to avoid being affected by the magic.

Of course, Sylvia could have injected divine power into Ash, but unlike Sylvia, who had to infuse divine power into Ash’s body one by one, Alice was enough just by being around him.

Because of that, their formation was always in a straight line with Sylvia in the lead, followed by Alice and Ash moving side by side in that order.

When Alice started walking, Ash had no choice but to follow.

“Sylvia, come quickly too.”

Ash turned around and spoke to Sylvia, who was left behind, before walking away again.

“…”

Sylvia watched Alice walking ahead.

Alice looked like a steaming locomotive to Sylvia, both in her grumbling and in the way she radiated heat.

Sylvia muttered softly.

“…what do you know?”

As Alice had told Sylvia before, she was obviously in love with Ash.

To Sylvia, it felt like something more than simple affection or love.

Sylvia was trying to catch the Demon King for Ash and was willing to sacrifice herself for Ash.

The only thing of value left to someone who has nothing left.

To Alice, Ash was that kind of person.

That’s why I could tell.

Alice’s feelings for Ash are probably as heavy and deep as Sylvia’s own.

“What is mine?”

Well, it’s Ash.

Who could refuse that cute boy?

Sylvia herself was jealous of Alice, Ash’s fiancée and with whom she shared childhood memories, so it was only natural that she would be jealous of me, her lover who had already faced each other several times.

“What do you mean by mistake?”

Before they set out on their journey, in the little cabin that Ash had built with his own dainty hands, Alice had clearly spoken to Sylvia.

I know it was a mistake.

Ash knows for sure that his lover is Sylvia, and he accepts it because he will soon die.

“You can’t hide it at all. You haven’t given up even a little bit.”

Sylvia’s eyes began to shine wetly.

Sylvia silently watched as evil and wicked thoughts swirled through her head.

“If you absolutely cannot give up, I will help you.”

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“Let’s rest here today.”

“… Hmm, okay. That’s good.”

“Wow”

As Sylvia and Alice looked around the darkened surroundings, they declared that today’s march was over, and as soon as I heard them, I collapsed on the floor.

Pia followed me and fell down next to me, her tail wagging.

“Ash… I’m having such a hard time.”

“… me too,”

It wasn’t surprising that Pia was whining.

Unlike the first day when nothing happened, today I encountered monsters several times.

Of course, the only ones I fought directly were the two giants I first encountered.

Feeling that time was a waste, Sylvia and Alice literally crushed every monster they encountered.

It was also a moment when I realized once again how different I and they were.

But even so, the experience of monsters suddenly popping out repeatedly while you were very tense was enough to tire you out.

To be more precise, it was enough to tire out untrained, cowardly humans like me.

And Pia, the guardian spirit attached to that super coward, was also trembling as she kept releasing and gathering her magic power, so she was quite tired.

Sylvia began to tidy up the place where we would be laying down, and Sister Alice disappeared into the darkness, saying she would look around for a moment.

Honestly, I felt like I had to do something because I could see the situation, but I didn’t think I could move my body right away.

“Ash… what I said earlier.”

“Ha… Okay.”

I just nodded my head at Pia’s complaints.

I lay on the dirt floor and stretched out my arms to Pia.

Pia crawled like a caterpillar, rested her chin on my arm, then slowly lowered her head and sunk her teeth into my wrist.

“Ugh,”

I frowned at the stinging pain.

Pia started sucking the blood from my wrist as I lay sprawled on the floor.

It was something Pia had asked for during the day.

Just as before, my blood had fed on me and helped me grow, my blood seemed to be somewhat nutritious to Pia.

Pia said that unlike vampires, they don’t feed on blood itself, but rather the magic and soul dissolved in the blood, and the exchange of blood between them, are more important.

Honestly, I had no idea what he was saying, but I decided to just assume that was what the spirit was saying.

“How much are you going to eat?”

I looked at Pia sucking my blood and asked.

Although her slow and small lips looked cute, on the other hand, I was worried that she might be moving so fast that it would cause problems with her condition tomorrow.

Pia was so absorbed in sucking blood that she didn’t say anything, but I could tell just by looking at her.

Because I saw Pia’s drooping tail and ears rising higher and higher.

When her tail finally rose straight up toward the sky, Pia slowly pulled away and laid her head on my arm, sighing.

“Okay, now I’m going to buy it…”

“Have you eaten enough?”

“huh,”

Pia wiped her lips with the back of her hand.

Just by doing that, the blood that had been all over her mouth disappeared cleanly.

It felt strange.

Before, Pia just licked the blood flowing from my wound, but now that she was sucking my blood directly, I thought it would be different, but I didn’t feel like my body had changed at all.

No, rather, it felt like I was starting to feel a little more energetic.

I looked at Pia, who was leaning on my shoulder and wagging her tail.

Pia was getting ready to fall asleep, smiling happily like a puppy that has eaten a lot and is falling asleep.

The more I look at it, the more I see that it is a truly strange creature.

That was when I was thinking about that.

“Ash.”

Sylvia called my name.

At the same time, Pia’s eyes also sparkled.

I slowly raised my head and looked at her.

“Sylvia?”

“Oh my… You must have had a hard time. Can’t you even get up?”

“Oh, no… that’s not it. Pia is lying down right now with her arm cut off.”

Sylvia raised her head slightly and snorted.

“Hmm,”

Pia flinched.

Then Sylvia softly called Pia’s name.

“Pia.”

“…!”

“Ash’s arm pillow is special, I know that.”

“Boo,”

Pia’s body trembled.

The ears and tail that had been perked up just a moment ago now drooped down again.

Sylvia said, looking straight at where Pia’s head was.

“Will you step aside? Ash is tired.”

“…”

Pia disappeared without a word.

I slowly raised my upper body and looked at Sylvia with surprised eyes.

“Sylvia… can you see Pia?”

“Ahahaha, no. That can’t be true.”

“…I thought I just looked straight at Pia.”

Sylvia smiled faintly and continued talking as she squatted down on the floor and lit a fire.

“I just thought it would be around here since Ash was stretching his arms out.”

“… Oh, is that so?”

“Well, I know how many times I’ve slept with Ash’s arm cut off.”

I think I’ve slept with Sylvia’s arm cut off more times than not.

Well, she and I slept together most of the time we were together, so it wouldn’t be unusual for us both to sleep a lot.

I nodded in agreement and said,

“By the way, why did you call me? Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Oh, right, then.”

Sylvia walked slowly towards me next to the burning campfire.

Then he slowly lowered his body and, placing his hands on either side of my legs, began to slowly crawl upwards on all fours.

Naturally, the closer her head came to my face, the more I had to pull away again.

“Sylvia?”

“Just a moment, stay still.”

Sylvia reached out with her large, rough hands and grabbed my arms, pulling them up.

He held it so tightly that his wrist felt warm, almost hot.

Sylvia, who had been looking down at my face for a moment, slowly relaxed her grip on my wrist.

“Okay, that’s enough.”

“uh?”

“There was a teeth mark on my wrist, so I treated it.”

“Oh, I just gave blood to Pia.”

“The spirit drinks blood?”

“It’s not a staple food, but I think it needs to be supplemented occasionally. It’s not bad enough to cause any health problems.”

“Hmm, I see.”

Sylvia let go of her hand slightly and rubbed the spot Pia had bitten just a moment ago with her fingertips.

The wound made by Pia’s fang had healed, leaving a slight scar.

Sylvia’s fingers slowly moved towards my palm.

Sylvia opened her mouth again, her speech as slow as the movements of her fingertips.

“It’s not as good as Alice, but it’s pretty useful, right?”

It seemed that the reason she was touching my palm was because she was comparing the wounds she had treated with those on my hand that Sister Alice had treated.

There were no wounds on my palm.

If it was indeed Sister Alice’s divine power, Pia’s bite wound would have been completely healed without a trace.

But I didn’t want Sylvia to have any unnecessary conflict with her older sister Alice.

The atmosphere was already icy all day, so there was no need to add another element of conflict between the two by comparing their divine powers.

I answered as kindly as I could.

“Then how could I complain about Sylvia’s treatment? I am alive thanks to Sylvia.”

“… Ash,”

Sylvia’s red eyes sparkled.

Her rough, gnarled fingers dug between mine in an instant, leaving no room for anything.

She held me tightly, her fingers interlocked in both of my hands.

“Sylvia?”

“Ash. I want to do it.”

“uh?”

Sylvia slowly exhaled her hot breath.

I knew it because I had experienced it several times already.

The alluring lips that slowly part, leaving behind a silver thread, and the rough breath that flows out between them.

A drunken, hazy look in his eyes, yet his eyes are still clear and red.

It was all the way Sylvia looked when she was excited.

“Right now?”

“now.”

“Oh, no. Of course not right now.”

“It’s been a while since we last did it, Ash.”

“It’s only been a few days.”

“That’s enough starvation.”

I said, shaking my head.

“If I take off my armor, I can’t put it back on.”

“I can put it on you.”

“Ah… That, but Sister Alice!”

“No. Not now.”

“You’re nearby! I know when you’ll be back…”

“So, let’s do it quickly.”

“Oh, no, that’s not it.”

“This isn’t a proposal, Ash.”

Sylvia placed her lips over mine.

I closed my eyes tightly.

Sylvia’s lips began to slowly move down from my lips to my cheek and neck, as if tasting me.

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