Although she didn't like Haruki as a man, they had been friends since being young children, and even Ryuji could understand her feelings. "Ryuji, can I go and et Ako?" Erika looked at him with her blue eyes filled with concern.
'Sotis I forget that I don't know them because I was just a transfer student. For Erika and Yumiko, when she rembers... These people were their friends for years.'
Ryuji felt his chest tighten, and he nodded his head. Maybe if he didn't have Alan as a friend along with Paul and Simon, the realisation that he was alone in this world might have crushed him. However, then he shook his head, changing his thinking because he realised there were many people who he t in this world.
'Erika, Liana, Alan, the king, Paul, Simon, Alicia, Velvet, Ruby and even Lapis...'
Ryuji closed his eyes. 'Even that brunette princess... '
However, even then, he still couldn't stop himself from feeling empty. It sotis felt like since his mother died and his father beca distant, Ryuji struggled to hold emotions and feelings towards people from those days. Nonetheless, he tried his best, with Yumiko and Erika's deep love and affection—after they showed him physically and ntally, it started to help him.
"Ryuji, are you alright? You suddenly went quiet," Erika asked.
Ryuji nodded his head and gave an apologetic smile. "I was just thinking how lucky I was to et you and to have you as my girlfriend."
Erika's cheeks went red, and she puffed her chest while smiling happily. "Of course, I'm lucky too... oh my god, he called his girlfriend out loud. I'm so happy!" Her voice beca quiet, like a mosquito hum, towards the end.
Ryuji smiled but did not continue. He was trying to think about the others to distract himself, the feeling he endured during the battle and the mont he began to feel pleasure when his axe was about to tear their enemy apart.
'It felt orgasmic... euphoric, I couldn't pull myself back until the last mont, even then... In all honesty, I didn't want to!' Ryuji bit his lips as he rembered the feeling.
He stroked the soft blonde hair of Erika, who looked adorable, "Then are you going to visit her, If you do, take Yumiko. I don't like the idea of you leaving alone, okay?"
"Okay, Ryuji!" Erika leaned forward and kissed him.
Afterwards, she left the room and went towards Yumiko's room. Ryuji, who was alone in the room, let out a deep breath, and his mind wandered back to Haruki, the girl he fought and whether the two of them were any different.
"In reality, Haruki didn't know the effect of that poison most likely... Then , who chose to relish in making the other people suffer."
After Erika and Yumiko left for Ako, who was being cared for in the royal infirmary, Ryuji had ti to think.
He looked out the window with a feeling of depression while leaning against the wall. He felt the mansion without Alan and the others was quite depressing; when he noticed a carriage approaching in the distance, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
'Alan is finally back.'
A carriage soon arrived, and a beautiful, petite woman with a face and body Ryuji could recognise anywhere ca out. However, usually she would co with a knight, or have soone chaperoning her.
"Liana, you're alone?"
Liana didn't speak with words. Instead, she leapt off the carriage and landed in his arms, her long scarlet hair fluttering around.
Ryuji hugged her delicate body, which was covered in a light dress, and his nose was filled with the sll of flowers. She buried her head in his neck and gripped his shirt. "Liana, what's wrong?"
"Nothing... I just missed you, Ryuji~ and I have been thinking of you every night. Even the thought of you being injured made terrified."
Liana's beautiful red eyes looked up at him, her beautiful face intoxicating. Ryuji felt her softness and couldn't help but gulp. Liana licked her pink lips, which made her look more seductive, and she pressed her body harder against his.
"Ryuji... I don't like the thought of you fighting without by your side. I was so worried that you could get accustod."
"I am alright, though; you know nothing touched ?"
"Hmph... I know that the last battle affected you more than this... Your face the mont you hit her, and the sudden use of magic to heal her. Unlike the others I could see... thanks to the wonderful gift you gave !" Her white eyes turned black for an instant, barely visible, before she smiled at him.
Ryuji felt a little stunned because even Yumiko and Erika didn't notice his slip-up during their battle. However, he didn't care, and he was even relieved because even if the others learnt, they would be worried about him or cause a big deal out of it.
'Though Lapis and Velvet probably guessed... but I didn't see them after the battle. ' Ryuji stroked Liana's cheek and brushed her hair behind her ear, enjoying the silky smooth texture. "Alright, I won't hide anything from you. However, it is not as bad as you think."
"Really~?" Liana pouted. "I didn't an to accuse you. It is just that I could feel your excitent, and the mont you cut her, that smile on your face, twisted yet beautiful, made my heart skip a beat."
Ryuji, who felt a little stunned, could only gulp because the way she described his smile was accurate. "I'm not a hypocrite, Liana... I'm just scared of the fact that I enjoyed killing the other person, and I can't help but wonder if I accept those feelings, sothing will change inside forever."
Ryuji revealed his worries, and Liana was quiet, stroking his chest, her red eyes looking up at him with a complicated look. However, soon, a smile appeared on her face, and she looked into his eyes. "Ryuji, everyone kills. In your forr world, I don't understand; so heroes tell stories of how peaceful it seems. But here... That kind of kindness outside of the arena will get you killed."
"But..."
Liana placed her finger on his lip, stopping his words. Ryuji felt the sweet, fragrant breath and her lips. He looked at her beautiful red eyes and could not help but beco intoxicated.
"I'm not saying kill like a fiend. However, Ryuji, this world is not simple." Her eyes turned black, the glowing runes in her eyes matching the ones that always shone under the surface of Ryuji's eyes. "I am your accomplice, and you are mine... Ryuji, even if you beco a devil, I will support you, protect you and make sure nobody can hurt you."
Her red eyes turned and shone with power as her flaming arms began to caress his face and stroked his cheeks. "Ryuji, there was a ti in my life, which was a very painful ti, powerless, dood to die because of a darkness that ate away at my body, and unable to fight to increase my power. Then you ca, like a hamr crashing into my silver cage and shattering it into pieces."
Liana's hands slid down his chest, her smile enchanting, and Ryuji, who she captured, could only stare at her face and listen to her.
"You gave the strength to fight, to survive, to live, and then you gave more power, allowing to finally leave behind the shadow of my sister, my uncle, who is a hero, and finally, I can beco your witch. A witch only for you... this power, these hands... I will use them all for you."
Ryuji felt the passion in her words, the desire in her eyes and the emotion that poured out of her body, and he couldn't help but hug her tightly. Liana seed to enjoy his hug and leaned her head on his chest while wheezing as he almost crushed the air from her lungs.
"If you make this promise, Liana, even if your father, Alan or Alice try to stop ... I won't let you go." Ryuji whispered into her ears.
Liana smiled and kissed his neck. "Then keep forever~"
The loud echoing beat of their hearts beating in synchronisation, their breathing slow, eyes interlocked.
Yumiko helped him adjust to this world as a human, supported his heart, and missed his mother.
Erika gave him the desire to improve, grow stronger, and love himself.
While Liana enabled his darkness... Accepted his vile and dark feelings without judgnt. Sothing he needed as much as the others, though he knew they might accept him. Liana ca forward herself... making all the difference.
"Liana, I will cherish you and treat you like a treasure."
Liana smiled, her face red, and Ryuji cupped her face. He leaned down and kissed her lips, slowly and tenderly; he didn't use his tongue or open his mouth; the kiss was filled with feelings of appreciation and affection.
Liana responded in kind, and they stood in the doorway, holding each other for a while.
Soon, Alan ca back and was surprised to see Ryuji and Liana. He couldn't help but sigh because although he heard of the relationship between them, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
"Alan~ I missed him so much, and I couldn't control myself," Liana revealed a smile, and Ryuji could tell her lie easily because it was obvious she had planned this.
"Hah... Well, get inside; if people see this, my brother will be so pissed."
Alan sighed and led them inside. Ryuji's arm wrapped around Liana's waist, and Alan could only smile helplessly because although he disapproved, it wasn't like Ryuji and Liana would break up. It was more that he felt complex than anything else.
'After all, it was bound to happen...'
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