Julia opened her mouth blankly as she was not expecting Revenna’s words. Nevertheless, Revenna quickly stood up from the chair. Her long, full eyelashes cast a fluttering shadow over her soft cheeks.

“You can just ask yourself what you’re truly curious about. Since it has been the long-awaited reunion, I’ll stop anyone from interfering.”

She walked out with a bit of excitement before giving a tap on someone who was right outside the door. A brief exchange took place between the two and soon, Legion entered inside.

It was such a fleeting moment, but his eyes, which had been directly exposed to the sunlight, appeared to be in a deep purple hue. Still, they soon returned to their original blue color, but Julia could already feel a strange sense of déjà vu from him.

However, her thoughts did not last for very long. Legion had already taken a seat at the bedside.

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Ah, yes.”

“I was so surprised when you suddenly collapsed. What would have happened if I were just a little bit later.”

Julia couldn’t find anything to answer, so she just wiggled her fingertips awkwardly. With each blink of an eye, she still could not easily keep up with the situation that was rapidly moving onwards.

“Legion, what really happened last night? How did you get into the castle and why didn’t you go back to the Human Realm straight away?”

“It’s just… this and that happened all night. It’s a bit too long to say them now, but it all went well anyway. And I’m going to stay here from now on as well.”

Just by listening to his voice, he sounded like someone who just went to play somewhere near his house, but the content was actually beyond any kind of imagination. To think that a human—in fact, a Sword Master—would take a seat down in the underworld. Even more so, to live in the same space with the demons who he had once risked his life to.

Her mood became heavy at an instant. She raised her head with the feeling of guilt which had him grabbed by the ankle.

“It must be because of me.”

“No, there’s actually a reason for that. I want to be by your side even now…”

“Are you being threatened with me as an excuse?”

“What do you mean? There’s just no way. Why would you even think like that?”

Legion, who muttered in a barely audible voice, had his eyes widened in surprise. Julia, who then lifted her body, began to cling onto his arm.

“Then, what else could be the reason? If it’s not my fault, why do you have to stay in this kind of dangerous place?”

“Don’t blame yourself. I’m here only because I, myself, wanted to.”

“Legion.”

“I won’t be going back even if you look at me with those eyes. I will never go.”

While Legion was grumbling away, he subtly lowered his gaze. He used to avoid eye contact in this manner when he had nothing to say or during the time he was about to get scolded. It became rather difficult to communicate at times like this, so Julia simply sighed and changed the topic of conversation instead.

“By the way, what happened with Revenna? She has misunderstood us in a rather… ridiculous way.”

“Revenna? Ah, if you’re talking about the blonde demon from before, I actually got some help. I asked her to help me get a stay in the Demon’s Castle because I liked you. When I did that, she said that I don’t have to explain anymore and surprisingly, she easily agreed to it. I was a bit surprised, myself.”

Julia’s mouth opened wide as she listened to him, just like a frightened baby bird. She immediately jumped out of the bed and leaned against Legion’s chest.

“You did that to Revenna? Are you kidding me? You actually lied?”

“Kuhm.”

Legion shifted his posture to make it easier for her to cling to him with his eyes all twinkling along with a little anticipation too. However, in the eyes of the bewildered Julia, she found no such change at all. In fact, she proceeded to stomp her feet while her face had already flushed red.

“Oh, why would you lie like that? Crazy—just crazy! What kind of face should I look at Revenna from now on then!”

“I’m not lying though…”

“What?!”

“No, nothing.”

As he faced Julia’s burning gaze, Legion hurriedly lowered his eyes. Julia’s fists erupted all over his shoulders, but unfortunately, they were simply the same as those cotton. Julia, who had been pounding Legion in a string of punches, eventually collapsed on the bed while rubbing her tingling hands.

Legion slumped down right next to her later on. Then, he brushed Julia’s disheveled hair and smiled at her.

“Regardless, one thing is definitely for sure.”

“What—”

“You look much happier now than when you were back in Vestra. I hate to admit it though.”

“……”

“But I will never give up on you. My desire to return to the Human Realm together is still the same. I just decided to wait until your heart is all ready. Also, did you know? That my lifespan is much longer than yours.”

Legion’s hard fingers slowly slid downwards as they trailed along her pinkish blonde hair. By the time they reached her chin, the slightly crouching Legion had already cast a long shadow over her.

“I hope it won’t take too long, though.”

On the other hand, something soft had touched and fallen upon Julia’s forehead. At the same time, a system window that was utterly bright in her field of vision had popped up.

[▷SYSTEM

HP has been forcibly restored by 5%.]

[▷SYSTEM

The target character ‘Legion’ has been activated.]

[▷SYSTEM

2nd Episode. Trajectory of the Past.]

[Completed.]

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