Tweet!
Awakened by the chirping of birds, my consciousness surfaced from sleep.
Drawn by the sound, I sat up in bed and quietly gazed out the window, imprinting the sight of the trees reaching up to the second floor in my mind.
Chirping and fluttering, the birds played, brushing against each other.
Their wings flapping and bodies wriggling seed hardly different from what I had done in bed last night.
So, what was it?
Chirp! Chirp!
Yes, it was the chirps. Multiple chirps Chirps
Have you woken up?
Lost in these odd thoughts and staring out the window, I turned my gaze towards her as I heard her voice.
The woman with braided hair and a flowing red cape.
Holding her luggage, she looked like soone who was fully prepared for a journey.
Despite the intense night and disheveled appearance from before, she waited for to wake up before leaving.
Ah, yes, good morning.
Damn, just seeing her face made recall last nights events, flushing my face.
Was it always like this when you embrace a woman?
But, Airi? About last night
Yes, it happened.
Just as I tried to mask my thoughts, her direct answer hit .
Stunned for a mont, I could briefly see fatigue on her face.
Yes, we were both exhausted and kept moving until we fell asleep.
That
Dont apologize.
As I was about to apologize, thinking I had indeed gone too far
She preempted my apology, and I unwittingly closed my mouth.
You dont have to bow your head. Youve done nothing wrong.
How did she know I was about to bow my head?
Ah, she was a fortune teller, of course.
Yesterdays events were not your fault. It was just the result of being toyed with by a vampire you t by chance
No, but
Even if you could have resisted, you never forced . Even though it happened suddenly, I accepted it, so I share the responsibility for what happened yesterday.
Yes, thats true, but it was more than I thought
I dont think it was too much.
Yes, thats a relief, but could you let speak a bit?
I felt like I kept stumbling over speed bumps because I was in the dark about everything.
Rather, you were gentler than I expected, and also
Despite my feelings, Airi foresaw the future again and preempted my words.
However, her gaze soon began to wander away from .
And she slightly pouted her lips, saying,
asking for more, I did it because I liked it.
What?
Ahem!
Airi stifled her next words with a feigned cough.
She then reverted to her usual deanor, regaining her composure and continuing the conversation.
Directly from her lips.
Hyo-sung, according to the future Ive foreseen, you will soon seek my advice about the future.
Ill consult you?
Arent you troubled by many things? Watching the ones you care for leave one by one and feeling powerless about what to do next
With that, Airi gestured towards a table in the room.
There, a few folded notes on the table caught my attention, as if beckoning .
Ive written summaries of answers for that on the notes on the table. You can consult them whenever needed. However, knowing the future can introduce variables, so try to open the notes only at crucial monts You understand what I an, right?
Yes, yes. Ill heed the advice in the notes.
It was a statent I readily agreed with.
After all, her assistance had saved from a near-death experience on my first mission.
Those notes would undoubtedly help avoid significant dangers ahead and address my concerns.
Well, thats all I had to say, so Ill take my leave now.
What? Youre leaving? Wait a mont.
She was suddenly leaving after we beca so close
Could this an she was ending our encounters as of today?
Did I do sothing wrong yesterday that made her lose interest in our relationship?
What about our relationship? When will we et again next?
Dont worry, Hyo-sung.
As if foreseeing my anxiety, she stood at the entrance and quietly spoke to .
If we dont do anything, our paths are destined to cross again in the future.
Will we continue?
Yes, you dont need to make a promise. Just wait for the ti to pass.
Airi glanced back at for a mont, making eye contact.
Her face, weary from lack of proper sleep, was still flushed despite her calm deanor.
So, when that ti cos, we can have a more proper relationship Yes.
Hyo-sung. Hyo-sung
Do you feel good?
Yes. Ah, one more ti
Hmm, yeah.
Lets step back and think about this.
After leaving the hotel, Airi returned to her tent, set up in an alleyway.
Naturally, her tent remained untouched and unrobbed. She had a knack for selecting locations where neither guards nor thugs would wander.
Of course, she knew she had to leave quickly, as guards would soon be patrolling the area.
Thud.
While packing, a crystal bead dropped to the ground with a thud. Airi found herself unable to pick it up.
Under normal circumstances, she would have treated it with care as a tool for prophecy, but her troubled mind has rendered her indifferent to it now.
What what on earth did I do?
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