Vampire Summoner's Rebirth: Summoning The Vampire Queen At The Start Chapter 122 The Tears Of An Innocent Soul

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"Relax now… There's no need to cry so much…" I said. "I promised your father that I would find a way to bring your body back. So I cannot really leave your side until then."

"Y-You promised my father… such a thing?!" She asked while blushing and looking at filled with embarrassnt. "W-Why do you promise such an unrealistic thing?! T-That's… Not sothing possible I… My body…"

"I know, as long as there is even a small bone left, it is possible…" I said. "Trust , Erika, I know a way."

Erika looked at as her hair covered her face a bit, she moved her hair away from the front of her face, as she nodded.

"Okay… I… I trust you just because you're the one saying this…" She said. "But I am just happy… As I am… My greatest fear was losing you because you were to know the truth…"

"Don't worry, you'll never lose ." I said.

"N-Never? Blake…" She cried, as she hugged again. I could feel her entire body over mine.

"You're such a crybaby, aren't you?" I sighed. "Calm down, Erika… Everything is going to be alright as long as we are together in this… As long as you stay at my side, I'll lead you to a brighter future…"

What I said sounded rather hypocritical, but I just wanted to comfort her with these asly words… Maybe deep down, I thought of them as completely stupid, and even a bit corny, but this was what I wanted her to know, this was what I wanted her to feel… I wanted to see her happy, to see her how she was… as always, as radiant as the sun.

Within the darkness of my past, that constantly haunted my mind and my mories, aside from my family, Erika was always there to give a hand, to smile back at , and to offer her companionship and friendship. I suppose that she was one of the people that healed my heart, the least I can do is to do the sa for her.

"Y-You say such corny things sotis…" She said. "B-But I can't help but feel like… I want to believe them…"

"You're the corny one hugging so much…" I sighed.

"A-Ah! S-Sorry…!"

Erika tried to move away from , realizing she was really violating all my privacy by resting on my body and rubbing herself on as if I were her new bed… But I stopped her and held her held her hands with my own.

"No, don't go." I said. "I like that you're clingy… I also want you to hug …"

For so reason, my pale face turned slightly red, and what I said made my chest feel a bit heavier, while the beating of my heart accelerated.

"R-Really?" She asked.

"Yeah…" I said.

"Blake…"

Erika hugged back, as we rested on the bed like this. For so reason, I didn't want this to stop. It soothed my mind and my heart, and made feel like I was happy. I continued hugging her back and caressing her silky pink hair.

"See? Now you're finally back to how you were…" I said, as I cleansed her tears. "You're prettier when you're smiling."

"Smiling…" She said. "Blake… You… Y-You an a lot to …"

"You also an a lot to ." I said.

"N-No… I didn't an it like that… I…" She muttered. "I… W-Well… I-I want to promise you… W-When we grow up… I… I'll marry you!"

"Huh?"

Erika grew even redder, resembling a tomato at this point, she averted her gaze from but was constantly looking back at my surprised eyes.

"P-Papa said that… T-That's what we should do…"

"Your father said that?!"

"A-And… He said that when we love soone… W-We marry them…"

"…"

"S-So… W-Wait for that mont…"

"Sigh… You're always talking things that make little sense…"

I thought that she was just joking around, but she furrowed her eyebrows.

"I am serious!"

"Ah…"

"Papa said that when we marry… We can spend the rest of our lives with the one we… we love…" She said. "S-So… I want to spend the rest of my life with you… J-Just like you said you'll stay at my side…"

"Oh… I did say that…" I said. "This is… I…"

Erika looked back at , she seed filled with conviction, but I was an old monster, it was hard for to deal with sothing that a little girl was promising to for the future. What should I tell her? Should I accept? Should I decline? If I decline, her heart would be broken, and that's not what I want. I suppose I have to go with her plan for now, I am sure that perhaps in the future, she'll change her mind… After all, she's just a child talking childish things.

"…Sure," I sighed. "I'll wait."

Erika beca happier, as she smiled back at and moved her face closer to my own, and suddenly kissed my cheek.

"E-Erika, why are you doing this…?" I asked.

"B-Because I… I love you, Blake! T-That's what people that love do…" She said.

"Sigh…"

I moved to her side and kissed her cheek. Kissing felt… strangely not as I expected, it was nothing special, yet the emotions conveyed in such an action made it sowhat unique.

"B-Blake… You kissed …" She said.

"I had to give it back or I would feel bad…" I sighed.

I petted her head as she seed to be filled with happiness now, more than I ever thought she would feel… She was so happy her eyes were sparkling and shining incredibly brightly…

"You're happy now, aren't you?" I said.

"You…. You make happy…" She said. "More than anything…"

"I suppose you also make happy…" I said.

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After what had happened there, we quickly moved back to normal, and I went downstairs, where I made the potions at long last, after that, I invited Erika to have dinner at my house, and she ended telling everyone she was going to marry when she grew up… my family made a fuss and constantly teased , it was very annoying. I wasn't going to regret what I did, but it really felt like it was not sothing I didn't think over very well… I feel ashad of myself.

And at night, Eleanora was rather grumpy, furrowing her eyebrows a lot. She ended upcuddling at my side while sleeping, and hugging tightly, as if trying to convey her thoughts through such actions.

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