Vampire Summoner's Rebirth: Summoning The Vampire Queen At The Start Chapter 461 Love

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I still rember her confession that ti, and how I felt unsure about actually telling her my own. Mostly because we were so young. Even after almost five years, it still feels like we are too young for these types of things. But the truth is, my feelings for her have not changed, they have only grown over ti.

"A-About the thing I once told you before…"

Erika began fidgeting around as she seed to be mustering her feelings.

"Oh, that?" I asked.

"Y-You rember too?" She asked. "I'm sorry… I…"

She quickly let go of my hand.

"I was being childish back then, I shouldn't had just said such a thing… Haha, I was just a kid." She laughed a bit, looking at the horizon. "I'm sorry if that made you worry unnecessarily or sothing. Maybe the death of my father was what put so emotional."

"It certainly did. I don't bla you for that." I said. "That confession was rushed, but I still rember it. I didn't felt concerned or sothing, in fact, it made happy."

"Happy?" She asked.

"Yeah… Nobody ever told such a thing." I said to her. "You touched my heart."

"B-Blake…" Erika sighed. "But it has been so long, I know you don't… feel the sa, right? So I don't really want to force you."

"Force ? No, I just wanted to… apologize a bit. I am sorry for taking so long." I said to Erika, as we stopped walking and I looked at her in the eyes, holding both of her hands again. "I feel the sa, Erika. I also love you."

"E-Eh?"

The warm wind fluttered across the village, the sweet aroma of the Yggdrasil tree adorned this mont, as Erika's eyes began to shine brightly, suddenly, tears started flowing from her eyes.

"R-Really? You're not pranking ?"

"I am not… Back then, I wasn't sure of who I was… of what I have beco… But over ti, I ca to terms with my own identity and who I truly am."

I was tired of chasing the figure of my previous life. I wanted to beco soone different, myself. Trying to be like Asmodeus wouldn't work anymore, I didn't had the sa background anymore, nor the strength, nor the circumstances.

And I had been neglecting my own self all this ti, thinking that it was rely a childish thought, a thing of the mont… that it wasn't the real .

But yes, it was always the real .

I will use the mories and knowledge of this previous life; the greatest gift Asmodeus could had left for .

​ But I am no longer Asmodeus.

I am Blake Goathorn, the prideful son of a Hunter and a Tailor.

"I am sorry for taking so long to answer you… We were young back then but now that we are 13, I guess it is fine now, right? I don't know if you feel the sa way anymore, but I had to get this out of my chest."

Erika looked at as if she was tearing apart.

"I-I… I never thought…"

"You didn't?"

"You were always so secretive and sotis emotionless… I often thought you would never really love anyone."

"I'm sorry if I made you think that way, I was rely hiding these feelings because I believed they made soone weak. But those feelings are exactly the thing that motivates every day to beco stronger, to keep on living, and to keep fighting."

"That ans…?"

"You're my motivation, Erika. Since the mont I et you, that you always were."

"Blake…!"

Erika suddenly jumped over , throwing into the grass.

She hugged tightly, covering my chest with her tears.

"Of course I still love you! H-How could I not love you? After everything you've done… After always being at my side… You and only you… you're the most special to , to my entire life."

"Erika…"

"Now that you've said this, I am not letting you go… I will stay at your side, always… And I'll help you in anything you need… So I can one day beco a good wife."

"You're taking it a bit too far; you don't need to force yourself-"

"I am not forcing myself! It is… what I want."

I couldn't help but smile back at her.

"I see… Then I'll make sure I can beco a fitting husband one day."

I tried to play along with her, but I ended saying sothing too embarrassing.

My previous self must be narrowing his eyes at for saying sothing like this.

I am sorry, Asmodeus.

"Blake…"

Erika's face quickly closed to as her lips approached my own. I could had stopped her, but I let her do as she pleased.

Her kiss was soft and warm, this was the first kiss I've ever had in my life. It felt reinvigorating.

When her soft lips moved away from mine, she smiled back.

"I-I always wanted to do that…"

"It was good."

The two of us quickly sat over the grass and then I helped Erika get up. She seed paralyzed after giving a kiss out of all the nervousness she felt. It was natural for her I suppose.

"Let's go now, we don't want to get there late, don't we?"

"Yeah! I want cake!"

"Mother made an amazing cake; I am sure you're going to love it."

"Will your papa make at?"

"Yeah he should be roasting it by now… So what did you got for my gift?"

"Eeeh? That's a secret! I can't just tell you beforehand! Don't be greedy now~!"

"Okay, okay, I'll wait."

As we walked back ho I heard Eleanora's voice.

However, to my surprise, she wasn't angered or anything.

The complete opposite. She was crying out of happiness while blushing.

"By the gods… That was so beautiful…"

"Y-You're happy over it?"

"Yeah, Erika really deserved that! You finally accepted your feelings, didn't you?"

"I thought you would get jealous…"

"At this point I can't get jealous of her. She's not my rival anymore but a partner… However, I am not going to lose either!"

Not going to lose… I thought she said this wasn't a rivalry anymore.

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