![]() "I'll go take a walk and maybe check on the others as well," with that said she left the two alone. Witnessing the two begin to make out, Riley shied away from the sight and put her arms leisurely behind her head. "I didn't take the fight without a plan, trust me."Īlthough, reluctant still, she nodded and pressed her lips against his once again. "If not dying anytime soon, so don't worry," gently caressing her cheeks, he leaned lower and gave her lips a brief kiss. ![]() "I don't need those riches, that wealth you'd promised or anything! I just want the certainty that you won't be taken away from me." "Shut up." She whispered, pulling her head away slightly to look up at him. "And I do remember what you wanted in return for joining my party. "Moriyana, I'm sorry," he mumbled, his heart bleeding hurt for having made one of his closest companions cry. Without a second's delay, she pressed her face against his chest and her arms wrapped around his shoulders as well. Nodding at her, Haruki grabbed hold of Moriyana's arms and gently pulled her over his own body. "I know what that feels like to some degree, but no way in hell does it compare to what she must've been through while being raised by that demon."įor the first time, Riley had corrected Haruki in his behavior, and he knew it was completely justifiable. "A bad parent can mess up a child in more ways than you can imagine," before handing Moriyana to him, Riley let him know something from her own experience. Patting the illusionist back, she kept comforting Moriyana until Haruki was right up beside her. Shooting a sideways glance at Haruki, Riley urged Haruki to come and take over with a single exchange of her gaze going from him to Moriyana. Wailing out loud, a wave of her hiccups were muffled over Riley's shoulders. Quickly burying her face on Riley's shoulder, it didn't take long for Moriyana to burst into tears. "Come here," being closer to her, Riley wrapped her hand around Moriyana to give her a comforting hug. Washing off the frown on her face, Moriyana kept staring at Haruki for a while with her eyes filled with tears. Opening his eyes, he looked at her with his lips contorted into a weak smile. "I didn't mean it, I was just…Okay, yeah, I was too caught up in my emotions and just became an asshole while saying all that." "I'm sorry, I-" Shutting his eyes for a moment, he let out yet another deep sight. Feeling a bit of guilt crawl into his heart, Haruki took a deep breath and exhaled out all the corrosive jumble of emotions he was feeling inside. Standing right before Moriyana, Riley turned around and looked at Haruki as if begging him to just agree with her statement. "Master's tense too, he probably didn't mean that." "Moriyana, calm down," moving past Haruki, trying to de-escalate the situation. "You can't be serious, right? You can't be fucking serious, right?!" "Wh-what?" Shocked by Haruki's lack of empathy, she stared at him in utter disbelief. Moriyana on the other hand was causing trouble all over and had even abandoned her post and the responsibilities she was supposed to carry. Looking back at his past, through which he'd been puppeteered, Haruki felt no sympathy for Moriyana, since despite being a victim as well, he wasn't letting it affect the people around him. You're the first one to be a victim of hers, but you sure as hell won't make us all miserable just because you can't get over your past with your so-called mother." "I don't care why you've been acting like this, if it's because of your past with Asmodia, then you just have to deal with it yourself. "Moriyana…" With a look of pure disdain, he scowled at her. Already on his wit's end, he'd been trying not to lash out after everything he'd learned about his fabricated life in the recent days, but tethering on the edge, he was just seconds away from letting his destructive impulses take over. The look of joy on Haruki's face quickly died down as she began to nag. "Have you forgotten what I said when I joined your party?!" "Yeah, but don't deflect now!" Surprising the duo in front, Moriyana marched forward with her body all tensed up. "You're finally out of your room?" Haruki muttered, delighted to see her again. Following Moriyana's words, Riley who'd been fencing with him also shifted her attention toward the grumbling demon. Turning around to look at her, Haruki made the dark sword in his hand vanish. "I seriously can't believe you've done this," walking out the front of the gates into the castle's garden, Moriyana was finally back to talk with Haruki after a whole day of seclusion. None of his companions were on board with the idea, but since the promise was already made they had no choice but to help him set up everything and even figure out a plan to help him win. A day had passed since the demon lords left Curatos castle to let Haruki have the time he needed to prepare for the oncoming battle with the most aggressive of them all.
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