That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 6

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That’s not what kissing means!

Episode 6

Since aura doesn’t attack its master, Theo had no choice but to keep Evelyn close to him.

Theo gathered the mana within his body and infused power into his aura.

Then he swung his sword horizontally in a long arc toward where the monsters stood in a line.

Whoooosh-

A force greater than a storm split the air.

The fierce aura cut through the monsters in an instant.

Kyaaak!

As the massive attack struck them, the monsters began to collapse with short screams.

The power that destroyed everything couldn’t calm down and dug deep into the ground.

The earth was deeply split.

The mountain was torn apart, sending fragments flying everywhere, and dark soil revealed itself instead of green vegetation.

“….”

“….”

“….”

The three researchers couldn’t close their mouths at the sight they were witnessing for the first time.

Only the Ashford Knight Order spoke casually.

“Shall we head down now?”

“We could have just sent the Duke alone. Right?”

Catherine, who came to her senses belatedly, squeezed her eyes shut.

I told him to eliminate the monsters, not destroy the mountain…

‘How am I supposed to report this…’

More concerning than that was the newcomer.

With the split chasm between them, Evelyn was on the other side.

And with the Duke, no less.

Oliver and herself could just retrace their steps back with the knight order.

But behind Evelyn was a steep cliff.

“Let’s go quickly. We’ll miss dinner.”

The knight order didn’t care about their superior at all.

Catherine said hastily in panic.

“N-No! What about the Duke?”

“He’ll manage to come back on his own. Even if you threw him into fire, he’d return alive with a smile.”

“What about Evelyn!”

“She’ll be fine if she’s with him.”

Let’s go, let’s go.

The knight order pushed the two researchers from behind.

Even as his subordinates abandoned him and left, Theo remained calm.

As if he had expected this.

“Shall we have dinner too?”

He asked the flustered Evelyn.

She made a bewildered expression.

“How are you planning to get down from here…? No, more importantly, are you alright?”

She had heard that a magic swordsman’s mana was like their stamina.

The aura she had just witnessed was certainly a terrifying power. It must have strained his body.

Contrary to Evelyn’s worry, Theo answered as if nothing was wrong.

“I’m feeling a bit hungry.”

In truth, this level of aura didn’t affect him much.

That’s how strong his natural power was.

Moreover, the earlier attack had been one-sided. There was nothing that could have hurt Theo.

Theo shrugged his shoulders and said.

“Let’s go down first. I’ll lead the way, so follow me.”

“Where are you planning to go? This is a steep cliff…”

“There seems to be a gentle cliff next to the dungeon.”

Theo moved immediately without even listening to her words.

Evelyn hurriedly followed to stop him.

His steps were so fast that Theo had already reached the dungeon.

Thanks to that, the distance between them had become considerable.

‘Is he crazy and trying to die?’

No matter how gentle it was, a cliff was still a cliff.

It seemed his judgment had become clouded from using too much mana.

The fallen monsters began to turn to dust and disappear one by one as time passed.

While most of the monsters scattered and floated away, something writhed its body.

Gr, grroooar!

Whether it had barely avoided the earlier attack, one monster rose again near the dungeon where Theo was headed.

Even from a distance, it appeared to be twice Evelyn’s size.

“What is that!”

At her exclamation, Theo calmly explained. In his own way of being considerate, he shouted loudly.

“It’s a Tasken. A highest-grade monster. Its specialty is inflating its body.”

“No, that’s not what I was curious about…!”

There’s a monster right next to you!

Evelyn was feeling even greater terror than before.

The Tasken was literally inflating its body more and more. It looked like green slime congealing like pudding.

Its size was enormous. It was already covering half of the ground where they stood.

The Tasken rolled its eyes around, then spotted Theo nearby and roared.

Grroooar! Grroar!

It seemed to remember the one who had attacked it.

Just as its slimy front paw was about to strike Theo.

“No!”

A desperate cry came from somewhere.

Theo, who had been preparing to attack, looked toward where the sound came from.

“Evelyn…?”

Evelyn was running toward him, her pink hair flowing in the wind.

Why was it.

‘Trust no one.’

That voice came to mind again.

‘When you can see the other person’s sincerity before your eyes, when it reaches your heart completely.’

‘Only then should you give your heart.’

Evelyn’s worry, her deeply felt concern, washed over Theo.

It was the moment when the wall he had built solidly since that day crumbled in an instant.

Evelyn running to save him was etched deep in Theo’s mind.

Everything seemed to flow slowly.

Neither the plays that people watched with deep emotion nor literature had given him great feeling.

This was the first time he had witnessed such an impressive scene.

He gazed at Evelyn as if entranced.

Evelyn’s speed couldn’t keep up with the monster.

Realizing this, she pulled out a thick book from her large bag.

It was the ancient language interpretation guide she had been treasuring.

Evelyn threw the large book at the monster with all her strength.

Thwack-!

The book that flew quite high struck Tasken’s head.

Due to the sticky fluid, the book began to fall slowly downward.

Tasken became even more enraged.

It immediately changed direction and tried to charge toward Evelyn.

“Huff…!”

The book had been thrown without any plan to begin with.

She had only thought about saving Theo who was in immediate danger, and hadn’t anticipated what would come after.

‘Damn, I shouldn’t have thrown it!’

I should have just left him alone!

Evelyn immediately regretted it, but it was already too late.

Just as the squishy front paw was about to strike Evelyn down.

Swoosh-

Heavy wind cut through the air.

It was Theo’s blade.

This time it wasn’t an aura emitting light.

Theo had instantly leaped up, stepped on the monster’s head, and pierced deep into its forehead.

‘When on earth did he get here…?’

Evelyn blinked blankly at the incredibly fast speed.

He was a man strong not only in magical power but also in actual combat.

‘I was worried about someone like this?’

She felt embarrassed for stepping in out of concern that he might be exhausted.

Groooan!

The monster that had been attacked in its vital spot staggered endlessly.

“Wait, over that way.”

In the midst of it all, Theo directed which way the monster should fall.

When he kicked Tasken with his foot, the giant monster collapsed.

With a thud, it fell over the crack that Theo had created.

“Good, a bridge has been made.”

The massive body was large enough to cross over the split ground.

Using a monster as a bridge… it was an action she never could have imagined.

“Hurry and go. It’ll turn to dust soon.”

“What? Oh, I understand…”

Are we really leaving now?

Fatigue suddenly overwhelmed her. Evelyn wanted to quickly get to the lodging, fill her stomach, wash up, and collapse onto a bed.

To such an Evelyn, Theo extended his hand.

Her eyes widened as she looked at the gesture offering to help her.

“Are you hurt?”

“Hm?”

His palm was stained red.

“I suppose so.”

It seemed he had gotten injured when using his real sword.

He had been staring blankly at Evelyn and ended up missing the moment to protect her.

Though he had fought countless battles, this was the first time facing such an enemy.

Theo couldn’t even remember that moment.

He had only thought about protecting Evelyn immediately, and when he came to his senses, he was on top of the monster’s head.

Even the time to activate his aura felt too precious, so he had used his real sword instead.

In the rush, his hand must have gotten cut somewhere.

“Treat it quickly.”

Evelyn hurriedly pulled out her handkerchief.

“Let’s find a doctor immediately once we go down the mountain.”

“…”

Theo stared intently at such an Evelyn.

It was a strange feeling that just watching her gave him a sense of fulfillment.

“By the way, what are you going to do about the book?”

Theo asked her.

The book Evelyn had thrown was mixing with the monster’s fluid and dissolving.

The interpretation guide was a precious ancient book passed down through generations in the Royal Court.

Evelyn’s position would become difficult. Of course, Theo planned to handle it.

She looked around and said.

“It’s just us here, right?”

“So?”

“It wasn’t me, it was the monster that did it, right?”

Since there were no witnesses, she meant to keep it as a secret between just the two of them.

At those words, Theo laughed out loud.

The unexpected response made him feel delighted.

Wouldn’t it be more fun if they continued to stay together?

He wanted to spend time with her constantly.

However, the situation didn’t leave them to relax leisurely.

Light began to emerge from the dungeon that had been behind the collapsed gravestone.

The incredibly vivid white light drew Evelyn’s attention.

“Ah, what is that now.”

It was getting to the point of being annoying.

“Is it the last remaining monster?”

“There are more monsters?”

“I’ll handle it within five minutes.”

Theo drew his sword and headed toward the dungeon.

“No, you should stop the bleeding first…!”

Evelyn hurriedly followed him.

But what was situated inside the dungeon wasn’t a monster.

It was something that would bind Theo and Evelyn together for life.

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