That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 7

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That’s not what kissing means!

Episode 7

“You should stay outside.”

Theo said to Evelyn who was following behind him.

Due to the cracks in the ground, the inside of the dungeon was also in an unstable state.

“I’m going with you. I can’t let Your Grace go alone.”

This time, Evelyn’s concern wasn’t welcome. Since they didn’t know what might be inside the dungeon.

“Do you think you’ll be of help?”

“If it gets dangerous, I’ll throw rocks instead of books or something.”

Theo let out a small laugh at her absurd words.

“Fine, but don’t stray far from my side.”

Evelyn nodded. Then with a determined expression, she stuck close to Theo’s side.

In front of the dungeon, broken debris was piled up to knee height.

After climbing over it, they began entering the dungeon through the rough floor.

The dungeon walls that had contained monsters were covered with claw marks.

Then, Evelyn asked with a puzzled expression.

“Isn’t this water?”

A small stream of water was flowing out from deep within the dungeon.

“That’s strange. Water shouldn’t be flowing all the way here.”

Theo strode toward that spot.

“What do you mean?”

He answered Evelyn’s question.

“I’ve been inside this dungeon before. If you go down the forked path for a while, a ravine appears.”

“For a while? Then what’s flowing now is…”

At that moment, they discovered the light they had been desperately searching for.

Fortunately, it wasn’t far from the dungeon entrance.

Something was sparkling between the fork in the path that Theo had mentioned.

Water had pooled in the sunken floor, and a vivid light was emanating from within it.

“The ravine has overflowed beyond capacity.”

It was unclear why the water level had risen. It had always been a consistent dungeon except for the monsters.

“Let’s deal with this first.”

Theo knelt down toward the glowing water.

Evelyn was becoming increasingly confused.

No matter how she thought about it, everything seemed strange.

She couldn’t make sense of why the usually calm ravine had surged up, or what this suddenly appeared thing was.

Theo casually put his hand into the shallow pooled water.

“Be careful!”

“I will.”

Despite his agreement, he seemed unconcerned.

He was even putting in his hand that was wounded and stained with blood.

As soon as Theo pulled something out, light spread intensely with a clinking sound.

He opened his palm to show Evelyn the object.

“A clock? Or a compass…?”

“It’s just a pendant.”

Two palm-sized circular devices were joined back to back.

It looked like a double-sided compass.

In the center, a gem penetrated through both devices, connecting them like a central axis.

Mysterious patterns were engraved around the edges of the pendant surrounding the gem.

Evelyn stared blankly, captivated.

What brought her back to her senses was the red liquid touching the device.

“Your Grace, you’re hurt again!”

Perhaps from roughly searching through the water, blood began flowing again over Theo’s palm.

Evelyn hurriedly tried to take out her handkerchief.

Then an amazing sight unfolded.

As if drawn somewhere, Theo’s blood moved.

Looking closely, the pendant was absorbing it.

“What is this…”

Both watched in amazement at the scene changing moment by moment.

Then, the two faces connected by the central gem began rotating in opposite directions.

The mysterious patterns on the outer edges spun around.

The frantically rotating double sides stopped moving with a click sound at some point.

The light that had been spreading widely began dividing into small pieces like puzzle fragments.

Then they clustered together in mid-air, forming shapes among themselves.

Evelyn’s eyes widened as she watched.

“Ancient language…?”

It was indeed ancient language.

The letters became increasingly clear and finally formed sentences.

Evelyn gasped. Her body also stiffened from shock.

It was Theo who called to her in that state.

“Evelyn.”

He gently took Evelyn’s hand.

“It’s okay.”

“…”

The warm warmth comforted her.

Only then did Evelyn exhale deeply.

Like Theo said, everything seemed like it would be okay.

Having composed herself, she looked at the pendant.

“I’ll try reading it first.”

Somehow all of this felt like destiny.

Even the floating ancient language seemed to be calling to her desperately.

Finally, Evelyn opened her mouth.

“…O one who has cut through darkness and faced the light, never let go of the guide you have obtained. When the layered truths reveal themselves, the sleeping god shall sing.”

As soon as she read the passage, the pendant began rotating again.

It was the same reaction as when it absorbed Theo’s blood.

The pendant that had spun several times stopped moving.

The light surrounding it gradually disappeared. The same happened to the floating ancient language.

At the same time, the overflowing ravine began to recede.

Only faint traces of where the water had remained were left.

It seemed like everything had happened to reveal the pendant.

“…”

“…”

Looking at the surroundings that had become quiet as if nothing had happened, both fell silent.

It was Theo’s words that broke the silence.

“What the hell does that even mean.”

At those words, Evelyn burst into laughter.

The ancient language was just as puzzling to her too.

She just hadn’t shown it due to the serious atmosphere.

But Theo was honest.

“Let’s head down now.”

“Th, this?”

Evelyn asked Theo, who was about to leave his spot without any lingering attachment.

He had taken the pendant without even hesitating.

“You told me not to let go of the guide.”

“That’s true.”

“Let’s go quickly.”

“We need to hurry! What if the monster disappears!”

It would only take an instant for the monster that would serve as a bridge to turn to dust.

Evelyn unconsciously grabbed Theo’s sleeve and led him out of the dungeon.

Theo obediently followed her pace.

Following the path they had taken back, the exit soon came into view.

The fallen monster above the cracked ground was slowly fading away.

“No!”

Evelyn gripped Theo’s wrist tightly and rushed forward.

As soon as the two stepped on the monster and crossed the deeply carved floor, a hissing sound could be heard.

The monster was turning to dust and scattering into the air.

Now that all the monsters had disappeared, the clerics would soon come to seal the gravestone again.

The sealing and unsealing that repeated every year, and even the monster subjugation…

It was a tediously repetitive New Year event.

“Wow, that was really close…”

Evelyn said breathlessly.

Only when she finally calmed down did she notice her own hand tightly gripping Theo’s sleeve.

“S, sorry!”

Though it had been an urgent situation, she knew this was rude behavior.

“It’s fine, I don’t dislike your assertive side either.”

“Pardon?”

What does he mean?

Somehow Theo’s face looked satisfied.

“Let’s go down. I have a lot to do.”

“Because of the pendant report, right?”

“Something more urgent than that.”

What important matter could there be besides work?

Evelyn silently followed Theo.

Theo glanced at her and slowed his pace.

“Are you very tired?”

“Not really. Since I didn’t really do anything.”

That was true.

“Rather, you must be the one who’s tired, Your Grace.”

Then she suddenly remembered she hadn’t given her thanks.

“Your Grace, thank you.”

“For what?”

“For saving me from the monster.”

“Isn’t that the same for you too?”

“It’s embarrassing to even compare…”

How could randomly throwing a book even be compared?

“Just let me be grateful.”

At Evelyn’s words, Theo shrugged his shoulders.

“Right. So you should take responsibility for me.”

“Responsibility?”

“As you can see, I’m quite shaken up.”

Theo placed his hand over his chest, as if he couldn’t control his beating heart.

However, his expression remained shamelessly unchanged.

Evelyn asked with a suspicious look.

“…What should I do?”

“First, let’s have a meal.”

“Pardon?”

“I think I’ll calm down if I eat and walk around.”

“…”

“With you, of course.”

Wouldn’t it be better to just go to the lodging and rest…

Evelyn swallowed what she wanted to say.

In any case, he was someone who had saved her life and a high-ranking noble.

She had enough sense to distinguish between what to say and what not to say.

“Is your hand okay? Wouldn’t it be better to treat it now?”

“If you want to.”

Theo pointed to a wide rock.

Then, before Evelyn could sit down, he took out a handkerchief and spread it over it.

“Rather, it would be better to use this to stop the bleeding…”

“Since there’s no chair, we should at least maintain some formality.”

It was nonsensical.

Evelyn didn’t bother to argue. She had a handkerchief too.

Like with the vase, he seemed to have an obsession with formality in strange areas.

“I don’t see any blood? It must be because of the pendant from earlier.”

Evelyn said while examining his hand.

“Then I’ll just apply some ointment.”

Evelyn’s fingers tickled Theo’s wound as she applied the ointment.

Theo liked the soft touch on his palm.

Theo, who had been staring at Evelyn intently, opened his mouth.

“Evelyn.”

“Yes?”

“Do you have a man you’ve promised your future to?”

At the sudden question, Evelyn was at a loss for words.

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