Chapter 236: Chapter 236 Promise.
Chapter 236: Chapter 236 Promise.
Soma turned his gaze around and, true to his thought, he was inside a hospital room. He tensed the muscles around his body before sitting down and found that his body, yet again, clearly had undergone some changes.
His body felt like a feather. Soma could see his muscles that clung to his skin without excess fat, only muscle mass that made him look dry. But it was clean without any protruded veins, and his skin is the epitome of health itself, with its porcelain white skin smooth yet firm, indicating that the notification from the last time is not to be ignored.
"I have changed, huh".
Soma could feel all of his being was filled to the brim with power. However, this power came from his losing control upon the death of Hina, and being lost control of himself his body accidentally fused with the chaotic power that made him mutate.
"Status".
[Status Window]
Name: Soma (M)
Race: Human (Mutated)
Age: 14
Class: Martial Saint
Level: 30
Exp: 1000/310
SP: 1710
Statistics:
Physique: 155
Soul: 171
Luck: 9
Extra point: 25
Skill: Adapt(Extra), Puppeteer(Extra), Oni Strengthening technique, Mana manipulation 1, Curse resistance 7
Title: Martial Saint Inheritor, Wolf Conqueror, Sky Conqueror, Dungeon Hunter
Blessings: -
Curse: -
"No, Quest for today, huh?".
He scanned the status window that had been growing rapidly every day, with him finishing only daily quests. Soma focused his sight on the mutated status, but nothing was shown.
Then, his eyes shifted toward the exp, which gained an additional thousand exp after breaking Dungeon core. Next, he began to check his other status until he eventually closed it back and cast his gaze to the side, looking at the morning view behind the glass.
When he lingers in his absent-minded state for not wanting to recall the incident, he hears the door in the room slide open and senses someone approaching his bed.
"Soma?! Thank god you are awake. It's rare seeing you awake within just a day. I thought it would take much longer than usual".
Soma's body stiffened like a statue, hearing that voice he thought couldn't be heard for the rest of his life.
"Are you okay?".
The voice reverberating behind him jolted his body to look at the source, and he saw Hina wearing casual clothes: a white t-shirt that clung to her average curves and short blue jeans. She looked at Soma dubiously, wondering what had gotten to him with that dumbfounded expression on his face.
"...Hina?!".
"Um, What is it, Soma?".
"You alive?".
Hina knit her brows as she began to rack her brain, searching for what Soma had meant. Then, a certain event came to her mind, and she clapped her palms together.
"Ah, you saw when I fell in that dungeon?".
Soma was unresponsive and just looked at Hina like he was looking at a ghost, disbelief written across his face.
Looking at his expression right now, Hina scratches her cheek, feeling guilty and sorry for what had happened. Then, she summons the item that saves her life.
Soma opened his eyes wide, seeing Hina adorned with a thin green cloth, a Hagoromo to be precise, circling her back. He recalled that item from the first trial gate that appeared in Subashiri.
Seeing Soma's dumbfounded, Hina began to chuckle, and with just a thought, her body let out a faint green glow from the Hagoromo, letting her feet leave the floor.
"Look, Soma".
"What?".
"Hehe, you see, when I equip this item. Apparently, I can fly freely in the air without Mana. Isn't that amazing? Look".
Soma saw Hina float above his head with a mischievous grin that seemed pleased seeing his reaction. All of a sudden, Soma's body lost its strength as he dropped on the bed.
"Soma, are you okay?".
The sudden act from Soma frightened Hina, as she closed their distance from each other. Soma, who lay on the bed, and Hina, who floated above, gave him a worried look. Soma didn't respond and stretched his right hand slowly, then it caressed her left cheek, which Hina accepted willingly with closed eyes.
The warmth he felt and the heart that began to resonate within this closed distance and quiet room made the guard he put in his heart loosen. Seeing his conflicted face, Hina grabbed Soma's hand on her cheek, gripping it tightly to show him that she was real. She was in front of him, alive and well.
"Thank you, Hina, for being alive".
"Hm, I also learn so much from this experience, you know that falling off…".
Hina couldn't finish her words, for her waist was being tightly embraced by Soma, making their body tightly closed. Her brain short-circuited as she saw Soma with his glistening eyes suddenly close his distance and softly place his lips on her, making her brain burst in confusion. "Eh? This, eh? What just happened? Did Soma just kiss me?
Eh, eeeeeh".
Their lips separated, which made them see each other's expressions clearly. Hina, who was still in confusion, cast her gaze down. Seeing Soma with his relieved smile on his face melted her expression.
Hina's mind starts to blur as her body, without her knowing, tightly embraces Soma and places their lips once more. Feeling the warm temperature from their sticking bodies melted her heart. Soma's rough and firm body makes her desire grow. The desire to love him, the desire to stay with him, and the desire to protect him with all her being began to sprout in her heart.
Suddenly, tears start to stream down her cheeks as she savors this wonderful experience, which fills her heart with happiness. "Soma, I love you!".
The kiss that lasted only a matter of seconds but felt like an eternity had to an end as their lips separated and their flushed face met within a close distance.
"Soma, I-I…".
"I love you, Hina".
"Ah...".
"...Are you willing to take this hand of mine, standing side by side together and supporting each other? Of course, there will be a time we quarrel, but I believe both of us can handle it".
"Soma…".
"So, Hina. What's your answer? Are you willing to accept?".
Hina, overwhelmed by the sudden confession from Soma, couldn't utter any words and could only shed a lot of tears of happiness that trickled down his face. She hurriedly wiped the tears that stained Soma's cheeks and opened her mouth with an unwavering gaze.
"Yes, I accept. I will accept everything you have and vow to always stand beside you, protecting you even though I know that my strength is nothing compared to you, and…".
"?".
"I love you, Soma. I really do. I still have many shortcomings, but please take care of me from now on".
"Me too. Please take care of me, Hina".
"Soma!".
After they passionately confessed their feelings together. The two of them sealed their vow with a single kiss before hogging each other's body tightly. Both of them sigh in relief while also resolving to protect the person in their embrace with everything they have.
Soma was also feeling quite complicated because he couldn't hold back his yearning for her and the joy for the first time he got a girlfriend in his two lives, dispersing the gloomy feeling in his chest. "I must be straight with my feelings so that I won't have any regrets, Hm?!".
In the corner of his eyes, Soma noticed that the door of his room was still open, and he saw Xiao Lian with a flushed face as she almost lost consciousness. Serafina placed her phone in front of her recording, and an unexpected guest, Hisako, sobbed, wiping her tears while seeing her daughter grow.
"Um? What are you guys doing?".
Hina, who lay in his embrace, stiffened her body and jolted up while pushing Soma's chest.
"...".
"Oh, Good morning. Ah, please continue; don't mind us here".
"Hina, good job getting Soma's Love, but you guys are still young, so I hope you guys have a healthy relationship".
"W-wha…".
Xiao Lian, Serafina, and Hisako give their greetings, but Hina, with a flushed face, was already overloaded with embarrassment. Then the Hagoromo on her back swayed, cladding Hina with a green aura. The next thing that happens is that Hina flees from the place, shattering the window glass beside the bed while cursing.
"I hate you guys!".
"Ah, She ran. Fufu, but I recorded everything".
"I should inform My Husband. Can you send me the Video? Serafina".
"Of course, madam".
"...".
Seeing the lively atmosphere that welcomed him in this blessed morning, Soma smiled as he greeted the guests who were coming.
"Good morning, everyone".