A Warrior Freed From Petrification After 15 Days 89

Chapter 89 – Extraversion – You and I Who Were Too Young

The night sky, where not even the moonlight shined, was filled with black dark clouds, and only white steam rose from the breath that mingled in the cold night air and was entangled in the dark wind. Does even the sky represent my heart? With such a futile delusion, I stepped out into the night streets of Laurenheim, where I often walked.
As soon as my feet touched the hard ground, memories of regret came to my mind like a wave spreading over the quiet surface of the water. A collaboration of time created by misaligned timing, the timidity of an adolescent boy, and the tender heart of a girl. Sara said it was just an apology. I said it was just an accident that could be laughed off, but I couldn’t believe it.

“…”

One hesitation, one step regret. And as I took another step, feeling guilty, I saw Eli’s house in front of me. Is it because the invisible magnet is pushing me away that my steps slow down as I approach? I walk and stop After repeating walking again, I finally stopped at the door of Ellie’s house.

“Whoa…”

Dozens of times. No, in front of the door I had knocked on hundreds of times, I let out a deep sigh without even raising my hand. The knock that I couldn’t bear to knock on my heart, and soon returned to a tense pulse. Even though it was just a wooden door that was overly worn and I decided to fix it sometime, it looked very solid today.

In front of such a blocked wall, hesitation and worries flowed into my heart again.

What should I say to Ellie? In fact, what I had to say was decided. I’m sorry Ellie. Go inside without knocking. You wouldn’t believe me if I said this, but I didn’t see anything. So won’t you forgive me?

Truly childlike. So, it was a pure apology without malice. I didn’t mean that it was wrong. Because I am a child I’m a kid who only ate fifteen at most. I just didn’t know if it was the best way to apologize and be forgiven like a fool like that.

…

But somehow I hated it.

I still remember Ellie’s face that day. Both cheeks blushed like never before. Shaking eyes. And, a drop of tear flowed from those deep brown eyes. We had been together since we were little, so I had seen Ellie cry many times, but I had never seen her cry so devastatedly. The tears shed like that looked too hot to look at, so if I left it as it was, I was afraid that Ellie would melt away along with her tears, so I ran away without realizing it.

“I’m sorry…”

Recalling the memory of that time, something came up from the bottom again. Even at times like this, I was excited thinking about Ellie’s matured body. Idiot. Pervert. Trash child. No matter how unavoidable his nature was, he felt very pitiful for himself. At that time, Ellie cried.

I shed tears because I, not anyone else, found evidence of my maturity that I had never shown to others.

That’s why I couldn’t even say a childish apology. Especially since the opponent was always the precocious Ellie.

…

When I came to my senses, I was already far away from the door. And he was heading towards Ellie’s room. I hesitated, wondering if I should just leave like this, but in the end, I collapsed under the window of Ellie’s room.

“Haaaaa…”

I sighed deeply and banged my head against the wall. A sharp shock ran through the back of his head, making his head a little dizzy. I’ve never been drunk, but I wondered if it would feel like this if I did.

“I should apologize… But…”

Then, a word like alcohol flowed out of his mouth. In the end, everything came to one conclusion. To apologize Anyway, it was me who was at fault, and I didn’t want to stay awkward with Ellie. Whether it was an apology or whatever, I wanted to go back to the way it was.

I wanted to see Ellie’s smiling face again.

The moment I thought about it, my hand was already going up. But that doesn’t mean I’ve gained courage, so I closed my eyes tightly. And still with his back against the wall, he raised his hand and knocked on the window.

Knock. Knock.

“…Ellie.”

His voice trembled to the point of embarrassing himself to hear. Even so, I raised her trembling voice and spoke to her again.

“Ellie. Now…?”

The question contained hope in my heart. I’d rather sleep So let me have another one-night grace period.

“…”

But then a rustling sound came from inside. I hurriedly lowered my hands and bowed my head. Soon, the window slowly opened and Ellie’s quiet voice came out.

“…Hello. Luca.”

It was as if he had just woken up. But the voice was so clear and clear that it didn’t match him. It must mean that he was still awake. The fact that the sleepy Ellie had not been able to fall asleep even at this late hour pierced her heart again.

“Yes. Hello. Ellie.”

“What’s up? This late at night.”

The dry tone without a hint of laughter somehow felt like a reprimand towards me. I lowered my head even more. Then, buried in his arms, he spoke in a voice that could not be heard well.

“As expected, it’s too late, isn’t it? Suddenly… To come. Were you sleeping by any chance?”

“No. I wasn’t sleeping.”

“Really? Well then… No, it’s not. What am I saying…”

“…”

What the hell am I saying I wasn’t usually eloquent, but today my words came out in vain. I felt like a fool. I finally lowered my head again with my mouth shut.

Then, a very long silence followed.

As the silence lengthened, the darkness of the night became stinging needles that pricked my skin. And for the first time, I felt awkward. Of course, it didn’t mean that it was the first feeling. However, this was the first time I felt awkward when I was with Ellie.

Why was it? I pondered over the reason again. In fact, there had never been silence for so long when I was with Ellie in the first place. If I had to be quiet at least a little bit, Ellie would joke around or joke nonstop. But it seemed like it wasn’t just for that reason. No matter how Ellie was, there were always times when a joke or a prepared prank fell off. But even so, I never felt awkward.

Why was that?

…

I do not know. Fortunately, there was only one thing that I found out about this fact.

It’s getting awkward with Ellie. That’s what I hate more than dying.

“Ellie…”

The moment I thought about it, the name came out of my mouth without my knowledge. I quickly covered my mouth, but an answer was already pouring out from the other side of the window.

“Huh?”

“Ah…That’s…”

I quickly racked my brain trying to find something to say. What to say What should I do to make this insanely awkward atmosphere come back? What should I say…

…

“…Under…”

Suddenly, all the strength in my body was released, and a sigh leaked out. What is he saying now. What I was going to say was decided in the first place. What kind of silence are you trying to break now?

“Lucca?”

Ellie’s voice was heard again. Her tip trembled slightly, and I felt a subtle tension. Then, for some reason, the scene of that day came to mind. Even then they called my name astonishment and bewilderment. And, at the end of her voice mixed with shame, thin tears formed.

The moment I heard that voice, a word flowed from the corner of my mouth without knowing it.

“…Sorry.”

“…”

“I’m sorry…Ellie.”

In the end, all I could say was that one word. Even though I thought so hard, hesitated for days, and decided not to say anything childish, the only word that came out of my mouth was that simple word.

“…What?”

Then Ellie also asked a very simple question. Maybe you don’t like my short apology. I thought about it again, and this time I spat out a very simple answer.

“At that time… I went in without knocking, sorry.”

“…”

“So… I’m sorry I missed you. Your…”

“…”

“I’m sorry, Ellie.”

“…”

The more I spoke, the more I shrank and bit my lip. The chill that drifted in the night air seemed to seep into my skin now.

“…Is that why you came all the way here?”

After not a short time passed, Ellie asked in a slightly clearer voice. I replied with even more confidence at the reproachful tone.

“…Huh.”

“This late at night? You don’t even know if I’m sleeping or not?”

“Huh.”

“And you’ve been avoiding me for days because of it?”

“Huh.”

“Is that why you were so depressed?”

“Huh…”

It was as if he had read my mind. I just nodded my head thinking that I couldn’t hide anything in front of Ellie. And I waited for the intense scolding that would come soon.

“Ha…Really…”

Ellie smiled dejectedly with a slightly brighter voice. Then she threw out a word she had heard countless times.

“Really stupid.”

“…Huh.”

It was true this time too, so I nodded. Then there was a slightly brighter laugh this time.

“You must have been sincerely sorry? Seeing that you couldn’t even knock on the door and came back to the side?”

“Did you know everything?”

“You don’t know how long you’ve been hanging around the door. Do you know how long you’ve been around?”

“…I did not know.”

“Really you…”

Whew. A sigh was heard. But each time it happened, the voice got brighter. Then I raised my head a little and opened my mouth cautiously.

“Ellie.”

“Huh?”

“Ah… Did it hurt a lot?”

“I’m not angry. Fool.”

At that word, I let out a deep sigh like a church member who received salvation. Then Ellie laughed again.

“I’m not angry with that. I know it was a mistake, but why would I?”

“But…”

“Rather, I feel a little sorry for you too.

“Did you?”

“Yeah. Really, Luca, you don’t know anything. Really, really nothing.”

“I always do.”

When one word fell out, like a lamentation, we burst out laughing quietly for the first time in a long time. The tension in my body disappeared in an instant, and I felt like an idiot for all the years I had been worrying about. It was such a simple thing, so why did I worry about it for days and days?

“Hmm…But, thinking about it, I’m getting angry.”

Then Ellie suddenly stopped laughing and she spoke to me. Suddenly, his voice sounded as playful as usual.

“I hate that you dare to look at her lady’s body and try to stomp on her words. How can I do this?”

“Um…No excuses. I have nothing else to say.”

“Would you like to receive any kind of punishment, Luca?”

“Okay, okay. What can I do? Just tell me. I’ll listen.”

“Okay?”

Ellie seemed to be a bit worried about my words, and then she burst into laughter again. Then she said in a deliberately low voice.

“Then take it off.”

“What… What?”

“Take it off. I really want to take it off completely, but this time I’ll put up with it with my top.”

“What…!”

In an instant, I felt heat rise on my face and jumped up from my seat.

“Ji… Are you serious?”

“Sure. Seriously. A tooth for a tooth. An eye for an eye. Come on, take it off, Luca. Come on.”

“Ah… Uh…”

It was a playful voice, but there was no mercy in it. After hesitating for a while, I finally gave up and put my hand on the hem of my clothes.

“Ah… I see…”

“Okay. Then don’t look back and take it off. Okay?”

“I get it. I get it.”

I closed my eyes tightly and trembled at the crueler punishment than I thought. But no matter how much I hesitated, nothing changed.

“Aww…”

Finally, I let out a strange moan and slowly took off my top. As the hem of his clothes went up, he felt as if his face was burning red. All of my thin clothes came off, revealing my upper body under the light of the moon before I knew it, and I heard Ellie’s voice.

“Did you take it off?”

“Huh…”

“Okay, wait a minute.”

Soon, something popped out of the window with a rustling sound. Thinking that it would be more embarrassing if we met eyes, I looked at the front in silence. Then Ellie’s playful voice slid across my back.

“Hmm…It’s better than I thought…”

“Don’t judge me.”

“I’ve gained some muscle… It would be perfect if I lost a little bit of fat on my side?”

“Hey…”

“This is more fun than I thought. I will do it more often in the future.”

Ellie giggled and tapped her window frame. My face wasn’t red anymore, the heat was rising to the point of being very ripe. I can’t. Now you have to wear it slowly. I thought about that and tried to raise my arm.

But then, suddenly, something warm pricked me in the middle of my back. In an instant, a thrilling current ran down my spine and my whole body stiffened.

“Hey! What are you doing!”

I startled and turned her head away, and Ellie grabbed my cheek and turned her face. Then she asked in a playful voice.

“Which finger is that?”

“Hey…Now…”

“If you don’t get it right, you won’t be able to wear it. Which finger is it?”

“Ah…”

She was finger and naked, and wanted to get dressed right away, but Ellie couldn’t easily give up on the mischief once it caught fire. I finally took one with a resigned voice.

“Um…Middle finger?”

“Ding! You’re wrong, so add 10 minutes.”

“Hey! Adding 10 minutes is too much!”

“Then you should have got it right. Oh, or should I do something else?”

“Hey…What else…”

“Stay still. If you keep doing that, will you bite me?”

“Ah…”

Once again, a finger tapped my back. That alone made her tickle, so she twisted her body, but Ellie grabbed my shoulder tightly so I couldn’t move. And she slowly started moving her fingers.

“Ugh… Ugh.”

Soft fingers caressed my back with a soft moan. In the cold night sky, whenever the clear body temperature rubbed against her skin, a tickling sensation pierced her inside. If I had focused, I would have easily guessed what letter it was, but this situation was so embarrassing. And, every time my fingers stroked the top of my back, I couldn’t concentrate because of the strange feeling.

“Ah… Ugh…”

“Are you really good at tickling?”

“Shut up…”

“Ahaha. That’s interesting. Should I just use an entire book here?”

“You really…”

Ellie teased me for a while then she slowly removed her finger. When the body temperature that had been rubbing her back for a long time disappeared in an instant, she felt sorry for herself without realizing it. Ellie, as if seeing through my thoughts, said while gently stroking my hair.

“Okay. I’ve finished writing. But you don’t know what letters are?”

“Would you be able to guess…”

“Of course you don’t know. You must have lost your mind at the touch of this Lorenheim’s prettiest girl.”

“Ha…”

Now completely exhausted, I let out a sigh and hung my head. As Ellie looked at it, she laughed for a long time before speaking in a slightly calmer voice.

“Okay. You can get dressed now.”

“Thank you so much hey…”

I got dressed hastily, but that did not remove the deeply rooted shame. Surely, not only the face but also the tips of the ears are all red. I scratched the back of my ear and slowly turned my head.

“Ellie.”

“Huh?”

Then, Ellie’s smiling face came into view. It’s been so long since I’ve seen that unique smile that I’ve been missing for some reason. Thinking that if I stayed like this, I would be teased again, I looked away and asked.

“No…It’s nothing. Anyway, what did you write on your back earlier?”

“You still don’t know?”

“Yeah. What is it?”

At that, Ellie pursed her lips and opened her mouth with a smile.

“Fool.”

The word came again. I’m so used to it now that it felt like my name. Ellie stared into my eyes for a long time, then she whispered with a wink in one eye.

“I won’t teach you.”