Seeker of First Light - Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Let’s say that it’s an honor to kiss this pretty and beautiful man. His eyes looked like she was looking at a treasure greater than the parent tree that the fairies cherish, and when they kissed, he looked so ecstatic that it looked like he was drinking the water of life.

Seeing him like that reminded her of the past when she narrowly chose the wrong path.

She had many opportunities to have a good relationship with Sol Noctis before, but it just kept going wrong.

Well, maybe this incident was also a kind of twist.

‘…I can’t help it.’

It was just when she was about to pour a person’s worth of medicine into Sol Noctis.

“Ugh…”

Suddenly, her vision blurred, and she felt dizzy.

It was so dark that she couldn’t see anything in front of her eyes. When she shook her head to get herself together and opened his eyes again, there was an unfamiliar scene unfolding outside the laboratory.

She was walking down a long hallway.

A white building in the middle of a dense forest. Perhaps it was at a high altitude, except for the sunset sky, and only the upper part of the tree could be seen. It was like a forest temple.

It was the dragon’s castle… a place of memories of childhood.

After passing the white pillar at high-speed several times, Chryselua was caught by someone and forced to stop. It was a tremendous grip as she frowned and tried to shake off the arm but to no avail. Instead, she saw a teary-eyed, frowning face.

‘Sol Noctis…?’

However, he was a little different from his familiar appearance.

His blonde hair, which had been like the light of the sun, had gone and turned white. In addition, green eyes that were wet looked even blue-green.

Not only that, but his jawline was a bit thicker than she knew. His body and sincere atmosphere, which looked like an honorable guard, had turned dry and rough like he had gone through several battlefields.

The hollow under his eyes made a nervous impression originally, but right now, it looked much more gloomy.

When Chryselua tried to shake off his hand, he grabbed her arms even more forcefully and shouted.

‘What are you talking about?’

Even though they were clearly looking at each other, she felt that this was a strangely staged play. A comedy that even she, the only spectator, couldn’t understand.

She stared blankly at Sol Noctis, who was screaming and crying.

Beautiful sky with sunset. Even though his impression had changed, he was still beautiful. She couldn’t relate to it emotionally, so she just thought it was like a painting.

However, it wasn’t long before the scene was cut off as suddenly as it came. Chryselua’s hand, which had been distracted in a daze, loosened.

Grab!

“…Huh? Oh, no!”

Even though she quickly fixed the vial and grabbed it, it was too late as she had already poured well over half of the reagent onto Sol Noctis’ forehead.

“No, no…!”

Even if she tried to rectify it urgently, the reagent had already been absorbed by him, leaving only a shallow vapor.

“Oh, really. Driving me crazy!”

Chryselua stomped her foot. Why was she even dreaming?! She just spilled more than two people’s worth on one Sol Noctis.

Outside, she could start to hear the birdsong that started the morning, and she was worried that the diligent people would wake up. Hurriedly, she took care of Sol Noctis, who had ruined her plan for a while, and glanced at the sleeping faces of Naskan and Axen Arc in turn, contemplating for a long time.

‘Let’s explain it to Dawn later.’

Because Naskan was a dragon just like her, if she explained it properly, they would be able to move on from it. He was a guy who didn’t listen to the Lord, but he used to listen to her. Besides, he also had an optimistic personality to overcome these problems.

As she decided to use the remaining reagents for Axen Arc instead of Naskan, Chryselua left Sol Noctis alone and headed to the place where Axen Arc was lying. The quantity was a little short, but he’d think it was a dream.

And when she tipped the vial over his forehead without hesitation…

Grab!

Chryselua was startled for a moment and swallowed the scream that was about to come out.

It was because Axen Arc suddenly opened his eyes and fiercely grabbed her wrist all of a sudden. Violet-like purple eyes blazed. The way he was frowning seemed like he was going to chew up Chryselua at any moment.

“It, it hurts!”

However, that expression quickly disintegrated as soon as she groaned. Axen Arc freaked out and let go of his hand, and thanks to that, she almost missed the vial again.

“Is it… Chryselua?”

Axen Arc shook his head like a dog out of the water while Chryselua patted her wrist. Then, he glanced around and quickly grasped the situation.

A devastated laboratory. The lab door was locked. He had to force open the door to get in, and after that…

“Ah…!”

Axen Ark jumped up.

Like Chryselua, he also seemed to recall the events of yesterday in an instant.

His expression was colored with astonishment, and then in disbelief, he looked down at his body, then looked her way again, and shook his shoulders agitatedly. Confused eyes moved between him and her several times.

In particular, that gaze stayed on the nape of her neck, which he persistently bit and sucked last night. Chryselua touched the nape of her neck with her hand for no reason. She thought nothing of it, saying that this, too, should be treated before Dawn.

However, Axen Arc, who saw it, was different.

Like he had never stared sharply at her, his violet-like eyes shook pitifully. The confused expression soon changed to one that didn’t match his impression at all.

“I, I… I—?”

Seeing how he stuttered, he must have been quite taken aback. However, in Chryselua’s eyes, it felt a little different.

He seemed kind of frightened.

Axen Arc even covered his upper body, which had been completely naked, as he dragged his clothes that he had taken off and covered his body while blushing with his face. It was so red that it was clearly visible even on his dark skin.

‘…Are you saying you’re scared now?’

From his point of view, it was an astounding attitude. Nevertheless, that snarky attitude caused him to say outrageous things.

“No, it’s not just you…”

“How… I’m obviously…”

However, Axen Arc did not listen to her words and began to walk backwards. In an instant, he was more than five paces away from Chrys.

He was clearly avoiding her.

Chryselua felt her head aching and put the back of her hand on her forehead, beckoning him to come closer.

“Axen Arc.”

When his name was called, this large demon was startled. It seemed believable that he had been struck by lightning. And at his next action, Chryselua was taken aback.

“Huh? Uh, huh?”

Axen Arc, who had been stepping back quickly, opened the door that had been closed and went outside… no, he just ripped the door open. The door, which had already been tattered from yesterday, came loose from the wall.

Bang! Tang. Rumble, rumble.

Chryselua, dumbfounded, stared at the door, making a heavy sound on the floor, then came to her senses in a flash.

Even though she stared hastily out the door, she couldn’t tell which way he had disappeared. When she hurried to the window, she could see him… the figure of him hurriedly putting on his coat and running around.

“Axen Arc! Hey…!”

And that blunt-looking devilkin ran away without looking back, no matter how many times she called. He disappeared right in front of her eyes in an instant.

‘Ah… why doesn’t this happen?’

Chryselua grabbed her hair.

Even though Axen Arc showed unexpected behavior, she did not have time to ponder over it for long. She sprayed the remaining reagent on Naskan as a way to vent her anger.

For now, Naskan had to be left as it was, and Sol Noctis had to be moved elsewhere.

It was fortunate that there were not many people in this building, as everyone was busy preparing for the ceremony.

Soon, she dragged the unconscious Sol Noctis into the building’s break room. He was so large that moving it was a chore. To others, it might look like she was trying to hide a body and destroy evidence. Strictly speaking, this was also evidence of destruction.

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