[How about we leave her behind? I mean, she is the demon queen after all. Even without us, she will ne pretty fine]Petal's suggestion makes sense. Jiro has done so much for her, even risking his own life in return for bringing her back safe. So Petal thinks it's okay to leave her alone now, there's so much done by Jiro's side. She can live on her own...And If Jiro still wants to take her with them, he must be an idiot to them. Because no one carries a walking time bomb with them, she can explode anytime.Jiro nodded at first but then glanced over at the sleeping beauty, Ines. " Alright! Let's work on your suggestion. Let's leave her here, it's okay that she is vulnerable. After all, we helped her because she might die again or maybe someone will take advantage of her. It's okay to leave her even knowing that she is unfamiliar with this place, but why do we care? After all, my sacrifice was in vain ".Jiro was being sarcastic and scolding Petal in his way. His mother has taught him
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw a beauty hung upon his head, and she was looking at him straight. Her beautiful eyes filled with the ocean water stared straight into his soul. He was heavily startled that his heart was racing from the sudden attack, it felt like it would jump out any second." You are awake? ", Ines asked as she jumped down from the tree and dusted off her clothes. After dusting off her hands, she looked at him as a soul-streaking smile appeared on her face." How are you feeling now? ", He asked as his small hands move on their own to rub his still sleep-filled eyes." I am feeling great. Thank you so much for saving me. And...thank you for making me realize that I am not alone in this world, someone is waiting for me ", Her voice was soul-pleasing, soft, and sweet.From her eyes and condition, one could tell that she was energized and strong. Good thing...Jiro's hard work didn't go to waste." Please don't say thank you. I just...wanted to get you back to my
Now it was a debate between them as to who can hunt. But if they think carefully, Ines was a better choice. Because she was a cruel demon queen, who has done much hunting in the past. Yeah! It's a different matter that all of them were humans who were hunted by her.He was weak, and vulnerable right now, there was no way he was getting his butt off of the ground and doing something productive. "I am surely hungry but I don't know how to hunt. Therefore, I will be a potato and just waste my time. Don't think about me ".His stomach was killing him right now but he cares not even a little. As a couch potato who has the immense experience of sitting in one place for hours, he can live off even if he gets nothing to eat and won't be upset.Life as a couch potato is very cozy and full of laziness, he doesn't want to move from it.Ines was speechless. Having no skills and being lazy were two different things. How can this guy mix them both?She slapped herself on the forehead and couldn'
Without wasting any time, Ines walked ahead, and Jiro followed after her. It was the time of night, darkness had spread everywhere where their vision could travel. Jiro was taking each step with care and with great difficulty, his back was in agony. The pain he was feeling right now, there was once a time when he was in such a situation.Once it was normal to him. Getting beaten like a dog and then hide everything from his family for fear of getting agitated and angry with him. However, this injury and pain were a lot different than what he used to feel in the past. Ines was like a night tigress, with no fear of the dark or ghosts, she was a carefree soul. Each step was carried with care and soundproof. Her pace was nor slow neither fast, just perfect...in between.Maybe...she recalled what Vinya did to Jiro. Or maybe she was just taking care of her walking speed, in fear of alerting the animals." Jiro! How's your waist now? ", She suddenly asked in a whimpering low tone.Jiro fr
It was complicated for Ines to understand. He was in such a bad state. Scars were everywhere on his body and were not even healed, completely in a messy state, his body was malnourished and one could only see bones and no flesh." If you are going there to take revenge, count me in, I will help ", Said Ines as she was in full mood to support him.Listening to what she said, a sweet smile formed on his tiny skinny face. " I am not going there to take revenge or anything. I just have some questions to ask my parents. Once I get my answers, I wanna start anew ".Even when Jiro was treated so badly, he still loved his family. He was now lost but his emotions and memories were still locked with Roug. Roug wants to start anew, his own new life here, from nobody to someday. And for that to happen, he needs to sort out some of the matters.There's so much that Jiro wanted to know before he was thrown into that hell. Roug does not have any feelings or emotion or attachment to Jiro's family or
The hug reminded him of his sister. That was how his sister was, always there when needed and protecting him from every harm that came his way.But it was also true that she couldn't always be there for him, there were times when they needed to separate from each other, despite being siblings they had their own lives.Ines was like her, didn't scorn him when seen him in the bad condition, tried to understand him on her own, trying to make him comfortable around her. But what she said earlier made him even more emotional. Did she just ask him to become his family? Did the demon queen want him as her brother? " But we are from different families, we can't become a family? ", Said Jiro as he pulled out his hands from her back, and wanted to retract before Ines grabbed his hand and pulled him closer.Family relationships are not always based on blood, some relations even form by heart. One doesn't need to have the same blood.But he has seen selfish and cruel people, he doesn't believe
" I think I am pretty normal, not strange at all ", He denied him being oddball and shook off that strange vibe from that his body.Seeing that, Ines took out her hands which were tucked between each other and put them on his head, pet him lightly, and then retracted her hands immediately as there was a soft smile on her face all the time.It was strange. How easily she could pet him and have that pretty smile on her face throughout the whole movement. Maybe...she was used to it. But for Jiro, it was still strange as he was only used to his sister patting like this.No other person ever touched his head with so much affection. And most importantly, he was not upset that she was touching, him but was kind of happy. He didn't smile at her, but it was pretty clear he was delighted inside his heart, just keeping those little previous emotions and feelings to himself only." Who says she is a demon? She is more like an angel, how sweet and kind-hearted ", He thought in his mind.[That's b
There was a beauty behind him, looking at him with her eyes flickering from time to time due to early waking up, looking like she was still half asleep." You are awake? ". " Hmm! "." Excellent! Let's head ahead then. We should start now before the sun rises high in the sky ", Jiro changed the topic as he told her to get ready as they will be leaving now, he was rushing things." Alright! Wait for me ", Ines refreshed herself as she patted her cheeks many times to get rid of that sleepy feeling, it always helps.It was a brand new day and the start of the journey once again. Jiro was in a good mood. How can he be not in a good mood when all the pain from his body was gone and he was feeling so much refreshed? He never felt this much good before, his body felt like it was in heaven. And yes, it was another thing that he was unaware of that healed his wounds.He wanted to know if Ines was his savior, but guess he will wait to see if it was really her or maybe someone else. After wid