The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 127: Wound Recovery
Sword spirit Nyx, with silvery-white hair like a snow fairy. Her contract with him was originally a coincidence. While maintaining a contract with a contract spirit from the past, the end result was an incomplete contract.
Originally, he couldn't even use a tenth of the strength with the contract. It must be very painful for a strong spirit like him. However, Nyx says it's okay.
'To be able to contract with you, that alone is already amazing', he said.
(But I.).
Three years ago, was the day that he lost his previous contracted spirit. From that day onwards, he vowed not to lose anyone important.
"But I lost again!"
Nyx has disappeared. He had sacrificed his existence to save Kaizo from being eroded by the curse of the «Bind of Drakness».
"Damn it!" He raised his hands in despair and for Victoria, he quickly caught them.
"Kaizo!" He stared intently into her eyes, with the intention to calm her down. "Nyx is not eliminated."
"Aah?"
"After all, your hand still has a spirit contract mark, right?"
Kaizo's eyes widened and looked at her hands, "Yes."
His right hand, which was in Victoria's grasp, still had an intersecting sword design. It was the proof of the spirit contract, the spirit seal. If the contract spirit was eliminated, the spirit seal would naturally disappear.
The reason why Kaizo believed during these three years that Alicia had not disappeared, the reason why she maintained a glimmer of hope, was entirely because the spirit seal inscribed on her left hand was still left.
Spirit seal connects the contractor with contract spirit, it is a special «Gate».
Now the pain was too weak to be felt, but as long as the spirit seal on his right hand did not disappear, he would have proof that Nyx had not been completely obliterated.
"Nyx, he's alive."
"Yes. And even if we can't call him now, there must be a way to do it."
(If that's the case, I can't keep going like this.)
"Ohhhhhh!" Biting back the pain that flowed all over his body, Kaizo got up from the bed.
"Wait, wait a minute, what are you doing!? You still can't..."
"Nyx is waiting, I don't have much time to continue sleeping!"
As Victoria's hand moved to stop her, a beautiful voice appeared in the room.
"Victoria?"
All the strength had drained from his body and his face flushed red with a soft word, "I-this is a misunderstanding, there was no strange noise just now!"
"You, don't tell me, you haven't eaten anything since yesterday?"
"After all, you have a severe fever, yeah..." Victoria blushed and stuttered.
"You can't miss a meal because tomorrow the battle begins."
"I-i know. By the way, you haven't eaten either."
"Well, I'm more or less used to it."
In his youth, Kaizo has spent most of his time undergoing intensive training at «Instructional» School.
The education he received there even included training to endure hunger. Although he had no intention of trying such a thing, he could now easily leave without food for a few days.
And also, something suddenly occurred to Kaizo. Everyone now knows that she is from «Instructional» School. Precisely because they were important companions, he did not want them to know his past.
Once they found out about it, he thought that they didn't want anything to do with him anymore. It's natural that people would think so. Instead, they still treated Kaizo as usual.
"You, whether you're used to it or not, it doesn't matter at all. If you don't eat well, you'll never regain your strength. Look, I even brought fruit here specifically for you." Saying that, Victoria showed me the basket on the bedside table. It was filled to the brim with ripe peaches that looked delicious and were still fresh.
"Victoria, thank you."
"Don't be too grateful, it's okay. After all, they were brought back from the dance that time."
"W-what, ah, that..." Victoria blushed and threw away her face. "But of course, don't you think? Regardless of your past, you are my slave spirit now and that will not change!"
With a wry smile and a nod of his head, Kaizo reached into the basket to grab a peach. "Here, give me a little knife, I'll cut it."
"Send me. You wounded, rest."
"Persic is brittle, so it's hard to peel. I don't think you're good at peeling fruit?"
"Y-well, if you think so..." Victoria hid her face.
To be honest, like all women in the orphanage, both young and mature, all are not good at taking care of the house. Not only was Victoria very bad at preparing fruits, she was also bad at the thing in the kitchen.
Kaizo shrugged, took the knife from the table and began peeling the peaches in a repetitive circular motion.
Seeing her deft work, Victoria asked emotionally, "Did you learn this from that «Instructional» School as well?"
"No, I picked up cooking and other skills during my trip. My travel buddies are very picky when it comes to taste!"
"Travel buddy, you mean that dark spirit girl?"
"Yes." Yeah."
When cutting peaches, Kaizo's expression turned sour.
"Well, so it's like that..." Victoria was doubtful.
"Here, eat." As if to change the subject, Kaizo stuck a peeled peach on the fork and gave it to Victoria
As she bites, some peach juice is sprayed back on her. "Um, um, this is so sweet and so good!" Her red ponytail hair danced happily.
Victoria put her hand on her cheek, an expression of happiness emanated on her face. She looked so beautiful that one could lose herself in admiration.
"Well, now, I got another one." Kaizo raised the fork holding the peach. Like a cat being teased, Victoria's gaze followed her in a trance-like state.
"Look, here it is!" He put his hands away. "Aah!"
"Really, now!" Victoria's mouth opens and closes as she pursues the peach tenaciously.
Left, right, and left again. Feeling very attractive, Kaizo intends to continue for a little longer.
"Hey, why are you so cruel!" Victoria growled, tears streaming down her eyes.
"Sorry, just feel like you're adorable and cute like a cat, so..."
"W-what do you mean cute stupid, that's how you are!" The red-faced Victoria frantically moved her mouth to bite at the peach Kaizo was holding.
"Well..."
"Well, ah, that's delicious."
"Just like a cat."
Victoria looked at Kaizo. "Hey, isn't this situation reversed?"
"Hm, reversed?"
"The one who was hurt was you, but I ate."
"Well, it's a small matter, don't worry about it." Kaizo shrugged his shoulders and easily stuffed the peaches into his own mouth. The somewhat sharp taste of peach juice instantly spread in his mouth.
"Mmm, this is really delicious. Is it because it's ripe?!"
"Bu-isn't that the same fork..."
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.