NOVEL WEB Chapter 14: Complex relationships
Will
"Seriously, Ravel, I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me." I said as honestly and cheerfully as possible, but what came out were weak, hoarse, and slightly trembling words.
"Are you kidding me?Nothing is fine here." She snorted as she placed a pillow under my head.
"You have this terrible habit. I'm sure that even if you were dying, you would still say, 'I'm fine, I'm super healthy, you can leave me alone, I can take care of myself! I can even slay a dragon!'" She said provocatively, trying to embarrass me, but it only made me laugh.
"I wouldn't go after a dragon..." I said disappointedly. "I was thinking more about fighting the tyranny of the gods. Of course, first I would have to defeat their armies, but that wouldn't be a difficult task to be honest." I said confidently and with a smile.
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"See! I told you! You don't have a shred of common sense!" She pointed at me sharply and laughed casually. "You're like a child." She sighed
"But there's nothing I can do about it, men are childish like that, as always."She rolled her eyes with a smile and gestured as if she couldn't blame me."It's really not your fault that we women are more mature and superior, it's just natural."Her mood seems to return to normal. A little provocative, sure, but I had that effect on people.
Honestly, I don't want to see her angry again, I'm afraid of it... she was scary...
"I'm surprised I haven't heard of the powerful GodSlayer Will before, to be honest." She sat down and poured herself a cup of tea, some servants had served cookies as well. "Someone so flashy and confident is hard to keep hidden for so long."
"Where have you been, anyway, in a cave at the end of the world?" I grunted loudly for a moment, thinking about how to respond. Revealing too much is always bad, but revealing too little is also bad. Being dishonest is not the answer either.
"I think a cave is a very appropriate way to put it." She looked at me questioningly and curiously. "Were you really in a cave?" I laughed, dismissing the idea with a wave of my hand. "Metaphorically, not literally."
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"Ah! A hikikomori, then! I've heard of those degenerate recluses who don't know how to talk to people and financially abuse their parents." I was surprised for a moment, before coughing and looking at her embarrassed.
"I know how to talk to people. And I've never been dependent, I've always been a model citizen." She looked at me amused and with a strangely smug smile. "So you were only an isolated degenerate, I think your situation got even worse." I then sat down and looked straight into her eyes, which suddenly recoiled along with her body.
She was being too provocative for my taste, only I can be like that!This way I'll have her and Sona on my back making fun of me. That's NOT going to happen!
"Yes, I'm a complete pervert, not even your brother can think of the thousands of things that go through my mind every single moment, I can think in so many ways, in so many forms,with so many different styles.Do you really want to touch on this topic? Hmmm, naive little girl? Are you ready to enter the adult world? hehe" My laugh had a different tone this time as I approached her..
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Ravel's ears turned red and she turned her face away from the sudden attack, trying to hide her nervousness. Many things went through her mind at that moment, and once her mind was stimulated, it was difficult to stop.
The female mind was especially fertile with sounds and voices.
"No, you're still too green. So don't tease me again, hahaha." I leaned back on the sofa. As she turned to me again and started to talk as usual.
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"don't make fun of me, I'll get angry." She was still embarrassed, but soon returned to normal after a few sips of tea. The blush slowly faded, but strangely never disappeared completely.
I also helped myself to tea and ate some cookies. When I put my cup to my mouth to drink the expensive tea, she spoke again.
"You don't seem like an adult to be so independent and to know so much more than me. I'm sure you're just showing off again." I dismissed her response categorically. "It seems unbelievable, but it's true. I'll ask you to believe me this time, it's a rather sensitive topic."
She looked at me curiously and then agreed. "If you say it's true, I'll trust you." She spoke softly but determinedly.
"And how did you meet Sona anyway? Did she find you inside the cave?" At that point, I knew what she wanted to know, but I let things continue.
"We bumped into each other by chance. I was thinking of enrolling at Kuoh, Sona is the president of the student council, and then one thing led to another." She looked somewhat perplexed by the nature of things.
"Uhmmmm... you didn't seem to have a president-student relationship, you were even having breakfast together, and by the time you are there, you must have spent the night at her apartment." She began to slowly mull over what she knew and make deductions. "Not to mention that she seemed very relaxed around you, even a little lazy, which was very strange for her."
"Spoiled, you say." I corrected her.
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She shrugged.
I sighed and then straightened my posture,stretching out my words as I spoke.I was tired of this indirect conversation
"Ravel, my beautiful and sweet Ravel." She suddenly felt uncomfortable again with my change of attitude. "My dear and beloved Ravel." The blush that was fading quickly returned, along with a sense of shyness. "We're among friends, we're past the stage of being subjective and overthinking things, don't you think? You even fought with your brother for me, carried me around like a dirty sack of potatoes, and cleaned up my vomit. If that's not intimacy, I really don't know what is."
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She stammered in disbelief with her eyes wide open, a shock seemed to have run through her body.The words came out of her mouth like lightning.
"Don't mention that! Please, never talk about it again! It was a moment of need, there was no one else, I had to do something." The embarrassment was now for another reason, she became extremely agitated. "Don't tell anyone about this, please... nothing that happened was proper for a lady... not for a Phenex." I laughed and left the topic alone.
"What I mean is, be direct and say what you want to know. Open your heart, lady of fire and wind, and have your wishes fulfilled." She lowered her head, thinking for a while, and then sighed and raised it again, her eyes this time clearer and brighter.
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"What is your relationship with Sona Sitri?"She was serious
"there it is!"I laughed amused.
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