Chapter 255: Fastest Man in the World (4)
“It’s okay. Everything will be okay now.”
I leaned back comfortably on the sofa. I stroked Ivar Lodbrok’s back as I pressed her face against mine. I naturally ended up covered in her tears.
I couldn’t stop lying yet.
“It may be slow like a camel walking through a desert……but every last step will be taken with no corners cut. Dawn will always arrive no matter how long the night is. Everything will be okay.”
I whispered to her as gently as I could. I was like a shaman that was trying to hypnotize a child. I made it seem like I would accept her entirely.
“Everything, everything will be all right. Ivar Lodbrok, O prideful vampire.”
“…….”
The girl looked up at me for a moment with her tear-filled eyes. Our surroundings were completely dark. The candles only made the darkness darker. My face was the only thing that was reflecting off of her purple eyes.
The girl muttered quietly.