Chapter 1300 Book 18:: After the Battle
"..." Slowly opening her eyes, Serafall felt like she was rousing from a very comfortable and long sleep. But when her mind began clearing up and she remembered what happened before she lost consciousness, she instantly shot up from her bed and was momentarily blinded by the sun rays coming through the window, "Kuh... Where am I?" Serafall loudly muttered while instinctively covering her eyes from the rays.
"We're back at our place in Karakura Town." A familiar voice answered to her left.
Serafall's eyes widened and her head hurriedly turned to see Kisuke busying himself on the drawers.
Without turning his head, Kisuke immediately felt Serafall's sudden movement and used Flash Step to arrive at her side and push her down by the shoulder, "Don't even think about jumping out of bed. You're fine but you still strained yourself too much."
Serafall was forced to sit back down but that only made her pout, "I'm not so weak that I can't tackle you."
The corner of Kisuke's mouth twitched, "...So you really were intending to tackle me." He sighed and sat down next to her bed, "That recklessness... Well, I guess that's just part of who you are. I won't say anything about your attempt back then since it was also a valid choice, but settle down for now. I won't allow you to hurt yourself further, no matter how small it is."
Serafall was really happy upon hearing that and wanted to hug Kisuke tightly, but upon further inspection of her own condition, she found out that despite her stable condition, she was in a really fragile state right now that even a simple utilization of her Demonic Power could crumble that delicate balance.
Soon, however, her frustrations were washed away when she felt Kisuke's arm wrapping around her head and bringing it close to his chest, "I'm really glad that you're safe."
Serafall was surprised for a moment but soon smiled. She slowly and carefully moved her arms to wrap around him too, "I'm also very happy to see you back."