Chapter 83
"Ugh...!" The chains tighten around me, Luceria oppressively binding me as if determined not to let me escape. "I've been waiting... just for my partner to appear..."
She utters words filled with ecstasy, but their meaning is unclear. "Let me go!" I struggle with all my might, but it's futile resistance. I couldn't move no matter how hard I tried.
"Sigh..." "Ugh?!" Suddenly, Luceria blows air into my ear, causing me to lose strength and feel an unknown sense of shame.
"Relax, there's no use. Eventually, you'll enjoy the world with me, so don't bother resisting, my partner." What is she talking about...? Her calling me her partner, as if we're allies, is highly irritating.
"Who said I'm your partner?! Let me go, now...?!" Ignoring Luceria's persuasions and shouting does as much good as a caged mouse howling – nothing will change. Part of me might be halfway to accepting reality.
"Why am I your partner?" I protest, a natural question for something I don't want to acknowledge no matter what happens.
"Because I can feel it... a strong fate..." She blushes more in Marika's body, whispering in my ear in a suggestive tone. What is she saying...? I couldn't understand anything she's been saying.
"I felt there was something unusual about you when we first met... On that tragic day, when you tried to sacrifice yourself to seal me, I realized it!" Her words deepen the mystery, raising more questions than answers.
"I'm sorry for putting you in a tough spot last time... But my efforts to confirm it were continuously interrupted..." Her tone carries a tinge of regret, as if recalling a bittersweet memory, and she looks at me with a wistful gaze.