Chapter 505: The Amnesiac Princess Returns Home
“Lise Deya?”
Ashe’s lips quivered slightly, wanting to compliment how beautiful the name sounded, but the words stuck in his throat, instead feeling like a sponge that had absorbed all his strength, blocking his windpipe.
“It can’t be, you’re clearly called Lise, stop joking… and you’re not some naive girl, you’re skeptical and mischievous, how could you possibly, how could you possibly…”
“How could you possibly be the First Gospel!”
His last words were almost a roar, the first time he had ever shouted at the young girl before him. After taking a deep breath, trying to calm himself, the cold morning air seemed to sting his nostrils, making him cough twice, tears emerging from his eyes.
He wiped the tear stains from the corner of his eyes with his palm, but his face became dirtier and more smeared with each rub. He had tumbled in the rain all last night, and the bridge before the parking lot had nearly been broken by the aftermath of his battle with the Sanctuary Sorcerers, splashing up countless bits of dirt and mud. Riding back to the Royal Palace on the nearly wrecked Crow’s Non-Aerial Motorcycle had left a layer of grime on his face, which now smeared into a mess as he rubbed it.
“I’m sorry for showing you this,” Ashe tried to clean his face with his sleeve, his mouth curling into a slight smile, but the light in his eyes slowly dimmed. “All dirty and without having taken a bath, and then just falling asleep right here, I’m really sorry…”
“I’m sorry…”
His voice trailed off into a choked cry, covering his face and bending over, as if he couldn’t bear to face the person before him.