Looking at his gaze now which had some trace of coldness in it, she felt even more hurt, her brother who despite everything that happened, it was the first time he gave this kind of gaze. His gaze was always full of love, affection, warmth and possessiveness
Clara felt vulnerable, her jealousy vanished and she felt scared that maybe she said more than he can handle, and maybe jealousy is something luxurious she can't afford.
So after hesitating a little. And Not knowing how to answer him, she did what her heart want, and decided To throw everything else aside.
She moved toward him and hugged him, burying her head in his chest. Listening to his heartbeat and taking in the mingled scents of blood, sweat, and his familiar smell gave her a sense of tranquility, calming her mind.
She knew she couldn't escape him. Maybe she would get angry or sad and distance herself for a while, but she always knew she would return. This was her place, her home. She had fallen too hard, too deep, and become too entangled in his abyss. There was no salvation for her other than him.
Her heart would not beat for anyone other than him. Her body would not react to anyone else. And her mind would never get worked up or think of anyone but him.
he was her everything. she will not be whole if she doesn't love him, she will not be herself if she doesn't love him.
He was her everything. She wouldn't be whole and even herself without loving him.
Maybe that's why she was hesitating. They hadn't defined their relationship yet, but she was already imprisoned by him. If they did define it, would she even be able to think of escaping or staying away? Maybe then, his whims would become her life, and his commands will be her purpose.
She really fell too hard in his abyss.
…
Ellis upon seeing his sister in his arms, hugging him tightly after what he said or asked instead of saying anything, while it perplexed him a little, he still returned back her hug, not knowing any other thing.
"I'm sorry."
But suddenly hearing her apologize left him confused. Was she playing with his emotions? One moment she was angry, the next she was sorry—these constant ups and downs. Couldn't she just pick a side and stick to it?
"You are my brother and the only love of my life, and I'm your most precious sister and lover."
"This is enough for now, right?"
hearing what she said next, as she turned her head toward him, and stared at him with her still red eyes, While Ellis really thought maybe she just have some mode swings, he was still happy, that something fruitful finally happened, and with a small wistful smile replied
Hearing what she said next as she turned her head toward him, staring at him with her still-red eyes, Ellis thought maybe she just had some mood swings. But despite that, he was happy that something fruitful finally happened. With a small, wistful smile, he replied.
"More than enough actually."
As he saw his sister dove again into his chest, Ellis started batting her back, in this silent environment, with a muffled voice, she spoke again.
"Please don't hate me."
Hearing what she said, Ellis couldn't help but feel guilty. what he said to her compared to what she said could be considered nothing, but maybe he cornered her too much.
Even then, while looking at her, he couldn't help but think, Why is she making me look like some kind of villain? But seeing how delayed his reply was, he mustered the softest and most affectionate voice he could and said.
"You know I wouldn't ever hate you."
Seeing how she nodded with a muffled sound in his arms, Ellis felt relieved a little.
…
After a long time of hugging, as they finally separated, Ellis watched his sister move toward the distant corpses, searching for magic stones and trying to hide her embarrassment. While he found her attempt endearing and cute. He also began searching the corpse of the mini-boss and the area around it, but found no drops. Feeling disappointed, Ellis was almost certain that nothing would drop for him. However, he decided to give it one final try in the next mini-boss battle.
Cutting the mini-boss's chest, luckily Ellis was able to find a magic stone, and it was slightly larger than the others. While the difference might seem negligible to many and they might not even notice, it was quite apparent to his eyes.
While feeling somewhat happy that, that not all of his battle was for nothing, he quickly resumed searching the other corpses with the help from his sister.
…
As they walked out from the huge room and continued clearing the dungeon, Ellis sensed the awkward atmosphere but wasn't sure how to address it. For now, if it seemed like clearing the dungeon would take a long time, he was ready to return back at any moment.
As the awkward silence lingered, they finally encountered hobgoblins again. Grateful for the interruption, Ellis with a small smile adorning his face, decided to kill them as painlessly as possible.
Putting more strength into his punches and drawing on his improved hand-to-hand combat skills, Ellis quickly dealt with them. And they were gone in no time.
[You have obtained 0.3 blank points.]
[You have..]
Closing the system window without bothering about it and observing the increasingly irregular path ahead—now branching into two diverging routes that resembled a maze—Ellis turned to his sister, ready to ask if she had any experience with navigating such situations.
But upon seeing her immediately start examining the two paths without him even asking, then closing her eyes and concentrating for nearly two minutes, Ellis paused, curious about what she was doing.
"We should go by the right path; the left one is a dead end. I used my innate talent, and this kind of thing is my specialty after all."