After going up to the second floor, they soon found their room. The bed was meant for one person, and as soon as Diablo noticed, he was going to sleep on the chair. Uta laughed, thanked him, and told him to turn around for a while. Uta undressed and lay down on the bed. Diablo brought the chair to the window, sat down, and started looking at the starry sky. Neither of them was sleeping, they both probably felt uncomfortable, and finally, Uta started talking:
Uta - You will catch a cold sitting on the chair, come lie down and sleep normally!
Uta moved close to the wall.
Diablo - I don't think it's right to lie next to me in such a small bed.
Uta - It's okay, we're not strangers.
Diablo - But...
Uta - No "but", come and sleep.
Diablo took off his top and laid down on the bed, soon falling asleep. Uta was busy thinking about what to do in the future, made plans for the next day in her mind, and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, Uta woke up and saw Diablo was all wet, and his face was red. Uta knew these were symptoms of fever, so she opened the book that her mother had given her and checked the information about demons, and there she saw that demons never get sick. Uta cast a light healing spell, but it didn't work. She was at a loss, didn't know what to do, and turned to the innkeeper for help, but he also heard about the diseased demon for the first time. Uta returned to the room and tried to use the knowledge of the old world.
It Dawned
Diablo woke up, all symptoms gone. When he got up, he saw Uta lying on the chair, still holding wet clothes. He got up, got dressed, took Uta in his arms, and tried to lay Uta on the bed. At that time, Uta woke up and argued with Diablo about why he got out of bed when he had a cold.
Diablo - I'm fine, and I haven't been sick. I've been practicing magic, strengthened my spirit and gained courage. I don't know why, but this time I lasted longer than ever.
Uta - That's because I was taking your temperature all this time, and... put me down already!
Diablo - I'm sorry (put her on the bed and went out, told Uta that he was going to try out a new magic, and by then she should change and get ready to go on a mission)
Uta also changed and went downstairs. The owner of the hotel wished her a successful day and went out. Diablo was nowhere to be seen, so she just summoned him. Then they went to the forest where they would do the mission, they took 1 day ago. They had to go deep to find the rhinoceros-elephants.
The elephants charged as soon as they saw them, and Diablo was doing nothing but protecting Uta.
Uta - Dia, why don't you attack? Are you so weak that you can only defend?
Diablo - Of course, I can kill them, but you haven't killed anyone yet. Well, it's time to experience this before you need it in the future, there may be a moment when either you have to kill someone else, or they kill you. Even I am not omnipotent, I might not be able to protect you when something happens, and you die because you hesitated at the last moment.
Uta - Do you think I'm a fool? (She killed an elephant with one shot of light magic) I just don't want to kill, I want to use my magic to save, heal, and benefit others.
Diablo - It's clear now, sorry you still had to use magic to attack.
Uta - No, it's okay, they're still monsters anyway. I'll still use them on missions. I cannot instruct you to defend and attack at the same time, it will be a bit awkward (Diablo laughed)
At that moment, Uta saw blood pouring out of the elephant's body, her eyes turned red, her fangs grew a little, and she could see nothing but blood. She fell into a trance, lost control of her head, and fell on the blood. At that moment, Diablo tried to stop her, but in vain, Uta threw him 3 meters away with just a look: (VFX: red lighting around + smoke)
Diablo - Don't do it, if you drink blood, you will not be who you are now anymore, and me... I don't love you anymore.
After understanding the latter, this turmoil in Uta's mind calmed down, and everything in her body returned to normal.
Uta - (Speak weakly) What did you say last? I didn't think you would tell me so soon.
Diablo - Did you know that? Yes... I love you.
From that moment on, Diablo couldn't hold back, he would kill any monster that appeared in the blink of an eye, and he didn't even let Uta use her powers. Not even bothering to heal from Uta, when Uta regained her strength, she said she would collect the elephant's horns herself and told Diablo not to let his guard down. The mission required them to kill 5, but Diablo got into a frenzy and killed about 20 elephants. In this way, they completed four more missions and increased their rank in the guild from silver to platinum. Now they could take on more dangerous tasks.
At the end of the day, they returned to the hotel and asked for a bigger room to stay in, and the innkeeper cunningly chose a 1-bed room again. In the afternoon of the next day, the owner of the hotel entered the room with them and saw how they were sleeping, hugging each other. He smiled, closed the door quietly, and left.