Chapter 128 - Lychee Inn

Confirming that, Lefiya agreed to his idea, Ethan gave her an encouraging smile as the latter, stared at the sign of the Inn as she could still feel very embarrassed, but, before she even realized it, she was reading again and again the name of the latter until she muttered

"The Frozen.. Lychee Inn"

Hearing these words, he couldn't help but think about the name of the Inn for a moment, but, that didn't last long as he didn't want to let her think about it too much, now that they were so close...

"..Let's just enter.."

Saying these words, Ethan took her hand in his before he decided to hurry. This, led Lefiya to leap in surprise before understanding what was happening, and this, led her face to become even redder than before as, after a few seconds, he was already at the entrance of the Inn.

The first thing he noticed was that a young girl, about 10 years old, was cleaning a shelf before the latter noticed the presence of two new customers.

This, brought her eyes to widen as she immediately turned around before shouting

"Dad, there are customers..a couple!!"

The way she defined them led Ethan to have a wide smile on his face while, without hesitation, he decided to tighten the grip that held Lefiya's hand, as if at any time, the latter could decide to run away in embarrassment.

Obviously, Lefiya, had thought of running away after hearing the little girl's words, but, Ethan's firm grip, led her to look down while, with the hand she had not occupied, she brought it close to the heart, almost as if to try to calm the heartbeat that, seemed not to want to slow down in any way...

While this was going on between the two, the girl's father left the kitchen before confirming that, it was indeed as the latter had said, and this, brought the dad to give her daughter a wide smile as he glanced at the 'customers' to indirectly ask them if he could have a moment as Ethan, replied shaking his head with a smile.

With the confirmation that he could have time with her daughter, the dad placed a hand on her head as he added

"You did a very good job, Aya..."

Seeing the cute, little girl, running towards a door, Ethan smiled while the dad returned his smile with one of his own as, after approaching the two, he stretched out his hand towards him..

Releasing Lefiya's hand for a moment, Ethan reached out for the person's hand as the latter immediately added

"..It's a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to have you here at the Frozen Lychee Inn, my name is Kimzeeshraa Michi. I'm sorry if I made you wait.."

Hearing this, Ethan shook the hand he had free as he, could only let the two enjoy their small moment, as it was only natural to do so..

"You don't have to worry, your daughter needs to be pampered when she does something good, so I don't mind waiting..."

Even though Ethan wanted to mention his name, he couldn't help but wonder how he should call him as, Kimzeeshra-san seemed too long, but, as if the latter could read his mind, he immediately added

"By the way, everyone calls me Kim, so, you should do that as well..."

Understanding, he saw Kim release his hand as he decided to start talking about business already.

"...Talking about important matters, I guess you need a room for you and your girlfriend to stay in?"

These words, brought Ethan to chuckle as he immediately took Lefiya's hand again in his own while she just looked away, again embarrassed for the way he called them while in her mind, she was wondering if they acutally looked like two people in a relationship...but, she decided to think about it at a later date as she knew it was impossible for her to escape this situation, and this, led her face to become as red as always..

"..Yes, we need a room for us, but, we won't remain for long. Obviously, I'll pay for the full day and night.."

The fact that Kim seemed so nice and friendly, led Ethan to tell him the truth in a n.a.k.e.d and raw way, and this, led him to have a smile on his face while he turned his face to look at the girl who was next to him

"I'll just warn you that walls don't cover very loud sounds, so if I were you, I'd be careful about what I do..."

His words, were immediately understood by Lefiya as the latter felt as if she was dying in embarrassment as she immediately shook her head.

"W-We aren't going to..do that..!"

Deciding to reassure Kim, and Lefiya at the same time, Ethan nodded as, without hesitation, he added

"..We're not going to do anything like that, I can assure you, we just need some time alone.."

The fact he could hear the seriousness contained in his words, brought Kim to sigh as a small smile formed on his face before he looked away.

"..There's no need for you to specify anything, young lad. I was just trying to tease you a bit. From the fact you acted so kind to me, and decided to pay the whole day and night just for some time alone, I can understand that already..."

"..You can use room 2-A, but, before that, I'll have to ask you for your ID.."

His words, led Ethan to bring his free hand in his pocket as, using his inventory, he took his ID out before giving it to Kim..

Seeing that everything was in check, and that he was legally residing in Orario, Kim noted the information, which would then be added in the register of activities of the Inn...

After this was done, he gave the ID back to Ethan, as well as the keys for the room.

"..You'll pay me only for the day, don't pay for the night as well.."

These words, brought Ethan to sigh as he didn't expect such a thing, but, he knew he didn't have too many valis to act like a rich person...

"I see, thanks, Kim"

Hearing this, brought Kim to shake his head as he sat on the chair next to the shelf before waving his hand to make him understand it was fine before Ethan placed the valis on the shelf.

"Ah, the room is on the right. Once you turn around, follow the hallway straight to the end. At the end of it, you'll find the room I assigned you"

Nodding in understanding, Ethan tightened the grip on Lefiya's hand as he quickly decided to heade in the room while Kim just sighed...

'So, his name is Ethan huh..I'll remember it..'

Although, it wasn't so strange for a couple to want a single room just for a short time, Kim could see that, unlike the other young lads who decided to stay in his Inn, the two of them seemed very different, as if the thing they had to talk about was so important that even the girl, albeit embarrassed, had decided to follow him..

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After following Kim's instructions, Ethan opened his room's door as, he could immediately see that there was a large bed, enough for two people, at the right, while at the left, there was a desk, with a chair next to it..

'It's simple, but I like it..'

Saying so in his mind, he saw Lefiya slowly entering as he couldn't help but add

"..Lefiya, it's not the first time we're in a room alone, don't panic now.."

At this, she turned her head to look at him as she saw that he closed the door.

"..Y-Yes..I know.."

Ethan's words, were surprisingly able to lighten Lefiya's mind, but, that was certainly not enough to stop her worries, and that's because, she felt she didn't know where to start the conversation.

Seeing her as she was nervously rubbing her hands, Ethan realized that she was really stressed and, she didn't know how to start the conversation, and this, brought him to sit on the bed as he decided to be the one to start, but, this wasn't the only thing he wanted to do. His actual goal, was to make her slow down a bit, and, there was no better way, if not by teasing her..

"..By the way, I want to add, regarding the conversation we had yesterday, that I already said what I personally feel for you. I don't mind starting again by telling you that I love you, but it's for you to decide..."

His words, made her face, that was already red, become even redder as she could immediately understand he was teasing her, but, instead of arguing, or telling him to stop, she clenched her hands in fists as she looked down..

"Could you r-repeat it.. again.."

The fact that she had begun speaking in a very low tone of voice, led Ethan to sigh in his mind as he elaborated her answer and, once he understood what she really wanted, he could only smile at her naturally.

"..Yes, Lefiya, I love you"

Although, for Lefiya, the concept of love was something still not perfectly understood, she could feel it, she could feel that her feelings, and her mind, had lost a beat, again, when Ethan had clearly told her that he loved her. And, right now, even though that feeling may not have been 100% of pure love, it didn't seem as relevant to her as it was a few seconds ago, as if the words Ethan had just spoken were the chant she needed to feel free to speak with her feelings in hand..

"..If I.. am the person you love..start treating me as such.."

Although, in her mind, Lefiya wanted to beat herself up for the way she expressed her feelings, for Ethan instead, there was a small moment where he was surprised by the way she was 'blatantly' stating it, but, in the end, her words were only the confirmation he needed.

"I'll start doing so..don't worry..."

By saying these words, Ethan decided to raise from the bed as he immediately approached her before wrapping his hands around her back.

"..From now on... we are officially a couple. You can't regret this action, no matter how much embarrassed you'll feel later.."

The fact he could feel she was still feeling nervous, brought Ethan to use his [Boost Magic] to raise the temperature of his hands as, he decided to take a mental note to find a way to help Lefiya release the stress and the nervousness she had..

Thinking about his words for a moment, Lefiya could feel the warm Ethan's hands emitted passing through her back as she instinctively brought her head down so that he wouldn't have been able to see what kind of face she was making...

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