Chapter 150: What is a harem (3)

Chapter 150: What is a harem (3)

“Why have you come here?”

Once again, Sierra’s blunt voice took over, and I found myself trying to formulate an answer.

‘She asked me why I came...’

It was ridiculous.

She had brought me here, after all.

But I was well aware that an answer like “Sierra dragged me here first, didn’t she?” would not be particularly meaningful in this situation.

I mulled over her question and replayed the sequence of events.

I was more cautious than usual.

Words are indeed profound but her question was missing an important word.

‘Maybe what Sierra really wants to ask is...’

Not why I came but why I came so late.

With a bitter smile, I spoke.

“...I’m late, aren’t I?”

“Uh...”

Sierra hesitates, unable to open her lips.

She is clearly agitated, as her violet eyes are fluttering wildly.

She hadn’t expected this answer and judging by her reaction, I was right.

Finally, Sierra shakes her head.

“I’m in a very bad mood right now, and I think you should go back.”

“Even if you tell me to go back...I don’t know how to go back, and I don’t want to go back.”

“...”

Sierra stares at me blankly and wants me to say something more.

In response, I spoke up.

“Because here, I can hear your voice with my normal ears.”

“Are you going to reject my words for such a trivial reason...?”

“More than that, why are you in a bad mood?”

I took control of the conversation, leaving the stuttering Sierra behind.

I slowly advanced toward her as waves rippled across the calm water.

“Don’t come near me...”

Sierra took a quick step back but when I didn’t, she reached out, and something sharp grazed my cheek.

‘The third chapter of the Reverse Heaven?’

I don’t see a sword anywhere, but my cheek is shallowly cut and blood trickles down.

“...”

“...I told you to stay away.”

Another sharp blade slashes past me.

It’s nothing more than a slash, but I take a step toward her in silence.

“I’m getting closer...”

I reached Sierra’s front and gingerly grabbed her wrist.

She struggled, as if to tell me to let go, but no.

She wasn’t really trying to shake me off; she had the strength to do so.

I could tell that her current struggle was just to make sure I had a good grip and that I wouldn’t let go so I held on even tighter.

And then, just when I thought she calmed down and confirmed my intentions I opened my mouth.

“I haven’t heard your answer yet.”

“...”

Sierra turns her head away from me.

I wonder what she felt.

What must it have been like for her, who had held me in her heart since the beginning, to watch me whisper my love to someone else?

I wonder if she resented the fact that she had become a spirit, that she had no body like everyone else.

In love, ‘order’ is an important law.

To be precise, the first time or not has a big meaning.

Sierra didn’t seem to like that my first heartfelt confession was directed at Aizel, not her.

Even if my feelings for them were constant and the same, this order was something I couldn’t control.

But so what?

I’ll just have to balance it out as best I can.

“Then...”

I trailed off, turning to Sierra, who had pushed me away.

I reached out and wrapped my arms around her waist as effortlessly as water flows, and slowly leaned my face into hers.

“...”

Panic flashed in Sierra’s eyes, but she didn’t pull away.

Eventually, her lips meet mine.

It was supposed to be a light kiss... I thought it would end there.

Soon, Sierra’s moist tongue pushes against my lips.

I asked her to be greedy, and she was... well, I guess you could say she was greedy in her own way.

Soon our saliva and breath mingle between our tiny lips.

Sierra’s tongue tangles with mine, exploring while her arms slip around my neck.

Her breath is hot as fire as it slips between our tongues.

The sound of our tongues tangling and mingling is the only sound in this silent space where no one else can enter.

How much time had passed?

“”......””

We tore our heads apart in silence.

“...I wonder if that’s fair.”

I whispered softly, smiling sweetly at Sierra, who immediately blushed.

“......”

Sierra pursed her lips, unable to say anything else, and nodded weakly.

“To take my first...”

“...My first, too.”

“...Well, that’s good enough for me.”

Sierra covered her mouth with the cuff of her hand and shook her head.

‘First kiss...’

I never thought my first kiss would be in the Spectral Sword but somehow it happened.

Still, it was a big step forward.

I was able to tell Sierra how I really felt, and she seemed to accept it somehow.

“...I thought it was nothing out of the ordinary, but I never thought you’d have two women in your heart.”

Sierra muttered, not saying much else so I stopped listening to her and asked a question.

“What do you mean, two women?”

“...And?”

“I want everyone to be happy...”

I was then completely berated by Sierra, who, in hindsight, fully understood the situation.

...After all, order matters.

***

“...Oh, I’m awake!”

“...”

The first thing Rei saw when she opened her eyes was a pure white aura enveloping her body.

It seems that Rei was worried about me being overcome by yogi, so she used her hero strength to come over and check on me.

“Did something happen with your master?”

Rei asked, and I answered, sneaking a glance at Sierra, who stood silently beside me.

“...Nothing much happened.”