CH 103

Chapter 103: From a Different World

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An incredibly beautiful man with long grey hair was hugging me so tightly it felt like my bone was about to break. 

“E-Excuse me…”

Longing, grief, sorrow and many other emotions filled my body. I didn’t know why but… It was as if this man’s thoughts came pouring into me as soon as our body touched.

“I think you’re mistaking me with someone else…”

This… I couldn’t even remember if I ever felt such deep and desperate longing.

『I would never mistook…. Your soul.』

The man’s voice corroded into my mind.

He drew his hand back, which had been wrapped around my body, and proceeded to prop his hands on both of my cheeks as he peered into my eyes. Even though the man had spitted blood and grew even paler, his eyes were glowing so brightly. His gaze was fixed on me, as if he didn’t want to miss a single thing about me. 

『Finally, I found you. My Master.』

――My Maou….

Suddenly, an image of a man with fluttering blue hair came to my mind. He was much taller than ‘me’. He desired for ‘me’ more than anyone else. Within a dream that had long since gone, a faint afterimage remained.

I… Do I know this man…?

At that moment, suddenly I sneezed hard. I sneezed so hard that it would even make a passionate thousand years long of love go cold from seeing how hard I sneezed. I was glad at least I had enough reflex to turn my head away so my snot was hanging down from my nose instead of splashing onto this beautiful man before me.

But still, what a timing I had to be sneezing at a moment like that. 

Snow had been falling all day, making my body feel so terribly cold. The man was looking at me with worry even though I believed he was in a worse condition than me. 

“Erm… If you don’t mind it… Would you like to come to my place….? It’s pretty close from here…”

Under normal circumstances, I’d never invite an unfamiliar foreigner into my humble abode but I just couldn’t let his hand go. This man, who was staring at me with such a deep longing. 

The man nodded his head and though his body shouldn’t be strong enough yet, he still tried to walk while holding onto the wall for support. Filled with panic, I quickly slung my arm around the opposite side of his body to help him walk. 

I was struggling as I dragged him (this man was quite tall after all. I was about 170cm myself. I was far from tiny but he was much taller than me.) along toward my apartment. I couldn’t see any physical injuries on him but he did cough up blood before. For a moment, I considered taking him to the hospital but it seemed this man didn’t want me to.

Somehow I was able to bring this man to my room. I turned on the light and the heater before I began taking off his wet clothes. Now that I was in a brightly lit room, I could finally see how uncommon this man’s features were. 

Maybe he was a Hollywood star… No, he looked better than a Hollywood star even. He was so beautiful that I couldn’t even look at him directly. It was not an exaggeration to say this man was the most beautiful person I ever met, or saw on TV.

And to top it all off, his clothes. I thought he was wearing a coat from foreign country but upon closer look, that was not the case at all. His clothes looked like something fresh out of western fantasy story but it didn’t look like those cosplay outfits either. In the first place, I couldn’t even recognize what were the materials used to make his clothes. 

His condition looked better now though. He was looking around the apartment with great interest. 

“I’m sorry. My clothes might be a little small on you but I think my biggest sweatshirt should fit you.”

The man only tilted his head to the side. Maybe he couldn’t understand my language?

He came closer to me and touched my hand.

“Can you wear this?”

I asked him once again and he nodded his head. 

“Could it be that you can only understand what I’m saying when you touch my hand?”

『My apologies. The language’s characteristics are so different compared to the language in the world I was from… I am reading your mind.』

“Ah, in other words, it’s the same as how I can understand your words when I touch you. It’s like, uh, telepathy?”

『Telepathy…? I think the principles might be different but it’s close enough.』

“I see… Err, it’s like reading the mind.”

『…. A real hunk, crap, literally precious. When I was on the brink of death, those words came flowing into me. Can I take it as a compliment to my appearance…?』

Uwahhh! My inner thoughts are leaking out! I’m so dying of embarrassment now! Someone just kill me now!!!

『I would like it if you don’t die yet…』

I quickly pulled my hands away from him and covered my whole face. 

Just kill me now.

All sorts of thoughts were leaking out. 

A woman or a man, it doesn’t matter! I’m weak against beautiful people!!!

The man took his clothes off, as if he deemed his clothes as an annoying thing and began to change into the clothes I had prepared for him. His body, which I had caught a glimpse of, looked well-toned. He was a beautiful man with a thin but toned body. A perfect beauty?

I also changed out of my wet clothes but I was the indoor type and had an indoor job so although I was thin, my belly was pretty squishy. As a fellow man, I felt so pathetic.

Uuuuugh…..

This man also had really long limbs so although he could fit into my clothes, both of his arms and legs were still peeking out. After I finished changing, I drew closer to that man and touched his hand again while desperately thinking to myself. 

I’m not going to call him a hunk. I’m not going to praise him. Not praise him. Nothing is leaking out. 

『I know no one would look favourably having their thoughts be read on but you’re still taking my hand first.』

“Well… I… Yeah… I mean… We can’t talk if I don’t… Also… Won’t you feel anxious otherwise?”

『Are you… Being considerate of me…? You are truly our Maou. I can say with confidence your soul is the same.』

The man somehow looked dazzling. He was staring at me but his gaze looked distant. 

『Although it might be of inconvenience for you, I feel eternally grateful to be able to receive the honour of being touched by you. The amount is nothing but meager but my magic power has been restored. I know what I’m going to do next might come as bit of a shock for you but please bear with me.』

The man’s tone somehow became a little bit more formal.

“Huh? Magic power? I don’t really get it but please help yourself.”

『Now, if you will excuse me…』

With that being said, the man closed his eyes and he seemed to be focusing his concentration on something. 

“Ou-”

At that moment, I suddenly felt a shock running through my brain. It was not like being burned but I could feel some kind of chills rushing through my mind.

When the man let my hand go, I immediately collapsed on the floor. It didn’t hurt but the impact felt like my brain had just been electrified.

『I was able to take a small glimpse on this world. I still couldn’t speak it right now but I was able to roughly understand this world’s language and system.』

“Err… ‘Understand’ you said…”

『If it’s japanese, I can understand it. I’m sure you must be able to understand my words as I’m speaking japanese right now.』

Right. I had let this man’s hand go just then but I was able to 『understand』his words. He might be speaking the language from a different world but somehow I was able to understand what he was talking about. 

『I’m conveying the ‘meaning’ of my words to you. If I were to explain it through the way of this world, it’s like talking through a translator. There might be some discomfort but do you find any problem from this method?』

“No, no problem…. So now you can understand what I’m saying?”

『To a certain extent.』

“I see.”

Amazing. To be able to understand a language in an instant…

The man let out a deep breath, as if he had been feeling a little tired. Now that I looked at it, his already pale face was looking even paler now…

Suddenly, my gaze met with his again. I didn’t know him but somehow I felt like I vaguely remember him, the man who desired for me. 

“There are some things I want to know. Who are you? Where did you come from? Do you… Know me? Also… What did you mean by your ‘Maou’?”

Though the man was clearly in a bad shape, he slowly knelt down in front of me.

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T/N: Velkeeee! But I thought he’s going to kiss Mao to replenish his magic power. I’m kinda disappointed (´･ω･`)