Chapter 29

"On my way, I bought a crepe from the cafe and sat under the gazebo to eat it. Then I met you, but" Aurora stopped and clenched her fists.

"But?" Zach wondered with a curious yet calm look on his face.

"I was going to kill myself after eating the crepe, but you approached me and asked me to heal you. Then, I realized something." Aurora wiped her tears and asserted in a solemn voice: "My maids died protecting me. They sacrificed their life for me, so I didn't have any right to kill myself. I decided to survive this game, for their sake, and my sake too. You saved me. If you hadn't come, I would have killed myself. You are my knight."

"...." Zach was speechless. He was expecting a cliche moment, but things escalated beyond his expectation. He had to change his comforting speech to something else.

"It's not your fault that they died," Zach uttered in a calm voice.

"But I forced them to"

Zach inserted his finger in Aurora's mouth to stop her from speaking. "Let me finish."

Zach frowned his face and continued, "Their duty was to protect you. It was their role, and they accomplished it. They couldn't have died in a better way. So don't blame yourself."

"Although, I am surprised your maids knew sword fighting," Zach added and pulled out his finger from her mouth.

"They were my master too" Aurora muttered under her breath and looked into Zach's eyes. She held her tears back with a sad and painful expression on her face and uttered, "They were my only friends."

Zach smiled gently at Aurora and patted her head. "It's okay. You can think of me as a friend," he said in a calm voice.

Aurora burst into tears and ended up crying anyway. She hugged Zach and squeezed him with her body.

Zach tried to hug her back but stopped halfway and let out a soft chuckle. 'I don't think you should give a passionate hug to the person who just became your friend. And I don't like when girls touch me, but I will allow it for today.'

After that, Zach let Aurora hug him until she calmed down. When she came back to her senses, she was embarrassed and couldn't make eye contact with Zach.

Zach decided to take a rest as both of them were exhausted, and Zach also wanted to cultivate his MP. They sat under the tree and talked for a while. However, Aurora fell asleep with her head leaning on Zach's shoulder.

Zach tried to move her head, but he failed miserably. Aurora's head was now on Zach's