I Can’t Run Away From the Girl Who Saved Me

73 – Fox (1)

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After spending the night using the warmth of the remaining flames from the burning ruins as a blanket, Sylvia and I began wandering around the forest.

For me, over the past few months, and for Sylvia, the cabin in Millwood Village that had been my home for several years burned down, so I needed a new home, and I needed to avoid the magic that was filling the air around me so much that even I could feel it. There was also.

Of course, our move was not a simple task at all.

This was because there were many special things we had to consider in order to find a place to live.

The first problem that came to mind was water.

In the end, a clean water source was essential for settlement.

If Sylvia had been alone, she wouldn’t have had to consider survival factors like water or food, but she wanted to avoid a situation where I was with her and she couldn’t bathe or do her laundry.

However, the river that passed next to Millwood Village was so small that it was almost like a stream if you followed it up, and if you went down the river, there was a very high chance of encountering adventurers or peddlers who were said to occasionally pass through the forest.

We eventually had to give up on the river and look for another water source.

The second problem was area.

We didn’t just stay in this forest for a short time, we had to spend the rest of our lives here.

We couldn’t spend our whole lives camping, so we needed a proper house.

In this regard, I was able to realize once again that Millwood Village was truly a perfect home.

Neither she nor I had any experience in building her house in our lives, but we still had a lot of time, and I even knew a few magic tricks that could be helpful in building a house.

Of course, I haven’t used it yet.

Anyway, our new home had to have an empty lot large enough to build a house.

However, it was not easy to find the right space in this forest, which was dense with trees, and some of them grew lying on their sides.

The third and final consideration was accessibility.

We had to live in a place where people’s eyes and feet could not reach us as much as possible.

Do you escape the forest filled with demonic energy, or do you stay in the forest to avoid people’s attention?

It wasn’t easy to make this choice right away.

After much thought, Sylvia decided to look for a place in the forest where demonic energy had not spread.

This was due to the judgment that perhaps not all of the forest was surrounded by demonic energy.

The reason for the sudden spread of these demonic energies is unknown, but even when the Demon King was alive, the entire forest was not covered with demonic energy, so there must be a place left somewhere where the influence of demonic energy is less.

Ms. Sylvia was sure of that.

I agreed with her judgment.

Demonic energy is clearly a great disaster for humanity, but if we appear before people without any preparation, it would also be a disaster comparable to the appearance of the Demon King.

This curse was created by the Demon King with his viciousness so that even if he dies, he will destroy humanity instead, so it was justified.

So we started to leave to find a new home.

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Although it was in the same forest, the night among the dense trees seemed to come faster than in Millwood Village.

Ms. Sylvia stopped her steps and looked at me and said.

“Ash, do your legs hurt?”

“No, it’s bearable.”

“In the end, it hurts,”

Ms. Sylvia sighed and slightly closed her eyes.

It seemed like she was trying to feel the magic energy around us by mobilizing all of her senses.

I waited, swallowing her harsh breathing so as not to disturb her.

Ms. Sylvia said she stayed still for about a minute, then slowly opened her eyes.

“…I think it will be okay for a day. “Let’s rest here today.”

“After,”

As soon as she finished speaking, I collapsed on the floor.

Just as she said, my legs were creaking and screaming after walking all day.

No matter how much help from divine power there was, no matter how much time had passed, it was worth it since I had overworked my leg, which had once broken into pieces.

Of course, that was not the only reason why it was difficult to simply walk through the forest.

I broke into a cold sweat the whole time I was wandering around the forest filled with trees.

This was because terrible memories, such as the carriage overturning, being chased by a bear, and killing a person, filled my mind every time I set foot on the ground.

In the first place, thanks to those terrible memories, I couldn’t even walk on my own feet to the river that flows next to Millwood Village without Sylvia by her side.

That also meant that it was not easy to wander through her forest even if she was with him.

“In the end, I couldn’t find it within today.”

“There’s no way you can find it that easily.”

“I knew, but…”

Even though Sylvia and I wandered around the forest all day, we couldn’t find a suitable place to live.

Of course, it was because hesitation and fear were constantly pulling at my ankles and our moving speed was terribly slow, but also because the forest was not an easy place to find a new home so quickly in the first place. .

I was prepared, but when night came, I felt like even the vague and faint hope I had in my heart was fading away.

“…How long do you think it will take?”

“…”

Sylvia ignored my words and kept her mouth shut.

They may be calculating the time it will take, or they may have already estimated it but are saving their words so I don’t feel sorry.

This was clearly a bad sign.

It was because we didn’t have much time.

Of course, no matter how strong the demonic energy is, just spending a day or two in this demonic energy will not suddenly cause serious problems to your body.

She felt even more so because Sylvia, who possessed even a little bit of divine power, was by her side.

However, as a week, two weeks, and a month passed, it was clear that the demonic energy slowly accumulating in the body would definitely cause problems.

To humans, demonic energy is no different from poison mixed in the air.

In other words, I had to find a place without demonic energy within at least a week.

“It’s okay, so tell me.”

“…I don’t know everything about this forest, but it’s not like I’ve been stuck in a cabin crying all this time either. “There are a few places that seem to be missing demonic energy… There are places where I can guess that.”

“…”

Ms. Sylvia muttered, brushing her bangs upward.

“At this rate… I can visit two of them in about three or four days. “There is no problem.”

“…What if they are both filled with demonic energy?”

“Ash… Let’s not think about that.”

Sylvia smiled weakly and poked my side.

Seeing as he avoided answering so openly, it seemed like there really was no answer.

Of course, she could have left me and gone to those places first, but the problem was still me.

With her weakened mind, it was clear to me that if I were not with her for even a moment in these woods, she would immediately have a panic attack.

Perhaps Sylvia is more anxious than me and may be in distress.

I have the stamina and ability to travel around this forest in an instant, but my feet are tied up with the burden of the Ash Staff and I can’t do this or that.

What would happen if the two places that Sylvia saw were not suitable for us to live in?

I was able to predict the answer without difficulty.

In that situation, there are only two options left for Sylvia.

Either leave me to die or take me out of the forest.

To put it to the extreme, it was like saying she had to choose between me and the world.

If such a situation comes, what choice will she make?

“Mr. Sylvia.”

“Yes,”

“I was happy to meet Sylvia.”

“What is it, suddenly?”

“Just wanted to tell you in advance…”

Booung

Sylvia’s arm flew toward my face with a sound that cut through the wind.

She closed my lips with her firm fingers, almost as if she was hitting them.

Index and middle fingers.

She covered my lips with just two of her fingers and squeezed them tightly.

“If you’re going to talk bullsh*t, shut up.”

“…Ugh,”

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, Ash. “You tend to worry about things you don’t have to worry about.”

“…”

“I will definitely find it. If that doesn’t work, I’ll cut down all the trees in this forest and find them. So don’t worry.”

“Woo-eup,”

“Nod her head if you understand.”

I nodded slowly.

It was not easy to nod because her fingers were firmly fixed on her lips and the back of her head was firmly fixed on the tree she was leaning against, but she was able to lower her head by slowly pushing her head forward while applying as much strength to her neck as possible.

When she nodded, her two fingers, which had been crushing my lips, slowly lifted my upper lip, then grabbed her lower lip and lowered it repeatedly.

A little bit of saliva that had accumulated between her lips and teeth got on her fingers.

“…”

“…Heh,”

I slowly tapped her fingers.

Is it because I walked all day while leaning on a tree?

It tasted like dirt mixed with a bit of saltiness.

Since I hadn’t eaten anything today, I quietly closed my eyes and placed my tongue on her fingers, feeling the salty taste.

The space between her index and middle fingers, which had been tightly closed, slowly opened.

I gently held her wrist while inserting her tongue between them.

Slowly, she wrapped her other hand around the nape of her neck.

I slowly grabbed her cheek and tapped her lips with my thumb.

Her lips slowly opened and a warm, moist tongue came out to meet the tip of my thumb.

I felt the pleasant softness surrounding my firm thumb, and the ecstatic, sticky sweet saliva digging into the rough fingerprints.

Soon, she pursed her lips and bit my thumb firmly.

Her tongue started rolling around my thumb, like eating candy.

“…Silvia… Older sister.”

I said, slowly taking her finger away from her lips.

“I want to kiss you.”

She also made a noise and pulled out my thumb. She nodded and said.

“I want to kiss you.”

A night in the forest where darkness falls everywhere and you can’t see an inch ahead.

Even in the pitch-black darkness, we were able to find each other’s lips.

It was a very natural movement, as if something that had been one piece from the beginning was coming back together.

My heart was pounding.

Our whole bodies were so hot as if they were on fire, we kissed each other, forgetting that we had to start a fire.

I was in the same darkness whether I opened or closed my eyes, but I closed them anyway.

“Haa… Tsk, Sylvie… Ha-eup.”

The sounds of insects, the cries of wild animals, and the hooting of owls.

The night in the forest is more noisy than the day.

“Haa… Ash, just a little more…”

However, I couldn’t hear anything now.

All I could hear was her heavy breathing and my heart beating loudly.

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