I was sitting down on the wasteland on the peak of [Sacred Hill], the night had already transforming into dusk.

Although the sun was still yet to be seen

On my lap was a young girl,

She was sleeping like a log for few hours

Her complexion was smooth as silk; her long, dull silver hair that touched her shoulder was still long and unaffected.

Her face was brighter as she was saved from the death’s grip.

Though, her eye bag was swollen due to the long cry she had earlier.

My body was crying in pain and exhaustion,

Although I wasn’t able to do anything about it and only let it died slowly.

Mainly, because witnessing a girl sleeping on the ground make ones heart rather guilty. At the very least, in this desolate hill.

A short flashback over what had been happening the night earlier flashed over my brain,

Using [Origin Spell]

Releasing [Heroic Transformation]

Over a monster like [Wraith]

“Haa..”

I let out a sigh from all the frustrated I had been welling up.

Just what was I thinking, letting loose of my power like this!

I cringed over the events as I regret.

A rustle,

I could feel movement on my lap.

Reflexively, I looked down towards the girl that was sleeping nicely.

This time, her eyes were wide-awake.

“Whoa!” I unintentionally let out a shock as my body jolted up and kneed the girl right on her head, before I fell down myself.

‘Quick!’

My heart sounded just like that at that point of time.

I hastily bend myself in front of her.

My body quickly reacted to this command and let out a voice.

“SORRY!”

Perhaps because she was shocked from the sudden attack,

It took her quite a while before she raised herself from the ground.

My heart was filled with guilt as I watched that happening,

That is until I took a glance over her face. It was filled with dirt on her cheek, as well the few grasses that were cut from its root, Adding to the poker face

Her pretty face was completely ruined!

The urge to laugh was welling up, but I suppressed them nicely as I clenched my teeth tightly. However, it didn’t last long because she was approaching me, in my defenseless position.

Her gaze was locked onto mine; she was looking at me with her cold face.

But somehow, the feeling emitted from the first time we met was completely different from the gaze she had right now.

There was no hostility from her this time.

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I was getting nervous, as her face was getting closer.

However, a part of me was saying if I move away now, I am not a man!

Thus I kept her probing for a little while longer.

it was then I could hear her soft voice,

“Thank you for saving me”

For a moment, I couldn’t react with her.

But I managed to nod in the end.

“Y-yeah…”

A sudden force had pushed me down,

”Wa-wait!”

The girl in front of me pushed her head and buried herself onto him.

…

I actually knocked my own head onto a small stone,

It was lucky that the stone didn’t have any sharp edge.

Somehow, I could feel something warm from my clothes.

With a sigh, I let her stayed there for a little while longer.

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#Optional

After she let go of me,

The day was already in the morning.

I looked back at the sight behind me; it was filled with nothing but wasteland and ashes of an abandoned shrine.

I wryly smiled as I deeply apologized for causing it to happen.

A girl stood beside me,

Her tight-fit one piece in black color was a little bit ripped on the bottom part.

(It was actually on a dangerous level of being exposed,

I might spell my own destruction if I commented about it, though)

It was decided that she would come with me towards the village,

Then, just before we walked away. I had realized something as I faced towards the girl.

“Ah, that’s right…”

“?”

I asked her in curiosity.

“I haven’t heard of your name before…”

She became quiet for a moment, but she whispered

“… Arc Elis”

“Hmm… I call you Elis then?”

She nodded, although her expression was cold, the excitement contained from her nodding was unavoidable.

With a smile, i tried to call her full name on the sky.

Arc Elis…

Yeah, that’s a good name.

#Optional