
Haru doesn't wear a shirt at night because she feels uncomfortable sleeping while wearing clothes. He felt that during sleep everyone should be freed from something known as clothing. However, he had not slept and he was wearing his pants back then. He used his light magic to cover up the tattoo on his body because it would make him too fierce. She sat on the edge of her bed and asked, “What's wrong?”
Sayo sat on the edge of the bed right next to Haru and wasn't sure what to say when she asked him this question. He wanted to ask what he felt when he returned to his village. He wanted to say something, but his face reddened when he saw his body. “Why don't you wear your shirt?”
“I will sleep,” replied Haru with a clear expression. He put his shirt on the table and put it on to make him feel comfortable. “You're leaving tomorrow, right? Wouldn't you rather go to bed earlier?”
Sayo raised her eyebrows and asked, “You... You feel nothing?”.
Haru smiled bitterly and said, “Do you want me to stop you?”
“…….”
Sayo wanted to nod at this moment, but she couldn't do it when she heard his words.
“You know that this job is very cruel. You have to kill someone all the time, even though you know that person is, but killing obviously makes your mind tense. I've also heard that Ieyasu can't do it. Sleep for the past few days,” Haru said.
“……”
Sayo looked at Haru and asked, “You won't stop?”
Haru shook his head and said, “I have a lot of things to do in this place. I can't leave this place. You should go tomorrow and stay in the village. With that money, you can live a comfortable life while also helping everyone in your village.”
“So that's right? You're General Esdeath's husband?” ask Sayo. He had heard from everyone who was Esdeath before. He knew that Esdeath was the most ferocious and strongest general in the Empire. He shuddered when he heard the story of how Esdeath could destroy an entire village or clan with his own strength. She did not know how this man could have been Esdeath's husband, but she thought that Esdeath might have forced her to become her husband.
Sayo begins to imagine the scene where Esdeath finds Haru by chance and forces her to marry him. He had never seen Esdeath and thought the general was a woman with three heads and six hands or something. However, he knew for sure that Esdeath was a very feared individual.
Sometimes the mind of the girl is very creative in terms of the man they are interested in.
Haru sighed inwardly as this girl asked a question about her status. Frankly, she had used the identity of Esdeath's husband to smooth out her career, but she also knew that she was walking on thin ice. Once damaged then he would die, and the only thing he could do was to conquer the Empire with strength.
But he doesn't want to do that. He wanted to try to do a civilized way without incurring too many sacrifices.
That was why he needed to lie thoroughly and he would definitely not tell anyone that he was lying.
He nodded and said, “Yes, I am the husband of Esdeath.”
“But you are too young! Did she force you to be her husband?” Sayo asked with concern.
Haru shook his head and said, “No, I wasn't forced, and I might be too young, but it's not strange to get married when you're young.”
“……”
Sayo was still in disbelief and asked, “Really? You weren't forced?”
Haru thought for a moment about Esdeath's personality and made a decision. “Yeah, maybe a little ..”
“Then how about you come with us to our village? Much better than staying in this place,” Sayo said. He had only stayed for a month in this place and he already felt very disgusting with this place. He had seen a lot of cruelty and it was too much for him. He wanted to take her away from this place and back to his village.
Haru needed to lie in this conversation, she knew it was a bit strange, but it was necessary. “No, I can't.”
“Why?” ask Sayo.
“You don't know how strong he is,” Haru said as he shook his head.
“……”
Sayo, who heard the story about Esdeath, of course thought Esdeath's power and he knew it would be easy to destroy his village. He lowered his head for a while with a sad expression.
Haru looked at Sayo and said, “Sayo. You don't have to worry about me. You should return to your village and live peacefully there, marry an ordinary person—” He feels deja vu at this time. . He always wondered why the girl liked to kiss him so suddenly.
Sayo kissed Haru's lips awkwardly as it was her first time doing so.
Haru who had been buried with a lot of pressure in her mind also did not reject this kiss. He hugged her waist and placed her in a more comfortable position. He began to smooth his lips slowly teaching her how to kiss in this situation.
Sayo for the first time probably understood the reason why this man became Esdeath's husband. His face flushed red as he looked at her timidly. “I – I don't want to regret ..” He looked at her and said, “K – We might not meet again in the future, that's why ...”
Haru would be a fool if he did not understand what this girl was saying. He did not let her finish her words and let her actions answer everything.
“Haru, I like you ..”
Haru knew even though she might be lying, she also needed to say the same thing because it could make the girl feel uncomfortable. “I like you too, Sayo.”.
They did not say anything after that and continued dancing in the middle of the night.