214 AN OLD FRIEND'S REQUEST

AN OLD FRIEND'S REQUEST

"Just how desperate are you in reviving Erylle?!"

Asumi-nee, in the form of Haliya, shouted. She's gripping her halberd so tight that the metal handle could snap at any moment. I've never seen Asumi-nee this angry before. No. I have never seen Asumi-nee angry. This is the first time. Normally, she would carefreely laugh to problems at hand, but not this.

"You don't understand, Asumi." The Outsider answered as he bowed. He looks like a boy who is trying to reason out his deeds in front of a scolding mother. "I am nothing without her. She is everything to me. My love for her and her love for me knows no boundaries. Isn't it normal for a prince to find a way to awaken his princess from a never-ending sleep?"

"This is not sleeping beauty, Yohan." Haliya's voice gives heavier tension as their conversation goes on. "It won't take just a kiss to wake her up. It will take everything. I don't think you're dumb enough to do that."