Loading...
He was back.
Eugene gasped for breath as he opened his eyes. The very first thing he saw was the unconscious look on Ciel’s face as her eyes had rolled back into her head. From the way she had slumped into her chair, her body seemed to have been drained of all of its strength.
Alarmed, Eugene grabbed Ciel by the shoulder. Although he had succeeded in his plan to reach Vermouth, it seemed that the whole experience had placed far too heavy a burden on Ciel.
Eventually, Eugene sighed in relief, “Phew.”
Fortunately, Ciel was just exhausted. She wasn’t suffering from any internal injuries or anything that could leave lasting effects. But even so, just in case, Eugene leaned closer and carefully cradled Ciel’s head. Worried that there might be something wrong with her Demoneyes, Eugene wanted to take another look at them, but the problem was that her pupils had rolled back into her head.
In that case, he had no choice but to try and roll them back down.
A flame rose from the end of Eugene’s fingertip, and he carefully rubbed Ciel’s eyes. The rolled-back eyes slowly returned to their original position. Once that was done, Eugene looked deeply into Ciel’s unfocused gaze.
Thankfully, there weren’t any issues. Her Demoneyes were also perfectly fine. It seemed that Ciel had just lost consciousness. Eugene let out a sigh of relief as he pulled his hand away from her eye.
It was under such circumstances that the light suddenly returned to Ciel’s eyes. Her vision might still be blurry, but Ciel had managed to regain consciousness. She couldn’t help but feel slightly flustered because the moment she regained consciousness, the very first thing she saw was Eugene’s face at far too close a distance to hers than expected.
“...Ahem,” Ciel cleared her throat awkwardly while feeling a mixture of embarrassment and nervousness, following which she was immediately overcome with regret.
If she had just moved her lips forward a little bit while using the excuse that she was half asleep, wouldn’t that have resulted in a kiss, even if it was only by the slightest of contact? The distance between them was close enough for that, so it would have been...
Unlock free chapters every day
Bookmark your novel and never lose track of your progress
Share your thoughts with your favorite translator in the comments.
