This damn idiot Seele has the nerve to confess to me?
This...
This...
This is just too wonderful!!!
Yes!!!
My Seele-chan, my precious Seele-chan, hehehe~
In an instant, Crimson-Eyed Seele's originally somewhat sickly-pale, delicate face flushed a deep scarlet from extreme shyness, matching the bewitching crimson of her blood-like eyes.
Faced with Lunelle's timid yet utterly sincere confession, Crimson-Eyed Seele in this moment was clearly pierced right through her little heart by Lunelle's overwhelmingly direct and powerful move.
"You... you... what on earth are you even saying, you big dummy?! Do you really think a few empty words from your mouth can just wipe away all your mistakes?"
But the somewhat tsundere Crimson-Eyed Seele, with her face still glowing red, stubbornly talked back.
However, her obviously faltering, stuttering tone right now sounded for all the world like she'd be willing to mercifully forgive Lunelle... provided Lunelle offered some 'substantial' reward.
And at this moment, Crimson-Eyed Seele was completely unaware that her originally ethereal and transparent form, under Lunelle's touch, had imperceptibly solidified entirely into a spiritual entity.
She even now clearly possessed her own little thoughts and the emotions of a 'person'—something only a complete individual would have!
"Then... then how about I help you share the pain in your heart? Would that work?"
Hearing that things seemed to be taking a turn for the better, Lunelle—too nervous to open her eyes and look at her beloved wife Seele—promptly suggested the very thing she had learned from her simulations that Seele most wanted her help with.
After all, Lunelle had already endured the torment of these painful memories twice.
Plus, this simulation was truly a do-or-die, burn-the-boats situation.
Naturally, Lunelle was absolutely resolved this time.
At worst, it meant staking her life.
And when she thought about how she was taking the blame for her beloved wife Seele-chan, for a doting husband like Lunelle, taking the fall for her wife wasn't something she couldn't accept!
But Lunelle, who thought her suggestion would surely satisfy her wife, never expected that upon hearing it, Crimson-Eyed Seele's soft, adorable face would suddenly puff up in a clear sign of unhappiness!
"Hah? F-fine then!!! Since you're in such a hurry to atone, I'll grant your wish!"
Though Crimson-Eyed Seele's words had been quite tough when she was shyly making excuses earlier, after experiencing Lunelle's direct confession, her heart had already softened to the point of nearly melting on the spot!
If Lunelle hadn't gone and brought up this particular topic, Crimson-Eyed Seele might very well have been completely lost in Lunelle's sweet confession, selectively forgetting her obsession with 'getting back at Seele' right then and there!
But since Lunelle herself had taken the initiative to mention it, then even if just to vent the resentment in her heart, Crimson-Eyed Seele would certainly 'grant' Lunelle's suicidal proposal.
So, with a hint of petty revenge, Crimson-Eyed Seele once again "ferociously" nibbled on Lunelle's unresisting face.
But compared to the last simulation, where Crimson-Eyed Seele had genuinely bitten down hard enough to break Lunelle's lip, this time the "ferocity" was mixed with a reluctance to actually use much force, clearly worried about hurting Lunelle.
After all, in Crimson-Eyed Seele's eyes, if she took this chance for revenge and ended up damaging 'her own wife,' wouldn't she suffer for it later when they lived their married life?
Thus, Lunelle, who had fully prepared herself to have those agonizing memories forcefully poured into her by her wife, discovered strangely after being kissed by her wife Seele again that although the painful memories were the same old stuff...
How to describe it...?
It just felt like the aggressive edge of these nasty memories had noticeably dropped by more than a few notches!
If Lunelle didn't have masochistic tendencies, she might have even been tempted to mockingly ask, 'Is that all you've got?'
But having personally endured the torment twice already, Lunelle simply chalked up the significantly reduced difficulty this time to having grown accustomed to the pain.
However, while Crimson-Eyed Seele's vengeful spirit had indeed weakened, feeling that Lunelle—who she had originally thought was incredibly fragile and couldn't possibly withstand such blows—could actually maintain that pure, flawless mindset throughout and shoulder all the painful memories she had borne...
Crimson-Eyed Seele's expression grew somewhat wistful as she released Lunelle, who seemed a bit reluctant to part.
Crimson-Eyed Seele's heart was struck by an unprecedented shock.
'This dummy... she really endured it all! Does that mean I've lost my reason for existing now?'
The thought that Seele might no longer need a monster like her to help shoulder her inner negativity made Crimson-Eyed Seele suddenly doubt her own necessity.
Sensing that her wife Seele's test of her seemed to be over, Lunelle nervously slowly opened her eyes.
Seeing her beloved wife Seele standing with her back turned, appearing somewhat despondent, Lunelle gave herself a little internal pep talk before mustering a tiny bit of courage to meekly ask, "Seele? Did I pass your test?"
After the earlier direct confession, even this simple question from Lunelle now seemed to tickle Crimson-Eyed Seele's heart, making it feel strangely itchy.
'What a little enchantress!'
"Yes, yes, you passed my test~ So a 'trash can' like me, only good for holding negative emotions, should just disappear sooner and stop being an eyesore for you!"
Suppressing the urge to pounce on Lunelle, Crimson-Eyed Seele, feeling she no longer had a rightful place before Lunelle, began speaking ill of herself with a hint of self-abandonment.
After all, based on her experiences, she had only ever been able to make contact with Seele when Seele had negative emotions she didn't want to bear that needed her help.
That was the only thing she had ever been able to do for Seele. But now that Lunelle could shoulder everything herself, Crimson-Eyed Seele couldn't think of any other reasonable excuse to be near Seele.
Fortunately, Lunelle, having lived through this before, understood her wife Dark Seele's personality quite well.
"Seele looks so downcast right now... is something troubling you?"
So, seeing her beloved wife Dark Seele in low spirits and throwing a little tantrum, Lunelle smiled slightly and stepped forward proactively, gently embracing her wife Dark Seele—who had now fully solidified into a real entity—from behind.
"Ah! Y-you dummy! You're too close!!!"
Feeling herself suddenly held tightly by the Seele she adored most, even though Crimson-Eyed Seele's heart was already overflowing with wild joy and her face couldn't help but blush into that of a 'steam-powered maiden,' her mouth still stubbornly, albeit with little conviction, called Lunelle a big dummy.
However, her body was very honest, covertly shrinking a bit closer into Lunelle's embrace.
This kind of tough talk paired with unexpectedly honest actions—that's probably exactly the type of adorable darling her wife Dark Seele-chan is, huh?
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