Chapter 96
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 84
Chapter Title: Until You No Longer Need Me
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“You can, uh, put me down now.”
So I stuttered, barely managing to get the words out, but I heard Ethan sigh from above my head.
“Frankly, if we were going by pure strength, I should be the one you’re carrying. But as a gentleman, how could I possibly allow that?”
Wow, he had the gall to suggest I carry him without a hint of shame.
“That’s not what I meant. We can just both walk.”
“We can’t see a thing. It’s better if we just continue like this.”
“Couldn’t we just hold hands?”
“I’m worried you might fall, Cherry. Worried.”
“What? Why are you worried about me?”
“Would you rather I pray for you to fall, then?”
At Ethan’s words, I finally shut my mouth. Fine, there was no reason to refuse a comfortable ride in his arms.
In any case, after walking through the underground passage for some time, we rounded a corner, and I remembered the blocked path. I spoke to Ethan as he made the turn.
“That path blocked by dirt. Don’t you think we could break through?”
“I was thinking the same thing. I believe we could get through if we just dig out the entrance with a shovel.”
I suddenly remembered Ethan saying he would stay a little longer.
“Why don’t you just stay here?”
After all, Aurora would be safe.
At my question, Ethan seemed to stiffen in surprise. Of course, it was too dark to see his expression properly. He didn’t answer.
And after a long pause, the words he brought forth were,
“Until the day you no longer need me, Cherry…”
Then he suddenly trailed off. He abruptly clamped his mouth shut and said nothing more.
‘What was that? Why did he stop mid-sentence?’
There are two ways to drive a person crazy. The first is to stop talking in the middle of a sentence, and the second is…
In any case, his words—'until I no longer need him'—were a bit ambiguous. I would always need him.
The only reason I was going to send him away was because he's an important character in *Love in a Ruined World*. With his unparalleled combat skills, having him around is an undeniable advantage.
“I don’t know when that day will come, but at least stay and help us plan how to drive out the Kintne survivors.”
“Of course, that was my intention. And we should hurry with that plan, before they take complete control of the town.”
“I agree.”
I nodded, concurring with Ethan. Still, I was incredibly relieved that he would stay with us until we drove out the Kintne people.
By the way, it seemed the unfolding situation was drifting further and further from my initial plan to survive quietly at the Happy House. It was a truly sad state of affairs.