How dare Seele, that hopeless fool, confess her feelings to me?
This...
This...
This is amazing too!!!!
YES!!!
Seele, my Seele, pinch pinch hehe (ˉ﹃ˉ)
In the blink of an eye, the pale, delicate face of "Blood-Eyed Seele"—already tinged with a sickly hue—flushed deep crimson, matching the eerie red of her blood-like eyes, all thanks to a surge of shyness.
Faced with Lunelle's awkward yet painfully earnest confession, it was clear that "Blood-Eyed Seele" had been completely blindsided by Lunelle's blunt and emotional attack.
"You… you… what nonsense are you spouting, you idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You think you can just erase what you've done with a few sappy lines?"
Despite that, the tsundere "Blood-Eyed Seele" forced herself to speak, her voice sharp even as her face burned bright red.
But the shaky, unsure way she spoke betrayed her real feelings—like if Lunelle sweetened the deal just a little more, Seele might just let everything slide.
And in that same moment, Seele—who once existed like a ghost, half-dream, half-memory—found her once-illusory form now fully solid, unknowingly made real through Lunelle's touch.
Now, "Blood-Eyed Seele" clearly harbored emotions and desires—things that only someone truly alive could possess!
"Then… then I'll help Seele carry the pain in your heart, will that be okay?"
Sensing an opening, Lunelle, too nervous to even meet Seele's eyes, immediately offered up the thing Seele most longed for, something she'd learned from the last simulation.
After all, Lunelle had suffered through that nightmare twice. This run was her final gamble, the last chance she had.
She knew the risks. She might die. But to her, if it meant taking on Seele's burden, then so be it—after all, wasn't that what a loving wife would do?
But Lunelle, so sure her offer would please her beloved Seele, didn't expect the sudden puffing of her wife's cheeks—clear proof that Seele wasn't quite happy with the idea!
"Ah? Fine... FINE!!!
If you're so desperate to atone, I'll make sure you get your wish!"
Even though she had been shy and hesitant moments ago, Seele still kept up a strong front in her words.
But after Lunelle's straightforward confession, her heart had long since melted into a soft mess.
Had Lunelle not brought up this request herself, "Blood-Eyed Seele" might've stayed wrapped up in the confession's sweetness, forgetting her earlier obsession with revenge altogether.
But since Lunelle insisted on bringing it up herself, then even if Seele only wanted to vent her anger, she'd absolutely make sure to honor Lunelle's reckless request.
So with a lingering trace of revenge, Blood-eyed Seele once again "aggressively" captured Lunelle's face in a deep, heated kiss—even though the latter didn't resist in the slightest.
But unlike last time, when Blood-eyed Seele had ravaged Lunelle's lips with a cruel bite, this time her touch slowed, hesitant, as if torn between lust and fear of actually hurting her.
After all, in the eyes of "Blood-eyed Seele" right now, if she used this chance for petty revenge and left marks on "her own wife," wouldn't that just spoil the taste when they finally had sex?
So Lunelle, who had braced herself to be mercilessly flooded with tormenting memories from her wife's lips, was strangely taken aback when, even after that kiss, the memories that returned were still those same painful fragments.
But how to put it...?
Somehow, the cruel sharpness that usually clung to those filthy memories seemed dulled, their violence tempered by something almost intimate.
If Lunelle had masochistic tendencies, she might've already scoffed in annoyance, "What a waste of arousal."
No matter how many times Lunelle endured torment, she had experienced it twice before.
So when it came for the third time, the pain felt much more bearable, and Lunelle thought it was because she had grown accustomed to this suffering.
Yet, despite this, there was still a shift in the mentality of "Blood-Eyed Seele," whose thirst for revenge had waned over time.
What surprised "Blood-Eyed Seele" was how Lunelle, whom she once believed to be delicate and fragile, someone who couldn't withstand any harm, was able to maintain an unwavering, pure state of mind throughout it all. She endured every painful memory and burden placed upon her.
"Blood-Eyed Seele" felt a twinge of melancholy and reluctantly released Lunelle, who seemed unwilling to part. In that moment, she felt a deep shock that unsettled her.
[This fool…actually endured it! Have I now lost my reason to exist?]
The thought of Lunelle no longer needing a monster like her to shoulder the negative emotions she once bore made "Blood-Eyed Seele" question the very purpose of her existence.
Feeling that her test might have concluded, Lunelle slowly opened her eyes, anxiety clear in her expression.
She glanced at Seele, who stood with her back to her, a faint loneliness in her presence. Lunelle steeled herself, gathering a small amount of courage to ask in a quiet voice, "Seele? Did I pass your test?"
After the confession earlier, Lunelle only asked one simple question, but the words had an unexpected effect on "Blood-Eyed Seele," stirring something within her.
[What a tease!]
"Yes, yes, you've passed my test~"
"Now, for a 'trash can' like me, who only holds on to negative emotions, I guess I should just disappear and stop bothering you."
Trying to fight back the urge to pounce on Lunelle, "Blood-Eyed Seele" spoke in self-deprecating terms, unable to justify her presence any longer.
In her experience, Seele only ever sought her out when she couldn't bear the weight of her own emotions and needed help. That had always been the one thing "Blood-Eyed Seele" could do for her.
But now, Lunelle could handle everything herself.
So, for "Blood-Eyed Seele," there seemed to be no reason left to reach out to Seele.
Thankfully, Lunelle, with her understanding of Seele's nature, knew what to do.
"Seele looks down... Is something bothering you?"
Seeing her wife in a bad mood and sulking, Lunelle smiled softly, stepping forward and wrapping her arms around Seele's form from behind.
"Ah! Y-You fool! You're too close!"
Seele flushed as Lunelle held her tightly. Despite the obvious joy that bloomed within her, Seele stubbornly cursed Lunelle for being such an idiot, though her words lacked true conviction.
In truth, Seele was honest with her body, hiding in Lunelle's embrace like a child.
If I had to guess, you're talking about how adorable Seele is, right? (ˉ﹃ˉ)