Chapter 18 - Remains of the Nightmare (2)

Translator: AmaEditor: reizora

(unedited)

It’s a quite afternoon. I even can hear the chirping of birds. The breeze brought a faint, aromatic scent of the garden.

I knocked on Yuria’s door as usual. There is no answer. But he is inside. There is a sign.

“Come in.”

I pushed open the door.

“….Ban-san, you really aren’t afraid of anything, huh.”

Yuria, who was standing by the window, looked at me. His face was terribly haggard.

“I know you have already come to my room many times. I wonder when you will come in and talk to me but you don’t do that at all, so I came by myself. After all, it seems like there is no danger if we meet in the daytime.”

“That’s right… But just this time, though.”

After a small nod, Yuria bowed deeply to me.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

“….I’m really sorry.”

“Apologizing means that night wasn’t a dream.”

“Yes. I… did terrible things to you. I know that I can’t just apologize… for what I do. I also don’t want you to forgive me. But still… let me apologize. Let me make up for what I’ve done to you. ”

“You don’t have to apologize. In the first place, you’ve told me to run away properly… I’m here today to tell you that I don’t want to leave this mansion. Honestly… I don’t really understand what is happened to me that night. I don’t even remember. Even so, it was me who ignored your warning and stepped in. I certainly remember that.”

Slowly, Yuria opened his eyes wide.

“What are you talking about? You did nothing wrong to me. I….”

“You are trying to protect me.”

“But I can’t protect you!”

Yuria answered with bitter voice and hung his head. His clenched hand trembled.

“I can’t protect you. I lost to him. If I were stronger, if only I were stronger, I would have been able to protect you. It’s all my fault!”

“He… I mean that wolf, you know. Who exactly is he to you?”

Yuria closed his mouth. I took a step forward and spoke again to hi.

“He must be the cause of the wound on your wrist.”

“…….”

“I’m sorry. I know you’re in pain. Always. But I don’t know what to do.”

“You… worried about me that night.”

“……..”

“I should have told you everything. I should have let you go earlier….”

Yuria closed his eyes. Then he looked at me as if he had made up his mind.

“Ban-san. I… as you know, I’m not human. I was born because of the relationship between a wolf and a vampire.”