Chapter 103: An Unexpected Embrace

Listening to Lovelenica’s guidance, Attestor realized that there was no point in being stubborn about such things.

Before Attestor could speak, Lovelenica continued, extending three fingers as she spoke.

“Now, I will give you three choices.”

“First, let me carry you on my back so we can return quickly.”

“Second, you wait here with Lucia and the others while I rush back alone to call for rescue; they can bring a stretcher for you, or I can find a Guardian Nun to heal you directly.”

“Third, if you don’t want me to carry you, then let Imeline or Lucia do it.”

“We don’t know where that Vampire is right now, so it’s best if we stick together as a group. Make your own decision.”

Lovelenica knew that Attestor was not familiar with her, and because of the original owner’s past actions toward Lucia, Attestor didn’t have a good impression of her either, so it was normal for her to be reluctant about physical contact.

She didn’t want to continue wasting time here.

Since Attestor didn’t want her to carry her back, she would just let Lucia do it.

After all, Lucia’s wounds had already finished healing themselves, and she had recovered quite a bit of stamina.

They were childhood friends, so having Lucia carry her should be satisfactory, right?

“Thor, let me carry you back. Your health is more important, and if that Vampire appears again, the three of us won’t be able to stop her.”

Lucia stepped in front of Attestor, crouching down with her back turned toward her as she spoke.

Mages generally did not have strong physical constitutions.

Even if Imeline’s stamina and mana were at full capacity, it would be difficult for her to carry Attestor, let alone now when she was completely exhausted; even walking was a struggle for her.

Therefore, if Attestor didn’t want her teacher to carry her, and she didn’t want Imeline to carry her either, wasn’t the only remaining choice Lucia?

…So it could only be her.

However, faced with Lucia’s proactive offer, Attestor only shook her head gently, refusing her.

“…In that case, let Miss Lovelenica do it.”

“…Eh?”

Lovelenica was stunned for a moment, only reacting after about a second.

Her expression was one of confusion, her heart even more perplexed as she secretly complained about Attestor.

‘Wait, you weren’t willing when I offered to carry you, but now that I’m letting your best friend do it, you’ve set your sights on me? What is the meaning of this?’

Actually, after being rejected just now, Lovelenica was already thinking of letting Lucia carry Attestor.

Lovelenica’s previous initiative was just a form of kindness and care as an elder; since Attestor wasn’t willing, Lovelenica was even less so—who would want to walk while carrying someone for no reason?

But she hadn’t expected that after her little lecture, Attestor would not only refuse Lucia but turn back and ask her to carry her instead.

This left Lovelenica feeling somewhat bewildered.

In truth, Attestor changing her mind to let Lovelenica carry her wasn’t because her opinion of Lovelenica had changed, but simply because she didn’t want Lucia to work so hard.

She felt that even if Lucia had self-healing abilities, those injuries and the spent stamina were real.

Even if the wounds were healed, there would still be pain, and making Lucia carry her back would be far too taxing.

On the contrary, it was precisely because she had no positive feelings toward Lovelenica that she wanted Lovelenica to endure this hardship.

As for the second option Lovelenica proposed—waiting for rescue—Attestor quickly dismissed it.

Just as Lucia said, that Vampire had only been repelled, not eliminated.

They currently didn’t know Olivia’s whereabouts, and if the three of them were really left here while someone went to call for help, they would be completely unable to defend themselves if Olivia appeared to attack again in their current state.

Therefore, Attestor chose to let Lovelenica carry her.

“Fine, you could have just said so earlier instead of wasting all this time.”

Lovelenica’s tone was slightly impatient.

After going in a full circle, she still ended up having to carry her, so it would have been better if Attestor had just obediently accepted from the start; it really was a waste of breath.

Though Lovelenica grumbled in her heart, her movements were swift.

After agreeing, she immediately moved to Attestor’s side and crouched down in front of her.

“Get on.”

“…Thank you for the trouble, Miss Lovelenica.”

Even though the decision had been made, Attestor still felt a bit embarrassed when it came to actually being carried by Lovelenica.

She offered a polite word first, then awkwardly climbed onto Lovelenica’s back, wrapping both arms around Lovelenica’s neck.

“Hold on tight.”

Feeling the weight coming from her back, Lovelenica waited until Attestor was securely positioned before hooking her hands under Attestor’s thighs.

She then slowly stood up, carrying her steadily on her back.

Attestor tightly circled her arms around Lovelenica’s swan-like, fair neck.

It wasn’t until the battle was over and she had relaxed, coming into such close physical contact with Lovelenica, that Attestor realized the nun beneath her was also a beauty.

Perhaps her previous prejudice against Lovelenica had caused Attestor to overlook this point.

Even though Lovelenica had displayed incredibly powerful physical fitness, when in physical contact, she found that her body was not as stiff or muscular as imagined, but was instead equally soft and delicate.

Although she could smell a faint scent of blood on Lovelenica, the subtle fragrance from her long silver hair still lingered around the tip of Attestor’s nose.

Attestor felt increasingly awkward—or perhaps it wasn’t complete awkwardness, but a hint of shyness mixed in.

Lovelenica’s protection of them, like an elder, had indeed had an impact on Attestor, not to mention that she was currently in intimate contact with Lovelenica’s soft body.

“…Thank you, thank you, Miss Lovelenica…”

To slightly alleviate the embarrassment, Attestor thanked Lovelenica once more.

She hadn’t even noticed that her attitude toward Lovelenica seemed to be growing more respectful.

From her initial questioning of Lovelenica at the entrance of the Church Sanctuary to the change in her form of address now, everything reflected how her impression of Lovelenica was subtly improving.

‘If only Lovelenica hadn’t treated Lucia like that before,’ Attestor thought. ‘The current Lovelenica is undoubtedly a responsible mentor.’

The more she thought this way, the more curious Attestor became about why Lovelenica had been like that in the past.

On Lovelenica’s end, she gave a brief response to Attestor’s thanks, but her tone also seemed a bit strange.

“Cough… It—it’s fine. It’s just a small thing, no need to thank me.”

To reduce weight, Attestor had already changed out of her heavy armor back at the tower; she was currently wearing only ordinary leather armor.

But Lovelenica seemed to have overlooked a problem.

Attestor was not only a girl, but unlike the flat-chested Imeline, she was a girl with “lofty aspirations.”

At this moment, those two soft mounds were pressed tightly against Lovelenica’s back, making Lovelenica flush crimson.

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