Chapter 24: Confession??

It turns out to be…

Michelle!

In the distance, that white figure is indeed Michelle, wearing her school uniform.

The girl has a serene and natural expression, elegantly standing under the big tree. The afternoon sunlight is even brighter, shining on her delicate face, beautiful and tranquil, making one reluctant to break this atmosphere.

Could it be that this letter was written by Michelle?

But how could Michelle write a letter to him? She is a candidate saintess.

As a candidate saintess, she serves the divine for life and is not allowed to, nor will she, fall in love.

Wait!

Why would he think of love? Perhaps Michelle has other matters to discuss with him; maybe he is overthinking it.

It could also be that Michelle just happens to be here, and the letter was written by someone else.

In a short time, Leo thought of many things.

His mind settled, and he stepped forward.

“Leo, you’re here.”

Seeing his figure, Michelle smiled gently.

Now it’s confirmed; it was indeed her who wrote the letter.

“Is there something you need?”

At this moment, Leo’s expression was calm. As long as it wasn’t a confession, he could handle it, and Michelle would never confess to him.

He felt inexplicably a bit disappointed. Damn it, he had even felt a bit pleased when he first saw Michelle.

“Um, I…”

Michelle placed her hands in front of her, her fair fingers intertwining restlessly, revealing the unease in her heart at this moment.

She slightly lowered her head, her fair face turning rosy, shyly looking at Leo with her watery eyes, fluttering, containing an indescribable meaning.

Seeing Leo look over, her gaze immediately dodged, becoming flustered.

The girl was shy, every move filled with charm, especially a stunning girl like Michelle.

Wait!

You being so nervous makes me feel awkward!

Could it really be a confession?

Should I agree?

Should I agree?

Agree?

Michelle is a candidate saintess; would the church allow a candidate saintess to fall in love?

Are Michelle and I going to enact a forbidden romance?

Brain! Stop your delusions!

This is impossible!

But Leo’s heart, which had just calmed down, began to race again.

No one can resist Michelle’s charm at this moment.

That shy, blushing face is the truest emotion of a girl in love.

So cute!

What to do? What to do?

At this moment, Leo’s brain crashed, staring blankly at Michelle.

“Actually, I…”

Leo was pulled back to reality by the girl’s voice.

He silently chanted, form is emptiness! Form is emptiness!…

Finally, he calmed down again.

He was too easily influenced; he couldn’t blame himself; Michelle’s charm was too great.

“I like…”

Like like like like… like…

Leo’s mind was filled with those two words!

He couldn’t have misheard!

Michelle said she likes, likes who? Likes what? Likes me?

No, no, no… it’s not the end yet.

In just 0.01 seconds, Leo’s heart, which had just calmed down, was thrown into chaos by Michelle, his emotions soaring.

“I like you.”

Boom!

A huge explosion occurred in his mind.

The shy voice of the girl rushed into his brain, turning into currents that flowed throughout Leo’s body, filling him with an indescribable joy.

When did it start?

Was it when they met by the sea, falling in love at first sight?

Or was it when he defeated Yuris in the duel arena? Was he attracted by his figure?

Or was it when he helped her out of trouble by beating up the unscrupulous merchant during a mission?

Or was it when he effortlessly defeated the rock-eating monster, unintentionally drawing her attention?

Leo thought through everything related to Michelle.

His mood had never been so exhilarated; it felt as if wings had sprouted from his back, soaring into the sky, weaving through the clouds, entering paradise and freely roaming within.

The angel flying towards him was none other than Michelle, radiating a beautiful smile. Leo held her hand, flying over mountains and rivers, stepping on the earth, joyfully wandering in a paradise of happiness.

“…your swordsmanship!”

The angel Michelle vanished, paradise shattered, the wings behind Leo broke, and he plummeted to the ground, falling into the bottomless abyss of hell.

Falling from heaven to hell happened in an instant.

“What did you say?”

The huge sense of drop made Leo’s eyes turn into dead fish eyes, secretly regretting; he should have thought of this earlier. He was too naive! His heart wasn’t strong enough.

“I like your swordsmanship!”

Michelle’s voice became louder and more direct, no longer hesitant as before.

“I got it, um, goodbye!”

Dead fish-eyed Leo turned to leave.

“Hey… wait!”

Michelle hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Leo’s sleeve. “I like your swordsmanship!”

She emphasized it again.

“I got it, so goodbye.”

Damn it! He had never been so jealous of his own sword before.

“Um…” Michelle seemed unwilling to give up, wanting to say something.

“And then?”

“Can you teach me swordsmanship?”

With her big, watery eyes looking at him pitifully, Leo almost fell for it.

“I know it’s an unreasonable request, so I will offer you compensation.”

“The Heartflow Swordsmanship is a secret of the Swordsmanship dojo, and unless you become a disciple of the dojo, it should be impossible for you.” Leo replied.

One of his goals was to revitalize the Swordsmanship dojo, needing to recruit pure disciples.

If someone truly wanted to join, he would teach them everything.

“If you just want to learn the Heartflow Swordsmanship, I won’t teach you.”

Inheritance is the core; even if the Heartflow is in decline, he cannot teach just anyone.

This is his principle and will not change for anyone.

“I understand, sorry for putting you in a difficult position.”

Michelle’s tone was filled with indescribable disappointment.

“I’m sorry for taking up your time, goodbye!”

Watching Michelle’s disappointed figure, Leo almost couldn’t help but call out to her.

But…

Leo covered his still-beating heart, where the residual heat lingered.

How should I vent this overwhelming emotion!!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After Michelle left, Leo’s head made intimate contact with the tree trunk, the forest echoing with the intense impact, startling the birds to scatter everywhere.

So embarrassing!

Leo had never felt so embarrassed before.

A definite black history!

No, I have to forget this scene.

Fortunately, there was no one else around; if there were, he would definitely use memory-erasing magic (physical) to make them forget this scene.

My expression just now shouldn’t have changed, right?

No, compared to myself, Michelle’s expression was what truly caused misunderstandings. If it weren’t for her expression, I wouldn’t have thought so much.

So the one in the wrong isn’t me! It’s this world!

The only relief is that even if Leo’s thoughts were so rich, his expression only had slight changes, making it hard to detect flaws.

At that time, Michelle probably didn’t notice his expression.

Alright, this matter ends here!

After venting, Leo sealed this incident deep in his memory, hoping to never think of it again.

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