Me, the Weakest Member of the Hero’s Party? I’m the Villain Though? - Chapter 103
I was worried that Kyle might start asking more questions about Larry or the suspicious things he had been keeping in mind about me, so I quickly decided to change the subject.
“That’s not the issue right now. The real problem is whether we can get out of here.”
“They’re probably searching for us frantically. So don’t worry too much. Nothing’s going to happen.”
Hearing Kyle, who was always bold and straightforward, speak in such a gentle and languid way made me feel strangely ticklish and uneasy.
Listening to his low, steady voice, calm and even without much rise or fall, made my mind relax, and it even felt like I was getting sleepy.
“I just hope we don’t freeze to death overnight.”
I deliberately answered a bit coldly, but suddenly Kyle pulled me into a tight embrace.
“Then how about this? So we don’t freeze. We’ll endure with each other’s warmth.”
“Ack, let go…!”
His bright response only flustered me more, and I pushed against his chest. But this guy wasn’t normal either. Instead of being pushed away, he didn’t move at all.
He held firm like a solid rock, so I gave up trying to push him away.
“Lysian, you’re much warmer than you look. I want to keep holding you.”
Kyle murmured as he rested his chin on the top of my head. At that, the hair all over my body stood on end, and a chill ran down my spine.
“…Have you seriously gone mad?”
“I’m not crazy. Not yet.”
Kyle answered calmly and tightened his arms around me even more. For a moment, I wondered if he was trying to suffocate me to death like this, so I punched his arm with my fist.
He was ridiculously strong. He didn’t let go easily.
“C-Can’t breathe…!”
“Ah, sorry. I just felt so comfortable holding you.”
Only then did Kyle release me. When he saw how red my face had become, he apologized profusely, and we settled on just sitting with our shoulders pressed together.
“Since we ended up alone in a quiet place like this, I want to say something. I’m really glad you became our companion, Lysian.”
I thought I might finally be able to rest comfortably, but Kyle suddenly brought up something out of nowhere again. And it was such a burdensome thing to hear that I cleared my throat.
“Ahem, you don’t really have to say something like that.”
Whether Kyle simply didn’t feel embarrassed, or whether he wanted me to be embarrassed, he continued with a smile.
“But I’ve wanted to say it for a while and never had the chance. They say to turn a crisis into an opportunity, so since we ended up alone like this, I’m saying it now. I think you’re an essential companion for our journey going forward, Lysian.”
I became so embarrassed that I didn’t know where to look, so I ended up staring at the ceiling for no reason. But Kyle’s unbearably cringeworthy confession showed no sign of ending.
“Sometimes I think that meeting you by chance in front of the Black Flame Dragon’s lair that day might actually have been fate. We were destined to meet. I help you recover your memories, and you help me on my journey to find the Black Flame Dragon.”
But as I listened to Kyle, a small question came to mind. I couldn’t move to turn my head, so I only shifted my eyes slightly to glance at him.
“Even if I wasn’t here, your party wouldn’t have any real problems. Like Gerard said, I’m just dead weight. So why do you think I’m so important?”
I had always been curious, but never had the chance to ask. Why did Kyle keep getting so attached to me?
“At first, it was curiosity. Then I wanted to know more. After I got to know you, you seemed like a pretty good person, and I wanted to help you. And now, having you beside me feels reassuring. I feel at ease. Lysian, you have a way of making people comfortable.”
I had never known I had such a talent. I should have been grateful that he had discovered something about me that I didn’t know, but the more Kyle spoke, the more uncomfortable I felt.
It seemed that Kyle had a talent for making me uncomfortable. I felt embarrassed and awkward, as if my face were heating up.
Why did Kyle think of me as someone special? Was he treating me well like this while secretly suspecting me? All sorts of thoughts tangled together and clouded my mind.
