Stop acting!

"I don't have enough strength to talk or to even keep my eyes open," Said Reena.

"Hmm, well I gave you some of my energy earlier it would be enough for you to walk but doesn't seem to be the case, huh. Maybe I underestimated this cursed, it sucked all your strength itself or... it's not?" I stared at Reena.

"Hehe, seems like I can't fool you, huh. Yeah, your right. Yes, I do have enough strength to run a whole lap around the castle." She get up and sat at her position.

"Hmm, so why didn't you said something when your father and others were here? Why did you pretended to fall a sleep?" I asked.

I was curious to know the reason why she acted like that.

She is almost on the verge of the death, in the situation like this, one obviously want to be with their close ones as they themselve knows that there is no guarantee whether they can see them again or not.

"Well I have my reasons..."

Reason? What's even important than to spend her most of the time with her family while she is like that, I think. Mortals really are unpredictable, even after growing in such a beautiful environment, where everyone cares about you they still doesn't show any respect.

"Whatever do you mean by 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣."

"Well you see, I know about my situation better then anyone else. I know what my body is capable of and what's my limits."

"Soo..."

"I... myself know, that I don't have much time left."

𝘚𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘩𝘶𝘩... 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘦.

"...I know I am going to die, so... so... So I am going to die like this, I just want to be pure..."

"... Eh?"

She said so, but I didn't get a grasp.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚? 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

Reena looked a bit embarrassed as she said that, as her gazes were wandering here and there in embarrassment.

"...What does that suppose to mean?" I tilled my head to imply that I don't understand what she was talking about.

"I mean, what I just said! If I am going to die like this, I better die as a pure maiden!" She yelled as blushing red.

𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵... 𝘖𝘩, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘩... 𝘏𝘮𝘮, 𝘐 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘠𝘦𝘴. I nodded in myself.

"So what you are saying is that I you are going to die, you better die virgin!"

"Eh... th-that... That hurts..." She hung her head down, grabbing her chest.

"Hey! Don't say it like that! I said pure maiden. Pure Maiden."

"Yeah, yeah. I get it, you want to die virgin, right."

"E-Eh... Don't say it like that! Are you saying that dying virgin is a crime?!"

When did I said something like that?

"Well, I didn't said something like that."

"You better not! Being virgin is not a crime, okey?! Though people now a days treat it like a crime."

Wait, seriously? As excepted, I can't understand them at all...

"Well, you are just spelling nonsense." I sighed and shrugged my shoulders as I watch over this foolish being.

"But what's the reason for not greeting your parents and others? I don't think it'd something to do with your being vir... pure maiden." I corrected myself I between when I noticed that she doesn't that word at all.

"It has. Yes... You see, though I was unable to move, I was awake all the time. My mind was conscious so do I, but I couldn't respond due to lack of strength though I could clearly hear everything." So she heard everything, huh... But what does it has to do with that?

Reena then continued,

"When you told everyone in the that you are going to perform some sort of ritual and asked then to leave you alone in this room this with me, I got suspicion."

"Suspicious? Why?"

"Well, um, how do I say it. I was wary of you. Who knows, what if you'd done something inappropriate to me. Something that may no longer made me a pure maiden... Taking advantage of me while I am like this."

I reflexively took a back.

What in the world is she saying?!

𝘐𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦?! 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘥... 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨! 𝘈-𝘈𝘯𝘥... 𝘈𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳?! 𝘕𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?!

"I-I understand your wariness."

"Right,"

"Yeah, you're a block head."

"Wh-What? Isn't it obvious to be wary when you ask to leave you alone with a young, beautiful girl."

"Nope. I mean, I'm here to help you, right." I said in monotone.

I take my words back... Woman are the most unpredictable creatures, specially young girls. It's hard to understand what they are thinking, no... it's almost impossible...

I can say that from my experience, since I... Forget it, I don't want to talk about this topic anymore. I had enough...

"So... What are you going to do next?" Reena asked.

"What do want me to do?" I returned the question to Reena.

"Well, since I am awake you can't take advantage of me, can you? And even if you do I can just simply shout, everyone must be outside, right."

"Awww... no you are simply get on my nerve!"

Seriously, is this girl a moron or she pretends to be! Why does she keeps talking about that, and why would I take her advantage?! I the first place, even if I wanted to, which is impossible until this universe exist, take her 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 why would I gave my strength to her, wouldn't that simply make it difficult.

"Haha... Alright, alright, I can tell by looking at you that you're not that kind of a guy. I was just joking, maybe I teased you a bit to much you are making a face that clearly wants to beat me. Sorry, my bad... hahaha," holding belly laughing she said.

"Yeah, I do... I just want really want to throw you out of the window." This girl really irritates me.

"Haha... Well jokes apart, does what you said is true? Can you really save me and lift the curse?"

"Yeah, I can. If you want to, then I can help you." Regaining my composure, I said.

"And can I ask, why would you do that?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, you are treating me but I never heard you asking something in return. I can tell that you came to know about my existence just before arriving this room, same goes for my situation, but I never hear you asking something in return... What is your reason for helping me?" She said the last part with serious face as she kept glaring at me without changing her expressions. A bold one...

𝘏𝘮𝘮... 𝘏𝘦𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳...

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