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Chapter 155: I Will Protect Everything Pure and Beautiful (3.7k)

“It hurts so much! Risha, can you be a little gentler?”

“This is what you get for provoking them. Now you’re all beaten up.”

The girl frowned, dipped a cotton swab into the medicine, and applied it to the boy's wound.

Kevin gritted his teeth, enduring the stinging pain of the medicine touching the wound, and looked away.

“It’s clearly those guys’ fault. I was just trying to get justice.”

“They all looked like thugs. What’s the point of reasoning with them?” the girl said helplessly.

Kevin hesitated for a moment, then said softly:

“Isn’t it because one of those guys insulted you, Risha?”

“Me? I don’t care,” Risha said.

“I care,” Kevin said in a low voice.

The girl looked at him strangely: “But you often use harsh words to mock me, right?”

“That’s different! Ouch!”

Kevin cried out, and another wave of pain came from the wound, making his mouth twitch. He obediently sat down and said softly, pursing his lips:

“At most, I just say your cooking is terrible and you’re long-winded. But those people were using disgusting words to insult you. How could I stand for that?”

After he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at the girl beside him and found her looking at him in surprise.

“So, you did it for me?” Risha asked.

Stared at by those eyes, Kevin’s face suddenly turned red.

“That’s… that’s because you’re my friend! Yes, a friend! It’s because you’re my friend I’ve known since childhood that I stood up for you! Just because you’re a friend!” he repeatedly emphasized.

Risha raised her eyebrows and began to pack up the medicine box.

“Then thank you. I thought you would be like last time, when I argued with someone and you took the other side’s side,” she said.

“I told you, that’s different…” Kevin muttered.

He paused for a moment, then hesitated and asked, “Hey, did Potter confess to you yesterday?”

“I rejected him,” Risha said while packing the medicine box. “After all, I don’t feel like we’re very compatible.”

“Is that so?” A hint of relief appeared on Kevin’s face, and then he chuckled:

“Indeed, if he saw your usual self, he might run away in fright.”

Risha slammed the medicine box shut and glared at the boy in front of her.

Kevin felt uncomfortable being glared at by her, and he clicked his tongue, but seeing Risha about to leave, he quickly called out to her.

“I… I’m going to take the Knight Academy’s exam tomorrow.”

“Oh,” Risha said expressionlessly.

“Um, if I get accepted, I… I might want to do something.”

“What is it?” Risha asked.

Kevin looked away: “I’ll tell you then.”

“Whatever you want. I just hope you can be more mature after becoming a knight,” Risha said.

“Here you go again…” Kevin said helplessly.

“I’m going back. Dinner is in the pot, remember to eat it.”

Risha carried the medicine box on her back and left Kevin’s place.

As childhood sweethearts, their homes were quite far apart, one in the south of the city and the other in the north. Once, when she was a child, she got lost and Kevin found her on the street and took her home.

Their parents were both the type who were always busy and never home. After he brought her home, he saw that this guy could only eat dry bread dipped in salt because there was no one to cook for him. Risha, who was only eleven years old at the time, used the available ingredients to cook him a hot meal. Although it wasn’t delicious, it moved him to tears, and from then on, the two became good friends.

Although after they became familiar, quarrels were inevitable, and Kevin also began to dislike her terrible cooking and her always speaking in a condescending tone, which made Kevin very unhappy.

However, their relationship did not crack due to the repeated quarrels, nor did it develop further due to their long-term interaction. They always maintained a fluctuating sense of distance.

After completing high school, Risha only wanted to be a doctor, while Kevin wanted to apply to the Knight Academy for further studies. She had also advised him to learn a more ordinary craft and live a stable life, but this guy insisted on becoming a knight.

Perhaps that’s how boys are, full of yearning for this kind of profession with lofty ideals.

Risha could only let him go.

However, she sometimes wondered if Kevin would be surrounded by many beautiful girls if he really became a knight, maybe even a wealthy young lady. At that time, maybe she would fade from his life, and would the two of them become strangers from then on?

Although she didn’t show it usually, deep down, she was still afraid of this, afraid of really losing this friend.

…

The next day, she received a letter in the mailbox, written by Kevin.

He had gone to take the exam early this morning, saying that he would get the news in the evening and would notify her as soon as possible.

Risha sighed slightly as she took the letter.

It’s really complicated, this feeling of both hoping he succeeds and hoping he fails.

She was shrouded in this kind of emotion all day, waiting until the evening, almost midnight, and Kevin still hadn’t come.

“He must be too tired from the exam today and went straight to sleep, planning to come tomorrow,” she said to herself.

However, she was still uneasy in her heart, unable to sleep, wanting to know where her and his future would lead.

In fact, she also wanted to tell him the thoughts that had been buried in her heart tonight.

She wanted to tell him that she was afraid of losing him.

She decided to go find him.

She put on her clothes, put on her shoes, pushed open the door, and ran on the silent street, running towards Kevin’s house.

Because she was running too fast, she didn’t notice the person coming around the corner and stumbled into them.

“Sorry,” she quickly apologized.

“Damn it, which brainless thing is it again? Huh?”

After cursing, the other person made a puzzled sound.

“Isn’t this the woman who was with that bastard yesterday?”

Risha looked at him by the light of the street lamp and saw that this person’s head was still wrapped in gauze. It was the little thug who had clashed with Kevin yesterday.

The other three people were all looking at her with fierce expressions.

“You… you guys…” Risha took a few steps back, her face fearful.

“That kid isn’t by your side today, huh?”

The man with the gauze on his head snorted:

“Tell me, what are you going to do for beating me like this?”

Risha’s heart sank. Facing three tall thugs, her lips trembled slightly.

“What do you want?”

“What do we want?” The thug chuckled as he looked at her.

"How about this, you invite us brothers to your place for a sit-down, treat us to some good wine and food, and we'll call it even?"

As he spoke, he reached out to touch Risha's face.

"Get away!"

Risha slapped his hand away, trying to run.

But this immediately angered the thug. His eyes turned fierce, and he kicked her. Risha fell to the ground, enduring the pain. She struggled to get up and tried to shout for help, but at that moment, the thug behind her stepped forward, raised the baseball bat in his hand, and smashed it down on her head.

Risha's vision went black, and her body collapsed limply to the ground.

"Tch, didn't control my strength. I just wanted to shut her up," the thug spat.

Someone stepped forward and took a look.

"Boss, she's not dead, still breathing."

"That's good."

The leading thug chuckled: "This chick looks alright, how about we take her back and let us brothers have some fun tonight?"

"Yeah! Give her a good pounding, then dump her at that kid's doorstep, let him know the consequences of messing with us! Haha!"

They exchanged glances and laughed.

So, someone wanted to step forward and lift Risha up.

"Take your dirty hands off her."

A cold voice came. The three turned their heads and saw a person wearing a black robe standing behind them.

"Mind your own business!" the thug shouted at him.

"Mind my business? No, this is entirely within my duty," the black-robed person said with a light laugh.

"Let me introduce myself, the Cattle Hunter. That is my title. Anyone who defiles the beauty of pure love will be judged by my hand and then enter the eighteenth level of Avici Hell."

His voice became extremely cold:

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"You have just committed a taboo."

The three looked at each other in astonishment.

"Where did this lunatic come from?"

But then, a powerful, invisible pressure suddenly descended, pressing on their bodies, causing all three to fall to their knees with a thud. At this moment, they couldn't even lift a finger.

Meanwhile, the other person had already raised a revolver in his hand, the cylinder spinning rapidly, and then the trigger clicked.

At the same time, the midnight chimes rang out from the distant clock tower.

The melodious chimes echoed for a long time.

"Did you hear that?" the black-robed person said softly.

"This is the death knell ringing for you."

"Risha! Risha!"

Anxious calls awakened Risha. She opened her eyes and saw Kevin looking anxious.

"Kevin... How did you..." She supported herself, clutching her head.

"The exam ended very late today. I rushed over from home, but I saw you lying here halfway," Kevin helped her up. "What happened to you? Why are you here?"

"I..."

Risha's head hurt a lot. Her memories were fragmented, and she didn't know why she was here. She only knew that she seemed to want to find him.

"I might have accidentally fallen down," she said.

"Are you an idiot? How can you faint from just walking?" Kevin said helplessly.

Risha glanced at him and didn't speak, getting up.

"How was your exam?" she asked softly.

"I passed!" Kevin said excitedly.

Risha's heart trembled slightly, and she forced down the bitterness, still saying: "Is that so... Congratulations."

Kevin didn't notice her state, but said excitedly:

"Risha, I said before, if I passed, I wanted to do something... I was originally planning to find an opportunity later, but, but I can't wait, I want to do it tonight!"

Risha looked at him questioningly.

Kevin held her hand, his expression excited, filled with intense desire and anticipation, his voice trembling.

"Risha, I, I... I like you!"

"Eh?" Risha opened her eyes wide, staring blankly at him, never expecting that Kevin would confess to her.

"You... Don't make jokes like that..." Risha turned her face away, looking flustered.

"I'm not joking!" Kevin said anxiously.

"Actually, I've liked you since I was little! This feeling has never changed!"

He gasped for breath, saying with utmost sincerity:

"I never told you, I wanted to become a knight, just to better protect you. I want to become a knight who belongs only to you!"

Risha trembled slightly, looking at him in disbelief:

"You, you became a knight, for me?"

"That's right!" Kevin said immediately.

"I, I want to become strong, just to better protect you, to prevent you from being hurt again, that's all!"

"Saying such things suddenly..." Risha shifted her gaze, "My cooking is terrible, if you're with me, you'll have to eat it every day..."

"I don't care! Even if your cooking is terrible, I'll eat it for a lifetime!"

Looking at the teenager with a flushed face, nervous expression, and panting breath, Risha opened her mouth.

"Idiot."

Kevin choked, but didn't retort, lowering his head.

At this moment, Risha stepped forward and hugged him.

"Risha?" he said in surprise.

"Actually, I like you too," Risha said softly, her face buried in his chest.

Kevin's face instantly turned red and purple.

"Re, really?" he said in disbelief.

"Really, idiot," Risha said softly.

Kevin took a deep breath to calm himself down, his hands trembling, and slowly raised them, hugging Risha.

The two stood in the moonlight, embracing for a long time.

"How wonderful," the black-robed person standing on the roof took off his hood, looking at the beautiful lovers below, sighing.

"One hundred and fifty layers of wish spirit have been credited! Master ~" Ruri emerged from behind him, "Then should we dispose of these three corpses?"

"I'll take them outside the city and bury them later."

Yarrow said indifferently, dragging three wrapped body bags and turning to leave.

On the street below, Kevin was still savoring the sweetness of the beauty in his arms, but Risha raised her head and said to him:

"Then let's go home and 'zhuo ai' quickly."

"Eh? What?" Kevin was stunned.

"'Zhuo ai', isn't that what you're supposed to do after a confession?" Risha said.

"But, but we just started dating, this, this should be taken slowly..."

"Why slowly? We're going to do it eventually, so let's start now."

Saying that, Risha grabbed Kevin's hand and pulled him towards her house.

"Ah, wait, Risha, I, I'm not ready yet!"