Chapter 63: Melusine's Night Raid.
[June 24, late night]
[You thought the thing that broke down the door was a ghost, but who knew it was actually Melusine wanting to night raid you.]
[But she herself was also badly frightened by the wandering ghost in the hotel, so she burrowed into your blanket.]
The night gradually grew deeper, the moonlight dim, and the hotel corridor was shrouded in darkness so thick that one could not even see a hand in front of one's face.
Eikou dragged a table over to the front of the room door and braced it tightly against the door, in case the ghost in the hotel suddenly broke in.
If that ghost truly wanted to enter, these few security measures probably would not be able to stop it.
But at the very least, doing this could bring Melusine a bit of psychological reassurance.
"Speaking of ghosts, why are you afraid of ghosts,"
With a puzzled expression, Eikou asked the petite figure curled up inside the blanket.
"Aren't you the fastest and strongest Albion Dragon? And yet you're scared into burrowing straight into the blanket by a ghost? If you really wanted to, don't even mention a ghost—within just one second you could incinerate the entire hotel on the spot."
"Th-That… those are two completely different things! I am indeed very strong, but that doesn't mean I'm not afraid of ghosts!"
Melusine hid inside the blanket and spoke up in her defense.
"The contrast in you is way too intense, it's so cute it actually makes people annoyed."
Eikou complained.
This Naughty Dragon usually loved to call herself the strongest dragon species, but she had no shortage of bad habits: she was afraid of ghosts, couldn't swim, was greedy and lazy all day long, and even liked to secretly steal and eat her Master's husband.
If one temporarily ignored her Servant abilities that were absurdly strong and her profound knowledge as a dragon species, then the true nature of this dragon girl was honestly rather hard to describe?
"..."
Hearing the silence outside the door that was so still it was almost eerie, Eikou also began to feel uneasy.
He looked toward the door, then glanced again at the dragon girl burrowed inside the blanket.
This is bad, what a hassle.
Knowing clearly that there was a ghost outside, Eikou was certainly not stupid enough to go out.
As for Melusine, although she was the strongest dragon, from the standpoint of a gentleman's etiquette, he also could not let a girl return alone when he knew clearly that there was danger outside.
Especially when she was still very afraid.
He himself was also scared half to death and absolutely did not want to go outside.
"Um…"
Although not in Melusine's ideal way, it seemed she really had achieved her objective — staying in the same room as the person she liked, and before dawn no one was allowed to step out of this room!
Or should he wake Gawain and the others, and have the whole group go catch ghosts in the hotel together?
"So you actually saw that ghost, huh? What did it look like?"
"Its whole body was burning with blue flames, it was a skull…"
"Why does that sound like King Hassan?! Just hearing it already feels terrifying!"
Thinking it over again, Eikou asked himself whether he really needed to take such a risk. A ghost that could frighten even the strongest dragon into this state — just how ferocious did it have to be? Would he and the two Knights of the Round Table even be enough to fill its teeth?
The fewer troubles, the better. It was still best not to be like the protagonists in horror movies, proactively seeking death by poking at ghosts and monsters.
"Forget it, looks like we'll just have to put up with it tonight…"
Eikou shook his head and obediently accepted his fate.
He walked to the bedside, took the extra blanket, and prepared to spread it out on the floor.
"Eikou, what are you doing?"
Hearing the movement, Melusine poked her small, adorable head out from inside the blanket.
"Obviously sleeping on the floor."
Eikou said, "You can stay here and sleep tonight, but in the future you're not allowed to barge into my room without permission anymore."
"So you're planning to sleep on the floor?"
"What other choice is there, I can't let a girl sleep on the ground."
"Um..."
Melusine pondered slightly, and on the elegant, proper face of the maiden suddenly appeared a smile carrying a hint of allure.
She gently lifted the blanket, revealing her figure in pajamas — slender to the point of being slightly thin, small and beautiful, the body of a young girl. Melusine extended her delicate hand and lightly patted the mattress, signaling for him to lie down on this bed.
That dragon girl, who looked fragrant and soft, was exactly like a completely white pet cat, with a docile personality — hugging her would certainly feel very comfortable.
"Sleeping on the floor is very uncomfortable," Melusine said in a voice full of temptation, "it's better to sleep here..."
Her bright, beautiful golden eyes stared fixedly at him as if locking onto prey, a few traces of ingratiation flashing within her gaze, revealing a womanly charm that did not match her appearance at all.
"You mean..." He hesitated for a moment, "you want to switch with me?"
"Sometimes you really are too naive, naive to the point of being downright foolish."
"Just kidding," Eikou waved his hand and said seriously.
"I'm a proper and decent person, how could I casually crawl into a girl's blanket like that..."
But a small hand, white and smooth, soft as if boneless, gently took hold of his hand.
Eikou suddenly fell silent and lowered his head to look at Melusine holding onto him.
He saw the dragon girl tilt her head slightly, that peerlessly beautiful princess-like face exuding a loneliness like the night itself.
"…But right now I'm very uneasy, I need you to stay with me."
Those golden eyes brimming with emotion shimmered beneath the moonlight. The sincere feelings conveyed through her gaze were even more moving than words, gentler than any gesture, making it obvious at a glance that the inner heart of this girl was far more fragile and rich than her outward appearance suggested.
Seeing Melusine reveal such an expression, Eikou's heart suddenly trembled slightly.
Clearly, in daily life she always carried herself with both arrogance and carefree ease, yet at this moment she had become someone people wanted to protect so badly.
"Haaa..."
Just at this moment, the two of them suddenly sensed a cold, gloomy presence outside the door, ominously sweeping past.
There was no movement, only a chilling wind that made one's heart clench.
This is bad, it's that ghost that looks like King Hassan!
Whoosh!
Neither of them hesitated at all. They immediately burrowed straight into the blanket, wrapping themselves up tightly in an instant, afraid to expose even the slightest bit of skin and be discovered by the ghost.
"..."
Both of them were afraid of ghosts, hiding inside the blanket to the point that they didn't even dare breathe too hard, afraid of being noticed by the suspicious ghost outside.
Right after that, Melusine suddenly reached out with both arms and hugged Eikou tightly. She was both uneasy and flustered, a pleasant maiden's fragrance emanating from her body, like a timid white cat nestling into his embrace.
And also like a small young dragon, yearning for and clinging to the warmth of his body.
Eikou's eyes widened slightly. Only now did he realize just how fast his heart was pounding.
He pressed his lips together, hesitating for a second or two. Between keeping his distance and comforting her, he did not hesitate for long. In the end, one arm wrapped around her slender waist, while the other rested on her head, gently stroking as he softly reassured her.
"I'll stay with you, it's okay."
Quite a long time passed. There was no more movement or presence outside. The two of them, drenched in sweat and flushed red, finally slowly emerged from the blanket.
"…Looks like it's left."
Eikou used instinct to sense the presence outside the door, confirming that the situation was now safe.
"But the other side might come back…"
Melusine once again lightly tugged at the hem of his clothes, her soft body pressing close against him.
Those beautiful golden eyes looked at him with deep longing.
"To be safer, Eikou… tonight, shall we just sleep together like this?"
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