The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 161

Chapter 161: Warm Moonlight (Shurin’s Side)

When I first saw him, I thought he seemed cold.

Different from the ones who approached me, but with eyes as sharp as a beast’s and an unsociable expression, I couldn’t tell what emotions he was harboring, unlike Father.

A light without warmth… like moonlight. But when he spoke, he treated me neither with contempt nor fear, but with equality.

After that, he brought me along to talk to Father. I learned that he was smart enough to keep up with Father’s conversations.

When we fought the Juggernaut, I realized his strength once again. What I saw when searching for the Juggernaut’s core was him kicking away swarming monsters to obstruct the Juggernaut’s advance.

And when Father was killed, and even when Lowd tried to kill me, he never changed his expression.

But when Berg arrived, Lowd smiled. Despite his overwhelming power that made me tremble just by facing him, he faced him without hesitation, even though he should have been exhausted.

Unable to do anything but cry when Father died, Berg found and gave me a letter from Father. Even so, overflowing with various emotions, when I cried, Berg comforted me.

His stroking hand was warm, and though completely different from Father, his eyes looking at me were as gentle as Father’s…

(Why do thoughts of Father overlap…?)

While pondering such things, I heard a strange sound.

(Aria and Serena…?)

Suppressing my presence, I went to the room Berg and the others were using. There, Aria and Serena were intertwined around Berg.

(…!?)

Though I only knew about it from knowledge, I couldn’t help but watch it unfold before my eyes. Seeing Aria and Serena trembling with ecstasy made my stomach feel warm.

(They seem so fulfilled…)

I didn’t understand why they would have such happy and fulfilled expressions, or how Berg, who could make Aria and Serena like that, could…

So I wanted to know, and I approached them. If Berg could make Aria and Serena like that, maybe he could somehow fill the emptiness inside me.

And after hearing the answer, I felt like I understood what kind of person Berg was…

(Warm…)

Though he felt as cold as the moon at first, when we’re together, I can feel the kindness within him. Like illuminating the path to take when standing still in the darkness, he fills the empty, cold heart with warmth.

I wouldn’t have noticed that warmth if he weren’t by my side. Finally, I think I understand why Father entrusted him with everything.

I still don’t know what I want to do or become, but I feel like I’ll figure it out someday if I’m with Berg…

So I’ll also be Berg’s strength, because I think that’s the only thing I can do right now…