Chapter 299 - 252 : Lucys Origin (1/2)

”Heh, it appears you've become quite popular with the boys.”

Arthur joked as he sensed the presence of Usui, who was heading in this direction. In response to his joke, Lucy snorted flirtatiously and went for a kiss, not letting him speak another word.

By the time Usui arrived at the alley, there was nothing but dust remaining there. Arthur teleported himself along with Lucy high-up in the air, where no one can see them or sense their presence.

The kiss continued for a whole minute before Lucy finally let go. She appeared very reluctant to part her lips with his after such a short kiss, however, they still have much time to spend together, so she wasn't absurdly selfish but it's not like Arthur minded such things, he actually liked kissing her, to say the least.

”You've become even more beautiful.”

Arthur ran his fingers through her silky silver hair as she leaned on his chest, enjoying this moment of peacefulness. It was only after a period of time did this quietness stop.

After gazing at her man's face for who knows how long, she caressed the long scar across his face with a bit of guilt and sadness, it's as if it was her fault that this scar appeared.

Seeing her reaction, Arthur chuckled lightly and said:

”It's from the White Tiger. I need special materials to be able to heal it.”

Lucy remained silent for a few more seconds before she spoke her first words, unlike her usually cold and indifferent tone, she let out a worried voice yet you could feel a bit of excitement mixed in it:

”How are you?”

”Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine.”

Lucy shook her had as she heard his reply and added:

”No, I meant how were you in the past five years, you seem... different.”

Obviously, Lucy didn't mean it in a bad way, the aura around him was drastically different. This was mainly due to the long time he passed inside the ARK and all the thing he has been through, it kind of changed his character into the better. All of this should be attributed to his copy though, who forced him to experience Hell itself to know what Heaven truly is.

Right now, Arthur couldn't feel happier, to have finally gone to Earth and met his dear wife. To be able to hold her in his arms, listen to her voice and embrace her, those are things he yearned for since the second they separated five years ago.

The soul Bond between them made it even harder to spend his days alone, without being able to see his wife. His copy was right when he was lecturing him, he was too rush in the past, wanting to meet with Lucy and Saly as soon as possible.

He disregarded his own life, which is something Lucy would definitely be angry about if she ever found out. He didn't think of the consequences of losing his own life, the grief and sadness it'll bring to his family.

A widowed wife in an unknown world and a fatherless girl, who already had her share of tragedies.

As he stared at her mesmerizing blood-red eyes, Arthur gave her a sweet kiss on her forehead and said:

”Many, many things happened. Every second of every day I thought about you, I wanted to find you so I made terrible mistakes, I was too rush and inexperienced. The joy I'm feeling right now is simply incomparable, however, coming here was at the cost of a dear partner, that was the greatest mistake I did, sacrificing a comrade...”

As he uttered those words, Arthur held Makaze and unsheathed half of it, showing to Lucy how it became broken and lacking its original aura. Its aura was restored thanks to the Oath but it wasn't entirely recovered, it was barely enough for it to not be considered a broken blade that is akin to trash.

Lucy looked at the dark blade and caressed it gently, in response, the blade emitted slight vibrations, barely noticeable. Thanks to the Soul Bond, the blade registered Lucy as an ally. Though it wasn't hostile toward Lucy, only Arthur is able to wield this dark blade, ever since the oath has been sealed, there'll be no second master to this blade.

”We all make mistakes, Arthur. Regret has no medicine, and it's meaningless to dwell on past mistakes even if they cost you dear things, what matters if learning from them and moving on, moving forward. I did many horrible things in the past too, I have killed innocent men just because they touched me or tried to help me but I misunderstood. Until I met you and fell in love with you, I never regretted what I did but after all that happened, I understood how to differentiate between good and evil. You did not lose Makaze forever, furthermore, you have me beside you. With us together, we'll definitely find a way to fix it!”