616 There was once a truly sincere… (2/2)

”If it's just Mr. Knight, I can still take care of protecting you. We'd still be able to escape even in an emergency situation,” the dog head mask girl told him. ”I can't guarantee the same if we take even one more person with us.”

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

”I understand…” Seiji turned to face Natsuya and the others. ”How about you all just return and wait for me?”

Natsuya and Shika both revealed unwilling expressions. Hitaka frowned.

”No need to worry. With Miss Dog Head Mask protecting me, I'll be fine.” Seiji paused for a moment. ”This is a rare opportunity.”

This was just like having a high level player help a low level player to level up. He didn't want to miss such an opportunity.

Natsuya and the others understood what he meant. Although they were unwilling, they could only accept.

However, they didn't want to leave. They wanted to wait here for him.

Seiji finally managed to gently convince them to return home to rest and wait for him.

The dog head mask girl silently observed this entire process.

After Natsuya and the others were finally convinced to leave, she spoke up again. ”Actually, as long as you wanted, you could easily have sex with any of them, couldn't you? Especially with that long-haired, big-breasted girl.”

Seiji was once again rendered speechless.

”Honestly, please stop bringing up such a topic, Miss Dog Head Mask.” Seiji felt rather helpless.

”Don't you have such desires? Why aren't you making a move?”

”I don't want to answer this question.”

”I think that girl is looking forward to you making such a move as well. You only need to push her down on her bed.” The dog head mask girl chuckled.

”That's enough of this conversation, please…”

”Could it be that you're actually one of the legendary herbivore men? Or are you one of those pure men who believe in sex only after marriage?”

”You can just treat me as such a man.” Seiji sighed. ”Miss Dog Head Mask, you shouldn't casually talk about topics such as these.”

”I carry myself quite seriously as a lady. Although, I do act rather casually around you, Mr. Knight.” The dog head mask girl chuckled. ”So, what's the answer?”

”…It simply isn't time yet.”

”You lose points for being insistent on waiting until after marriage.”

”Please apologize to all rule-abiding men in this world!”

Seiji wasn't insistent to such a degree. However, he didn't feel that men who insisted on such a thing were in the wrong.

”It's nice that you treasure women. However, you can't just go by formalities only. You also have to truly pay attention to what they want,” the dog head mask girl said, then turned to look at the black Dimensional Eye. ”Do you still need time for any preparations?”

”No need… But I do have a request.” Seiji looked at her. ”Please allow me to see your true appearance.”

”Why?”

”In order to improve our trust. Although I've already chosen to believe in you, if it's at all possible, I still want to see who you really are. This way, I'll be able to trust you more.”

A chilly night breeze blew past them.

”And here I thought that you weren't interested in my appearance at all.” The dog head mask girl chuckled.

”That's impossible. It's not really that interesting to constantly talk to someone wearing a dog head mask,” Seiji told her honestly. ”Although your mask is rather cute, I prefer to see a human face.”

”That's not what I want to hear. Mr. Knight, you should be more sincere if you want to make a request.”

”Sincere?”

”That's right, sincere.”

”What type of sincerity?”

”What do you think?” The dog head mask girl folded her arms and used a classical reverse question.

Seiji fell silent for a moment as he mulled it over.

”Alright then…”

Seiji took a deep breath and then covered his face with his hand. He slowly revealed his face and smiled gently and sadly as he slowly spoke, ”There was once a truly sincere and wonderful relationship I had which I didn't treasure. Only when I lost it did I regret it endlessly. If the gods can give me another chance to start over again, I would tell her just three words: 'I want you!' If I could transform this regret of mine into an actual wish, I'd wish for… seeing the most beautiful thing in the world once more: your smile!”