Chapter 73.2 - Protagonist: Are you comforting me? (1/2)

He found Xiu at a corner bookshelf, holding a book in his hands and reading it very carefully. Du Ze glanced at the title – “A Guide to Fusion Magic.”

Aware of Du Ze’s arrival, Xiu closed the book and put it back on the shelf. Seeing that Du Ze was staring at the book in puzzlement, Xiu explained: “I read the book at school before but left before I could learn it.”

Xiu’s voice was expressionless but even though it did not show any emotion, it made Du Ze felt very uncomfortable.

That first time they couldn’t answer the sphinx’s question, Xiu didn’t know the answer because he left school. The people there could not accept Xiu when he became undead. Even though Xiu’s nature did not change much, everyone there could only see Xiu as an evil undead and opted to expel him.

He isn’t one of us; his heart will certainly be different. (TN: He can’t be trusted because he is different.)

Du Ze felt a pain in his chest as if a needle had stabbed his heart. Du Ze enthusiastically grabbed Xiu’s hand. The skin of Xiu’s palm didn’t have even a hint of body heat which made Du Ze’s distress even more severe. He could not help but squeeze that hand, wanting to warm it up.

“When we leave this tower, we can go back.” Du Ze earnestly said to Xiu: “Whatever you haven’t done, I will do it with you.”

If you haven’t finished learning, go to school and learn it. Going back to finish what you haven’t finished – even if you can never go back to the past, we can still make up for some regrets, right?

Xiu lowered his eyes and stared at their clasped hands. The soul flames in his dark eyes flared up.

“Are you comforting me?”

Hearing Xiu’s hoarse voice, some silly, cute person’s social barrier started acting up – is he going to blow it?

The Lich’s expression was very gloomy. Du Ze eyes widened as Xiu placed his pale fingers on Du Ze’s face and lifted Du Ze’s chin.