212 Chapter 212: Infirmary (2/2)

”Not at all.”

The two of them lapsed into silence once again. Angelica stared at Shun Yin, her grip on her own wrist tightening. She resisted the urge to reach out to him once more, to take his hand. Noticing it, as well as the presence behind the door, Shun Yin leaned back against his bed.

”…I heard about it.”

”Huh?”

Angelica aborted her move to stare at Shun Yin in confusion. He raised his head and met her gaze evenly.

”I heard from Charles Porter regarding your engagement. I suppose congratulations are…in order.”

”…thank you.”

Shun Yin felt a sharp pain his chest when he saw that Angelica was about to cry. He cursed himself for being insensitive, but…he had no choice. If anyone saw Angelica getting close to him, then she would be in big trouble. It didn't matter if he landed in trouble – it was nothing he couldn't handle – but Angelica was a different matter.

He couldn't allow any harm to befall her. Not a single one.

”I…”

”It's okay. I understand. You're worried about that rat skulking about, right?”

Angelica raised a hand. Before Shun Yin could say anything, a huge fireball surged out and veered out of the door. There was a small explosion, and a shriek. Several loud footsteps followed, the uneven sound making it clear that whoever it was had been hurt and was hobbling.

”There. All the pests are gone now. We should be able to speak frankly.”

”That's…” Shun Yin couldn't help but shake his head in exasperation. ”…a violent way of handling things.”

”It can't be helped. How else can you exterminate pests if you don't get violent with them?” Angelica looked around, as if confirming there was no one else around, and then she leaned closer, almost pinning Shun Yin to his bed. She lowered her voice into a conspiratorial whisper. ”You are the only one I can trust.”

”I wouldn't be too sure. Lady Angelica, we haven't met or talked in years. You can't sure that someone like me is…”

”Cut that out. I don't want to hear you speak to me like that.” Angelica glared at him. Shun Yin shut up helplessly.

”…”

”Good. Now listen. I want you to take me away from here. From the Porter family. I'm sick of Father making all these decisions on my behalf. I never asked to get engaged. I never asked to succeed the family and be the next head. They are arbitrarily shoving all these responsibilities onto me without considering my personal feelings.”

”…take you away…?”

”Don't be dense. I'm in love with you. And I know you love me too. We are going to elope. To hell with the Porter family. To hell with my condescending father. I'm going to do what I want, marry whoever I want, and I won't let anyone or anything stop me.”

Breathless after all those words tumbled out of her mouth, Angelica surged forward and kissed Shun Yin.

”Mmh!”

Shun Yin struggled under her embrace and gently pushed her away.

”Calm down, Angelica! We can't! You can't…!”

”And who says I can't? My father? Screw him.” Angelica folded her arms. ”He just thinks of me as a tool…something to inherit the leadership of the Porter family. He doesn't regard me as a human. And besides, even if I'm gone, others can inherit the leadership. As long as it's not Charles. My brother is a good choice, if he isn't out saving the world so often. Glen is another good candidate. He's practical and has a good head on his shoulders.”

”It's not about that.” Shun Yin took a deep breath. ”Where can we go? Where will we run to? You know the power and influence that the Porter family wields. No matter where we go, they will track us down, hunt us down and drag us back. There is no escaping their reach, not unless you're prepared to flee beyond the borders of the Global Federation.”

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”Of course I am prepared. The Amazerian Empire. The Zurium Empire. If we can get a boat, we should be able to…”

”It's not just that. Even if we somehow escape their clutches…even if we manage to get away by boat before they catch us, there are other people who will suffer in our stead instead.” Shun Yin sighed heavily. ”Think of the consequences. What do you think will happen to my family if I elope with you? You think the Porter family is going to ignore this? Even if we can somehow hide from them, they'll go after my family. My master. They will destroy my family, and my master's Miyamoto dojo. They will destroy anyone who is related to me in one way or another.”

'…your family.” Angelica paused for a moment, pondering over it. ”You are right. I can't be so selfish and ask you to abandon your responsibility to your family and master. I can't drag those innocent and uninvolved into our own affairs.”

”I'm glad you understand.” Shun Yin bowed his head a little.

”…yes.” Angelica straightened up. ”I'll have to find another way then.”

”…eh?” Shun Yin thought she would give up, but evidently Angelica refused to surrender to her fate. She was still pondering over alternatives. Somehow Shun Yin felt a chilling premonition run down his spine.

”No matter what I do…will you forgive me?”

”Huh?” Shun Yin looked at Angelica, bewildered. ”What do you mean?”

”Oh. Nothing much. Just that…” Angelica ran a hand along her long, crimson hair. ”I'm planning on something big. To change the status quo.”

”…I see.” Shun Yin regarded her suspiciously. Angelica quickly laughed and raised her hands.

”Don't worry. I will never harm your family or your master. They'll probably be my in-laws in the future, so we can't have them hurt now, can we? Even I understand that I can't go that far…”

”Yeah.” Shun Yin breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment he had thought Angelica had gone full yandere and was planning to massacre his family and kill his master so that he would have no other attachments to the Federation.

”However…everyone else is fair game, right?”

”…eh?”

Before Shun Yin could muster up a proper reply, Angelica had gotten back to her feet and was sashaying toward the door of the infirmary. She turned back and winked at him.

”Look forward to it, my dear.”

Then she was gone. Shun Yin stared dumbly at the now empty door, not sure what to make of her last, ominous words.

He prayed she wouldn't do anything too drastic.