12 『Her Life Debt』 (2/2)
”That's quite the self-confidence...” Jack commented as he stared at the Head Warrior, as he knew he himself could handle all these pipsqueaks, but he highly doubted Gazef could do it on his own.
Even if he was super skilled, it seemed unlikely he'd win.
The Head Warrior laughed lightly as the Dragon didn't seem to have that much confidence in him. In truth, he knew he couldn't handle all of them. He just knew he'd take down plenty of them with him, if not the monsters that they've summoned.
Jack looked back out the window towards the direction of the Special Operations group outside the Village called the Sunlit Scripture. They seemed to be employing ArchAngel Flames, monsters from YGGDRASIL. They were weak compared to Jack or any of his NPCs, but they were a challenge for an average human to take care of due to being third tier summons.
”Then I will see you on the battlefield, Jack-dono,” The Head Warrior, he was rather content with not having to kneel down before him. Though he seemed to have felt like Jack would feel the same.
”Aye...” Jack watched as Gazef made his way out of the building to return to his men and relay his orders. Once the Head Warrior was gone, he turned his gaze towards Enri who began to walk up to him.
Enri stopped right in front of him, a smile plainly set upon her lips. There was a light tinge of red on her cheeks, she was blushing, she seemed anxious. ”Are you not going to fight with the Head Warrior?”
Jack initially said nothing as he stared at the faint dimples by the corners of her smiling lips. They were cute. His gaze subtly traveled below her collar briefly, before moving back up to her face.
”I will join him on the plains should it seem that he is losing,” his eyes remained on her as he didn't make much more of an expression, as for the time being, he didn't have an emotional response.
”Ah...” Enri's smile lessened slightly hearing this, rubbing her arm with her left hand, her fingers scratching against her skin covered by the stitched orange right sleeve of her dress.
Jack's eyes flickered to Nemu for a second, who was watching them with her lips parted in a muted smile, then back towards Enri. ”Are you worried about something? Or is there something else on your mind?”
If this was a confession, he'd want to outright reject it. At the same time, accept it. He didn't understand though how she could fall for him, if she even did in the first place.
His hand would reach forward, lightly fixing the button on the collar of her dress. If this situation was different, he might actually have tried to unbutton the rest of her dress.
This caused her to flinch slightly from the sudden movement, believing he was going to take her chin into his hand. Her face had turned even redder at the very idea of his touch.
Pursing his lips at her reaction, he let his hand fall down to his side. ”So?”
She tensed slightly when he spoke up again, she had never felt this nervous in her life! It was just because of this… Dragon right? She was saved by him, he risked himself to save her and her sister.
She had never courted anyone. She had never dated anyone. She always had the single status.
Had it been a risk? Or had it been a calculation? She didn't think of these, she already set her mind on the former assumption.
”I… I don't know… It's just...” Enri swallowed shallowly, she'd flex the collar of her dress trying to take it from the surface of her neck, feeling an itch from her nerves. ”You saved my life, and my sisters life. I'd do anything to save my sister… And not only that, but you gave me an expensive potion without even knowing who I am! I want to be able to repay you for your generosity.”
Jack generally found that the potions couldn't be refined with the Gold from YGGDRASIL anymore. So technically his potions were rare now and irreplaceable, making them expensive.
Though he was pretty sure she thought it was expensive because he said it was advanced, while it was really a Lesser Healing Potion. A small smiled poked across his lips.
”Then let us call it... a Life Debt,” Jack called upon the belief that a victim who is saved, owes their savior forever. Or in another case, when someone is saved by someone, they become the other person's servant forever.
”L-life debt?” She had an inkling of what he meant.
”You will be mine, if or until I relinquish you of your service to me.”
Enri bit her lower lip as it was exactly what she thought. He wanted her as a servant, or a slave, in some manner of speaking. Though at the same time, he could claim the entire Village due to saving all of their lives even. ”I see,” she still had a hint of a smile across her lips as she nodded, ”Life Debt.”
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In a way, she wanted to accept this in order to protect her sister and the Village. She could only assume that he'd continue to protect her life thanks to the debt, which would mean in turn, he'd protect those around her. At least, that is what she hoped.
Jack's gaze lingered towards Nemu, then back towards Enri. ”Good,” a mischievous grin appeared across his lips, the tip of his tongue briefly poking out. ”We'll talk after everything is resolved...”
Enri nodded as she clasped her hands together, a half-smile across her lips as she watched him with a weak gaze as he walked out the door. The battle could be heard raging from the fields, the Horses charging through the Sunlit Scripture to retreat to E-Rantel and the Head Warrior fighting on foot after losing his mount.
Soon enough, everything was met by a brief silence. The Warrior Troop had retreated, Gazef was alone on the field. By far, it was clear who would be the losing party.