章 90: The Aftermath

"Huff-! Huff-!" Adrian's eyes abruptly opened, his breaths haggard.

"T-The monster-!" he muttered, looking around in panic. But he saw only the walls of a room and a beautiful girl who was sleeping on the chair beside him.

"A-Aria?" he muttered in confusion, his voice barely above a whisper.

Then, images of the battle and the moments right before he fainted started flooding back into his mind. He remembered the intense fight with the Guardian, the searing pain of the lightning strike and the injury on his left hand, and the desperate attempt to finish the monster.

He also remembered collapsing right after, his vision fading as he was overwhelmed by exhaustion and pain. He only remembered fainting on Aria's lap after saying, "Kill the monster."

'Wait-! On her lap!' His eyes widened for a bit, his face flushing red. He quickly shook his head.