Opening her eyes slightly, Lucia habitually reached her hand upwards to check if the person she couldn't forget was still there.
Sensing that something was wrong, Lucia let out a soft cry of surprise. Her consciousness, which was still rather scattered, immediately sobered up.
"Where's Brother Kirito?!"
Lucia exclaimed. She hurriedly stood up and looked around, looking for Kirito but to no avail.
Kirito wasn't in the room. After coming to this conclusion, Lucia put on her clothes and went out to look for Kirito.
Pushing open the door, Lucia hurriedly walked out and didn't notice the stack of heavy objects and the person she couldn't forget hiding behind the heavy objects.
Outside the room, Kirito was still wondering why the door opened by itself. He didn't notice the girl rushing out of the room. Her hand slipped and the heavy objects in her arms fell to the ground, making a loud "Dong Dong Qiang Qiang" sound.
"Ouch!"
"Ouch!"
Two painful cries sounded almost at the same time. One came from Lucia who was hit in the head by the heavy object, and the other came from Kirito who fell on his butt because he was suddenly hit.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Kirito stood up from the ground and held his sore butt while apologizing to Lucia.
Compared to his sore butt, it was obvious that the other party was hit in the head by the heavy object!
"Brother Kirito …"
After being hit on the ground, Lucia couldn't help but spread her legs. Ignoring the pain from the bump on her head, she couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart when she saw Kirito. She suddenly pounced on Kirito and complained to him with a sobbing tone. Her pink little hands also kept hitting Kirito, which made Kirito stunned. He didn't know why she suddenly cried.
"You big baddie!
You didn't even tell me when you left. You made me worry for a long time. Scoundrel, scoundrel, scoundrel!
Big baddie!
Do you know how worried I am about you? "
As if she was at a loss for words, Lucia held onto Kirito's collar, her small hands continuously caressing the other party's body. Her mouth continuously muttered the two words "baddie", her tears flowed like rain, her tears flowing like a pear blossom in the rain. Her body trembled non-stop, just like a child shivering in the middle of a stormy night.
"Alright, don't cry. I'm here. I didn't go there."
Kirito didn't know what to do. He could only put his hand on her head, hoping to give her some peace of mind. He opened his clumsy mouth and comforted her.
"You know what?
I don't want anyone to leave me anymore. My parents have already left me, so … so I don't want you to leave me too!
I'm afraid … afraid that one day, you'll be like my parents and suddenly leave me. "
Lucia kept crying to Kirito. She was extremely scared now. She didn't want to lose Kirito again.
Kirito silently supported Lucia. He tried to imagine Lucia's pain, hoping that he could comfort Lucia better. However, he couldn't imagine it. His family was happy. He couldn't understand the pain of losing his family at a young age. That kind of pain was indescribable. It wasn't something that Kirito, who was pampered at home, could understand.
This kind of pain would make people feel lost and helpless. Then, they would accuse the heavens of being unfair. What would be left in the end would be a heart-wrenching sense of loss and helplessness. And Lucia, who was still a child, had to bear all of this. To her, this was really, really heavy.
This world was really too harsh. However, what could Kirito say?
The world that Lucia was born in was heartless and cold. People couldn't even solve their own problems. Who would care about and help these two little girls?
At that time, there were many children like Lucia and her sister who had lost their families and could only beg on the streets. Perhaps, the adults were already used to it. They were already cold-hearted enough to ignore this group of children.
But — —
Since they were still alive, they had to live well. Otherwise, they would be mistreating themselves and the friends who helped them survive and relied on them for survival.
The past could only be the past. They couldn't let it become a shackle and a sharp blade that pierced their hearts. If they couldn't let go of the past, it would only be accompanied by a lifetime of pain. They might not even be able to move forward and could only be stuck in one place forever. To them, it was very disadvantageous and useless.
Kirito sighed. The only thing he could do now was to prevent the tragedy from happening again.
He emphasized his tone and made a solemn promise. He didn't want Lucia to be sad again, so he had to do this. He felt that this was something very meaningful to her and Lucia.
"I!
Kirito hereby swears that from today onwards, I will never leave Lucia's side!
I won't let her be sad and I won't let her be hurt. If I violate this oath, I, Kirito, am willing to be struck by lightning five times by the heavens … Oh! "
Before he could finish his sentence, Lucia hurriedly jumped up and covered Kirito's mouth. She looked at Kirito with sorrowful eyes and exhaled a gentle breath that tickled Kirito's cheeks. She looked at Kirito with a gloomy expression and her big almond eyes were already filled with tears. Lucia spoke slowly.
"Silly, I don't need you to swear anything. I just need you to stay by my side. Why would I need to be struck by lightning five times by the heavens?
Don't say such things in the future, understand? "
"But … But aren't you afraid that I will suddenly disappear?"
"Yes, but who can guarantee that no matter what happens, we won't leave each other's side?
No one can!
In the face of fate, we can't do as we please! "
Lucia's face was filled with sorrow. She revealed an expression that looked like she was about to cry. It was even more beautiful than pure pain.
Kirito was silent. Indeed, just like what Lucia said, no one could guarantee anything.
Although he had made a promise and Kirito would naturally do his best to fulfill it, in the face of fate, who could stay out of it and go against its decision?
Even the strongest of Soul Society would not dare to make such an oath, let alone him, Lucia, or even an ordinary person.
Perhaps power could really give people the ability to change their 'fate', but there was a saying that 'fate' meant that if 'fate' wanted you to be destroyed, then when that day came, you would have no choice but to be destroyed. There was no room for you to resist or remember.
But — —
"Even if I really can't change my fate, I will still work hard. I will do my best, no matter the cost.
So, even if I don't have long to live in a foreign land, I will crawl back to see you. I will not disappear!
Definitely!
Definitely! "
Although the man knew this, he still made a solemn oath because he had the determination to not be afraid of anything. Even if he could not change his fate, he would not leave Lucia. He would do his best to protect Lucia. This — — was a man's belief.