Silver Blade and Rose

Edwin brought Zals back to No. 179 from the Sombra Palace, and as soon as he crawled out of the closet in his room, the small opening made by the Lord of Hell on the restriction was naturally repaired.

He returned to his usual state, but because he was used to it, he didn't have any special feelings, but he felt more comfortable this way.

The snake that kept the bow tie was taken out of the backpack by Zars. It was listless and seemed to have no energy.

"Do you want to keep it?" Zales asked Edwin.

"For Ivan," Edwin said without turning his head, and was undressing with his back to him, throwing the coat and jacket into the laundry basket together, "he knows how to deal with it."

After he took off his shirt, he revealed the horrific scars on his back. Zars hugged the snake in his arms and looked at his back, unable to move his legs.

"What's wrong?" Edwin put on his nightgown, reached out to stroke his hair, and looked back at him.

Zals was a little confused, not knowing whether he should ask, but in the end his curiosity overwhelmed his worries, and he asked the question that had troubled him for a long time: "The injury on your back...how did it come about?"

He is not a person who has not been injured. In fact, Zals himself has a lot of various scars, but the large scar on Edwin's back is a bit exaggerated. Every time I see him, I feel that it must be very painful, but I have never found it. When the time is right, ask.

"Why did you suddenly think of asking this?" Edwin fastened the belt of his nightgown, and his gaze stayed on the snake in his arms for a moment, before he said, "He cut it off during the fight with Renoir—no What a big deal, I asked him to give back half of his wings."

Although it was already hidden by his clothes, Zars was still thinking about the scar that stretched across Edwin's entire back. Of course, it is impossible for ordinary cold weapons to create such a wound. The strength of the "Rinoor" in the opponent's mouth should be quite powerful .He also knew that smelling this now was not only inappropriate but also useless, but when he saw the scar again, his heart moved, and an inexplicable feeling spread.

"Is that fight the reason why you were exiled?" He lowered his head to look at the bow-knot snake that didn't dare to move, and he was talking nonsense, not understanding why he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Edwin didn't immediately answer his seemingly unurgent question. He stood by the bed and looked at him for a while, as if he finally understood something, and stretched out his hand to him: "Come here."

Zars didn't doubt him, and immediately took a few steps forward obediently, before stopping in front of him.

Edwin still felt that it wasn't enough, grabbed his arm, and pulled him half a step forward. Zals was caught off guard and almost touched his lips with the tip of his nose. He quickly leaned back and said in shock: "Scared I jump."

It was too close, and he wanted to raise his eyes to look at Edwin's face, but saw a little smile on the corner of the other's beautifully shaped mouth.

"...I haven't showered and changed my clothes yet." He immediately felt a little uncomfortable, and said very considerately, "I climbed the mountain for two hours just now, and my body is covered in ashes, how about I go—"

"It's all right," Edwin whispered.

Zals immediately shut his mouth, thinking that his ears were going to burn when he said that, what the hell is Edwin trying to do?

He was indeed covered in dust and dirt. Climbing a mountain was not a clean activity in the first place, and he had an accident when he slid down the gravel slope. Now it is no exaggeration to say that he is ashamed.In fact, when he came out of the closet, he wanted to take a shower, and his mud-stained boots stepped on the expensive carpet in Edwin's room. It must be a lie to say that there is no psychological pressure.

But Edwin just said "no problem".

The voice is very low, as if whispering, a little hoarse, and a little provocative without knowing it.

Not only did the ears heat up, but the heart began to beat uncontrollably.

"The thing I mentioned before..." Edwin didn't know whether he didn't read his mind or did it on purpose, he opened his mouth and picked up which pot he didn't know how to answer, "I gave you so much Time to think about it, shouldn't it be time to answer me?"

When he looked up, he saw his graceful nose, lips and chin, and when he looked down, he saw the collarbone and a small piece of pectoral muscle exposed in the wide neckline of the nightgown. In the end, Zals didn’t know where to look, and his eyes wandered around. It fell on Kururu who was rolling around and wiping the floor with a mop.

He could feel Edwin looking at him, because he was too close, the tip of his nose was even lingering with the inexplicable fragrance of the other party, he struggled a bit, and then said bravely: "...I I don't really understand what you mean..."

Edwin raised his eyebrows: "Did I not understand enough?"

Maybe it was because the atmosphere between them was too weird, the snake maintaining the shape of the bow tie adjusted its posture uncomfortably, then buried its head in Zals' arms, and did not move.

Zals suspected that even if Edwin didn't want to read his mind, he could still hear his messy and unusually loud heartbeat.He tried hard to recall what the other party said last time. Before he could figure out why, Edwin lowered his head, brushed away the sweat-soaked hair on his forehead, and then kissed him heavily on his forehead. for a moment.

"..."

Zars's mind almost went blank, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, and murmured, "I... just sweated."

Edwin was angry and funny: "I said I don't dislike you, who am I in your heart, a severe cleanser?"

"...Of course not." Zars said with a guilty conscience.

After finishing speaking, he realized what had just happened belatedly—Edwin seemed to have kissed him when both of them were conscious.

He raised his head to look at the other person in a silly way, probably because his expression was too stupid, Edwin moved his hand on his forehead down a little, covered his eyes as he did before departure, and lowered his head to kiss his lips.

Zars really went blank at this moment, and let go subconsciously. The bow snake was thrown on the ground by him, and Kururu came over wisely and rolled it away. All of a sudden, let them roll out of the room with human heads and snakes.

Because Zals really doesn't know how to kiss, the kiss didn't last long. After it was over, Edwin patted Zals' cheek with no expression on his face, but a smile in his tone: "Stupid?"

Zars shook his head slowly, blushing from the base of his ears all the way to his face.

"I..." He didn't know what to say, and it took him a long time to say, "I have to talk to Lilian."

"Such an adult, do you still need to report to your mother when you are in love?" Edwin stared at his reddened cheeks, and said an embarrassing address from his thin lips, "Baby."

In fact, compared to "baby", the word "falling in love" is more lethal when uttered from his mouth, at least for Zals now.It's not that he didn't think that Edwin meant this, but when it really happened, he still felt a little overwhelmed as if he was hit by a surprise gift package that fell from the sky.

"...Why me?" He couldn't help asking.

He is not inferior, but Edwin has experienced much more than him. In comparison, he is probably the same as Cerberus, just a puppy who hasn't grown up yet.

He couldn't help but wonder, did Edwin like it?What do you like about him?

Do you like him enough to really want to have a relationship with him?

"Why not you?" Edwin asked back, "I think the special treatment given to you is enough, don't you?"

Zals didn't talk about him anymore, and said with a little annoyance: "I don't want to guess the riddle, I really just can't figure it out."

"Then don't even think about it, just answer my question." Edwin stared at the drooping eyes on his red face, suppressed his urge to read his mind, and whispered coaxingly, "You like me?"

It's not difficult to answer this question, Zall nodded frankly.

"Then why do you like me?" Edwin patiently continued the question-and-answer session with him.

"You are good-looking and powerful. It seems that nothing can trouble you." Zars counted his advantages one by one, and finally pursed his lips a little embarrassedly, and added another, "...and for me Very patient, is it gentle? Is it gentle?"

He was not interested in the first half of the sentence, and Edwin only laughed when he heard the second half.He usually has no expression. Although his face is perfect like a sculpture, there are times when he smiles but not a smile, and sometimes there are smiles in his eyes, but he seldom actually smiles, and he is always less angry.But it was such a face that he was used to seeing, but now because of the smile that could not be concealed at the corner of his mouth, it looked extraordinarily vivid under the dim light in the room.