Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1468 - 254: Nellie’s Kiss

Their four lips pressed tightly together, and Pannis’s gaze tightened as if he hadn’t expected Nellie to make such a sudden move, but then his expression gradually softened. He wrapped his arms around Nellie’s body, tenderly responding to the knight’s passion. The temperature rose bit by bit, and their breaths slowly became scorching hot. Lovers who had been separated for a century finally returned to the days they had lost and expressed their deep longing through their actions.

After a while, their joined lips slowly parted, and their foreheads rested against each other, their noses touching. They felt each other’s fiery breath on their faces as they gazed into each other’s eyes with deep affection at close range.

"Bang," after a moment of gazing, Nellie suddenly leaned back, lightly bumping her forehead against Pannis’s, and after slightly distancing themselves, she revealed a radiant smile to Pannis. Her ordinary appearance was transformed by a smile as splendid as the most beautiful flowers. Although Nellie hadn’t said anything, her radiant smile seemed to convey thousands of words. At this moment, language lost its meaning. Every bit of beauty was contained in that smile, reaching deep into Pannis’s heart.

In Nellie’s smile, the remorse and pain in Pannis’s brow melted away like residual snow in early spring, vanishing swiftly amidst warmth. Sometimes, between two hearts that understand each other, all it takes is a smile, a gesture, for all the unhappiness that ever happened to dissipate like the morning fog under the sun’s smile.

"I love you, my beloved." Nellie whispered in Pannis’s ear, "Between us, there’s no need for apologies, because ever since we fell in love, you and I, our hearts have been one. We can no longer distinguish between each other, loving the other as we love ourselves. So tell me, what’s the point of apologies? Have you ever seen anyone apologize to their own reflection in the mirror?"

"Actually, I think I might have," Nellie’s smile freed Pannis completely from the shackles of his soul, and he regained his former vivacity, grinning at Nellie and saying, "I once spied on a fool who secretly said to his reflection, ’I’m really sorry, for someone as talented as you, to only achieve groundbreaking results after so many years must be because I haven’t worked hard enough.’ Then he told himself, ’No worries, you’ve already worked very hard. Even for a great genius like me, setbacks are needed for growth.’"

"You’re so annoying. I put so much thought into my declaration of love, and this is how you respond. How am I supposed to continue now?" Nellie punched Pannis’s back twice, her complaint tinged with both irritation and laughter: "It took me decades to come up with, and now it’s turned out to be nothing like I imagined. I ought to beat you to death."

Pity filled Pannis’s gaze as he sat beside her, drawing her into his arms with a soft sigh. Nellie’s words were simple, yet they stirred Pannis’s heart greatly because from that simplicity, he saw the years of longing she must have felt. She had most likely imagined this reunion countless times despite knowing the chances were slim. Only in this way could every word she wanted to say upon reuniting be so thoughtfully weighed and deeply remembered.

"I’ve always felt that the torture of longing and guilt over these years was very painful, but upon reflecting on it, your suffering was no less than mine," Pannis said, stroking Nellie’s black hair with a bitter tone: "You’ve really suffered a lot."

"How dare you say that." Nellie, who had been resting happily on Pannis’s shoulder, suddenly sat up straight as if something popped into her head. She pinched him hard on the thigh, saying through gritted teeth with ferocity, "You jerk, to think I was punishing you. You really think the worst of me, don’t you? How could I ever want to punish you?"

"Uh, haha, haha, the view around here is really nice." Pannis’s gaze darted about everywhere, deliberately avoiding eye contact with Nellie as he rambled on with forced laughter. Then, all of a sudden, his eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice, "So it’s true, I thought someone was peeking into my dreams a few times. You’re spying on me." freewēbnoveℓ.com

"You’re still so sharp, can’t you pretend to be a bit dumber?" Nellie nodded happily, "That’s right, it’s me. With our Demigods’ perceptive powers, if a Deity focuses their attention on us, we’re bound to sense it. That’s why I would never directly spy on you. But I figured it wouldn’t be a problem in dreams, so I occasionally peeked into your dreams. And that’s how I found out you always thought I was punishing you."

"Why didn’t you tell me?" Pannis frowned and said, "You should know that, as long as you could catch my attention, I would always guess you were there."

"That’s exactly what I was worried about, I didn’t want you to know." Nellie smiled and shook her head, whispering, "I have my own reasons, so I can’t tell you."

"What about now?" Pannis grimaced. He knew Nellie’s personality all too well; even though she showed her unique tenderness to him, deep down she was still that determined knight, almost to the point of stubbornness. Once she set her mind on something, it was very hard for anyone to change it. Thus, Pannis could only sigh and say, "Now that I’ve found out, can you tell me the details?"

"No," Nellie shook her head vigorously, refusing, "You have to tell me first how you found out you were the true controller of your own body. I thought I played my part well, so why was I discovered? Tell me your reasons first, then I’ll tell you the details."

"Hey, isn’t that cheating? Are you still a knight?" Pannis gently tapped Nellie’s head, complaining, "What about your knight’s code of honor? Is that fair?"

"I am the Deity of Death right now, not a knight, so of course, I don’t have to follow a knight’s code of honor." Nellie winked playfully, a sly smile on her face, "Also, I just thought of something. Ever since you came here, you’ve never called me by the name Danacus, you always called me ’Lord Deity of Death.’ This means that it’s not that I didn’t play my part well, but that you came in with suspicion right from the start, right?"

"I’m amazed you’ve started to think things through. So tell me, are you really possessed by Danacus? Hey, hey, hey, don’t pinch me, you used to pinch me secretly, why aren’t you even trying to hide it now? Ow, that hurts, stop pinching, I’ll talk, I’ll talk." Pannis rubbed his thigh, smiling bitterly, "That’s right, I did have my suspicions from the beginning, because the subordinates you trusted betrayed you."