VIP Chapter 132: The Train…is Moving
“So thin, such a frail boy who desperately needs protection.”
Shuna was very close, almost pressed against Will. Her fingers traced from his collarbone downwards, finally stopping at his chest. She didn’t have the habit of growing long nails like other girls—it was too inconvenient in the dungeon—but the mere touch of her fingertips on his chest sent a ticklish sensation through him.
Facing Shuna, who was now sitting directly on him, Will swallowed hard. What… what was happening?! What had happened? While Shuna did seem to like touching him directly, before, whether she was pinching his face or his arm, it felt like something a boisterous friend with no sense of boundaries might do. But this time, she seemed genuinely close to wanting to push him down.
The Shuna before him had her jacket half-off, her eyes were hazy, and she even licked her lips. So seductive! She looked like she was about to do something untoward to him!
But… if it were just a minute ago, Will would have found the slightly tipsy and soft Shuna incredibly cute…
However! Why had he fallen here in the first place? He had been picked up and thrown onto this spot by this very woman! To be fair, S was always S. This Shuna, who possessed such immense strength in one hand, was incredibly capable, and had been his mentor for the past few years… could it really be as simple as “a woman who wants to sleep with him”?!
No, no, that’s too superficial. She must be my soulmate, my best bro! Will’s brain did a 360-degree turn, deciding to be impenetrable. He firmly believed he was just seeing things because he was drunk, and that she could never have such thoughts about him.
Therefore, he grabbed Shuna’s fingertips and firmly pressed her hand against his chest. “Hmm?” Then he rubbed it back and forth. “If you’re going to touch, then touch a few more times to confirm!” He specifically guided her hand to his heart. “I’ve really… REALLY… WORKED OUT!”
“Hmm???” Will grabbed Shuna’s entire hand and pressed it directly onto his left pectoral muscle. Through the muscle, Shuna could clearly feel Will’s heartbeat. A strong, steady heartbeat! Firm muscles! And Will’s warm palm, gripping hers and rubbing back and forth. All of this delivered a tremendous impact to Shuna, who was genuinely dizzy from drinking.
What? What did she touch? Why did she touch that? And why was he the one leading her hand to do it… What was she doing just now? It seemed… it seemed like she had wanted to push him down right there? With his persona as a frail, inexperienced young master, shouldn’t he have been shy and tried to escape, shouting “No!” while she undressed him? Why did she so actively grab his hand?
Thinking about this, Shuna suddenly felt a headache coming on. She sensed that something was wrong with her. Looking at Will, whom she had directly pushed down, with even the corner of his shirt flipped up. It truly looked like she had pinned him down, and he lacked the strength to resist in this situation…
No… Shuna’s alcohol-controlled brain fought to regain control, especially over her important rationality. Who would push down their pen pal on their first meeting? Although, over the past few years… she had really wanted to. But… she was greedy, so she had already planned… to make him get to know her, understand her, rely on her… little by little… and then… fall in love with her. Only then… would his body and mind be hers.
With this thought, Shuna clenched her fist and tightened her grip on Will’s shirt. “Hoo…” Then, the first thought that came to her as she sobered up slightly was: Crap, his chest muscles are actually pretty good, nice to touch, a win in my book.
“You… what’s wrong?” In Will’s eyes, Shuna went from supporting her forehead with her other hand to suddenly having clearer eyes, then suddenly clenching her fist and tightly gripping his shirt. The entire process took less than three seconds. He found it hard to imagine the psychological turmoil Shuna experienced in those three seconds.
“How is it? Aren’t these firm muscles? Although… although even with this, I can’t do what you did earlier, lifting me with one hand, but it proves I’ve been working out properly!”
“Yes… yes, they’re good… Cough, cough… I take back what I said earlier…” Whether it was Will’s imagination or not, Shuna, who was sitting on him at this moment, seemed to have blushed even more. However, in contrast, her eyes seemed clearer than before.
“Little Will… you really are… quite cute.”
“Don’t call a man cute.” If possible, Will really didn’t want to be called cute by a woman. Honestly, although he was… a little thin and doted on, he was still a capable man, right? He wasn’t just relying on his looks.
“Speaking of which, you really are drunk, aren’t you?”
“Why do you say that? Because I lifted you, and drunk people have extra strength?”
Huh? Will suddenly felt that Shuna’s speech was clearer, her pauses less ambiguous than before, and her logic was surprisingly tight, even possessing a strange sense of humor.
“My head is indeed aching, like it’s all stuffed together. It’s my first time… experiencing this…”
So, Will was certain that before her eyes cleared up, Shuna had indeed been drunk. This also verified… She had no reason to pretend to be drunk, lure someone to the train station, and then lift that person to the last observation car of the train. Unless this train was about to depart, and she was using this method to elope with him. — That sounded ridiculous, impossible.
So… Shuna, in his arms… Will carefully reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder. It was hard to imagine that Shuna, who could lift him with one hand moments ago, had shoulders as soft as a young girl’s.
Did she get herself drunk?! This was unlike the cautious, strategic S he knew!
“You… it’s not your first time… getting drunk, no, your first time drinking, is it?”
“This… this. Cough, cough, it’s definitely not my first time, I have… have had alcohol before. I… I don’t look like a bookworm who only reads, do I? These… adventurous things adventurers often do, of course… I do them too.” Her lips were soft, but her words were firm.
“It’s just… a bit dizzy… and very sleepy…” The powerful aura that allowed her to lift him was gone. Now she supported her forehead, and her upper body swayed precariously.
“It’s okay, I’m not someone who gets herself drunk the first time others drink.” Will recalled the graduation day when two people drank at his place until they had to be carried home. Hmm… Shuna didn’t seem much different from them. Will reached out and patted her head.
“It’s quite late now, if you’ve had enough fun, go back and get some good sleep…”
However, Will’s words were cut off halfway. By… the roaring whistle sound from the direction of the train’s engine…
Wooo— Like the whistle he heard a few days ago at the market, it reverberated through the night sky, startling a flock of birds from the trees.
“Wait?!” No, how could this be? Was this train really departing tonight? Although freight trains often departed at night. Why… why could things he casually thought of in his mind become foreshadowing?!
“A whistle sound? Why is there a whistle sound here? We’re not at an inn?”
“Shuna, get up, the train is about to…”
“What?” Shuna stood up and took a look, realizing she was indeed on a train, in the last observation car. She hadn’t been pretending before. She was genuinely drunk and had led Will down the wrong path. Hmm… so the path had been very winding. If she hadn’t been drunk, she wouldn’t have gone this way.
But… “The train hasn’t moved yet, we can still get off now… Shuna, we…” Looking at Will, who stood up holding the railing, Shuna suddenly had an interesting idea. Since the goal was to foster a relationship with Will, then… creating an adventure just for the two of them… would definitely be a very good idea!
Hooray! A smile of victory bloomed on her lips. Especially since this would allow her to shake off a certain clingy Beastkin maid, a certain Witch that Will insisted on kidnapping, and a certain Half-elf Little Princess with considerable influence… What a great idea! Always encountering and seizing such opportunities—surely, I am the Heroine!
Shuna’s smile was at its peak of confidence, yet she covered her face with her hand, hiding this expression, pretending to be dizzy from the alcohol. “I… can’t stand steady.”
“Shuna, the door isn’t closed, don’t go back—” Will reached out to help her, but to his surprise, Shuna grabbed him instead. Bang— The two of them tumbled into the observation car.
“Damn it, what kind of technology did they dig up from which dungeon, to start so quickly…” Hmm… As Will thought this, he felt his face lift off something soft. This thing had provided a certain amount of cushioning, acting as a good buffer, so Will didn’t have to worry about his face getting injured. Undoubtedly… this thing was…
Will got up and found himself lying on top of Shuna. “Shu… Shuna?! Are you… are you okay?”
“I… I’m fine…” Shuna opened one eye halfway and sat up halfway. But… “I just… I’ve learned my lesson, I shouldn’t have drunk so much the first time.” She couldn’t sit up and instead lay down. “I’m going to sleep for a while, goodnight.”
“We’re still on the train, don’t… don’t sleep!”
“Hoo… hoo…” Shuna began to snore soundly.
“Wh… What is this?!” Will took a deep breath and sat down. “Fine, I’m also very sleepy. Let’s… talk about it tomorrow…” Unseen by him, Shuna stuck out her tongue slightly. The train rumbled on, heading towards an unknown destination—
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“Young Master…” The train rumbled on, heading towards an unknown destination.
“…the scent…” In Iaar’s eyes, the last scene was her Young Master’s back, falling onto the drunken woman he had brought along. And with the train… receding further and further, becoming smaller and smaller.
“…vanished.” Standing on the gravel-strewn train tracks, Iaar tilted her head, her ears and head not quite aligned. “What… happened?”
