"Ah, you have woken up!"
When Kira opened his eyes, what greeted him wasn't eyes or a happy smile but an abundant chest that would make any man feel happy. They appeared so soft and had a pleasing fragrance that made his mind calm, but even so, the deep cleavage before him was too tempting that he might reach out for it. Fortunately, he didn't reach out for it, or else he was sure that he would continue to fall asleep.
"Mira?"
"Finally, you have woken up..."
Instead of her body, this time, Kira looked at her expression, which appeared so gentle, loving, and relieved. Did he mean so much to her that she showed him such a reaction?
Still, while he wanted to ask where Lucy was, he endured it since he knew well that it would bring this woman a different reaction if he said those words.
"How long has it been...?"
"Two days."
"Two?"
"Yup." Mirajane sighed helplessly. "You suddenly passed out as you bled so much... you don't know how much that made everyone so worried..." When she thought of Kira's previous situation, she felt her legs were so weak that she almost leaned on his bed, but she forced herself to stand up since she was afraid to hurt him. "Lucy cried so much, you know?"
"Where is she?" Kira asked subconsciously as he observed her expression, which showed an understanding smirk.
"..." Kira.
"She is over there."
"Oh?" Kira saw Lucy, who was sleeping on the ground with a carpet, clearly exhausted as he could see her eyebags and how pale her skin was. While it relieved him to see her, he also felt a bit worried since she was sleeping on the ground.
"Don't force yourselves again," Mira scolded Kira as she looked at him with a stern face. "If you die after all of that, no one will be happy."
Saving Loke might be important, but even so, Kira was also equally important.
If the price of saving Loke was Kira, how horrible would it be for everyone to feel?
More importantly, how could Loke, who was saved, feel happy, too?
"Don't worry. I am not dying. I am fine now. I am not forcing myself. I believed that I could do it, so that's why I did it."
"Then..." Mirajane didn't know why she asked this, but she asked, "If something like that happened to me... would you do the same?"
"....."
When their eyes met, Kira could feel something from it, yet while he felt a headache, wondering what he should do inwardly, he nodded. "Of course. Do you even need to ask that question?"
If something similar happened to Mirajane, how could he not save her?
More importantly, unlike before, Kira believed that he didn't have to be hurt anymore, especially when he felt that he had grown stronger. While he wasn't sure of the reason, if there was one reason that he could come up with, it was because he had forced himself to save Loke's life.
Forcing himself to do something impossible, whether it was to fight or other things, was the fastest way for him to grow stronger.
Yet, Kira knew that while this method could make him grow faster, it was also dangerous since while he might be okay during his youth, when he became older and his body started to get weak, all the damages that had been accumulated during his youth would explode, and he might even die young.
'As expected, it is better to do it slowly.'
It was like how people became rich by gambling or luck, and they weren't used to the change and confidently thought that they would grow rich forever, so when the crisis came, everything easily crumbled.
Meanwhile, for those who had a good foundation, everything would be okay since while it was true that they would be hurt by the crisis, it wouldn't kill them, and they would be able to recover soon and be better.
Closing his eyes, Kira understood this well, yet when he thought the crisis in this world would appear so soon, he felt helpless.
Still, if there was something fortunate, it was the fact that he had already been included among the Nakama of the Fairy Tail, so if a crisis happened, he should be alright, right?
As he thought so, he opened his eyes, then was startled when he saw Mirajane move so close that she might kiss him.
"?!"
"W-What are you doing?"
"Ah, are you okay?" Mirajane looked at him helplessly and said, "I thought that something happened again when you closed your eyes."
"Sorry to make you worried."
Inwardly, Kira sighed in relief, thinking that Mirajane wasn't as beastly as he thought to be; after all, while she appeared gentle, he knew well that during her youth, she was quite aggressive, and she was also a demoness.
Yet, even so, despite all of that, Mirajane was someone who took care of her chastity so well that she wouldn't let those who she wasn't in love with touch her nor would she take the initiative as he was sure that instead of having a man to approach herself on her own, she would be the one who wanted the man to make the first move.
If Kira was clear about his feelings and could confidently say that he loved Mirajane, then it might not be a problem for him to clear up everything; yet, he knew well that even though she was beautiful, his feelings toward her weren't so strong.
If it was anyone else, they probably wouldn't have thought too much about it and just thought they'd sleep with the woman and see how it went.
If they couldn't stand up with the woman, they would leave the woman after they satisfied their lust like a scumbag, but Kira didn't have a hobby to do so since he didn't like to hurt others.
The satisfaction that came from sleeping with Mirajane, the woman that was loved by many, would be great, but if he couldn't properly take responsibility for her, it was better for him to step back, especially when he was clear about who he wanted to be with.
"Geez, you looked so surprised." Mirajane acted as if she was hurt by his reaction, especially when he clearly appeared afraid when she was so close to him. "I was worried that something had happened to you again, so I tried to check on you."
"Sorry."
"Did you think that I would assault you?"
Kira was stunned, never expecting those words to come from her lips after his apology. Still, he looked at her helplessly and asked, "Are you telling me that such a thought crosses your mind?"
Mirajane was in silence, staring at Kira for a moment, then tapped her fleshy lips with her finger. "Crossed my mind, huh?"
"?"
Kira was confused, but as a shadow loomed before his eyes, his lips were taken.
Sweet and soft.
Yet, before he could even recover, Mirajane pulled away as she licked her lips, seemingly enjoying her treat like it was the most delicious thing that she had ever tasted. "It's not bad. Let's give it a shot."
"...." Kira.
Let's give it a shot.
What did you mean by that?!
Suddenly, the door opened, and an old woman came in with a stern face; then she stared at the two for a moment and scolded Mirajane with all of her might. "If he had woken up, then you should have told me!"
"S-Sorry!"
"..."
Lying on his bed in a daze, Kira wondered what was happening.