"Ahhhhhhhh!" Claire, who was on my arms, cried in fear . I held her body tightly while getting ready for the impact .
But after five seconds, the impact did not come .
Instead, we fall inside a deep body of water .
*Splash!*
Letting out the air on my chest, I let my body sink while holding Claire . Then, when our bodies had reached the bottom, I put strength on my legs and swam up .
In less than one second, Claire and I left the underground lake .
"Hahh! Cough cough cough…"
Claire took a deep breath, but in the next second, she coughed a few mouthfuls of water .
"Are you alright?" I asked her softly while patting her back .
"… I am, thank you . " Claire said and took another deep breath . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
I nodded and looked around . Louise and Lena were nowhere to be seen . Apparently, we had been separated during the fall .
The only reason Claire and I remained together was that I was holding her .
I shook my head with a bitter smile . "I had to admit that Hidden Cave truly did a good job with this game . It's worthy of being the highest difficulty . "
Claire frowned . "I don't like it . We could have died if we didn't know how to swim . "
I smiled bitterly .
Actually, the underground lake had a magic formation below . When someone enters the lake, he will automatically be thrown out after 30 seconds . It's a security measure .
Surely, someone so smart like Claire must have realized that the lake was safe, after all, Hidden Cave will not risk the death of the participants . However, she still complained about it .
It looks like she is not in a good state of mind right now .
"Can you walk for yourself?" I asked .
Claire nodded . She then tried to stand up .
But at the moment when she tried to take a step forward, her legs gave in .
"!!!" Claire's expression froze . She tried to stand up again, but her legs shook and she fell to the ground once more .
I sighed and crouched in front of her . "Come on, I'll carry you on my back . " I smiled .
Claire looked at me and bit her lips . She then hugged my neck and allowed me to carry her .
"… Sorry . " Claire whispered and put her face on my back . Despite my wet clothes, I could feel her tears falling on my shoulders .
I could not help but sigh in pity . A lively girl like Claire, unafraid of seeing the world burn, had ended like this .
No monster attacked us for a while, maybe because we just escaped from the traps . But it only made the silence around us heavier .
Finally, after almost five minutes, Claire opened her lips .
"… The assassin, he was real, right?" She asked .
"How did you notice?"
"… When he attacked me, I somehow knew I truly was going to die . " She said .
I fell silent .
Claire chuckled bitterly and shook her head . "How useless . To think that just an assassination attempt left me like this . "
"Silly girl, don't be so hard with yourself . It's normal to be scared of something like that . "
"… You don't understand, cousin . I'm a Riea, a swordsman! I'm supposed to always be calm! However, I'm afraid, I'm very very afraid! When I close my eyes, I see the man stabbing my heart! I can see his eyes looking at me with hatred… I'm afraid, cousin, I don't want to die . "
Claire started to sob . Her beautiful blue eyes turned red due to the tears, and her petite body shook in fear . A feeling of pity surged inside of me when I saw her state .
If she doesn't overcome this trauma, it will chase her forever .
I stopped walking and hugged her . At the same time, I sent a thread of my mana inside her body . I very carefully circulated the mana inside her to cause a calming effect .
Soon, Claire started to calm down .
"… Sorry again . You must think I'm a crybaby . "
"I don't mind . Lena was like this until not long ago . "
Claire smiled . "I'm jealous . You sure you don't want to be my boyfriend? We can keep it a secret if you want . "
"Little girl, if you continue teasing me I'll devour you whole . "
Claire was startled before chuckling . " . . . Now I understand why sister likes you so much . "
"Is it so obvious?"
"Her gaze betrays her . One look to her eyes full of longing when she looks at you and I know what she is thinking . "
"Please keep it a secret . " I told her .
Claire nodded . "Don't worry, I'll also keep your strength a secret . "
"Thank you very much then . " Of course, I did not forget to put a seed on her .
"… How long have you been with my sister?" Claire asked .
"Not long . Actually, she insists that we are not together . "
"Oh, and… have you kissed?"
" . . . You are a very curious kid, huh . Yeah, we kissed before . "
"How nice, I also want one . "
I looked into Claire's eyes and smiled . Suddenly, I kissed her small and soft lips .
Claire opened her eyes wide, but before she could realize what was happening, our lips had separated again .
Surprised, Claire touched her lips and opened her mouth . The next second, she turned completely red .
"Did you like it?" I asked with a smirk .
"… Idiot . " Claire said, but her lips curved into an imperceptible smile . I could feel her mood was much better than before .
At that moment, I feel the presence of a monster close to us .
Looking a Claire, I stroked her head softly . "Let's go, it's time to help you with your fear . "
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