After going up to the second floor, they soon found their room. The bed was designed for one person. As soon as Diablo noticed this, he told her that he would sleep on the chair. Uta smiled, thanked her, and told her to turn around for a moment. Uta took off her clothes and lay down on the bed. Diablo brought the chair to the window, sat down, and started looking at the starry sky. Neither of them was sleeping. They must have both felt uncomfortable. Finally, Uta started talking:
Uta - You'll get cold sitting on the chair like that. Come lie down and sleep properly!
Uta leaned against the wall.
Diablo - I don't think it's right to lie next to me in such a small bed.
Uta - It's okay, we aren't strangers, aren't we?
Diablo - But...
Uta - No "but"
Diablo took off his top and lay down on the bed. He soon fell asleep. Uta was busy thinking about what to do in the future. He made plans for the next day in his mind and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, Uta woke up and was shocked. Diablo was all wet, and his face was red. Uta thought he had a high fever, so she opened the book her mother gave her and checked the information about demons, and there she saw that demons never get sick. Uta cast a light healing spell, but it didn't work. He was in uncertainty. She didn't know what to do, so she turned to the innkeeper for help, but she also heard about the sick demon for the first time.
Uta returned to the room and tried to use the knowledge of the old world. She got up, washed his clothes, dried them with magic, she also dried the bed and laid him back down, put wet diapers on his forehead, and changed them every minute.
It was dawn
Diablo woke up, and all his symptoms had disappeared. When he got up, he saw Uta lying on the chair, still holding the wet diapers. He got up, changed his clothes, took Uta in his arms, and tried to put her in bed. At that time, Uta woke up and started arguing with Diablo about why he got out of bed when he had a cold.
Diablo - I'm fine, and I haven't been sick. I've been practicing magic, I've strengthened my spirit and gained courage, I don't know why, but this time I lasted longer than ever.
Uta - That's because I've been taking your temperature all this time, and... put me down already!
Diablo - Sorry (he put Uta on the bed and went out, told her that he was going to try out the new magic, and that she should change and get ready to go on a mission)
Uta also changed and went downstairs. She wished the hotel owner a successful day and went out. Diablo was nowhere to be seen, so with the help of their contract, she teleported to Diablo. Then they went to the forest where they would do the mission they had taken a day ago, they had to go deep to find the Elephrinos.
The Elephrinos attacked as soon as they saw them, but Diablo did nothing except protect Uta.
Uta - Dia, (Diablo = Dia), why don't you attack? Are you so weak that you can only protect yourself?
Diablo - Of course, I can kill them, but you haven't killed anyone or anything yet?! It's time to get experience before you need it in the future. There may be a moment when you either have to kill someone or they kill you. I'm not omnipotent either, and something might happen that I can't protect you, and you die because you hesitated at the last moment.
Uta - You fool, do you think I'm that kindhearted? (She killed an elephant with a single shot of light magic)
Diablo watched with his mouth open.
Uta - I just don't want to kill people. I want to use my magic to save, heal, and benefit them.
Diablo - Now I understand. I'm sorry you had to use magic to attack
Uta - No, it's okay, these are monsters after all, I'll still use them on missions, I can't assign you to defend and attack at the same time, it'll be a little awkward (Diablo laughed)
At this moment, Uta saw blood flowing out of the Elephrino's body, her eyes turned red, her fangs grew slightly, she couldn't see anything but blood, her mind was foggy, she lost control of her head, and tried to drink that blood. At this time, Diablo tried to stop him, but Uta simply threw him 3 meters away with just a single look:
Diablo - Uta, don't do that... don't do that! If you drink that blood, you will lose your identity. Don't do that, you will no longer be who you are, and I... I don't love you anymore.
After hearing this last, the turmoil in Uta's mind calmed down, and everything in her body returned to normal.
Uta - (speaking with no strength) What did you say at the end? I didn't think you would tell me so soon.
Diablo - So you knew, right? Yes... I love you
From that moment on, Diablo couldn't hold back any longer. He would kill any monster that appeared in the blink of an eye and wouldn't even let Uta lift a finger. He didn't even bother to heal Uta. When Uta's strength returned, she said she would collect the Elephrino's horns himself and told Diablo not to let the guards down. The mission said to kill 5 Elephrinos, but Diablo, who got into the merciless mode, killed about 20 elephants. After collecting their horns, they left 5 in the guild, kept one, and handed the rest to the shop. They continued on four more missions, and their rank in the guild increased. They went from silver to gold rank. Now they could take on more dangerous tasks.
At the end of the day, they returned to the hotel so exhausted that they didn't look at anything. They just lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
The next afternoon, the hotel owner entered their room and saw them sleeping, hugging each other. She smiled, quietly closed the door, and left.
End of The Chapter