Chapter 49: Surrender Part 2

Inside the small room made just for them, Vorst was embracing the sobbing Celina. Having regained his usual calmness, he was now able to comprehend the situation from a much wider perspective.

[Vorst: It's fine.]

The White Tiger girl in his arms was too scared to focus on the events happening around her. As a result, all the bots she controlled stopped fighting properly and suffered major damage. However, this was not a problem for Vorst; whether it was one bot, two, or a million, he didn’t care about them in the slightest.

[Vorst: I'm here.]

He reassured the girl in his arms. For Celina, his embrace—though a bit too tight—was comforting. The pain suppressed her confusion. The pain woke her up. And most importantly, he was still with her. As long as he was with her, this kind of pain was nothing; it was even pleasurable... She instantly realized that the enjoyment she felt wasn't from the destruction—it was because he was with her.

She finally regained her logical reasoning, but a bit of fear still lingered in her heart. She now understood that she hadn't turned into a Savage, but what about the future? If she ever did become one, would he still hold her so tightly?

[Vorst: ...]

[Celina: ... I'm fine...]

She spoke after calming down considerably.

[Vorst: You're not.]

[Celina: ...]

As the critical moment passed, Vorst loosened his grip. Celina found herself missing the painful feeling. That was the closest they had ever been. She had never had a chance to enjoy a hug like this before...

[Celina: "Camellia-chan can enjoy this every day..."]

A sting of envy passed through her, but she immediately regretted the thought. Once again, an incredible amount of guilt washed over her, a feeling she had experienced countless times over the past month.

In the end, she made a decision. With her face hidden in her white hair, she spoke up.

[Celina: ... I have a request.]

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[Vorst: ...]

[Celina: ... If you ever... if you ever come to h-hate me, then please kill me.]

The young boy's expression instantly darkened. His link with her made it clear that she had already given everything to him. With a swift hand movement, he uncovered her face, and when her yellow eyes met his, he closed the distance between them.

Her eyes widened in shock. What just happened? The feeling on her lips... What? It was still there. Vorst's face was as close as it could be, his eyes closed—he was definitely kissing her!

But he has Camellia! The White Tiger girl immediately tried to pull away, but all she managed to do was move her head slightly.

[Celina: But you already have...]

She was silenced by another kiss.

[Celina: N-no...]

She still resisted slightly, but she was already in his embrace. More than that, she didn't want to leave it. She didn’t want to part with this feeling...

[Vorst: Za, become mine.] Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

He whispered in her ear.

[Celina: N-no, what about Camellia?]

She couldn't believe the words she was hearing. No, who was this Vorst? Was it the same gentle Vorst she had fallen in love with? How could he abandon Camellia just for this?! She started squirming with renewed strength.

[Vorst: However, I will not be yours. I can't be.]

Those words were even more confusing.

[Vorst: I can never be yours, but I want you, so become mine. Together with Camellia.]

[Celina: Eh?]

Her mind went completely blank. She couldn’t understand the words he was saying. She couldn’t comprehend them... His hug tightened again, delivering that pleasurable slight pain.

[Vorst: I know this exchange is not fair. In exchange for yourself, I can only offer you... a place next to me. Surrender to me. Become mine, and everything you do will be for me. Your every mistake will be mine, and your every sin will be mine.]

Her teary eyes once again looked up.

[Celina: Y-y-yours?]

[Vorst: Surrender yourself to me.]

His voice demanded her unconditional surrender. Was it that easy? But he said it himself... Is this a dream? Is this heaven? What was happening?

Deep inside his embrace, she was completely surrounded. There was nowhere to run... or rather, she didn’t want to run. She had lost. There would be no reinforcements either. Her hazy consciousness waved the white flag from afar, and her conscience completely melted in his warmth.

[Vorst: Surrender.]

Once again, his voice commanded.

[Celina: Okay.]

The White Commander surrendered. She completely relaxed into his embrace, and once again, guilt pierced through her. What had she just done to Camellia?

[Vorst: It's my fault. Don't worry.]

Still embracing her from behind, Vorst spoke those puzzling words.

[Vorst: You're mine, therefore any mistake you make is mine, so it’s all my fault.]

He judged that a thorough explanation about the situation with Camellia and his past would be too troublesome right now.

[Vorst: Za... fight.]

[Celina: ?]

[Vorst: We are still in the middle of a battle.]

Celina immediately came back to her senses and blushed wildly. She had completely forgotten about everything else just moments ago.

[Vorst: Go.]

His order was clear...

The Intelligence Drone <Loki> was not the only one wreaking havoc on the battlefield. For the average soldier, an invisible opponent didn’t account for much, simply because they couldn’t truly see the danger. But for those two...

A black blade measuring roughly three meters was a nightmare. Unstoppable. Anything in its range was completely cut down in the blink of an eye. That was the true nature of the (Omen of Destruction)—like its owner, it was extremely straightforward. It existed for one purpose only: destruction. All they could see was a black haze, and no matter what kind of defenses the opponent had, they were mowed down indiscriminately.

A black flash and a white flash. Mersa was also roaming through the battlefield. The unstoppable white flash was mowing down Mechs that came too close to their line of defense. Every pair of eyes in their squad was glued to the figure of the White Wolf M-Collos, making many male soldiers sigh in admiration. No matter the situation, no matter the side, men were men—even in the heat of battle, they still had time to feast their eyes on the perfect curves of the White Angel of War.

Luckily for them, the range of those whirlwinds of destruction was not far because Mersa didn’t want to stray too far from Vorst and Celina's position. The Battle Drone <Ragnarok> had to regularly recharge photons—Calla didn’t know the meaning of energy conservation...

But what those two lacked, the fearsome white-green sphere of Nova Aria had in abundance. Right now, the Main Drone <Orochi> was only a third of its original size because she had released eight floating orbs from her arsenal. One word could describe the scene: Despair.

Whenever the opponents were about to kill a human combatant, one of the orbs intervened, blocking the critical blow and taking the combatant to the backline for repairs. But that wasn’t all. Every now and then, a green light would be emitted from the main body, and with that, a life was harvested. Indiscriminately. Terror. Every living soldier quickly understood—once that green light appeared, a life was gone as easily as snuffing out a candle.

What’s more, it was specifically targeting the lower-level soldiers... What could devastate morale more than the death of comrades? They were being killed one by one, and they were barely able to kill anything in return. Even M-Armors were saved by those orbs! How could they not feel helpless...

Adding to this was the Witch Queen, who was constantly aiming for the lives of the officers in the Crimson Alliance's army. She relentlessly poured arrays of runic power shots, creating constant confusion among the enemy command line.

Although the situation seemed favorable, it was slowly turning sour. The enemy was steadily destroying their Mechs, and with their meat shields gone, they were getting closer and closer.

Suddenly...

A smile appeared on the faces of the three girls sitting on cushions in the Throne Room. They had been too preoccupied with the battle to spare a glance at what Vorst was doing, but the result was obvious.

[Kaya: Hehe, so unfaithful. Shujin-sama is such a cheater...]

[Lily: The inevitable happened.]

[Calla: Nods I have never doubted m'lord's conquering prowess.]

[Marc: ...]

A large number of lasers struck the Crimson Empire. Ten Sniper Drones once again took a firing stance to provide assistance... The White Commander had returned to the battlefield.