Chương 90: Chapter 78. Instant Confirmation

I made my way down the halls and found myself nearing the kitchen. While I was traveling forward, I heard a familiar voice." But Anna! If we cast some Magic, it could stimulate him to wake up! Won't it be worth a try?"" No, Queen Aqua already said that we shouldn't cast anything in case it causes a chain reaction due to the stress his body is already under. We need to wait for him to wake up on his own. Unfortunately..." Anna and Asha were talking it seemed?

I turned the corner to see the girls, all together, in a circle, looking depressed, with Anna holding a bucket in the middle of the hallway. The first to notice me was Cynthia. / step. step. step. step. / Tackle!" OOF!.... OW!...." Cynthia sprinted and tackled me to the floor as soon as she saw me. I feel a little lightheaded as I look up at the ceiling.... Pain!" Hck... Hck..." AH! My back hurts again! The pain gets a little drowned out from hearing the sobbing of Cynthia on top of me. pet... pet...

I start to soothe her by stroking her head. She starts to calm down slowly." Hck! Hck!" And then I hear even more sobbing. I look to see who it is and all of the girls are sobbing as well. I'm speechless for a while and I just can't help but encapsulate how I feel." I'm sorry for worrying you guys. I'm back though. I'm back." They all came to help me and Cynthia up. Cynthia was a total mess. Well, she wasn't the only one. I was touched by how worried they all were for me.

Through the tears, Sharon was the first to speak to me." Thank the Gods you're okay, Matthew!" Grip! She said as she held onto my hand. Anna had moved on to calming Cynthia down for me. She was able to calm down a bit faster than the others. I can see she has something she wants to talk to me about though. tug... While I was looking at Anna soothing Cynthia, I felt a tug on my pajama sleeve and turned to see Asha. Her yellow eyes were puffy and red." Don't scare me like that again."

She whispered to me and I took another look around at all of them. I could see the concern from everyone and all I could do was answer softly to Asha." I'm sorry for worrying you. I hope I don't ever have something like this happen again. I have a lot of training to do after all of this."" I'll have you take responsibility for all the concern you made me have, John." Asha had a strange look in her eyes when she whispered that to me. Before long, I heard Cynthia and Sharon agree with her."

It seems I owe you all "one"." Some time passed and I answered some questions they had. After the 6th question was answered, Anna made an announcement." Girls, it is getting late. It's time to head back to our rooms for the night. I will head back with Master to make sure he gets back into bed safely." There wasn't much arguing, but the girls seemed dissatisfied by it. We all eventually went our separate ways. As Anna and I walked away, I tried to start a conversation with her." Anna, are you okay?"

Anna looked at me and replied." I would like to wait until we are back in your room before we talk, Master. Is that okay?" She looked like she really wanted to talk. It seems that it's something she doesn't want other people hearing. I obliged and we headed back without much fanfare. It took about 5 minutes to head back. When we entered, I noticed that Sarah had already left. Seems she wanted to give us space. After Anna closed the door behind us, I turned to face her.

We stood for a moment trying to see which of us would speak first. The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there." I-"" Ma-" We both tried to speak first. I gestured to Anna to speak first. She took a moment and began to voice her thoughts." Master... Are you okay?"" I'm a little sore still, if I'm being honest. Other than that... I guess I'm just feeling sorry."" Why?"" Because I made everyone worry. I'm so sorry, Anna.

I know that you've been taking care of me since I returned. And you must have been so worried. I'm so sorry to put you through that."" Would it be possible for me to hug you?" Anna asked me timidly. I responded with opening my arms wide. Wrap! grip... Anna took the invitation. She gently held onto my back and we held each other close for a moment. Though after that moment..." Hck... Hck..." I began to hear light sobs coming from Anna." What's the matter, Anna? Tell me, please."

Anna tightened her grasp on me and began to speak slowly." During the time I watched over you, I feared that something like this would never happen again. That you wouldn't wake up and Sarah and I would be left here alone without you."" I'm so sorry, Anna. But you have to know, I wouldn't just let that happen. I will always return to you. I Promise." Anna continued to cry. Time passed before she calmed down. Once she did, I started to speak to her softly." Anna.

Do you remember when I asked you for some of your time after I fought the Hero?"" Yes, I do, John." Anna changed the way she referred to me, it seems that she knew where I was going with this." Anna, I---"" YES! I ACCEPT!"" Ugh?"" Huh?" I was so surprised by Anna's instant reply, that I couldn't help but make a weird sound. Anna followed suit. I tried to figure out what her goal was from that." Wait, Anna. You shouldn't just agree with me! What if what I was going to ask you was something completely strange?""

But it isn't right? You were going to ask me to Marry you weren't you, John?"" I mean, yes. But, shouldn't you wait to hear the entire story first?"" It's fine, I don't need to hear it. I mean you kind of already confessed to me back when we had our date anyways!"" I mean you're right, but I had a whole thing planned." Wrap. grip... Anna just smiled at me and proceeded to hug me again. But for some reason, I found this frustrating!? I backed away for a second. Anna looked saddened by that.

I need to fight the temptation for a second." Wait, Anna. Before any of that! I need to at least say this! So please listen to me!" Anna straightened her posture and gave me her undivided attention." Anna Mori. I've truly Fallen in Love with You! Will you please Marry me!?" I stared at Anna with all the seriousness I could muster. Anna, after hearing my words, had burst into one of the happiest smiles I have ever seen from her.

It was right up there with the smile from my confession after our date during our rest day. She began to speak with a soft and warm tone to her voice." Yes, John. Please take care of me in the future as your Wife." Anna leaned forward and so did I. Kiss... Our lips connected and we simply enjoyed the moment together. That was, until we heard a loud bang behind us." What was that!?" I turned around and put myself between the sound and Anna.

I turned to see a familiar face rubbing their forehead and lifting themselves up from the ground. Anna was the first to speak... With a touch of embarrassment to her voice." Sarah! What are you doing in the closet!?" Sarah, who was still rubbing her forehead, looked at us like a child who just got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. She began to shoot her eyes back and forth before replying to Anna."

Well, as the Leader of this whole Polyamorous Relationship, I thought I had the duty to Bear Witness to the important moments." Anna started to blush at Sarah's words. I was just rubbing my head in exasperation. Sarah continued to speak under her breath." Also... I wanted to sleep with John tonight. Like we did before we left to fight the other day."" Sarah."" Yes, My Love!?"" Remember what I said about being selfish?" Sarah looked away from me." You know there is a limit.

Anna isn't as confident as you when it comes to romance. You need to give her time to grow accustomed to it."" What do you mean!? We've been together like this for 2 months already!"" Yes, but that was a strange situation... Now we're.... Fiancés. Also, I think today's events makes you both Sister-Wives." Anna continued to grow redder at my words. Sarah also seemed to grow a little red. I think a weird mood had gotten to her?" Well, if that's the case! Then let's get her used to it! John! Hug Anna in front of me!"

Anna looked at me as I looked at Sarah." What did I just say about her being uncomfortable?" Sarah ignored my words and looked at Anna." Anna, now's your chance! All that missed time of not being a Lovey-Dovey Couple! Now's your chance!" Sarah was laying down bait." Lovey.... Dovey..." And it seems she caught what she was hunting. Grip! A few seconds after Anna repeated what Sarah said, she grabbed my hand and stared at me. She began to speak with a hint of red still dying her cheeks." John!"" Yes, Anna?""

I Love You too!" Her confession surprised me. I stumbled my words before I could reply to her." I-I-I... I Love You too, Anna." Wrap! Grip! She proceeded to hug me. From there, Sarah instructed Anna to do a few other things. Nothing extreme, as we still weren't Married yet. I refused to do anything like that. Because of my refusal, I got booed by Sarah. Anna looked as if she was unsatisfied with my decision. But I wouldn't bend! I set the rule straight! I said nothing extreme until Marriage.

To my words, Sarah and Anna chatted amongst themselves for a while. The drowsiness from before began to assault me again as they spoke to each other. I don't remember when I fell asleep. When I woke up, both Sarah and Anna were cuddled up next to me on either side. It was warm and comforting to have them by my side. I thought about my plans for the future with them both and I felt happy from the bottom of my heart. Which was a nice change from how I felt when I first woke up here in this room today...