Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

Chapter 222 Jane and Rudy

Jane had been crying for over a minute, but Rudy couldnʼt give her a shoulder to cry. Still, he tried.

He moved his hand and placed it on Janeʼs shoulder, but she slapped his hand and yelled, ”Donʼt touch me!”

The emotions Jane put behind those words stung RUdyʼs heart more than a thousand needles would. It wasnʼt hatred or anger as one would expect; it was sadness and pain, which Rudy had a first-hand experience with.

Of course, Rudy could feel the pain by seeing Jabe bellowing like that.

ʼWhat happened so suddenly? Everything was going well, and she suddenly had a mental breakdown. Did I trigger some awful memories? I donʼt know, and I will never know until I ask her. And thatʼs… not happening.”

Despite Janeʼs aversion, Rudy hugged her tightly.

”Itʼs okay. I am here,” he said calmly.

At first, Jane tried to resist and break free, but she eventually stopped and cried on Rudyʼs shoulders.

ʼIf I ask her now, that will probably make her more sad. I will wait for her to calm down and then try it. I wonʼt force her to tell me if she doesnʼt want to share it with me, but I want to help her.ʼ

ʼI may not have known Jane for long… well, I donʼt know anything about her or Rias, to be honest. But what could break Jane so badly that she was reduced to this state?ʼ

ʼItʼs always the emotional trauma making the strong weak. Even though they are physically strong, no one can be mentally strong. Everyone has a weakness, no matter how strong they get. But thatʼs not a bad thing. Having a weakness is a sign of being alive and having emotions. If one doesnʼt want them, then they are nothing but a mere walking doll.ʼ

A few minutes later, Jane calmed down, but she still refused to talk.

”You can have my shoulder as long as you want,” he said calmly.

”Why are you being so kind to me? Is it because I slept with you?” she asked in a raspy and muffled voice.

”No. I act kind with kind people and evil with evil. It doesnʼt matter if I know them personally or not. And I know you are kind,” he replied honestly.

”So I am kind to you because I slept with you?”

”Thatʼs one way to say it. But hey, listen. Even if I hated you or you hated me, it doesnʼt make you an evil person. Hate has nothing to do with evil. One can hate someone freely and still be a kind version since there is always a reason to hate, but there is no reason to be evil; they become evil because of an excuse, not a reason,” he asserted solemnly.

”What would you do if I said I hate you?” Jane asked with a hint of curiosity in her voice.

”I will accept your hate.”

Janeʼs ears turned red after hearing that. She finally looked at him with a flushed face and gritted her teeth in flustraion before saying, ”Donʼt get all cheeky because I let you spend one night with me!”

Rudy smiled widely at her and said, ”I am glad you are back to your usual self. Tears donʼt suit you, princess.”

”Shut up!” she hissed.

Rudy bumped his forehead on Janeʼs forehead and tried to hiss her, but Jane placed her hand on his lips and asked, ”What do you think you are doing?!”

”Good morning kiss?” he said with an innocent look on his face.

”Not happening!”

”Hmm? I thought you loved kissing me,” Rudy teased her with a grin.

”I…” Jane removed her hand from Rudyʼs lips and closed her eyes before puckering her lips as though she was waiting for Rudy to kiss her.

”But before I do that, I want to tell you something.”

Jane opened her eyes with a little furious look on her face and asked, ”What?”

”Do you regret what we did last night?” Rudy asked with a serious look on his face.

”I…”

”As for me, I donʼt regret it, not even a single second of it,” he said nonchalantly.

”Wh-What are you saying?! I am your sister-in-law!” she yelled while stuttering.

”Now, itʼs your turn. Do you regret our last night?”

”I… donʼt know. It felt good and all, but what we did was wrong, and it shouldnʼt have—”

”Forget about all that. Forget everything else. Just focus on yourself and your feelings.” Rudy lowered his eyes with Jane and once again asked, ”Do you regret what we did last night?”

”I donʼt.” Jane shook her head and said, ”And I never will. In fact, you can use me again if you want to. I will be happy to help you.”

”Jane…” He placed his hands on Janeʼs shoulders and said, ”Itʼs okay.”

”Thanks…”

Jane hugged Rudy and asked, ”I didnʼt want to ask this question, but I am inquisitive to know the answer.”

”Hmm?”

”Who was better? Me or Rias?”

”Are you talking about who is better in sex?”

Jane nodded meekly in response.

”Well… you might be surprised to know this, but Rias and I never went that far…” Rudy said with an awkward smile on his face.

”What?!” Jane exclaimed.

”In fact, we never even kissed…”

”What?!” she exclaimed again.

”Yup…”

”Wait! Does that mean I stole you from her?!”

GASP!

She covered her mouth and said, ”I… I stole you from her? Oh my Lord, what have I done? What would she think of when she finds out about this? Not only did I drink… wait…”

Jane gulped down nervously and asked, ”Had she… had she drank your blood?”

”...”

”Surely, she would have, right?”

”....”

Rudyʼs silence was enough for Jane to know the answer.

”I have committed a major sin. I stole my innocent sisterʼs lover from her. I drank his blood before her. I kissed him before her. And I… I slept with…”

Jane couldnʼt bring herself to complete her sentence. She felt disgusted and guilty after knowing that she had betrayed her sister and stolen her lover.

However, what Rudy told her after that vanished all of Janeʼs guilt and disgust.