Help, I'm in Another World and All the Men Are So Hot! [BL]-Chapter 314: Hugs and Healing

Although, it really felt that way, given Delyric’s persistence.

"No, nothing like that. His memory... or rather, his information should remain continuous. It’s similar to a human falling asleep."

Damien felt a little bit relieved hearing Elyon’s response as they walked down the hall after leaving the office.

However, Elyon’s wry smile made Damien wonder if Delyric was still acting a little strange.

"Originally, artificial spirits inherit a little bit of the creator’s personality... but it’s rare for one to be so unique. Perhaps the fact that he was created with two sources of magic has something to do with it."

"Do you think he’s... broken somewhere...?"

Even if that’s the case, Damien had already grown attached to Delyric and couldn’t bring himself to remake him.

Perhaps the expression on his face showed his feelings, because Elyon spoke in a gentle tone.

"Don’t worry so much. It’s true that Delyric is a bit unusual for an artificial spirit, but functionally, there don’t seem to be any issues. As long as no problems arise, it should be fine."

Damien felt relieved.

Even so, since Delyric was handling crucial functions, he decided to keep an eye on him to ensure everything was working properly.

...

After walking down the hallway, Damien returned to where the others were waiting.

"The setup is done. You can enter now."

Upon hearing this, Augusto, Isaac, and Miria cautiously approached the vine-carved pillar.

"Augusto, hurry up."

Yor, who had been watching the three of them move slowly, suddenly pulled Augusto’s hand and ran toward Damien.

"Ah, Senior Yor! W-wait!"

Augusto, being pulled along, nearly stumbled but managed to keep his balance as he followed toward Damien.

They crossed the boundary of the private area with force, but unlike before, the vines didn’t appear.

It seemed the registration had been properly done.

"Welcome back, big brother!"

Yor stopped right in front of Damien and bowed.

The hand that had been pulling Augusto suddenly released, causing Augusto to almost trip again.

Damien quickly caught him to prevent him from falling.

"Hey, Yor, you shouldn’t run like that. It’s dangerous."

"I’m sorry... Augusto seemed lonely without you, so I just wanted you to hug him quickly."

Yor lowered his head in apology, but Damien realized that it had been for Augusto’s sake.

He couldn’t help but praise him for that.

"You did well to think about Augusto. Next time, let’s take it a little slower, okay?"

"Okay!"

Yor responded cheerfully.

Damien smiled, thinking that he was really a good kid.

"...U-um, big brother? If it’s alright, could you let go now...?"

"Oh, sorry!"

Damien realized he had been holding onto Augusto while talking to Yor.

Lately, he had become strangely accustomed to hugging people like this.

It was something he would never have imagined doing back when he was on Earth.

"N-no, I’m the one who’s sorry! Um... Sorry... I’m sorry..."

Augusto, who hadn’t done anything wrong, started apologizing again.

Damien knew that saying something like "you don’t need to apologize" would only make Augusto feel worse, so he decided to stay quiet and gently pat his head.

He had finally started to understand how to interact with Augusto.

"Augusto, did you not like being hugged by big brother?"

Just as he was about to pat Augusto’s head, Yor suddenly joined the conversation.

Moreover, he clung to Damien as if to replace Augusto.

"N-no! That’s not it! I didn’t mind at all! Not at all! I really didn’t mind!"

Augusto, who had been apologizing endlessly, stopped and began desperately trying to explain himself.

Damien was a little surprised.

"Hyau!?"

Yor also jumped at the sudden outburst, his ears twitching.

"Ah... um... I’m sorry... I apologize... I’m sorry..."

Seeing Augusto’s reaction, he once again began apologizing.

This time, Augusto looked even more downcast than before.

Damien was a bit startled.

"Ah, I didn’t expect that. But if you’re not upset, Augusto, come here."

Yor, who had clung to Damien, was now beckoning Augusto over.

Damien wasn’t bothered by it, in fact, he felt a little bit happy, but there were still some complications to consider.

"U-um, Yor, we shouldn’t just hug so easily, okay?"

"Y-yes, that’s right, Senior Yor. You shouldn’t just hug people like that."

Augusto, who was with Damien, also tried to reason with Yor, but...

"Just get along."

The small dictator’s words were unlikely to be ignored.

Yor’s cheeks puffed out in frustration, and there was nothing else to do but give in.

"Alright, if you’re okay with it, Augusto, come here too."

"Ah, um... I’m sorry... I apologize... I’m sorry..."

Augusto, still apologizing, surprisingly approached Damien in an obedient manner when beckoned.

"Well then, big brother, it’s your turn."

Yor said this before giving Damien a quick kiss on the cheek and then stepping back.

"E-excuse me..."

Augusto, in place of Yor, came closer, and Damien gently wrapped his arms around him.

He continued to soothe Augusto by gently patting his back, feeling the slight tremors still running through him.

It seemed that Augusto had been more frightened by the vines than Damien had realized.

Damien hadn’t been overly indulgent with Augusto up until now, so he decided to spoil him as much as he could at this moment.

"Are you okay? You were really surprised, weren’t you?"

He whispered softly in Augusto’s ear to help him calm down.

"No, um... yes... I’m sorry..."

"It’s fine, it’s fine. I was surprised too. Augusto’s heart is still racing, huh? You were really scared, weren’t you?"

Damien could feel Augusto’s heartbeat through their embrace, and it was fast and strong.

It seemed like it had been much scarier than he thought.

"No, um... that’s not... well... it’s not like that... s-sorry..."

Augusto, still trying to act tough, apologized again.

Damien understood that as a boy, it was hard to admit when you were scared.

But, as they continued talking, Augusto’s trembling seemed to subside.

In fact, it seemed like Augusto was relaxing a bit and leaning against Damien.

This was a bit of a challenge for Damien, who was a little smaller than Augusto.