Cactier immediately refuted the claim, flat out denying it.
"N-no way! She's my master! There is absolutely no way I could every fall in love with her, that's like… falling in love with your mom! Absolutely not!"
Cactier felt his cheeks burning up as he hastily tried to explain himself.
Python chuckled again and patted Cactier on the shoulder, giving him a pitied look. It looked as if he genuinely pitied Cactier.
"You are sooooooo in love. I saw it before you came to me, idiot. Your lovey-doveyness was so obvious. I mean, you nearly blush every time you see Sunburn! Don't kid yourself. I honestly can't believe Sunburn doesn't see it. She can be so dense sometimes."
Cactier nervously laughed and sipped his cup, worried. He hadn't fallen in love with Sunburn, right? There was no way. And plus, Sunburn would never share his feeling if he, let's say, fall in love with her.
When he accepted this as a fact, Cactier felt dejected and he didn't know why. Sigh~ he really had fallen for Sunburn.
"So? What should I do?" Cactier said worriedly. He had never had to chase after a girl before; usually it was the other way around. So, he had no experience. He was afraid he would do something unforgivable and cause Sunburn to leave him. He wouldn't know how to continue living if that was the case.
Cactier gloomily recognized how deep he had fallen in love with her. It was amazing he hadn't known about it sooner. He now understood that, without her, he would never be able to survive.
It was ironic that he had been that close to killing her. Cactier knew that he had been trying to get rid of the feeling because he knew of how little his chances were.
"Hmmm… Ok, so we know Sunburn doesn't like to be underestimated. Ah flashbacks Hahahaha…" Pythong laughed with melancholy.
He then pointed at Cactier and shouted with severe expression "Seriously though, NEVER tell Sunburn, you hear? NEVER!"
Python could still see the situation. Sunburn had her venomous tail next to him, close enough to strike.
Now Python knew a lot about SandWing venom. He had to deal with a lot of "accidental stabs" and fights breaking out in the bar so he knew a great deal about how poisonous each SandWing's venom was.
After a few years he deduced that, the lighter the color, the more poisonous. Up until Sunburn, the lightest color venom he had ever seen was light brown, as normal SandWing's venom would be dark brown.
And light brown venom could kill a dragon in a few hours so imagine what it would have felt like when he saw Sunburn's white colored venom. He literally swore to himself he would never offend her again, as long as he lived. He literally bowed down to Sunburn and kowtowed in submission asking her to spare mercy.
He NEVER wanted to be in that situation again.
"Gimme a sec," Python whispered. He found that a customer ordered another beer and went to fill another jar. After filling up his jar, he went into the back of the building, disappearing from Cactier's sight.
Cactier guzzled down the rest of the cup, emptying all the beer. Ever so often he was miss his old life. Of course, it wasn't a lot, but he would wish to go back. No one to control him, as much girls as he liked, his father spoiling him.
He felt really bad not even telling his father where he went. He had just disappeared, like a speck of dust in a tornado. His father must be so worried about him. He was determined to one day go back to his father and tell him about he was doing.
He really was a horrible son. His father had loved him and spoiled him so much, yet he decided to leave without a word. The guilt almost consumed him whenever he thought would it.
Soon, he really did have to ask Sunburn to let him visit his dad. He really did feel bad. He wanted to apologize to his father and give him some of his gold.
Cactier head ached when he thought of the argument he and Sunburn were going to have.
Python had returned from the back of the building and approached Cactier with a bright smile.
When he got near Cactier, he said happily, "It's my break time! Come on; let's get another drink. We got an extra ultra-deluxe room booked."
Python winked at Cactier slyly "by the Assassin Stinger."