Chapter 172

No.17 held Elara's face and blew on her cheek carefully, treating her like a crystal that could shatter at any moment. His gorgeous eyes, which looked to be sculpted by God himself, overflowed with sadness and guilt as if he had committed a cardinal sin. He looked like he would start shedding tears within the next few seconds. Elara allowed him to blow on her cheek for as long as he wanted before he asked quietly, "Does it… still hurt?" Elara recalled when No.17 had just begun to mature and was undergoing splitting experiments. His regenerative ability was not as powerful as it was now and many of his wounds took a long time to heal. Elara had blown on his wounds while applying medicine to them back then. It was clear that No.17 mimicked what she did in the past. Watching his clumsy movements, Elara couldn't help but let out a light chuckle. "It doesn't hurt anymore. Thank you." However, No.17 did not relax even after hearing her reassurance. In fact, his expression turned even mor