283 – Proof of Possibility
Slowly.
When the boy opened his eyes, the truth that had sunk beyond his memories came to mind.
“···Ah.”
She recalled the existence of a woman whom she had vowed never to forget.
A pure white goddess who was the opposite of the sensual goddess with black hair in front of her.
“Where is she…?”
As soon as she regained her memories, the goddess smiled bitterly for a moment at the sight of the boy looking for her younger brother.
“Don’t worry. “Because he was with us the whole time.”
At the same time as she said that, she felt the gaze of the little fox behind her.
Soon, the boy realized that the fox that had disappeared into the grass earlier was real, and that the being that had been looking at him from the cabin was someone else who had taken on the appearance of a fox.
The boy, who was dumbfounded by the unimaginable truth, slowly tried to approach the fox, but the Goddess of Night intervened and blocked him.
“Why…”
“I said I would tell you the truth. “I did not allow you and my sister to be reunited.”
She didn’t want to act this coldly either.
Especially now that she realized that contrary to her prejudices, the boy she met in person was a thoughtful and kind child.
But there was nothing I could do.
No matter what feelings these two had for each other, it seemed very likely that they would not be able to accept goodbye the moment they saw each other face to face.
It is very dangerous just because the boy has already regained her memories and discovered the truth that they are her goddesses.
Even if she doesn’t say it out loud, it will all end the moment the gods who sense something strange dig into the boy’s head and read her memories.
“Come to your senses. The moment we realize who we are, our relationship must end. Just give it up and keep it as a special memory of one night. “Because it’s the best option for both you and your brother.”
The boy looked unconvinced, but he did not easily come up with a counterargument.
Above all, the biggest reason was that Eterna behind her maintained her fox form and said nothing.
I could understand it with my head.
God and humans. Because they were on a completely different level, with a gap greater than that between humans and animals.
Even so, it’s the end without even saying goodbye.
I finally regained a memory I had forgotten. I haven’t even apologized for embarrassing myself by jumping into the lake at the end.
Moreover, I have yet to have a proper conversation with the goddess in front of me.
Until now, due to gaps in memory, I had been mistaking people and had not been able to see her true self.
“You promised… “I will accept you as you are!”
“Okay. Now you are looking at me properly. I appreciate that. “I am sincere in what I say.”
On her part, the goddess sympathized to some extent with the feelings of her younger brother who behaved immaturely.
She also wanted to spend a little longer with the boy in this forest.
But she had a responsibility to take responsibility and fix her situation.
If you think about it, all of this happened because she had first suggested to her younger brother to go down to her land. She has to take responsibility as her older sister, even if she can’t do anything about it because the water has already been spilled.
“The sun is slowly setting. When the veil of night lifts, we will leave. “I will never come down to earth again.”
Although it may be difficult to brush it off as if nothing happened, there is a possibility that it will not become a big problem if they do their best to cover it up and strictly prevent the boy from joining.
The most obvious way would be to erase the boy’s memories, but since he chose the cruel truth, the goddess decided to respect his decision.
Did you say that no one likes to lie…?
Even thinking about it again, this is a bold statement. How can you say something like that in front of no one else but the goddess of lies? It is a blasphemous remark that would not be surprising even if heavenly punishment were imposed.
But I thought it wasn’t wrong.
As the boy said, no one likes lies. Even if it is a sweet lie made up with good intentions, the listener ends up wanting the truth. No matter how cruel the truth is.
In that sense, the promise the boy made out of curiosity was like a fantasy that would never come true.
Seeing yourself as you are, which is no different from a lie itself, is the same as saying that you will choose a lie between the truth and a lie.
The boy has already chosen the truth.
Even more so, when he regained all his memories and even revived his feelings for his younger brother, there was no way he would accept the lie and believe in himself, whose memories were once erased. There is no way he would readily agree to the option of destroying the memories he barely recovered.
Nevertheless, the goddess calmly looked down at the boy and spoke.
Forgetting their own safety, it was only natural that if they continued to live like this while keeping the truth, the boy’s end would be miserable.
“Anyway, after today, we will never see each other again. It would be much happier if you just erased your memories and forgot everything. “Meet your loved one, make memories, and enjoy the peaceful life given to you.”
This was the last chance. Although the goddess looked at her boy with her earnest eyes, she did not force or pressure him to make his own choice.
The boy’s eyes did not waver at all.
Rather, she answered calmly in a surprisingly calm tone.
“I never forget. Even if it’s just a one-night dream.”
A moment of silence.
Beyond that, the goddess smiled bitterly and in despair.
“···I can’t help it. “If that is your wish, I will respect it.”
Now the moment of farewell has truly arrived.
After thinking for a moment, the goddess showed her younger brother’s true face to her boy through her impulsive whim.
She realized that the boy’s spirit was not weak enough for her to be shaken to this extent.
Afterwards, she realized that her boy was clearly seeing her, and after a moment of hesitation, she forced a sad smile.
“Be happy.”
“I haven’t heard your name yet.”
After being momentarily surprised by her unexpected answer, I slowly shook her head.
“···No. “If I find out your name, it will be even more dangerous than it is now.”
“Even if I don’t know their names, it’s still dangerous anyway. “If someone could force me to open my mouth, there would be plenty of factors to identify you two, even if you didn’t tell me your names.”
It wasn’t wrong. Since the two of them had not considered the possibility of encountering humans from the beginning, they did not disguise themselves. If other gods were to investigate the boy’s memories, they would easily be able to deduce the girls’ identities not only from their appearances but also from the content of their conversations.
More than that, there are two. The goddess of the night, who was slightly off to her side, could not hide her embarrassed expression.
“Not just my younger brother, but also me?”
“Well, I promised you that too.”
The goddess looked dazed for a moment with a bewildered expression on her face, but then she laughed lightly and spoke lightly.
“Now I see that she has inhumane qualities. “She is trying to embrace two goddesses at once, and even her sisters.”
“···Yes? “Well, what is that?”
“hehehe. “It’s nothing.”
Thanks to this, the atmosphere was refreshed, but the situation itself of having to say goodbye soon did not change.
It is not a temporary separation, but an eternal separation. The fact that we will not meet again for the rest of our lives was equally painful to humans who live in a moment and to gods who exist for an immortal time.
The boy asked quietly in a subdued voice.
“Is there no other way? It’s really like this… Do we have to break up forever?”
“This is the best. “Any other way will only cause irreparable harm to each other.”
Despite the goddess’s assertion, the boy did not easily acknowledge it.
“My thoughts are different… Even if a difficult future awaits us, if we can be together, we might be able to endure it.”
“Maybe so. But there is no clear guarantee that we can be together. Rather, they will be discovered by other gods, and both sides will meet the worst possible ending, and even the slightest hope that they will meet again someday will be shattered.”
The boy’s frown frowned, as if he was just imagining that scene.
“How can we be so sure!? “No one knows the future!!”
“The only people who think like that are people who can’t see the future. The flow of the world is already flowing according to the established order. If you don’t believe me, I can confirm it for you. “My sister is the goddess of time.”
“···Goddess of Time?”
Eterna, silent as she was, casting a shadow over her face, slowly nodded her head.
She knows better than anyone else that what her sister says is true, so she has stayed quiet all this time.
“I have already seen the future.”
There is no reason not to watch it. In order to somehow find a future with the boy, I read countless possibilities. To interfere with and twist the predetermined fate, even if it means abusing the power of God.
But even if he is a god, there are limits. The gigantic wheel of fate, in which countless other gods and the infinite life on this earth were tightly intertwined and moving as one, was not a weight that just one god could freely change.
“···I’m sorry. “There is no way.”
At Eterna’s tearful sentence, the boy lowered her head for a moment and clenched her fists, but still did not give up until the end.
“I don’t believe in fate. “Possibilities are something you create yourself.”
“You’re really stubborn. If what you say is true, please prove it somewhere. “If you go against the fate that has been decided, we will change our minds.”
The goddess asked as she placed her hand on her own chest.
“Guess my name.”
Nyx