146 – Light and Darkness
“Hey, Sky. What’s for dinner tonight?”
“…There are no towels in the bathroom.”
It’s already been a few days since Justia and Mystic Shine came to my house.
“…………”
“Huh? Huh? Are you taking medicine again? I told you not to take it, right?”
“…You’re treating people like nothing, you bastard.”
To be honest, I still can’t believe it. Every time I see them, I just take a bunch of medicine.
Of course, despite this, the two never disappeared.
“…No, that’s not it. It’s because I see my sister.”
“What?”
“I ate it because my sister was cooking in the kitchen.”
“Ah…”
My sister, who keeps appearing in front of me every 30 minutes, disappears as soon as I take the medicine, so I guess those two are real.
If that’s the case, there won’t be anything that explodes and scatters while having a conversation.
In the past, my imaginary friends exploded and disappeared forever whenever I had a deep conversation, so I was reluctant to talk to them as much as possible, just in case, but now I think it’s time to slightly open my heart.
I don’t know about Mystic Shine, who is grumbling over there with a towel, but at least that’s true for Justia.
“…I don’t understand.”
“What?”
“Why are you doing this?”
But that didn’t mean I could understand everything.
“That’s right, because I made a promise…”
“Justia, don’t think of fooling me.”
“……..”
“You have a habit of twitching your left cheek slightly whenever something pokes you. It’s a mistake people who try to maintain their composure tend to make.”
“…As expected, the sky is amazing.”
“What are you hiding?”
So, when I asked her a question despite her rudeness, Justia’s bright smile turned slightly dark.
“Yes, it would be strange to hide it after coming this far.”
But she soon returned to her usual lively self and opened her mouth.
“This is my first time telling this to someone. hehehehe…”
But it seemed like her slightly trembling voice couldn’t be hidden.
“…Is it okay for me to listen to that?”
“Ah, yes! It’s okay if you are.”
When Mystic Shine, who was glancing at her next to her, asked her a question in a low voice, Justia quietly answered with her eye smile.
“A magical girl who protects the world wouldn’t go around telling other people’s stories, right?”
“……..”
After hearing those words, Mystic Shine quietly lowered her gaze and fell into silence, and silence began to flow within her house for a moment.
– Sigh…
“…..Over there?”
“I’m not so oblivious as to sit here quietly.”
How much time had passed, Mystic Shine, who was sitting next to her, quietly got up from her seat and muttered.
“You can sit down…”
“…That’s enough.”
Justia tried to tell her that it was okay, but Mystic Shine dismissed it with her short words and left her living room and headed to the room her older sister used.
“It’s nice to have insight.”
“……..”
“To be honest, I can understand to some extent that Mr. Justia is here, but I don’t understand at all that that guy is here.”
As soon as her door closed, I poured out my personal sentiments about her.
As far as I know, there is no such thing as dismissal or disciplinary action in the magical girl system.
Because the number of people who can act as a magical girl is extremely limited, she has to please the magical girl rather than discipline her.
‘…But, I don’t think that guy was at least in a top position.’
The quite pitiful image of her being grabbed by the collar by an unknown person and being told to ‘dispose of’ comes to mind in an empty hallway the other day.
Looking at it, it seems like she is being controlled by someone, contrary to the public image of magical girls in which each individual enjoys maximum freedom and enjoys activities.
Could it have something to do with the fact that he came to my house and forced himself to stay there?
“…Please tell me slowly.”
“…………”
“What haven’t you told me?”
As the questions kept coming, I decided to focus on the question in front of me first and asked Justia a question.
“It’s not a joke, so please don’t think of it as a joke. I’m serious…”
“…I understand.”
Then, uncharacteristically, Justia stuttered for a moment and looked at me.
“This is a secret… Actually…”
The next moment, the words she spoke were so absurd that even I, who had prepared my mind for her in advance, had my eyes slightly shaking.
“…I guess I died and was reborn.”
“Yes?”
“No, don’t be surprised and listen. I’ll explain in detail…”
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“So, to sum up what you’ve said so far, it’s a bit blurry now, but do you have memories of your past life?”
“Well, it’s a little ambiguous… But should I assume that’s the case for now?”
“If you ask me, what do I do?”
“I’m sorry. It’s my first time telling someone about this strange sensation… hehehehe.”
I was a little surprised at first, but soon I began to listen seriously to what she said.
“Anyway, I usually don’t feel anything, but the proof is that I sometimes get emotional when I see certain characters, right?”
“Yes… And sometimes, a memory passes by. I-I haven’t experienced it myself… But something familiar… I guess?”
These were the words of the benefactor who saved me, and also because there was no lie in her words at all.
“Oh, and one more strange thing!”
“…What is it?”
“I’m so used to Korea.”
“Yes?”
“Isn’t it really strange? Looking at my red eye color and hair color, I’m clearly not Korean, so why do I look so familiar?”
Also, the symptoms she was experiencing were quite unique and interesting.
“Obviously, the only languages I have learned are the artificial island’s official language and English, but sometimes I scribble in letters I don’t know. When I looked into it, I found out it was Hangul.”
“Hmm…..”
“And Haneul is of Korean descent, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I knew that. It was my first time trying all the food you prepared, and I really liked it…”
Well, when the Cheonggukjang stew I prepared out of pure curiosity said it was delicious and asked for another bowl, I wondered if he was Korean. I didn’t know there was a reason for that.
“Could it be that you have Korean distant relatives or ancestors?”
“I thought so too, and did some personal research, and found out that he is of pure Western descent.”
“Is that so…”
As she said that and looked at Justia, who was scratching her head, she quietly tilted her head and opened her mouth.
“Could it be that I wasn’t Korean in my past life?”
“Maybe that’s possible?”
“Yes, yes. Sometimes, I dream of being caught up in an accident I’ve never experienced before, so there’s a high possibility that that’s the right answer…”
Then she starts to notice me a little.
“…Are you listening seriously?”
“Is there any reason not to do that?”
“No, this is the first time I’ve ever heard someone listen so seriously…”
She scratched her head with a puzzled expression for a moment, but then she smiled brightly and smiled.
“…Thank you, really.”
That beautiful smile that still remains vivid in my mind even after several years have passed.
“Well, anyway, you know roughly what happened now, right?”
“…………”
“When I see you, I feel like I want to protect you for some reason. Sometimes, you appear in my dreams…”
If I think about it now, I think I was captivated by that smile for a moment.
“Well, that’s why I just broke into the house in the first place… Isn’t it ridiculous to even think about it? hahahaha…”
“…So, what do you plan to do next?”
“Hmm… Well?”
Otherwise, there would be no reason for my heart to pound.
“I think I liked you a lot in my past life.”
“…………”
“So, just being with you is nice. hehehehe.”
Of course, it was also her fault for saying that with a bright smile in front of me, a man.
“If I set a clear goal… Shall I open a hero office with you?”
“…….”
“Why are you making that face? You’re also ranked second in school, right? Although you were slightly demoted due to this incident… You still have enough skills to work as a hero with me…”
“I’m sorry.”
I was listening to Justia in a daze, thinking about that, but then without realizing it, I opened my mouth and cut her off.
“Well, what are you sorry about? You’re not going to do anything, are you?”
“There’s nothing I can do to repay you right now.”
And then the silence began.
“Nana, I’m not doing this because I want something in return…!”
“What is your dream?”
“…Huh?”
In that silence, I asked her a question in a low voice as she slapped her hand with a puzzled expression on her face.
“In return, I will be loyal to you until that dream comes true.”
“Uh, um…”
Then, after thinking about her thoughts for a while, Justia came out of her mouth, and an answer that was truly hers.
“…My dream is world peace.”
After saying that, she smiled brightly and whispered in a low voice.
“I have to be loyal for the rest of my life?”
“…Ha.”
As soon as she heard those words, laughter began to burst out of her mouth, along with a refreshing feeling that she had not felt in recent years.
“hahahahaha… hahahaha…”
“What, what? Why are you smiling all of a sudden?”
And at the same time, I made a decision in my mind.
“Se, is world peace that funny? I’m serious!”
“hahahaha, ha….”
If she is the light of her justice, I will be the shadow of that justice.
In order to achieve the grand goal of world peace, we will need people who can bear the dark side that cannot be solved with goodness and justice alone.
It would be better for me, a monster, to take that position in the first place.
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“…Good.”
“Yeah, really?”
“Let’s give it a try.”
It was at that point that the hallucinations that had been haunting me for several years completely disappeared.