212 – Period (2)
“Ugh, ahhh…”
– Sigh…
Her river Haneul, who was struggling in her pain, came to her side and silently stretched out her hand towards her.
– Purge support…
“…Huh!?”
Eventually, when he touched her body, she became contemplative and her body flinched for a moment.
“Naraeya.”
“……..”
“Can you hear me now?”
When her river Haneul begins to whisper to her in a low voice, Narae, who was staring at him with her blurry eyes, quietly nods her head.
“…I’m glad.”
Then Kang Ha-neul stands in front of her with a soft smile.
“Let me borrow your hand for a moment.”
– Sigh…
“…Do you still have enough strength left to hold hands?”
As he carefully holds Narae’s hand, she, with her tired expression on her face, pulls out the last of her strength and takes hold of her river Haneul’s hand.
“From now on, we will stabilize the runaway phenomenon you are experiencing.”
“How… How?”
“My ability is no longer the concept of domination… But the concept of resistance. So, it’s probably possible.”
After hearing those words, Narae’s eyes shake quietly.
“If I maximize my abilities, I might be able to stop your runaway.”
“Ah…”
“The method is surprisingly simple. Dice extracted the abilities of the Four Knights from that guy.”
To her, the four cards she was holding in her hand were pushed into the sky.
“I will transfer the abilities engraved here to you… And at the same time use my abilities to stop the erosion of your mind.”
“…….”
“Then… Perhaps you will be reborn as a completely new being. Not someone’s puppet like another of my plans, but a being with complete free will.”
He continues his story while facing Narae, who has a pale expression on her face.
“I’m not sure, but according to my prediction… He might become the new god of this world.”
“…Ah.”
“If that happens, the world might become a little more peaceful. At least it will be better than it is now.”
Kang Ha-neul said that and smiled slightly.
“But there is one problem…”
“…Okay, I think I know what you’re trying to say.”
When he suddenly looked hesitant and trailed off, Narae looked directly at Kang Ha-neul and started talking.
“If I am reborn as that ‘perfect being’… You want to say that my personality that is talking to you now will disappear, right?”
“……..”
“…The person I am now is just a remnant from before my memories were completely synchronized.”
When Kang Ha-neul couldn’t respond to those words and avoided his gaze, Narae quietly smiled and opened his mouth.
“But… You already know, right?”
“…….”
“That’s the only way to solve this situation.”
At her words, the river sky quietly bites her lip.
“It was something I had been consistently saying for several months… And I had completely made up my mind.”
“……..”
“You even died once before, didn’t you? It’s even more abnormal that you survived so tenaciously…”
Looking at him like that, Narae stuttered as he continued speaking.
“…Don’t I have to save my sister too?”
“…….!”
“I told you. The only way to save your sister is to awaken the concept of death.”
As she spoke with a determined expression, her river sky pupils widened greatly.
“The owner of the concept of death… Only those who have fully awakened their abilities… Can defy life and death only once.”
“…Yeah. You said that.”
“But… If you use that ability, the caster himself will die.”
“…What?”
“What must be sacrificed in exchange for going against life and death is the soul of the caster. Only if it is worth that much can it overturn the order of the world.”
Narae slowly explains to Kang Ha-neul.
“Rather, if we could reverse the course of nature by sacrificing our disappearing souls, that would be the most ideal thing.”
“…………”
“Well, if you think about it, it’s a soul that will be assimilated and disappear anyway, right? I don’t want to die like this without being able to do anything. I will gladly sacrifice my disappearing soul for you.”
“……”
“For the sake of you and your sister’s untold story.”
After hearing those words, Kang Haneul quietly lowers her head.
“…Why are you so gloomy? It was a story that ended a long time ago, right?”
“……”
“So, please calm me down quickly. It’s getting to the point where I can hold on with my own strength.”
Then, she spoke in a trembling voice with a slightly distressed expression.
“More, more, more… The limit is no more…”
“…Limit, la.”
“Well, the explosion of abilities is so severe… I feel like even this small area I’ve managed to maintain will be shattered…”
Just as he said, Himari, who had been sweating coldly and desperately trying to expand her territory, issues an ultimatum.
“In the next minute… I have to make a decision…”
“…I see.”
Hearing those words, Kang Ha-neul quietly raised his head.
“Naraeya.”
“…Huh?”
He extends his free hand upward and begins to stroke Narae’s cheek.
“If it’s like this now… I’m excited again.”
“…….Don’t just talk back and listen carefully.”
“Huh? Ugh…”
Eventually, a more serious voice than ever came out of his mouth, and she, who had looked away for no reason out of embarrassment, turned her gaze back to Kang Ha-neul.
“Didn’t you say that your soul continues to reincarnate even after death?”
“Hmm… I think this will probably be the last time.”
“…Anyway, reincarnation is right, right?”
“Perhaps…? I’m not sure if my soul has become clouded and clouded and it’s completely me…”
“Then that’s enough.”
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Then, Kang Ha-neul looked straight into her eyes and whispered.
“I swear right here.”
“…What?”
After hearing his next words, Narae momentarily looks blank.
“No matter where you are, what kind of person you are, or what you look like… I will definitely find you again.”
“…….”
“Let’s talk about the unfinished stories again later.”
Before long, she looked at the river sky with a serious expression on her face.
“…Puhup.”
Then Narae suddenly bursts into a smile.
“Do you think that makes sense?”
“…….”
“I don’t even know what dimension I will be reincarnated in, and I don’t even have any memories… How did you come to see me?”
Soon, she spoke in a voice filled with laughter.
“Are you… Really stupid?”
But unlike that voice, tears were already forming in her eyes.
“You didn’t know?”
“… Well, you’ve been like that for a long time.”
Her river Haneul, who held her in her arms and whispered in her low voice, quietly closes her eyes upon hearing her voice beginning to cry.
“I promised. So don’t forget.”
“……..”
“…Even if you forget everything, please don’t forget this promise.”
Soon, he whispered in a trembling voice.
– Sigh…
Hold four cards to her heart.
– It’s a shame…!
And the next moment, azure sparks began to fill the rooftop.
“…Kya!?”
“Ugh…”
Himari, surprised by the sight, releases her powers and falls backwards, and at the same time, Narae’s face begins to turn even paler.
– Kuuk…
However, when Kang Haneul, who was holding her hand with her own, gave her hand a little more strength, a faint smile appeared on her pale face.
“…I’m happy.”
At the same time, her eyes began to become hazy, and she buried her head in the arms of her river Sky and muttered in her low voice.
“The end we meet in the arms of the sky…”
“…….”
“…I’m really happy.”
With those words, Narae’s unconscious body fell limp in the arms of the river Haneul.
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How much time has passed?
– Pazuzuzuzu…
The sky-blue sparks that filled the rooftop gradually subside, and the surroundings begin to become visible again.
“……..”
In the distance in the sky, the sun had just risen and was preparing to shine on the dark world.
As if symbolizing that the long dark age had finally ended, the color of the sun was brighter and more brilliant than ever.
“…Hmm.”
– Sigh…
The river Haneul, who had been looking at her calmly, quietly lowered his head at the voice that came from her arms.
“Trauma…?”
“…Hey.”
Eventually, with her eyes wide open, her river Sky asks her a question in a low voice, calling her another name.
“Who are you?”
“Me? I… Uh…”
Her eyes, which had been rolling her head for a moment in confusion at the question, soon became round.
“…That’s right.”
“……..”
“You built it for me back then.”
Eventually, she answered with her innocent and bright smile.
“My name is Narae.”
“…….”
“Narae means wings!”
“…Okay.”
She responded to those words with an expression mixed with various emotions.
“But where am I? What happened? I’m sure I told you… Um… I don’t really remember…”
“…….”
“What happened? Now that I think about it, you’ve become a little younger and cuter. Is this really a trauma?”
As soon as the questions started pouring in, Kang Ha-neul just looked at her face in silence.
“Um, hey…! I brought reinforcements just in case…!”
“…No, I might not need it anymore.”
I noticed the two magical girls behind me, leading the heroes with bewildered expressions, and smiled.
“What are we going to do if we drag the heroes into this mess?”
“……?”
“No, is it really right to bring a hero into this mess?”
Then, for a moment, Kang Haneul scratched her head as if she was embarrassed.
“…Hey, you know. Now that I think about it, I didn’t know about it until now.”
“……”
“What is your name?”
Then, for the first time, he gave a quiet answer to the girl who had been persistently asking questions even though there was no answer from earlier.
“Sky.”
“…Oh?”
“It’s called Kang Haneul.”
Between the smiling eyes, a single tear fell.
“Then we are a match made in heaven!?”
“…hahahaha.”
Behind Narae, who answered those words brightly, the halo of the sun that had begun to rise in the sky was shining brightly.