244 – 71-1. She hates lies.
***
Shoot aaa—.
The rain doesn’t stop.
Like the sky that has been dyed black, Fine’s hair has turned black.
How should I describe the world that has changed because of my death?
‘Bad ending.’
Bad Ending.
A bad ending that is often said in games.
Because of a very small difference, her life went downhill.
She didn’t become a nameless saint, but she subdued all the demon lords.
‘I lost the most precious person….’
While she wished she had been stronger herself just a little bit.
It is said that Fine has lived her whole life in regret.
“If I die, Fine will become like this….”
The letters engraved on the sword he was holding suddenly caught his eye.
Faithful rain.
The sword she created to replace her tears was useless.
“…Love is heavy. Blood.”
I chewed on my lower lip a little.
Even if you try to turn the falling rain into pieces of glass, it’s no use.
It means that her will is stronger than mine. The desire to continue living in the past.
[Licht. Is it really you..? Please… Tell me it’s not a dream…]
In case you didn’t know, when I tried the transmission magic, I heard a nostalgic voice.
It was the same voice as Fine Grancia.
The image of hearing that voice touched me differently.
A voice mixed with crying.
How she cried, her neck was cut and hoarse.
[Licht.. I’m sorry I’m weak..]
And the way you don’t call me by my real name.
‘It’s connected to Fine over here.’
Because her I knew her was different from her.
Here I didn’t know Fine’s real name, and she didn’t know my real name.
Should I call it Time Paradox?
It seems that the mana circuit inside my body is also shared with Fine here.
[Licht. I’m not hearing hallucinations, am I? Licht. Why don’t you answer?]
Pine trembles with anxiety and constantly asks me questions.
[Are you trying to ask me to leave this place..?]
He looked like he was terrified that he might leave this place.
[….I will never let you do that. Since you are here, you are mine forever.]
I felt a goosebumps look in my eyes for an instant, and I looked behind me.
I wonder if I can turn her back to her like this.
[Fine, you don’t have to be anxious. Just tell me a little….]
[I hate it. I don’t like it. You always lied to me.]
I spoke to Fine to reassure her.
[The name is fake, and the fact that she doesn’t die fighting the demon king is all.]
On the contrary, it amplified Fine’s anxiety.
Did I tell you before that I wouldn’t die?
[Come to the Imperial Palace…. I will tie her limbs so she can never escape.]
Her obsession was matching the future foresight the sage had seen.
[You don’t have to be afraid. It won’t hurt…]
Could it be the future that was bound by chains?
A soft voice, as if excited about being able to have me.
The moment I even heard the sound of swallowing saliva.
I had no choice but to stop the transmission magic.
“…If Finé saw this, I don’t know what she would think.”
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She lowered her head and let out a deep sigh.
This is also my fault for rolling my body without thinking about Pee.
She was someone who hated getting hurt terribly.
“It is true that we should meet. But… What should I say?”
If only I had died at the hands of the demon king, if it hadn’t been for the miracle performed by the nameless saint.
Things that could have happened in the first place.
In that case, should I keep Fine, the Demon God, by my side? Can the same person love the same?
“..How is that different from cheating on you?”
Strength went into the hand holding the sword.
Even if it’s the same person, there’s no difference between having an affair.
I closed my eyes tightly.
The reason he pushed away Fine’s feelings before.
‘I am the same as I was when I was looking at the nameless saint and Fine.’
It’s easy to think that you might like someone just because they’re the same person.
However, it’s not a feeling of love, it’s more like an obsession.
One-sided self-righteousness that ignores the other person’s feelings.
In the first place, it’s the same that Fine of the original world line is waiting for only me.
“I have to say that I am not the Licht you know.”
The only thing I can do is help Fine face the reality.
Because the answer won’t come out just by ignoring it.
Even if it hurts her.
“When I see you doing this, I have to say something harsh.”
As she moved to the imperial palace, she sensed that the world had changed.
The restaurant she went to with her.
A bakery I often went to after classes at the academy.
All the places where I was with Fine have turned into huge blocks of ice.
As if time had stopped, no one could approach it.
All of them were stamped with the symbol of the imperial family, a wolf, and there was a sign saying that the store was moving.
‘The Empress of Fine Grancia.’
I saw an all-too-familiar name written under it.
‘Perhaps he’s trying to keep the memories he had with me.’
Pine doesn’t want to lose everything related to me.
That jealousy was like an endless hungry ghost.
***
How long did it take?
I opened my mouth while looking at the castle that had turned black.
“This is the right location…”
The imperial palace, where even the air is now bleak.
The wolf statue guarding the entrance was decapitated, giving it a hideous atmosphere.
‘Here is Fine, who has turned into a demon.’
It’s the first time we’ve actually met face to face, so it feels strange.
Come to think of it, it rained like this when Fine and I first met at the academy.
She told me that I was like a puppy in her rain, so she covered me with an umbrella.
But now it felt like I had become a hero who had arrived at the castle of demons.
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As soon as I arrived at the Imperial Palace, an error occurred on the status window.
I can’t even imagine how dangerous it is.
[Licht. Come on in.]
Kikii Iik─. The huge door opened with a creepy sound.
When I stepped inside, the door was immediately closed, just like in the past.
A situation in which there is no escape.
I put my foot forward in the endless darkness.
[Licht. I’ve been waiting for you.]
Then the candles were lit one by one.
Jet-black rose vines were slowly beginning to appear spreading throughout the imperial palace.
[Licht. Do you know how hard it was while you were gone…?]
“…..”
With every step I took, I heard a hum in my head.
[Now let’s not suffer. After all, you came to me like this.]
The surroundings gradually become brighter as the candles are lit.
Now, the pictures on the wall and the written words caught my eye.
‘Richt said he hates writing.’
Me and Fine wearing the black knight helmet.
‘You seem to like meat. Would you like the beef stew I make?’
Under it, as if it were important information, there was a note with asterisks and red lines.
‘Rich was in love with an unknown saint.’
The amount of memos increased each time I went deeper into the hallway.
‘I wanted to go to a Lizardman restaurant someday.’
‘I want to go to the library with Richt and read some books.’
The wish that this girl couldn’t fulfill.
The things I couldn’t do because I died were written like a bucket list.
‘He told me that it was okay not to be strong.’
‘But the one who was really strong… Was you.’
And, finally, the big poster that started to appear at the end of the hallway.
‘…Licht was never targeting me as a princess.’
I’m sorry.
I’m really sorry. Sorry i’m weak
Licht. It’s my fault.
If I had been a little stronger, I could have saved you from dying.
“……”
Sections of self-blame were written in red.
Soon, I opened the door in front of him and went in.
“Welcome. Licht.”
“…Should I say it’s been a while. Blood.”
A black-haired woman sitting on a high throne.
She was the one with her blood-colored eyes down and a faint smile as she looked at me.
“No, please don’t talk about such unfamiliar things between us.”
The audience room was filled with items related to me.
A stuffed toy that looks similar to me.
The pure white saint’s attire she wore when she was a saint.
And even the bloody helmet of ideology.
“Licht. How is this hair color? Isn’t it pretty? It matches the color of your hair.”
Fine smiles as she strokes her own hair.
She is coming down the stairs slowly with those words.
Step by step.
Like a child asking for praise.
“..Oh, you don’t like it? Shall we change it back to white?”
“…….”
Fine was begging for affection from me.
“I’m sorry. Her eyes became like this from crying.”
Now she is apologizing again.
She laughed, she cried. Surprised that it was not her dream again, she slowly came to me.
“Because the tears dried up.. Then blood came out..”
Blood continued to flow from Fine’s eyes as she caressed my cheeks.
So, did she go from golden eyes to red eyes?
“What happened to that outfit? Blood.”
“This is… Licht, aren’t you also a man who went through a coming-of-age ceremony..?”
A black dress with many exposed parts.
It was an obscene outfit that was embarrassing to even call it clothes.
“I want to do all the things I couldn’t do for you.. Anything is fine..”
With a foxy eye smile, Fine tapped my lips with her finger.
“Whoops, you look shy too..”
A strong rose scent that will make your mind wander.
I didn’t know where to put her eyes, so I avoided her gaze, and she hugged me even more.
“…Pine.”
“Why, Licht..?”
Fine even tried to put the necklace she was wearing on me.
Different from the black choker, a red dog collar with spikes.
“I already have someone I love.”
“……”
Towards the woman who was about to put on her marriage certificate, she told her what she had to do.
“…I am not the Licht you loved. Blood.”
As soon as he heard my words, the life in Fine’s eyes disappeared.
“… Lie.”
“… ….”
“It’s a lie.”
“Pine….”
“Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies.”
“Don’t lie. Licht.”
Kwajik—!
Fine broke the dog collar she was holding.