“If you grant your wishes, will you be your companion?”
A sad face is exposed at my suggestion, and it turns into a pure emotion that is somewhat strange.
“really..?”
Such appearances were historically recorded as evil and vicious, so it was quite far from being an Old God who shook off fear by name alone, so the unfamiliarity was doubled.
“Isn’t that a lie?”
It was like a child receiving a promise from his parents, and his attitude with a pure, fleeting, and ephemeral heart made me question whether he was a different person for a moment.
“Of course, as long as you keep the conditions I’m going to tell you…”
Without realizing it, I blurted out the end of the sentence.
I said that I would be a companion to her by my own choice without any interference, but looking back, I had no choice but to make a confession that was quite embarrassing and a little bit of rejection.
Should I say it’s a shame to say it with my own mouth… Once again, ‘I’ll marry you!’ It seemed impossible if I tried to say the same thing.
“Hmm… Then tell me where I am, I’ll listen to you as long as I can.”
I wanted to immerse myself in thought for a while, but as soon as I realized that it was a negotiation, I regained a serious atmosphere, so I threw away all the emotions I didn’t need.
“First, if what you said is true… If it’s true that I’m living a life that has been fabricated with part of my memories stolen…
Once you have your priority, if you ever see the outside world again, then you have to get a sure promise that Lusria won’t be able to say anything else.
“Okay, I don’t like the fact that my husband is someone’s puppet, so I’ll try to help you regain your freedom first.”
Judging by his facial expression, it doesn’t seem like he has any other plans… He really seemed to nod his head in this condition.
“Second, don’t try to rule the world… Maybe the reason you’re looking for a partner is to color the world in darkness and you want to be at the top of it… But that ambition must be abandoned.”
Suggestion that it might be the best competitor
According to tradition, the moment she gets her companion, she awakens to an invincible existence.
If that happens, it’s only a matter of time before she drives out the current gods and corrupts the world… that must be stopped somehow.
“Okay, because he has power in the first place, so he’s not a typical, one-dimensional villain like conquering the world or destroying it.”
But coming back is so easy it’s heartbreaking to accept…
“What?”
I was expecting some kind of backlash and even prepared my mind, but I feel like it’s a letdown when I say it like it’s natural.
“Why? Any problem with accepting your terms?”
Rather, she tilts her head, revealing her puzzlement to me, who cannot hide her embarrassment.
“No… your purpose is not to change the justice of the world into evil by connecting with your companion and using the overwhelming power you gain from it?”
At my words, she didn’t even bother…
“It’s not that far.”
He clearly denies my words and reveals his true feelings.
“Of course, it’s good to rule the world, but that’s just an additional concept and never the ultimate goal.”
But as far as I know, obviously…
“Isn’t your purpose to rule the world?!
However, at my attitude, she frowns and asks me a question in reverse.
“Why the hell do you know that?”
It’s an atmosphere that makes you feel bad, as if you’re showing your displeasure at a fictional fact about yourself…
“Obviously that’s historically…”
“ha…”
In fact, based on what I know, she lets out a loud sigh of lamentation before she can even finish her words.
“Herald… History has been written far, farther away than you think.”
Then he begins to defend himself to prove his innocence.
“Over time, the people who learn and record it vary from generation to generation. There are so many different and different people who record history and try to pass it on to future generations.”
“Is there any guarantee that such a history… thousands… maybe hundreds of thousands of years or more will not be distorted as the traditions of the world have been passed down?”
He speaks to me in a voice full of confidence and sometimes justifiable resentment, as if showing that he is dignified without lies.
A history in which various pasts are recorded, can it really not be distorted in the slightest?
“……”
“Actually, I did say that, but if possible, that wasn’t my real goal.”
“And frankly, it’s because they’re wearing colored glasses that say they’ve fallen. Even the gods of today want to become the greatest beings and make the world their concept of justice, right?”
In the beginning, there is a saying that history is written by the victors, and the survivors adapt it.
“Then… what’s your real purpose?”
Still, it was true that she wanted to become the master of the world, so she still has doubts and asks about her real goal to achieve.
“Hmm….”
It took me a while to organize my thoughts, but it wasn’t too long.
“Of course… you’re going to marry my partner and start a family, aren’t you?”
….?
Her life goal was so simple than I thought… It was so simple that it made no sense to me…
“Is that really the end…?”
A voice filled with embarrassment once again, it is a divine being, but it seemed that conquering the world was more realistic than necessary because the goal of life was more relaxed than necessary.
“yes.”
He answered my question immediately and nodded confidently.
“It’s true that you awaken when you get a companion, and it’s true that you can rule the world with that power, but… it’s just the power to protect your partner… Historically, there has been no mortal who married a god, and that’s true. If that happens, many people will be jealous without cause… In other words, that power comes from the belief that you want to protect your family.”
The secret to the power you will gain if you wake up is typical, but the logic that a really great and respectable patriarch is strong enough for his family.
“……”
The innocence felt in her as if it was her true intentions and the reasons why it wasn’t just full of flaws… It seemed to be true…
“My original purpose is only to have a relationship with my partner, and what I want the most is a husband who will love me.”
“When a husband like that asks me to give up on other dreams, I can only do that… Because there is always a compromise between the couple.”
Lusria’s goal was to find a goal worthy of what she was once called the Goddess of Love, just to find the love to share.
“so…”
Wow…!
“Lusria?”
While I was thinking like that, Lusria suddenly fell into my arms… In those eyes, there was a sincere desire for me.
“As long as you promise that Harold will love me properly, I can’t ask for any more, I’ll just find a compromise no matter how unreasonable the conditions are… In the end, I’ll make whatever you want.”
I feel embarrassed for nothing because of a powerful confession.
“It doesn’t sound like anything…”
I tried to deny it at least slightly, but she strongly affirms that kind of me.
“No seriously, I’ve been patiently missing you since ancient times to find you.”
I’ve been in denial for nothing, and my shame has grown stronger…
“Hmmm…”
I change the mood by coughing for nothing. I have to come back because I have a feeling that I have strayed from the original topic because of the lengthy words.
“Coming back to the main point, the third and last, release Marika.”
With those words, even when asked to stop his ambitions, he showed a sign of difficulty that he had not made, and made a somewhat ambiguous expression on his face.
“Of course I’ll do it if she wants, but… I need a place for my soul to stay, so that I can stay by my husband’s side and help.”
Lusria, who tries to compromise as I said before, speaking reasonable words
“Reluctantly, I need something meaningful, of course, since I’m not a proper meat eater, so I won’t be able to use my power to the fullest… but that’s the best thing.”
It’s a meaningful thing…
Thinking about it…
“Is this even possible?”
I take a pendant out of my arms and show it to her.
“This…”
An exquisite expression with nostalgia and unfamiliarity as if seeing an object with old memories…
“Where did you get it?”
With that said, I had no reason to lie.
“I’m just selling it on the market… Your daughter’s daughter only wants this pendant… I accidentally got another one, so I have one, but I keep it.”
The pure white pendant that Aris said he was particularly attracted to, and the pendant that became Aris’ weakness by some coincidence.
Arsia-san and Lusria have a close relationship, and Aris came from such an Arsia, so I thought there might be some kind of close relationship.
“Is the original meaning forgotten and the shape long and popular among mortals?
Looking at Lusria’s attitude as if she had a story, she seemed to know the answers to the questions she had been curious about.
“What is it?”
“This is a pendant I sculpted when I was called the God of Love, and it was used as a kind of wedding ring for my future companion.”
The original pendant model was Lusria… Then, it was easy to understand why Aris was particularly interested in this item and became a weakness, and why the denomination was holding it and who was the creator of this pendant.
It was like that…
As if the key pieces fit into an unsolved puzzle, you feel refreshed when all your questions are neatly resolved.
“Originally, the exclusive possessions of the fallen god must have been annihilated, but for some reason, the origins of this pendant must have been forgotten over a long period of time. So, did the same design thing come out until now?”
Lusria caressing the pendant while asking questions and answers at the same time, holding it tightly and bringing her body to herself, then closing her eyes for a moment, seemed to be immersed in memories.
“This should be enough, and if you keep it as a sign of engagement, you can use your companion’s magic to develop my appearance… Maybe there’s nothing better than this.”
Problems that were solved so well, I wondered if it could be this smooth.
“Then I’ll release Marika as my husband wants me to. It’s been awhile since I’ve devoured her, so I’m sure her spirit will still be there.”
“However…”
As if giving a warning, your eyes narrowed
“In the meantime, I’ve been consumed by darkness, so I’m already out of my mind… Are you confident that you can heal me?”
At that, I nodded my head without thinking.
“I’ll have to try something.”
It was an irresponsible line depending on the interpretation, but he was confident that he would sincerely comfort her.
“Okay then…”
Then she began to memorize something while stirring in the air.
“Harold? Honestly, right now, it’s no different than admitting that you’re marrying me too, keep in mind that you’re a man with an owner and act.”
A little abruptly, I give advice not to do anything stupid.
However…
“Ugh… Ah…”
Attention is drawn to Marika, who suddenly appeared without even having time to accept such a warning…
“Marika!”
He runs towards her, who is suffering as if he had seen her for the first time.
“Ah… Please…!”
Screaming her name once more
Marika, who never wakes up no matter how much she calls her, grabs her cold hand and calls her name again.
“Miraka!”
Desperately raising the voice…
And at the end of that cry
“……?”
She finally gets more eyes.
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the endless void
My self is gradually disappearing
I was so scared.
A fear that screams like a child and is easy, but not even the courage
It’s so scary and painful… Please, if you like anyone, please reach out your hand… Comfort me…
However, no matter how earnestly I pray, it is futile to return.
Ahh…
Am I ending like this?
Should I tremble in fear and disappear…?
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No…Harold…
The prince who showed me mercy for the first time and saved me from a crisis with his good intentions
call his name
Save me… Save me…
I have only you…
Something that grabbed the tip of my hand that fell at that moment
At the end there was a man I knew very well.
“Ahh…”
You really came…
You helped me this time too…
The pounding that comes back to life with hope
I look at his clearly visible face while recalling the unfamiliar yet familiar emotions.
A valiant man full of good intentions and armed with unwavering determination
Come to think of it, you were kind even to me, who would be my worst first impression…
The warmth from his warm fingertips makes my face red.
“Harold…”
Facts you may have known before
“Maybe you…”
My natural heart longed for him.
“I must have loved you since the first time we met…”
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Fortunately, Marika came to her senses this time, and her complexion didn’t look good because she had a difficult struggle on her own.
“Harold…?”
Soon she mumbles my name and gradually begins to realize reality.
“Ahhh…”
After this, I started to cry and then my eyes became wet with moisture.
“Harold!!”
He shouted my name in a voice mixed with sorrow and earnestness…
wow!!
Soon, with all his might, he embraced me.
“It was so painful!! The meaningless resistance I struggled with as I felt the pain disappearing in the endless… Really… It was really hard…”
Marika buries her face in my arms and starts crying like a child
For a while, he showed no sign of falling for me.
“Now that I’m here, don’t worry.”
I had no choice but to gently stroke my hair and let it go, and the more I do it, the stronger it hugs me.
“Thank you so much…! Really… Really, really, really, really, really grateful!! I’m so grateful I don’t know what to do…”
I wonder how scared she must have been, but her attitude was so contrary to the atmosphere of her who had maintained the dignity of being an imperial family.
“Ugh…”
She held me in my arms for a long time and held her heart, and it seemed that she completely depended on me to hold her whole body in close contact with me.
“Harold…”
Finally, only her face escaped from her arms and met her eyes
and…
side-!
Soft feel on the lips
“?!”
I was a little embarrassed by the sudden surprise.
“Marika…?”
Marika’s kiss was so quick
“Actually, I have something to tell you…”
She looks like she’s going to say something bad…
Could it be that the old god behind him was not seen… Suddenly, with a somber atmosphere, he said that he had something to say…
“That’s when you said you’d be my knight… I realized that I fell for you for taking any risk for me…”
He gently brushed the messy hair in his ear and said things he shouldn’t have said now.
When I supported the spirit that had been devoured by darkness, was it that my liking grew too high…?
“I… I guess I love Harold…”
At the same time as those words, I feel an unbearable life behind me.
“Didn’t I tell you before? This is a different story, isn’t it?