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49. The End of a Peaceful Daily Life (2)

As we arrived at the meeting place, Ara waved at us.

” Sister!! Here…? ”

” Hello, did you sleep well? ”

Ara kept looking around at me

” Me… Sister? We… met yesterday, right? It’s been months since we last met, right? ”

” Huh? Oh, because of the hair? ”

Ara nodded silently, and Pedro nodded next to her as well.

” Don’t be too flustered, we met yesterday. Hmm… How should I explain it? ”

As I was thinking about how to convince them both, he suddenly wrapped his arms around my shoulders and pulled me closer.

” That’s because you received a lot of love from me. ”

” Hey, wait a minute, what are you saying to the kids…! ”

At those words, Ara blushed and turned her head, and Pedro seemed to notice her reaction and lowered his head.

” Hey, kids? That’s not it! I’m… I’m a, a returnee, right? So… That’s right! Restrictions! There were some restrictions, right? When I became a god, those restrictions were lifted and so, whoa, I went back to my original form! ”

Although it was a hastily made excuse, I thought they would be convinced and explained it to them, but instead of listening to my story, the two of them kept blushing and glancing at me and him.

Looking at the two of them, I thought that no matter what I said, he wouldn’t listen, so I hit him next to me with my elbow.

” Hey, what are you going to do…!? ”

” Should I do it like this? ”

As he grabbed my arm, pulled me into his arms, and kissed me, I just hit his chest softly, ‘thud, thud’, and was intoxicated by the sweetness he gave me.

I let out a ‘Phha’ sound and glared at him as I parted my lips. He looked at me with a sly expression, and I sighed at the sight.

Then, when I turned my head slightly at the whispering coming from behind, people passing by, including Ara and Pedro, looked at us with warm eyes, saying, “Oh my, oh my” at our skinship, and I took him and the two of them and moved to a place where there were no people.

Among those people, there were some who worked with me. Of course, they knew that I was living with him, but they never showed any signs of physical contact in this crowded place in broad daylight, so maybe… when the festival is over and I go to work next time… since they are people who like to talk… they will keep asking me.

” Sigh… I really won’t be able to raise my head in front of those people later. ”

” Haha… Sorry. ”

He holds my hand and apologizes to me.

‘ Really… If you look at it like that, it makes me seem like a bad person… ‘

” It’s okay. Well, everyone knows that we’re dating anyway. But… Are Ara and Pedro okay? ”

” We’re okay. More importantly, are you two really on good terms? ”

” You’re the one who’s stuck to Pedro so much… ”

” Hey, hey, sis! Where are we going now? Are we just going to wander around the festival? ”

I decided to just ignore Ara’s embarrassed and blushing appearance as she tried to change the subject and Pedro’s blushing appearance as if he was just a kid.

Because there was a time when I was just as innocent as those two.

” First, let’s walk around and take a look. Since people come from quite a few places, there might be some unique food or drinks. While working, I noticed that there were quite a few people who came to promote the specialties of their settlement. ”

” Really? Our settlement isn’t anything like that. What about Pedro? ”

” We are selling drinks made from vegetables grown by my uncle. ”

It’s been a while since I’ve heard the story of Uncle Bean.

” Really? I guess I should go to Seonyudo after a long time? ”

” Yes, the manager and my uncle are both waiting for you to come. Oh! By the way, Aunt Haneul told me to let her know whenever I need clothes. ”

” Okay, I see. Thanks for letting me know. Okay, shall we go around the festival? ”

After that, we went around to various stores with everyone, ordering and drinking food, drinks, and alcohol developed in various settlements, and there were also stores that brought various games, so we went around and challenged ourselves, sometimes succeeding, and sometimes failing, but it was so much fun to see so many people enjoying themselves in such a peaceful way.

As if I were dreaming.

A daily life where you struggle to survive in a world that is collapsing and hope to see tomorrow.

I want to watch over the everyday life where so many people enjoy the present, talk to each other, and have no worries… instead of that kind of everyday life.

When I returned to this world, just as I swore.

Now, I will be watching over this world on behalf of the goddess Gaia.

So… I thought it would be nice if this peaceful daily life where everyone can smile continued.

Yeah, the ‘guys’ started to move as if they were mocking me for thinking that it would be nice if that kind of routine continued.

*****

” Sister, shall we go there now? ”

Ara pointed to the square outside the Blue House settlement.

” Yeah, are they both okay? ”

When we asked the two men behind Ara and me, they both nodded and acted as if it was okay, so Ara and I headed there.

Upon arriving at the square, there was a stage built for the festival where people were performing, either singing or using their abilities to show off their individual skills. In front of them, a large crowd of people were watching the performances and laughing happily.

As I was standing behind the people enjoying the performance, drinking the juice I had just bought, I suddenly heard a familiar voice.

” What do you think of this performance? ”

” Yes, this was quite a unique performance. I liked how they made such cool and cool sculptures with water and ice. ”

My brother was watching the performance from the seat where it said judge.

” Is that Mr. Yu Ji-seong, the leader of this settlement? ”

Pedro was watching his brother, who was called a ‘hero’ by many, with shining eyes.

” Oh, I know. Doosik… The old man told me. He was the first one to conquer the tower, right? Lately, there have been rumors that he died because he hasn’t been seen, but why is that rumor coming out when he’s still fine? ”

” Did you meet Charlotte, she said she worked here? ”

I was taken aback by Pedro’s sudden question asking me if I had met my brother.

” Huh? Huh… Yeah. Right…? ”

” Wow…! How can I not meet you sometime later? ”

” Uh… that’s, that’s… ”

At that moment, my brother’s voice suddenly became loud.

” Oh! There, my sister is here too. Since we’re judging, how about my sister being here too instead of just me? ”

” Ah~ That’s good too. Okay! Little sister, come here! ”

At those words, people started looking around for the younger sister that Uncle had mentioned, and Pedro, who was next to him, also

” Wow… I guess your little sister is here too? Who is it? ”

” Well, well…? ”

I slowly pulled his arm and signaled him to leave, but he was surprised when he suddenly saw me floating up with a ‘boo-oooh’.

” Hiyat…! ”

” Oh… My sister is quite shy. Oh, no? She must have been enjoying the festival with her boyfriend. My brother works like this. ”

I couldn’t help but take the microphone as the host handed it to me who had just come up on stage…

” Oh, hello…? ”

“”” Oooo!!! “””

Suddenly, I flinched slightly at the sight of people cheering, and now I glared at my brother who had created this situation.

My brother just looked at me with his hands making an apologetic gesture.

” Could you please introduce yourself? ”

As I looked, the host did not seem to be from the Blue House settlement, so he asked me to introduce myself.

” Sha, Charlotte Maniegne. Oh, so… her Korean name is Yu Ji-soo. Yes… ”

” Ah… you’re a returnee…? ”

The host’s reaction reminded me of what Mr. Doosik had said.

It is better not to reveal that you are a returnee as much as possible.

‘This… is… an accident… right…? ‘

I was worried that saying I was a returnee might have darkened the mood at a festival that was already having a good atmosphere, but contrary to my worries,

People started cheering and calling my name.

” Huh, huh…? ”

” Wow~ I didn’t know that Mr. Yoo Ji-seong had such a cute younger sibling besides Ms. Yoo Ji-ah? ”

At the host’s words, my brother got up from his seat, hugged me, and began to speak in a serious voice.

” Actually… This kid and I broke up on the day Top appeared.

I’ve been searching for it ever since the day it disappeared. Then, with the demon coming out of the tower and my abilities awakening, I… conquered the tower with the thought that maybe.

I kept going up the tower but couldn’t get any clues about this kid, so I was about to give up… but I couldn’t stop because there were so many people who believed in me and followed me.

Then, not long ago, I was able to reunite with this child. ”

When hearing Uncle’s story, some people shed tears as if they had suddenly heard a touching reunion, while others were happy and said that everything was going well.

” Wow… That’s a really touching story. How was it for your younger brother to be reunited with his older brother? ”

” Yes? Oh, I was happy to be able to meet you again, brother and sister… Of course. I thought… that we might not be able to meet again. ”

” I see. Oh, by the way, I heard you have a boyfriend… right? Right, everyone~ ”

People were perking up their ears and focusing their attention on me as the host spoke those words.

I avoid that gaze and look at where he, Ara, and Pedro are.

I could see the two of them… laughing as if the situation was funny and watching with their mouths open in surprise at the story that I was his younger sister.