episode_0129

widely-

After closing the door to the principal’s office, I headed back to the classroom.

My head was filled with dark clouds and I was in a state of confusion.

From one to ten, it seemed like nothing was going my way.

I’m sure you already know all the contents of the novel…

There were so many things off-topic that it became meaningless.

The same goes for the Anima I heard about this time.

A disease in which the soul suddenly disappears and several people die under suspicious circumstances.

4 years ago. An incident that happened when I was possessed or before.

I had no idea what on earth was going on.

It was just all unexpected.

So much so that I began to question whether this was really the novel world I knew.

‘…..If I just defeat the Demon King, everything will be fine.’

After all, the evil of all things originated from the Demon King.

If only the Demon King could be defeated, then the rest would be trivial things.

I tried to comfort my head with positive thoughts and started walking again with heavy steps.

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As time passed, the late night arrived.

I leaned against the window of my room, stroked the head of the crow perched on my finger, and opened my mouth.

“Go tell Harris.”

Then the crow with red eyes rubbed its head against my finger a few times and flew up into the night sky.

[Says the servant.]

“Ah. You’re here?”

[Yeah. It seems like things have been happening in the celestial world recently.]

I heard my teacher’s voice in my head.

Honestly, at first I thought it would only be uncomfortable.

As I talked about this and that with her, I felt like we had become close.

Now, I don’t really care if she’s next to me.

“What kind of place is the heavenly world?”

The teacher thought for a moment about my question and then said:

[Hmm…well. It’s not much different from here. It’s a place where people and various mysterious creatures live.]

“Uhhh..”

When you say seon-gye, doesn’t it usually mean a place where scholars reside?

A mysterious space where clouds float around and many old people fly above them.

[What did you expect?]

“No..I’m not really expecting anything..”

Oh, right.

I was planning to ask you about it when I met you, Master.

A thought suddenly occurred to me and I immediately spoke to my teacher.

“Master. Do you know anything about Anima?”

[No? Why are you asking that?]

“Just…the person I was looking for died from that disease.”

[Oh, that’s too bad.]

hmm…

I don’t really feel sorry about it.

Even if he wasn’t an anima, he was a character who would have harassed someone and ultimately fallen into the demon tribe.

You shouldn’t feel sympathy for that kind of person.

“So you know?”

[I don’t know the details either. It’s such a mysterious thing. I don’t even know if it can be called a disease in the first place.]

“Is that so..”

[Yes. It’s something that has never happened before, where people’s souls disappear at the same time.]

“Um…”

It seemed like even the teacher didn’t know.

In that case, I guess it would be better to give up.

If it was something she didn’t know, even though she knew most things, I didn’t think she would be able to figure out what I was doing.

As I glanced at my watch, thinking that I would eventually be able to find out as time passed, I was able to confirm that the time I had promised Lily had already passed.

“I guess I should go out soon..”

[Huh? Where are you going?]

“Yes. I have plans with a friend.”

[Hmm… At this late hour? You’re not a lover, are you?]

No, really, what is this teacher saying?

Maybe it’s because I was born a fox. I think I can only think of such sinister things.

“Haa.. We’re the same girl?”

[….I guess that doesn’t mean much to you.]

“Please don’t say anything weird and help me.”

[Huh? What do you mean?]

“Master, you are good at understanding people’s minds, right?”

To my question, the teacher answered in a proud voice.

[Then. You have to know the heart of a person to be able to charm them. That’s my specialty.]

I was reassured by her answer.

Well then, at least we can know why Lily is upset.

Honestly, I was getting frustrated because I didn’t know why she was so worn out.

But if the Master helps, we can find out the cause.

“The friend I’m going to meet is mad at me. Could you please tell me why?”

[Hmm. Did I make a mistake?]

“I don’t know. Honestly, I can’t even guess..”

As I spoke with a shallow sigh, the Master smiled lightly and comforted me.

[Don’t worry. Master will help you.]

“Thank you, Master.”

Honestly, I was worried about what to do about Lily.

I felt like I had gained a strong ally.

* * *

So I left my room.

A riverside reached after passing through the garden of the Academy.

The round, bright moon reflected on the river, creating a beautiful sight.

The fragrant scent of grass and the pleasant cool breeze also went well with it.

“Are you here?”

Lily was sitting on the grass, looking at the moon alone.

Her soft silver hair gave off an atmosphere that matched the moon so well.

She looked at me with a grin.

“Sit here and say hello.”

“Yeah.”

Lily said, patting the grass beside her.

As I sat down next to Lily, she leaned her head on my shoulder and said:

“Isn’t the moon pretty?”

“Yeah, that’s right. It’s really pretty.”

As Lily said, the large full moon was showing off its soft light beautifully, no less than the sun.

The moon that illuminated the world with silver light. It looked so much like Lily.

“I often look at the night sky.”

“Huh?”

Perhaps immersed in emotion by the charming scenery, Lily began to tell her story.

“When I look at the night sky, my loved one comes to mind.”

“Ah..”

“I’ll tell you in advance, it’s not Robin?”

Her words made my body tremble.

I guess the reason Lily got mad at me was because I was mistaken.

By the way, it wasn’t Robin.

‘Then who on earth is it..?’

Lily looked at me for a while, then looked back at the moon and spoke in a hoarse voice.

“I wonder who I love?”

“Huh..? Are you going to tell me?”

“Phehe..There’s no reason not to tell you.”

“Uh..yeah. Tell me.”

I was curious.

If not Robin, then who the hell does Lily like?

Where did we meet?

When it came to Lily, I couldn’t help but care.

“It was a coincidence that we met, but I fell in love at first sight.”

Lily continued speaking, looking at the moon with empty eyes.

“At that time, I thought he was a hero who came to save me. I couldn’t take my eyes off him for even a moment.”

It was love at first sight…

What kind of guy is he…

“After that, my heart didn’t cool down, but rather burned hotter and hotter. In the end, I came to love that person more than anything in the world.”

“…..”

“The person who always smiled warmly at me. I wanted to spend my whole life with that person. I wanted to share my life with that person. I wanted to get married and stay by their side.”

I didn’t know.

I never could have imagined that Lily would fall in love so passionately.

Who the hell are you to do this..-

“Every day I spent with that person was the happiest day for me.”

The smile suddenly disappeared from Lily’s face as she recited the words.

“But. I ended up breaking up with that person.”

Her mood suddenly changed.

The atmosphere that had been hazy and nostalgic just a moment ago suddenly became cold and sank.

“That..that..”

“I couldn’t meet that person again after that.”

My heart ached inside.

This…this…bad kid…

How dare you abandon Lily?

I don’t know who you are, but if you fall into my hands… I’ll beat you to a pulp…

I tried to comfort Lily by making that decision.

“..Are you okay now?”

“…Before we broke up with that person, we made a promise to each other.”

“Hey.. promise?”

“Yeah. Just three.”

“What is it..?”

What a promise.

…Isn’t it possible that we broke up just like normal?

“He told me to definitely go to the academy. Go there, make friends, and gain experience. And always smile brightly. That person asked me.”

“That…is that so?”

It seemed like there was some kind of story.

It seemed like he was someone who cared a lot about Lily.

And for some reason, the things Lily said.

These were all familiar words to me.

“And that guy. He promised to come find me.”

“Huh…?”

Lily was staring intently at the moon with even more empty eyes.

“But even after three years, that person hasn’t contacted me even once.”

“…..3 years?”

Lily’s words sent a chill through my body for a moment.

3 years…if that’s the case…

It must have been when Lily and I were together…

To be exact, it was the year I broke up with Lily.

“I kept waiting. Every day without that person was like hell. But I endured and kept waiting. Because I made a promise with that person.”

“……”

….anything.

Something was strange.

The stories Lily told didn’t seem unfamiliar to me at all.

3 years ago. And the promise I made with that person. And the contents of it. It was all such a familiar story.

“I followed that person’s promise. I came to the academy I didn’t want to come to. I forced myself to smile at people and made friends, even though I couldn’t. While waiting for that person to keep his promise someday.”

“That…that kind of…”

“I trained hard and gained strength so that I could defeat that Athena bitch at least.”

“…..Huh?”

thud-

Because of Athena’s name that suddenly appeared, I felt my heart drop.

To be taken away by Athena.

This is why…..

This makes it seem like I’m the person Lily is talking about.

Lily’s words came together like pieces. It felt like something was falling into place.

Something you shouldn’t know.

“But fortunately, I got to meet that person again.”

“Ah…..that..really?”

Lily’s words put me at ease for a moment.

If we meet again, I’m sure… it must be my mistake.

Because I’ve never revealed myself to Lily.

But. Even so, I couldn’t shake off the ominous feeling that everything Lily said was pointing at me.

“But that person. He pretended not to know me. It was as if he had erased all my memories from before.

“……”

“I was sure of it then. Ah. This person wants to forget me. He wants to abandon me. I waited desperately for three years.”

“Lily..Lily..”

“I hated that person so much. I just kept waiting. That person had forgotten about me. But the funny thing is, I still loved that person to death.”

“…..Ah..no..”

“So I came to my own conclusion. I can’t tell you the details, though.”

“…..”

“Well. That’s the story, my love story.”

Lily finished her story with a grin.

After hearing her story, I.

I was just confused by the unmanageable content.

My heart was pounding like crazy.

Even though Lily was right next to me, I couldn’t look at her.

no way.

I don’t think so. No way.

Could it really be… he’s talking about me?

While I was so confused, Lily’s voice came through again.

“What do you think, Sister?”

“Me..? Me..I…..”

I don’t know.

My head was so confused.

Could it be that the person Lily is talking about is me?

I just couldn’t get that thought out of my head.

I couldn’t believe it. Everything Lily said was pointing to me.

Just in case.

If what Lily said about me was true.

So then what on earth should I do-

“………?”

……uh?

for a moment….

just now…..

“What…what did you say..?”

I turned my trembling head to the side.

Lily’s empty purple amethyst eyes.

He was staring at me intently.

“Long time no see, sis.”