episode_0139

In a vast forest with no end in sight.

Somewhere in that deep forest there was a house that looked odd.

A house that may not be grand or splendid, but has a rather cozy atmosphere.

And inside the house, a pink-haired woman was sweating profusely and restlessly.

“Ha.. You promised to come back within a month, right? So let’s wait a little longer, okay?”

“…..It’s too long.”

As the blue-haired girl growled, the pink-haired woman. Sephir tried to hold back the tears that were about to fall.

‘When are you coming back, Hera..!! I’ll die if this keeps up!’

Every day was a series of hardships.

It’s all because of this cute little girl in front of me.

How did it end up like this?

It is said that dragons, who live for tens of thousands of years, have infinite patience.

‘Infinity is bullshit.’

After Hera left for a while, Mari became more and more cruel with each passing day, and there was no one else who could endure such cruelty but herself.

But how could he possibly have the strength to calm the dragon?

I’ve just been keeping an eye on Marie’s mood. Now, that’s slowly becoming too much for me.

If things continued like this, it seemed certain that he would lose his sanity.

While Sephir was wondering how he would survive today, Marie suddenly sat up from the sofa.

Sephir, startled by Marie’s sudden action, looked at her with a puzzled look and said.

“Oh..Surprise..Why?”

“Mom is here.”

“What..?”

“Where did the previously vicious atmosphere go?” said Marie with a bright smile on her face, seemingly excited.

“The barrier has opened! Mom is here..!”

“Really?”

A bright smile naturally appeared on my face.

This is deep in the forest.

It was a place that no footsteps could reach, even by chance.

As Mari said, the only person who could open the barrier and enter such a place was Hera.

‘You came quickly because you felt bad for me!!’

A feeling of overwhelming emotion and relief came to my heart.

So does that mean I won’t have to suffer anymore?

I don’t have to live like a mouse anymore?

With an excited heart, I grabbed Marie’s hand and got up to go meet Hera.

When we open the door, Hera will surely come running to us smiling beautifully.

To be honest, I was a little resentful of her for leaving me alone with Marie. But since she came back so quickly, I didn’t care at all.

‘I’ll make sure to give you a special treat just this once, Hera!’

Suppressing my trembling heart.

Let’s approach the door with steps full of anticipation and open it.

The beautiful girl is right in front of my eyes-

“How have you been?”

Clearly beautiful before my eyes…

She is…beautiful… indeed.

It wasn’t Hera.

“…..Huh?”

A gasp of air came from Sephir’s mouth.

At the same time, a blazing voice full of life was heard from behind her.

“Why are you here?”

The owner of the voice is Marie.

She was staring at the woman with sharp, vertically slit eyes.

And the person she was talking to was.

She has blonde hair that resembles the sun and a fiercely burning spirit.

Athena Caladbolg.

“I came to ask you something.”

She said this with a smile, looking at Marie, and flipping her hair back once.

“Where is your mother?”

“You….”

At this very moment, two powerful energies collide fiercely.

Sephir realized it instinctively.

It seemed like his fate probably ended here.

* * *

“Sister.”

“Huh?”

At my words, she turned her head and looked at me.

I asked her, lying on the sofa and twitching my feet.

“Do you have a dream, Unnie?”

“Dream?”

“Yes. I was just curious.”

She stood still for a moment, thinking, then smiled and came over to sit next to me, placing my legs on her lap.

“I guess I didn’t have a dream. Maybe I just wanted to meet a good person, get married, and live happily ever after?”

“It’s small.”

“Hehehe. Is that so? I think it’s quite difficult.”

As she spoke with a kind smile, I unconsciously turned my body and placed my head on her lap and whined.

Then she gently stroked my head and accepted me.

“Then, you won’t be able to achieve your dream.”

“Huh? Why?”

When she tilted her head with a puzzled expression, I smiled brightly and spoke confidently.

“You promised to live with me for the rest of your life. I can’t send you to someone else.”

Her eyes widened at my words.

She looked at me with a surprised face for a while, then lowered her head with slightly flushed cheeks and gave me a short kiss on the forehead.

“Hehehe… That’s right. I have to live with Hera for the rest of my life.”

I also laughed out loud at her words.

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The weekend has arrived and time has passed so quickly.

Some people are busy catching up on their studies at the dormitory.

Some people are busy concentrating on training even on their days off.

For some, it is a time to fully enjoy the holiday season.

At that time, I felt a sense of anxiety that I had never felt before.

A house visible in front of your eyes.

A rather elegant house that looks like it would be enough for a single person to live comfortably.

I couldn’t move an inch in front of it and just stared at the door.

My heart is pounding.

I was so nervous that I instinctively bit my hand.

Then, as if telling me not to do that, Lily gently grabbed my hand and pulled it away.

“Lily..”

“Why are you nervous, sis?”

She spoke with a smile.

How could I not be nervous?

I met her after several years.

“What if you don’t want to see me..? What if you hate me..? ”

“Sister.”

As I wandered about restlessly, Lily held my hand tightly and looked at me with a serious face.

“There’s no way. She’ll miss you more than anyone else.”

“…..Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

Lily’s words seemed to ease the tension a little.

But still, I was hesitating far from the door.

Negative thoughts kept circling around in my head and tormenting me.

– You came to me now? Isn’t that too shameless?

– There’s no way I’d want to see someone like you, idiot.

– Have you forgotten what a pathetic person you are?

‘no.’

I shook my head vigorously to shake off the thoughts.

‘It’s all my imagination.’

An evil delusion from a part of me that has not yet completely escaped my miserable past.

Didn’t Lily say it herself?

Just as I missed her so much, she also missed me. She missed me.

Besides, even if that wasn’t the case, it didn’t matter.

Because I promised myself that I would never turn my back on them again, whether it meant death or food.

So there is absolutely no reason to hesitate like this.

But despite that, my feet had no intention of leaving the ground easily.

Finally, after Lily, feeling frustrated, pushed my back, I was able to walk forward.

The front door of the house we arrived at like that.

I took a deep breath, raised my trembling hands, and knocked on the door.

And soon after, a voice came from inside.

-Okay, I’m going out.

Just hearing it brings tears to my eyes. The voice that I missed and wanted to hear so much made my heart beat even stronger.

While I was trying to hold back my heart from bursting, I heard several footsteps from the other side of the door.

The door in front of my eyes suddenly opened.

I was able to see her again after three years.

Bright green eyes. Silver short hair the same color as Lily.

And her broad presence that cannot be hidden.

Even after three years, she is still… no, she has become even more beautiful.

“What’s going on-”

Her words stopped as she looked at me.

Her eyes opened wide and she began to shake as if there was an earthquake.

Me too. I just looked at her without being able to say anything.

There was a long silence between us. After some time had passed, it was not me but her who broke the silence.

With a tear glistening in her left eye, she spoke to me with that beautiful smile I had seen countless times before.

“Come on, Hera.”

Before I even realized it, a tear reflexively rolled down my cheek.

thank god.

I’m so glad.

It’s exactly as Lily said. She hasn’t forgotten me.

All the negative thoughts in my head blew away like dust and disappeared.

“Sister….”

What should I say to her?

You really wanted to see me?

Are you so lonely because I wasn’t there for you?

Thanks for not forgetting me?

I don’t know.

There were countless things I wanted to say to her.

Obviously, if I were to give it all, today wouldn’t be enough.

But first.

I thought it would be a good idea to start from here.

I wiped away the tears that were flowing down my face and smiled brightly at her.

“I’m back.”

With those words, I ran forward and missed the person I had been missing for three years.

I dug into my sister’s warm and wide arms and hugged her.