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I am a sinner.

– I love you, Hera.

– Hehe.. I really love you, unnie.

– Mom is the best in the world!

– I like you, Hera.

– I like you.

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A thought suddenly occurred to me.

What on earth is love?

When I whispered passionate love to Athena, it was just so good.

When I succeeded in charming Sephira in one go and Marie followed me, I was taken aback.

When Iris started liking me from the first time we met, I had doubts.

When I realized that Lily’s feelings for me were love, I slowly began to guess.

Finally, when the Demon King proposed to me, I became certain.

The cruel truth I didn’t want to know.

What is love?

The passionate heart that Athena whispers to me.

The mind that Lily has is so frighteningly strong.

The endless affection that Marie sends me.

The warm support of my older sister Dania, who always takes care of me kindly.

Also, the vivid and beautiful colors that others show me.

Yes, the heart they have must be love.

I have no clue.

So at first I didn’t know anything.

But in the midst of countless repetitions, I couldn’t help but vaguely realize.

The love they have. Where is their overflowing, intense heart directed?

I slowly raised my head and stared blankly at the mirror in front of me.

A woman with a breathtakingly beautiful appearance.

The black hair was shining softly, as if it were painted like the night sky.

The red eyes that resembled rubies were gleaming so intensely that they seemed as if they could suck out a person’s soul.

I took off the one-piece dress I was wearing.

Clean and white skin without even a single blemish.

Two voluptuous buds that you can’t help but look at, a slim waist that looks like you could hug it with one hand, and a wide hip that naturally catches your eye.

A perfect body that looks like it was combed by God himself.

I know.

The reason they fell in love with me was because of my looks.

Athena became interested in what I looked like through my magical tools.

Lily said she was fascinated by the way I slaughtered my enemies.

Marie said she fell in love with me at first sight.

Sephir. Demon King. Iris. Ariel. Sister Dania.

They all show me so much love.

They too were captivated by this beautiful appearance.

They love this body.

okay.

Not me. The real Hera.

I love the true owner of this body that I took away.

“…..I’m sorry.”

I’ve always wondered.

If I was possessed by this body, what happened to the original child named Hera?

Did I possess a body that was originally dead?

Or maybe I took over his body and disappeared.

But I had no way of knowing. So many things had happened in the meantime that I had hidden it away in a corner of my heart and forgotten about it.

But the more I become happier.

As they started liking me one by one.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had taken away the happy life of a child named Hera.

If Hera were alive.

Maybe she is loved in my place.

The owner of this appearance is someone who was born to be loved.

As time passed, I finally admitted it to myself.

I took it away.

The happiness that a woman named Hera should have had. I stole it.

Unable to overcome the guilt that tormented my heart, I admitted it.

But I knew it and pretended not to know.

He didn’t try to find a way to get Hera back into his body.

Athena, Marie, Lily, and others have also been lying and hiding it.

That I am not the owner of this body.

I’m so happy to be with them.

Because I don’t want to leave them.

Even though I realized that it was a false love directed at this body and not at me, I pretended not to know because I didn’t want to miss out on that happiness.

I am a sinner.

Even though they knew what was in her mind, they used it.

In the name of peace, I led them as I wished.

But I made a promise to myself.

I swear that I will keep this promise.

If the devil can stop me and bring peace to the world, then I will definitely pay the price for my sins.

Until then… I promised myself to live in this false love.

So in the end it was successful.

The demon has fallen, but the power of the goddess remains.

The world they will live in from now on will be a beautiful world filled with peace.

Now all that remains is.

I guess it’s just me, a sinner, who has to leave.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the being in front of me.

“Have you made a decision?”

“….Please erase my memory.”

I ended up choosing to run away.

Hera didn’t have the confidence to live shamelessly, taking away the happiness of a child.

But it was a weak decision on my part, not wanting to just leave her body to die like this.

“Hehe~ So you ended up choosing that path.”

She’s wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a short-sleeved T-shirt, and jeans.

Between her long hair, a universe was reflected, and her skin was pale, almost white.

The being that brought me here.

Celestial God. No.

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In return for bringing peace to the world, she offered two paths.

In this way, Hera’s body dies and returns to her original dimension.

Or, the path to living life again in Hera’s body.

“…Is it really true that that child can never come back?”

If possible, I would give this body up right now.

But the reality was just terribly cold.

“Yes. That child can never return to his original body again.”

“…….”

My eyes were tightly shut.

The celestial god looked at me like that, smiled mischievously, and held out his hand to the side.

Then a giant door appears in the middle of the universe.

“The moment you pass through that door, you will live without any memories. I will send you to a place where other children cannot find you, so don’t worry about that.”

I walked slowly towards the door.

With every step I took, memories of them seemed to repeat in my head.

Even though it was a lie, those memories were infinitely beautiful to me.

“Are you really going to pass~?”

“….Because I am a sinner.”

“Huh~ Well, that’s not wrong. I didn’t even think about taking Hera’s soul and returning it.”

Her words flew like a knife and pierced my heart.

But this is a reality that I have already acknowledged myself. I will never turn away from it.

I gritted my teeth until they bled and slowly opened the door in front of me.

“Bye bye. See you next time.”

A celestial god waving his hand with a childish smile.

“…I won’t see you again next time.”

I have the last word.

I crossed the door without hesitation.

Then, thick darkness began to envelope me in an instant, and my consciousness soon faded away.

Sorry.

Because you ran away like this.

But I wish you could understand my heart, which cannot fully accept yours.

I’m really sorry.

and…

I really love you.

Even though it’s not me you’re looking at.

I reminisce about the beautiful memories I have with them.

I slowly closed my eyes.

*

“No. I’m sure we’ll see each other again.”

Because that’s the way it is.

In the vastness of space, the celestial god looked at the door through which Hera had left with an incomprehensible smile.

“What do you think?”

“……”

A woman appears from behind at the words of the Celestial God.

Behind that woman, there were nine tails.

“Why did you separate me from my disciples?”

“What about the disciple? He’s a pervert who secretly listens to that child’s moans all day long.”

Hyangwol’s body trembled at the sharp words.

After being flustered for a while, she coughed a few times and looked at God with calm eyes.

“What on earth is your purpose?”

“Perfect ending.”

The celestial god said, touching his sunglasses once.

“A perfect… ending?”

“I really hate ambiguous stories..I guess I’m the type of person who has to see the end somehow.”

Even if it’s a bad ending.

“…..What are you planning to do with your disciple?”

“Are you not going to do anything? I’ll just see how the story goes. You’re the one who has to do something.”

“…..Me?”

Hyangwol asked, frowning.

“Your soul has crossed the dimension, but your body is still trapped in the celestial realm.”

“…But?”

“I’ll pass it over here.”

“….what?”

“I mean, take good care of Hera~ I’ll empty your mind.”

I couldn’t understand what on earth she wanted or her true intentions.

“Don’t you think I can restore Hera’s memories?”

“If you do that, you’ll be in so much pain again. Do you want to make Hera like that with your own hands?”

“……..”

“Let’s trust and watch over the choices made by the disciple himself. As a true teacher.”

As the Celestial God finished speaking, he smiled brightly and reached out his hand, and a door exactly like before appeared near Hyangwol.

“Then I will leave it to you to take good care of my readers?”

“Before that, what are your intentions- Huh?”

Before Hyangwol could finish speaking, her body was suddenly sucked toward the door.

And so, with her gone, the universe became quiet.

But that was only for a moment. Suddenly, all the stars began to shake violently.

The celestial god took off his sunglasses with a short sigh and looked at one place.

“Okay, okay. Stop rushing me. I’ll make it happen right away.”

With an annoyed expression, the Celestial God looked at the thing in front of him.

“Arue.”