episode_0156

When I finally regained my composure and got up, Kylon was there.

The place where I opened my eyes was on the bed. Kailon was sleeping next to the bed with his head down on the bed I was lying on.

Looking at that appearance, I felt like I was going blank because I wondered if a lot had happened.

My whole body twitches every time I see Kylon. No matter how much I try to think about why it’s like that, I don’t know. I didn’t even know how much time had passed since then.

The good news, though, was that my mind did not completely collapse and that I was able to open my eyes again.

It is a heavy body. After tossing and turning, I tried to raise my upper body, but it felt like my body wasn’t listening to me.

I tried to raise my back by saying, “Okay,” but my back was shaking, and then it felt like it was declaring a strike and that it was no longer possible, so I had to give up first.

“… Kylon.”

As I carefully said Kylon’s name, Kylon opened his wet eyes and looked at me.

I slowly got up, and Kailon opened his eyes wide, wondering where his fierce expression from earlier had gone, and stuck his head out as if he was going to rush at me.

“Are you awake?! Are you Veronica? Veronica… ? Please.”

The way he asked me as if he had a dream was like a child who wanted to be hugged and told that he had a nightmare, which only made me laugh bitterly.

Seeing his earnest appearance, I spoke as if to lighten the mood and make a joke.

“… What else does it look like? Have you seen another woman?”

“Well, after I really lost my mind… Wow, the goddess had a lot on her body too. So I thought I would never see you again.”

“… … .”

It was a very serious matter.

I lost my mind and eventually lost my body to God. But why did God do that?

After hearing those words, I just remained silent. Because I don’t understand. I thought it was a good god who granted my wish, but if I ended up passing through this fate, losing my mind, and then having my body taken away, I thought that maybe not everything that God told me was true.

Or maybe he just left that part out and told it to me.

Anyway, I thought I would never see Kylon’s face.

Although I felt desperate in a half-dead state, I couldn’t really hope that Kylon would save me.

Letting out a sigh, Kylon stuttered and tried to touch my hand.

I heard that we almost broke up forever, but I kept my hand still thinking, “What can I do?”

However, the moment Kylon’s hand stretched out and touched my hand, my body was startled, and without realizing it, I withdrew my hand and was avoiding his hand.

“… veronica? Sis, I’m sorry if you didn’t like it. This happened because I didn’t listen to you, so I can’t help but be disappointed… ”

“No, it’s okay. I just suddenly got goosebumps when Kylon touched me.”

“… He, she, had a brief fight when God entered the body. If you look over there… ”

In the room with the two beds, traces of the battle remained. I also noticed that there were cuts on the floor and that the rope was broken and placed in a corner.

“Perhaps, what I received back then remained in my body… Unless you really hate it and avoid it, that’s probably the cause… . Or maybe God had a trick.”

Kylon’s shoulders were slumping as he gave various reasons why I avoided his hand.

I thought it might be because he was disappointed in himself, and it was really unfortunate that he tried to add another story even though I denied it.

I really wonder why the sly Kylon ended up like this.

“What about the other kids?”

“… Oh, I sent that back too… ”

“… … Why?”

“These are the kids who dropped you… ”

That said, I didn’t really want people to know the truth.

Still, I tried to hold on and hold on because I thought I would be able to reach the end only if they were there.

But now that Kailon has found out the truth and finished clearing things up, I couldn’t say anything bad or good about him.

Since the situation wasn’t getting better, I couldn’t praise it, and I couldn’t say I was thankful because I had left out the people who had caused me great hurt, so I just remained silent.

I nodded my head weakly a few times, and the question was what to do next.

Haven’t you become stronger enough to become stronger? The best and only way is to just collect more reinforcement stones, strengthen the Holy Sword, and run to the Demon King.

“… Then wouldn’t it be okay to just keep going?”

But Kylon said that it was impossible.

“The goddess fought with me once and took away the power of my holy sword and left.”

“… … Really?”

“Yes.”

Since it didn’t look like he was joking, I felt even more upset.

I narrowed my brows, wondering if I would die before I could do anything with the Demon King if I continued like this.

After sighing like that, Kailon continued speaking.

“Anyway, there is no need to strengthen the Holy Sword anymore, so do you want to go straight to the Demon King?”

“Do you think we can fight? Didn’t you win before by unleashing the power of the holy sword? Now there is nothing.”

“… That’s right. Then what should I do? If you stay like this, you might all be killed by the devil.”

“So, I thought the goddess liked me, but I guess that wasn’t the case. Only destruction remains.”

I said so early. I laughed bitterly.

Then, Kailon just made a tearful expression.

“I like you.”

“… Yeah, I know. I told you so many times.”

“But I… I couldn’t keep protecting you. Probably next time too. I guess I’m the type of person who can’t do anything on my own. Now the devil says he’s going to kill everyone, but I’m powerless to stop it.”

Kylon seemed to be crying sadly, and May spoke in a voice that seemed to be filled with tears.

“God wants to die with you. I don’t care if I die without you, but I want to live as long as I have you.”

When I heard those words, my heart ached.

No matter how much I suffer, I will live. But he wasn’t.

Kylon was a life that could die if faced with a fatal situation. It was clear that if that happened, we would never be able to meet again.

That’s where Kailon comes in.

“I want to stay and keep protecting you, but I’m too weak… Because it just relies on other forces… Sorry. I can’t do anything right now… ”

“It’s okay.”

“It’s not okay! How long will I just say it’s okay!”

Actually, it’s not okay. right. That’s right.

However, if I was going to sit there thinking that I couldn’t respond forever, that I couldn’t even run away anymore, it would be a pity that all my struggles for so long would seem to be in vain.

Well, if the power of the holy sword was gone and he couldn’t fight back, it was clear that it would be safe to say that there was no one here who could defeat the Demon King.

If I had fought a goddess, it was clear that she would not lend me her strength, so I thought that in the end, there would be nothing I could do other than sanctification or recovery.

I also understood why Kailon, who seemed so strong, was crying next to me in frustration.

I’m sure we had many thoughts while I was passed out, but even so, nothing will get better just by crying like this.

“… Still, we were able to meet again. So, let’s think about it together for a moment. It’s hard to think alone.”

“… … .”

I was just lying down, barely able to look away with my head resting on the pillow, but I still had something to say, so I opened my mouth.

Kylon was silent.

Then, he finally managed to straighten his twitching lips and smiled.

“Okay, let’s think about it together.”

“What if we can’t catch the devil and we all die?”

I chose the worst case scenario from the beginning.

Then, from the first question, Kailon narrowed his jaw and narrowed his eyebrows as if he was blocked.

“Because you won’t die… I don’t want to leave it like that… ”

“Still, if Kylon is going to die, I want to see Kylon and various other things. Are you not going to keep your promise? That’s all I’m looking forward to.”

“What promise… Ah.”

Didn’t we decide to watch the day together when spring blooms, summer melts, fall falls, and winter falls?

Kailon opened his eyes wide, giving a short exclamation as if he had finally remembered what he had said.

“I like it here too. Until the Demon King comes, even if you don’t see all the seasons, you definitely… ”

“Well, is there a way to win?”

This time, Kylon asked a question.

I heard a voice that sounded like I was lost in thought, and it seemed like the voice was coming out as if I was worried that I might not be able to keep my promise.

“Well, I don’t know if there’s a way to win. Is there another way to become stronger?”

In my opinion, there were two ways for Kylon to become stronger.

One is to strengthen the holy sword, and the other is…

“Oh, yes, yes?”

“What is it?”

Kailon asked cheerfully, as if asking what the method was.

So, barely able to moisten my chapped lips, I moaned and answered.

“Uh, um. Do I become a teaching assistant?”

It was a little strange to say this to myself, no, it was very strange, but I couldn’t deny that this was the only way left.