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37. Precious family and loved ones. (2)

The place that Jia led us to was a place where people injured by the demon’s procession were gathered.

People who get hurt from being attacked by demons are the basics, but also from various factors such as buildings collapsing in the aftermath of battle, or tripping on something while running away because they can’t see properly.

They were screaming in pain right before my eyes, and those with healing or calming abilities were trying to help them, but it was not enough.

Zia brought me over and started talking to the person in charge.

As I slowly looked around, checking the patients’ injuries and thinking about what to do for them, Zia approached me again and introduced me to the person in charge of medical care.

As I was talking to that person, I nodded at Zia when he said that soon the people who had gone out would come back with the injured people.

She nodded slowly as if she knew what I was going to do from now on, whispered something to the person in charge, and then left me.

” Phew, it’s okay. To this extent… Just like this… ”

I moved my body to the center of the place filled with the smell of blood and medicine, and screams accompanied by the sound of crying.

People who were upset that I suddenly appeared and was loitering around them were trying to approach me, but Jia stopped them and started talking to me, and then they looked at me with their expressions still on their faces.

Ignoring their gazes, I approached the center, took out [Kurtana], and stuck it on the floor with a ‘thud’.

The sword was gently inserted into the ground like a chopstick being inserted into tofu. He breathed divine power into the sword and unleashed [Region. Brittany].

The range is large enough to cover the entire settlement.

Suddenly, my body began to glow and a wall of flames spread out, startling people, but soon realizing that they were not harmed, they looked around at their bodies when they heard a voice.

” Hey, the wound is healing! ”

” Even the cut or damaged parts are returning to their original state! ”

” Oh… my god…! ”

Words that are quite strange to hear to a person of sound mind are heard from all sides.

People who cry while touching their missing body parts, people who shed tears of joy at seeing their loved ones who were dying recover, people who look at me and pray because they think I have created a miracle.

The place where the sounds of sorrow and grief had been heard just a moment ago no longer existed.

It has simply become a space where the wounded can rest.

*****

He left the sword there and went outside.

If I had continued to stand there, I would have been caught by the people there and heard all sorts of things.

As I came out, Zia also came out, smiled, grabbed my hand again, and started to drag me to a certain place.

I wondered where on earth he was going, but when I noticed he was already on the roof of the building.

” So why did you come here? ”

” Huh? Oh, this is it…. ”

He answered my question with a faint smile, as if he was just enjoying the scenery while leaning against the railing, and said, “This is my favorite place here.”

As I slowly approached her and looked at the scenery she had been seeing, I could understand why she said that.

The room we stayed in was also on a fairly high floor, so we could see a pretty beautiful night view through the mirror, but what we saw from here was on a whole other level.

A place where you can see everything with a wider field of vision as a cool breeze blows.

It’s almost evening, but the sight of people walking around creates a peaceful atmosphere that puts my mind at ease.

” How is it? Is it a good place? ”

” Yeah. ”

Without speaking to each other, they just looked at each other and smelled the human scent that came with the cool breeze.

It was Jia who started to break the silence, holding my hand that was leaning against the railing and opening her mouth.

” What were you trying to say earlier? ”

” What? ”

” I was going to say something before I went to the clinic. ”

” Oh, that’s right… ”

I slowly took off her hand that was holding me, crossed my arms over the railing, and buried my face in it.

” Phew, how should I put this? Hmm… I told you that I don’t remember much, right? ”

” Yeah… That’s right. Honestly, as we spend more time together, I feel like he’s my second oldest brother, but sometimes when we talk, I get the feeling that we’re not on the same page.

Maybe it was when we were talking about things that happened in the past. ”

” Yeah, I guess so… ”

As I was quietly watching people move about without saying anything, I saw people coming in from far away.

Because the area was already created, it was possible to tell who was coming inside.

I looked at Zia and said, holding the face I had been burying in my hands.

” Let’s go back first. And… do you want to take a bath together today? ”

” Okay. If you… no, if you want. ”

Charlotte nodded to her words, opened the door, and went downstairs.

As she watched her leave, Jia now treated her only as a younger sister, but just now, for some reason… she had a feeling that she wouldn’t regret calling her older brother.

I think I’ll probably get the answer when I spend time with her.

*****

” Are you here? ”

” Yeah, I’m back. Did you sleep well? ”

” Thanks to you. ”

There was Hyunseok and his brother who had gone out and returned.

As soon as I appeared, Hyunseok quickly ran over and hugged me, and I hugged him back and exchanged a quick greeting.

” Seriously… Why didn’t you wake me up when you left? What if I just finished cooking and left? ”

” Sorry, you were sleeping soundly, so it was hard to wake you up. I had to hurry. Are you upset? ”

” I’m so sad… who…! I just… felt a little lonely. ”

” Hmm, then I guess I should satisfy our young lady? ”

As she said that, she slowly lowered the hand that was on her waist and grabbed his arm that was heading towards her butt.

” Okay, wait a minute! Oh… Not today, tomorrow…! Yeah! Tomorrow! ”

” Tomorrow? You look like you want to do it right now? ”

When he whispered those words in my ear, my heart started pounding loudly.

I knew it. I wanted to spend a deep… night with him ever since I got the fragment of the Divinity.

‘Ugh, just hugging you a little while ago… Hehe…’

But today… I had to spend it with Zia, so I slowly tried to separate from his body.

I did it…

” Hehe… good…. ”

” What if you leave first again? ”

I was holding onto his clothes because I felt so sorry for his hand that was pushing me away when I tried to fall but couldn’t.

As I fell off his body, my dazed mind began to slowly come to its senses.

” Sorry… Ahem. Anyway… I’m planning to spend today with my… sister, so tomorrow… ”

As I slowly lowered my blushing head while holding onto his collar, Hyunseok slowly lowered his hand while stroking my head, touched my cheek once, then grabbed my chin and kissed me.

I also felt the warmth from his hands and the touch between our overlapping lips, and when I separated from him again, a transparent thread was already hanging between us.

” Okay. Instead, come to my room whenever you want. I’ll be waiting. ”

” Uh… yeah… ”

After leaving those words, Hyun-seok went out with his brother and the people he was with seemed to have become quite close.

As they left, the sounds I heard were also about me…

” Phew, this was a bit dangerous. Seriously… I guess I should go back to Zia. ”

In the place where Charlotte had muttered to herself and left, a very small puddle of water had formed.

When I entered Jia’s room, Yeonseo was lying on the sofa.

” What? Where have you been? Sister Jia already came in. ”

” I met Oppa, Hyeok, and Hyunseok. ”

” Huh~ Really? ”

Yeonseo suddenly got up from the sofa and came to me and sniffed something, then grabbed my cheek.

” I can already see you coming… Ugh, how can I stop you? Hurry up and go wash up. My sister went in first. ”

” Ugh… Okay. ”

Yeonseo sat down on the sofa again, opened the grimoire, and cast a spell in her hand, entering her own world.

It looks like we’ve made quite a bit of progress.

‘ Well, that’s not important right now… ‘

As I took off my clothes in the locker room and went into the bathroom, Zia looked at me as if she was almost done washing, and got into the bathtub. I also washed quickly and sat down next to her.

‘Tap, tap.’ Not long after, Zia opened her mouth as she heard the sound of water droplets forming on the ceiling due to steam and falling into the bathtub.

” Okay, are you going to tell me now? ”

” Yeah, you did, right? Now grab my happiness. It’s okay to go all the way with Hyunseok now. ”

As I spoke, wrapping my arms around her legs and burying my head in hers, Jia opened her eyes wide as if she had heard something unexpected.

” Oh… I did say that. Seriously? Are you going to do that? ”

” Oh, no! That’s not it… The memories I have left now… are just fragments collected by the goddess Patruna, who is connected to me.

So, only very fragmentary memories remain. But, there’s a bit of a… problem with this. ”

” What’s the problem? Are you losing your memory? ”

” No, it doesn’t disappear like that. It disappears completely when certain… conditions are met. ”

” Really…? ”

” Yeah. But then again. ”

I looked up at her, lifting my head from where I was burying my arms around her, and asked.

” Is it really true that ‘I’ who lost all of my memories is ‘me’? I… don’t know. Honestly, even now, I think that the fact that I was a man is only recorded, and I still recognize myself as a woman.

In that situation, if even the very fragmentary memories of the past I spent with you and my brother disappear, am I… ‘Yoo Ji-seok’ or ‘Charlotte’? ”

When Zia realized that this was a story about a pretty serious identity, she just silently stared at the ceiling and seemed to be gathering her thoughts.

‘Oh, come to think of it… Ji-ah always did things like that when she was thinking or worrying about something. Now, I can only remember it when I see her.’

Time spent without speaking to each other.

As the hot water in the bathtub began to feel lukewarm, I heard her voice next to me.

” I think… both… ”

” Why? Even now, when it comes time, I completely remember… ”

” Memories that disappear are just the past, right? ”

” That’s…! ”

She lifted her arms and hugged me, saying:

” Honestly, my oldest brother and I don’t really remember the past, right? And now, we’ve spent time together like this. It seems like this won’t go away. ”

” That’s right. My little brother is really smart. ”

” Then~ Whose younger sibling am I? Anyway! In order to forget the past and start anew… I named her ‘Yoo Ji-soo’, right? So don’t worry even if your past memories disappear.

From now on, I will take good care of my brother who has become my ‘younger brother’ as my ‘older sister’! ”

” Haha… It really gives me strength when you say that. Thank you. ”

” What~ ”

” Haa, now that I think about it, that really could happen. ”

As I was thinking about a future where she completely treats me like a younger sibling, with my hand raised to my face in disbelief, Zia poked my cheek.

” Why…? ”

” No, that… That’s what you said as a condition. Is that… this? ”

She made a circular motion with one hand and made a stabbing gesture with the other.

” Ah… Shit… Seriously!!! ”

” Wow, really? You’re really a pervert, just like Yeonseo said. ”

” Ah, I don’t know!!! ”

The moment I got out of the bathtub and opened the door to go out, I heard her voice.

” It’s okay to do it, but make sure to use contraception! Got it? ”

” Oh, what are you saying! ”

After drying my body, I applied lotion or cream that I had not used before and left the room.

Ah, the moment she came out, Yeonseo also said something.

” It hurts at first, but it’ll be okay later. ”

I was so shocked by those words that I quickly ran to the room where Hyunseok was.

But, in the meantime, is that really true? The fact that I was thinking that… is a secret.