episode_0142

“”···········””

No sound can be heard in the small room.

Noises, breathing, and speaking sounds that humans must naturally make.

Only the sound of heavy rain, which marks the end of fall, is faintly heard from outside the car window.

The four women look at one person who is sleeping as if dead. If a stranger saw the lifeless eyes that never blinked and the body that didn’t even move, they would believe it was a doll.

Tears flow from a woman’s empty eyes. Tears flow down my face and fall on the floor, making a small noise. But even that small noise comes as a huge shock in this insanely quiet room.

Sadness and despair begin to become contagious. Drops of water flow again and again and begin to fall on the floor.

Already… two months have passed. The time when Venice suddenly collapsed and was unable to come to her senses and slept as if she were dead.

They remember that moment. A time when someone they loved, cared for, and wanted to protect at the cost of their life called them, more than anything else in this world.

But disaster always comes suddenly. Venice, who had been calling out to them as usual, suddenly staggered, clutching her head, and collapsed on the spot.

“Venice, Venice-!”

I don’t even remember who shouted. Perhaps the four women who watched him fall at the same time shouted at the same time.

As soon as they saw Venice losing strength and falling down, they jumped onto the balcony as if they were flying and headed towards Venice.

“Venice! Why suddenly…”

“Captain! What happened…”

“···Venice.”

“Owner…?”

They reached Venice within a few seconds and approached their loved one, calling his name, but he, who always welcomed them with a brilliant smile, did not respond.

They looked at him lying on the cold floor with his eyes closed, and then looked at each other with shaking eyes.

I could tell without saying a word. Isn’t this situation all too familiar? It was as if the darkest and most despairing moment in their lives, a nightmare-like memory they could never forget, was coming back to life.

First, Ariel held Venice’s body and began treatment using magic.

Pure magical energy began to gather in Ariel’s body, and at a glance, green magical energy full of vitality entered Venice’s body.

“”·······””

but. Venice didn’t open her eyes. The women except Ariel looked at her in silence. Those eyes seem to contain a reprimanding emotion, as if asking if they did it right.

“···No problem. Venice’s body…is fine, without any pain.”

“Fuck, don’t talk bullshit! Then why did Venice suddenly collapse?”

“If the leader is not sick, then why suddenly…”

“···Are you sure, Ariel?”

Everyone began to doubt Ariel due to her empty answer.

As Venice had asked, they had decided to erase their hostility toward each other, but their eyes were so distracted that they could not even make a proper judgment.

Ariel silently endured all the criticism. Normally, she would have responded immediately or sarcastically upon hearing the criticism, but she was looking at Venice without saying a word.

Ariel, who had become quite expressive of her emotions while living with Venice, began to look as empty as she did during their worst first meeting.

As soon as they looked at Ariel’s face, a lump of anxiety began to grow in their hearts.

Grumbling-

“I don’t know either. I don’t know…”

“”·······””

Tears began to flow from Ariel’s empty eyes. She, who had always maintained her composure, began to limp and sob.

Since they were always visibly and invisibly hostile to each other and confirmed each other’s abilities, they were also able to know Ariel’s abilities.

Overwhelming attack magic. The purest magical power among the four women and its total amount.

And… Healing magic that I always experienced to avoid being exposed to the wounds according to the treaty made secretly by Venice after a ‘little quarrel’ broke out.

It was safe to say that the healing magic was the domain of God. Inject magic power into the target’s body, read the body’s flow, and find the problem area.

And through the overwhelming amount of magical energy and genius use of magical energy, the wound can be restored as if it never happened. That was Ariel’s healing magic.

At Venice’s request, we have seen magic sometimes used on people on the streets who need healing.

An incredible miracle where a severed arm was restored and a person who had lived with a disability his entire life came back to normal.

They were people who had reached the pinnacle of this world, but Ariel’s case was a little different. That’s why even the women who were jealous and envious of each other must have often felt envious of Ariel’s abilities.

“Be, Venice is fine… But why…”

Ariel began to sob. There was no one here who could not understand her cries or the meaning of her barely completed words.

dump.

Royu sat down. Right next to Venice, who was lying on the bed as if sound asleep, Royu stared blankly at Venice’s face.

“Oh, no. This is ridiculous. This is a nightmare. It’s a nightmare…”

Carly began to tear out her hair and deny reality. Kali’s eyes began to shake aimlessly, and it was almost pitiful to see.

“···Ah.”

Seris mistakenly thought she was already in a nightmare. Therefore, in order to escape from this terrible and pitiful nightmare, she swung the treasured sword that Venice had given her at her own neck, but the sword that had cut down so many monsters did not even make a scratch on Seris’ neck.

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Not since this house was built has it been so eerily quiet.

The only sounds that resonate are someone sobbing, muttering something, and a sound like hitting steel with steel.

“···No.”

And that moment. Overcoming the atmosphere filled with despair, Royu opened his mouth. Everyone’s eyes turned to Royu, but all of them were lifeless.

“Venice… I will definitely come back. You promised us…”

promise. At the same time, they began to recall Venice’s words.

The words that he would never leave their side again and go somewhere else.

“···I believe it. I will definitely return to Venice. All you have to do is wait until that day.”

Even Royu’s voice trembled as he uttered those words. Her words were as if she were speaking to other women and at the same time muttering to herself that this was how it should be.

okay. Let’s believe it. His words that saved us. I believe in his promise, which was not a single lie.

In the eyes that had been filled with only despair, a little bit of hope began to revive.

A day has passed.

Venice was still asleep.

Three days have passed.

They were smiling now and had no doubt that Venice would return. If three days have passed, Venice will wake up quickly.

A week has passed.

Venice still hasn’t woken up. The fake smiles and laughter were starting to show cracks.

Two weeks have passed.

The false mask has been completely shattered. A great feeling of despair began to fall on the women who had ignored the situation in which Venice could not rise and avoided it, saying that it could not happen.

Three weeks have passed.

Cerise and Ariel. And Carly broke down, staring blankly at the Venice Bay like a doll and shedding tears.

···Royu still hasn’t lost hope. He just kept muttering with bloodshot eyes as if he couldn’t hear anything around him.

A month has passed.

Royu’s muttering stopped. The light called hope has completely faded, and only despair remains in their eyes.

Time flows and flows at a rapid pace. Finally, two months have passed since Venice fell, and we have arrived at the present.

I didn’t eat anything for two months and couldn’t even sleep. But they were still alive.

For the first time, they cursed that they were superhumans who had surpassed human limitations.

I stop in place and look down at Venice, shedding tears like a doll. It was difficult to think about anything now.

···Rustling.

I began to hear auditory hallucinations that I had heard many times. After a month, they suffered from auditory hallucinations and hallucinations every day.

A dream-like fantasy of Venice waking up fine, calling their name and hugging them warmly.

But illusions are always broken. When they escape from their sweet dreams, what awaits them is the despair of returning to their ship as much as the happy moments.

···Suddenly.

Again. Venice’s fingers begin to twitch. It feels like my little mouth is clenching.

“Umm…”

How long has it been since I heard this voice? For those thirsty women who lost the raindrops called Venice, it is a fantasy like sweet rain in a drought.

Flashing.

Venice opened her eyes. Because it was my first time seeing a fantasy this realistic. Their empty eyes opened slightly.

“Haaam…”

Venice yawned. It may have been a hallucination, but seeing the cute figure I always looked at appear before their eyes made me smile.

Venice slowly began to raise her upper body. Rub your eyes and stretch. He then looked around the room with sleepy eyes, and as soon as he saw them, his body started shaking. and stops.

“····Uh. everyone? Why are you standing like that?”

“”······””

No one responded to Venice. Because it must be an illusion. It’s more realistic than reality, and it’s a fantasy Venice you’ll never want to wake up from.

Venice tilts her head and looks at them. However, as soon as I saw that their expressions were full of deep despair and sadness that I had never seen before, my complexion began to turn pale.

…Soon, Venice will smile brightly at us and disappear like dust. As if it never existed from the beginning, in vain.

It was always like that. The fantasy opened the door to their tightly closed hearts and disappeared like a lie when they reached the moment they were about to face it.

···Smile, Venice. I know it’s an illusion, but Because I will love you too.

They hoped that realistic fantasies would make them laugh. In their fantasy, Venice was the main culprit that caused them to fall into the abyss of despair, but at the same time, it was also something that gave them hope to live.

“···Why is everyone like that!”

However, instead of the smile that Venice had expected to show, Venice looked at them with an expression that looked like she was about to shed tears.

Their eyes began to widen. This can’t be happening. The fantasy always disappeared as soon as it looked at us and smiled.

Look at that Venice. Tears welling up in my eyes, I feel like I’m going to cry at any moment. It’s so realistic and lovely.

But…even this is probably an illusion. An illusion that appeared to once again drive an awl called love into our twisted and broken hearts.

This terrifying and lovely, hopeless and hopeful fantasy will tear our hearts apart.

Venice hurriedly gets out of bed and runs to us. An urgent expression, an expression that looks like it might cry, and a small body. everything is lovely

…Because it’s okay just once. I wanted to feel his warmth. Because the empty space of the warmth of love that supported their lives was so cold and cold.

Wow-!

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“···I’m sorry. I guess I’m too late?”

Venice hugged them all at once. Although it was a small body, it was possible because it was pulled together with all its might. As the warmth of Venice reached them, their eyes began to widen.

···weird. It must be an illusion. This too must be an illusion. It’s so warm and lovely.

It’s definitely a fantasy –

“···I love you.”

It’s not an illusion. Because Venice never once… told us she loved us.

Only then. Tears called hope began to form in my empty eyes.

Those words are so warm, they make you melt just by hearing them. Those words that you have been longing for your whole life, that you wanted to hear but were afraid to ask for, that moment when they came out of Venice’s mouth.

Their hearts, which had been cold, broken, broken, broken, and shattered for two months, slowly began to come together.

My heart, which felt like it was not beating, began to beat loudly. Tears called despair escape and begin to flow.

And then it flows down. It flows in vain as if it represents all the despair and sadness that has accumulated over the years.

“Black, wow…”

“Chief… Hmm…”

“Ugh…Owner…Venice…”

“Benny···s. Hehehehe…!”

The dolls who had been trapped in the prison called despair struggled again. With a voice that cracks and breaks, he cries out like a child for the world to go away.

The crying doesn’t stop for a long time. There were still too many tears to be shed for all the emotions that had accumulated over the past two months to melt away.

Venice held their bodies tightly and waited silently.

“Really… Are you really back…? This is a fantasy…”

“No. I am… not an illusion.”

As soon as he heard Venice’s answer, Royu’s sobbing grew louder. Perhaps relieved by Venice’s answer, everyone sobbed even louder.

The tears lasted for a long time. Like the crazy wind and heavy rain outside the window.

But… if there is always a beginning, there is always an end. The despair and sadness that had built up that no one seemed to be able to relieve was completely wiped away by true love.

Although they were still sobbing and tears were flowing, they had now calmed down to the point where they could talk.

Looking at them like that, Venice smiled bitterly.

“···I’m sorry. I was too late…”

“What on earth… What happened… Whoop! Did it happen?”

“He just… faced me. All their emotions, even their memories.”

They tilted their heads as if it was a little difficult to understand. Venice tried to explain it, but shook her head and just started looking at the women one by one.

Because what I needed now… was not an explanation.

“···Vice-captain Seris.”

“······!”

“Miss Ariel.”

“····Uh, huh?”

“···Kali.”

“Owner…?”

“And… Royu.”

“······”

Obviously, his face and personality were a little different from back then.

The moment when I looked at Venice’s face while hearing the words she said as she faced them.

Each of them recalled their own ‘Venice’.

The leader of the Scar mercenaries is full of scars and blunt to some, but full of kindness.

To some, their one and only butler who was both sly and serious.

For some, the savior of life and the revolutionary who saved Espilia.

And the image of her boyfriend, who was someone’s one and only love and who had always been by her side, began to appear reflected in her small face.

“”·······””

Everyone looked blankly at Venice. And the moment when everyone’s eyes gathered. Venice spoke with a smile brighter than any smile, with a few tears in her eyes.

“···I love you. Always and forever.”

Looks like an angel who came down from heaven. A voice that is more beautiful than that of an angel and makes the heart feel warm.

And… hearing those words of love that had only occurred in their imaginations, they all smiled even as they shed tears.

“I love you… Leader.”

“I love you too.”

“···I always love you.”

“I love you…!”

The moment when each person revealed their true feelings towards each other. There was no one who didn’t laugh.

They hug each other tightly and smile with tears in their eyes. Before we knew it, the rain, wind and dark clouds had disappeared, and only the hidden, brilliant rays of sunlight were shining warmly.