episode_0264

The weather is unusually cloudy today.

I woke up to the sight of hazy morning sunlight streaming through the window, and for some reason, I felt an inexplicable sense of unease in the quiet atmosphere today.

“Hey, Shin-ah. Are you awake?”

No reply.

It seemed like Shin-ah was asleep.

Well, of course it would be, since I’m asleep most of the day.

I ignored the strange feeling of discomfort and opened the door, walking towards the next room as usual.

This daily routine will also end today.

As I opened the door next door with a slightly depressed heart, I saw Sister Dania, who was welcoming me as always.

When I saw my sister sitting on the sofa waiting for me, the inexplicable feeling of discomfort disappeared immediately, and I greeted her with a big smile.

“Hello, Unnie Dania!”

“Hello Hera.”

She smiles kindly again today.

Originally, I would have run to her and asked for a hug, but I decided to hold back because I thought that would make my steps towards leaving even heavier.

“The weather is cloudy today, sis.”

“…Okay.”

My sister answers in a low voice.

When I opened my eyes in surprise, my sister got up from the sofa and patted my head as if it was nothing.

“Are you hungry? Let’s go eat breakfast. Let’s eat together today, just the two of us.”

“Huh? Where did Athena go?”

My sister remained silent for a moment, then answered with a shallow smile.

“They said there was something else to prepare.”

“Then…what about your friend named Lily?”

“…Lily too.”

There’s something to prepare.

When I saw my sister, I felt the discomfort that had subsided come back up again.

‘..It’ll be okay.’

After calming my mind again, I held my sister’s hand and went out of the room.

After that, I finished breakfast and chatted with my sister, then returned to my room and stared blankly at the ceiling.

“But I still want to see your face once…”

Of course, it would be much easier to leave if I didn’t see them, but… I still felt bitter when I couldn’t see them.

Seriously… why are you so busy today?

Feeling slightly offended, I kicked the blanket with my foot and took out the four letters hidden in a shady corner of the bed.

Each one is Athena, Dania, Alina, and even the one I wrote most recently, Lily.

This letter, which I wrote after much thought, contains everything I have been hiding.

Stories I could never tell them before.

I’m not actually from this world. I was just caught in this world by chance.

…and.

I am not the owner of the body of the woman you love.

I am just a sinner who has enjoyed life by taking over the body of a girl named Hera.

That’s why I’m running away without being able to face you, my beloved ones.

He said that he couldn’t bear the guilt of taking away the happiness of Hera, the owner of this body, so he wanted to live alone.

So…I wrote that you should just let go of Hera, the character you love.

Because it’s not me anyway.

I wrote down all the stories that I had wanted to tell for so long but had suppressed, stories that only I could keep to myself.

Of course, you may not believe it.

It would be absurd to them.

Who would have thought that a person could come from another dimension?

Maybe you could look at me and think I’m crazy.

But still. I didn’t want to hide it anymore.

I didn’t want to be addicted to this false happiness anymore.

The words that the celestial god left for me still linger like a knife and hurt me.

– Yes. It’s true that I stole Hera’s body and pretended not to know.

As the celestial god spoke, I unconsciously grabbed the pillow tightly.

‘Who brought this here..!’

I felt a little wronged, but I had nothing to say in rebuttal.

Since this life is several times happier than my previous life… maybe I should be grateful to the heavenly gods for giving me this happiness.

I shook off my thoughts and looked out the window. The still gloomy sky seemed to make me feel even more depressed.

“…Should I just sleep a little?”

Anyway, both Athena and Lily are busy, so there’s probably nothing to do even if you wander around the mansion.

I slowly closed my eyes, trying to calm my aching heart, and fell asleep right away.

Time flies.

Before we knew it, night had come.

*

dripping-

I woke up in bed at the sound of a knock on the door.

As I carefully opened the door, the brown-haired maid Alina came in.

As she put her finger to her lips, I looked at her and nodded.

Closing the door like that, Alina let out a short sigh.

“The mansion is quiet now. If you’re going to leave, now is the time, miss.”

“..Yeah, thanks Alina.”

It seemed like she always had nothing but gratitude in her heart.

I took out the four envelopes I had inside and handed them to her.

“Can you… give this to them?”

“….”

“You have it too, Alina. But don’t read it now…”

Alina stared at the envelope for a long time, then nodded slowly and put it in her sleeve.

“Thank you.”

As I smiled faintly and whispered, Alina followed me and answered in a quiet voice.

“You should go now, miss.”

“Yeah.”

I took a deep breath and steeled my resolve.

Then Alina took out a thin cloak from her bosom, unfolded it, and wrapped it around my body.

“A spell has been cast to make the movement shallow.”

After that, we carefully opened the door and came out following Alina, and an extremely cold hallway greeted us.

“…..It seems quiet today.”

“Miss. Be quiet.”

“Oh..Sorry..”

At Alina’s stern voice, I immediately shut my mouth and followed her.

The back door is visible as you go down the stairs of the mansion.

Alina and I walked slowly to the back of the mansion, getting wet from the rain that was falling lightly from the sky.

How long did it take to walk like that?

A healthy, black horse that looked fast to anyone was waiting where we arrived.

As I carefully climbed onto the horse with Alina’s support, the black horse breathed out a few puffs of air as it welcomed me.

I forced a smile as I looked at Alina, who was holding my feet under the horse.

“…I hope you’re doing well. Thank you so much.”

“…..I’m glad I could be of help to you, young lady, at least in the end.”

I was touched by her words.

…such a good person.

Not only Alina…

Sister Dania.

Athena.

Marie and Lily Lily.

Sephir. Arbes and Tyros.

They were more than enough for me.

And this… was probably all a blessing that Hera had to take.

“..Then I’ll go.”

“Take care, young lady.”

I nodded as I watched Alina’s final farewell.

As I kicked the horse with my hind legs, the black horse seemed to sense my feelings and began to run away without making a sound.

The knights guarding the exit of the mansion were nowhere to be seen, perhaps because Alina had intervened.

So I was hit by unusually cold raindrops.

I came out of Athena’s mansion.

*

An endlessly cloudy night sky.

But the truth is…

Today was supposed to be a very clear day.

Originally, the clouds should have been infinitely transparent, and the bright moon reflected in the sky should have beautifully illuminated the night.

That kind of weather was completely changed by one being.

The power to change the weather simply by existing.

A being with such power…would not be an exaggeration to call it a natural disaster.

A dragon covered in blue scales looked at the earth with calm eyes above the cloudy night sky.

A woman riding a horse and leaving for somewhere.

Blue Dragon Marie. She just stared blankly at her mother as she left.

“Did you check it properly too?”

A woman speaking next to the blue dragon.

This woman floating in the sky in a human body was none other than Athena.

Mari closed her eyes slightly and turned back into a human body, looking calmly at Athena.

Athena also opened her mouth, looking at Marie with emotionless eyes.

“Hera is that kind of person. She makes people rely on her with her kindness that is so addictive that once you fall for her, you can’t help but become addicted, but she herself doesn’t rely on anyone.”

“……”

“Even if we find it again, it will probably run away again. We will be abandoned again without any reason.”

“…….”

“No matter how long I wait, Hera never speaks first.”

Marie could not argue with Athena’s words.

As she said, Hera accepts everyone’s heart…but she doesn’t open her heart to anyone.

Just keep it hidden inside and keep it tightly hidden.

Finally, Marie looked down at Hera riding away, and spoke with her eyes still seething.

“What are you going to do?”

“I’ll make sure you can’t leave.”

Athena’s calm voice spread across the night sky.

“Even if you want to leave, I will make it so that you can never leave us.”

As Marie looked at her with puzzled eyes, Athena held her hand and held back the tears that were about to fall.

I’m sorry, Hera.

Originally, I wanted to talk it over with you and then decide.

I don’t want to be abandoned anymore.