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“It’s located in a good place.”

“Yes.”

Edeline had an embryonic attitude toward human relationships.

Human relationships are something you have to learn throughout your life.

Therefore, Edeline was still learning.

In this cramped place.

Could it be that he is being taken advantage of by the University of Science and Technology?

“I heard the entrance was locked from the outside. Why are you doing that?”

“There were several assassination attempts by the hardliners of the Wolf Church. A lock is a simple trap that exploits a psychological loophole.”

Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like he was trapped.

Well, who would think that people would live in a basement that is locked from the outside like a warehouse?

Edeline wasn’t looking at me.

The gaze was directed at the air rifle hidden in the leather armor.

“···What you have in your arms…is it a weapon from a place called Earth?”

“Yes. But it’s not a fever. Is something stuck?”

Edeline shakes her head.

thank god.

“It is structured so that it cannot be mass-produced anyway.”

Edeline slowly looked at me, then brought her eyes to my lips.

“How did you obtain Leviathan’s skin?”

“What is that?”

“It is the apex predator just below the Sea Serpent of the Dark Ocean.”

Mr. Serpent is a dragon.

A predator just below the dragon?

“Really? They just told me it was armor made of whale skin.”

“It’s because they go to great lengths to make it look normal. It appears that the unique strong oily smell was removed with chemicals and the Leviathan’s skin pattern was dissolved with strong acid.”

“Is this valuable?”

“Yes. Leviathan’s leather will not tear unless it is hit by a whaling ship’s ballista or sawed.”

“···Seth gave me good things.”

“However, leather itself cannot protect against shock. Please note:”

“Yes.”

I don’t want to share such stiff stories.

Because it’s been a long time since I’ve seen this face.

“So, have you been smiling all this time?”

Edeline nods.

“Yes. I’m trying to smile a lot. In the meantime, we were making cheap products that anyone could purchase and use here.”

“You mean making mass-produced products without magic mixed in?”

“Yes. Refrigerator and freezer, shared oven and hot plate. We created new water supplies, heat insulators, and chlorine disinfectants. It was made with glass that collects solar energy so that it can be used to charge a fire pit or a bonfire.”

“I heard. At the Grand Engineering Academy, items such as magic tools are made without using magic. You said Edeline made nitrogen fertilizer, right? You don’t know how much people praise Edeline.”

Watching her create things without knowing the principles, I once again feel that Edeline is an incredibly amazing person.

If there were people like this on Earth, civilization would have progressed two centuries faster.

“All I did was imitate the tools of the place called Earth in your memory. ”

A smile appeared on Edeline’s face as she said that.

‘I’m excited.’

I didn’t want this question and answer, but what can I do?

I like it myself.

But I wanted Edeline to live her own life.

I still have that feeling.

“You can do that at the Magic Tower too.”

“Ain must be independent and not rely on the power of servants. I saw in your memory the potential for self-reliance for Ajin, and all I can do is show people that possibility.”

A corner of my heart becomes heavy.

That’s not your duty anymore.

Why do you still do that when you got your feelings back?

“You no longer belong to the Magic Tower. Instead of staying in a room like this, get some fresh air.”

“······I didn’t think I deserved to be happy.”

A faint smile appeared on Edeline’s face.

Are you saying happiness is difficult?

“Life is about living for yourself, not for others. If you’ve got your emotions back, there’s no need for that anymore, right?”

“···I have never forgotten you.”

“Yes?”

Embarrassment flashed through Edeline’s eyes.

Is it strange that I asked back?

“In the place called Earth that you saw in your memory, all people and animals were living lives determined by the direction of genetic evolution. Aren’t genes trying to suppress human reason for the sake of species reproduction and survival?”

There was embarrassment in the lengthy words.

It was a ‘mistake of words’.

Edeline made a mistake.

Then he glanced at me and looked at me.

“Right?”

“The blessing of Ceres is the power to overcome the tyranny of genes. Those who are blessed have memories that never rust, and their emotions never rust. You can also transform your body according to your thoughts.”

···This is what Edeline said.

He said he has never forgotten me in 14 years.

I’ll just say it that way, even if it’s just as clumsy as before.

At the same time, I said this because I knew that it was almost impossible to forget someone for 14 years.

“It’s not that good of a power.”

We must not overcome the tyranny of genes.

Genes are ultimately the wisdom of our ancestors.

The reason humans were able to develop civilization was because they followed in the footsteps of their ancestors called ‘humanity’.

Scholars say that if octopuses had flow, they would have ruled the sea.

The same thing happened with genes.

You might be able to achieve something in the end.

─However, I can assure you that happiness does not exist.

“I wanted Edeline to be happy.”

Couldn’t that be why Edeline was living here?

Because I can’t control my shaking emotions.

You are feeling vicarious satisfaction by seeing the happiness of others, not your own.

Similar to Anne.

Anne’s problem was unconsciousness, but Edeline’s problem was not unconsciousness but very delicate emotions. How many times have you not heard it?

Edeline was a very emotional person before her emotions were sealed, and she abandoned the Magic Tower and wandered around with Amor for decades.

‘If you think about it, Lexi also received Ceres’ blessing.’

Does that person still remember me?

If so, what should I do?

“Edeline.”

“Yes.”

“Live for yourself, not for others.”

All I could say was this boring thing.

Edeline looks at me intently.

There was a doubt in his eyes.

“Well, is there anything you want to do?”

“···I wanted to ask for your forgiveness.”

“Anything else?”

Edeline was at a loss for words.

I wasn’t asking anything special.

He looked into my eyes, and then carefully opened his mouth.

“······I want to see people’s lives enriched.”

Of course, that’s not a bad thing.

You will feel proud, and there will definitely be a sense of accomplishment.

but···.

It’s a pity that you are neglecting your own happiness.

“Is there anything you want to have or try?”

“Yes. This is enough.”

lie.

“You know I can read lies.”

Did I get stabbed by something?

Edeline’s eyes widened slightly, and she looked down toward her lips, avoiding my gaze.

“Before…”

The trembling gaze even feels heavy.

I’m not questioning anything, so why is it so difficult to talk about it?

“Speak comfortably.”

Edeline looked at me and eventually opened her mouth.

“······You need someone to lean on.”

A small voice that seems to lack confidence.

It was also a word that did not suit the Edeline I knew.

“Someone I can lean on?”

“Yes.”

Edeline looks at me.

I could tell what Edeline wanted from those eyes.

“I… need you.”

You need me?

no. Edeline is undergoing an assassination attempt.

Are you planning to leave the university where your location was discovered?

But Edeline is a dragonia.

The three demi-god types, Dragonia, possess flawless strength.

You don’t really need my help, do you?

“Why?”

Edeline seemed a little at ease with my question.

“Because I am drawn to you.”

“Yes?”

Edeline gives me a gaze filled with all kinds of emotions.

“I will never betray you again. If you give me one more chance…”

“Wait a minute.”

what is this sound?

Are you saying you need someone to lean on?

Didn’t you need me to get out of here?

I thought they were saying that they needed someone to provide them with food, clothing, and shelter.

Edeline was looking at me very nervously.

“Edeline, are you saying you like me?”

“Yes. I was animalistically drawn to you. It has been like this since 19 years ago when I first saw it.”

19 years?

‘···That was when I was fourteen.’

Seth said that.

Edeline was very jealous of Lexi.

And what I said was a great stimulus to Edeline, who had lost her emotions.

Soon, laughter broke out.

“In that case, it would have been nice if you had agreed when I asked you out.”

“···At the time, I didn’t realize that those words were expressing an intention to date!”

Edeline finished speaking as if she was being chased and looked at me with an anxious face.

······In a situation where I didn’t know what was in my heart and what I wanted, there were two firm truths that I thought I should do rationally, not emotionally.

Kill Harold and forgive Etheline.

These two things are the clear desires that ‘Ri Si-hyeon’ wanted.

“If I had known, I would have accepted it without hesitation.”

The look in his eyes was cute, as if he was claiming, ‘That was my mistake!’, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

“There is something I would like to ask you.”

Those passionate, yearning eyes are delightful.

“What is it?”

“Could you please call me something other than you? Don’t speak too highly of me. Edeline lived longer than Lexi.”

Perhaps it was difficult, but Edeline froze as if she were in trouble.

For a long time.

How much time has passed?

“···Vision.”

Edeline, who hesitated, muttered softly.

“Would you like to associate with me?”

Even though he was confessing, he couldn’t even make eye contact with me, and his eyes were focused on my mouth. The bright red cheeks are very impressive.

“Yes. That’s right.”

For the first time, I saw Edeline smile sincerely.

Strictly speaking, it was my second time, but it was the first time I laughed heartily.

It was the best.