67 – Always on your side

“What if, if only… what would you do if I disappeared again?”

Rachel, who was standing next to Raiden and holding her hands together, felt her breath stop at Raiden’s question.

In an instant, she squeezed the hem of her dress.

“Disappearing… what is that…”

“I’m just saying… what if.”

Raiden gave a cryptic smile and tapped the sage that was tucked into his fingertips.

Gray dust falls on the ashtray.

The awkward smile makes his intentions even more unknown.

Rachel looked at him for a moment, then bit her lip and muttered.

“If only…”

What if.

There was no way the young master would suddenly say such a thing.

Rachel felt a strange sense of uneasiness and worry stir inside her.

……Could it be that the young master wants to leave again?

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Just like the time 10 months ago when he disappeared somewhere without saying a word.

As those thoughts came to her mind, Rachel put on a complicated expression.

“……”

“……”

Raiden was silent, spitting out only smoke with the sage in his mouth.

The red sunset light coming through the window illuminates his face, which was difficult to see in the dark.

Through the black hair that fell down, I could see black eyes that shed a lot of light.

Those strangely lifeless eyes seemed to be immersed in deep thought.

Rachel looked at those eyes and realized that he was troubled.

And if that’s the problem, maybe…

“…You’re thinking about whether to leave or not.”

“……”

Raiden was silent at Rachel’s words.

However, the meaning of that silence was a clear affirmation.

ㅡWooksin…..

Rachel felt her heart ache.

What is it?

What else broke his heart, so he wants to leave?

She couldn’t tell.

It was just that the anxiety that the person she loved might leave her weighed down her heart.

Her brown eyes, which always looked straight ahead, began to shake for the first time.

She tried to erase the agitation. And then I thought

What should I answer here?

For him who is in pain, for him who is having a hard time, what answer can he give?

I had a lot of thoughts, my mind was complicated, but my worries were not long.

“I’ll wait, until the Bocchan comes back.”

She said that and smiled lightly.

I tightened my neck to hide the slightly trembling voice.

In response to her answer, Raiden, who was holding his tongue in his mouth, slightly turned his head to look at her.

“…Wait, Linda?”

Raiden tilted his head as if he meant something.

Rachel continued talking to him in a soft voice.

“I told you, I’ll always be on your side… Even if you leave this place and go far away again, that won’t change.”

ㅡI am always on the side of the young master.

—-From the day Bocchan disappeared, until the day he came back with a firm mind.

ㅡI will remain in the vacant seat of the Bocchan, and continue to wait for the Bocchan to come back.

Rachel says that with a bright smile.

At that, Raiden put on a rather complicated expression.

“It’s okay if you don’t come back.”

—-If that’s what the Bocchan wants,

—-If that’s the way the Bocchan can be happy.

Rachel saw the dark eyes staring at her and felt her eyes heat up.

Tears seemed to flow.

She bit her lip and forced herself to swallow the cry that was about to escape.

“I, just in case… in case you long for the original place and want to come back,”

ㅡI’ll be guarding the vacant seat of the young master.

ㅡI’ll clean up the vacant seat of the young master.

ㅡBoccal… so that you can come back a little more comfortably.

My heart aches.

Every single word he utters turns into a blade and pierces his heart.

But don’t show it.

He doesn’t even distort his forced smile.

To wish for the true happiness of a loved one.

Because this was the way she chose to love.

For the Bocchan’s happiness, she would do anything.

It kills your feelings,

Even if it’s a cruel thing that promises a wait that may be forever.

“My everything…”

all time,

all feelings,

footsteps of all life.

“They’re all… for you, Master.”

okay.

That’s it.

If my feeble existence can be a little bit of support for you,

That alone will make me happy as if I had the whole world.

……I just want you to be happy.

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The twilight sun, shining red, disappears over the horizon,

A night where only the moonlight and starlight remain dimly and illuminate the dark sky.

“……”

I was sitting at my desk, staring blankly out the window.

The winter night shines through the unfocused vision.

The academy’s main building seen through the window and the soft moonlight create a pretty cool scene.

It was a scenery I would normally have looked at with admiration, but

Oddly enough, these things didn’t catch my eye today.

“ha…..”

A small sigh escapes through parted lips.

Rubbing her sore eyes, she quietly cast her gaze toward the door.

That spot had been where Rachel had stood until a few hours ago.

—-I will wait, until the young master comes back.

—-Everything about me…

—-Those are all… for the sake of the young master.

The contents of a short conversation I had with Rachel a few hours ago play in my head.

Her clear voice pierces my heart.

“Wait… La.”

I’m just thinking about what she said.

The word wait was a warm and cozy word.

But at the same time, it was also something that felt painful.

“I didn’t know that one word could melt so many complex emotions…”

Hehe, I let out a small smile and rested my chin on the desk.

The time I checked through the clock on my desk was 12:29.

Sooner or later, last night, it was the time when I decided to talk to the Goddess again.

After the conversation with Rachel, I was lost in thought for quite some time.

Even so, the mind was still complicated, and the thoughts were also jumbled.

But… I’ve decided what choice to make.

“Whoa…”

I breathed out quietly and waited for the time to pass.

And not long after, a familiar mechanical sound rang in my ears.

ㅡTitling!

[A new message has arrived!]

[Sender: Administrator, Tees]

Then, a blue window appears in front of your eyes.

I hesitated for a moment, then reached out and clicked on it.

It feels like a cool glass window on your fingertips.

ㅡTitling!

{Tees}: Hey?

“Yes, Goddess. I am here.”

{Tees} : You must have been waiting… Sorry, I should have come earlier.

“No… well, I was waiting first, the goddess isn’t late.”

As soon as the goddess contacted me, she first blew an apology.

Even though she contacted me exactly at the appointed time.

You must be feeling guilty for what happened…

Besides, since I cried and blew and yelled like that yesterday…

A person who screams loudly at the absolute god.

It’s what I think now, but it was clear that I was a crazy bastard last night.

{Tees}: I’m… kid? Hey, have you calmed down a bit?

{Tis}: Again, I’m sorry… I really didn’t mean to deceive you…

“It’s okay…it’s not, but don’t do it too much. It’s a little burdensome…”

Because the absolute god who is the highest level god throughout the entire world appears in such a low profile… It’s a little bit like that.

It feels like being greeted by a gray-haired grandfather…

“Besides that… I don’t have any intention of feeling indebted for something like that…”

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Just because a person’s favor continues,

You shouldn’t know that it’s normal.

ㅡI promise you that in my next life you will be happy.

What the Goddess gave me at that time was an obvious favor.

It was a kind of kindness handed to me who had lived an unhappy life.

Even though it’s a promise made with even the little finger…

In fact, as a woman in the position of an absolute god, she could have ignored such a childish promise.

Even if the possession was wrong, it could have simply gone unnoticed.

‘But… it didn’t…’

Goddess actively came out to solve the situation I was in.

Rather, it was showing me a goodwill to the extent of being suspicious.

‘Is there something…? I don’t think you would treat everyone like this for no reason…’

I thought about that for a moment, but then shook my head and brushed it off.

For now, the important thing is that she is doing me a favor.

Favor is not infinite.

If you spend your time like a kid, just because you’re doing me a little favor,

From the point of view of the giver, they quickly get tired of it and leave.

A favored position and a favored position.

It was only natural who would have to bow in this relationship.

Although I have been acting like a dog for the past 5 months due to the goddess’s stupid behavior, I have to give up and go for now.

“Whoa… Anyway, that’s enough. Let’s start with what we originally planned to do.”

{Tis}: Yeah, I see… I want to get out of that world as soon as possible…

{Tis}: I’ll release the possession soon, if you wait an hour or so…

I frowned slightly at the message.

“No, no. Wait a minute. Who’s free to dispossess? I haven’t made a choice yet?”

{Tice}: Uh, huh…? Aren’t you leaving for another world?

A message that seems to be a bit perplexed.

Of course, the choice I’m going to make is a strange one that will surprise even me.

The conclusion reached after long deliberation,

I’m leaving this world

“I don’t want to go to another world.”

ㅡ I decided to stay a little longer without stopping.

“Just a little longer, I want to stay in this world.”