73 – Sunset and night

After sharing warmth with her, the last breath of the sun was dyeing the world red.

As I stared blankly at the scene in deep exhaustion, she sat down next to me.

Her glossy skin and slightly damp hair are lovely with the breath of the sun.

Then she leaned her head on my shoulder.

I stroked her hair and watched the world go down.

“This is the scenery you were looking at.”

“That’s right.”

she took my hand

“I wish I could look at you like this every day.”

“It will be.”

“Yes, it will. There is nothing to disturb me now.”

She smiled and looked at me.

“The days of welcoming the morning in your arms and greeting the evening like this will continue. It is like a dream.”

I feel some strength in my hand.

“I’m happy like a dream, so I’m anxious as if I’ll scatter at any moment.”

She covered her mouth when she said that.

Her breath and my warmth mix.

“Does it still feel like a dream?”

“It’s long. If you do it one more time, I think you will be convinced.”

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Laughing at her lovely words and appearance, he kissed her again.

Our breath and warmth are intertwined.

“How about now?”

“Thanks to you, I am convinced. Thank you.”

She smiled and covered my mouth.

I hugged her waist and let the last breath of the sun go.

The breath of the sun stopped, and clusters of stars embroidered the dark sky.

We gazed at the scene for a while, then got up and walked to fill our empty stomachs.

When I entered the restaurant with her arms and mine intertwined, I saw Rachel eating a pile of sweets.

Rachel looked at us as she ate it.

“Brothers and sisters. You came…”

As she spoke, she put on a tired expression.

“I knew. It looks like you really enjoyed it.”

She said, pointing her fingers at the nape of our necks. Feeling embarrassed by her pointing, I covered the nape of my neck and Iris’s hand grabbed my hand.

“Do not cover. It’s a sign that you are mine, so don’t hide it.”

“I will.”

“It’s serious…”

We heard Rachel’s weary voice, but we didn’t care.

We untied our arms and sat in front of Rachel.

Rachel stared at us like that.

“Sister, the plan seems to work.”

“Yeah, thank you. Thank you.”

“I’m glad that’s the case.”

Questions arose in their conversation.

“What do you mean by plan?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. When the brother lost his memory, the sister said he was worried about what to do when the brother’s memory returned, so I gave him some advice.”

She took a bite of the dessert in front of her and continued the conversation.

“I just honestly conveyed my feelings, and dragged the brother away and told him to take a nap.”

I couldn’t believe my ears at her words.

“Why are you making that face?”

“That… it’s strange that such a sound comes out of your mouth.”

The sound of Iris holding back her laughter could be heard, and Rachel’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

“What does that mean?”

“I thought that because it was completely different from your usual impression. I’m sorry if I hurt you.”

“What, even apologize. I live young for my age, so you can think that way enough. I understand.”

Estimated to be over 300 years old, she had a slightly happy expression on her face.

“I look younger, but I’m older than my brothers and sisters, so such advice is easy.”

“Thanks to you, it was a big help.”

“What, thanks to you, I had fun too.”

While we were talking like that, attendants brought food. Freshly made food came up with a stimulating aroma and hot steam. The hunger that I forgot about that stimulation came to me.

I took a knife to satisfy my hunger, and Iris sliced the meat and put it in my mouth. Seeing her unexpected action, I stared blankly at her, and her face turned slightly red.

“My arm hurts, so eat quickly.”

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Looking at her like that, I smiled and ate her sincerity.

“eww…”

I heard Rachel’s tired voice.

“Why? I followed your advice.”

“I gave advice, but I didn’t mean to do it in the presence of others.”

“Aren’t you someone else?”

“It is, but it is. I didn’t mean that, but I meant to do it when it’s just the two of you.”

Rachel said that with a tired expression.

“Nevertheless, since you advised me. I thought I needed to show you.”

“You don’t have to.”

“Really? I thought you might be interested. yesterday…”

“You don’t have to say that!”

Iris was cut off by Rachel’s urgent scream. Rachel’s face turned red after she stopped talking, and Iris smiled at her. I didn’t understand the situation.

“Iris, did something happen yesterday?”

“Well, it was nothing. There was nothing except that I fell for you. Rachel, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

He couldn’t understand Iris’ laughter and Rachel’s cold sweat, but he ignored it and continued eating.

“I will stand up first. brother, sister See you later.”

After eating all the desserts piled up, Rachel said that and stood up from her seat. Shortly after she left, Iris stood up.

“I’m going to see my father for a while.”

“Then I will go with you.”

She pressed my shoulder to stop me from standing up.

“If your father sees you, he will offer you another drink, so don’t come.”

“Is that even a problem?”

“It’s a big problem. Because I can’t monopolize your night.”

As she said that, she smiled brightly. Seeing her smile like that made me feel the lingering sense of exhaustion coming back.

“So you go to my room. I will be back soon.”

She said that and left the restaurant. Her figure disappeared completely, and I continued eating again for the night to come. After filling my hungry stomach, I went back to her room and waited for her while looking at the soft moonlight.

After a while, the door opened and I saw her holding a drink and a glass.

She waved the bottle and smiled.

“Would you like a drink?”

“great.”

Strangely drunk, he tilted his glass with her.

The glass is filled and emptied repeatedly, and the spirit of alcohol rises.

She opened her mouth as the alcohol rose and the moonlight filled the glass.

“Since I’m working with you, I feel strange.”

Slightly reddened, she said that and emptied her glass.

“I hated alcohol to the point of being sick of it. It happened because I lived watching my drunken father. So I couldn’t understand the enjoyment of drinking. I hated it.”

She said and filled the glass again. The liquor soaked up the moonlight.

“I didn’t understand your enjoyment of drinking. I didn’t like it. I didn’t like that.”

The moonlight is gone.

“But after you died, I was able to understand my father. I could understand why you enjoyed drinking. I understood that it hurt so much that I became addicted to alcohol. I lived like that to forget, to avert my eyes.”

The moonlight rises again.

“After living like that, I got used to alcohol, and it got to the point where I couldn’t live without it.”

The moonlight trembled and disappeared.

“Even though I lived so much in alcohol, I couldn’t understand the taste of alcohol until I stopped drinking.”

The moonlight trembles and fills up.

“I felt the taste of alcohol for the first time while working with you today. It’s strange and fun.”

Her moonlight met my moonlight, and our moonlight disappeared.

“I am happy that I have more things to share joy with you. So hang out with me until the end.”

I silently filled my glass and bumped into hers.

Clinking glasses like that, I listened to her drunken story.

until her heart is filled.

He gently picked her up and put her on the bed, smiling brightly.

He kissed her sleeping forehead and stroked her hair.

“Don’t get sick.”

I muttered that while looking at the sleeping woman.

I stroked her cheek, which must have felt a different pain than mine.

A comfortable smile spreads across her face.

It is happy, painful and sad.

I am happy that her pain is over, and sad that traces of it are still left.

Thinking so, I emptied the moonlight.

“It doesn’t taste good.”

It’s a drink I used to drink often, and it was sweet until recently, but now I can only feel the bitter taste.

I don’t like it.

I thought I had the moonlight, but I emptied the bitter cup again that had the darkness of the night sky.

I still feel the bitter taste.

But this also ends today.

You won’t be able to feel it in the future.

So even if you don’t like it, you can endure it.

You can savor it. can enjoy

Thinking so, I poured the last pain into my mouth.

The darkness of the night sky disappeared, leaving only an empty bottle to fill.

Only empty bottles to be filled in the future.

After staring at it for a while, I went back to where I was supposed to be.

by her side.