Chapter 299 She will Continue to Shine by my Side (1/2)

After listening to Alice’s story, all the pain she felt and had been carrying…… I can’t say I can understand.

[……Alice. I lost my parents once too…… I think I understand at least a little bit of the pain of being left behind. However, the years I’ve spent in the past aren’t even close to Alice’s. So, I can’t comfortably say that I understand how Alice feels.]

[Yes.]

I’ve only been alive for at most…… around 21 years and a few months. However, after I’ve lost my parents, I’ve given up on a lot of things.

If I never came to this world, there’s a non-zero chance that I will choose the worst possible future because I will be sick and tired of being alone everyday for an extended period of time.

How many years has Alice been carrying these feelings? Tens of thousands of years in her original world and tens of thousands of years in this world…… It was a mind-bogglingly long amount of time that I couldn’t even imagine it…… Living her days in suffering, using only the wish left by her best friend as a reason to live.

I don’t think I can say that I understand how she felt.

[……Even though I wanted to be cool and said that I wanted to protect Alice’s heart…… But in fact, I think there’s only so much I can do for Alice.]

[…………..]

[But, well…… what I can do “is be with you even in the future”.]

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[…………Auuu.]

As I put my thoughts into words, I strengthened my embrace on Alice’s body.

So that not a bit of warmth would leak out of her small body…… I hugged her body tighter.

[For me, I had the impression that Alice is…… an idiot, no good, and a troublesome fellow who always messes around……]

[……That’s mean, Kaito-san.]

[……However, Alice is cheerful, reliable and someone I don’t have to put on a bold front with…… Someone who’s so important to me that I can’t imagine her not being around anymore.]

[ ! ? ]

As I heard a soundless, gulp, Alice, who was in my arms, slightly moved.

[……I promise you, I’ll never leave you alone, Alice. So, from now on, I’ll continue to be unpretentious…… I want you to be by my side as “Alice”.]

[Uaahh…… Yesh…… If that…… is your wish…… I will always…… be by your side.]

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Her voice trembling as she spoke, her small hands went around my back. I’m sure she feels the same way as I do, not wanting a bit of warmth to leak out of our bodies, acting as the stopper…… It’s as if our embrace ascertains that we are indeed together.

Promising Alice not to leave her alone may be difficult for me, who was but a mere mortal…… but I’ll definitely keep my promise.

[……It may be difficult for me since I’m not immortal…… Neun-san changed from a Human to a Demon, so I guess that method works……]

[……Eh? Kaito-san is pretty much “immortal”, you know?]

[……Eh?]

Arehh? That’s strange? Just now, I’m pretty sure that I was declaring my resolve to reject my humanity and stay with Alice but…… What the heck is with her response, as if she’s asking me “What the heck is this person talking about?”?

I’m immortal? Hahaha, you’re joking around even at a moment like this, what a troubling woman you are…… Eh? Seriously?

[……You didn’t hear about it from Shallow Vernal-sama?]

[……About what?]

[N- No, what I’m saying is…… the effect of her blessing……]

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[……She only said “I dunno” while tilting her head……]

Hearing Shiro-san’s name here makes me feel strange…… Just like that time when I met Lillywood-san, how is it that the people around Shiro-san know more about her blessing than the me who had been given this blessing and Shiro-san herself?

Or rather, does Shiro-san’s blessing really even have the effect of making one immortal?

[……I- Is that so. Well, I heard it from Kuro-san but…… I heard that Shallow Vernal-sama’s blessing is perfectly the highest blessing one can receive from all Gods, and you can get all the benefits from the blessings of every God.]

[Really? Or rather, there’s a blessing that could make you immortal?]

[The True Blessing that Duchess Lilia received from Chronois-san had such an effect.]

[…………………….]

Whoa there, I kinda feel like I’ve heard another shocking statement…… The effect of becoming immortal is due to Chronois-san’s blessing, and it seems that Lilia-san became immortal because of that.

A- Anyway, it seems I’m immortal. Oi, come out, airhead goddess…… I didn’t hear anything about this from you, you know……

(The effect of my blessing is “apparently” higher than all Gods.)

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It’s too late already! Moreover, the person herself is saying “apparently”…… Why the heck does Kuro have more understanding about your ability than you!?

(I was also surprised…… I see…… I guess that “additional magic technique” that I was about to cast on Kaito-san was just pointless huh……)