Vol 1 Chapter 7 (2/2)

After saying so, she wielded Shlamuffen and the notebook was torn to pieces

“However, I believe it should be erased In case another such conflict occurs again, it’s for the best

If no one will know the cure for Dragon Pneumonia, there won’t be another person like me – except for that man in the distant future”

“…You witch Ever-Laughing Witch…”

A voice resounded It was a man’s voice that lacked empathy

“What do you hope to acco me? Do you think you can destroy the Cult?”

The upper half of the body belonging to the Magician called Wyzaf had fallen down Both of his arms and lower body scattered into black sand It seemed to be a matter of time before even his upper body will crumble away too

“No, I’m fully aware of this It won’t end with you The Cult will continue living on”

“Then why?”

“…I wonder why? I’m with that person I don’t care”

“You… don’t care? You will die”

“I don’t mind It doesn’t matter to me at all”

“This can’t be…”

The stunned Wyzaf looked at shi+ron’s face She spoke while s

“Speaking of which, today I learned that person’s name It is a splendid name, just as expected”

“…What are you talking about?”

“This doesn’t have anything to do with you”

shi+ron calmly said

“I have already grown older than that person at some point When I first saw hi ti him”

“You foolish wo of God And yet… and yet you little…”

Wyzaf’s swearing was ended by Shla attack He became sand and was scattered away

“I should have made this decision sooner”

shi+ron said while looking at the Magician’s remains

“Thinking about it, ever since I let Wyzaf take advantage ofGod Cult, I’ve spent tooI abandoned ht of s”

shi+ron began speaking

“It happened when I was a child When I evoked my power for the first time, the one I had seen was that person

In the far future, he would callheart aflutter

When I tried peeking to the future to see hiain, my poakened

ISister Ia and received their ords

At that ti back on it I think I was happy”

shi+ron continued speaking alone

She wasn’t talking to Wyzaf’s remains or to Hamyuts, but simply to herself

“Some time had passed since then, and Wyzaf appeared before me

I didn’t kno to doubt people, so I was lured by his words

Since I was living poorly, I was fascinated by him

While ht of the various presents Wyzaf gave me, I became complicit to his crimes

It took s I’ve been doing

The results of what I’ve carried out and Wyzaf’s terrifying plan – the future I saw made me shi+ver

However, I hadn’t left him

I grew accusto to inal circumstances

I didn’t have the courage to confront Wyzaf and change the future, nor did I despair enough to kill myself”

shi+ron looked at the notebook’s shreds

“After this, as you knoas praised as the Ever-Laughing Saint and obtained a large wealth Of course, everything went according to Wyzaf’s scheme

While being showered by the people’s praises, I always felt the pangs of my conscience in my chest I felt the unbearable need to confide in someone that I actually tricked those people

These conflicting days continued

However, withsurrounded by radually vanished

I thought it didn’tor worrying about such things

I have worried enough already, and I was the one who saved the world in the first place

I thought it would be fine to just forget everything, bury myself into my wealth that would never exhaust itself, pursue temporary pleasure and live the rest of my life like that

I have thought and lived like that until a certain day

That day was completely normal

It was just that during that day, I had seen the sky for the first ti while and it was extremely beautiful

Looking at the beautiful sunset, I suddenly recalled the figure of that person

I have forgotten about hi ti my name

I wondered if that person would love me as I was then, and it became unbearable for me

There was no way he would That person fell in love with

Just as that person was fighting, he wouldn’t love ht to myself

Great wealth and that person’s heart-

It wasn’t an issue of which was more important

No matter how much wealth I’ll pile up, I will never be able to buy that person’s heart

Thinking this, my heart was revived

During the time of dusk, I killed all of Wyzaf’s subordinates

That would be the first Book that person will get his hands on It’s o

Whether I a to be killed noill die, and what the people will say after my death – I know it all But I deserve that punishment

I have no intent to escape or to justify myself No matter what kind of punishment I will bear, it will not compensate for my sins

I do not think of this as scary On the contrary, I’ with joy

Except for the love of that person, I don’t need…”

shi+ron stopped her words, and shook her head as if disappointed with herself

“…I was trying to repent, but all that came out of my mouth ords of love for that person

Aah, my heart is so sinful”

With these words, shi+ron stopped addressing the future

“Chancellor Feelea”

shi+ron talked to a robust looking armor suit stand in the corner of the room

“You can come out now”

After she said this, a arb came out of the armor It was Chancellor Feelea

“I apologize for keeping you waiting”

“I don’tabout?”

shi+ron just laughed as an answer

“Let us go With Wyzaf’s death, the Indulging God Cult shouldn’t be able to move for a while”

“shi+ron-dono…”

Said Chancellor Feelea

“Why don’t we just escape for now? You have already bore enough responsibility If you were to go through a trial, you will surely…”

“It is fine”

“Why?”

shi+ron’s face was not resolute like always, but instead she se

“Because that person didn’t fall in love with someone ould do that”

Haal with her blood-smeared hands

Next to her feet, there was a collapsed man and another man as on his knees

The Magic Blade Shla far away from these two

Ha the pain in her foot as she looked down on both men

“…It… hurts…”

Said the kneeling man

“It is unforgivable, this pain is unforgivable It is a sin A dreadful sin”

“Cigal”

Ha man

“My soul is devoted to God H-Haivable Pull… pull out this knife, help me…”

Cigal clenched the knife stuck between his ribs

Blood poured from his mouth

Haed that it wasn’t a wound that would lead to instant death, but he also wouldn’t turn out fine if he were to be left alone

“Hey, Cigal-kun”

Hamyuts said She used her normal, relaxed tone

“What was your doctrine… a human’s happiness is the happiness of God, and if a human experiences happiness then God is also happy?”

Cigal turned de eyes towards her

“Right It is exactly so This is why it’s a mistake, a mistake…”

“So, you al-kun”

After saying this, Hamyuts sat down The collapsed Colio was in front of her

His condition was terrible

There were countless cuts across his body His body was torn down to the bones

He barely had the appearance of a human

It was likely an instant death

He probably didn’t even feel any pain

Haentle way so he wouldn’t be torn into pieces

Then, she closed his eyelids and mouth This was the minimum courtesy towards comrades who fell in battle

Colio’s blade definitely reached Cigal before Shlamuffen activated

It happened after Shlaal raised a miserable scream, and after he let the sword fall from his hands The cruel Shla its owner stay alive

Because Colio didn’t make it in time, he couldn’t kill him

This was the sort of victory only possible to achieve by the price of his life fro

“Cigal-kun, you reat job here”

Hamyuts looked sadly at the face of the dead Colio that ith blood

His expression was like that of a child sleeping peacefully It was the face of soret

“Doesn’t he look happy? Much more happy than you”

“…This can’t be”

The stunned Cigal looked at Hamyuts and at Colio’s face

“This… is impossible Why would a bomb be happier than me…”

“Who knows?”

Hamyuts picked up a fallen stone and flicked it with her thumb

The pebble broke through Cigal’s skull, gouged his brain, and ended his pain

“I wonder why Eh, Colio?”

Hamyuts called towards the tattered body

“What made you so satisfied?”

The storm was already over at some point

Ha her way from afar

His black bowler hat flew off and his black suit was sticky with rain and blood He held his side with one hand and the other one was barely holding a gun

“Is it over?”

Mattalast said He probably intended to fight even with his body’s current state

“Yes It’s over now”

Hamyuts answered

“Did you win? It was dangerous”

Mattalast coughed A spray of blood flew into the air

“No, I was defeated It was my complete loss”

“Huh?”

“Those two have won”

Hamyuts pointed at the corpse besides her

“…Those two?”

“Colio and shi+ron”

The setting sun shone through the rift in the clouds once again Haazed at it

shi+ron was surely looking at this sunset, too

And while looking at the sunset, she fell in love with Colio

Haht back upon the Book that Colio possessed

She also had the backdrop of the sunset at that time

It was truly a strange encounter of two people

shi+ron fell in love with the fighting Colio

She, as in love, went to fight and decided upon her death in the sunset

Colio also fell in love with shi+ron who fought at sunset

He, as in love, went to fight and grasped victory due to the sunset

Their love came full circle

Their pure feelings were paradoxical

A those tas the first one to fall in love?

“…Well, it doesn’t matter who”

Hamyuts muttered

Whether now, in the past or in the future, the redness of the sunset will not change For the that mattered

The two of the dusk