531 The 530th time of the letter was a moment of turmo... (2/2)

By the way, I forgot to return it. As I recall, we exchanged them when we infiltrated the royal city ruled by the demon Drigman.

Should I return it here? Before I could say anything else, Mattia said to me, brushing aside the stares that had gathered around us.

The exchange of rings will have to wait for another time, Rougis. Right now, it's a signing ceremony.

Mattia's lips rippled with a rather gentle smile and soft eyes. I'm not sure if I've ever seen that look before.

I'm not sure what to say.

I'm not sure what to make of it. The sky was covered with dead snow, and the grayness of the sky was just right for the way I felt right now.

He hugged his chest lightly and then tried to hold his shoulders with both hands. The only thing I could feel was my own body heat, and I couldn't feel a single hint of the presence that should have been there.

I wonder why. I've been alone since I was born, even after my mother died. It should have been nothing, but now this lack is too much to bear.

Tears spontaneously fall from my eyes. The brightest jewel of all is nowhere to be found.

”What? What? You cry a lot!　You must be very unhappy to be crying at such an auspicious time!

From outside the window, a red-haired man peeked into the room. How can she be peeking out of the window when we're on the second floor?

The owner of the voice, Shad, came into the room through the window without permission and jumped on the bed without permission.

What is it really? Leu rolls his eyes at the sudden sequence of events.

I'm not sure what you mean by ”...... good luck”.

”Of course. Vriligant is dead. If someone who is a threat to you is dead, you should celebrate that.

Leu's face twisted into a blatant expression. Since the loss of the jewel Agathos and the acquisition of its source material - in short, since becoming a demon, Leu's expression and behavior had sometimes resembled hers.

I don't rejoice in the death of anyone, even my enemies.

”You don't like it!　What makes you happy makes you happy!

For the first time today, Leu felt a faint sense of disdain. There are people like this in the world, he thought. Of course, Shad is not a person.

I wondered what he had come here for. Seeing Leu's blatant confusion, Shad got up from the bed and said.

”Well. You can cry all you want. But if you cry once, you'll make a habit of crying every time someone dies. And in the end, it's as if you can't cry. Keep it in moderation.

After a few seconds of being told this, Leung raised her eyelashes.

I wondered if this was her way of comforting me. To be honest, it wasn't much of a consolation, but Leu felt his shoulders relax somehow, and he let out a breath.

Then he looked again at Shad's red copper eyes. When he asked if there was something he wanted, Shad nodded and said, ”Yes. Her red hair bounced strongly. Her red hair bounced strongly, as if to express what was on her mind.

If you are the heir to the original, then you must have the jewels that Agathos had. You want one of them back, don't you?

I want my jewel back. After hearing that, Leu finally understood. Perhaps he was referring to what Agathos had sealed in the jewel in the past.

The original of Agathos was that even a living person or a city can be sealed in a jewel and stop time forever. That is the essence of Agathos.

To be honest, Leu would never want to give up what she had. But on the other hand, if there are things that originally belonged to Shad, it would be a problem to keep them.

As Leu remained silent with mixed feelings, Shad stood up from the bed with vigor. Then, in a dignified manner, he said.

Zebraeliris is on the move, I see. You should at least be prepared.

At the same time as her words, the wind suddenly hit the window hard. The snow that had stopped until now began to drift down again.

A dead snow butterfly was flying lightly outside the window.

It was as if it was trying to bring in bad luck again.