The warmth in the voice made his fingertips tremble.
Soon, a soft hand swept over his cheeks and forehead.
Youve been hurt so badly.
The tender voice was filled with concern as if his ears were melting.
She had applied medicine to his bruised body, fed him food, and covered him with a warm blanket.
Yes, it was her voice, exactly her.
Thank you Ah, next time, I want to give you flowers.
She shyly smiled while accepting the small wildflower he handed her.
He wanted to see her face, he wanted to see her affectionate eyes, but cruelly, he couldnt see anything.
Her colors scattered like a watercolor painting.
Only her pitch-black and beautiful hair stood out vividly.
He remembered her dry and slender fingers.
And and the dizzying and ecstatic feeling of their first kiss.
Before the lingering sensation of the kiss could fade, his body was forcefully pulled somewhere.
No, no! Please, let me go. Dont drag me away!
I knew this feeling.
The sensation of his body and soul separating. The feeling of being carried away to another world!
In that place where he was dragged into, he encountered demons for the first time and fought against them.
Without a chance to regain his senses, he was thrown back into a dreadful battlefield once again. And he repeated the slaughter.
In the midst of defeating and annihilating his enemies, he met five companions.
The mark of the gods appeared on his body, and a divine sword was clenched in his hand.
The surging fate, the calling, the lives hanging behind him.
Damn it, Ill go back! I swear!
He fought and fought with the sole determination to return.
The cycle of life and death continued relentlessly for about four years, without a single day of rest.
When the balance between good and evil, the struggle of righteousness and malice, began to tilt towards one side.
No I cant. I have to hold on. I cant collapse here.
His body gradually started to crumble.
He couldnt help but realize that he was self-destructing.
From the moment he was born until now, his body, which had been struggling just to live, could no longer endure.
As the dazzling sunlight pierced through the dark clouds, and the scattered rays of sunshine seeped to purify the demonic energy that has permeated the earth.
Shaiks body was completely destroyed.
To the point where not even a single finger could move, completely.
As his face crashed onto the ground, the God spoke.
My faithful apostle, you have saved this world.
Many people were grateful, rejoiced, and shed tears at the end of despair.
His comrades, despite shedding much blood, rejoiced as they finally achieved victory on the purified land, pressing their lips against it.
Shaik wanted to curse, to spew out vulgar words.
Did they think he wanted to save this kind of world?
He wanted to say it, but he couldnt.
He knew the desire to live, he knew the joy of being saved by them.
So he didnt regret saving this world until his body crumbled.
However
Hu huu huuu huuu
He felt desolate.
Why was he the only one like this, like this
Moist tears welled up and burst endlessly beyond his fading field of vision.
He wanted to go back.
Back to that brief moment when he was happy.
He wanted to be happy. He wanted to be ordinary.
If possible, he wanted to be with her, in a small and modest happiness.
The somewhat grown-up mole who had grown in size over the years circled around Sasha and asked why he was like that.
Sasha shook his head lightly.
He didnt want to say anything.
You dont understwand Men even have dways like this.
He wanted to say it bitterly, but his clumsy pronunciation made it sound funny instead.
Swoosh.
Shaik wiped his nose with the back of his hand and looked at his father, who was giving stern lectures to the ministers, prime ministers, ministers of state, and ministers of internal affairs while being seen off by the smiling magicians.
It was just a journey that would take at most a month.
Yet, even the journey itself wasnt easy for parents who held such a significant position.
The only fortunate thing was that the moment teleportation gates were greatly improved last year, the travel time was drastically reduced.
It was a revolution in travel, as it cut the travel time by more than half.
However, the route Kalia and Simons party were taking now was a direct gate that could only be used by Simon Terroan, which further shortened the travel time.
In the previous war, his father studied the principles of the spatial gates used by fairies and the black gates used by dark magicians and finally acquired a way to travel long distances in an instant.
My father is truly amazing.
It wasnt possible to acquire everything just by studying it.
The gate used by the fairies opened to a two-dimensional world, and the demons had their own method of opening a different dimension.
However, it was a quarter-elf human mage who accomplished that, neither a fairy nor a demon.
Shaik looked at each of the magicians with renewed admiration as his beautiful father explained detailed instructions to them.
As he successfully tormented the twelve magicians, he turned around with a satisfied smile.
When Shaiks eyes met his, his fathers gaze, which had been strict towards the mages just a moment ago, softened into an affectionate smile, and he waved his hand gently.
Shaik reflexively smiled and waved his hand back.
After the lively farewell ceremony ended, everyone boarded their respective carriages.
Hmm? Where is Drea?
As Kalia boarded the carriage, she turned her head to look for Drea, who hadnt been seen until then.
Shaik pointed in the direction Drea flew off just a moment ago.
Shes over thewe.
Upon his words, Hemmie, who appeared during the farewell, turned her body.
Ill go find her. Oh, there she is!
Flapping her white wings, Drea flew over. She swiftly entered the carriage where Shaik was sitting.
Upon closer inspection, she was holding something in her hands.
Sasha!
Automatically repeating Sasha with her mouth, Drea gently placed a delicately crafted flower crown made of various flowers on Sashas head.
The shape of the crown was quite beautiful, seemingly with the assistance of spirits or fairies.
Drea brought a crown for Sasha? Its so beautifully made.
Kalia praised Drea first.
Drea was as lovely as Sasha in her eyes.
Sasha, pretty! Sasha pretty!
Drea circled around Sasha, who was wearing the flower crown, wiggling her bottom.
Simon also laughed as if he found such Sasha and Drea quite adorable.
Only Shaik was surprised, looking at the flower petals fluttering above his head.
Somehow, the white petals felt familiar.
That flower, which he couldnt quite place, revived fragments of memories from a past life.
Thank you. Ah, next time, I want to give you flowers.
He remembered.
The appearance of the woman he had loved. That promise.
Sasha! Pretty!
Just as Drea, as usual, was about to pull Sasha closer and attempt to kiss him, Shaik suddenly stood up and pushed Drea away.
With a thud, Drea was pushed back and fell onto the floor.
Startled, the wide-eyed child looked at Shaik, who had pushed her away.
H-Hai, stop it!
I have a woman who swore her purity to me!
Although they would probably never meet again, he didnt want to lose that memory, and he didnt want it to be overshadowed by someone else.
I dont need your flower!
Shaik forcefully removed the flower crown that was still on his head.