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My eyes opened naturally. A cold heat surged from my chest and spread throughout my body.
Was it because I was exhausted? I tried to keep my eyes open despite them wanting to close.
The blurry vision revealed the face of my beloved, Hyo-ju.
Is she… crying?
“Why…?”
“I’m sorry…”
When I asked why she was crying, she said she was sorry.
We lost. Due to the betrayal of the man who we believed was a comrade and the leader of our legion.
But we hadn’t given up yet. The weight of life handed to us by our legion family, who were more like family than my own, as they died in our place, was immense.
I thought it was time to hide and wait for the right moment.
As long as she’s with me, revenge is possible!
“Why…?”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you I love you.”
I fled with her, who lost consciousness due to a disturbance in divine power, with all my strength.
While taking a brief rest in a cave to recover and move to Exorsus, I unknowingly dozed off.
“Why…? Why…? Cough.”
“I’m sorry for hurting you like this. And I’m sorry for sending you back alone.”
As I looked down at the burning pain in my chest, I saw the hand of the woman I love piercing my chest and gripping my heart.
I felt the chilling energy of her unique divine power through my heart.
“Ugh… Cough, cough.”
“I… I…! I can’t help it. Sob… I… I… Sob! I want to forget. I can’t help it. Sob…”
Even in a situation where it wouldn’t be strange for an ordinary person to have died already, I could feel her warmth thanks to my abnormal stamina and recovery, but even that offered no hope.
If my heart is pulled out next…
“Why…? Why…?! Why…? Cough, cough, cough!!”
“I’m sorry for sending you back to that painful time. If… If I ever meet you again, this time, ‘I’ will love you first…”
“Cough, cough.”
“So… please… let’s… promise to… fulfill it…”
My vision blurred. The blood I coughed up obscured my sight.
She cried. I lacked the strength to wipe those tears away.
Darkness engulfed me.
31 years since entering the Battlefield of the Gods.
I died… In the hands of the one I love…
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