Chapter 226: Return. (2)

The ground she stepped over was caving in. Everything was disappearing. Wind, scent, water, time, space, everything… was growing further away like it was sinking into a far-off sea. The twenty-first try, which was unfamiliar and strange. Like the magical phenomenon of regression, it was uncomfortable and dubious, but the sense of arrival was surprisingly clear.

Tak-

The sound of something breaking, the bracelet that was no longer hers. The pain that filled every moment and suffocated her.

“Whew…”

After calming down with a deep breath, Epherene slowly opened her eyes. The very first thing she did was look for the bracelet on her wrist.

“…”

The connection point had been completely cut off, and now it was no longer a bracelet but a simple liner, but it was very important, so she put it inside her pocket.

—He loathed your mother, and he hated you, too. The one who looks like her wife.

Decalane’s voice lingered in her ears; that scene appeared every time she slept like a nightmare.

‘…I don’t want to believe it.’

In the corner of her heart, she still didn’t believe it. She believes in her dad, not Decalane.

“Are you awake?”

A voice called her when she was about to drown in emotion. As soon as she looked over, Epherene smiled brightly.

“Knight Julie!”

Shouting, she jumped up and rushed into her arms.

“Aagh…”

The bewildered Julie just let her be, but she looked quite flustered. Epherene spoke.

“I’m back again.”

“…What?”

Julie blinked with confusion. But even so, Epherene smiled.

“I’m back.”

“Hmm… yes, where did you come back from?”

“…What?”

“What?”

“What?”

“What?”

Repeatedly asking each other back, their surrounding landscape suddenly caught Epherene’s eyes.

“…Oh?”