Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 358 (Part 2)



358 (Part 2)

“What are you saying right now?

It feels like I can’t hear you as well as when we were talking about the Heavenly Demon earlier.

You say there’s no time.

“…I’m sorry… I can’t tell you more.”

“Wait… what do you mean? Are you saying you’re going to disappear?”

“I’ve held on for a long time even now. Since it’s this child’s body I can’t push it too hard.”

Wasn’t it said that the current Wi Seol-ah is borrowing the body of the Wi Seol-ah from this life?

“…Then what about the one who was originally here?”

“I’ve put her to sleep for a while. This child will know someday… but it’s not a story I want to share right now.”

“So that means you’re really going to disappear?”

“…”

“Answer me…!”

Though there was no answer.

I could hear a silent response from Wi Seol-ah’s smiling face.

Suddenly.

Wi Seol-ah’s hand touches my cheek.

It’s cold.

“I’ve never seen that expression on you before.”

What kind of expression am I making that makes you look like that?

“Good. I’m glad to see this face too.”

“How… how much time is left? A few years?”

“…”

“Or is it one year? A few months?”

If not at least a few days should be left.

If even that isn’t left.

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That’s just a damn terrible story.

“Mr. Gu….”

“Was what you said earlier about regretting something this?”

“That’s not it… I don’t think you would regret me disappearing….”

“What could be more regrettable than this?”

“…”

At the firm words Wi Seol-ah flinches.

“Would it get better if I went back into the body and rested? Then go in now.”

“…I’m sorry.”

“Please… stop with the damn apologies and tell me how.”

I wanted to shout but I forced myself to hold it in.

She didn’t take her hand off my face.

I could only see the trembling in Wi Seol-ah’s eyes.

What kind of expression am I making right now?

All I know is that it definitely isn’t a normal expression.

Wi Seol-ah who was looking at me smiled again.

“Don’t just smile… what are you laughing about in this situation?”

“How can I not laugh?”

The hand on my cheek moves.

Is it a feeling of being petted?

“You are worried about me.”

“…Then should I curse at you?”

“We’re this close. You’re touching my cheek.”

“…”

“Do you know that?”

Damn she smiles so beautifully. It leaves me speechless.

“This was my dream. More than the peace of the world. I would have wished for something like this.”

Her voice trembles.

“Why didn’t I know that?”

“…Then you can do it now. If you don’t disappear….”

At my careless words Wi Seol-ah’s eyes widened even more.

“That’s greed.”

“What’s wrong with being a little greedy? Everyone lives with their own greed.”

I probably lived my whole life without being greedy even once.

The life of the Divine Sword was like that.

So what’s wrong with being a little greedy now?

Though I said that Wi Seol-ah just shook her head.

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“…It’s also a lingering attachment for me.”

As she spoke Wi Seol-ah slowly withdrew her hand from my cheek.

“I was very greedy. There was a time I thought I wanted to take over this child’s body.”

“…”

“Can you tell me to do that Mr.?”

The answer that arose in my heart.

I couldn’t bring myself to say it out loud.

The meaning of the Divine Sword taking over the body of the current Wi Seol-ah.

In a way since they are the same existence it might be possible.

But could I say that I would become the same existence as the current Wi Seol-ah?

No answer came.

“I thought you wouldn’t be able to answer Mr.”

“…That’s true.”

“So I’m glad. That you’re that kind of person.”

“…You.”

“This life entirely belongs to this child. I have no place to interfere. That’s why meeting you now feels like a lingering attachment for me.”

Wi Seol-ah takes a step back.

“My regrets are fading away.”

“…Regrets?”

“What if I had met you differently? What if my life had been just a little different? Those regrets are fading away because of this child.”

“…”

“I know it’s your effort Mr. Gu. That’s why I have more lingering attachments.”

She must have seen all my efforts to be different from then.

“So I shouldn’t stay here any longer.”

“What does it matter… If you don’t want to interfere you can just watch.”

“I can’t do that… and even if I could I would become greedy. I would want to feel that happiness directly.”

She takes two more steps back.

I took a step forward to match her distance.

No. I tried to approach but I couldn’t.

“…!”

A small light begins to emanate from Wi Seol-ah’s body.

Anxiety wells up.

For some reason I couldn’t approach.

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The woman looked at the man.

Even in her fading vision his face stood out clearly.

The man shouts.

“You…! Wait a moment!”

He looks flustered by the sudden situation.

I can see a face like that too.

Today I saw many new faces.

So it felt even better.

Suppressing the swelling emotions.

The woman speaks.

“I didn’t want to say goodbye like this. I knew there wasn’t much time left… and if possible I didn’t want you to find out.”

All those actions.

Her very existence might become a shackle for him.

That’s the reason.

“…Still. I’m glad to see you happy even if it’s just at the end.”

The karma that defies fate and twists causality has piled up in her soul.

If she disappears like this she will be punished.

The woman was deeply afraid of that.

But she didn’t show it on the outside.

She gazes into the man’s eyes.

His face is a mess. Are those tears gathering at the corners of his eyes?

Probably not.

Because she had never seen him cry.

‘No he must have cried when she died.’

He probably didn’t cry when the Demon Sword Master died.

Such childish jealousy arose even at this moment.

Recalling that the woman speaks.

“I’m not in a position to say this but… I have two requests.”

Even while the woman spoke the man was trying his best to move.

It was pitiful to see him struggling but he wouldn’t be able to move.

It’s the process of the world fulfilling karma.

Just being able to witness that with his own eyes was a remarkable thing.

“Please take good care of this child….”

She didn’t add the part about how much she couldn’t do for herself.

She didn’t want to burden him with those words.

The other one is.

“…Please call this child by name.”

The man who was trying to move his body with all his might pauses.

For the first time.

Not once has Gu Yang-cheon ever called someone by name.

It must be the same for everyone including himself.

She doesn’t know why he does that.

If she were to guess vaguely.

It might be because he doesn’t want to have someone precious enough to call by name.

Just like herself.

He was a very fearful man.

Even knowing that asking this seems selfish and shameful.

She thought it might be the only request she could make at this moment.

Even so asking for this child alone excluding the other women around was the only selfishness she could afford.

Pashusss…

She feels something shatter.

It’s not the body collapsing.

It must be the sensation of the soul disappearing.

So this is what it feels like to have a soul disappear.

What will remain after it disappears?

Whatever it is he probably won’t be there.

‘That… would be very sad.’

Even amidst all this the thought arose and the woman smiled.

Regrets still lingered.

Because there were so many things she couldn’t say to him.

She couldn’t even say that she wanted to see him.

And she couldn’t say the most important words in the end.

That she liked him.

That she dared to love him.

The woman couldn’t bring herself to utter those few words.

Knowing how he would feel upon hearing them.

Seeing him struggle with her words she swallowed them back down.

This was enough.

‘I’m sorry for you.’

It was a word to the young self sleeping inside her.

There were many things she wanted to tell him.

But it seemed there wasn’t that much time.

Still on the other hand she felt envious.

Of the young self who would live a life with him that she could never experience.

Thinking that the woman closed her eyes.

At that moment.

Kwaddeudeuk-!

With the sound of something tearing.

A warm hand appeared and embraced the woman.