I remember.
When I first entered this northern part of the country, I remembered that it was a place where there was nothing, just the White Sea.
As if only water was rushing in without a single tree, white fluffy snowflakes were fluttering, and underneath them, solid ice that would not easily break was in place.
So I settled down here.
The sunrise and sunset scenes I saw while living in the empty white sea…
Those two were so cool.
As the white sea supports the picture on the paper, the white sunlight gradually begins to show off its orange hue as it sets.
People loved the sight, as it seemed as if paint was being splashed all over the white sea.
I also liked it and the night sky too.
When the moonlight shines down on the dark white sea, the snow frozen solid in the cold weather shows off its jewel-like sparkle.
The setting sun was another fascinating sight.
And what ends such a beautiful time is the fog that piles up so thickly that you can't see ahead.
Such fog announces the morning to everyone.
Even though it's hard to see ahead, some people are busy opening shops, and others are busy turning off the lights in the town.
I also start my day by having a cup of coffee and taking a deep breath to get through the morning.
***
“Ughh ...
The moment I came to my senses after fainting
The moment I took a deep breath, my whole body felt painful as if poison gas had entered my body.
“Turn it off… Turn it off… Turn it off…!!!”
The pain was so great that I couldn't even scream, and when I opened my eyes, I couldn't even tell what was in front of me.
Instinctively, I swing my arms and lean my body, only to fall to the floor.
-thud!!!
“…………!!! Kkua…!”
I fell to the floor helplessly, and the shock I received was so terrible that it was beyond description.
He endures the pain of his body melting with a single breath, and complains of pain as if his bones were broken from the impact of a recent fall.
No one was visible.
No… maybe I just didn’t see it.
I think it's because I feel pain enough to recognize what's right in front of me.
I looked around with my eyes, trying to keep my body still as much as possible.
There is no one.
Where did all those people go? They are usually invisible, and all you can hear is the quiet, fading sound of a campfire.
There is no one to extend a helping hand in the midst of suffering
It just feels like I've been thrown into a graveyard of countless blades.
“………Ughhhh!!!!”
Even stretching my arms is painful.
The pain of my body melting away continues to accompany me, but I can't just lie here forever.
To raise your body very slowly, try to use your arms and legs
It wasn't easy.
The limbs, which seemed to have become sticks too thin to support the body… …?
uh?
Thinking back, I vaguely remembered the moment when my limbs were about to be cut off, and the moment when I was about to faint.
“Fuck.”
The limbs are attached.
No, I should say it's attached, maybe it's more accurate to say that there's some kind of purple light connecting to the joint area.
I don't know if it's my body anymore, but it does move.
And moving left and right…
Is it strange because there are no joints?
The arm swings around without any cracking sound.
“What the heck is this…….”
Truly, it is an area that I have never been able to understand with the knowledge I have accumulated so far.
Really… I’ve reached a realm that is literally beyond my comprehension.
In the end, after enduring countless sacrifices and sufferings,
“I got it in my hands…….”
In the end, I got it
I feel 'Mana'
When you feel the flow of mana, your heart beating and running wildly throughout your body,
The pain and suffering that had been there until just a moment ago disappeared as if washed away with water.
***
In the end, what I was worried about happened.
“You’re a bit stubborn. Don’t you think you’ll just die easily?”
“I’m sorry, but if I had intended to do that, I wouldn’t have done this in the first place.”
“I guess so.”
Those who could not escape eventually died here as well.
But the silver lining is... should I be thankful that that crazy bitch got away with it all in one go without any pain?
But because of that, the white snow fields here have already been drenched in a sea of blood.
The corpses of those who had been talking and chattering until then were now lying unmoving on the floor, like corpses.
But is it because I don't have the strength?
In a situation that is like a disaster right before your eyes, you can't even do anything right.
“I guess I should have just killed you earlier. You’re just making things more annoying.”
“Rather, that’s what I wanted to say….”
"Even if you have something to say, what's the point? It'll just be a waste of time saying something that'll upset you again."
“You must have some intelligence to keep going even though you know that.”
“Honestly, it’s a bit like that~ It’s rare to meet a crazy bug like you, a bug that responds calmly even in a situation where you could die immediately.”
“I don’t know what to do with all the praise.”
I need to buy some time.
Surely, some people fled upon hearing the commotion, but others may still remain, armed and ready to fight.
At least… I can't help but wish he'd just run away.
How are you going to win against something like that?
“Is it okay if I ask why you are doing this?”
"Why? I'm going to die anyway, so why are you asking? You think I don't know you're just trying to stall for time again."
“You won’t let me hit you twice.”
“You’re not stupid, so you’re going to just take it?”
It seems like he took a potion that increased his intelligence, and his provocations no longer work.
“What… is there anything else you want to say?”
“……I want to resent this world for the fact that someone like you has such power.”
“Life is unfair, you wouldn’t know it if you were born to good parents like me.”
"her…."
Those words shook me just a little bit… just a little bit.
Those words really resonated with me because my parents didn't do anything for me, they just walked their own path.
And then, as the hand gradually came up and started to beckon towards me, I started to feel something slowly rising up.
My body is only capable of standing… but how can that monster stand there so calmly?
Seriously, my resentment towards the world is only increasing.
“I will kill you slowly and surely.”
“Let me ask you just one thing.”
“You don’t plan on listening?”
“Is there a reason why you kill other people painlessly?”
“…Is that all you want to say?”
“Is there more? My body can’t move anymore anyway.”
Before I knew it, my legs were completely tied up.
“If I hear your screams, I will kill you all in one breath because I cannot hear my Rio’s voice.”
It's a ridiculous reason.
I thought it was a small consideration, but it made me feel ashamed of my past self.
That crazy bitch is so arrogant about her power that she thinks of us as nothing more than the howling of insects.
But there's no one here who can stop that.
“………”
Why is that?
A slight breeze clears the fog, like a hole in a small piece of cotton candy.
The appearance of Rio seen through the clearing fog
He looked like a puppy, trembling with fear, with his mouth tightly shut.
It seems like I haven't escaped from here yet.
Why are you there when others care so much for Rio, giving him time to escape?
I really didn't know they would teach this much until the very end.
“Run without looking back.”
“?”
This crazy bitch is so distracted by me right now that she doesn't really understand what I'm saying.
Rio's body, trembling with fear, seemed to melt at my single word.
Without looking back, I ran away, hiding myself in the fog again, and this crazy woman, who heard my footsteps a step too late, looked at me as if she was going to kill me.
“That’s stupid.”
“Fuck… I’m missing out again because of you.”
“You should have focused on that.”
“Well, let’s see how long you can keep saying those words, even when your insides are being torn apart by pain.”
He raised his insignificant fingertips and placed them on my stomach.
And slowly, those fingertips will become blades like steel, breaking my bones and twisting my organs, causing me pain.
Then... then... it's really over now.
“Emily.”
The moment I try to close my eyes
A familiar voice was heard.
“Thank you.”