Chapter 20: See you later

First, let’s sort out this situation.

I am facing death, Kindred, and that death says that I came to them myself.

Does that mean that if I refuse to meet them now, I can go back?

I prayed earnestly in my heart, but they didn’t disappear from my sight.

Then, the story is that I have to get out of this place using another method, but I don’t know that method at all.

The lamb standing in front of me watched my reaction and gently sat on a small rock nearby.

That appearance was like a grim reaper waiting for those who couldn’t accept death, so I didn’t know what to do and just wandered around.

Then, the wolf, as if his patience had run out, asked the lamb.

“Lamb, can’t I bite that one? How much longer do I have to wait!” “As long as you have to wait.”

“I don’t want to wait!” “It’ll be a moment. After all, that one isn’t our prey.”

Mr. Wolf had been saying ruthless things since a while ago.

No, even if you’re hungry, don’t you think it’s a bit much to try to eat someone you shouldn’t eat?

It’s not my time to die yet.

The wolf drooling while looking at me, and the lamb appeasing such a wolf.

To escape from those two, I need to know exactly what this situation is.

Thinking that there’s no other way, I asked the lamb, who seemed more gentle of the two.

“You said that I came to you, right? Could you tell me what that means? I think it’s too early for me to accept death.”

The wolf was the first to react to that.

“The wolf was hunting in this place!” “And your thoughts drew us in.”

The lamb, stroking the wolf’s head, continued to speak to me.

If she (judging by her voice) is right, it means that because I was so impressed by the story of Kindred that I saw at the theater today, I unconsciously thought about it strongly in my sleep and drew them here.

But can death really come before my eyes just because of that?

If the conditions were that simple, I would have heard stories of others who met them besides me.

But I have no memory of hearing such words.

“Of course, we don’t come just because you think about death. It’s just that you caught our interest.” “To be exact, Lamb’s interest!”

No, how could I, who have lived such a small-town life, attract their interest?

But they really felt some kind of feeling from me and came, so it can’t be completely unrelated.

For now, it seems that I have no choice but to satisfy their interest.

I gave up and told them to ask what they were curious about me.

“Okay. If I caught your interest, please tell me what aspects you found interesting. I will answer honestly about it. In return, can I ask you a question? I’m surprised by the fact that I can talk to death.”

However, it’s give and take.

It was a good opportunity to resolve the curiosity that I had in the morning, so I didn’t want to miss this moment.

Of course, it would be best if they just disappeared as it is.

The lamb looked at the wolf and hesitated for a moment, then nodded and expressed her intention to accept my offer, and immediately asked me a question.

“I can feel the energy of another person in your body. Of course, there were such cases among the people we’ve seen, but in your case, it’s like… two souls are united into one.” “In other cases, they were sealed in one person’s body!”

Oh, so does that mean that I am fused with the original owner of this body?

This is something I didn’t even know.

First of all, I can’t tell a lie, so I decided to just tell them my story.

Anyway, they are death itself, so I don’t have to worry about this matter leaking to others.

Kindred, who had heard all of my short, but long story, began to look at me with interesting eyes again.

According to them, this is the first time they have seen a person with such complete memories come into the body of a person who lived before and live in harmony without any problems.

If Kindred says so, then that’s what it is.

Those two have existed since the moment people recognized the concept of death, so in conclusion, they have met everyone who has died so far.

If I am the first among those people, it is probably safe to say that there has never been a case like me before.

“Then, I will ask a question this time. Are there any people who have escaped from you? If there are, what do you do to that person?”

I asked the question that I had cherished in my heart.

With this, I had the opportunity to obtain a clue to escape if I were to meet them again.

Kindred answered my question.

“Of course, there are. But they will also hear my voice in their final moments.” “Chasing is the most fun in the world! I always win.”

“There are those waiting for us in the isles far away, which were once blessed lands.” “Eventually, they will meet us and make a choice!” “Whether it’s my arrow or the wolf’s teeth.”

The isles… I remember hearing that a small accident happened there and all the creatures died and some were revived as undead.

The Harrowing happens there every year, and wraiths invade Bilgewater nearby.

It seemed that even if they were undead, death certainly existed.

In the end, even if I run away, they will come someday.

Well, I said I would run away from death, but that’s only in the case when I don’t think I’ve lived long enough.

When we get old, it’s good for our mental health to face death.

It’s better than living a life of heartache just to live a little longer.

When my question was over, Kindred finally got up from their seat as if satisfied.

Just when I thought I could let go of this tension, they said goodbye to me, and the lamb slightly took off her mask and made a suggestion.

“It was fun today. If you have time later, come to the Spirit Blossom Festival held in Weh’le.” “We’ll play tag together then! Lamb is too good at hiding!” “First, why don’t you kill that growling sound and hide?”

With those words, Kindred disappeared into the fog.

But the bare face of Kindred that I just saw, I think it was more beautiful than any woman’s face I have ever seen.

Of course, Riven’s and this body’s face are also pretty, but it wasn’t that level of beauty.

It’s like… the incarnation of cuteness?

Even now, as the same woman, I was so cute that blood was about to flow from my nose.

If I go to the Spirit Blossom Festival, I can meet them again.

Of course, I’m afraid of facing death, but if it’s such a death, I think other people would be happy to accept it.

Ah, but Set is still my number one in cuteness.

I should put that lamb in second place in my heart’s cuteness ranking.