In this case, what is the difference between me and killing Azi directly?

...It turns out that Aye was leaving the underworld at that time, and what he said to me was this.

"Axi...Azi, please leave it to you." Aye seemed to be relieved, "Although I feel a little guilty, I still breathed a sigh of relief when I handed it over to you."

"Why?"

"Ah... no, it's nothing. Thank you, and... I'm sorry."

No matter how much reluctance and sadness I feel, I can no longer let her live in fantasy. This is the reason why Aye said sorry to me. It has been hurting her all along, and even now she is scarred

Don't let it go.

The clear moonlight became dim, everything was waiting for me to say those words.

"...I'm not Aye." I took her hand away from my face, "I am Axi, and Aye is dead."

For a moment, I thought Azi had realized it. But she refused to wake up and wanted to fall asleep again.

"..." Azi lowered her head and retracted her hand.

"He is dead." I let go of her hand, "There is no more Aye in this world."

She was silent, and I tried to see her thoughts clearly, but I could never see clearly.

"Is this your answer? Little Sakura." Yamata no Orochi pressed his hand on Ah Zi's shoulder and asked softly.

"Azi? You..."

She lowered her head so that I couldn't see her expression at all.

"...I know that Aye is dead." She raised her head and said, with tears streaming down her face, "There will never be anyone like him again..."

A huge sadness suddenly enveloped my heart, and I couldn't say another word.

"Axi...you must have been hesitating just now, right? I have also thought that if you had just admitted it, I might think that you are just like them..." Azi's voice was very soft, "And those who abandoned

My people are no different...but..."

Yamata no Orochi's hand relaxed, as if he knew what she was going to do next.

"No matter what, please forget about me."

With the desire to leave, Azi turned around and jumped off the cliff.

"Azi!"

I wanted to take a step forward, but was blocked by Yamata no Orochi.

"You-" I was furious.

"Thousands of years ago, she was imprisoned in a narrow room with me, and I decided to help her at that time. Because it would be very interesting when she degenerates into a demon."

It started to rain heavily in the sky, and I was frightened by the sudden thunder. In the underworld, although I escaped some of the thunder, when the punishment of heaven fell on me, I felt a kind of terror from the abyss.

This kind of heavenly punishment was originally what Aye had to experience, but he already knew about the false god, and someone had to do it... Originally, that person was me.

We exchanged fate...

The thunder from the sky passed through the underworld and hit me directly. The pain that hit my soul made me almost give up the idea of ​​returning to her. The soul was dying bit by bit, and I was left lingering on the edge of soul death.

It's painful, there's no way to get rid of it, and there's no way to escape it.

I can no longer remember that memory. Only countless lightnings appeared in front of me and countless thunders sounded in my ears.

My vision blurred, and the inexplicable pain spread in my heart little by little.

Looking at the dark sea, I didn't have the courage to jump off with her. She might have died, just like Aye... but I didn't admit it. How could she die so easily?

Obviously at that time, in order to find myself, I had to go through so many difficulties...

Thunder sounded, and a familiar pain suddenly hit my back. Then there was another thunder.

...it will never end.

I can't die before I find her...

"Are you just looking at me like this?" A white figure appeared next to me.

"Otherwise, what else do you want me to do? Isn't it my greatest pleasure to observe the reactions of the lambs?" Yamata no Orochi replied, "What's more, she is just a monster now. If she falls into this vast sea, what can she do?

Survival is a gift from God."

"...I thought you would at least be a little compassionate towards her." The white figure turned to look at me, "What about you?"

I……

The face that looked exactly like Yamata no Orochi made me dizzy.

"She won't die..."

"...There is a place that may be suitable for you." The white figure said.

Yamata no Orochi didn't say anything. He watched me stumble away with the white figure, and finally just turned around and looked at the sea in the rain.

The wind was howling and it was raining heavily in the dark sky. I couldn't see the road ahead clearly, nor could I see my own destiny clearly.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"……nothing."

"Liar——"

"..."

"It's almost May, and I can see those purple flowers again. Does my brother know what they are?"

"do not ask me."

"Hmm, I just know that my brother doesn't know..."

"They are purple|yang|| flowers. They begin to bloom after the cherry blossoms fall."

"Brother, look! They are right there."

"The flowers are just blooming."

"That's right, it's like the wind in May blows, and the flowers on the mountain bloom, as if the mountain is smiling."

"..."

"Brother, do you think so?"
Chapter completed!