Volume 9 Chapter 23 Lost In The Rain
The cold wind cut through Lisha's body like needles.
She didn't even wear a jacket, so her body turned as cold as ice within minutes of stepping outside.
In the middle of the freezing cold that made her numb, Lisha continued walking.
It wasn't that she had a specific destination in mind.
She just wanted to go somewhere other than where she was.
Being close to Yuusuke had always been a warm place for Lisha. It was safer and more comforting than anywhere else in this world, her own safe haven.
It felt more comfortable than the church, where she had spent most of her life.
And yet, she had fled from that place.
She couldn't bear to be in that space any longer, without being able to see Eris and Yuusuke's faces.
"..."
When Eris came to the house, Lisha's heart didn't flutter as much.
She might not have been able to keep up with her emotions because she kept thinking about the gift exchange later.
However, when she saw Yuusuke giving his gift to Eris, and Eris looking at it with love, something inside Lisha broke.
It was the same when Lisha met Eris again. What she gave to Yuusuke was strangely similar to the Huumir flower.
Lisha felt like her world was crumbling and falling into a dark hole.
Even now, while walking, it feels like she is continuously falling.
"Lisha."
Someone grabbed Lisha from behind, a hand she didn't notice.
"...Kanami-san."
When Lisha turned around, she saw Kanami standing there.
"I'm sorry. I just wanted to go outside for a little bit——"
"That's okay. Please, at least put on a jacket."
When Kanami smiled kindly, she put a coat on Lisha's shoulders.
"I, I—"
As she looked at Kanami's face, something she had hidden in her heart kept coming back uncontrollably, overflowing in streams.
Lisha, like a sun that always brightly lights up her surroundings, is pure and virtuous. A Saint as shown by the magic of 'Sanctuary,' her hidden core is stronger than anyone else's, and it never wavers even in the presence of the Lord.
"Ugh, uwa—!"
Lisha, with a twisted face, cried while letting out sobs. Tears were no longer drops; they ran down her chin.
In reality, she had always wanted someone to ask. However, the role of the 'key' in the God-Demon War, the position of 'Saint,' had kept it closed until now.
The true feelings within the girl.
"I, I want Yuusuke-san to stay with me in happiness, but—"
Her words were broken in the dark.
"It hurts my heart! I can't take it anymore... If only I could have stayed there, in the past."
Kanami listened quietly. The cries of a girl who had just been destroyed, realizing the truth that she, together with many other women, had cried about a long time ago.
"I wish I could have been with Yuusuke-san..."
It was an empty daydream.
Kanami herself, and Lisha too, knew this very well.
But all the women who fell in love with Yuusuke must have thought it at least once. If only the place he was summoned to was the Fador Empire instead of the Centraris Kingdom, if it was a church.
If it was not Eris he had initially met but themselves.
They couldn't help but imagine a completely different future, even though they knew it was meaningless.
"Lisha――"
Kanami hugged Lisha's trembling body.
She feel very cold, like ice, as she remembers.
She has thought about this many times.
If only they had been born a few years earlier.
If only they had met him a little earlier.
If only they had realized these feelings sooner.
Has something changed?
But no matter how much they complain, reality stays the same. The time that Yuusuke and Eris have spent together is like a deep valley in front of them.
Kanami didn't realize it, but tears were flowing down her cheeks.
Emotions that had been locked away for a long time are stirred up by Lisha's pure feelings, causing a disturbance.
Raindrops, as cold as ice, fell from the dark clouds, gradually gaining strength.
The neatly braided hair and the carefully arranged hair, done for the day, became messy and heavy.
Yet, the two of them didn't move.
How much rain have they endured?
Lisha looked at Kanami with eyes that had been cleansed by tears.
Rust fell along with the tears, and a renewed heart spoke words.
"I love Yuusuke-san."
It's not a Saint's prayer or a vow. It's a confession from a girl named Lisha.
In reply, Kanami said,
"Yes, I feel that too."
The rain muffled their words, carrying them away, so that no one else would hear.
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