Chession's hand became Impatient, as if trying to hold on to even a dream.
"Don't do this, please don't do this!"
"Your birthday is next year. I'll definitely come back by then."
"...!"
"So I'm preparing for next year's birthday. Don't be alone in a gloomy way."
Gremory reached out and swept the corner of Chession's eye. The man who was the Grand Duke of an empire had so many tears in his eyes.
"Mori, I'm...!"
"Be sure to prepare for the birthday ball. I'm so happy to dance with you."
Gremory lifted his heel and kissed Chession's lips. When they kissed each other briefly and then fell, he wrapped his hands around her face and kissed her deeply, as if it wasn't enough.
Gremory's body gradually turned black. The more she did that, the more impatient Chession became. Desperately trying to remember her somehow, not to miss her.
And finally...
"I love you, Chession. I really like you."
Gremory, who was smiling widely, turned completely black and scattered.
Tuk, a record wristwatch, fell in front of Chession's feet. Kneeling in front of him.
Chession clutched his heart and tormented himself.
"Damn! Why? Why are you cursed stupidly!"
Slowly. He wanted to suffocate. Shoot a gun in the head... No, he just wanted to shoot his toes and dry up as slowly as possible to die.
At the same time, regrets came flooding in. He shouldn't have let Mori go while crying like this.
I'd rather get this watch myself. I'll say thank you and say you're really pretty.
And I tell you I love you too. I'll tell you until I'm tired of it.
Chession, who was holding only his wristwatch, couldn't get up from the spot for a long time.
***
Arriving in the south, Iris searched around like crazy.
Mountain. A devastated village. Abandoned houses hang along the dry river. She searched through every abandoned house she could find, but she couldn't find a single living person, let alone a drinker.
Then, suddenly, she felt a terrible aura and flew in that direction. Even though he flew in with confidence, everything had already happened.
- Oh my God, brother!
Iris watched everything from a distance.
Chession was cursed. And Gremory left for the demon world to save him.
Unable to do anything, Iris sat down and trembled. While resenting her helpless situation.
At that moment, Iris felt a strange sensation in her throat. When she looked at her neck, the witch's restraint, which had always been transparent, was shining black and revealing itself.
- What is it?
The chain was being pulled somewhere. Could it be that Gremory is calling me? Iris shifted her gaze in the direction the chain was pulled.
And she found the figure of Gremory, who was growing up.
"Hey, Iris."
- Ha. Gremory? Didn't you go to the demon world? How to...!
"It's my little trick. But why did you come? I don't know how to do it, I'm just sitting there like this."
- That's right, of course, I'm here to help! I want to help you as soon as possible... In the end, this happened...
"I had a hard time."
Gremory's figure grinned and reached out. Her fingertips touched the restraints on Iris's neck.
The restraint was broken with a sound.
"I'm going to the demon world for a while, so please take good care of your brother in the meantime."
With these words, Gremory's form disappeared like smoke.
After being in a daze for a moment, Iris came to her senses and ran to Chession. She tried to wake up her brother somehow, but Chession, who had lost the power of the contract, could no longer see or feel the ghost.
Serietti, who was watching from a distance, burst into laughter.
"In the end, this is how it happened."
Thanks to Gremory's departure to the demon world, her contract with Kona was fulfilled. As per the contract, Serietti was completely freed from the throne of the demon world.
The restraint on Serietti's neck broke with a bang. At the same time, her painful breathing became comfortable in an instant.
But that was only for a short time.
'I finally figured out what the last piece of the original soul was. Gremory, who went to the demon world, will soon kill my father, and I will kill her too.'
God was not on her side until the end, and she ended up playing in Kona's clutches. The result of the last struggle for freedom was so futile. However, Serrietti felt regret rather than resentment.
Whether the end was death or life, she finally saw the end of the road. The endless torture of being bound to the demon world without being dead or alive is now over. There is no bondage or pain anymore.
Now, before I die. I was given a moment of freedom. How should I spend this cruel moment?
Serietti has collected all the poison clouds and poison mist that she has spread throughout the empire. After the meaningless curse placed on Grand Duke Chession Ethel was also lifted.
"The sky is so clear."
She lay on the floor and stared blankly at the clear sky. Drawing the movements of a flock of birds wandering freely with her fingertips.
"It's calm."
She was satisfied just to close her eyes in this land that she missed so much.
As she breathed slowly and felt the pleasant air, someone approached her.
It was Iris.
Serietti's eyes drifted to Iris.
"What are you?"
- Grand Duke Chession Ethel's younger sister. I came to listen to you.
"Why all of a sudden?"
- My brother tried to listen to you, so I'm going to do the same.
"So, why are you?"
Iris sat down beside Serietti.
- However, if I am good at bewitching you, you might be able to get a hint about how Mori will return to the human world.
"Ha. If there was such a method, I would have used it immediately."
- Can you tell us about the methods you tried?
"I did all sorts of scandalous things in front of Kona. I begged her to let me out of the demon world, and I got angry, and I tried all the strange things."
- Was your freedom solely on Kona?
"That's right."
Serietti took a calm breath. The smell of the earth of the human world with clear life was fragrant.
At that moment, Serrietti felt like something was breaking. It seemed that the last fragment of the original soul had finally disappeared.
"It's finally over."
She slowly closed her eyes.
"Thanks to you, the road is not lonely. Thank you for talking to me."
- Bye. I hope you will be at peace in your next life.
"You have a very good personality. I cursed your brother. But do you still want to be kind to me?"
- It's just that if I treat you well until the end, you might give me a hint.
Serietti, who was bluntly indifferent, reluctantly left her last words.
"There's one crazy thing I haven't tried yet. If Gremory tries that, maybe she can return to the human world."
- What have you not tried?
"To go head-to-head with Kona and win, the order of the demon world is determined by strength, so if Gremory rises above Kona, everything may change."
- It's a simple yet surefire method.
"Yes, but it's going to be tough. Because Kona is the strongest in all of the Demon Realm. Nevertheless... You can have hope."
Iris turned white and stood beside Serietti as she scattered.
Chirp-
The sound of birds was heard peacefully.
***
The world has regained peace. It is widely known that the poisonous cloud incident that obscured the sun was solved by Chession and Gremory.
It is said that they dealt with the warlocks who hid in the southern part of the empire and spread poison clouds, thanks to Iberia's good surroundings.
All the refugees returned home, and the temporarily bustling Grand Duke Ethel quickly became quiet. However, Severian did not return to the imperial palace.
Grand Duke Ethel's tea room. Severian shouted.
"Hey, what should I do! Do I have to live like this for the rest of my life?"
Severian, who had become a ten-year-old child, was unable to return to his adult form. This is because he urged the wizards to make a young potion quickly, and the ingredients were mixed incorrectly.
Alice didn't let the cute Prince sit still for a moment.
"Oh ho! It's so cute! It looks like a chattering doll! Can I just hug you once?"
"Oh, turn it off! And you! Is there really a way to make me an adult?"
"I don't know. But why is there such a sense of incongruity in a young appearance? Is it because you usually speak like a child? Hohohoho!"
"Shut up! Ugh!"
As Severian stumbled on his short legs, Iberia, who was sitting in front of him, retorted annoyingly.
"How many times do I say that it will return naturally within a month? Now, please be quiet and get a feel for the atmosphere of the Grand Duke."
"..."
Severian kept his mouth shut. He was the only one in the Grand Duke's residence who was noisy, and when he finally fell silent, the gloomy silence came to him clear.
After Gremory returned to the demon realm, the Grand Duke became terribly quiet. It was because of Chession, who was much more gloomy than before he met Gremory.
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