Yuno entered the dorm silently, holding my hand. He stood before me, his hood thrown off as if he were about to throw it away.
"This is where I was a slave."
"...What?"
"My father abandoned my mother and me, and my mother sold me. This is where my mother sold me."
You mean this sea city called Urati or something?
Yuno, who had been watching me with a blank expression, let out a hollow laugh.
"I thought I had forgotten everything, but it all came back to me."
Yuno, who was usually kind to me and cold to others, reacted cynically to me as well. Unable to adapt, I just kept my mouth shut and eventually avoided the situation.
"I'll wash first."
I ran into the bathroom and sighed.
Who the hell set up that kind of past?
Yes, me
It was quiet all night.
Yuno doesn't hit me, what a strange.
But sleep didn't come any better than usual.
For the first time, Yuno was lying with his back to me, and I spent the night wide awake, just looking at his back.
Even if I had to come back to the past, I would have to come to Yuno's unfortunate times. What kind of ability do I have?
I was saddened by my insignificant position, so I couldn't sleep all night and woke up as soon as morning came.
"Yuno, I'll go eat breakfast."
I went to a restaurant to eat, leaving the unmoving Tower Master behind. Learning from yesterday's incident, I didn't forget to cover my face.
Even though I came back after eating, Yuno was in a similar state to before I left, so I decided to go out alone.
The moment I grabbed the doorknob, I heard Yuno's voice startlingly.
"Where are you going, dangerously?"
“It’s not dangerous.”
"So where are you going?"
“Um, just a walk?”
"What did I say yesterday that makes you like this?"
Yuno stood up, rubbing his still sleepy eyes.
"Where are you going? Let's go together."
"I told you I could go alone. You're still sleeping."
"Don't you know? This is a place where so many ships come and go that you can kidnap a few people and no one will know."
If you get kidnapped, you have to show your face first.
Then, the rational people in the kidnapping group will see me and release me, and if I take advantage of that situation, wouldn't I be able to escape?
Or just go out to sea and become the Pirate King.
"Then why don't you make me a magic self-defense item? Like something out of magic."
"Ha..."
Yuno sighed and frowned if something was bothering him.
He snapped his fingers and grabbed his hooded cloak, then washed his face dry. Then, as if realizing the absence of his glasses, he snapped his fingers again.
Yuno, who was even holding his glasses, prepared to go out.
"Are you sure I can go alone? Yuno, you're resting."
"...Are you going to meet another man?"
"What?"
"You're still joking around like we did yesterday, right? So you're leaving me behind? You're going to have fun with that kid."
What else is he saying?
"Don't make me laugh."
Yuno grabbed both of my hands.
"I won't let you go. No, I can't let you go."
"..."
"Kiss me, Lily."
Even though he asked me to do it, it was Yuno who started it. Even though he was out of breath, he persistently yearned for me.
After quite some time, he fell down and looked at me with tears in his eyes, his eyes filled with madness.
"I can't forgive you for seeing anyone else besides me. You made me like this."
Yuno hugged me tightly, his golden hair tickling my cheek.
"I'm mad at you for creating my terrible past. But I still love you."
A strong force, coming from nowhere in his thin body, held me captive and wouldn't let me go.
"I love you, Lily. So don't leave me. Don't abandon me. If you abandon me here, I'll really have nowhere to go..."
As if he had returned to the time when he was abandoned by his mother, Yuno began to sob.
I wanted to pat him, but he was hugging me so tightly that I couldn't. I had no choice but to stay still until Yuno stopped crying.
Yuno, who had been crying sadly for a long time, slowly straightened his posture. His golden eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"So, what kind of guy is he?"
“It’s not like that!”
"Then why do you keep leaving me behind?"
"I have something to see, so that's why."
“As expected, yesterday-”
I covered Yuno's mouth with my hand.
"No, they're the ones who buy and sell people."
Yuno's eyes grew wide, and his glasses fluttered.
"Lily! Do you want to be sold too?"
"Surely not? Anyway, I have something to do, so keep your mouth shut. If you won't keep quiet, then don't follow me."
When I grabbed him by the collar and spoke to him fiercely, Yuno's cheeks flushed red. His eyes trembled as if he was begging me to give him a serious answer.
I couldn't bring myself to hit him, so I just shook his collar, and Yuno politely clasped his hands together.
"I'll follow you quietly."
After he became quiet, I took him to a restaurant, fed him a lot of food, and then headed to our destination.
"Yuno, do you know where their base is?"
"I don't know where it is based on land, but I know the ship. I think I'll have to go and see if it's still anchored."
Yuno, who held my hand tightly, looked determined.
"If you explain to me, I'll go by myself."
"Lily, if you don't want to make me suffer more, come with me. Nothing makes me more anxious than the thought of you going there."
As the city was large, there were two ports, but Yuno headed to the smaller one.
"They pretend to be a normal ship and move cargo, but in reality, they are trafficking people."
He explained everything about the ship, including its features and markings.
I thought he was a genius because he remembered things in detail when he was seven, but I also felt sorry for him.
If the bad memories disappear, he will be able to forget the unhappy times and live on.
After hiding and searching the harbor, it wasn't long before I discovered the ship that Yuno had been taken to.
"Human trafficking is illegal, right? Doesn't this city's security guard know that?"
"I don't know about that."
Your father, the Emperor, is not a person who would tolerate such things. Should we report it first?
"What? A human trafficking organization? Where did you get that nonsense?"
"Oh, human trafficking? Are you insulting the peaceful Uratikavikatatika?"
"They are the ones who are disturbing the peace of the city. Take them away."
I went to the security guards to find out where the organization was smuggling and trafficking Yuno, but they only gave me goosebumps.
Rather, they were trying to frame us as troublemakers and even send us to prison.
Hmm. This neighborhood is rotten. Very rotten.
"I don't want to go to jail, so eat this and get out of here."
“What does this woman say!"
The security guards, who had been furious when I threw a pouch on the floor, opened it and cleared their throats.
"Ahem, I'll let you off today, so go."
“Those guys?”
"Hold on. Yuno, they're just insignificant things you don't need to deal with."
I left the guard office.
"There's no choice, we'll have to go ourselves."
“Were you there before?”
When I nodded, Yuno spoke with an anxious expression.
"I can't go there. More specifically, where I might run into my past self."
"Why?"
"Because my past self shouldn't recognize my future self."
Yuno added an explanation as I looked at him with a look that asked, "What does that mean?"
"I know my past self, but my past self doesn't know my future self. If my past self finds out about my future self, things will be different from now, so I can't get caught."
"I find it strange that Yuno is just sitting there watching the smugglers."
He's a great wizard now, so he could probably give them a good time, but he's being passive.
"Because the future can change."
"That's right. One more thing, because of the nature of time, it doesn't make sense for people of different ages to be in the same place."
"The fact that you, the older one, and the younger one are in the same place goes against the nature of time flowing in one direction?"
"It's a shame Lily can't learn magic. Seeing how quick you are at understanding things, you would have done well if you had learned magic.
Why are you suddenly poking me where it hurts?
"Maybe I've reached a level I've never reached before. How fun would that be?"
"Don't go astray, but anyway, does that mean you shouldn't be in the same place as your younger self?"
"That's right."
I have no choice, I have to go alone.
"Yuno, hurry up and make a bomb infused with magic power."
"Lily, what on earth are you trying to do?"
After hesitating for a moment, I looked straight into those golden eyes.
“Rescue you.”
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