I Picked Up a Witch With Amnesia

Epilogue. End of Happiness – 06

So, leaving the tumult behind for a while, Arya quietly left them.

The reason is not a big deal. It’s just that, being around such noisy and lively people, I’ve been seeking quietness for a while.

No matter how lively and noisy she has become accustomed to over the past three years, her foundation is a goddess. Goddesses are traditionally worshiped by humans, and there was no way that they would be allowed to open their mouths carelessly in the sacred temple where they live.

…In other words, she was naturally much more comfortable with silence than with noise.

So Arya wanted to get away from them for a while and have some time alone. Climb the steep slope and walk towards the top of the hill. Under the shade of a tree at the top of a steep hill that I had been eyeing for a while. If it is there, you can get away from the hustle and bustle of this place and regain peace for a while.

While walking quietly up the hill, I lift my head for a moment and take in the scenery around me. The wind blowing in is cool, and the flowers on the high ground are scattered and fluttered down. All of the spring she was feeling with her eyes and skin was making her feel so good. If I had known that spring was such a pleasant thing, I leave behind a small complaint that I would have gone out often a thousand years ago.

“…..”

The upper side of the hill, as she had imagined, was a quiet and suitable place to rest. The spring sunlight was warm, and the sky above was endlessly blue, as if it were connected to a place she had never been to before.

Just before she sat down on the underside of the tree, closed her eyes, and took a break by herself-

“aria.”

Hearing a voice calling his name, he suddenly looked behind him and saw a familiar face there. No, I’m not really used to it. Because just a moment ago, he was one of those people who laughed and chatted together.

Purple hair that hung down to her waist, and matching amethyst eyes. The kindness that seems to embrace all things that wraps around the whole body.

It was Ariel von Estel, the only earthly representative of the Goddess.

…but at the same time, she wasn’t Ariel. To put it a little more precisely, should I say that the body is Ariel, but the person inside is not Ariel?

And the identity of the person borrowing the form of Ariel, Arya was able to see through very easily.

“Arbel?”

When Arya calls her name with her eyes lifted upwards, Ariel smiles as if seeing Arya like that is just fun.

“What, how did you find out so quickly? I tried to imitate Ariel a little bit and make fun of you, but it ended up being no fun at all.”

At Ariel’s small complaint, Ariel sighs and smiles, shrugging her shoulders.

“I’ve lived watching your gestures and gestures for well over a thousand years. Wouldn’t it be more strange if I couldn’t recognize you just because your appearance had changed?”

“Well, isn’t it? It’s not like we’ve known each other for a year or two, we’ve been together for such a long time.”

“It was a really boring relationship. To the extent that I feel that there is no problem even if I live without seeing them for a thousand years.”

Arya, who had not stopped grumbling, suddenly raised her head and looked at the blue sky. Then, in a nonchalant tone, she opens her mouth to Ariel.

“By the way, how did you incarnate on earth? I was reassured that I wouldn’t see you again, at least until I died, but isn’t this a different story?”

“What, don’t worry. I also came down to the ground prepared for a lot of blood loss. I manifested again through the terminal connected between Ariel and I, but this is really the last time. Because I’m shouldering my duties as your goddess along with it, I really don’t have any spare time. But even if I can’t afford it, I’ve decided that I should come see you at least once.”

“…why?”

“Because we are sisters. Because they are sisters, the only one in the world.”

Seeing Ariel smile brightly while saying that, Arya bursts out laughing as if she can’t help it.

“What about Clarisse and Sepia? They are also your sisters. Isn’t this also a form of discrimination?”

“They are soundly asleep right now. So there’s not much to talk about with them. Isn’t it kind of funny to ask what you’ve been dreaming about for the last thousand years?”

Ariel, who answered in a deft manner, muttered something in a rather serious voice.

“…By the way, how was it? For the past three years.”

“How was it?”

“So, I’m asking for your impressions. About how it felt to stay by his side, not as a goddess, but as a human being. I really wanted to ask you about this. It is also the reason I came here today.”

At Ariel’s question, Arya turned her head and looked straight into her face. Ariel’s face, looking at her, was wrapped in endless gentleness, as always.

A funny thought passed through Arya’s mind that she couldn’t tell if the goddess who presided over spring was originally that gentle, or whether she had such a mild personality because she presided over something mild like spring.

“…it was fun. That too.”

It wasn’t a bluff, much less a lie. It’s just the sincerity that comes from the heart.

“A lot of things happened. Well, not only good things happened during the three years. There were times when I was annoyed, and there seemed to be quite a few times when I was angry all the way to the top of my head.”

For example, when you witness him entangled with another woman on an outdoor terrace.

“…But, there were also a lot of happy and enjoyable things. I spent more time with others than alone like before. There are many people who think of my pain as their own. And I ended up with someone who loves me very much, and whom I love very much.”

“Just before, that person held me tight and hugged me? And one day, I might give birth to his child. Just the fact that a child like me and him might be born into this world makes the world I live in feel so warm.”

Yes. I was with you, and every moment I had contact with you was just so happy for me. These moments that are connected to you feel like a miracle, just brilliant.

That’s why I’m hoping At this moment, I hope that something I feel will continue unchanging in the future.

“…..”

In response to Arya’s answer, Ariel didn’t say anything for a while. He just caressed her hair softly while making a face that seemed to be in a good mood.

“…Yes, you are about to go on a trip. A journey to follow his back all his life.”

“It is often said. A person’s life is nothing but a fleeting thing. Because life has an end, and the process is only a journey of piling up suffering.”

“…But just because it has an end doesn’t necessarily mean it’s painful. To repeat partings and meetings endlessly, even though you know that there is an end. To find a value like the twinkle of a star in it.”

“You have found a value in the journey you will go through.”

To Ariel’s murmuring, Arya nodded without hesitation.

“right. ‘Cause I’m his woman For all my life, I have decided to love only him.”

“…..”

Only then did I realize Arya’s heart was already filled with the image of a certain man. The fact that the three years I spent with him turned into three precious years that Arya could not exchange for anything.

It was very slightly regrettable that there was no space for him in Arya’s heart, but he did not reveal such trivial thoughts. At the time of parting, saying such embarrassing words is a very rude act.

“…Yes, one day you will finish all your travels and return to my side. On the day you return to heaven after your picnic in this world, I was going to ask you this question. Are the days you went through really beautiful?”

“But it was a futile worry. Because you are very happy right now.”

Saying that, Ariel gently closed her eyes. Apparently, I didn’t have to worry as much as I thought.

thank god. To say she’s happy. And I feel really happy.

The smile she wears is like a girl her age, so I feel really relieved.

I turn my head. At the bottom of the hill, scenes of other people playing together come into view.

“Then, I’ll go back first. Like Cain-sama from before, I don’t want to be nagging at everyone.”

Saying that, Arya turns her back on Ariel without any regrets. It might be the last meeting of this life, but there were no emotions coming out from Aria’s back.

…Yeah, if that’s natural, it must be natural. Compared to the vast amount of time we’ve spent so far, there’s no reason to express regret over a breakup that’s only a fleeting moment.

“…Be happy, Aria.”

At the same time as the unknown words from whom it was uttered were scattered in the air.

A story that has been going on until now has come to an end.

The story of Arya, the goddess who walked alone in the long winter, ends with this.

From now on, the story of Aria, which is different from the past and long and long, begins.

Laughing, chatting, and making new memories like an ordinary girl-

The human Arya’s story begins now.

I don’t know if the story is a comedy or a tragedy.

Even so, her story continues in the future.

Until one day, until the day when we will meet the end full of happiness.

The journey she spins will continue from now on.

All the way. And forever.