Chapter 102
"What... what is this...?"
"This magic power is insane. The whole world’s shaking."
The moment Yuuka and Albert kissed to initiate the demonization, a light enveloped them, and two towering pillars of light rose to the heavens. That stalker girl who follows Minato is visibly shaken—but honestly, so am I.
The entire world—yes, the world itself—is trembling, as if the Abyss is celebrating. Not just the ground. The flowers, which were faintly glowing before, now radiate even more intensely, and the starlit sky above begins to shimmer. The scene, once cloaked in near darkness, is now being painted over in pure white light.
“Wait—Yuuka’s okay, right!?”
“I don’t know. Cecilia, Minato, you two have gone through this—do you understand what’s happening?”
We look to the only two who have actually undergone demonization.
“She’ll be fine. Yuuka-chan will definitely come back. It'll work.”
“I agree with Sei-chan. I've seen this kind of light before.”
The two of them seem certain. Calmly, without any sign of panic, they gaze into the white light.
(Come back safe, Yuuka.)
Only now do I realize I was silently praying—something that’s really not like me.
A space shrouded in blackness. I’ve seen this before. This place is—
“This is the realm of the subconscious. I think you called it that, Yuuka.”
“Yuya…”
Standing there is a single man—Yuya, the original owner of this body.
So that’s how it is. At some point, our roles reversed. Now that I think about it, I’ve started referring to myself as watashi instead of ore. I used to call myself ore. But the feminine aspect of me—Yuuka—had grown stronger, and it seems she had taken full possession of the body.
“Yuya, I…”
“You don’t need to say anything. I can feel what you’re feeling. You chose to move forward—for Lord Albert, and for the people you care about. I’m proud of you, Yuuka.”
Yuya smiled and praised me with a bright, innocent smile—like a child’s. It makes me want to cry. I suppose it’s like praising myself, in a way. It feels strange, but at the same time, a weight lifts from my heart.
“I came here to say goodbye, Yuuka.”
“…What?”
“I’m not disappearing. But from now on, I probably won’t appear in front of you anymore. I don’t really understand it, but that’s how it feels. So I wanted to talk to you one last time.”
“…I see.”
“Don’t make that face. I am Yuuka, and Yuuka is me. We’re one and the same—literally. I’ll always be with you.”
Those were the same words I once said to Yuya. Ah… so this is goodbye.
“Well then, see you around, Yuuka.”
“Yeah. See you, Yuya.”
Yuya hugged me gently and then faded away. But he didn’t vanish. He’s still alive—within me.
“Miss Yuuka.”
“Miss Lumière…”
“Looks like you were able to say your goodbye to Mr. Yuya.”
“Yes. Even if we can’t see each other again, we are one. Always.”
“I see. Then I, too, have come to say my farewell.”
“Miss Lumière…”
“Originally, I was supposed to disappear the moment I reincarnated into Yuya. But perhaps by some twist of fate, I continued to coexist with you and Yuya. What I am now is little more than a lingering remnant. It was only a matter of time.”
“…I understand.”
“Please, don’t make such a sad face. Thanks to you, I was able to meet Lord Noir once again. I have no regrets. And just like Yuya, I’m not truly disappearing. I will become one with you. I will live on inside you. Let’s walk forward together.”
“Yes. Miss Lumière… I look forward to walking with you from now on.”
“Indeed. I’ll be watching over your path from within.”
Saying that, Miss Lumière embraced me and became light, merging with me completely.
Yuya… Miss Lumière… We'll always be together, from now on.
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