Bab 286: How Long Will It Take?

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I was being an idiot. I shouldn't have had such a dream…

I was already happy with what I had.

I was being… just an idiot.

"You're right, I have to move on… It hurts but… I have to leave behind this, and move on with our lives… With my new self."

"Yeah, that's right, dear… Did it take you a while to get it? I got it faster than you…" she sighed.

"Sorry again…"

She stopped, as she kissed me.

"I love you more than anything in my life… I know how much it hurt, but you have to know that I am here for you, right? To heal your pain, and alleviate your sorrow, the same way you've done to me all this time."

"Benladann… Sometimes I don't know if I really deserve you…" I sighed.

"Eh? I've thought the same with you… Do I really deserve him? After all, he has done for me? After all the amazing things he's capable of? So I thought… That I also had to be just as great as him. To try to be the best me that I can be…"