The Story Is Not Over Yet - Chapter 172
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 172
After kissing Azela as she fell into a deep sleep, Zagnac closed his eyes as he embraced her in his arms.
For today, he could sleep without being lonely, like in the cave.
As he muttered quietly to himself inside, he shut his eyes. He prayed for something different from what he usually prayed for in a cave.
‘Please let me open my eyes tomorrow.’
He wanted to open his eyes without disappearing like smoke by Azela’s side tonight.
“—la, …zela! Azela.”
Azela opened her eyes, hearing her name being called. She must have fallen asleep in bed, but before she knew it, she was standing on the water.
….Could she stand on water?
A small question arose, but it soon disappeared.
“…Azela!”
It was because she kept hearing someone calling her.
When she turned her head, her view became blurry… no, it wasn’t hazy. It was dark. While she frowned as she tried to get used to the darkness in front of her, she could see something twinkling in the dark.
‘…What is that?’
Reaching out for the shiny thing, through the black smoke, Azela felt an unknown touch. It felt like skin, it felt like feathers, and it felt like smoke that couldn’t be caught.
“Who are you?”
Even though she asked, there wasn’t any particular answer. Where was this place, and who was calling her…?
As she looked into the void with a blank expression, she realized
‘Ah, this must be a dream.’
She was floating on water, so it couldn’t be real… then what was in front of her? Azela tilted her head with a dazed face at the thought. The voice was familiar, and that sparkle that was looking at her was kind.
Looking at the unknown black smoke, her lips moved unknowingly.
“…Zagnac.”
Startled by what she said, she touched her lips with her finger and she realized.
Ah, that black smoke that covers my eyes is Zagnac.
Responding to Azela’s call, the black smoke gathered in front of her.
‘Ah, those glittering must have been Zagnac’s eyes.’
Maybe because of that thought, the pupils that were filled with the light that she thought was just a simple twinkle became purple, and that gaze turned to her.
“Zagnac, it’s you.”
“Yes, it is me… Azela, the time has come.”
The time has come?
What did that mean? Her head tilted at Zagnac’s words as she thought.
…The ‘time’ means when he would leave her.
As soon as she realized that, Azela stretched out her hand in reflex. However, couldn’t touch Zagnac, who had become black smoke, she waved her hand through the air.
“Za, Zagnac. Where are you going?”
“You were going to die leaving me, too.”
“Zagnac!”
“So, I’m just going to go when the time is right.”
“Sorry, I was wrong! Zagnac…!”
“You can get along just fine without me.”
“Zagnac!”
Zagnac did not answer her call. As though he couldn’t hear Azela’s words, he only said his own words before the black smoke began to fade moments after.
Surprised, Azela waved her hand around, but she couldn’t catch the smoke as it vanished.
“N, N, no!”
She looked at the disappearing black smoke with desperate eyes. Zagnac didn’t answer her anymore. He already seemed unwilling.
Azela ran from side to side, trying to collect the disappearing smoke.
It was all futile, of course.
“No… no!”
Azela awoke from her slumber, waving her hand and screaming.
As she opened her eyes, out of habit, she ran the palm of her hand over the spot on the bed next to her. The place where Zagnac should have been lying was empty.
“….!”
Why, why was he not there? He must have slept with her.
She jumped up in surprise.
The place next to her was cool, as if no one was ever there. The sheet that she swept with her palm was full of cold air without any warmth.
“Was, was I dreaming?”
She went to see Zagnac, and she brought him back. They even ate together, showered and fell asleep… was it all a long dream? Or maybe, she was hallucinating because she had been taking drugs or because she drank alcohol…
Azela buried her dry face in her palms in despair.
“…Azela, are you awake?”
As Zagnac’s voice suddenly came above her head, Azela raised her head in surprise. He was standing there holding a glass.
“I wasn’t going to wake you up. I couldn’t sleep, so I had a light drink and tried to sleep…”
“Zagnac!”
Interrupting him, she jumped up and rushed into his arms as the glass he was holding fell to the floor and shattered with a sharp sound. As she rushed into his arms, Zagnac was pushed back, and her barefoot must have stepped on the fallen glass.
“Azela, your feet…”
“I thought you were gone.”
“….”
“I thought it was a dream, I thought I was crazy!”
Azela cried out as she buried her face in his arms. It was not his fault. It was not her fault, either… still, Azela was upset by the situation. This situation itself, in which she had to be restless seeing him, may disappear at any moment.
“…I’m sorry.”
Understanding her, Zagnac only apologized without refuting anything. He patted Azela’s back, as she trembled slightly.
“…Don’t disappear.”
“….”
“Don’t disappear.”
“I’m sorry.”
Zagnac doesn’t lie… that was why he didn’t make promises he couldn’t keep. Knowing that she was irritated by him only giving her an apology, and clutched his clothes in her hands and raised her head before furrowing her eyebrows.
“Say it! Say that you will not disappear!”
“…You know I can’t.”
“Tell me you will, even if it’s a lie! It’s okay in this situation!”
“…I’m sorry, Azela.”
Stupid, stupid!
She slammed her head into his chest. Even though she wanted to say something else, she couldn’t think of anything else.
“Am I crazy, Zagnac?”
“Azela, let’s treat your feet first.”
“Even at this moment, I wonder if this might be a dream or maybe I’m crazy.”
Blood flowed from the soles of Azela’s feet, but she didn’t feel any pain.
“I saw you disappear into smoke in my dream.”
“….”
“Scattering, disappearing… but I can’t catch you. There is nothing I can do.”
The night passed. Every day was passing by, not knowing if it was hell or heaven, not knowing whether she should enjoy being together or cry.
…She couldn’t let go of him like this.
She had to do something.
Azela bit her lips tightly as she was held in Zagnac’s arm.
The news of Zagnac’s return spread quickly.
Among them, there were those who wanted to visit the mansion to confirm that he was not human. Of course, they never accepted visits but there were also people who occasionally snooped in front of the mansion to check if it was true.
Although Azela was furious, Zagnac shrugged his shoulders, telling her to accept it.
“I’m going out.”
“Out?”
He widened her eyes at her. Despite the fact that she said she never wanted to be apart from him, she was now getting ready to go out.
Azela, having finished her preparations, rose from her seat and stroked Zagnac’s left cheek.
“Take a break, alright?”
“Where are you going?”
“Don’t worry. I won’t do anything weird.”
After kissing his cheek lightly as he gave her a worried look, she left the mansion. In the meanwhile, seeing Azela was looking unusually normal, Baharf smiled as he closed the door of the carriage.
As the door closed, the driver started the horse, and the carriage departed.
Azela’s eyes were nervous as she looked out the window. While she pretended to be okay with Zagnac, in fact, she was uneasy about leaving him alone for a while.
‘…He won’t disappear at that moment.’
Even though she wanted to be with him, she wanted to protect her last moments with Zagnac. She was afraid that she wouldn’t even be able to say goodbye if he disappeared when she was not there.
“We’ve arrived.”
While Azela was thinking, the carriage stopped when it reached its destination.
It was Livia’s palace.
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