The Story Is Not Over Yet - Chapter 179
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 179
“In the end, I think this is a good ending for the two of you. Neither one of you will die.”
“…What are you talking about?”
“Only half of the soul left.”
As Zagnac muttered softly, Lane slightly nodded her head. Only half of the soul went over? Was that even possible?
“The wizard failed to perform the spell properly, and the soul that should have completely passed over failed to do so. That sorcerer must have been seriously ill by now, right?”
“That’s, that’s right. The Princess is not yet.”
“She must be in quite a bit of pain because the spell wasn’t performed properly. Anyway, the spell failed, but it was performed, so your soul was passed on to Zagnac.”
“Only half of it.”
“Yes. Thanks to that, you, the contract holder, are alive, and what filled the contractor’s dying body was half of the contract holder’s soul… You have now become an ambiguous being, neither a devil nor a human.”
Azela, surprised by those unexpected words, was quietly listening to all this conversation with a dumbfounded face. Could this even happen?
She asked as soon as Lane finished her words.
“Then, Zagnac…”
“It’s my first time experiencing something like this, so I don’t have anything more to say. I don’t know anything either.”
“Well, then Zagnac won’t disappear?”
“I don’t know that. Now that the extinction has stopped, when time passes, he may return to being a devil again. If he becomes a devil again, the contract may not have been properly fulfilled and extinction may begin again. Or, with half of his soul gone, he might suddenly die one day.”
Hearing Lane’s firm voice, they turned their heads and looked at each other. Since this was the first time this had happened, no one knew what would happen next. Azela looked at Zagnac with her gaze filled with worry and concern.
Zagnac, knowing how she felt, smiled as he gently squeezed her hand like he was conveying her not to worry.
“You’re not going to disappear, right?”
“Of course.”
“Are you going to stay by my side?”
“As long as you want.”
“You’re not going to… leave me alone, are you?”
Answering her anxious questions, he lifted her fingers and slowly kissed them.
“I will be by your side, both in life and death.”
“Zagnac.”
“I’ll be there for you even when you don’t need me and even when you’re sick of me.”
“Zagnac, what if you get tired of me first?”
“What a life I have lived. Do you think I’ll get tired of you, Azela, in just these few decades? Besides, you are the first person in my life who has made me have such human feelings. There’s no way someone like that will appear again.”
“Zagnac…”
With Zagnac’s confident words, Azela hugged his neck tightly with tears streaming down her face. Seeing her hugging him, he also smiled happily and patted her back.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Nothing much has changed, but the fact that they prevented his extinction had changed a lot for the two of them.
Despite the fact that they still felt anxious because they didn’t know what would happen in the future, they had time to talk about the future together, and instead of crying, they had time to think about what to do.
Zagnac, who had placed his lips on her fingers, turned his head this time and placed his lips around her closed eyes. The light sound of his lips leaving her tickled Azela’s chest.
Azela smiled and wrapped her hands around his waist.
“You guys.”
Lane, who was watching the scene, sighed and spoke in an annoyed voice.
“Can you both get out of here.”
“Can you go alone?”
“Don’t worry, Azela. I have lived longer than you.”
“Still.”
Azela gave a worried look as she watched him fastening the buttons.
She couldn’t help but worry since she knew for sure how the rumors about him were spreading in the world. On the other hand, Zagnac, seeing her through the mirror, turned to her and smiled as he hugged her waist, who was still worried, and kissed her briefly on the eyes.
“I might have to live like this my whole life as a human. To do that, we need to reorganize what we have now.”
“Still.”
“The boutique shop needs to be reorganized before it completely collapses.”
“Then, I can do that instead.”
“Azela, if you go outside instead, the humans will add other rumors to those rumors. It’s good for me and you, Azela, if I show up and put the rumors to rest.”
Zagnac whispered soothingly while combing over Azela’s soft golden hair. It wasn’t wrong. In order to quell the rumors, it was effective for him to engage directly in external activities.
But…
“People might see you and whisper.”
“I’m prepared for that much.”
“Ah, you’re really.”
Seeing his calm appearance, Azela sighed and hugged him tightly, burying her face in his arms. She gave me every indication that she didn’t want to do that.
“If anyone says anything, come and tell me, okay?”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
“You are not the devil!”
“I am.”
“Not anymore! And you, Zagnac, you are not the devil to me!”
Zagnac nodded and smiled as he understood her cute whining.
“Besides, the Emperor’s issue still hasn’t been resolved. Should I go with you as well?”
Azela spoke bluntly, looking at her sword. Nothing had been resolved. It was not like the Emperor was dead, and moreover, Chises knew his original identity.
Zagnac shook his head to Azela and spoke.
“Azela, you go see Her Highness’s condition. You want to do that.”
“Yes, but. But to me, you are the most important thing.”
“Don’t worry. I will take Baharf and the knights in the mansion with me.”
Azela eventually let go of him and nodded her head.
After completing all preparations, the carriage carrying Zagnac departed. Azela, who was staring at the disappearing carriage, also got into the prepared carriage. She headed in the opposite direction from when he was going, towards Livia’s palace.
“You came today, too.”
“What about the Princess?”
“Please come this way. The Princess woke up last night.”
Azela’s face brightened at what she had heard. Of course, she thought she would hear the same thing today: ‘She hadn’t woken up!’
As she headed to the bed, she saw Livia looking out the window with a pale face.
“Princess!”
Livia’s gaze shifted to Azela, who was rising to the bed, calling for her. Livia smiled brightly when she spotted Azela running.
“Duchess Ferial.”
“You decided to call me Azela. Please call me Azela.”
“Yes, Azela.”
Livia’s smiling face was pale. Even though she tried to smile as if nothing had happened, a shadow appeared on her face. Azela, who saw this, squeezed Livia’s hand tightly, feeling somewhat sorry for her.
Her pale face turned red at the sight of someone else holding her hand without hesitation.
“Are you okay?”
“This is no problem.”
Livia snorted and spoke in a confident voice.
“What is no problem. As soon as you woke up, you cried in pain.”
Daran, seeing that, shook her head and chimed in.
Livia, whose face turned red in a different way at Daran’s words, glared fiercely at Daran. At times like this, she really looked like a girl. She was worried about what would happen if Livia didn’t wake up like this, but she was so glad Livia was finally awake.
Azela smiled faintly.
“The spell…”
Giving a nod to Daran to get out, Livia looked at Azela when Daran disappeared from the bedroom. Then, with an expression of regret, she pursed her lips and lowered her head.
“Seeing you in front of me like this, it seems like the spell failed.”
There was a voice of shame and an expression of regret. In fact, Livia has nothing to be sorry about. Azela shook her head and smiled, clutching Livia’s hand.
“The spell was successful, Princess.”
“…What? But the spell you wanted back then.”
“I wanted you to take my soul and give it to Zagnac.”
With her words, Livia nodded her head with a blank face. So, if the spell had been successful, Azela should not be in front of her right now.
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