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Can’t We Just be Happy? (13) – unedited

“Huaah…….”

As his penis pulled out, something hot ran down my thigh. I feel Merson hugging me. I rested my head on his tight chest.

Merson laid me on the bed and wiped between my legs with a cloth dampened in warm water. I lifted my arms as heavy as wet cotton and stroked his head.

“Merson.”

As I called, the red eyes that responded to my voice met my eyes.

“Promise me.”

“Anything.”

“one. You will never disappear.”

Pfft-

His red lips were raised and he laughed. Are you laughing now? I am serious.

As I frowned at his laughter, my lips touched between the wrinkled eyebrows. He said from a position so close that our nose could touch.

“And then?”

“Two. You must come to see me.”

“I’m not leaving.”

He was insisting on it again. I wanted to pinch his cheek, but I couldn’t because I didn’t have the strength to lift a finger.

“Three. Well… This can be difficult.”

“What?”

When I couldn’t speak easily with a very serious expression, he asked with a smiley voice. Well…….

“… Don’t hate me.”

Yes, that would be crazy. You are enveloped in anger and sorrow for losing your subordinate… You, the demon lord who could hold everything… It’s only natural for you to be angry…….

But, if these eyes of yours turn into hate and look at me as if to kill me, then… I think it will be very sad.

“I’m so bad, am I?”

That’s why you’re talking nonsense now that you haven’t realized anything yet.

Merson’s lips touched me softly. He whispered through my hair wet with sweat.

“It’s me who is bad.”

Huh? As I was about to ask, I felt his hand resting on my forehead. A sense of euphoria and cool sensation spread through my mind.

I seemed to be feeling refreshed for a moment, and my aching body was relieved in an instant. And my vision was distorted.

The red eyes still filled my vision as I blinked and lost consciousness.

I had a dream. I could see beyond the horizon where the sky and the sea met.

I was floating in the middle. With both legs outstretched and lying on a small boat.

Compared to the vastness of the sea, it was a small boat that could be swallowed quickly, but the waves were calm and not scary. No, I think it was reassuring to have Merson sitting next to me while slowly rowing.

Although it was a dream, I felt the smell of the sea. The sun that gives out light moderately, the gentle breeze, and the sound of water every time Merson rowed the oars. I slowly closed my eyes and enjoyed this comfort.

‘Erina, look at this.’

Merson put a hand under my neck and lifted me carefully.

‘What?’

It was an endless expansive sea with no walls in sight, but the voice resounded as if we were locked in a cave.

‘Here.’

Merson smiled, and with a wink, pointed under the boat.

A familiar face reflected on the water. Black hair like Merson that I couldn’t see in this world… No, it’s a little lighter. And black eyes.

The me in the dream was not Erina Holden.

I reached out and ran my fingers through the water. It shook for a while and then reflected my face again. When I touch my cheek, me in the water also touched my cheek, and when I smile, the me also smiled along.

Yes it is me. The real me.

But have I ever shown this to Merson?

Thud–

It felt like a heavy weight was attached to my heart and it was falling all the way to the floor.

‘Hey… Merson, how did this happen…….’

As I lifted my head, Merson’s appearance changed subtly. A cynical and cruel smile rose from him.

‘… Kaylehartz.’

Instinct told me he is the Demon King Kaylehartz, not Merson.

Shiver–

Goosebumps all over my body, and at the same time, the sea that contained the sky shook violently and turned black. The sky was filled with gray dark clouds as if it was about to pour down rain.

I was staring at him with my hip narrowly draped over the edge of the boat.

You and I are finally facing the truth, and I… yet why is this so disparate?

There was no kindness on Kaylehartz’s face. Just like the first day I saw him two years ago, the terrible image of him mercilessly taking over a hundred lives overlapped with the present.

‘Don’t come…….’

‘Why?’

asked the Demon King.

‘Because I’m afraid.’

‘What?’

Rumble–

It thundered. I gave strength to my hand so as not to fall as the boat that rode on the black wave swayed violently.

What am I afraid of? Death?

I thought this would be my biggest fear, but an even greater fear makes my heart pound.

‘I deceived you.’

‘And?’

It didn’t suit him, but Kaylehartz’s image as he nodded his head made him feel like a sage. I had to put pressure on my chin to talk because of my tight mouth.

‘… Actually, the distance between you and me… It is far enough to transcend dimensions.’

You are the Demon King and you live in a book, and I am an ordinary human and a reader who reads the book. This is true, but I have been living with Merson for two years, forgetting about those different positions.

He’s not Merson, he’s Kaylehartz, and the thought of him returning to the Demon King’s Castle makes my heart hurt so much… How much pain will a separation that goes beyond the dimension bring?

‘I heard you.’

The red eyes stared at me. It may be a mistake, but I think he smiled for a while.

For a moment, Kaylehartz looked like Merson. But the moment he lifted his arm and touched my fingers together, I realized that it had been a complete delusion.