Chapter 181 - 181. Death and Those Left Behind (2)

Even though it was morning, the city did not intend to light up at all.

The rain is pouring down.

The cold wind touches the skin.

She let out a long sigh through her thick smoke.

"...Didn't you say that you hung up?"

The sound of her voice made her look back.

His gray hair was wet, probably not paying attention to the rain.

"Edward..."

Priscilla stopped looking at him and took a sip of her cigarette.

"..."

Edward at Priscilla's side, running through his wet hair.

Soon there is stillness between the two and the sound of rain flows.

"How was it. Jetto?"

At Edward's low question, Priscilla lowered her head, casting a shadow over her face.

"...It was terrible."

"..."

"Looking at it roughly, there was no healthy place. The muscles were all cut off as if they had already reached their limit, and the mana circuit was completely messed up. Besides that..."

Priscilla trails off her words.

I could tell because she had a good understanding of her divine power and medicine.

The pain Zeto would have endured in his lifetime.

His desperate will to fight to the point of extinguishing the embers of life even though he had already reached his limit.

Even in times of war in the past, I have never seen a corpse so badly rolled.

"...I'm sorry. I entrusted you with this."

"It's okay, I guess that's what I had to do."

Priscilla felt guilty at the thought that even though she knew Jetto was overdoing it, she hadn't been strong enough to stop it.

It was the same with Edward.

But the two knew each other vaguely.

No matter what I did, I couldn't stop him.

"...What's wrong with your hand?"

When Priscilla found Edward's severely burned hand, she asked.

Soon Edward waved his hand.

"It's okay."

Then she looked at her own hand, which was terribly burned.

"It's a wound I have to bear."

At Edward's reply, Priscilla gave her a faint nod of her head.

"Where is Miss Eisel?"

"...Stay by his side. With Yuri."

"Is that so."

The world of Eisel and Yuri stopped for a moment.

But it's okay to stop for now.

Make sure to let go, because you can move forward.

Priscilla and Edward, well aware of this, did not want to disturb them.

"...I thought I'd gotten used to it."

"I don't think there's anything good about getting used to it."

"That too..."

"..."

"At least..."

A tear trickled down Priscilla's cheek.

"At least I thought you wouldn't be sad."

It wasn't just Eisel and Yuri who had to let him go.

Jeto was kind and kind to everyone.

Because he was a good-natured man without any particular corners, the aftermath of his death was even more severe.

Edward stroked Priscilla's trembling back.

"It's raining a lot today."

***

Meanwhile, Eisel and Yuri were in the morgue where Jeto's body was.

It's a building that doesn't fit well with an academy, which can be called an educational institution, but this mortuary was built due to a war with demons in the past.

In fact, there may be some cadets who are not familiar with the existence of the morgue, but since it is a place where there is nothing good about being used, it is just not well known.

Eisel was squatting, leaning against the wall of the mortuary.

Yuri stared blankly at Jeto, who had her eyes closed.

Only the face of Zeto, who was wrapped in a clean white cloth, was exposed, but because the bandages that had been covering his eyes all along were missing, Yuri was able to see his bare face for the first time.

Zeto, who had his eyes closed, seemed to be sleeping soundly.

As if waking up soon

'Did you sleep well?'

It felt like I was going to say something.

Both Yuri and Eisel had watched him sleep once.

So she couldn't shake that feeling even more.

Soon after, Yuri quietly wiped away her tears and opened her mouth.

"Yes, Eisel."

"..."

"Do you know what color Zeto's eyes were...?"

"..."

Eisel had seen Zeto's pupils before.

I didn't see it this time, but I did in the last episode.

There's no way his eyes would suddenly change.

The color of her eyes will be the same as she knew.

"It's the same color as the blue sea... Priscilla said it."

"Blue..."

Yuri imagined while looking at Jeto, who had her eyes closed.

I thought it fit really well.

I think it must have been really pretty eyes.

She thought so

"A while ago... I'm sorry."

Yuri sat down on the seat next to Eisel, and she said quietly.

"It's okay. I didn't do anything good either. I almost tarnished Zeto's death."

It almost ruined Zeto's death.

Looking at Yuri pouring out his anger, wouldn't it be more comfortable to die because this happened?

Aizel thought of that.

Because I have now realized the meaning of Zeto's death, which I did not know in the previous episode.

She can't die

She can't go back

I can no longer meet Jeto.

Aisel's eyes were empty.

The hellish return came to an end and what came was an emptiness far more painful than hell.

Eisel was blankly reminiscing about Jeto.

Soon, the voice of Yuri, who was squatting down and holding her lap and bowing her head, came to her ears.

"How was Jeto's last...?"

"..."

Eisel hesitated at her answer.

Jeto's last.

How was Jeto, who was dying his last breath?

She was the worst moment for Eisel, but she had to tell her.

She thought she deserved to be heard.

"...Laughed."

"You laughed...?"

"Yeah, he laughed. He smiled kindly as if everything would be fine."

"...How can I say it. It's like Jetto."

Yuri smiled lightly.

She was laughing, but she wasn't laughing.

Just like Jetto did... It was just a forced smile, hoping that it would be okay if I smiled.

"I liked Jetto."

"..."

Yuri's sudden confession.

Eisel was silent.

"I liked Jetto... But I couldn't say that I liked him. I was embarrassed. I really didn't know. I knew I would have time. I knew I would be able to wait for me."

The glass weeps.

Eisel couldn't even say a word of comfort to Yuri.

Because she was not given to her.

A chance to catch his last eyes.

A chance to confess your love and check each other's feelings.

Took it all

I wasn't too happy about that fact.

He liked people, in and of itself, could never be a sin.

Emotions such as jealousy did not swell.

In any case, Zeto is no longer there.

You can't be anyone's lover.

I can't listen to anyone's confession.

So Eisel, who only confirmed his love for Jeto at the end, couldn't be happier.

It only made it more painful.

Time passed and passed like that.

A few hours of stillness.

The eyes of the two women who were guarding Jeto's side were completely dry before they knew it.

Yuri and Eisel sat still and looked at Jeto's body.

However, the sight in the eyes of the two was different.

Memories of the two of them with Jeto that only he knows.

The two of them were going through it.

I tried to remember him as much as possible.

ㅡ Tak Tak Tak!!

Soon, urgent footsteps are heard from the other side of the entrance. In the morning, news reached others.

The ones who came were, of course, classmates, cadets from Class 1 A who had a close relationship with Zeto.

The first to enter the mortuary was unexpectedly... Amon Caligus.

As Amon struggles to remove his foot, he sees Zeto's corpse lying in the center of the mortuary.

"...Keugh."

Even without lifting the cloth, it was clearly visible. Because Zeto's left arm was missing.

"Shit..."

Amon was normally furious.

He was sad, but his first emotion was anger.

Why did this foolish guy try to carry it alone? When he thought back, everyone was leaning on him.

Amon was no different.

Just a few days ago, he saved my life.

I was outraged by that fact.

Angered at his own weakness.

If he had been a little stronger, he might have been able to support Zeto.

If he had been a little stronger, he wouldn't have left his back to Jetto.

Amon's fist, which touched such a thought, clenched and tightened.

""...""

Crank and Orpel came in after Amon.

Looking at Jeto's face, he fell silent.

"...Zetto?"

Lucia, who arrived late due to her slow legs, caught Jetto's eyes.

"Why is Zeto...?"

""...""

Everyone in the mortuary fell silent at Lucia's question.

There is a world of difference between hearing about it in words and encountering it in person. Moreover, if it was death, even more so.

If it's too sudden, tears won't come out well.

But that feeling is like an inflated balloon...

"Huh... Heh..."

Lucia's tears welled up in her eyes.

Soon, her childlike cries spread throughout the morgue.

"Aaaaa..."

...Even with very thin needles, they burst right away.

Starting with Lucia.

Amon and Crank silently steal tears.

Unable to see this, Yuri covers her face.

The only ones who did not shed tears were Orpel of the Aisin family, who was known to hide their emotions well, and Eisel, who had no more tears left to shed.

The mortuary has become a sea of ​​tears.

After a while, only the sound of weeping, exhausted from crying, remains.

""...""

In an atmosphere that became more solemn as I brushed away my emotions with tears.

ㅡTurbug.

They heard the sound of someone walking through the entrance.

Yes.

She was still there

ㅡTurbug.

She didn't run

I was just walking in silence.

Soon she enters her mortuary.

Raindrops trickled down her wet hair.

She approached Jetto.

"...I see."

There was no emotion in her nonchalant voice as she looked down at Jeto.

"You're dead. Jetto."

After one short word, she turns her feet.

I walk out of the building again in a frighteningly calm manner.

From the voice to the tone to the atmosphere.

A completely different attitude than usual.

Sensing her strangeness in her teeth, her Amon grabbed her shoulder to stop her.

"Hey, Kaen...?"

Immediately, Kaen turned her head and shook Amon's hand.

"Don't stop me."

"..."

Amon swallowed.

Goosebumps were running all over her body.

Kaen immediately exits the morgue.

Amon, who watched her from the back, caressed her neck.

He was wondering that his neck was still attached.

A moment ago, Amon felt a fleeting moment, but he felt a little alive.

However, Amon experienced death even with the light killing that Kaen scattered. He didn't even have time to feel fear.

Kaen's current condition was not good for anyone to see.

Contrary to Jeto's expectations, Kaen couldn't control her emotions at all.

Kaen now was like a bomb about to explode at any moment.

Someone in her had to stop her.