Sleep

His words were concise and firm, yet they shook Ibara's heart greatly.

She looked at him, who was staring at her without blinking his eyes, showing how serious he was. Her lips trembled, and she lowered her head subconsciously.

"...why?"

He looked at her for a moment and said calmly, "I don't want to hurt you anymore."

She stayed still for a moment before she continued to peel the apple and said, "Then, break up with all of them."

"...will you forgive me if I break up with all of them?"

She looked at him for a moment and nodded. "Yes."

"...."

He was in a daze, clearly confused by her answer.

"I love you, Minoru. I don't want to part with you."

"But I have changed. I have betrayed you."

"No, I won't break up with you."

"Ibara..."

"No!"

"Listen to me first. Also, put down that knife."

He raised his hands, showing he had given up since Ibara's appearance was just menacing when she held a knife. A physical attack might not work for him, but a sharp thing was a different thing since it could hurt him.

"..."

Ibara somehow wanted to laugh at this moment since he, who dared to face such two powerful villains, would be trembling in fear when she was holding a knife. Still, she followed his words and put down the knife on the side, letting him hold her hand.

"Unlike the others, you're different. You have known me from the beginning. We also dated when I was so short. You're different from others. I don't want to hurt you anymore, so let's break up."

"If you don't want to hurt me, then don't cheat on me!"

She looked at him in tears, showing how hurt she was.

"..."

There was no excuse since he was the one who had made a mistake.

No, he was simply a scumbag since he just fucked one woman after another.

So, should he just give up on Ibara?

To be honest, the rest, he didn't care much since he only thought of them as ways to get more points, but this girl was different since she had always been with him when he was at his first. Someday, even if he lost everything, whether it was his appearance, power, wealth, or anything, he believed she would still be with him.

As for the others, he wasn't sure, but he was confident that Ibara would stay with him.

This also made everything became conflicted.

His goal had always been to become a god.

As an existence that should be above the others, he didn't want to have a flaw. He should become a perfect all-powerful being without any flaws, so at this moment, he decided to erase his emotion, so he could focus on his goal.

"Ibara..."

He held her hand and said, "I have changed."

Her breathing was hardly calm as she kept staring at him and asked, "What about the others?"

"To be honest, I don't care much about them."

"...really?"

It surprised her to see how callous he answered her.

"Yes."

"...you have changed."

"I am."

Unlike before, she could see he had changed. He was much colder, yet she could tell that something also didn't change. No, he was forced to change.

"But that isn't the reason why you cheat on me, right?"

"That's true."

"Then, why did you date all of them?"

She wasn't blind anymore. She knew Kendo, Yui, Reiko, and many girls in his class had been eaten by him. He was simply an animalistic beast, which was cruel and bloodthirsty, putting all of his fangs into the woman's body.

"Sex."

"...sex?"

"Yes."

"Only that."

"Yes."

"There is no feeling or whatever?"

"No." He thought for a moment and said, "They might feel something, but I don't feel anything."

"...."

While she was in shock, she kept staring at him, trying to see whether he was lying or not. Unfortunately, he didn't lie, and she could see that whatever words came out of his mouth were real.

It might seem strange for her to feel this way, but while she felt sorry for those girls, she also felt happy when she heard him.

He only cared about sex with them, and for a feeling, he didn't care at all.

The only one that he cared about was her.

However, it would be too easy for him to forgive him.

Yet, at the same time, it also made everything more acceptable.

While she had never said anything, she had to say the more handsome, stronger, and better he was, the worrier she was.

What if he left her?

What if he went to a better woman?

There were many thoughts on her mind, especially when she wasn't the most beautiful woman out there, and she also had her own quirks, yet this imperfectness changed everything.

Lastly, where could she find a man like him again?

He dared to sacrifice himself so he could protect everyone, and he was also great in bed.

By now, she realized that she might not be that angry with him. Instead, she might feel relief, especially when she knew that he was just playing around.

If he didn't say he wanted to break up, she could use this excuse to control him, but he was the one who took the initiative, and she didn't want him to break up with him, so she said, "Even so, I don't want to break up with you."

She was just blinded by her love for him and couldn't think of the future without him.

"I love you with all my heart!.. Even if you have changed or have many girls, I don't care. I will do anything for you! So…please, just stay with me!"

Saying those words, she hugged him tightly as if she wouldn't let him go.

However, he was in silence for a moment, sighed inwardly before he hugged her and patted her back gently like he was moved and in love.

She smiled and thought that her love might have changed him.

They looked at each other before they kissed each other before she lay on his chest content.

He patted her back gently, then asked, "By the way, Ibara, can you get me orange juice?"

"Orange juice? Okay. Wait here."

When she left, he sighed and stared at the window absently, thinking that everything had really changed. Yet, this was what he had done. He was the one who manipulated everything. He also manipulated Ibara not to break up with him. It was so easy that it made him realize how boring a human was.

Suddenly, the image of the beautiful Kamakura beach was no longer there.

The sound of the waves, the rustling sand, and the beach where he stayed with Ibara as they talked and laughed had disappeared.

All that was left was just an empty peak where he was overlooking everything from the top, watching people like they were a group of ants, which he could control or destroy at will.

By now, he might not be much different from a god.

He had to say this feeling was amazing.

It was sweeter than any honey, and it was more intoxicating than any alcohol.

His hard work paid off, and he was just one step closer to becoming a god.

Yet, why did he feel that it was a bit lonely?

As he gazed into the distant sky, his thought was drowned before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.