Chapter 55
In an alley behind some building...
The place was gloomy and isolated from the sunlight leaving only the cool breeze of summer to reach it .
In the middle of that alley, a man wearing full black and a full mask, despite the hot weather, was holding his stomach and muttering something while sitting on his knees .
“That violent woman!! Next time I will surely kill her...!”
The man was bleeding from his abdomen and looked completely worn out .
He forced his body to stand and leaned on a wall next to him . Dragging himself all the way, he walked through the gloomy alley .
(Where... am I?)
Walking his way into an unknown place, the man saw a light .
He immediately halted and his eyes froze at the place where the light was coming from .
(How is this possible?! So many humans!)
Witnessing the enormous amount of people in front of him, the man widening his eyes behind the mask .
He kept watching the humans in front of him, who were wearing various clothes, and he eventually started trembling as he let a wicked smile reach his face .
(How lucky . Looks like the heavens haven’t abandoned me yet . )
Finishing his villainous laugh, the man turned around and walked his way back in the gloomy alley .
(I need to rest my body for now . I need to find a new vessel . )
The man, 【hatred god】Germa, gradually merged into his gloomy surroundings and disappeared .
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A week after I caught sight of Akuya .
Today again, I was standing and waiting for the green lights after shopping .
There weren’t many people around for some reason .
I wiped my forehead in the hot weather and looked around .
From that day on, I had become afraid of passing by the place I saw him, but fortunately, I didn’t meet with Akuya a second time .
I forced my mom to go shopping instead of me since then, though it looked like I was just overreacting .
(It’s just my imagination, yeah...)
It was probably someone else .
After passing a week without bumping into him again, I started to feel relieved . There was no way I’d meet him in this place, after all .
I did my best to believe in that .
Following the green light, I quickly crossed the road .
Despite the feeling of being relieved, I was still uneasy .
I wanted to leave this place as soon as possible .
The moment I decided to directly go back home...
“Huh, Sayaka-chan?”
My legs stopped moving after I heard a familiar voice .
At that point, I despised my legs for stopping on their own .
If I had ignored the call and kept walking, things might have turned out for the better .
He might’ve let me go .
I regretted halting my steps at his call .
“It’s you Sayaka-chan? Right?”
Despite not turning around, the person who was calling me seemed to have gotten excited .
I already knew who that person was, but I didn’t turn around .
I moved to this town mainly because I didn’t want to meet him . Why do I have to see him again?
Not wanting to face reality, I remained stiff .
“What’s wrong? Did you perhaps forget about me?”
His voice seemed kinda lonely when I didn’t turn around .
I didn’t forget him .
I couldn’t forget, despite trying .
I endured the urge to scream as I struggled to remain quiet .
How could he dare talk me casually after all that he did to me?
I was about to burst out in anger, but I knew that nothing would happen if I kept standing like this .
I resolved my intentions then turned and looked him directly in the eyes .
“Ah, It’s really you, Sayaka-chan! I thought it wasn’t you for a while . ”
“... Akuya...kun . ”
I muttered the name of the person who was about to leap from joy in front of me .
“Hm- as usual, you’ve got a lovely voice . It feels as if my heart is getting purified . ”
How did he manage to hear my low voice?
I felt disgusted by his ability to hear my voice no matter how low it was .
“Why... are you here?”
I asked him with a trembling voice .
Honestly, I wanted to run away as soon as possible .
But I endured my fear and shivering body and feigned composure .
Because he would cling to me if I didn’t .
“Actually, my family moved after that time and I spent my days feeling lonely without you . I didn’t expect I’d meet you in such a place! We’re really fated to be together after all!”
Making the same gloomy expression, Akuya talked with exaggerated gestures and a broken tone .
How shameless . I would bet that he was just acting .
That was the type of guy he was .
The mad type that would throw away his friends and even his family if it meant he could reach what he wanted .
Realizing that I was facing this crazy person, my knees begin to tremble again .
“What’s wrong? Why are you trembling?”
Realizing that fact immediately, he made a wicked smile and approached me .
“I see, you’re deeply moved to meet me, right? Don’t worry, I’m the same too . I won’t be leaving you this time around . We will be always together . So just relax and come hug me . C’mon . ”
Not being able endure my fear because of Akuya, who spread his arms while approaching, I dropped my shopping bag with teary eyes .
(Again, am I going to have to go through that hell again...)
Every step he made towards me, made me recall that incident .
I wanted to turn around and escape, but almost as if someone had tied up my legs, they wouldn’t move at all .
“No... No...”
“You don’t have to be afraid . I won’t leave you alone anymore . ”
When the distance between us had shortened to a few inches, Akuya reached his hands to my face .
Not having a means to resist, all I could do was close my eyes and prepare myself .
(...Hm? Nothing is happening...?)
A few seconds had passed and I still couldn’t feel his hand .
Realizing that something was strange, I slowly opened my eyes .
“I’m sorry customer, but touching is prohibited”
Before me was Kamiya, gripping Akuya’s hand and stopping him from touching me .
“Kamiya... kun...”
It was him after all, my beloved person .
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Bonus
What if
What if the people passing by noticed the man who was hiding in the dark alley .
“Kukuku...”
“Hey look, someone dressing like a weirdo is looking at us and laughing . ”
“That’s creepy . Should we call the police?”
“Hey you, don’t you feel ashamed from wearing those weird clothes?”
“EH, wait a minute, how dare you nonchalantly speak to a god?!”
“Yeah, yeah, I know . For now, come with us . ”
“Eh? No, wait... what? Ah, AAAAAH—”