If this mysterious creature didn’t exist, could her life have flowed in a different direction?

Lachlan’s warm body temperature touched Vercheria’s forehead lost in thought.

“Don’t have unnecessary thoughts. Anyway, if the Absolute Deity had decided, he would have done it by any means necessary.”

Looking at Vercheria leaning her face on my hand, Lachlan felt another pang of pain in a corner of his heart.

She, who experienced something that should never have happened, was just pitiful.
Long ago, when Vercheria and Lachlan erased each other’s memories, what Lachlan desired was to endure until the two could meet again with a peaceful heart.

He thought that if they forgot each other, there would be no pain or agony until they found their memories again.

However, unlike Lachlan, who became an ordinary human except for the remaining ice attributes, Vercheria, who became a god from a human, seemed to have lived a life that was far from smooth.

Humans were always selfish, not tolerating even a single mistake after ten times of help.

They chewed up that mistake and attacked.

As if to deny all the sacrifices they poured out because of that mistake.

Perhaps it would have been better if Vercheria had lived as one life like Velofei.

However, she was not born as a god like Deceperor but became a god by the Absolute Deity, so even that was impossible.

“Sorry, Vercheria.”

At Lachlan’s words, she opened her eyes, which she had been keeping closed.

“Don’t say such things.”

While embracing Vercheria who came into his arms, Lachlan thought about the ‘Promise of Twilight’ in his pocket.

One day in the past, when Vercheria woke up together in bed, she asked him to make an item that could keep them from parting until death.

It was a story from when she was still human.

So, the wish in this ring was not Lachlan’s alone.

Both of their wishes were contained in it.

“I remembered what I should do first with the parallel butterfly.”

Lachlan now planned a real wedding for the two.

In the imperial palace, where the most people could bless them.

Sometimes people regarded the ritual of marriage as insignificant, but that was not true.

It was a sacred ceremony declaring that their souls would be united.

Not only in this life but also beyond.

It was a sacred ceremony that declared to the gods beyond the realm of humans.

No one could make us part, not in this life or the next.

“What is it?”

Vercheria asked, and Lachlan smiled gently.

Emperor Gerard realized that Vercheria had not been visible since a while ago, staring at the boring party scene.

It wasn’t just Vercheria.

Lachlan was also nowhere to be seen.

“What on earth!”

Jerard, who rose from his seat, narrowed his eyes thinly when he saw Vercheria crossing the party, which had been hidden from view until now.

“Hmm.”

She was walking towards Groovy, who was having a dispute with some ugly guy in the middle of the party.

Seated deeply in his chair, Gerard silently watched Vercheria whispering to Groovy.

It was a scene that naturally whetted his appetite.

How nice it would be to put those two in the treasure trove together.

If only that happened, there would be nothing envy-worthy in the world.
After seeing the picture of Vercheria holding a staff in a book when he was young, what happened to Gerard, falling into infatuation, might have been an expected event. From the day he was born until this moment sitting in the party venue.

There was nothing he desired and couldn’t have. If he wanted it, he got it, and no matter how expensive it was, he bought it. After all, money was taken from the people, so there was nothing to regret. The problem was not being able to control the overflowing abilities; he never experienced a shortage even once.

However, there was only one thing that intensified his thirst—Vercheria. He tried to quench this thirst by turning his attention to jewels, gathering sparkling treasures. Still, his heart was never filled. Of course, it felt pleasant to look at them, but perfect satiety was never achieved.

“Emperor.”

Gerard suddenly turned his gaze to the sound calling him. Rionne was looking at him, sweating.

“Today, I’m not feeling well. May I go in first?”

Gerard waved his hand, gesturing for her to go inside quickly.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

The Emperor’s expression as he watched Rionne staggering away was bitter.

“Anyway, I don’t like it these days…”

Suddenly, he looked at Vercheria with widened eyes.

“Oh, why didn’t I think of this?”

Gerard began to laugh and hold his stomach abruptly.

“No, it’s so ridiculous.”

In retrospect, it was too simple from the beginning. Chasing Rionne away and seating Vercheria in her place. The Emperor of Periaat, who made the Weather Goddess part of the government. Gerard now wanted to applaud himself. If only that happened, Gerard’s name would shine brightly in Periaat’s history. The people would respect him endlessly. Utilizing Vercheria’s abilities, he would wield even more powerful authority. “Isn’t this my strategy?” Gerard suddenly found Kelita, who had mentioned planning a wedding with Lachlan.

“You don’t have to do it successively; you can handle it all at once.”

Gerard’s sinister gaze was directed at Vercheria.
He will wield even more powerful authority using Vercheria’s abilities.

“Isn’t this my strategy?”

Gerard suddenly found Kelita, who had mentioned planning a wedding with Lachlan, becoming virtuous.

“You don’t have to do it successively; you can handle it all at once.”

Gerard’s sinister gaze was directed at Vercheria.