I Regret The Kindness I Gave You (20 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 99

“What is it of yours that you wish me to take?”

“My remaining life and my death—the entirety of it.”

He had better let her have it. Let Merche possess him completely. And never let go of him again.

Lud gazed only at Merche’s lips. Anxiety rose like smoke at the thought that Merche might coldly reject even this.

Yet, unexpectedly, Merche smiled.

As though finally grasping what she should have claimed long ago, like a born heir to the throne placing the crown upon her own head, Merche spoke.

“I shall do so. I will take your remaining life and your death.”

Thus, my death belongs to you as well.

Struck dumb like a wanderer walking forward though entirely submerged, Lud lost himself in those clear eyes and gentle voice.

Looking back, he realized he had already been submerged—within a lake as deep, cold, and azure as the abyss.

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Whether Lud’s purpose in joining Merche for breakfast was simply to eat with her or to monitor whether she ate sufficiently remained ambiguous, but the meal passed quickly with the morning.

“I’ll go vent my anger somewhere, so you just get some more sleep.”

Exactly which part had angered him, and where he intended to vent this anger—none of it was clear.

Though countless uncertainties remained, Lud vanished without further explanation.

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