Farewell

Kylin looked at the woman dancing in the darkness around her.

The shadows surrounding Death's silhouette stirred restlessly.

For a brief moment, he sensed a conflict rising within her.

The silent, cold, and unchanging Death...

But now, there was turmoil inside.

Kylin tilted his head slightly, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"Are you going to miss me?" he asked, with a mocking tone.

Death couldn't immediately respond to these words.

She tried to make sense of the words echoing in her mind.

"Miss..." This concept was unfamiliar to her. She was a force that ended all things.

To her, everything was equal; everything was doomed to die.

But Kylin? He wasn't running from death.

He was challenging her.

And the strangest thing was, he saw her as a woman.

Death's eyes narrowed.

Kylin's gaze held clarity, certainty. But it also carried something intangible.

Death's presence consumed everything; it filled every soul with a cold void.

But she couldn't reach Kylin.

The concepts inside him were woven with infinity, slipping away from Death's grasp.

She took a step forward, but then stopped.

She didn't know why she wanted to stop.

She just felt she didn't want him to leave.

But that thought couldn't belong to her. It wasn't a feeling—it was a law of existence.

Yet now... now something was cracking inside her.

Kylin's smile grew more pronounced. "You can't even hold me back, can you?" he murmured.

Without realizing it, Death gritted her teeth.

His calm presence, his defiance...

She was experiencing this for the first time.

But the worst part was that elusive feeling she couldn't even understand.

Kylin's voice echoed in her mind. "Are you going to miss me?"

Kylin took a step back.

Then, he moved toward the depths of space.

As his shadow slowly vanished, Death remained where she stood.

She was a being that nearly transcended the concept of time, yet for the first time, she truly felt separation.

The spark of certainty in Kylin's eyes still occupied her mind.

And for the first time, Death asked herself:

"What is this feeling?"

...

As I floated above the sky, gazing down, I thought about Lady Death.

"I had long thought you were the embodiment of transcendence."

Especially as the representative of the concept of death.

Can the concept you represent affect a being's personality or emotions?

I'm not sure, but I don't think she even realizes how lonely she truly is.

Oh well...

Did you think you could leave such mysterious words, thinking you could affect me?

Unacceptable!

The first meeting is always unforgettable.

Hehe— Ahem.

Ah, the apples are right!

As space "flirts" with death, time itself collapses and rebuilds; the sun has already risen here.

Actually, maybe it hasn't even been an hour, but, hmm...

If I say a one-to-ten time difference, then yes, ten hours have passed.

I looked at the apples I had put in my pocket.

It was nice that they were still in one piece.

I shifted my gaze to Elie and Alie's rooms.

They were awake, nice.

I suppose it's time to give them their gifts and say goodbye.

After teleporting to the front of their house, I walked inside through the door.

As I walked toward the living room, footsteps on the stairs began to reach my ears.

"Kylin~" Elie shouted as she ran down the stairs toward me.

She came and hugged me, her eyes starting to well up as she said, "Thank you, thank you..."

"Hey, teary eyes. I didn't do these things for you to cry," I said, patting her head.

"I... I don't know how to repay you..." she said, looking at me, her face flushed.

"Elie, you said people are bad. If you say something like that, I might eat you," I said with a laugh.

"This... If it's you—"

"Hey, bad guy. When are you going to stop flirting with my sister?" I could see Alie frowning as she interrupted and approached me.

"Sis," Elie said, her face turning red.

"Shut up, Elie, we both can see what's going on here," Alie said.

Alie came to me and looked at her sister and me, her cheeks puffed up.

"Did you sleep well?" I asked, extending my hand to pat Alie's head.

She was surprised when she saw my hand reaching out and said, "I slept very well... But when I woke up this morning, the elves came. And they told us that half of the human city was destroyed, and that the Hellfire dragon had died..." she said, enjoying the head pats.

"Really... How tragic."

"They said a human killed the dragon using lightning," she said, furrowing her brows at me.

"How cool, what happened next?" I asked her, with an expectant expression.

"While killing half of the humans, he also brought the other half back from death. Isn't that you?" she asked, squinting her eyes at me.

"Thanks for thinking that. But how could I defeat such a cruel dragon as a human..." I said, laughing.

"They also said a handsome man with white hair was walking around the city with a foolish expression on his face," she said, looking at me.

"Hey! I didn't have a foolish expression on my face. I just didn't expect it to fall into the city while I was playing with the lizard," I said, rejecting all accusations.

"So it was you!"

"Yes, it was."

"So, you admit you're an idiot?"

I laughed gently and said, "Thermosphere?"

"I'm sorry... Handsome," Alie said, grinding her teeth.

Elie looked at me and her sister, then furrowed her brows. "Hey, don't you have work to do?" she asked.

"No, I'm dealing with our benefactor."

"Don't you want to be queen? The World Tree has healed, don't you have to deal with the elves?"

"Our mother has healed, so it's not necessary. Didn't you want to talk to Dad?"

"I'm dealing with Kylin, you wanted to talk to Mom!"

The two sweet elves began to argue again, and a smile appeared on my face.

But it was brief.

"Hey, which one of us?" Alie asked, looking seriously at my face.

"Yes, do you want me, or her?" Elie asked with a hopeful expression.

-_-

The only thing I can say as a man is:

Never choose.

It's definitely a question full of big traps.

Elie is such a sweet girl. The expressions she makes when she's embarrassed. It would be a big mistake not to choose her.

But,

Alie is also a beautiful girl. A bit spoiled, but it's fun to deal with her. Also, big...

If I were shameless, it wouldn't matter, right?

After all, I'm the emperor.

"Champagne?"

"Kylin!"

"Kylin!"

As I listened to the lovely chirping of birds, I began to have a peaceful day.

I made a wonderful vegetarian meal for Alie and Elie, and while I embarrassed Elie again, I enjoyed dealing with Alie.

Of course, Alie loved my amazing vegetarian dish.

And surprisingly, she praised me.

But when I whispered in her ear about the meat inside the dish, the expression on her face...

Priceless.

It was already getting dark.

Sitting under the World Tree and watching the sunset, on one side of me was Elie, on the other was Alie, both resting with their heads on my shoulders, their eyes closed.

"Hey, my sweet little elves. I have a gift for you."

They both opened their eyes and looked at me, and I could see their ears twitching with excitement.

How cute are you?

I opened my bag and took out a necklace and earrings.

"Elie, I think this necklace will suit you. It has the concept of space on it. If you're in danger, put your meaning into it, and it will teleport you to a safe place," I said.

When Elie saw the necklace, she was initially happy, but when she heard my words, the happiness disappeared from her face.

"I'm already safe when I'm with you..." she said, her eyes already starting to well up.

"Alie, these earrings are for you. They'll match your eyes perfectly. They also have the concept of space on them. Plus, there's some dimensional magic inside, just like the necklace," I said.

"You shameless man, are you going to leave us?" Alie said, frowning.

When I looked into her eyes, I could see her eyebrows twitching, and she was holding herself back.

"Hey, the bad guy leaving means a peaceful day for you," I said, tapping her forehead.

But she looked at me, didn't say anything, grabbed my arm, and started squeezing it.

"If you stay with me, you can mock me, no problem..." she said quietly like a mosquito.

"Kylin, where are you going?" Elie asked from the other side of me. Tears were already flowing from her eyes.

I sighed...

Ah, it hasn't even been a day, why is this happening...

"To the depths of space, to the edges of time..." I said, patting her head, and added, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough power to come with me."

"Will you come again?" Elie asked.

"If fate wants us to reunite, why not?" I said, smiling and wiping her tears.

"Can't you stay a little longer?" Alie asked, looking into my eyes with hope, her eyes shining.

"Okay... I'll stay with you until you fall asleep."

Then I took them into the sky, and we traveled.

Elie was very happy, but Alie seemed to have some trauma that I didn't understand...

After a while, I helped her get over it.

It was a lovely night as we wandered around, having fun.

But the problem started when it got late and we came home.

Both of them didn't leave my side for a moment, and sleep was out of the question.

I sighed and used a skill that mixed the concepts of darkness and life to knock Elie unconscious.

Then I laid her down on her bed.

Behind me, Alie was watching me in shock.

"You bad guy, so you've shown your true face!" she said, starting to grab her clothes.

"I've been waiting for this moment for years, Alie. Hahaha—" I laughed and slowly approached her.

"N— No, pervert! Help!" she spoke in a playful tone, but actually, she didn't run away and started coming towards me.

She came in front of me and looked up at me;

"K-Kylin. If you want... I—" she started speaking in a tense and flirtatious tone, but I knocked her out.

You stupid woman.

"I gently picked her up and laid her next to Elie, watching them sleep together.

I'm sorry, girls, I just wanted to take a vacation and leave. Had I known you'd get so attached...

I would have talked to you again, though I did have fun...

But if fate brings us together again, I'll take you with me.

Sleep well, my sweet little elves..."