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Ch. 4: Straightforward Words

I ended up running away from Orion.

 

Bubbles escaped from my mouth and floated up, getting absorbed into the enormous bubble-like structure that covered the entire kingdom.

 

I wonder how I can get out of here now…

 

I gazed at the shell necklace and felt a single tear escape down my cheek.

 

Orion: “…are you crying?”

 

Orion…

 

I hurriedly stuffed the necklace into a pocket and pretended I hadn’t heard the anxiety in the voice from behind me.

 

Orion: “Why are you crying?”

 

Why…

 

[CHOICE]

  • You don’t know…? (SUN)

  • Don’t answer (MOON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OO: “You kissed me all of a sudden, and you forced your feelings on me…it made me upset.”

 

I spoke barely louder than a whisper, and Orion frowned slightly.

 

Orion: “… The kiss was just to transfer power… well, more or less.”

 

OO: “Eh?”

 

Orion: “You’re a land dweller. If I don’t give you this power every day, you won’t be able to breathe.”

 

So that’s what it was… I thought that was just in the beginning.

 

Orion: “I thought you understood… I said something about it before. You’ve been fighting me and getting all worked up.”

 

Now that he says it… but that’s not the problem here.

 

Orion: “And what do you mean I forced my feelings on you? What’s wrong with telling the person you love that you love them? What’s wrong with wanting to be close to the woman I want to marry?”

 

OO: “Orion…”

 

Orion: “To happen to meet the person you love from the bottom of your heart is a miracle, right? I don’t want to have any regrets. No matter what happens… I’ll have you.”

 

OO: “…”

 

His words struck me, and I felt my heart pound a little faster.

 

Orion: “Let’s go. Mother is waiting.”

 

Orion held out his large hand to me.

 

[CHOICE]

  • Take his hand (SUN)

  • Don’t take his hand (MOON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even though I should say no.

 

But for some reason, I couldn’t refuse his hand.

OO: “…”

 

As I stood there unanswering, Orion cocked his head to the side as if he were completely perplexed.

OO: “…”

 

I simply stared at his hand, completely at a loss…-.

 

Orion: “You’re so stubborn.”

 

Orion forcefully grabbed my hand.

OO: “You don’t know?”

 

Orion: “You expect me to guess when you haven’t even said anything?”

I slowly took it, and Orion seemed to smile in satisfaction.

 

Orion: “Seems you’ve become more obedient.”

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