A Frightening Confession

How much time had passed?

The crying stopped, and we talked quite a bit.

Yu-wol quietly listened to my story.

“You know... a lot happened while you were gone.”

“Yes, I know. I was watching everything from here.”

“I was afraid that if I made a mistake, everything would end... that I'd lose someone in this life, just like I lost you in my previous one. So, unconsciously, I just pushed myself relentlessly.”

“It's okay, brother. You didn't lose anyone. This is the world you protected.”

The star that was once my whole life chattered dazzlingly.

My younger sister, who had grown so much, felt unfamiliar yet all the more endearing.

When I stroked her head like before, she puffed out her cheeks as if in protest...