Fifteen minutes later, still in a trance, ever since we’ve got out of the council room no one spoke anything. An awkward mood hung in the air. The solemn and heavy atmosphere still goes on but then
“Geez, that old geezer, how can he resist my beautiful adorable face when I’m pleading him? Is he going senile, or maybe he has stone for eyeballs?”
Cecelia grumbled. She crushed the air right out of us. We stood in the corridor looking at her.
“What?”
She asks noticing our gaze. At that moment I noticed that the atmosphere soften
“As if, Beautiful adorable face? *sigh* I can’t blame those old geezers for not noticing”
Lux said while shaking his head.
“Wha!? What did you say, nii? Don’t you feel guilty inside your heart saying that in front of a helpless beautiful girl like me?!”
“Say those if you are good enough to be compared to Venus, try looking at her. Furthermore, don’t call yourself a beautiful girl!”
While saying that Lux steal a glance at Venus who is quietly watching them.
“Arara, Fufu Thank you Lux-kun!”
Cecelia can only flinch with “Uu” when she saw Venus’ beauty. Of course, that’s natural Venus is the most beautiful woman in the land of Gods, no in the entire Universe. The title goddess of Beauty and Love is not just for show.
“I-I don’t care, Humph! Reki told me I’m beautiful enough!”
The people or Gods behind her brightened their eyes hearing those words and began to get greatly excited, especially Venus who was always smiling but now her eyes hold some curiosity within.
“Arara, who might this Reki be? I would love to know this fellow!”
At those words, Cecelia turned around and faced Venus. She was expressionless, but she revealed a strong presence.
“Venus, Reki is mine. M-I-N-E”
Her voice is threatening.
“fufufu” but Venus only laugh under that threatening atmosphere. As Cecelia told so, she turned around and continued walking. A sudden realization occurred to me
“Cecelia, is he the reason why you pursued on that issue a while ago”
She stopped and faces me.
There was a different light in his eyes, a fiery kind of worry at the same time regret.
“Yeah, I know that this is a very important plan but I don’t want him to be involved with something dangerous like this.”
“Isn’t that why you make him just an Observer?”
A faint smile played on my lips. I know how deeply she cared for this mortal, that’s why when she told us she was planning to make him only an observer and make him judge things himself we didn’t object.
“But isn’t there is a possibility that the old gods know what we did? Especially if they noticed this mortal was reincarnated then they immediately suspect you, Cecelia-sama!”
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The timid Hecate asked.
Cecelia gripped her dress and gently shook her head. “Maybe, but they won’t have a proof, because I sealed his internal memories, especially the time when we’ve finally met! If they question me, I can just say that maybe he slips from my attention and that’s why he has some of his memories left”
I was surprised no, not just me but all of us. My heart was pounding. I couldn't believe it.
I was already prepared to fight back if somehow, those geezers found out, but with this it can just passed by as an accident. But still to be ‘sealed the internal memories’ means he won’t remember his family, his friends, lovers and even Cecelia herself.
The gloomy atmosphere was back. No one said anything. I look at her back and noticed that it was trembling; I can’t help but feel sorry for her. Poor girl she was obviously trying to suppress her tears.
I walked silently towards her. When I arrived next to her, I clearly heard her sobbing. My heart sank. How could I could I let my little sister carry the entire burden? She choose the world, she put him in a world full of danger instead of keeping him to herself, now she choose, although only sealed his memories of her, but still the thought of him forgetting must be painful.
I hug her tightly.
“Are you okay?”
"I'm all right," she promised. She managed a weak smile and turned toward me “Although he forgot about me it’s just for now, someday I will return his memories and I can always see him when I want. I can just go to the fountain and watch him”
Even though she smiled, her eye doesn’t say so. But I held my breath and stop myself from saying anything. I smiled at her and squeezed her arm, then walked forward.
“Then, let’s go watch him together!” I proposed.
“Yeah! She immediately nods and run to where the fountain of truth is. Behind us, Lux, Hecate as well as Venus followed us.
When we arrived, we entered through a door that leads to a small size stadium. As soon as we enter the pleasing sounds of water entered our ears. In the center of this room was a Fountain. We call this fountain
The cool wind full of negative ions that blew from the fountain provided a good feeling. Cecelia took a golden coin and throws it unto the fountain while saying
“Fountain of Truth, let us see that which we want to see!”
A snow-white light flashes suddenly and the room is dyed with the light. Due to the intensity, we closed our eyes. The light soon settled and we opened our eyes; reflected in the water of the fountain…was a young man in black clothing.