Chapter 381: This Isn't Love, Right?
Seven Sins System Chapter 381. This Isn't Love, Right?
'Wait... this isn't love, right?' I thought, my heart skipping a beat at the mere suggestion of such a possibility. Just the thought of all my jokes and teases on Puriel backfiring on me was enough to make me shudder.
But then, like a bolt from the blue, a memory surfaced—one that I had long buried in the recesses of my mind. It was a conversation with my father, a stern warning delivered with all the authority of a devil lord.
"Azrael, devils can't fall in love! It will only destroy you! A devil can't have a heart!"
His words echoed in my head with a chilling clarity. It was something he had said to me after the calamity, after he had erased my memories and left me adrift in a sea of emptiness.
I remembered those dark days vividly—the numbness that had consumed me, the sense of purposelessness that had left me feeling hollow inside. It was a time when I didn't have any desires, not even the will to move. But somehow, my father had managed to pull me back from the brink, forcing me to confront the harsh realities.
"Ugh!" I groaned, my hands instinctively flying to my face as if to shield myself from an invisible blow. It wasn't a physical pain that gripped me, but a mental anguish that seemed to pierce straight through to my core. It felt like I was being bitten by a thousand tiny needles, each one digging deeper into my soulless core.
The agony washed over me. I couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu. It was the same pain I had felt when the calamity had ripped through my life, tearing apart everything I held dear. And just like then, I felt my past bearing down on me.
My breathing grew heavier, like a struggle against an invisible force. It was like something was squeezing my chest, constricting around my core until I could hardly draw in air.