Chapter 323: Your Exclusive ??? (2)
“Okay, I heard your wish, but every wish comes with a price. First, I’ll take your name. Second, I’ll take your face. At the third wish, I’ll take your fear. If you still don’t mind, that is. If you’re still fine with it, I hope luck is with you.”
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Silence fell between us, but our reasons for staying silent were different. I kept my mouth shut, waiting for an answer, while the Constellation with emerald hair and gray-colored eyes bit their lower lip, not knowing how to respond.
“But I don’t know either,” they said, their breath carrying poison. “I can’t remember what I look like. Even if you say you’ll figure it out it’s impossible, Mr. Death King. That’s... that’s just impossible. Even I can’t remember the words I used to speak or the clothes I wore. How can you find something that doesn’t exist anymore?”
The Constellation murmured for a long time, letting out the poison that had been trapped in their lungs for a long time.
“I can’t find who I used to be because I abandoned myself many years ago. Not even you can find me, Mr. Death King.”
“I can. It would probably be difficult to find the real you. Even if you think you’ve found it, there’s no guarantee that it’s really you. It’s like trying to find the South Pole in the middle of a snowfield with no equipment and then planting a red flag in a random location.”
“Yes, so—”
I stroked the Constellation’s cheek. “But you don’t need your original self.”
Tick.
[Endless Universe is active.]
A white outline appeared. The ink peeled away, and ■ crumbled once again. Another metal bar that hid the Constellation broke.