Book 11: Chapter 30
“I want to marry His Highness and have a few kids with him.”
“I love you, Your Highness. I truly love you…”
“Again… Your Highness… Let’s do it again… in my wedding dress…”
I could still remember Lucia’s smile. I could remember all of the different smiles she wore. I could remember the lazy sunlight up in the sky when we went outside to play together. I could still remember the salty and bitter kiss we had in the shrubs. I could still remember her shy yet blissful smile on her face when she was in her white wedding dress. I could still remember the countless days we spent together. I could still remember the gentle way she comforted me, and her skin that was extremely soft.
I love her. I love Lucia. She was the first girl to love me, and she was the girl I trust more than anybody. Nier and I felt reluctant to part with each other, but Lucia always waited for my return with a smile. We knew each other better than words could do justice. We knew that we would never betray each other. She waited for me at home, and I would definitely return.
Lucia is my wife. Without Nier, and if I didn’t succeed Troy’s body, Troy would be living a happy and blissful life with Lucia, raising their child together. If I didn’t exist, Nier wouldn’t be around her. She would be with Troy forever.’
That was how it was supposed to be. Lucia was always smiling. Lucia always wore a smile. Lucia should live a blissful and happy life. She suffered through so much. She gave up her life for her love and gave up her dream for her family. She should be allowed to live a blissful and safe life.
Lucia waited for me to return with a smile when I left. She’d wrap her arm around me and gently breathe as though she was hugging her precious baby. Now, however, she was an unmoving Lucia before me.
I stood next to the bed with a blank look. Lucia looked up at the ceiling with a lifeless gaze. She looked at the ceiling in a daze with her mouth slightly open. She had been pregnant for only five months, yet her belly was abnormally large. It looked as if there was a mountain was on her petite body. Lucia was a very small elf, but she now resembled a large water tank.