Chapter 467: The World You Imagine
While in the middle of my final battle against the demons, I remembered getting stabbed in the heart and killed when the blade exited from my shoulder.
After that moment, my vision became blurry, and my hearing only allowed me to listen to the echoes of my companions’ cries as I plummeted to the ground.
The sight of all the people I had met during my time in the world flashed in my brain, which only made it more painful for me to let go, and when the image of Melina appeared before me, I felt a knot in my chest that somehow hurt worse than getting stabbed.
"My son... Ichiro," The soothing voice of Phelena reached my ears.
As I slowly turned around with a dejected expression, I spotted the goddess’ figure standing no more than two meters away from me. However, I couldn’t bring myself to look at her in the eyes, believing she was disappointed in me after getting killed.
"I-... I failed..." I muttered while looking down.
I was standing in the same strange space where I appeared after dying in my previous life—a void surrounded by galaxies and constellations— so I was pretty sure I had died again.
"Even after I received a second chance-..." I kept muttering, but I was interrupted when a soft, warm hand held my chin and raised it.
Gently holding onto my face and lifting my eyes to make contact with hers, Phelena let out a solemn smile.