Chapter 131:
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On that day, it was January.
After the dreadful December ended, a new hope blossomed in January, and that year, an unusually heavy snowfall blanketed the world, which some said was the peace built by heroes.
However, it was the coldest winter for two children filled with despair.
Jaeheon and Seora held hands as they sat before their parents’ graves. When Jaeheon suggested leaving because of the cold, Seora stayed there until her nose and cheeks turned red.
The news of a monster appearing made their parents leave the house like any other time, but they never returned. Instead, all that was left for the young siblings were two solemn graves.
“Brother, Mom and Dad won’t be coming back again, right?”
Jaeheon smiled faintly and answered the voice frozen in anguish, “Mhm.”
“Did the monster eat Mom and Dad?”
“…Mhm.”
“Why didn’t Mom and Dad run away?” She had waited for them. Seora had prayed and waited without even sleeping, asking them to return safely this time. So why did they leave this world together on a day when cold, lifeless snow fell? “No one would recognize how hard they fought anyway.”