Chapter 51: Dream II (part 2)

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Suddenly, footsteps were heard from somewhere. They were light, almost inaudible, but because the surroundings were so quiet, they seemed louder than thunder.

“…What? Cain. It’s been a while. No, wait, I saw you half a day ago, so would saying ‘long time no see’ sound strange? Then… what am I supposed to say? Good night? Good morning? Honestly, I don’t know anything. Won’t you give me an answer, My dear Cain?”

Beneath the moonlight, a woman I knew very well slowly approached me, giggling.

As I looked at her figure illuminated by the moonlight, I spoke without realizing it.

“…Bianca.”

I saw Bianca giggling toward me, and involuntarily took a step back. The current Bianca felt too dangerous. A maddening alarm was ringing in my instincts. I didn’t know why, but Bianca carried the same atmosphere as when I had faced the “Witch of Winter” in the past.

“What is it, Cain? Why are you backing away from me? I came to see you, rushed to get here, but all you think about is getting away from me. Again, all you can think about is running away. If you keep acting like this, it makes me sad.”

As she spoke, Bianca darkened and pretended to wipe away tears. Looking at her like that, I felt my legs tremble. To put it metaphorically, it was an unknown feeling of fear, as if something inhuman were imitating a human, gripping my heart tightly.

However, I soon realized instinctively. In this situation, if I let her suppress my momentum, there really would be no way out.

“…Bianca. What did you come here for? And, did you do this?”

I asked Bianca, barely suppressing the fear crawling through my limbs like thousands of ants. However, I couldn’t help but notice the slight tremble at the tip of my voice.

“I’m sorry, Cain. After coming all this way, all you can ask is why I came? But since it’s your question, I can’t leave it unanswered. Why did I come here? Well, I came to see you.”

A cold smile hung on Bianca’s lips as she answered my question.

“And, I just wanted to talk to you alone. I had no desire to speak with other uninvited guests present. You know, ladies tend to be shy, don’t they?”

Bianca glanced at the ‘uninvited guest’ standing beside me, her brow furrowing as if she truly disliked their presence.

“Well, it was unexpected. You’ve managed to regain enough power to call yourself a ‘mage’ again.”

Saying that, Bianca took a step toward me.

“But that’s not the important part. The real problem is that now you’re abandoning me for another woman.”

For a moment, I couldn’t understand what Bianca was saying. Aside from her sudden claim that I was abandoning her, the idea that I was going to be with another woman didn’t make any sense.

“…I abandoned you? Bianca, what are you talking about?”

But that was a mistake. I shouldn’t have said anything at that moment.

“…No.”

Suddenly, Bianca tousled her hair and muttered bitterly.

“No. I really hate it. I hate it so much. I hate being alone forever. You abandoned me, and I hate being left alone like that.”

“Bianca, please…”

“Thirty years!” Bianca suddenly cut me off, her voice dropping to a low murmur.

“Thirty years. A whole thirty years. I was alone. Always alone. How much longer do I have to live like this? How long must I endure this misery? I don’t want anything. I don’t need anything. Is even the happiness everyone else has a luxury to me? Answer me, Cain.”

In her eyes, as she said that, a tear had formed.

“I have never been happy for a single moment since I was born. Every day, I wanted to die. I just wanted to be praised by someone, even just once. I wanted to be loved by someone. Was that such a big mistake? Am I destined to be unhappy for my entire life?”

“…Bianca.”

“But it was you who showed me the light. Cain, it was you who taught me the warmth of people, how to live life, and the joy of being with someone.”

“…And now, you’re leaving again. Just like the time you reunited with me with a casual expression, completely forgetting the promise you made to me when you were young, you’re about to leave me again.”

“…You, you can’t…”

No way—Bianca wants me to—

“If you leave now, it’ll all be over. You’ll forget everything soon enough. Forget about an ugly woman like me, and maybe you’ll meet someone else and fall in love. But not me. No. I’ll be alone again. I’ll have to go through another long, long winter. You know, Cain. That kind of thing, it’s really, really boring now. I’ve never gotten used to it.”

Bianca’s eyes glistened as she said that, but her rationality was clearly slipping away.

“So, it’s all your fault. It’s your fault for abandoning me, for leaving me for another woman. It’s your fault for leaving me alone for so long and betrothing yourself to a girl like Sarah Cernard.”

“…I, I can’t take it anymore. I’ve endured it all my life. I don’t have the strength to endure it any longer. That’s all I wanted to say.”

Bianca took a step toward me. She raised her hand, gently stroking my cheek as she muttered.

“So, Cain, please. Engage me once again. Marry me. Come with me. Make me happy. I just want to be happy… for once.”

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