We Will Be Together Forever (7)
Forever together!
We can stay together forever.
-Yes. We’ll stay together forever.
Our own little haven.
-Yes. A haven where no one can disturb us and no one can break in. That’s the ending we wanted.
Does Oppa feel the same way?
-Of course. He said he loved you, didn’t he?
Right. He definitely said that.
-The outside is dangerous.
That’s true. There are too many people trying to take Oppa away. Everything you said was stupid, but…
-Look at that woman. She’s obviously trying to seduce Oppa somehow. Can’t you see how troubled he looks? And what about the others trying to kill him? Think back to what happened in the Tutorial Dungeon. Oppa is weak.
Oppa is weak.
-He needs us to protect him.
Yes.
-This is protection. If it’s to protect him, there’s no helping it. The outside is dangerous.
The spell I’d memorized burst out of my mouth.
There’s no helping it.
-Kill them all. For now, that woman. Start with the woman trying to steal Oppa away.
Will that be okay? She’s a high-ranking mage.
-She probably won’t notice. We just need to strike while she’s exposed to the curse’s influence.
That goes for me too.
-We’re fine. I’ll protect you, so you won’t be affected by the curse.
You’ll protect me?
-Of course. I’m you, and you’re me. Pierce her skull in one shot. It should only take a small spell. It’s important not to waste mana.
Ah! It worked.
-Good. Who’s next? That stupid woman over there will do. Her durability is good, so we should think a little differently.
What would be good? A corruption spell might work, I guess. No, that would take too long. Dark magic isn’t my specialty. Maybe something else? It’d be best to blow her head off. From the inside.
-Good idea. She doesn’t seem to have noticed us yet. Really good. Yes, just like that.
Like this….
-You did it!
Hehe.
-Don’t worry about the rest. They’ll all die anyway. Next is… Sun Heeyoung?
You used to go out with Oppa every day, didn’t you?
-Yeah. We did.
Still….
-You can’t get weak. It can’t be helped. Let’s get rid of that kid over there too, all at once.
I still don’t really want to do that.
-I said no. You can’t get weak. This is all to protect Oppa. Let’s send them off with as little pain as possible.
Mm-hmm.
-And Deokgu and Hyunsung….
Killing them feels wrong. They’re people Oppa likes. I think putting them to sleep would be better.
-Aren’t you worried? Kim Hyunsung is strong. What if he comes looking for us again later? He might even tell us to give Oppa back.
That won’t do.
-Then let’s just kill him.
That won’t do. Why do you keep acting so stupid?
-You’re the stupid one. You’ve done well so far. Are you really going to give up now? If we just kill the two of them, it’s over.
No. I’m not doing that. Especially not to Deokgu Oppa. He helped me a lot.
-You’ll regret it.
I think it’d be better to put them to sleep. Then send them back outside. If they keep coming back, we’ll have no choice, but I still don’t want to kill them.
-You.
More importantly, we need to take Oppa away first. We have to bring him deep inside so no one can steal him and hide him where nobody can find him. Look at Oppa sleeping. Isn’t he so cute and lovely?
-Mm-hmm. But what if Oppa runs away?
He won’t. He told us he loves us.
-We should make a safety measure, just in case.
Mm-hmm. That should be fine. Hehe. Sleeping Oppa is so cute.
-Yeah. He really is cute. More importantly, we need to move fast. There’s a lot to do from here on out.
Right. We need to build our new home, and there’ll be all sorts of things we need. Oppa likes studying, so maybe we should make him a workshop of his own. We need a bathroom too. A big one, so we can shower together.
The bed should be big too, and we need a toilet. We’ll have to do our best.
-We’ll also need a system for killing anyone who tries to break into our haven. Who knows when more people will come looking for Oppa here? We should make golems too, and chimeras. We need more undead as well. The dungeon is completely empty. It’ll be hard, but if it’s for Oppa, I can do it. This place will become our haven.
It’ll be a castle that belongs only to Oppa and me, one that will never fall.
* * *
Oppa?
-He just woke up. I don’t think he ate again today….
I’m so worried. Is he really okay? He keeps looking worse. Could he be sick? It’s already been months… no… does Oppa maybe want to leave this place?
-He might.
He said it a few days ago too. He wanted to see the outside….
-Don’t fall for it. You absolutely can’t fall for it.
I hate seeing Oppa lose his energy. These days, he hardly even smiles at us.
-He’ll understand someday. He’ll understand that all of this is for Oppa’s own good. The outside is dangerous. Even today, strange people came into our haven, didn’t they? If Oppa goes outside, it’ll be impossible to handle. Do you want to lose him again?
Not really, but… I still hate it when he makes that sad face.
-Then we should cast a spell to cheer him up. Oppa will feel better too. If he feels better, he’ll be kinder to us, and we can have even happier times. We need to make him smile all the time.
Still, is that really okay?
-It’s all for Oppa.
It’s all for Oppa. Right. I should test it right now.
-Good.
Ah! He smiled. You were right.
-See? Want to try another spell? Something like an enchantment spell?
But that wouldn’t be Oppa’s true feelings.
-Still, I feel like sometimes that’s fine… you’ve worked so hard until now, so it should be just the right reward for yourself. Don’t you think?
A reward for me?
-Yeah. A reward for us. I think it’d be best to keep him like this for just one day. Think about it. How hard we’ve worked to protect Oppa… every single day, we catch and kill all the bastards coming in here, and even that isn’t enough, so we sometimes go out to clean up the surroundings too. Remodeling the dungeon completely was exhausting, and we’ve had to make chimeras every day. These past few days, we haven’t even been able to sleep properly because we’ve been worrying about Oppa. Right?
Still….
-Just for one day.
Would that be okay?
-Of course. Don’t worry and just do it.
“T-then just for one day. Just one day….”
-Good girl.
“Aaaaaaaaaah.”
-Good.
Happy. So happy. So, so happy.
“I’m happy. So happy.”
-Told you. It was the right thing to do, wasn’t it?
Yeah. You were right.
* * *
What do I do? O-Oppa ran away.
-I figured he would.
Why? Why? Does that mean he hates me now? I made him happy every day… I don’t know what I did wrong.
-Maybe it’s because he’s been drinking the poison of the outside world.
But we’re inside the dungeon. No outside air could possibly get in here.
-But intruders come in every day, don’t they? The filthy air they exhale is poisoning Oppa’s mind.
We should kill them all.
-Right?
I never thought he’d run away like that all of a sudden. It’s all the intruders’ fault! Why won’t they just leave us alone? Why do they keep coming in here and ruining the time between Oppa and me? I don’t know! I really don’t! Wouldn’t it be better to go out and kill them all? We should wipe out everyone in Lindel, all of them.
-Good idea. But aside from Oppa, humans are like insects. Even if you kill them, they’ll just keep coming back here.
Th-then what do we do?
-Oppa’s mind may already have been worn down by the air outside. It won’t be easy to heal. He can’t leave the dungeon on his own, but… as a temporary measure, shouldn’t we do something?
Like what?
-Let’s cut off his legs.
“No. That’s nonsense. I don’t want Oppa to be in pain.”
-Then we’ll cut them off without hurting him.
Without hurting him?
-Yeah. We can cast a spell to make him feel good, and slowly remove them. Oppa definitely won’t feel any pain. Of course, it’ll be a little harder for him to walk, but that’s fine, isn’t it? We’ll always stay glued to Oppa’s side. We’ll make it so he has no choice but to rely on us.
No… that….
-What if Oppa leaves this place and runs off with another woman? The Red Mercenary people came too, didn’t they? That stupid woman Cha Heera might come back.
That’s true.
-Can you stand it? If something like that really happened, wouldn’t it be unbearable? I think we’d regret not cutting them off right now.
Now that you mention it, maybe you’re right. Yeah.
-Have you ever regretted listening to me?
No, but….
-Trust me again this time. It’ll really work out, I’m telling you.
* * *
Oppa was about to d-die. He bit his tongue! I hate this. I’m so scared. What if Oppa dies?
-He didn’t die, did he? He’s still okay for now.
But he tried to die! I don’t understand why! Why would he do that? I tell him I love him every day. Every day! We spend every day happily together, and now no one from outside is coming to find us either! We were just getting ready to enjoy a comfortable life!
-Maybe it’s because the outside air has already eroded his brain.
I don’t want Oppa to die. I don’t want him to leave me behind. I hate it when he suddenly tries to die too. I hate it all! I hate everything!
-Then we just have to make sure he can’t die. We can’t turn him into an undead, so let’s try a few different experiments. There has to be a way to save Oppa. There has to be a way for us to enjoy eternal life together. We’ll get a catalyst that helps regenerate the body and perform the procedure on Oppa’s body. It might be a little painful, but there’s no helping it, and Oppa will understand. It won’t be easy, of course. But you’ve done well up until now, haven’t you? Then you can definitely do it this time too.
Th-then… yes. We have to do that. We have to make sure something like this never happens again.
-Yes, that’s right. That’s exactly it.
“Oppa. Even if it hurts, please bear with it a little. It’s unavoidable for your sake.”
“Ahh… ah… ah.”
“You said you love me? Of course. I love Oppa too.”
“Ahh… ah… do….”
“You absolutely mustn’t die. Absolutely….”
“Ahh….”
“It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Oppa with white hair is really handsome, too. Ahhh… yes. Oppa. Oppa!”
“…do….”
“I love you. I love you too.”
“……”
“Your hair’s gotten so long. Research? Ah… of course, we have to do that today too. It’ll hurt a little, but you can endure it, right? If Oppa hurts, then I hurt too. So let’s both work hard together.”
“……”
“Just hang in there a little longer, Oppa. You can still endure this. You mustn’t let go of the thread of hope. Huuu… I love you. I love you.”
“……do”
“Aaaaaah… no! No!”
“I….”
“Y-yes, Oppa. I’m here.”
“You….”
“I love you. I love you too. So please don’t go. Please….”
“I resent you.”
“Ah….”
“I’ll resent and curse the you who made me into this. For the rest of my life… no, even after I die, I’ll curse you. You didn’t give me love. You made me suffer and turned me into this. Look at my body. It’s the result of what you did. Look at what’s surrounding us now. You ruined everything.”
“Aaaaaaaaaaah.”
“You abandoned everything. You ruined even my heart that loved you, even my sincerity. We could have been happier. We could have lived together in happiness. Even after I die… even after I die, I won’t forget you. I’ll curse you and curse you and curse you again.”
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“I don’t love you anymore.”
“Aaaaaaaaaaaack! No! No! What do I do? W-what do I do now? Oppa? Oppa!”
-We can save him. He can still be saved.
“Sh-shut up! Don’t say that! It’s all… all your fault! Everything! You made this happen! Oppa….”
-I don’t know what you’re talking about….
“Die! Just die! Die!”
-What are you babbling about? Idiot. Don’t you still understand?
“……”
-Look carefully. I’m you. We said we were one, didn’t we? You’re the one who did all this. Fool.
“There’s… no way. There’s no way.”
-Foo…
“……”
-l.
Kwa-dudududududuk!
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”