Their business in Kjerag is finally done.
The next day, everyone is about to leave. They loaded their luggage on the van early, and there were some boxes of Karlan specialities that they loaded in too.
"Give my greetings to the managers of Rhodes Island." SilverAsh stands tall in the snow, looking at his two younger sisters. Although he tried his best to show the image of a majestic President of Karlan Trade in front of outsiders, Lin Ye can easily see how caring his eyes are while looking at his sisters.
Pramanix thought for a while and then shook her head, "I haven't seen the Doctor for many years, I have seen him only at a distance."
"The Doctor is really the dragon who sees the head but doesn't see the end," Cliffheart says.
"In that case, let me say hello to the lady named Amiya." SilverAsh says, "By the way, I'll go there personally as the representative of Karlan Trade, in the near future. In fact, I have been interested in Rhodes Island a long time ago now. Otherwise, I won't send Encia there for treatment. In this way, the Rhodes Island side that wants to seek commercial cooperation will be helped by Karlan Trade. However, I am still busy here. I still need to fix up this place. When I'm finished dealing with all of that, I will go to Rhodes Island to see you in person."
"Really?!" Cliffheart really wanted to cheer out loud but was stopped by Pramanix.
"I see... You're only there for work?" Pramanix glanced and gave a slight glare suspiciously at him.
After what seems to be an invisible sword stabbed through his heart comically, he coughs twice and says in a rather embarrassing tone, "Of course not, you are both my dear sisters. It is only natural for the brother to see her sisters."
Lin Ye who is not far from them smiles fondly at their interaction with each other. Sussurro is standing right beside him. She is smiling too.
They did it. I did not even need to help them much. He thought to himself.
Then he glances at Irene, who is standing next to Messiah. She is tearing down as she watches Lappland from afar. Her black scarf flutters with the wind like Messiah's.
Lappland seems to be a bit moody when she glances at Irene but she immediately looks away from her. Lin Ye sees this and asks her, "We'll be gone from here for a long time. Can't you just talk to her?"
"No." Lappland holds her hands, her tail wagging slowly, "This feeling is too weird."
"Didn't you say something yesterday? About-." He teases her. His smile is now a smirk.
"I didn't say anything yesterday! What did I say?! If you talk nonsense, I will bite you!" Lappland threatens him, and her tails stand up.
Facing this threat from her, Lin Ye holds up his hands. However, his smirk never left his face.
An embarrassed Lappland? Now I have seen everything. Lin Ye chuckles at this thought.
He really did not wish to deal with her. She is just that uncontrollable. Even if he had Messiah beside him, she would still bite him out of nowhere. Lin Ye did not want to leave Kjerag with more injuries. Still, his smile never left his face.
While she just threatened him with a fierce look, she glanced back at Irene, the strong, silly Lappland seemed a little bit lost. This was not missed by Lin Ye at all.
Lin Ye then walks towards Irene and Messiah. When he is near the crying girl, he smiles. She still lowers her head. She did not want to let him see her in this state. She wants to show him a smile.
"Irene."
Then she slowly looks up at him. She is greeted by the same tender smile that he will always give to her.
Lin Ye then spreads his arms out.
She understands what he wanted and rushes to him. She hugs him tightly, burying her head on his shoulder. Lin Ye can still hear some hiccup from her. Lin Ye chuckles fondly.
"T-T-Tha-an-k y-yo-you." She croaked.
His coat slowly becomes drenched with her tears, but he doesn't mind. He is just comforting a girl. Messiah beside them smiles at this.
After a while, they let go of each other. Her face was a mess now. Tears flowing down her face. However, Lin Ye thought that she looks more beautiful than ever because she is smiling at him. He takes out a handkerchief from his pocket and wipes her tears away.
"Live a good life, okay? When we meet up again, I want to see you smile more."
She then smiles at him.
Then he walks towards Messiah that is standing a bit farther now from everyone.
Messiah looks at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye is also looking at Messiah.
Then the two speak almost at the same time.
"Will I see you here again?"
After finishing speaking, Lin Ye is stunned but then smiles at her.
Messiah's smile becomes bigger.
"I won't leave this place.", Messiah shakes her head and answers first, "You should know the reason by now."
Lin Ye scratches his head, "I seem to have asked something dumb. Sorry."
"It's not nonsense. At least I enjoy going shopping. It makes me happy.", Messiah narrows her eyes. "Also, remember what I said to you," She said in a serious tone.
"Hmm? About those terrible enemies?"
"Yes."
"Don't worry." Lin Ye says, "How can I look for those things if I have nothing to do with them. I am not tired of living now. And I'm just a psychologist. Fighting or something that is along a line that has nothing to do with me."
"Perhaps, there are some things that you simply cannot avoid " Messiah shook her head and stated, "But there's no way you're going to lose... You are not the type of person who backs down easily. Something like that happens to you if fate is truly arranged. You must deal with those individuals."
He feels that the topic is really heavy...
This makes him feel uneasy. He just laughs it up to hide it, "With how unlucky I am, that could happen to me."
Messiah also sees how worried Lin Ye is now. She laughs and asks, "Are you afraid?"
Of course, Lin Ye would not admit it, and says stiffly: "Do you think I am such a person?"
Messiah smiles knowingly, "Really?"
"...Well, you are a god, so you know what I feel." Lin Ye chose to give up on trying to hide it. He smiles awkwardly at her.
"Also, although I don't think you would choose this way, I will say it anyway.", Messiah says, "If one day, you really can't hold on much longer and in need of help, you can come to me."
"Hmm?" He raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, I can't promise the outside world, but if it's just in Karlan, just in this small place, I can still do a lot." She smiled.
"Whatever you want, I can satisfy your every need," Messiah says lightheartedly.
Lin Ye looks at Messiah, and Lin Ye's surprised face is reflected in the latter's beautiful heterochromatic orbs.
"You don't need to put on such an expression." Messiah smiled, "Lin Ye. Please believe that the causes you have planted will bear fruit."
"...What do you mean? Can't you just say normally? It kinda becomes a hassle to decode it." Lin Ye jokes at her.
"No." Messiah laughs.
"Then what is the point of you being a god? Please shine realization to this humble soul." He slightly bows his head.
"Hehe. You still understand it, Lin Ye." She laughs at how silly he is.
Then Messiah gradually reduces her smile, looking at Lin Ye,
She seems to look a bit sad and says softly, "Goodbye."
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
Their vehicle slowly drove away from the SilverAsh household.
Lin Ye, who is sitting in the passenger seat, looks at SilverAsh, Messiah, and Irene through the rearview mirror.
SilverAsh still tried to maintain the demeanour of the president of Karlan Trading, but Lin Ye notices that his hand that is holding this cane is shaking slightly. Irene is tearfully crying, and Lin Ye believes that if they stop, Irene will catch up and go back to Rhodes Island with Lappland and him. However, he is 80% sure that Lappland would kick her away.
As for Messiah, Lin Ye is still looking at Messiah. This woman, who he has only known for less than a month, but it is impossible for him to forget about her. Being on good terms with a God is not something small. Up to now, Lin Ye doesn't know why Messiah was so good to him because, in his opinion, the previous explanation she gave was still vague and hard to decode.
He always felt that the Messiah knew everything. She might even know him in her previous life. But no matter how many times Lin Ye wanted to discuss the topic to talk with her, it would be cleverly avoided by Messiah, or she would simply reject it completely.
"So why?" Lin Ye murmurs.
He kept watching Messiah until the car drove out of the city. Messiah's figure completely disappeared from his sight.
"Ah, I'm going back finally!" Cliffheart stretches her body, and then thought of something, and quickly asks Lin Ye, "Doctor Lin Ye! I heard that you played chess with my brother yesterday and even beat him 20 times!"
"Ah, it seems so." Lin Ye is a little absent-minded.
Matterhorn, who is driving, is very surprised, "What? You can win the master 20 games in a row?!"
"It's nothing surprising.", Pramanix sighed, "He is just that bad at chess."
"Onee-chan, last I can remember, you have never beaten him before," Cliffheart said teasingly.
"... That not the point," Pramanix blushed slightly.
Her words immediately left the carriage filled with a happy atmosphere.
"Oh, yes. I almost forgot." Sussurro remembers something, "Doctor Lin Ye, here's your phone, the repairs are done."
He is very surprised, his phone was a bit damaged when he got into his fight with Mephisto, "You repaired my phone?"
"Yes and no. I just needed to change its battery." Sussurro says, "Your phone is okay now."
"Oh. Thank you then."
Lin Ye takes his phone from her and turns it on.
The moment the screen turns on, Lin Ye sees Messiah again.
This is the photo he took of Messiah when he was on the holy mountain. The young god... No, the beautiful young girl is standing under the maple tree, her gray scarf dancing in the wind.
Lin Ye is slightly dazed by how beautiful she looks.
He looked at the Messiah, but the image of a kitten appeared in his mind. The kitten has blue and golden orbs, standing quietly in the snow looking at him.
At that moment, a past conversation suddenly sounds in his mind.
"Sorry, kid, it's too late for it. This cat can't be saved anymore."
"It's a pity. This is a very beautiful kitten with a pair of rare heterochromatic eyes too..."
Lin Ye turned around abruptly and almost twisted his neck.
"Doctor Lin Ye? What are you doing?" Matterhorn is taken aback while driving.
Everyone is surprised at Lin Ye's movements and turns to look at him, with interest in their eyes.
Lin Ye does not care about the stares he got. He just looks blankly behind the vehicle. The city of Kjerag is slowly disappearing from his view.
Then he mutters, "...No way."
No one can give him the answer.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
Standing on the holy mountain, Messiah is overlooking the leaving vehicle that is slowly leaving Karlan
She slowly raises the corners of her mouth.
"So, you finally realized?", She says softly, "But it doesn't matter, I have already paid off what you gave me that night"
She smiles in the direction of them Leaving, at where Lin Ye is.
"Please stay alive."
No one can give him the answer.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
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