Ultimate Being from the Tokonosu City

Chapter 331: Orion

Chapter 331: Orion

"Do you want to run away with me?"

"....."

The moment Artemis heard that question, she stared at him in a daze and disbelief.

Isao had noticed it!

No, he knew what would happen to her!

Who was it?

Hermes?

'No,' Artemis showed a bitter smile and knew it was arrogant of them to think they could deceive Isao.

Isao knew everything.

Their deceit, their parting, and the conclusion of their relationship.

Everything was clear to him.

So, Isao asked her this question.

His eyes were clear, showing his determination, so Artemis knew that she shouldn't lie and she should answer him with everything.

"Sorry, everyone has been waiting for me in heaven, but I will definitely return to you when I reincarnate."

Her voice was peaceful, and she had made up her mind, but as those words fell, the tears that she had held spilled, and it was impossible to stop. They were overflowing like the feeling she felt toward this young man who she had only met for less than a month.

This feeling was so intense that she had the urge to accept his invitation right away, leaving everything.

Even if the world was destroyed, so what?

As long as she could be with him, everything was fine.

Yet, when she thought about the sacrifice of her Familia members, the fate of this world, and how there was no chance to defeat that monster except in this way, Artemis knew that they had no fate.

Their fate was only one, and they could only be part of it.

After this battle, Artemis would die, and she would return to heaven. Even if she could be reincarnated, how long would it be?

100 years? 1,000 years? 10,000 years? A million years?

Would Isao be living by then?

More importantly, Artemis knew that Isao had many important people in this world, and there were many who loved him, so she knew that he would be okay. As long as he was okay, everything was fine, she thought.

Even if he wasn't with her in the end, as long as he was happy and could live in this world peacefully, then it was all good, she thought.

However, even so, the tears in her eyes couldn't be stopped.

However, the relationship between Isao and Artemis doesn't end well.

There was no happy ending between them, especially when the purpose of Orion's appearance in this world was to kill a monster known as Antares.

If this was just a normal monster, even if it was comparable to a Level 7 or Level 8 adventurer, there should be a way to take care of it, yet this monster was special as it could use a divine power or Arcanum, the power of the deity.

The question was how such a monster could use such a power.

It was because Antares had devoured Artemis.

By devouring her, it could use her power and bring a calamity to this world.

To stop that, before Artemis was devoured by Antares, she sent her copy of herself and summoned Orion, hoping for someone to appear and bring an end to her and Antares.

Antares was powerful as it had devoured Artemis, and to kill it, one needed to use Orion, but for Orion to have the power to defeat Antares, the chosen person needed to have a deep feeling with Artemis.

Isao, who was chosen, had cleared up that requirement, and it should be easy for him to eliminate Antares with Oraion, but at the price of that, he would lose Artemis since killing Antares meant that he had to kill Artemis.

In other words, there was no happy ending to their love to begin with.

Everything was an act, something that was born, so the chosen person could erase Antares.

Yet, even if their beginning was an act, their current feeling was a real thing.

With all of that, could Hestia come forward and stop them?

Impossible!

So, after watching the two for a while, Hestia and Hermes left, leaving Isao and Artemis alone.

Regardless, as a deity, even if Artemis died, she would be reincarnated sooner or later, so—

"Don't forget me."

"I won't."

"Don't stop thinking of me..."

"I will think of you."

"Really?"

"Really."

Artemis took a deep breath and said, "Wait for me, okay?"

"I will wait for you, so don't make me wait too long."

"I will..."

As she hugged him tightly, Artemis was glad that Isao was her Orion.