Relationships between gods

03.

에폴

Okay, we've arrived. It's cold, so let's hurry inside.

헬레

thank you..

에폴

Tsk, I told you not to say thank you.

헬레

Still... but why are you helping me?

에폴

It's just... for some reason, he looks like someone you want to take care of, you know?

에폴

Besides, he's always clumsy and messy; when you watch him, he really seems like a baby.

헬레

Calling me a baby! I'm so grown-up!

에폴

Yeah. You look much prettier when you smile. Smile more often.

에폴

Ah, if my husband cheated and I go around smiling, would I look a bit like a psycho?

헬레

Lol, I'm telling you, you're really unexpectedly serious. It's even funnier because you're serious. Lol.

에폴

Hey. Is that something you should say to the Sun God?

헬레

Hey, I'm telling you, I'm complimenting you. You make a fuss even when I compliment you.

에폴

Ugh. Fine, just go inside. You might catch a cold.

헬레

You grumbled when you heard the compliment, but the corners of your mouth were turned up. And yet, you were worried that I might catch a cold again.

헬레

Wow... your house is really nice...

에폴

Stop making a fuss. You live in a better house.

헬레

No. The atmosphere is different. My house has a slightly dark feel, but yours feels bright, clean, and lively, befitting the God of the Sun?

에폴

Haha, what is that?

헬레

Hey, but you have a swimming pool at your house too!

에폴

Uh, if you want to use it, go ahead.

에폴

But where did the person who was crying and saying thank you just moments ago go?

헬레

Hey, you said you look much prettier when you smile. Why are you complaining even when I smile?

에폴

Does that mean you should go around smiling right away?

헬레

So what? Where's my room?

에폴

Oh my, you're so impatient. Fine, I'll show you. Follow me.

에폴

I'm here. My room is right next door, so call me if anything happens.

헬레

Wow... the room is really nice...

에폴

It's time to sleep now, so let's look around the room tomorrow. For now, unpack your bags.

헬레

Haha, got it!

Thump... Thump...

헬레

Oh, it's raining...

에폴

I know.

헬레

Hey, you're the God of the Sun, can't you do something about the rain?

에폴

This is rain coming from the divine realm, so I can't help it.

헬레

Oh... really...?

에폴

Yeah. If you're scared, come to my room. I won't be sleeping.

헬레

okay..!

헬레

You knew I was afraid of the rain and reassured me, as if you would always protect me.

헬레

Ugh... I'm scared...

헬레

Epol... I wonder if he's still awake?

헬레

No... it's this late, they must be asleep...

헬레

Still, it's this scary, so do you really go find the room...?

헬레

No, it's obvious they'll tease me again.

Rumble, crash!

헬레

Aaaah!! This won't do! Whether Epol is asleep or not, let's go to the room first!

dripping..

헬레

Hey, Epol... are you asleep?

에폴

No, I'm not sleeping. Come in.

헬레

okay..

에폴

Why, are you afraid of the rain?

헬레

Uh, I had an accident on a rainy day before. I went down to the human world and...

에폴

Really? Can you tell me what happened?

헬레

uh...

에폴

If it's hard to explain, you don't have to tell me.

헬레

You always put me first and were considerate of me.

헬레

That might be why I trusted and relied on you the most.

헬레

So in the end, I told you the story of how I came to be afraid of the rain.

헬레

No. I'll do it for you.

헬레

It was probably during the summer rainy season...

헬레

That day was a day when it rained heavily, as if a hole had opened in the sky.

헬레

I went down to the human world again to start a family.

헬레

I went down and was looking for the people written on the list.

헬레

But there was a little kid with no adults or umbrellas around, so I approached him.

헬레

I didn't realize it from afar, but I could see it when I got closer. That little kid was crying.

헬레

I asked why you were crying.

헬레

And then they said that.

꼬마

Mom went to buy an umbrella because it was raining, but she hasn't come back... It's been over an hour.

헬레

I realized it right away. ‘Ah, I’ve been abandoned...’

헬레

So I tried to raise that little kid.

헬레

Ah, of course, back then I hadn't yet made a betrothal with Zeno.

헬레

So I asked that little kid if he would like to come with me. But

꼬마

No. Mom said she will come if I wait here.

헬레

And she refused. So I thought I should at least make sure she didn't get wet, and suggested we wait for Mom under the parasol on the other side of the road. I told her she would spot me not far away.

헬레

So it moved.

헬레

So I was crossing the road... *sob*... *sob*...

헬레

As I was crossing, a carriage came speeding towards me... *Sob*... *Sob*...

헬레

The child was hit by a carriage before I could even react...

헬레

So I immediately summoned the God of Healing. But they said they couldn't save him...

헬레

So I asked why it wasn't working.

헬레

So, what they're saying is that he was originally destined to die..

헬레

It was fate that I found that little kid...

헬레

They told me not to feel guilty because I was destined to die anyway....

헬레

So I tried to forget that little kid, that nameless kid, the scene of him getting hit by a carriage...

헬레

But it kept appearing in my dreams...

헬레

He resented me, asking why I found him, why I didn't just pass by him, and saying that if I hadn't asked him to cross the road, he would still be alive...

헬레

So ever since then, whenever it rains, the scene of that child getting hit by a carriage keeps appearing in my dreams, and I'm reminded of the child who used to blame me...

헬레

That’s why I came to be afraid of the rain. And that’s also why I don’t go to the human world on rainy days.

헬레

I'm afraid that might happen again.

에폴

(Hugs tightly)

에폴

Patting your back) You must have had a really hard time... It's okay... It's all in the past. I'm here for you now. I'll protect you. So that it never happens again. So that you never get afraid of anything.

헬레

Thank you.. *Sob*.. *Sob*.. *Sob*.. *Sob*..

에폴

Cry as much as you want. It's okay to cry. Pour out all the tears you've been holding back right now.

에폴

And let's start over. So that it never happens again. So that from now on, only happy things will happen.

헬레

Hng... Hng... Hwaaa...

헬레

And so, I cried until my voice was hoarse and then fell asleep.

에폴

Brushing your hair back) I, I will help you, and I will protect you. So that you never have to cry from sadness again.

헬레

It was probably from this moment that I started to develop feelings for you.

에폴

I'm going to sleep in the living room. From what I heard, it sounded like you slept comfortably for the first time in a while.

에폴

Snap out of it, Epol. Don't cross the line. Helle is a goddess you are already betrothed to. Don't try to get any closer. If you get closer, you might actually drift further apart.

에폴

It’s already complicated enough, so I can’t make it any more complicated. If I’m going to confess, let’s do it later, later, when Helle feels more at ease.

자까

That's all for now~

자까

It has been revealed that Helle has trauma and is afraid of rain. On top of that, even the fact that Epol likes Helle...

자까

But the male lead is not Epol!

자까

I'll decide on the male lead later, when all the candidates are announced.

자까

It's not me, but you all.

자까

Even if it is Epolpa now, no one knows if it will become Xenopa later.

자까

And I saw in that comment that you were going to kill Zeno, but you must not kill Zeno!

자까

Jeno must have a story of his own, too.

자까

That doesn't mean I don't have much time left to live or anything like that.

자까

Yes. So, please keep him alive until Jeno's story comes up, and make a decision after hearing it. Please.

자까

Hey, Jeno, what are you doing? I'm trying so hard to save you, and you're just sitting around sleeping?

자까

Anyway, this is the author who failed to manage the length. Bye!

I wrote 3,141 characters! That's amazing...