674 – The Road Not Taken – 3

A behemoth that has completely turned into a mountain thanks to grass and trees growing on its body instead of fur.

The children, who were fascinated by the rare playground where only cows and cows were mountains, were busy jumping on Behemoth’s back and playing. Instead of being angry, Behemoth took care of the children with a gentle face, even though its body her had become a playground.

– Be careful. There is a slope so it is dangerous to fall.

“Ugh! I’ll be careful!”

-Okay. He’s a good kid.

After saying that, Behemoth laid down as flat as possible and adjusted his body so that the children would not fall, and even if they did fall, it would hurt less.

Looking at things like that, it certainly seems like he has no memories of his time as a god, or at least no memories of being killed by humans. If that memory remained, there was no way I could be so gentle and naive.

Of course, even when he was a god, he may have enjoyed playing with children. Those memories carry on and I can still welcome my children. However, if he has memories of being killed and resurrected by humans, he will never be able to show his loyalty and naive personality to Trika.

‘It’s impossible unless you can select the memory and erase it.’

I either have all the memories of my time as a god and the memories of being killed, or none of them. It has to be one of the two. Looking at the appearance of Behemoth, it is actually correct to see it as the latter.

‘It’s best to ask directly.’

In fact, it is best to ask the person directly rather than considering the possibilities of various hypotheses on your own. To Behemoth and Ziz, ‘Do you have any memories before you were born?’ If you ask, the answer will come back immediately.

However, what if that question becomes a trigger and brings back memories that had been forgotten until now? What if I forgot the memory of being killed, but the memory comes back because of me, and my anger toward humans soars?

It’s like doing something pointless. If you’re going to take a risk, just keep your mouth shut.

“It’s so soft! It doesn’t hurt even if you fall!”

– Uh-huh. Didn’t I tell you to be careful not to fall?

“But it doesn’t hurt!”

At the princess’s words, Behemoth laughed as if there was nothing he could do.

It is definitely a behemoth with grass and flowers, leather underneath, and flesh underneath. Even if you fall, it will be much softer and softer than if you fall on normal ground.

“It doesn’t hurt! It doesn’t hurt!”

And when Maria saw that, she fell down on Behemoth’s body, laughing and shaking her arms and legs.

– Hmmmm?

“Ugh?”

– Mmmm~

“Wow!”

Next to him, Alina, held in the arms of the imperial knight, was interacting with the cow on Behemoth’s back

It is a sight that warms your heart just by looking at it. As many as seven children are bursting into thanks laughter to the existence of Behemoth.

“The children have met good friends. It feels like a blessing given to us by Enen.”

Even Trixie is looking at Behemoth and her children with a happy expression, so everyone is truly happy.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Among them, I was the only one who couldn’t really laugh. I couldn’t help but feel bitter when I thought that Behemoth was not a blessing from Enen, but rather a miserable fragment of the man who was a god.

Going crazy. In my head, I know that there’s no point in worrying about it alone, and that it’s best to pretend I don’t know anything, but right in front of my eyes, the person involved in the tragedy is walking around unharmed. Even if reason gives orders, his heart does not follow.

‘I would have felt more at ease if it had been a work from the Appels era.’

It’s a crazy idea, but it really is. If Apels had killed a being who was a god and forcibly resurrected him, his feelings would not have been as complicated as they are now.

Because Apels were crazy people regardless of race, gender, nationality, age, etc. It wouldn’t be surprising if the number of victims increased to about three now.

But why Trica? Since Trica was ruined by Apels anyway, should we just say that it was Apels that did it? I think that would put my mind at ease.

‘Let’s come to our senses.’

I let out a small sigh as I held on to my reason that was gradually drifting into the abyss.

After a few days, this feeling will fade. Just wait until then─

-Why are you doing that? You look a little tired?

Ziz, who was scratching his stomach next to him, suddenly popped his head in.

A wondrous situation where the eyes of a bird of prey fill the field of vision. I almost swung my fist at her for a moment, but before I did, I realized it was jizz and was able to calm down.

When you see this from a very close range, it feels incredibly intimidating. If a creature like this were to descend rapidly from the sky, there would be chaos.

“It’s just that I like seeing the kids having fun.”

– Doesn’t it have a nice face? For a person with family, his complexion is dark.

When she said those words, she looked straight into Ziz’s eyes.

Perhaps it was because the word ‘family’came out of the mouths of her older sister and her younger brother that she was separated from her, and a feeling that could not be expressed in words crept up on her.

“I guess it’s because it’s my first time flying in the sky. The ride is so luxurious that I feel sick to my stomach.”

– Eek!

Jiz reacted violently to the joking excuse she made after much deliberation.

– How much I can see the sky! Perfectly! It flies gracefully! Every time she saw me, she said I was an idiot who only knew about flying!

She laughed at the sight of Jiz speaking naturally rather than bragging. If you’re a fool who only knows flying, that’s not a very good thing to say…

…?

“Sister?”

– Oh, come to think of it, you didn’t tell me? There is also an older sister I was close with before I was born into this body!

Her head went blank due to the excessive influx of information.

Sister, before I was born into this body, Sister, before I was born into this body.

“Do you have any memories from before you were born?”

– Yes! This is just a body swap, we have all the memories from before the Roygas royal family created us!

It was a bright answer, but her hair became even whiter.

No, if you have all your memories, you also have memories of dying at the hands of humans, so Leviathan and Behemoth showed that kind of loyalty?

‘Is it true that he died at the hands of humans?’

Eventually, we arrived at the fundamental question. I thought it was because they said that the eternal blue sky ‘died at the hands of humans’, but is this premise wrong from the start? At least Trika didn’t lead the killing, but was she captured by another force?

Confusing. I definitely solved the question, but more questions arose.

They wanted to head straight to the elven residential district with eternal blue skies, but the Crown Princess and her children had not yet seen a whale. If I turn Ziz back here, the children’s resentment and tears will be directed at me.

So, as planned, we headed to the sea off Boyar where Leviathan was located.

‘Are you there?’

Anyway, even if I and the eternal blue sky are far away, we can still talk.

It doesn’t matter if Ziz moves to the sea off the boyars. While you’re on the move, while the kids are playing with Leviathan, you can let them know that Ziz’s memories are intact. Then, the energy of the eternal blue sky will be restored, and after finishing the business, it is enough to fly to the elf residential district.

-There it is! I also happened to have something to ask!

However, as soon as I spoke, the eternal blue sky reacted more violently than usual.

– Jizz, how about jizz!?

It was as if she realized that Ziz had her memories.

Because it was an unexpected situation, she quickly shook her head. This is information that I, along with Ziz, just found out. How did I know about the eternal blue sky embedded in the World Tree?

‘My memory is fine. I was remembering her sister.

– It was real…!

However, appreciating the eternal blue sky takes priority over solving my doubts. When I told her that Ziz’s memories were intact, I could hear her tearful voice.

‘But how did you know? I just found out about it too.’

– Konstantina told me. She said a few days ago she talked to Behemoth…

I was convinced. It was information I learned because it was embedded in the World Tree.

Certainly, Constantina, the god of vegetation, and Behemoth, the god of herding, can be said to have overlapping areas. In that case, he may have been acquainted since he was a god, so there is a high probability that he welcomed Behemoth’s resurrection.

Of course, I got along well with my other siblings, Constantina and Behemoth, and it was unfortunate that the two sisters kept their distance from each other, but they were afraid to approach the eternal blue sky because they were not strangers. I approached him at best, but if my younger brother, who had lost his memory, greeted me, my thoughts would fall apart.

– Thanks goodness, Ziz, you remember me…

But fortunately, her younger brother’s memory of hers was intact. The past years have been thrown away, but the future years can be spent together as sisters.

‘We will soon arrive at the place where Leviathan is. Teleportation is enough to return to the mansion, so it doesn’t matter if Ziz is away.

– Well, then…

‘I’ll send the jizz that way. I’ll tell her maternal grandmother in advance, so her elves won’t be surprised.

-Thank you…

A sound like a slight sniffling followed, but she tried to pretend not to hear it.

Reuniting with her family whom she thought she would never see again. It’s a joy I can’t even imagine.

***

My heart was pounding. This is the first time my heart has been pounding like this since my apostles, priests, relics and temples were destroyed.

Just wait a little longer and the jizz will come. Seeing that the elves around me were also leaving their seats, it seems that the honorary priest also relayed the story to the elf elder.

– I never would have guessed that you and Ziz have been living as strangers until now. If I had known this would happen, I should have said something first.

Konstantina shook her head at his words her her her.

This isn’t anyone else’s fault. It was my fault for not having courage and hiding like a coward.

– No. Rather, thanks to you, I learned that Jizz was fine. Thank you.

– Even if it wasn’t me, my benefactor would have told me, but I would be grateful if you thought that way.

After those words, there was silence for a moment. Because I wasn’t in the right mood to talk to anyone right now.

– …Ah.

– It’s coming.

Soon, I felt an unfamiliar, but now more familiar energy approaching quickly from the southeast.

-Uuuuun- Niiiii-!

It was jizz.

-Sister! Why are you in a place like this? How much did I find?

This voice was definitely Jizz.

– When did you go from being the god of the sky to being the god of the trees?

I know my younger brother, Ziz.