When Your Secret Crush Wizard Took a Love Potion - Chapter 110
The woman gently wiped my tears with a soft handkerchief, appearing as though she had foreseen her own death. To me, this seemed incomprehensible. Death means the end of everything. Isn’t the end of life something terrifying and fearsome for all living beings?
“It’s getting too late. He will be worried.”
Even after that, she continued to hold me close and comfort me with the same tenderness as always, despite the fact that it was our last moment together.
“My life has been one without regrets. I’m glad to have met you in my final days and formed a new friendship, little druid.”
Orzen’s warm and tight embrace carried a comforting scent. I was just a child overwhelmed by the difficulty of accepting our parting. Unable to speak through trembling lips, she gently kissed my cheek.
“Take care and stay well. That is my only wish.”
With the kindest smile I had ever seen on her face, she said her farewell. As I watched, unable to take my eyes away, the scene wavered and gradually changed to the familiar surroundings of the cabin.
“Chloe? You’re back?”
The faintly glowing teleportation magic circle on the floor dissipated like a wisp of dust blown away by the wind. Edgar, who had been sensing my return, stood with his arms crossed, looking down at me.
“No matter how much you like your new friend, it’s gotten late. What…?”
Edgar, who had turned back into his strict guardian persona and was about to lecture me, fell silent when he saw my face. His expression, clouded with concern, was filled with an unfamiliar sadness.
Experiencing separation for the first time in my life left me with a profound sense of loneliness. Unable to bear the emptiness and pain in my heart, I broke down and cried uncontrollably.
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By the time I regained my composure in Edgar’s embrace, my eyes were swollen from crying and it was already deep into the night. The crackling sound of the fireplace and the night’s sorrowful wails outside the window filled the silence.
“Your eyes will definitely be swollen tomorrow.”
Edgar, who had been silent during my crying, finally spoke up.
“They’re already swollen. I’m worried whether you can see properly.”
“I can see just fine.”
“Really?”
As I firmly grasped the fingers wavering in front of my face, he pretended to be surprised. Seeing Edgar, usually so composed, acting foolishly in my tearful state made me chuckle despite everything.
“Don’t be so sad.”
He wrapped his large hand around my shoulder and patted it, speaking softly in a tone lower and calmer than the surrounding darkness.
“She missed the loved ones who had crossed the river of death long ago—her husband, her son, cherished children, and friends who had been with her for so long.”
Had Edgar prepared for this by watching her all along?
I tried to accept it forcibly, but it was hard to understand. Despite Edgar having been with her far longer than I have, how could he be so calm now?
“It’s hard to explain to you, Chloe, but… after living a long life, it becomes that way.”
Edgar answered my questions with the utmost calm.
“It’s different from a short life where you can do your best. An immeasurably long time is more akin to suffering. If you must live day after day without your cherished ones, you would welcome death with open arms. So, let her go peacefully. I’m sure she wouldn’t want to see your tears.”
Hearing that, my heart began to settle a little.
After crying so much, Edgar’s calm and soothing voice seemed to slowly seep into my dry body. The moonlight of the quiet night tickled the foot of our bed.
As I lay in Edgar’s arms, my entire body relaxed, and a gentle, comforting darkness washed over me like a wave.
“Chloe… are you asleep?”
When his gentle hand brushed my disheveled hair behind my ear, I suddenly recalled something I had forgotten.
Edgar had lived a life unlike any other due to his immense and transcendent magic. With an abnormally long lifespan and an unaging body. Even looking back over the past decade, he had remained the same youthful face and age, while I had grown and changed.
‘How long will Edgar’s lifespan last?’
How long can I stay with him?
Even if we promised to be together forever, our relationship, like any other, would eventually face separation.
