Chapter 145 145 – A Song

“So, can you hear me now?” Raymund was taken back to that.

Kimi looked at her palm. “I don’t know why this happened. Maybe my magical power was amplified by this event, so I can hear you, my lord. Loud and clear.”

“Thanks for helping us, sir.” Vilja looked up, still smiling and shedding tears.

“No. I’m not the one who helped you and the others.” The god responded. “This is all thanks to Yua and Elise’s help. I just heard the prayers from Kimi and sent them.”

“If only I had believed in you long ago, my lord.” Kimi held her forehead. “Why did I only pray after thousands of years and when I was so desperate? Forgive me…”

“I also remember everything.” Marko cut off the tiny elf’s words. The red-haired warrior knelt down, also starting to shed tears. “I no longer care about defeating humanity. I just want this to be over.”

“That means we have reached the final point.” Kimi also knelt in front of her best friend. “Sorry, I did protect you and the others with this magic barrier, but I still let the effects of the burst of magic energy hit you.”

Marko shook his head and flashed a smile. “No need to apologize. I’m the one thanking you for doing this….” The man looked at Raymund’s two servants. “And also to the two you, Elise, Yua…. Ah, of course to your god too. Now, I can rest in peace.”

This time, it was Kimi’s turn to take the initiative to hug Marko’s body. The warrior was still smiling, but the petite woman was sobbing.

“Looks like my time is up too.” Vilja looked at her hands which emitted what looked like glowing grains of sand. “After all, this body is dead. It won’t be able to contain this much magical energy.”.

Kimi hurriedly got up and hugged the blue-haired wizard. The petite elf could feel Vilja’s gentle caressing on her head.

“So, this is a farewell.” Marko stood up. “But before that… Have you not made a song or two during these thousands of years, Kimi? I want to hear your singing one last time.”

“Me too.” Vilja chimed in.

Taking a deep breath, Kimi played her lute again. “Okay…. The song is called My Seven Wonderful Friends.”

The lute produces a soft and soothing melody but is far from sad.

“In this journey.”

“I feel uncertainty.”

“To achieve a great goal.”

“However, I know I can survive that.”

“Because of those seven wonderful friends of mine….”

Kimi’s voice was getting hoarse as she shed tears, but the petite woman still forced herself to sing. Her two friends closed their eyes to enjoy the song, even though their bodies were starting to crumble into powders of light.

Kaine sat quietly with a body that was also starting to deteriorate. Mona sat nearby, looking at the male dog with teary eyes.

“…In the end, I want this trip to have a happy ending.” Kimi stopped singing and played the last melody, just as her two best friends had disappeared without a trace. The petite woman didn’t cry anymore but wore a faint smile.

The wall of light that enveloped them disappeared. This time they did not see a view of the ruins of abandoned buildings and villages but a forest with sparse pine trees.

Kimi looked at Raymund’s two servants, who couldn’t stop their tears yet.

“Can you still hear me, Kimi?” Raymund asked the petite woman.

Kimi looked up. “Yes, my lord. Maybe the remnants of amplified energy are still within me, but I’m not sure it will last long. Your voice is getting more and more inaudible.”

“Ah, I won’t be long then. It’s time for my servants to leave. We have to answer other prayers.”

“I understand.” The woman nodded, then hugged Yua and Elise in turn. She also hugged Mona, who immediately licked her face. “Again, thanks for everything.”

“Bye.” Yua flashed a faint smile. “Maybe we can meet again in the future. How about you get out of this land and explore another world? Maybe the world you know has changed from the last time you remember.”

Kimi shrugged, returning to her expressionless mode. “I do not know. I will definitely be the center of attention with these elf ears. But, on the one hand, there is nothing in this place. I will be very lonely.”

Elise waved her hand just as a wisp of mist appeared above her and Yua’s heads. Slowly, Raymund’s two servant bodies floated upwards.

Kimi looked at the two women who kept waving at her, then started playing her lute at a faster pace.

Her body also floated.

“What are you doing, Kimi?” Yua gasped at what was happening, followed by Mona’s barking.

“My life has no meaning anymore,” Kimi answered with a flat tone. “I’d rather use it to thank your lord.”

“Hey, you can die if you go with them.” Raymund tried to stop her, but Kimi didn’t respond, as if the petite woman couldn’t hear him anymore. “Elise, Yua! Prevent her from entering the portal! She won’t be able to withstand what’s about to happen, even with her power!”

However, Kimi had already reached out and touched the mist.

***

Kimi fell after coming out of the smoke wall, and I immediately approached her. From the outside, she still looked normal, like she was just sleeping. However, according to what I heard, a mortal shouldn’t be able to survive in the realm of gods.

Not to mention the commotion if the other gods heard what was happening. They can suspect all kinds of things.

Elise and Yua crouched near the petite woman.

“Is she alright?” Elise grimaced while Mona sniffed the white-haired elf.

Yua patted the elf’s cheek gently. “Kimi, can you hear me?”

Just as I was about to check her as well, a screen suddenly appeared in front of me, making me frown.

[Kimi Laitinen]

Strength: E+

Dexterity: A-

Agility: D

Vitality: C

Magic: S-

Skills:

[Elementals Blast – Ability to shoot magic from various elements]

[Melody of Cure – Heals wounds and restores stamina from a distance]