Swish.
Swipe.
The place known as the Divine Realm was created by the Goddess of Time and the God of Life. To be precise, the God of Life did the creating, and the Goddess of Time polished the superficial aspects.
Just like we decorate our homes, the Divine Realm naturally became radiant, elegant, and boasted an intense beauty that stolen the eyes of humans.
A waterfall pouring out rainbows and a sea flowing with stars were prime examples. Even the Goddess of Death, who created the Spirit Realm, acknowledged the aesthetic sense of the Goddess of Time.
Swish.
Swish-swish.
That same Goddess of Time was, astonishingly, grasping a brush in front of a canvas right now.
While returning all the memories lost by the people of the continent upon her regression, the Goddess of Time had lost all her power, but she did not regret it as it was necessary.
For Daniel McLean, it was a blessing.
Those who remembered his efforts would naturally recall them. They would feel gratitude upon realizing how horrific the future of destruction he had prevented was.
But what about the remaining people?
Beginning with the memories of his three deaths, the entire continent was thrown into chaos because of them.
“……”
Normally, a goddess who should have enjoyed watching such a continent was now continuously painting the face of a boy.
The face of the one waiting for the elven woman, who was not waking up.
What’s important is how many times she had drawn this face. The countless paintings of Daniel McLean around the Goddess of Time felt like an obsession.
Tap.
She set down the brush.
Another Daniel McLean was born, completed with finishing touches. If a critic were to see it, they would praise it as a masterpiece in the continent’s art scene.
However, the Goddess of Time bit her lips.
“No.”
She pushed the painting aside and took another canvas, starting to move the brush again.
“The Daniel McLean I saw was not just this.”
His beauty, which had shone gracefully even in the frozen time, was not meant to be quantified at this level.
Even in a gray-tinged world, he had shone brightly, fighting silently through a long time and ultimately overcoming it, flickering as if he would be extinguished like a candle.
She longed to see that figure once more and could not stop the brush.
At that moment.
The Goddess of Time frowned at the image of the Goddess of Death appearing before her in the Spirit Realm.
“What’s the matter? You’re contacting me first.”
The Neurotic Goddess of Time seized the opportunity to vent her emotions to the Goddess of Death.
They definitely weren’t close enough to contact each other like this before sleeping in bed.
-You seem to lack energy? Lately, Life has been worried that you’re feeling very lethargic.
She knew that Life, who lived together in the Divine Realm, was concerned. Yet she ignored it.
“Hah, what do you want? We aren’t in a position to worry about each other.”
The thought of Life telling Death about her made her mood worse.
But the Goddess of Death was exceptionally relaxed and overflowing with confidence. It made her want to slap her.
-I was going to give you a gift to cheer you up, since we’re both comrades who lost our powers, and you’re acting coldly?
“I’m cutting this call. Never contact me again.”
The Goddess of Time thought, “Is there even such nonsense?” as she waved her hand to disconnect.
-Do you think you won’t regret it?
“What?”
Swipe The image of the Goddess of Death came up beside her. There was a little boy tightly captured by Death.
-Ta-da!
– Cough! Cough! Almost couldn’t breathe!
– You’re already dead, what do you mean ‘dying’ again?
The Goddess of Time felt like a brick was hitting her head all around. The face of the boy squabbling onscreen was…
“Uh… uh…?”
Daniel McLean.
He looked younger, but he was the boy she had been endlessly following and drawing all day.
Was the Goddess of Death enjoying this reaction? She hugged Daniel McLean tightly with her ample chest.
-How’s it? Been a while, right? I thought you’d want to see this.
Rage surged through her so suddenly.
She almost shouted for him to not force that unnecessary mass of fat against Daniel.
“You! You b! What did you do! No! Daniel! I need to talk to Daniel for a second…!”
The Goddess of Death shoved him into her cleavage, and the Goddess of Time felt her brain physically spinning.
-Then, we’ll be having a good time, so take care. I’ll contact you again when I have time.
“Wait! Daniel, I…!”
As the Goddess of Death and Daniel McLean disappeared…
Her outstretched hand cut through the air in vain, and the Goddess of Time exhaled as she sat back down.
But her hand was already moving towards the brush.
She saw the face of the man she thought she would never again capture in her eyes.
While firmly planting that face in her memory, she thought she had to transfer it to the canvas as the Goddess of Time kept moving the brush.
Quite a long time passed like that.
The number of works surrounding the Goddess of Time had surpassed three digits.
The image of Daniel McLean in the canvas became clearer and more detailed, but ironically, the goddess’s face kept becoming more haggard.
She shouldn’t be able to fall ill because she is a goddess, but her gaunt appearance forced the God of Life to intervene.
“Enough already.”
“Let go of this.”
Time glared at Life, who had grabbed her wrist, with a piercing sharp gaze that even made Life take a step back.
But she could not withdraw here.
“Look at yourself right now. Look at how you’re being swayed by a mere human.”
“Mere…?”
“I clearly said it. We are the ones who lead, not the ones who are led. Don’t carelessly tarnish your dignity…”
Wham!
The Goddess of Time lunged at Life.
She grabbed him by the collar and declared with a reddened gaze.
“Are you saying it’s just ‘something’ even after witnessing the end of Daniel McLean?”
“……Although I acknowledge that his end was beautiful. However.”
“Shut up, that’s enough.”
Pushing Life aside, Time returned to stand in front of the canvas. The more she painted Daniel McLean, the more pitiful the goddess became.
After realizing she had been drastically changing since knowing she was with the Goddess of Death, Life placed a hand on his forehead and said.
“Are you really just going to keep painting like this? Ever since you found out Daniel is in the Spirit Realm, you’ve been breaking apart.”
“……”
“Why do you think that is?”
The only reason she had painted Daniel McLean before was simply that there was no other way to reminisce about him. She could not see that man again.
But now it was different.
Thinking about the fact that he was snuggling with the Goddess of Death in the Spirit Realm, painting was merely a substitute for releasing desire.
The more it was like this, the more it indicated that the Goddess of Death was with him.
“Instead, ask for help.”
“……Help?”
“Yeah, you must have been so immersed in the canvas that you didn’t realize, but there are actually groups chasing after him on the continent right now.”
“What?”
Time sprang up.
Life sighed and continued to explain.
“Also, I believe there’s a possibility. If a spoonful of miracle is sprinkled on them, it wouldn’t be entirely impossible to actually bring Daniel McLean back to the continent.”
“Is that… possible?”
Since she hadn’t looked at the continent for a while, the Goddess of Time couldn’t follow what the God of Life was saying, but Life reached out and created a small crack in the air.
“However, if it continues like this, all the pieces won’t even come together. So you need to act yourself.”
“Make sure, make sure to explain.”
And this was the very reason she decided to descend to the continent.
*
Sitting on the sofa, the Goddess of Time explained her reasons for arriving at McLean. Sen, Adriana, and the Grand Witch stared at her in shock.
“So, I came here. You are the pieces needed to resurrect Daniel.”
Despite her haggard appearance, her tone was condescending as she looked down upon them.
Her long hair spread out like a carpet beneath the sofa, making them hesitant to approach.
But Sen walked up, stepped on her hair, and immediately grabbed the goddess’s slender neck.
“You! You took my brother!”
“Ke, keck!”
The goddess believed she had perfectly crafted her plan. Thanks to Life’s help, she had gathered all the necessary information, and had descended to deliver that miracle.
She thought she could bring Daniel back from that damn death.
However, one thing she overlooked was that she didn’t think about how others might feel, so she had no idea how she would be treated.
