My conversation with Ellie came to an end very quickly...

As she is currently busy being assigned to teleport so many troops to return to their respective bases together with the enemies who are still alive to be immediately detained in a special place of detention for the carriers, she told me to wait for her to come.

The girl also said that she wanted to drop me off last... Only after all of her tasks are completed, as she’s teleporting such a big amount of people to this country and to that country.

So now I just take shelter from the scorching sun near this elementary school.

“In Indonesia, it must be dark by now. No wonder I feel a little sleepy.”

“Mind if I sit here?”

The tall blonde woman... Valleria suddenly appeared without me noticing. So I nod my head in approval.

“Where's that guy? Albert?”

“Oh, he's with Evelina right now…”

What!?

Oh…

Damn…

Am I being jealous?

That’s new…

Yet Ellie still hasn't become that person to me… Just not yet…

“He's currently struggling with his own feelings.” Valleria suddenly laughs warmly.

“I see…”

No…

Wait…

Wait a moment…

Can't this be the same as what i'm thinking?

“I heard that you are a new member… But has been relegated to such a tough mission like this one. How do you feel? You okay?”

This isn't the hardest mission I've ever been on though... And also how come the information is wrong. I mean, Is Edward still keeping my identity a secret only until now, I actually meet the other great carrier?

Maybe it’s because I’m assigned to the same country as Ellie. But, Would it really be that bad if the international Sins Taker knew about it?

Will I be forced to move to another country if I accidentally reveal that I'm in the same team and country as Ellie as a fellow great carrier in the eyes of the elders other than Edward?

Uwa… I don't want that…

“Well, yeah… I was a little nervous at that time.”

“That's for sure... This job is a little scary, isn't it? Forced to kill as many others as possible. I still can't do it even now…”

“There really are only two souls inside of her, Daniel... She has never killed anyone even once.” Even Elis acknowledged it.

And if she has been in The Sins Taker organization for such a long time without daring to kill anyone, it means that she will also be the target of Edward's vessel replacement research, after myself.

But from the way she carried out the mission earlier, even I can't pretend I don't know myself... That she wasn't actually acting in self-sacrifice.

She was really trying to die…

“Edward didn't offer you not to be a Sins Taker, did he?”

“Huh?”

I don't even need to ask a second time. After Valleria paused as if she was thinking, a word escaped her mouth. “Complicated…”

“That's all I can say…”

“I see…”

“You're not the kind of person who talks a lot, are you?”

I'm just not used to speaking foreign languages, ma’am. I'm sorry…

“So, which country are you from?”

Fuck… There's no way I can be honest about this one... Maybe…

But just as fate had forced this storyline not to be as bad as I had anticipated, Ellie suddenly appeared right in front of us.

At first, her expression looked distressing... Then as soon as our eyes met, she became pissed because of something that’s in my face, yet I don’t know what that is.

Oh my god, Ellie…

What did I do wrong, huh?

“Valleria. Do you still want to be here, or go home now…”

Wa… So flat… Scary… I even had to turn my face away because the water current was too strong for me to face…

Ellie's tone didn't even feel like she was asking Valleria. But rather ordered her to obey.

After they departed, about fifteen minutes had passed... All the Sins Takers' personnel had even been teleported back home by Ellie long ago. There were only the police, ambulances and crowds of people looking this way from afar. So I decided to put my mask back on.

Agh… No use…

I really don't think Ellie will come to pick me up again…

“C’mon.”

From behind this mask I could see the girl who appeared right in front of my own face. She gave her hand for me to hold, her erect body really made me feel suspicious of something...

So I just followed suit.

~~~~~

Teleport while still holding hands...

The two of us arrived in such a dark and lonely place…

In our own team's mission room at night, the door locked as someone forgot to close one of the many windows right next to Ellie's and my cheeks.

Ellie still looked at my eyes for a few seconds with that annoyed face of hers... Before then fell to the floor pulling my hand along, sitting in front of a wooden table...

This girl’s breath suddenly pumped very heavily. Her small and pale hands even felt as if they had frozen from the cold, the cheeks and neck that Ellie had were also drenched in sweat, while her slender frail back finally weakened to lean against the table legs.

“I knew it…”

I could tell she was very exhausted from all of the tasks she had alone for this whole day. Teleporting so many people back and forth, as well as fighting against the enemy leader herself. She didn't for a second show her spine that was shaking so frantically that it was finally over at this very moment.

I'm quite relieved that she decided to only show her current self to me alone…

Well yeah, I dared enough to say that while I don't actually know the truth, but for now... I just feel relieved and that's more than enough.

Then Ellie suddenly talked about something…

She said, “Just now, Albert asked me to go out on a date…”

“Oh…”

So my previous suspicions were correct…

Albert and Ellie, of course they've known each other far longer than I've known both of them. And Ellie is indeed a pretty popular girl with the face she has.

Tch…

It's just a matter of luck, girl…

Also... Albert and Ellie are users of the elements of fire and water... Opposite but makes sense when paired up... Not only that, I'm just a stupid boy, because I'm not very-

“And of course I turned him down…”

Eh? “Wait… Eh? What?”

“What? Or you want me to date him instead?”

“Well…” This shitty girl…

What was she expecting to come out of my mouth huh? She still had the chance to tease me at this such a moment?!

“I don't think fire and water are related at all... Or if it has to be paired, then all the elements, be it water, fire, wind, and earth should be related equally to each other. Like, there is actually no personal connection between the particulars of only two elements, is there? Am I wrong? Who knows…”

“Ellie, just stop reading my mind… Please…”

But, yeah... Back when I told this girl the whole story about myself, about the gods and goddesses, I was compelled to explain the relationship between each and every one of the souls that are possessing us all... All so that the reason why in this world the power of the ruler of suffering fell into my hands instead of Ellie's and vice versa, sounded reasonable to this girl's mind.

So by accident, maybe I've said openly that Daniel and Evelina in that world that has been destroyed is indeed destined to be together…

Or maybe I also accidentally said something even more embarrassing than all of that without even realizing it until now…

Maybe that's why Ellie's attitude towards me changed since that day…

Speaking of that earlier topic, the thing is...

I don't really believe in fate, destiny or anything similar.

Where in the end, I am actually the person in the story that Riksan once used to make up for the sake of enjoying my suffering in reality.

Remembering again the reason why my sister could be killed because of love... Also why Elis aka Eliones and Dionysius ended up destroyed with their own world, and came to this dimension only with Elis, without Dion by her side for the rest of her life.

I am scared… So scared that I don't want to love and be loved by someone who in the end, one of us will be separated forever… But if you think about the same thing, then in the end I'm actually the one who believes the most with destiny itself.

I'm still confused, scared, and hesitant to show my true feelings to this girl. That's why until now I haven't said anything. Then a scene appears where Ellie is asked out on a date by someone…

I suddenly feel jealous…

“I don't really take it to heart, whether you believe it or not, who is the girl you are destined to be and what ending you must accept, Daniel... But as you also know, that all things in this world are constantly evolving. Even the laws of the world itself! Do you believe that? All things, even the most improbable ones in this world will always evolve to fulfill their own wishes... So if you pay attention one more time… The god, the ruler of forgiveness from my world, was surely such a weak god. Because he was just a person who could heal wounds, without being able to fight at all costs... But in this world, she who became the vessel, was instead blessed with an authority to control the water to fight for herself, and a power that allowed her to disappear in the blink of an eye from any danger... Don't you think it all happened because she evolved for a purpose?”

“What's the point of you talking like that?” I inquired about what the little girl had just said, that who was in my mind sitting alone watching everything I did from afar.

“To not disappear from your side, just like how Dionysus disappeared from my side. To make you not afraid to love and be loved. But, dunno... It's all up to you again... I'm just trying to connect two or three facts into a logic.”

So that's what you've been thinking all along, Elis?

But having this girl explain it to me... Isn’t this all tantamount to cheating?

“Cheating for the sake of learning a knowledge? I don't know... At least this way is better than the bullshit you all got after sacrificing everything you had for the thing that you call school… You’re welcome by the way.”

“Why are you suddenly complaining about something completely unrelated, you idiot!”

“So tiring…”

Ellie's limp whisper suddenly brought me back to reality.

“Ah… Do you need a drink? I'll take it for you.”

As when I tried to stand up, our hands that had been holding each other from the very beginning, pulled me back to fall and forced me to sit quietly again beside her.

“Don’t go…” She asked.

But if you really think about it, does she who can control water really need something that is called a drink?

“Stay with me for a bit...”

“Yeah, sure…”

“Being a popular girl like me is hard, isn't it?”

“Jesus…”

We both laughed while the cold night wind blew softly hypnotizing the atmosphere even more so that instead, it actually became much warmer somehow…

~~~~~

“So... What's the next mission I should take, eh?”

Swinging my body left and right, standing in front of the mission board, I gently massaged my left shoulder which had finally healed completely after two weeks had passed.

I had taken about five missions during the recovery period, and once the pain from the curse was gone, I got really excited to do something with a different situation…

I want a mission that's a bit more difficult than usual.

“What do you think, Sion? This time you want to come with me?”

“Eh… Sorry Bro. I'm still a little traumatized by… You know…”

“Weak.”

“That's not true, and you're a psycho!”

“For me, my actions at that time were called by the name... ‘Trying to be humane.’”

“Just a true psychopath who is willing to try as much as you to achieve that humanity itself!” Wait… Sion? What the fuck, man?

“Where did you learn that logic just now, huh? You should not be this smart!”

“No, this week all of you won't be taking any missions. We, along with other youth teams will visit all high schools and universities throughout Indonesia. We will give an educational presentation about the world of carriers, as well as make announcements about the recruitment of new Sin Takers for those who are interested.”

Ellie, who was asleep in her own arms on the table, spoke in a low voice as if she was very tired…

Where I myself admit that during these two weeks, she had been away all day long to serve as a teleporter for the troops all around the world. She must have wanted so badly to run away all this time, not only for my sake, but also for her own.

It was too much work even for a multi-powered great carrier like Ellie, after all…

Even if we managed to defeat Edward, it would not be enough to lessen the burden she was currently carrying alone herself.

What should I do for her?

~~~~~