Of course, what the Ratatoskr crew was thinking wasn't exactly what was happening...
At that moment, the couple found themselves on the rooftop of a building, sitting and watching the sunset. Yuki might have accepted Kotori overseeing their date, but what was about to happen was personal—they needed privacy...
"Are you still afraid of humans?"
"No, I don't know."
"But you still don't trust them."
"Yes, they are not trustworthy."
Nia's trauma regarding humans needed to be healed, and Yuki was very aware of this. That's why, over time, he was patient and tried to ensure that Nia was in contact with the Ratatoskr crew as much as possible.
Eventually, he realized that what Nia felt wasn't fear, but distrust.
Even before Nia was captured and tortured by DEM, she had discovered the ugliness of humanity through Rasiel. Even her friends, in whom she trusted, weren't what they seemed. But this is human nature—there will always be selfishness.
This disappointed Nia...
And because of this problem, Nia had a high probability of inversion, which was something Yuki definitely had to prevent...
"And do you trust me?"
"Yes, Yui-kun, you're not like the humans."
"Even if I told you that in a previous life, I was a human—and a terrible one at that?"
"..."
Nia trembled, turning her head to look into his heterochromatic eyes. There wasn't a trace of a lie in them. A bitter smile formed on her face, which was exactly what Yuki expected.
"Are you disappointed?"
"No, I'm just sad."
"Sad?"
Nia's response surprised him. After all, it wouldn't have been surprising if she ended up hating him or distancing herself. Nia was still disgusted by humans, but this was something that had to be said since Nia's decision would determine the future...
Even so, he couldn't understand why Nia was sad.
"Yes, Yui-kun's life must have been very painful."
"..."
In his past life, Yuki was an assassin, hunting down various emotions like virtue and sorrow. He spent most of his life following his impulses, with no goals and no family. It was a solitary life. Only when his stalker died did he begin to care about his life...
Even so, Yuki didn't think it was painful. He simply did what he knew best, and thanks to that, he now had a second chance. So, in a way, he could say it was a good life, to some extent.
"It wasn't so bad. It was even good, considering how many people wanted me dead."
He had too many enemies, and surely now that he's dead, they're probably dancing on his grave—if he even had one.
"No, it was very painful. Like a legendary hero, it must have been difficult."
"?"
Yuki didn't understand what Nia was saying. Seeing his confusion, Nia summoned Rasiel and showed him a drawing...
It was of a silver-haired boy carrying a coffin larger than his own body. Then, Yuki understood.
"It's incredible, very beautiful. Such a scene made me shed tears, Yui-kun."
Nia wiped the corner of her eyes.
Rasiel had no information about the hero of the void, only a few images. But as a mangaka, Nia could see through the drawing all the emotions of the boy with the coffin. The burden he carried on his back became increasingly difficult...
Nia could see it—every step the boy took was harder and heavier. So, Nia had no doubts...
She smiled happily, taking Rasiel into her arms, appreciating the drawing. Yuki, on the other hand, felt embarrassed. That was just his in-game avatar; it had nothing to do with him. He wasn't a legendary figure, just an assassin...
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but that's not me—just some stupid game."
"Rasiel disagrees."
"Don't believe everything that's written in Rasiel. Modifying the Akashic records or deceiving the world's will is easy for certain beings—like the first Spirit, the Overlords, and the Champions."
Nia didn't respond. Her smile widened, and she tenderly embraced his arm.
"Whether it's true or not, I'll continue to believe in Yui-kun."
Love is blind, and Yuki was selfish enough not to remove the blindfold from these girls' eyes. On the contrary, the darker the blindfold, the better.
"I will gladly accept your trust in me."
Simultaneously, they leaned in and sealed each other's lips with a kiss.
"I like stories. Yui-kun, would you like to tell me yours?"
"My story? It's boring and uninteresting."
"There are no boring stories, only boring characters—and Yui-kun isn't boring."
"It will be very long."
"It doesn't matter. With Yui-kun, we'll never run out of time."
The sun was setting, but Yuki didn't refuse Nia's request. After all, she was right—with Zafkiel in his possession, Yuki didn't fear time...
Time passed, and that night, the couple didn't return home, leaving some hungry Spirits behind and a blushing Kotori, her mind in chaos, thinking things she'd never thought before...
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"Hm, it's just like Mukuro."
Observing all the changes happening in his spiritual world, Yuki joined Eggy to seal the Sky Castle. Just as he thought, Nia, like Mukuro, had also occupied one of the thrones in his Crown, becoming a spirit of order.
However, Yuki still couldn't understand what was happening with Kurumi. They had been very active at night, yet nothing changed in his spiritual world. According to his conjectures, with Nia being as close to him as Kurumi, Nia shouldn't have undergone any changes either.
Things weren't as simple as he had thought. It seemed Kurumi was a special being among the spirits, or maybe something else was missing—it was still a mystery. Yuki didn't know, but with Nia in his spiritual world, the World-Protecting Crown had strengthened, some of the cracks had closed, and his energy had increased. Everything seemed to be going in the right direction—at least, it seemed that way...
"There are still more thrones left..."
There was still a long way to go before his crown was complete. Not all the spirits would be like Nia or Mukuro, who didn't mind being in his spiritual world and joining his crown. They all had their own personalities and life goals. Giving up all of that for him would be very selfish and also quite difficult, but convincing them was part of his task—he needed them if he wanted to survive.
"Yuki, the Ocarina has broken again."
But as he was lost in his thoughts, Eggy approached him, and the cracks in the Ocarina's patch reopened.
Yuki sighed. He knew this would happen. Requiem was getting closer to being revealed. The pull of the Crown and the Demon King was growing stronger. It was only a matter of time, and his strength was still not enough...
"It doesn't matter, we have Mukuro."
However, he wasn't discouraged. Michael was a powerful sealing angel—the Demon King wouldn't emerge, unless, of course, Lilith intervened...
Besides, the moment to resolve the time paradox was approaching. Still, before that, he needed to bring a cute little witch home.
"Achoo!"
And maybe it was because of Yuki's thoughts, but at that very moment, in another part of the world, a spirit with emerald hair and eyes was riding a broom through the skies. Along with her large pointed hat, she looked like a witch. She sneezed as she tried not to fall off her broom from the shock.
"Uwaa, is someone talking about me? Hmph, someone must have seen the beautiful 'me.' Hmph, I don't blame them."
Scratching her nose, the witch smiled as if this were normal, so she didn't care and continued flying, unaware that someone else was watching her.
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TN: Hmm she's better in that loli form.