Chapter 278
Side Story 11
Even for Yupi, it was an emotion she couldn’t understand. She was simply terrified of the darkness the man carried within him, and at the same time, she found it endearing. Endearing? That was a form of emotion even Yupi couldn’t comprehend.
“I like you, Uncle Dale.”
“…Miss Yupi.”
The gods of another world blinked their eyes, ravaging humans with their tentacles. Screams echoed, followed by laughter. Cries of invoking or cursing the gods, and maddened shrieks resounded.
Yet the sounds that echoed were incredibly fleeting and faint.
Not even the blinking eyes of the gods above cared.
The world was profoundly still, and within that stillness, the only presence felt was Dale’s.
Upho could never understand. That Dale was protecting her self, shielding her from the madness of those gods.
Yet at the same time, that act stirred emotions even Dale himself could not have anticipated.
It was no false emotion. Dale shielding her mind was merely pulling the trigger.
For as their journey together continued, Yufi’s feelings toward Dale swelled day by day.
“This is not a suitable place for Miss Yufi to confess her feelings.”
“……I’m, I’m sorry! Mr. Dale, I just…”
“No need to say any more.”
Dale said with a wry smile, and Yufi turned her head in a startled flinch. Her cheeks flushed. Only then did Yufi realize how absurd her words had sounded.
Before long, the torn gap in the sky was filled and sealed.
The Mass of Madness concluded, and Dale turned his head.
