I'll Just Be Friends With My Ex-Husband - Chapter 113.2

Gerald broke down once again. His voice faded, and once more, Gerald returned. He had been watching her as the tragedy repeated.

“I won’t come back, Gerald!” She shouted, turning away. His lips, about to say her name, clenched tightly.

“I won’t come back to you, ever!”

“Luella…”

Gerald’s blue eyes showed signs of pain. Despite the heartache it caused her to see it, she continued to speak.

“So, come with me, Gerald. We may not be able to be together forever, but we can go to a place where we can be together.”

She reached out her hand to Gerald. “If I leave you behind, I won’t come back either.”

Of course, it was a lie. Just as Gerald had done, she had decided she would go wherever he was. This time, without even approaching her, Gerald collapsed again.

Once more, Gerald appeared, his face unfamiliar, as if he hadn’t heard what she said.

“You remember, Gerald! Think about it. I said I wouldn’t come back. I said you would be left alone here! Do you really wish for that?”

“Luella… I…”

Gerald shook his head, stumbling backward with each step. The darkness deepened around him as he retreated.

“I don’t want it either. I don’t want to leave you here!” She urged Gerald. “Come with me, okay?”

“I’ll always be by your side, so you won’t be afraid.”

Gerald’s face contorted suddenly. “Always… Be by my side… Luella, you didn’t keep that promise. You ultimately chose to leave me again!”

Gerald’s soul seemed to peel away, a brilliant light bursting forth.

“I told you I would leave you behind. I know I was wrong. I’ve never done well. So, if I’m going to lose you again…”

“Not this time.”

“What?”

Gerald blinked in surprise as tears, previously held back by his eyelashes, streamed down his cheeks.

“Not this time. We’ll be together in your last life. Look at this. That’s why I came to get you, Gerald,” She affectionately called Gerald.

“I came because I missed you.”

“…Lies.”

He turned his gaze away from her, tilting his head like a child.

“It’s true, Gerald. We finally found the answer. We found a way to be together.”

“Nysiphor…”

“We succeeded in curing Nysiphor. That disease will no longer be our obstacle.”

The white serpent disappeared, and those who had suffered from Nysiphor’s affliction were healed. It was all thanks to the curse the white serpent had placed upon them.

“Nysiphor is no more.”

“…That can’t be.”

“You did it, Gerald.”

She took a step toward Gerald.

“You succeeded in saving me.”

“…I can’t believe it.”

“So, I won’t leave you.”

She supported the unsteady Gerald.

“I won’t leave you.”

“I promise. Even if I have to leave you someday, I will never leave you alone.”

Gerald whispered in her ear.

“I don’t believe it. How can I believe it? But… I want to believe.”

Gerald’s voice was filled with emotion.

“I want to be happy with you, Lulu. I want to do everything we couldn’t before. I want to live like that again, with the baby we lost.”

“I promise. You can definitely live that life. Will you go with me?”

Only then did Gerald nod slightly.

He had been waiting for her.

Here.

Gerald took her hand.

“…I’ll go.”

A bright light burst from our joined hands.

“You did it.”

She realized that the black serpent had granted her wish.

But she knew this wasn’t the end.

Philia would still be somewhere in this place.

“Follow that light. The one you’re looking for will be waiting there.”

Now, with Gerald quietly following her, we moved forward in the light.

The moment we left the abyss, Gerald dispersed.

“It’s because the time is different. He’ll have gone to where he needs to be.”

The voice of the black serpent echoed in her ears.

“Is Gerald okay with this?”

[Probably. Unless he let go of himself.]

Could Gerald have let go of himself?

[He might have let go because the burden I carried became too heavy.]

“Where is he? You said he’d be okay!”

[That means we need to return quickly. You’re the only one who can catch him when he falters. Come on, it’s best to hurry.]

The deceitful black serpent pushed her forward.

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