I'll Just Be Friends With My Ex-Husband - Chapter 116.2

Just as they had saved the lonely black snake in the past, this time they brought it out into the world.

The black snake was no longer lonely.

People erected a temple for the black snake.

Where the white snake’s temple once stood, a statue of the black snake was placed.

Statues interweaving the black dragon, the black snake, and a young man with black hair were erected in various places. They were monuments for Ouroboros, an entity not bound by form. With people remembering the black snake, its loneliness faded. It was no longer alone.

However, it was undeniable that the brief time spent with Luiella and Gerald was the most enjoyable adventure of its lifetime. Once again, the two had left unforgettable memories for the immortal black snake. The snake gazed intently at Gerald for a long time with eyes that seemed to measure everything.

“Do you wish to turn back time again?” it asked.

Gerald looked out at the world. It was a world still full of scars. Yet it would perpetually experience rises and falls. It was the natural order, the rhythm of human life.

“No,” Gerald said firmly, “I have Luiella by my side. If it weren’t for her, no matter what happened, I wouldn’t have done what I did.”

Gerald turned back to face the black snake. “What about you? Do you wish to turn back time? You must have more memories than I do. Don’t you ever wish for a different life?”

The black snake let out a soft chuckle. “Why would I? I’ve taken what was rightfully mine from my brother. I’m content with the present, Gerald. I find it fulfilling, even perfect.”

Gerald paused for a moment, then spoke, “Remove the blessing you bestowed upon the Logan family. Make it so that no one can use time magic.”

“Gerald…”

“That blessing was both a boon and a curse. I admit it now. I was stubborn for my own sake. Because of me, some died who might not have, and some lost their loved ones. Things that didn’t happen in our past life might have happened in this one. And vice versa. It was like two sides of a coin.”

“Two sides?”

“For someone to be happy, someone else becomes unhappy. But no one should have the right to make such a choice.”

Gerald said with resolve, “…Do you regret turning back time?”

“No.”

Gerald smiled bitterly. “I’m not a good person. I’m selfish, opportunistic, and I think of myself first. I simply took the opportunity given to me. If faced with the same choice, I wouldn’t hesitate. I know it’s contradictory.”

With a mix of melancholy and relief, Gerald looked as if he had come to terms with his innermost self, acknowledging his shortcomings and accepting himself as he is.

“I hope my descendants don’t end up like me.”

“Like you…”

“Yes, like me.”

Gerald nodded.

“I hope they don’t make choices that destroy themselves.”

Somehow, Gerald seemed to have grown an inch taller.

Now, his face bore the weight of many burdens.

“I will remember every death. The deaths that resulted from my turning back time. I won’t forget the cost I paid to have Luiella.”

“You…”

Humans grow.

Even though the black snake knew this fact, it still marveled at it.

This being it had created felt so alien, as if it knew nothing about him.

The black snake slowly nodded.

“I’ll become someone who lives for others. I will make the Arena Empire a place worth living in.”

It was a promise Gerald projected.

Gerald was set to follow in Logan’s footsteps, becoming the next Prime Minister.

He would lead the nobility, create policies, and govern the empire.

“Watch over the world you’ll create.”

The black snake smiled gently.

Now, it was truly time to bid farewell.

“…Still, thank you. Because of you, I didn’t lose Luiella.”

Gerald extended his hand to the black snake.

The black snake took it.

It was a warm hand.

Gerald smiled radiantly.

“We won’t see each other again, will we?”

“Perhaps not.”

“Still, visit me once before I die. We did spend quite a long time together.”

The black snake nodded slightly.

“May the blessing of the gods be with you.”

Gerald responded to those words.

“May my blessing be with you.”

The silhouette of the black snake blurred.

Gerald felt something that had been engraved on his soul disappear.

The blessing of the black snake had vanished.

The shackles of time magic were lifted from Logan.

And the abyss that had been beneath Logan’s ground, the ring, vanished too.

As if they had never been.

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