"So, Agetha, I'd like to hear a few things."
Once I regained my composure, I addressed Agetha.
I have a lot of questions I want to ask her.
"Sure, it doesn't matter anymore… Whether you interrogate me, torture me, kill me, or even rape me, do whatever you want."
Agetha said this with a lazy demeanor.
The moment the word "rape" left her mouth, I was taken aback. What is she talking about?
Anyway, I gathered my thoughts and decided to ask her questions.
"Why did the world end?"
"Because I erased the fact that saved the world."
"You did that?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"Why did you do something like that?"
"Because…"
Agetha paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and then said:
"I love you, Kiska, but you won't be mine. So, I thought I might as well destroy the whole world."
She said it in a matter-of-fact tone.
This person is definitely crazy.
And what should I do now that I've ended up being liked by this dangerous individual?
"But for some reason, when I checked if the world had ended, I found Kiska in the world from a hundred years ago."
"I see."
So, Agetha found me and then plotted to kill me.
"There's one more thing that's been bothering me. Why are there two Agetha's?"
It's something I've been curious about for a long time.
Every time I met Agetha, her personality seemed to change as if she were a different person.
Eventually, two Agetha's appeared at the same time, and I still vividly remember one Agetha attacking the other.
"It's just a case of dissociative identity disorder."
"Dissociative identity disorder? But if that's the case, it doesn't explain why there are two of you at the same time."
"It's not like that. After all, the one in front of your eyes right now isn't the main body. The main body is in a different place. Consider me here as a kind of projection. And we can have separate personalities for the main body and the projection."
"I see…"
It's somewhat understandable, yet not quite.
Even after hearing the explanation, I still can't quite grasp it.
"Which one is the real Agetha?"
"I… forgot. I don't remember which one is the real one. But I'm the one in charge of malice, while the other one takes care of goodwill."
Goodwill and malice, huh?
Certainly, the first Agetha I met had a calmer personality, while the black Agetha had a personality that seemed like a bundle of malice.
"Hey, Agetha."
"What is it?"
"I still want to change the fate of the world if it's going to be destroyed."
"Why? Because you're alive, you're experiencing unpleasant things. But if from the beginning, there was a world of nothingness, don't you think it would be peaceful, quiet, and very comfortable?"
"But we aren't in that world of nothingness, are we?"
"Well, that's true."
"I want to create the world that's most convenient for me."
I don't want to go back to being the miserable me.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I don't know, but I think a world where I and everyone else can laugh is the minimum requirement."
"Well, you might be able to create a world like that."
Agetha said with a wry smile.
"Of course, you're included in the world where everyone can laugh, too."
I said while looking into Agetha's eyes.
For me, the answer to what Agetha is to me is still uncertain. However, without Agetha, there wouldn't be the current me, and she is still an important person to me.
So, I want to save her too.
"I love you."
Suddenly, Agetha let out those words.
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…"
As if reciting a spell, she repeated the words.
"Kiska, I love you… You are my destined one after all. So, Kiska, become mine only."
"Hey, why are you asking me that while holding a blade to my throat?"
Agetha had a sword pressed against my neck.
"If you refuse, I'll kill you. After that, I'll die too. Then we can be together in the afterlife."
She's definitely out of her mind.
"Didn't you give up on killing me?"
I remembered that Agetha had screamed in pain after killing me countless times earlier.
"…That's right. I can't kill Kiska. In that case, I'll die alone."
Saying this, she started pointing the blade at her own throat.
"Hey, why are you doing this?"
I reached out to take the sword away from her.
"No! Stay away!"
"But that doesn't mean you should swing the sword. It's dangerous!"
"Besides, Kiska is just going to go to some other woman, right?"
She shouted.
What should I do…
To save the world, I need Agetha's cooperation. So, I need to somehow persuade her.
How should I go about persuading Agetha…
Well, I actually have an idea of how to make Agetha listen, but I'm a bit hesitant to do it.
However, I have no choice.
I need to be prepared.
" Agetha."
I said, approaching her.
"What is it?"
She had a defiant look.
"Agetha, look at me."
Saying that, I gazed at her.
In response, she also looked at me.
Our eyes met. Agetha then looked a bit embarrassed and averted her gaze.
I prevented her from doing so by touching her cheek.
At that moment, when she looked at me again,
I kissed her on the lips.
The sound of a sword hitting the ground, "clank," could be heard. It seemed that Agetha had let go of the sword.
"Agetha, listen to what I say. If you listen, I'll give you a reward."
"What kind of reward?"
"If I tell you that in advance, the anticipation will be gone, won't it?"
Saying this, she looked at me with hopeful eyes.
"So, Agetha, what will you do? Will you listen to me, or not?"
"I'll listen!"
Agetha insisted eagerly.
"I'll do anything Kiska says, so please don't abandon me…"
"Alright."
I nodded and then stroked her head.
In response, she happily leaned into me.
"Alright, Agetha. Please cooperate to save the world."
"Okay…"
The fate of the world depended on how well I could keep Agetha in a good mood.
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