Disobey and Die

However, going against someone else's wishes was no different from killing them. Rather than wandering alone, Nomi would rather have the person who had saved and revived her be the one to end her immortality.

Was this the advantage of age?

That brat who had once been loud and troublesome was now far stronger than he had imagined—far more mature, utterly indifferent to life and death.

So after this parting, they should never meet again.

The red-haired girl said:

"The next time I hear it, I don't know how long I'll have to wait."

She clasped her hands together, trying her best to look pleading. "Say it one more time, okay? It'll be a long time before we meet again!"

Nomi looked at her and said, "We'll definitely meet again, right?"

"Mm!" the red-haired girl said. "I promise you. In the future, we'll meet among the stars. I guarantee it."

Lie detection in progress...

Just as before, Charisma would deceive the other party, making Nomi believe this lie and keep pursuing the Path, living well.

Perpetual · Love Hunter activated—

Struck by the power of [Plunder]!

Your Luck has been temporarily stolen!

The cold wind lifted Nomi's short hair, and she revealed a weary smile.

Lie check failed.

"...Then I can rest easy."

Nomi released the red-haired girl's hand and laughed heartily. "We'll absolutely meet again, you pretty little beauty—when that time comes, you have to take my life!"

With that, she picked up the wrench from the ground and turned away without looking back.

The red-haired girl watched her departing back. All the tenderness and compassion in her eyes faded away, leaving behind only regret.

"Your luck was terrible your whole life, yet it got better at exactly this moment, Nomi."

Whether it was good or bad that the