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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: Chapter 2 Meeting the Past (4)
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“...”
Sleep eluded Sei-an after he returned to his room, having made sure Jeron was settled and asleep in his own.
He sat with his back against the window, staring out for a long time, showing no movement.
“Looks like you can’t sleep after causing such a massive mess, huh?”
“...”
Just then, someone quietly spoke from behind him, revealing himself. It was Shainos, the God of Death.
“What mess did I cause?”
“A huge one, at that. You completely sidelined all those Grim Reapers.”
“Let me say it again: I didn’t do anything.”
“Hey, you can say that even after seeing *that*?”
“...”
Sei-an merely kept a straight face, even as he looked where Shainos was pointing.
Outside the window, Grim Reapers, their duties suddenly gone, were rapidly disappearing from the village one by one, their expressions bewildered.
“Did you forget the clause that states anyone who interferes with a Grim Reaper’s work can be killed without consequence?”
“How many times do I have to tell you? I never interfered with a Grim Reaper’s work.”
“You didn’t interfere?”
“No. I merely stopped my companion from doing something pathetic, not a Grim Reaper.”
“...You’ve gotten quite brazen since becoming human again.”
“That’s not my fault, is it? You’re the one who made me this way, Shainos.”
“Enough, enough. *Sigh*!”
Shainos waved his hand dismissively, as if he’d heard enough of Sei-an’s words, and let out a long sigh.
“That old Chief God is going to chew me out.”
Countless individuals who were already on the ledger of the dead had been brought back to life, so there was a mountain of work to do to sort it all out.
He might even be called before the Chief God and lectured for hours.
“Good luck with that.”
“...Annoying brat.”
Shainos glared at Sei-an for a moment, who was even sporting a faint smile, seemingly delighted to see him sigh, before quickly vanishing from the spot.
“...Thank you.”
After Shainos disappeared, Sei-an uttered the words he hadn’t been able to say to him before.
How could he not know what a grave sin it was for him, a former Grim Reaper, to prevent human deaths? Sei-an knew full well that Shainos was truly being lenient with him, letting it pass with just a few grumbles.
“If you know that, then treat me better from now on.”
“...”
Of course, Sei-an couldn’t help but cast a pathetic look when Shainos immediately reappeared to say his piece before vanishing again.
