"Time is almost up; I can't stay in one place forever."
After dinner, Utaha, resting on her bed, looked at the runes on the back of her hand. She didn't know what had happened recently; this tracking rune suddenly appeared. It was still very faint now, but if even others could see this mark, it meant that her current disguise was no longer safe.
"Has Alaya's divine art weakened, or has the power of this thing gotten stronger?"
Looking at this thing on the back of her hand, Utaha no longer felt the joy... no, the happiness of having just cured Emperor of the End's 'daughter complex' with Professor Yang's treatment method today (Emperor of the End: Achoo!).
"It's time to leave, but what about Thor and Kanna?"
Thinking of Thor's slightly yandere-like strong possessiveness, she couldn't help but get a headache. And Kanna's pitiful expression, Big Sister Quetzalcoatl's Eu... cough cough!
It truly echoed the ancient saying, 'How can a person be unfeeling like grass and trees?'
She now had bonds with them; she was reluctant to leave, but she couldn't spend her entire divine life in this world. Behind her, there was also the extremely yandere Gaia 'watching covetously' from an unknown place. Her current strength was not enough for the other party to toy with; facing Gaia would just be sending herself to become a thermal weapon, with no other choice.
Without continuing to overthink, Utaha was silent for a moment, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
The next day, Utaha called the three (people?) to the living room and, after a face-to-face meeting, expressed her intention to leave.
"Why? Big Sister Utaha, did I not do well, and that's why you're leaving?"
As expected, the first one to jump out was Thor. This was the first time Utaha saw tears in her eyes as she asked Utaha with sorrow.
"No, Thor, this isn't your fault."
"Then, then why are you leaving?"
Looking at Thor, who had already started to sob, Utaha hugged Thor with a pang of heartache, gently wiping away her tears.
"I am originally a goddess of the Greek Pantheon, but due to many things... I feel a lack of strength, and I need to go to other worlds to cultivate for a period of time..."
Utaha calmly explained her reasons, half-truth and half-lie. The reason she didn't tell Thor the real situation was because, with Thor's personality, she would definitely go find Gaia to seek death. It was better to deceive her with good intentions. Even the usually astute Big Sister Quetzalcoatl fell silent in the face of Utaha's words.
"Will you... come back?"
Kanna timidly hugged Utaha's black-stockinged beautiful legs, but Utaha could feel the coolness on her legs. This child, who longed for a family, had had her heart hurt by her.
"Of course, I'll come back, I'll definitely come back. No matter where I am, I'll come back."
With one hand caressing Kanna's cute little head, Utaha spoke these words.
"Promise."
"Mhm, promise."
Watching Kanna extend her small hand, Utaha also extended her pinky finger and hooked it with Kanna's pinky. At this moment, the great King of Thermal Weapons... cough cough, the great God-King and the tiny young dragon made a vow.
"Actually, I li..."
"I'm sorry, you're a good person."
Seeing the warm atmosphere between Utaha and Kanna, Big Sister Quetzalcoatl couldn't help but want to interject, but before she could finish, Utaha gave her a 'good person card'.
"Moo! Utaha is bullying me."
"You're trying to act cute, but it's not cute at all."
Utaha looked at the energetic Lucoa, silently took a sip of tea, and complained.
"When are you leaving?"
"Tonight, I'm leaving."
Knowing the principle that it's better to cut a tangled mess short, Utaha directly moved up her itinerary. In fact, looking at the extent of the rune's appearance, Utaha could have stayed in this world for another ten-plus days, but Utaha, adhering to the principle of long pain being worse than short pain, moved her departure date to today.
"Then I'll go make some of the best food today."
At this moment, Thor walked towards the kitchen, full of fighting spirit.
"Today we're going to eat in the cherry blossom grove. Remember to pack everything as bento lunches."
"No putting tail meat."
After Utaha prepared everything, in the evening, the four of them arrived at the cherry blossom grove. Although the cherry blossoms hadn't opened, don't forget that none of the four were ordinary people. With a wave of Big Sister Quetzalcoatl's hand, a large area of cherry trees instantly bloomed with cherry-red petals.
"So beautiful."
Kanna looked at the beautiful scenery before her, happily temporarily forgetting the pain of the impending separation.
"This is the first time I've come here to admire the flowers; it's really not bad."
Looking at the beautiful cherry blossoms under the night sky, Utaha exclaimed.
"Let's go! Find a good spot, though there's no one around."
Thor, carrying a large bag, headed towards the largest cherry blossom tree.
Under such beautiful scenery, Utaha thoroughly enjoyed her meal, but Thor couldn't bring herself to smile.
"You're cutest when you smile. Can you send me off with a smile? It's not like I'm not coming back."
Hearing Utaha's words, Thor's mind went blank. Was this a confession?
"I won't say goodbye. For our next reunion, I hope to see your most beautiful smile."
Finishing the last bite of food in the bento box, Utaha glanced at Kanna, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion—though Kanna was actually just pretending, as could be seen from her restless little tail. Then, she looked at the smiling Lucoa and gave her a look that said, 'I'm leaving them to you.'
Lucoa, understanding the meaning, nodded slightly. Then, Utaha looked at Thor, who was clearly smiling but also shedding tears.
"Wait for me."
Hugging Thor's trembling body, Utaha whispered this in her ear, then slowly vanished from the spot.
"Mm, I'll wait for you, no matter how long it takes."
Thor wiped away her tears and said to the spot where Utaha had disappeared.
On a mountaintop invisible to Thor and the others, Utaha looked down at the three of them. Although they couldn't hear her, Utaha still softly said, "I'm truly sorry."
After speaking, Utaha suppressed the sorrow in her heart, turned away from the three, and began charging her earrings.
"Goodbye, this world. I had a very happy time."
About half an hour after Utaha left, a very familiar figure stood where she had been, curiously sensing the area.
"There's a faint trace of little Zeus. Has she been here?"
Gaia looked at the sky in confusion. The scent was too faint and mixed with the smell of dragons, making it hard for her to distinguish. This left her somewhat disappointed, and then she left. Utaha had no idea that her early departure had saved her from trouble. During her great battle with Emperor of the End, she had revealed her true form, causing her disguise to carry a trace of her aura. Fortunately, it was faint and minimal. If she had left a little later this time, she would probably have run into her.
"This scene brings back memories!"
Utaha, walking into the spatial tunnel, looked at the star-like scenery around her and said with emotion.
"...Endless strong individuals in the void!"
Who? How could there be a voice here? And this voice sounds a little familiar.
"Even across different dimensions, I can sense our connection."
Whose voice is it, anyway! So familiar. It's not Gaia's, is it? But it doesn't seem to be Gaia's.
"As a Summoner from the Central World, I implore your descent to fight alongside me."
Summoner? Could it be...
"By my name as Summoner Li Jiayu, I swear, please fight alongside me! I beg you."
Hearing Li Jiayu's name, Utaha intended to flee immediately, but the urgent tone of the other party made Utaha quickly realize his danger.
"Since we're friends, I'll help you out."
Thinking this, Utaha pulled out a huge golden flower from her earring space, then shed her disguise and entered the golden glowing flower. In the very center of the flower was a beautiful young girl. As Zeus entered, the girl opened her beautiful eyes.
"I accept the invitation."
Following the girl's response, a magic array appeared below the huge flower, and the flower instantly vanished above the magic array.
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