Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1: For Those Who Love Legends
On Monday, God created the world
God created “nothing” in a place where even the concept of nothing did not exist
On Tuesday, God separated the order and the chaos
God defined freedo the direction the world would travel in
On Wednesday, God sorted the order of every number
His tedious work brought about beautiful diversity
On Thursday, God allowed for time to flow
Nu birth to the first humans [1]
On Friday, God looked at every corner of the Earth
Over , God found this world to be ideal and had come to love it
On Saturday, God rested
Billions of years passed [2]
Then, on Sunday God abandoned the world
Fifteen years ago, God suddenly appeared in front of humanity and told them:
“Heaven is too croith people and this world will come to its end very quickly Ah, I’ve made a mistake” [3]
God just left behind these words before vanishi+ng into thin air
However the hu while nature around theh humans had only existed in this world for less than aGod, but God was certainly already saying farewell
Froer died
Even if their hearts stopped, and their bodies festered, the dead would continue on with their activities
From that day onward, humans were not born
It was as if the factory that made hu
Soon, in the ti and voe of death
The nu quickly and suddenly decreased; the whole world filled with corpses
Eventually, the Grave Keepers appeared
God sent the Grave Keepers to mankind as one last miracle
Grave Keepers did not grow old and nor did they know fatigue
God gave theinations He instructed them to build tombs, and bury the dead that still wandered the world, to avoid disturbing people’s everyday lives It was only after this, that people could peacefully sleep
“To let the living sleep – that is the job of the Grave Keepers”
Youki had already repeated this bedti went like this: “Ai, you are a Grave Keeper; you need to protect everyone so they can sleep peacefully” Every time, they would always arrive on this line of the bed time story
“Ai?”
But tonight they only reached this point
The room filled with treasures
Like Ai’s work, this roo in the roo the bed, cabinets, study table, furniture es were all handcrafted Things from a stuffed teddy bear to a new sether in the room In the center, Ai breathed happily as she slept With a murmured “Dear me”, Youki closed the book “Sleep well, Ai Thank you for all your hard work today”
Youki pulled up her blanket, patted her head and quietly left the room
“She’s asleep?”
Asked Anna, ashi+ng the dishes in the kitchen She earing an apron and had her hair tied up so it would not interfere She also sounded unexpectedly dissonant
That night’s dinner may have had small portions but it certainly was tasty, there were 2 meat dishes and after dinner, there was even cake for dessert
“We only got halfway through the story before she fell asleep, it must be because she ate so much today…I am very thankful”
Youki put his hand on his wife’s shoulder, thanking her for her hard work From the colourful look of today’s dishes, it could easily be seen that a lot of work had been put intothem She turned her head around and asked:
“Youki, is this really what’s best? I know it lets me be a mother…but is this really what’s best?”
“Of course it’s what’s best Weren't all the villagers also in favour of this?”
Youki showed a warm smile and stroked his wife’s shoulder
“I' a mother is a problematic role”
“No way, it's okay with me Because I love you To be able to have a child in these tiht now that it is starting to make me afraid However…”
Anna showed an uneasy expression
“To both of you… does this situation count as “lucky”[4]?”
“What does that mean?”
“Lately I’ve been thinking… ould be the most ”happy”[5] to you and Ai”
Anna see the question[6]; she took Youki’s hand off her shoulder, walked up to the , pulled aside the curtain and gazed out into the night sky
“So hands, leave down all the deceit Then, in about four or five years of life in a new place, Ai will have grown up I' to love you as wellthis is naturallythe best way to happiness”
“You’re talking about this ain” [7]
Youki let his wife turn her body around before kissing her
“This route does not take into account the most important prerequisite…the one I love isn’t Ai, but you”
“You say that now, but after a few years, who knows? Also, in the future I will just grow older[8]; on the other hand, Ai will grow more beautiful…”
“Anna”
Youki hugged her tightly, wanting to express his views through his attitude
“Anna, trust me, no matter whether you are sick or healthy, I will always love you, respect you, and remain sincere to you”
He said this and kissed Anna’s hand
“…When we die, let us slept together”
In this world where the dead re that when they die they would not re, but instead, share the same tomb
“… Mm”
After hearing Anna’s reply, Youki hugged her once more It was only at this point that he felt his stiff arms and body soften
“Have you calmed down?”
“Mm”
While saying this, Anna lightly escaped his hug It wasn’t the sa, organized her things and got ready to go home
“Do you want to go back?”
“Mer do that anymore”
Anna then added: “After all, you already said that you wanted me to trust you” Weakly, she smiled Her
sood deal of heartache, and he could not resist saying:
“…If it’s just for one night, then the villagers won’t…”
“You can’t”
Anna immediately interrupted him
“If you say these kind of things, how can you beco now”
Anna tightly clenched her husband’s hand, and then opened the door
At the same time, the door to the kid’s room opened
“…Anna… are you going back now?”
Ai rubbed her sleepy eyes while standing there
“Ah, did ake you up?”
While the two adults were looking at each other in confusion, Ai took advantage of the situation and ran over
“…Anna, I don’t want you to leave” [10]
She spoke these words like a kid, before wrapping her entire body around Anna’s stomach
“Wait, wait ato cry? Don’t we do this all the time already?”