I'm sorry for the late update. I lost motivation to write anything lately, but I finally forced myself to sit down and type. I know this is an excuse. So please forgive me!

Warn you. This is the last chapter.


"Ah….ah…no…no…!"

Blood splashed on the ground. The sword that stabbed into his body was glowing in dim blue, yet it was so striking, burning every eye that dare to lay a sight on it.

"No…no…!"

She could see her love lifted his hand, trying to reach to her. His mouth parted a bit, forming a warmed smile – like the one she always knew, she always watch, and the one only for her.

"…I finally am able to protect you…"

She read his word through his movement of mouth. Her tears burst out immediately, knowing what the meaning the words brought was.


"…I know it's unfair for you to bear the sins I have done...I shouldn't have…but please…"

He watched the man in front of him with empty sight, couldn't understand what he was trying to tell him.

"…But please forgive me…"

Warm liquids dropped down onto the ground, making the only sound in this place. He lowered his sight to the red liquids beneath his feet.

It was red, striking and scary red, blossoming like a flower, and it's turning bigger and bigger.

"I am sorry…"

The man stopped breathing, laying on him with his whole weight. He lost for a moment, trying to move his hand. But…

He properly shouldn't have moved his hand.

He saw his hand was inside the man's body – more correctly, he was holding the man's heart, and the so called heart was smashed.

He killed him.

The warm liquids slowly lost the warmth. The ironic smell almost shut his breathes. The icy feeling almost froze him.

He killed him. Now he truly felt that through his body. Senses back to normal, or he was just gotten the senses to feel things.

"Nice job…wasn't it?"

A pair of foot showed up. The boy in gray hair and cold smile pulled the man off him, and kicked it away.

"The pathetic king wished to die…and stained our hands with his sins…such stupid and low creature."

"…No…"

"Huh? Oh yeah…isn't this good? Hey…let's say…" His smile was grim and heartless. "Why don't we destroy it? ...Destroy everything…and so, you don't have to bear the sin of killing a king."

"…No…no!"

"Why? Human will kill you if they find out you're the one who killed their beloved king! They only think about themselves…do anyone think for you!? No! None of them will!"

But this was not the things he cared about. This was never what he scared about. The one he scared was –

Himself, the one that killed the man in front. It was him.

Another Vayne never knew, that the one Vayne wanted to erase was no other than himself.


Thousand years of waiting, thousand years of wishing. When it finally came true, everything turned into bubbles and ashes, leaving an empty hole in her. Her wish came true, but it had gone in an instant.


"…Where am I?"

This was the first thought she had upon her awakening.

Beside her was a corpse, a dead man, who she couldn't recognize. She swore, she never knew him…but…

It's scary…! His bloodshot eyes as if glaring at her, mouth opened as if wanted to swallow her. She screamed out loud.

She got up; only found the big hole in front of her eyes.

What had happened…?

Al-Revis had destroyed.

She jerked at the voice behind her.

"How are you feeling?" The one speaking was a beautiful looking woman. However, her face was covered with a shade of tiredness and sadness.

Why…?

She took a look at the floating creature, a mana if she's correct. She was too, looked tired and powerless.

"…Who are you…who am I…where am I…?" She asked, feeling the trembled of her legs.

It seems your memories have lost…my name is Aeon, the Mana of Life. From now on, I'll stay with you…

"You're Pamela, you're a…" For some reason, the woman paused, and shook her head. "No, it doesn't matter. You see, Al-Revis destroyed. But some of the people managed to survive. You, as the only witness of the whole things, I need you to stay alive."

"…I can't understand…you mean…I'm dead…?" Sticking with a Mana of Life…didn't mean she had died?

Yes, you were. But I managed to keep your soul…sorry but I only managed to keep your soul…

"I died…?" Oh no, it didn't matter now. But why she felt so bitter? Why her heart clutched so tight? Why she couldn't breathe?

Why she felt she had lost something important...and precious? Tears rolled down.

It's strange. Even a dead soul could cry…but that's what she needed the most for the moment.


"…What are these…?"

"…Are these…the pieces of memories…?" Jess covered her mouth for not to cry out.

"Hmph." Flay snorted.

They looked to the ghost and doctor, only saw their dazed faces.

They remembered. They finally grabbed their pieces of memories back.

He was Mana of Wishes.

She was princess of Al-Revis.

They cried for once. For the reason he born, for the reason she alive.


He finally protected her.

She was about to sacrificed herself for the nation…no, for him, he knew. Now it was his turn to save her – it should be like this.

But he failed. He failed to save anyone. He couldn't protect her. He died before her, and leaving a terrible memory in her.

He asked for nothing. He only asked for her to stay safe, and lived freely.

As for now, he finally protected her. He finally accomplished his wish though…it meant to cost his life.

Oh…he could have done this in better way. He could have stayed alive. He should stay alive, not to leave another terrible memory in her.

He protected her, but he hurt her, once again.


She lost him again.

She lost him thousand years ago, seeing he melted into ashes in front of her eyes. And now, she saw him being stabbed with the summoned sword, and his life slowly fade away.

She thought they could finally stay together after settling all these. But the cruel fate once again separated them.

She needed nothing. She only needed him to be with her.

But now…

"Noooooooooo!" Feeling burst out like an opened tab. Ulrika couldn't hold it anymore. For now, she needed to feel him. "Rozeeeeeeeee!"

This was the first time she called him by name, yet this was too, the last time. She rushed to his side.

She was Ulrika, the Mana of Light. At the same time, she also was Ulrika Mulberry, the girl from the village, the girl seeking for help.

"…I'm sorry." He said, breathing in pain.

"No…!" She didn't know what to say to him. She didn't know how to hold his life. "Why…?"

"…Didn't I tell you…I'll do anything for your safety? I'm your guardian…" Although, he didn't know why it would end up like this. Ah…because he couldn't afford to see her got hurt.

Ulrika cried. Everyone ran to their side. None of them would believe they lost a friend, lost someone they loved. Lily covered her face watching at the pool of blood. No way…it's too late to save him now. He lost too much blood to keep him alive. She gasped, shaking her head repeatedly.

Pamela was the first getting to his side. She had long lost the feeling to cry since the first day she woke up after knowing her death. It's not like she didn't want to cry, but she couldn't. She lost the ability to cry. So she kept smiling, being naughty, trying her best to forget those facts. At last, she could tell the others she was a ghost without fearing the gazes the people would give her, in the cost of losing the ability to cry, to express her pain.

After thousand years, this was the first time tears rolled down to her cheek.

"Brother!"

"…I'm not your brother. Your brother died thousand years ago…" Shit…he couldn't see her face anymore. His sight blurred, his breathes seemed to weak as well…

"Stupid Roze! I don't care!" Pamela yelled out of her lungs, as if to release her thousand years of feeling.

"Roze!"

"Big Brother Roze!" Et and Enna cried out. Yun followed them with sadness flashed across his face.

"…" He wanted to say something, but it seemed he couldn't. His eyelids were heavy…he wanted to sleep now…

"Roze…? Roze!" Pamela gasped, seeing his eyes closed up. "…Yeah…Mana of Wishes…Vayne!" She turned to Vayne, looking at him with hope filled her eyes. "Please bring him back, Vayne!"

"I…" Vayne didn't know what to do. Of course he wanted to help Roze, but…

"Wait, what are you thinking, Pamela!?" Anna shielded Vayne. "How can you asking such thing from Vayne!? It's too pain for him to recall the truth…and you want him to use that ability to revive Roze?"

"Why!? We can only do this!" Pamela retorted.

"Stop arguing, Anna, Pamela!" Jess yelled, pulling the two of them with the help of Nikki.

"Now it's not the time for this!" Roxis reminded them about the Light Mana. Enemy was in front of them. How the hell they still arguing about wish or not wish!

"Well, well, it seems you guys forget about me." Light Mana crossed his arms. Now he felt so good to erase one of them. "Mana and human will never do. I told you many times already."

Ulrika lifted her head. She wiped off the tears and stood up.

"…Even so, I won't let you do what you want!"

"…Why? I can give you more than he can! Why reject me!?" Light Mana's face twitched. "We can always stay together. Unlike human, they will age, they will die! What's the different with me and him!?"

"Even they will age and die, it doesn't matter!" Ulrika retorted back. It's difficult to maintain her calmness watching the dead body of Roze. Tears filled her eyes again. Heart clutched so tight until she couldn't breathe. She took a deep breathe before speaking anything more. "The only matter is because I love him! That's all! You don't even know how to love people, so shut your mouth up!"

"You…! How dare you…!" He looked at the Crazed Eye. "Crazed Eye, it's your turn to do what you promised me! Use your power to kill them all!"

"…Now you ask for my power…?" Crazed Eye's voice was deep and husky. "You killed us all…use us for your own wish…now you ask for my power…?"

"So what!? You're just a tool, so be a useful tool for me!"

"The hell!" Crazed Eye burst out his furious. "I'm not a tool! I'm not going to let you do that on me!"

"Then help us, my other part!" Vayne begged him, to which Crazed Eye never expected. "Please lend us your strength! Let's take him down!"

"What…?" Light Mana never thought things would turn out in this way. Vayne should never admitted Crazed Eye, and Crazed Eye – Another Vayne would never tolerate with Vayne. Though they looked the same, but their nature went completely opposite. That's why he managed to use them to destroy Al-Revis.

Crazed Eye was too, completely taken aback especially the words 'my other part'. In fact, they weren't related at all. He was the combination of hatred; he was only the unnecessary leftover of the experiment.

"…"

"I know you're not me, but you always with me when I was alone, weren't you? Let's take down the cause of everything, and bring this to the end!"

"…My only intention is to revenge. As long as I can do that…" Crazed Eye seemed to calm down a bit.

"Alright, it's a deal! Everyone, please!" Vayne grabbed his giant sword from the ground and readied for another round, with different opponent. Crazed Eye as their enemy was scary and unbeatable, but having him as their strength was better than ever.

"Good job, Vayne." Anna unsheathed her katana, smiling at the man she admired the most.

"Got you, Vayne." Flay raised his sword, smirking.

"Count me in." Roxis adjusted the spectacle. Though it's pretty annoying with all the dirt around his body, but that could wait.

"Roxis, I'll protect you!" Nikki tackled Roxis's arm.

"Roxis, I'll support you and everyone from behind." Jess smiled warmly, to which Nikki glared at her.

"Of course I'll join! It's so much fun now!" Et grabbed Enna together with her, causing her little brother exclaimed and struggled to let go.

"…What so fun about? Big brother Roze has died now!"

"…Yeah…this guy can never be forgiven." Yun stretched his body, making the sound of his bone. He was so damn angry now. "I'll let you know the cost of taking him away."

Don't you join them, Pamela?

Aeon asked the ghost. Her sob fainted and stopped after a while.

"…Of course I want to help. Light Mana destroyed my nation, killed my father and mother…and now he even killed Roze…" She stood up…no, she floated up. When she opened her eyes, the remaining sadness had changed into flame of hatred. She must've been waiting for this moment…to take him down with her own hands. "Aeon, help me!"

As you wish, master.

As they gather enough strength, the battle began. Light Mana revealed his true form, which his body glowed in blue and white light with huge lighting balls surrounded him. Those floating balls were the same he used to shield from the previous fight, only bigger in size.

"…Ulrika, what are you going to do?" Tetri walked to her side.

Ulrika only watched the corpse expressionless. Her heart was empty without him to fill inside. She knew he had died, and it's impossible to bring him back. Even with Vayne, the Mana of Wishes, she doubted he could use that power anymore, after what he had gone through thousand years ago.

He might lose the ability to wish. He was afraid indeed, that his power would bring disaster to those around him. He had once wished for everything around him to disappear. He wanted to erase everything, included himself. But he only ended up sealed himself away, wished not to be found.

With that kind of fear in him, she doubted he could really wish to have Roze revived.

But…first thing first…for now, she needed to take care of the bastard in front of her. She could never forgive for what he had done to them, to Al-Revis.

"…I'll fight. I can't forgive Light Mana!" She must be looked messy enough with tears on her cheek. She wiped it off, and pressed down the feeling to cry. "Tetri, Uryu, please help us."

"Of course. I've been ordered so."

"Uhh!" Uryu jumped into Ulrika's embrace as an agreement. After thousand years, he still maintained as child's size. He must have gone through a lot while she's not around.

"Leave Roze to me." Lily stepped out and took Roze in arm. Her face stained with blood and tears, looking mush like a clown.

But Ulrika didn't have mood to laugh or teased her. Perhaps she looked the same as her.

Light Mana used those lighting balls as his shield as well as his weapon. They would summoned giant hammer and sword from inside and attacked the group. Crazed Eye summoned his helper to take the damage directly for the others, Vayne quickly followed up by throwing his skills on Light Mana.

Jess maintained as healer for the group. Et and Enna distracted Light Mana but always ended up blocking by those lighting balls.

"Hey, those balls are annoying!" Et swelled her cheek.

"Stay back." Yun pushed the pink haired girl to the back and charged to the Light Mana with his crawls.

"Blazing Fist!"

Flame and light clashed in the air, forming a thunder and hit the ground. Anna shifted through the space, moving like a whirlwind. She ripped through the space and sneaking into the crevice to see if this would work. If possible, dealing with Light Mana himself was better than to deal with those lighting balls. Those lighting balls were not only sending electric shock, it would paralysis and slowed down their movement as well.

Crazed Eye and Vayne both used Violent Pillar in the same time, sending infinitely stone pillars to the enemy. Light Mana gathered the lighting balls to block the stone pillar, while Nikki and Roxis took the chance to strike from the back.

"Take this!"

Light Mana narrowed his eyes, knowing his back was well opened for attacked. He quickly shifted one of the lighting balls and summoned another sword to flick the attacks, and summoned another hammer to counter back.

"Not this easy!" Flay threw out two ninja blades from his sword to take the hammer. And then, his sword turned into a giant drill, and immediately he struck forward. Nikki and Roxis quickly leaped back to avoid being target. They knew how pain to take that attack directly.

Light Mana cursed, and shifted the lighting balls toward Flay. The drill was so powerful until the lighting balls couldn't hold anymore. One of the lighting balls smashed into tiny pieces, scraping Flay's face. Even so, the drill didn't stop.

Pamela took this great opportunity. Aeon released the laser light from his opened-for-attacked part. The light hit Light Mana directly and sent him to the back of the hall.

"Did we make it?"

Vayne asked in hurry. He slowly walked toward Light Mana with alert. He was strong, but they got Flay and Crazed Eye as their strength. With only Light Mana himself, Vayne doubted he could handle all of them in the same time.

But one thing proofed him wrong.

As Vayne getting nearer, he suddenly felt cold run through his spine. It's the sense of danger, which his body told him to run.

And so, immediately Vayne leaped. As he leaped away, a giant sword stabbed down from above. He gasped in terror. If he was a second late, he would have ripped apart.

"Vayne!" Anna ran to him.

"…I'm fine." Damn…his body was shaking.

Anna tightened her grip, as she felt the same as him. "…What's that?"

Above their head, there was a light formed, and turned bigger. It's making Vayne felt bad. And then, he saw…

He gasped. "RUN!" He exclaimed, taking Anna in his embrace and ran.

"Huh?"

"Wait…that's…!"

The others finally realized it as well. Uncountable swords and hammers stabbed down from the light above. It's the same skill Light Mana used in the fight with Roze and Ulrika. But it seemed it had powered up.

The group did their best to evade the swords and hammers, but it's too much for them. Yun with Et and Enna, Vayne with Anna, Roxis with Jess and Nikki, Pamela with Aeon, Flay and Crazed Eye alone. Scream and cry sounded everywhere until the attack stopped.

"…Damn you human…" Light Mana stepped out. The giant lighting balls had all gone, leaving him in naked body. His face twitched in hatred. "Damn you damn you damn you damn you!"

"Ugh…"

"It's hurt…"

"Aeon!" Pamela didn't injure that much since physical attack didn't work too much on her. The Mana of Life's wounds were serious than her.

"Roxis…!" Jess and Nikki cried out seeing the noble's wound. They both were hurt pretty bad though.

"…Anna, are you alright…?" Vayne asked timidly. He didn't have much strength left to even talk. His shield had broken. His whole body covered with blood. His breathe was heavy and weak.

"Vayne!" Though Anna was quite bad as well, but with Vayne took most of the damages, she was better than him a lot.

Seeing them suffered in pain, Light Mana laughed out loud. This was moment he waiting for long.

"Hmph…not bad, I have to say." Among all of them, Flay was the only one that could maintain his posture after the intense counterattacked. He still had that smile on his face, though bloods dripped down from his shoulder, legs, arms and back.

"I'm not going to die before I get my revenge." Crazed Eye summoned another two helpers. "…Do you think you have taken all of us, Light Mana?"

"…What?" His laughter immediately stopped. He looked to the far end of hall, only found a woods formed shelter which was cracked opened.

"…It's dangerous!" Exclaiming a voice from inside, looking at the crack which mostly caused by the stabbed swords.

"Uhh!"

"…I never thought it actually worked...ugh!" Tetri covered the wound from the battle she had before. Blood oozed out again causing by using the power of Mana of Wood. As she fell, the woods shelter disappeared.

"Tetri!"

"Uhrika…let's do it!" Uryu said in hurried.

"Alright!"

Green and white light spread across the hall as Ulrika holding the sphere and using Healing Reverb. It powered up with the help of Uryu.

As healing light spread through, everyone's wound closed up. Though it didn't heal completely, but it acted as a first aid to all of them, saving them from fatal wound.

"Whoa…" Et surprised by the miracle. Enna gained the strength again, and Yun opened his eyes and sighed.

"…What is this?" Roxis regained his consciousness. Jess and Nikki both cried happily.

"Vayne!"

"Yeah…it's alright now." He inhaled deeply. The light took away the tense and desperate within them. He grabbed his almost smashed giant sword and stood up. "Come on, another round! We're not giving up here!"

"How could this be…!?" Light Mana gritted his teeth. He didn't believe in bullshit miracle. If there's any, mana would never die because of giving birth. Never!

He summoned the light again. He was a king, a king that was untouchable, unreachable. He held power that was stronger that any other human and mana. Even Soul Mana was nothing to him!

"Not again!"

"No way!" Enna launched a bunch and missiles to take down the swords. Et threw her chakrams. They wouldn't let the same attack to work again!

Anna ripped through the space, blocking as much as she could. Pamela had Aeon turned into huge size and blocked the swords. Nikki summoned a huge tree to hold the swords. With the protection from the tree, Jess kept using healing item in case any of them injured again. Roxis and Yun helped to hold the remaining swords. The swords that Light Mana summoned were less than previous. Perhaps this was related to his stamina. Light Mana was panting heavily by this time.

With the help of the others, Flay charged using his giant drill without worried. Light Mana summoned the giant lighting balls to block. Vayne and Crazed Eye moved around to his back and…

"Chaos Devotion!"

With his huge sword, Vayne charged with Over Realm first and then released his skill. Crazed Eye, with his two helpers, he released two bunch of lasers. Pamela called Aeon back as an adding strength on the lasers.

"Argggggggghhhhhhh!"

However, it's not ever.

"Take this!"

"Uhh!"

Ulrika, together with Uryu, giving him a last attack on face. It's not too much to talk about. It's only a punch from the blonde and Soul Mana.

"Ugh…"

Light Mana, the ex-great king finally fell, losing consciousness.

"Whoa! We did it!" Et was the first to cheer for the victory. She hugged her little brother, only earned a groan and struggle from him.

"Hey…let me go! I…can't breathe…!"

However, this victory brought nothing to Ulrika. Their victory was built on the cost of losing Roze at first. After defeating Light Mana, she didn't know else to do.

She fell to her knees, not knowing what to do. Tiredness consumed her from inside, and the next second she saw nothing.


He lay there coldly, eyes closed. Of course, Roze was dead now. No matter how she called him, no matter how many times she called his name, he would never respond her. He would never call her name; never would he call her chick. Never.

Her heart was empty. She wanted to cry, but it's empty.

After the battle with Light Mana, Tetri and Uryu brought him back to Mana Sanctuary. The others went to rest and cured their wounds. Lily calmed the people down and explained everything to them. It's so messy and busy right now.

However, she couldn't bother with them anymore. Her heart was gone along with his death.

"Jerktown…"

"So, you're really here." A magnetic voice sounded from behind. She remembered she didn't close the door.

"…What do you want?" It's Another Vayne. She could have expected. Who else was free besides him?

Another Vayne walked to her side, speechless. After the battle, he returned to his normal look. Ulrika didn't realize, that the expression he had was different than the one she had seen back then. She couldn't care that much.

Another Vayne looked down to the shined object on the corpse's finger. That's Mana Slayer, the ring from Mana Sanctuary.

"…Why don't use this?"

"…What?" Ulrika blinked.

"The power of Mana Slayer. Isn't this ring content strong and dangerous power?" Another Vayne smirked.

Ulrika repeated the sentence, trying to digest the meaning within it. A moment later, she widened her emerald orbs in surprised and terrified.

"Y-You mean…?"

"Convert the power of Mana Slayer to the corpse. It may no be successful, but with it strong power, there's still any chance left."

"Convert the power of the ring…?" Ulrika lowered her head. "But I can't do it…I'm a human now. I don't have any power to do that…"

"…I'll do." Another Vayne interrupted her without hesitated. It caused the blonde to gasp in shock again.

"B-But you know…Mana Slayer can kill a mana…!"

"So what?" Another Vayne smiled. Now she definitely could see the changes of the combination of hatred. The hatred he used to show had gone, replaced with another kind and warm…but how? "I'm the combination of hatred. I was dead in fact. This body was but the combination of strong emotion. Now my wish accomplished, I have no reason to stay."

In other words, he didn't care if the ring would kill him.

"But one problem…"

"What?"

"If I direct come to touch the power of the ring, I may disappear before I can make it." He shrugged.

Ulrika bit her bottom lip. She knew what he meant, and she knew he was right, no doubt.

She clenched her fists. "…Let me help you. I'll as an agent."

Another Vayne smiled, as if knowing this would come.

"Alright, as you wish."

Ulrika took out the ring and held it on her palm. This was the talisman she gave to him to wish it would protect him. However, it didn't melt in the explosion. Instead, it stuck with its master and reborn.

Just as they're going to start…

"Wait a moment, Country Pumpkin!" The willful princess bumped into the room. "Do you really know what you're going to do!?"

"F-Fancy Pant…!?" Ulrika thought she was in the square hall busying in calming the people. What the hell she's doing here?

"It's just an assumption! What if it fails?" Lily intended to pull the blonde away. "If the power is that strong, can you endure it!? Have you ever thought about all these!?"

"I don't know. But I'll try. I don't care." Her face dropped. Of course she knew what the result would be sustaining the power of Mana Slayer. But she couldn't care too much. She needed him to come back. She'd try whenever there's chance.

"You…!"

"Alright, we're short in time. I'm ready here." Another Vayne urged.

"I'm ready."

As Another Vayne put his palm onto the ring, golden light spread out, piercing the eyes of Lily. She screamed and quickly covered her eyes. Ulrika shut her eyes as well. In the same time, she felt the strong pressure coming from the ring on her palm. But she took it with all her might, not wanting to back down here. The pressure almost sucked her in. She knew it wasn't she's the one being sucked in, but the power of the ring being sucked out. She opened one of her eyes, seeing the golden light being sucked out to Another Vayne's hand. In the same time, she felt her body became lighter.

As the power sucked out, Another Vayne transferred it to the dead body of Roze. Light spread all around the body, covering him in bright golden light.

Lily looked at the scene in disbelief. She looked at the blonde, only to find that her body slowly faded away.

"Hey Conutry Pumpkin…!"

"…Looks like I lost…my body couldn't take it." Ulrika sighed. She looked to Roze, who was still eyes closed, without a move. "We failed, I guess."

Another Vayne couldn't care much. "…Who knows?"

"…Stupid Country Pumpkin! Now even you're gone! What if Roze really wake up!? What will he think when you're not there for him!?" Tears rolled down to her cheek. "Don't you want to be with him!? Don't you care!?"

She had enough of this. She loved Roze as much as Country Pumpkin. But after knowing what had happened thousand years ago, she could never stand any chance. That's why…that's why she gave up her love to him!

But now, this stupid Country Pumpkin ruined it. She ruined everything!

Ulrika bit her lips again. What the rights Fancy pant here to lesson her?

"…Yeah, I'm stupid. I'm different than you." She inhaled deeply, and burst out. "I know I'm not clever enough to think of a better idea! Of course I want to stay with him! I've waiting for thousand years!"

She cried as her body melted into small green particles. Another Vayne was the same. He only smiled, watching them with a sigh escaped out his mouth. He stretched out his hand, as a sign to have Ulrika held it.

Ulrika was uncertain at first, but took it at the end. She looked at Roze, feeling guilty to not to be here when he woke up…if he really woke up.

"I'm sorry…"

And then, the next thing was something Lily never saw in her life. Such beautiful, such a miracle…golden particles danced along with green particles in the air, as if a fairy tale and slowly disappeared in front of her.

As she concentrated on the scene, a voice caught her attention back. Another miracle, another thing she never expected.

"…Lily…?"

The supposed-be-dead baron opened his eyes in confused. Lily covered her mouth in disbelief and choked into another cry.

They did it…she did it…!

But she felt she was in trouble the next second, as she had to think of a way to explain what happened to Country Pumpkin.


Lily and Whim walked on the street full of decoration and flower. The preparation was on held to celebrate another year of celebration of the rebuilt of Land of Renaissance. Today she came to take a look at the preparation and to have a relax moment.

"Oh it's princess!"

"Good afternoon princess Lily!" The citizens greeted her as she passed by.

"Good afternoon everyone."

"Princess, when are you going to get married?" One of the women asked in concern.

"Yeah…princess, you should really think about it! You need someone to help you!"

This was the situation Lily afraid the most whenever she's here. They always asked her about her marriage, but this was not something she could control!

"I-I'm alright! Onii-sama is helping me a lot!" She chuckled dryly, and quickly pulled Whim to get out of this place.

"It's true, but princess, you're a girl after all…and even prince had married…"

"I'm going first! Bye!"

It's has been three years since Another Vayne and Ulrika disappeared in front of her. Everyone was so upset knowing the blonde died to save Roze, especially Roze. He lost his interest toward everything and shut himself up since then. She knew how he felt. But she was just a childhood friend. She's nothing to him. Even Pamela and Vayne tried to cheer him, that's just wouldn't do.

She's nothing to him. Lily gripped her chest, still feeling ache after three years. She thought she had let go her love to him, but in fact, she's just cheating herself. She still loved him, but she's nothing to him.

She knew the only one who could bring him back was her.

"…Stupid Country Pumpkin."

She walked to the clinic her brother and Jess owned. Now the clinic was belonged to Jess because Vayne promised to assist her in political. She gained the trust from the nobles and temporary took the crown. Vayne married Anna a year later. Nikki still tried to tackle Roxis, and Jess still playing around with Roxis. It's just so complicated. Lily couldn't care much. Yun went back to Corona, Et and Enna also went back to their home, but they'd show up once in while. Flay still being the usual, and Pamela would check on Roze everyday.

"It's has been three years…"

"Hime-sama…!" Whim suddenly grabbed her wrist and pointed the front for her.

Lily raised an eyebrow, knowing the front was the clinic, where they're heading. But what's so surprised about?

She turned her head, and found –

"Oh hey, perfect timing!"

"You…" Lily would never believe she would see her in the place like this. "Why are you -"

"Wanna give me a hand?"


The celebration was going in bustling and fun. Roze could hear from outside. He didn't take part since three years ago – since the years she's gone. He would think of her, think of the times they spent in Villnore. He could never take part on the celebration ever again.

He sighed, walked back to his room.

How could he forget about her? How could he forget the moment they spent together? It's true he disliked her on the first day they met, but with the days they spent together, he started to show his interest to her. He would worry if she walked away alone. He would worry if she had enough sleep. It's not because of the relationship they built thousand years ago.

He just loved her as Ulrika Mulberry.

"Ulrika…"

"Roze!"

Suddenly, the door bumped opened, revealing the princess in her usual uniform. He cursed, but perplexed at the same time. As a princess, she should dress up and attend the celebration. So why the hell she's here?

"…What?"

"Shut up and come with me!" And then, she pulled him up without waiting for his answer.

"…What's up with this? And…where are we going?" He struggled to let go, and did stopped her to go further.

"To the square hall." Lily insisted him to come along. "Don't ask, okay?"

"…I'll pass. I don't want to go there."

Just as he finished his sentence, a slap met his face. He completely blinked.

Lily didn't give him a room.

"…Just come with me."

He let her did what she wanted, losing the will to protest. When they came down to square hall, dancing party started just in time. Lily sighed in relief.

"Now, go on. You'll find what you want." She spoke with some tears filled her eyes. From this moment on, she was more than a childhood friend to him. No matter how much she loved him, he would never return the same to her.

Roze left in confused. The slap on his face was still ache and hot. He touched it and felt the pain. It's as hurt as his heart. He looked around and lost in the dancing party.

"Hey." Anna took his hand. "It's good to see you here Roze." She took the lead of the dance.

"Anna…?"

"Roze, it's long enough to shut yourself up. So…here you go."

She pushed him to another person on his left though he hadn't understood the meaning of her words; or rather she didn't give him the chance to understand. The next person was Anna's husband Vayne.

"I'm glad that Lily managed to drag you out." He chuckled.

"What are you guys planning?" He doubted his smile.

"That's…umm, why don't you ask Pamela?" He passed the baron to the ghost behind.

"Wohoo Roze!" Pamela took his hand happily.

"…Tell me, why brought me here?" He pressed his voice, making it sounded harsh.

"Aww…don't be so scary." Pamela made a crying face. "You'll appreciate us when you see her."

His heart skipped a beat. "…Her?"

Pamela giggled, pointing for him. "Over there."

Roze looked to the direction Pamela pointed. He turned his head, and –

A familiar golden yellow played in front of him. Her smile, her face, her warmth – everything of her was so real.

For a moment, he thought he must be dreaming. But when she came near and held his palms, he sure this was not. This was real.

"What's with that face, Jerktown?" She took his hands and danced. The first time he leaded her, but now it's she to lead the dance.

Jerktown…only she would call him that. It's truly her!

Roze immediately embraced her, to feel her in her arms.

"Ulrika…is that you?"

"What's with the question? Of course is me!" Ulrika chuckled in his arms. Roze hadn't realized the danced had stopped, and the middle of the square hall was only the two of them. Others had stepped back to the side.

"But…how?" They told him that she and Another Vayne converted the power from the ring to him, and the result was the two of them vanished into thin air.

"That's because…"

After getting revenge, the hatred that built Another Vayne had transformed into other kind of energy – the power to grant one wish, in the cost of his life. Unlike Mana of Wishes, he could only grant a wish, and he granted hers.

Of course I want to stay with him! I've waiting for thousand years!

So he suggested using the power of the ring, so he could kill himself to grant her a wish. Combination of hatred transformed into power of wish…was this bless or curse? Ulrika didn't know. But she glad he chose her.

"…I see." He embraced her dearly. "Just don't leave without inform me…you get it?"

She chuckled. "Got it!"

"Wohoooo" Nikki exclaimed loudly, bringing the start of the dancing party once again.

She stamped her foot on the stage. Everyone cheered out.

Nee oshiete! Watashi no shiranai koto

Nee kikasete! Anata no yaritai koto

"Brother Roze!" Enna Ran to them.

"Ulrika!" Et pounded over the two lovely birds.

"Finally…" Yun had Corona sat on his shoulders and smiled.

Anna rested her head on Vayne's shoulder, hands together. Pamela and Aeon floated on the top and watched the scene. Lily and Whim returned to palace. Flay, Tony and Renee were having beer somewhere in the bar. Roxis and Jess exchanged a glance, which made the spectacle noble to blush hardly. Tetri and Uryu – the slightly grew up Uryu hid behind the building and watched the blonde. After making sure she's fine, they left the place and headed back to Mana Sanctuary.

Ulrika and Roze smiled, sharing a passionate kiss. They knew, from now on, they'd never leave each other.

He would forever be her guardian, and she would forever be his maid.

~Fin~