In an alley behind some building……

  The place was gloomy and isolated from the sunlight leaving only the cool breeze of summer to reach it .

  In the middle of that alley, a man wearing full black and a full mask, despite the hot weather, was holding his stomach and muttering something while sitting on his knees .

  “That violent woman!! Next time I will surely kill her……!”


  The man was bleeding from his abdomen and looked completely worn out .

  He forced his body to stand and leaned on a wall next to him . Dragging himself all the way, he walked through the gloomy alley .

  (Where…… am I?)

  Walking his way into an unknown place, the man saw a light .

  He immediately halted and his eyes froze at the place where the light was coming from .

  (How is this possible?! So many humans!)

  Witnessing the enormous amount of people in front of him, the man widening his eyes behind the mask .

  He kept watching the humans in front of him, who were wearing various clothes, and he eventually started trembling as he let a wicked smile reach his face .

  (How lucky . Looks like the heavens haven’t abandoned me yet . )

  Finishing his villainous laugh, the man turned around and walked his way back in the gloomy alley .

  (I need to rest my body for now . I need to find a new vessel . )

  The man, 【hatred god】Germa, gradually merged into his gloomy surroundings and disappeared .

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  A week after I caught sight of Akuya .

  Today again, I was standing and waiting for the green lights after shopping .

  There weren’t many people around for some reason .

  I wiped my forehead in the hot weather and looked around .

  From that day on, I had become afraid of passing by the place I saw him, but fortunately, I didn’t meet with Akuya a second time .

  I forced my mom to go shopping instead of me since then, though it looked like I was just overreacting .

  (It’s just my imagination, yeah……)

  It was probably someone else .

  After passing a week without bumping into him again, I started to feel relieved . There was no way I’d meet him in this place, after all .

  I did my best to believe in that .

  Following the green light, I quickly crossed the road .

  Despite the feeling of being relieved, I was still uneasy .

  I wanted to leave this place as soon as possible .

  The moment I decided to directly go back home……

  “Huh, Sayaka-chan?”


  My legs stopped moving after I heard a familiar voice .

  At that point, I despised my legs for stopping on their own .

  If I had ignored the call and kept walking, things might have turned out for the better .

  He might’ve let me go .

  I regretted halting my steps at his call .

  “It’s you Sayaka-chan? Right?”


  Despite not turning around, the person who was calling me seemed to have gotten excited .

  I already knew who that person was, but I didn’t turn around .

  I moved to this town mainly because I didn’t want to meet him . Why do I have to see him again?

  Not wanting to face reality, I remained stiff .

  “What’s wrong? Did you perhaps forget about me?”


  His voice seemed kinda lonely when I didn’t turn around .

  I didn’t forget him .

  I couldn’t forget, despite trying .

  I endured the urge to scream as I struggled to remain quiet .

  How could he dare talk me casually after all that he did to me?

  I was about to burst out in anger, but I knew that nothing would happen if I kept standing like this .

  I resolved my intentions then turned and looked him directly in the eyes .

  “Ah, It’s really you, Sayaka-chan! I thought it wasn’t you for a while . ”


  “.…… Akuya……kun . ”


  I muttered the name of the person who was about to leap from joy in front of me .

  “Hm- as usual, you’ve got a lovely voice . It feels as if my heart is getting purified . ”


  How did he manage to hear my low voice?

  I felt disgusted by his ability to hear my voice no matter how low it was .

  “Why…… are you here?”


  I asked him with a trembling voice .

  Honestly, I wanted to run away as soon as possible .

  But I endured my fear and shivering body and feigned composure .

  Because he would cling to me if I didn’t .

  “Actually, my family moved after that time and I spent my days feeling lonely without you . I didn’t expect I’d meet you in such a place! We’re really fated to be together after all!”


  Making the same gloomy expression, Akuya talked with exaggerated gestures and a broken tone .

  How shameless . I would bet that he was just acting .

  That was the type of guy he was .

  The mad type that would throw away his friends and even his family if it meant he could reach what he wanted .

  Realizing that I was facing this crazy person, my knees begin to tremble again .

  “What’s wrong? Why are you trembling?”


  Realizing that fact immediately, he made a wicked smile and approached me .

  “I see, you’re deeply moved to meet me, right? Don’t worry, I’m the same too . I won’t be leaving you this time around . We will be always together . So just relax and come hug me . C’mon . ”


  Not being able endure my fear because of Akuya, who spread his arms while approaching, I dropped my shopping bag with teary eyes .

  (Again, am I going to have to go through that hell again……)

  Every step he made towards me, made me recall that incident .

  I wanted to turn around and escape, but almost as if someone had tied up my legs, they wouldn’t move at all .

  “No…… No……”


  “You don’t have to be afraid . I won’t leave you alone anymore . ”


  When the distance between us had shortened to a few inches, Akuya reached his hands to my face .

  Not having a means to resist, all I could do was close my eyes and prepare myself .

  (……Hm? Nothing is happening……?)

  A few seconds had passed and I still couldn’t feel his hand .

  Realizing that something was strange, I slowly opened my eyes .

  “I’m sorry customer, but touching is prohibited”


  Before me was Kamiya, gripping Akuya’s hand and stopping him from touching me .

  “Kamiya…… kun……”


  It was him after all, my beloved person .

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  Bonus

  What if

  What if the people passing by noticed the man who was hiding in the dark alley .

  “Kukuku……”


  “Hey look, someone dressing like a weirdo is looking at us and laughing . ”


  “That’s creepy . Should we call the police?”


  “Hey you, don’t you feel ashamed from wearing those weird clothes?”


  “EH, wait a minute, how dare you nonchalantly speak to a god?!”


  “Yeah, yeah, I know . For now, come with us . ”


  “Eh? No, wait…… what? Ah, AAAAAH—”