Chapter 448
With joyful steps, the Golden Grim Reaper rushed toward its cherished human.
The sense of relief and excitement that it had finally found them swelled up inside its small chest.
But at that moment, an unexpected barrier blocked its path.
Kyuurr.
The Agwi that had been tending to the garden swarmed forward, blocking the Golden Grim Reaper’s way.
The sight of the Agwi crowding together like a wall made the Golden Grim Reaper flinch for a moment.
Pulling its small body back slightly, it surveyed its surroundings.
“There’s so many…”
For the Golden Grim Reaper, who had physical immunity, the colorful Agwi weren’t much of a threat.
However, the real problem lay with the few powerful White Agwi, whose “flames that burn Objects” could penetrate its physical immunity.
From the Golden Grim Reaper’s perspective, these White Agwi seemed to be of a lower “class” and thus were unlikely to use such dangerous flames, but it couldn’t take the chance of relying on such an uncertain probability.
It didn’t know how to return to its cherished human’s side.
Even if it were revived in the Mini Grim Reaper Valhalla, if it couldn’t reach this garden again, it would mean nothing to the Golden Grim Reaper.
How many more nights would it have to wander Seoul Forest before it could meet its cherished human again? It couldn’t even imagine it.
Despite all the Golden Grim Reapers believing in their fated happiness with their cherished human, they couldn’t help but become passive.
The Golden Grim Reaper’s happy fate was only given to those good Golden Grim Reapers who tried their best.
Moreover, it felt no harmful energy from these Agwi.
They simply seemed like devoted servants to the cherished human, faithfully carrying out their duties.
The Golden Grim Reaper hesitated, while the multi-colored Agwi stared back, ready to pounce with a cautious gaze.
Just then, a clear voice rang through the garden.
“Wait.”
The Violet-haired Girl stood up from her chair and began walking slowly toward the Golden Grim Reaper.
Her hair glimmered with a violet hue as it caught the morning sunlight.
Kyu!
The White Agwi cried out in concern, trying to block her steps, but the girl calmly reassured them with a gentle smile.
“It’s okay.”
The girl crouched down in front of the Golden Grim Reaper.
Her eyes radiated curiosity and warmth.
“First time seeing a magic book.”
The girl looked at the Golden Grim Reaper as if she had discovered a long-sought treasure.
“I’ve never seen this book in the mansion’s library. Could this be a magic book that was created after the world fell?”
Then, the Violet-haired Girl, with the carefulness of encountering a wild rabbit for the first time, slowly reached out her hand and gently stroked the Golden Grim Reaper’s head.
The soft texture and warmth were conveyed through her fingertips.
“So soft and warm.”
The Golden Grim Reaper remained still, not moving a muscle, to ensure that its cherished human wouldn’t be startled, only gazing up at the Violet-haired Girl.
Finally, as a smile spread across the girl’s face, the Golden Grim Reaper cautiously moved its small hand to hold her finger, smiling brightly in return.
It was a smile that made you happy just by looking at it, quintessentially Golden Grim Reaper-like.
The Violet-haired Girl carefully placed the Golden Grim Reaper on her palm and returned to her chair.
The anxious Agwi still followed them, but their gaze was now a bit less wary.
Sitting in the chair, the girl playfully pinched the Golden Grim Reaper’s chubby cheek.
“How did you get here, past the black sea?”
“I don’t know!”
The Golden Grim Reaper flailed its arms in excitement, but the girl couldn’t hear its intent.
But that wasn’t important.
The Golden Grim Reaper was filled with the joy of having finally met its cherished human, while the Violet-haired Girl felt happy to have gained a “friend” she had long awaited.
A smile lingered on her lips, one that wouldn’t fade.
Of course, many guardians of all colors surrounded her, but the girl couldn’t consider them her friends.
They were beings that obeyed commands without question, and unless on duty, they didn’t show any interest in her.
Was it because she wasn’t the creator of the guardians?
But the girl couldn’t create guardians.
There were many different books in the mansion, but there were no alchemy books.
After a while of playing at the table, the Violet-haired Girl stood up.
“Now, I’ll guide you through the mansion!”
With a careful touch, like handling fragile porcelain, the Violet-haired Girl lifted the Golden Grim Reaper and placed it on her shoulder, then started walking toward the mansion.
‘!’
The Golden Grim Reaper looked around, as if seeing something wondrous from its perch on its cherished human’s shoulder.
The mansion’s interior was as clean as the number of Agwi it housed.
The floor reflected the Golden Grim Reaper’s tiny face, and even the chandelier hanging from the ceiling, with no light, shone without a speck of dust.
Everywhere the girl led it, an Agwi was present.
Agwi cooking.
Agwi cleaning.
Agwi following and serving.
Hundreds of Agwi roamed the mansion.
“Strange…”
But the Golden Grim Reaper felt something a bit odd every time it encountered an Agwi.
These Agwi seemed less lively than usual.
The Violet-haired Girl, having introduced the Golden Grim Reaper to various rooms and facilities on the first floor, began climbing the large stairs in the center of the mansion.
“Tada! This is my room!”
When they arrived at the largest room on the second floor, the girl introduced it with a bright smile.
The cherished human’s room looked like an art gallery, filled with paintings she had personally created.
“Human…”
The Golden Grim Reaper stood on the table and looked up at the paintings with a slightly sad expression.
It seemed as though the paintings reflected the loneliness of the cherished human, who had no choice but to keep drawing.
“This concludes the mansion tour.”
The girl, a little out of breath from walking around the large mansion, looked at the Golden Grim Reaper and said.
‘?’
But the Golden Grim Reaper tilted its head in confusion.
There seemed to be another room at the end of the second floor…?
However, the Violet-haired Girl didn’t seem to notice and placed the Golden Grim Reaper back on her head.
“Well then, I’m hungry, so let’s go eat!”
The Violet-haired Girl, now hungry after all the walking, cheerfully started toward the first-floor dining room.
‘…’
As the Golden Grim Reaper turned its head while on her shoulder, it noticed a hallway the girl hadn’t shown.
It was full of dust, dark, and…
A hallway that didn’t quite fit with the mansion. It was there, silently waiting.
