She was like a dumpling swimming in boiling water, bobbing and rolling from top to bottom and bottom to top until finally, she just was floating on the surface of the bubbling water.

Floating and rocking, floating and rocking…

She really didn't know what to do ... ...

What's happening ?

What did he mean by 'myself from outside' ?

"Human ... thou can speak freely ... ... Just stay here for a while and accompany me ... I was bored all this time~"

"I ... I'm his classmate ..." Her entire body felt as if it was burning up.

"Hmm ... classmates ... hahaha" Suddenly the huge figure laugh out causing her to jump in fright.

Just what the heck is going on ... ?

"Hoho ... I see ... classmates huh ... Aahh ~ but I feel different from thee ... Fear, admiration, envy but not love ... how intriguing~"

My ... My feelings ... ?!

"Oh, thou don't need to raise thee guard up ... I can't do anything bad to thee ... I am nothing but a left over soul that just got accidentally awakened ... Either way, myself from the outside doesn't wish to hurt thee ... but ... haha, he actually held some favorable thoughts towards thee, little human~"

Eh ... ?!

What did he mean by ... that ?!

"W-Who are you ? Y-You are not Prince Lyle ... What are you ?!"

"Fear not little human ... I am him, he is me but at the same time we are different ... "

"What do you mean by that ?"

"No need to understand that ... Right. Thee can just think of me as his other personality~"

... Other personality? ...

"Hmm ... Sadly, my current self is suffering from a goddess curse ... or should it be a blessing I guess ~"

Huh ... ?

"A g-goddess curse ?"

"Yeah ... a curse ... It's that brat's Freya's successor's curse ... really, why does all the gods seemed childish, I presume ?"

"Freya ? Goddess ?"

"Hm ... the Goddess of Love and Beauty. That cheeky and mischievous little brat ~"

She seemed familiar ... but ...

"The goddess of Love and beauty is Venus ... not some Freya ..."

"Oh, Venus is her name ... ... Wonder not little human, gods also dies and another replaced ... Even gods can't fight the cycle of death~" His voice gentle, yet at the same time, distant.

He made people enchanted, yet also made them feel like they could not get close to him.

Even Misuzu who was originally an arrogant princess couldn't help but admit it.

When he spoke, he was always steady and deliberate ...

The figure moved his huge head and raised it ... he then let out a sighed ...

In that moment, she was frozen in her spot, in a daze, unable to hear her own heartbeat.

She can only breathe, very light breathing; for fear that she will disturb that voice. Despite his appearance, his voice was deep and enchanting that she wanted to continue to listen to it — continue listening forever…

"Happy, it's been a long time since I had exchange words with someone ... "

"What are you ? Even if you say that you are Prince Lyle's other personality, why are you here ?"

"Little human, I am what you can see and perceive. Myself from outside is me but at the same time not me. He doesn't have my memories. However, it seemed like we are slowly merging ... Oh well, as for why am I here, that's because I was punished by the old gods ... "

"Punished ... ?"

"Ah ... punished. I and I from outside are the same ... Once we committed to something; we would not easily give it up. We were particularly stubborn and persistent...

I once loved someone but she got sick and I was desperate to save her ... but in the end I failed ..."

Listening to the giant Lyle's words as if mocking himself, for some unknown reason, Misuzu's fear subsided and eventually died down. She stepped forward and stood in front of the giant Lyle.

" ... What do you want to do right now ? Can't you go out ?" Misuzu asked curiously.

Hearing her words, the giant Lyle laughed so hard the whole place trembled ...

"No I won't ... my life was gone a long time ago ... this timeline, it's my other self's life not mines ... I'm only here killing time because I was actually awaken by that kid ... "

"Kid ?"

"It's nothing of your concern, little human."

"Uum ... this curse ... what is it ?"

"Ho ? Thee really want to know, little Human ? Don't thee know, thee are part of the curse ... "

Eh ... ? Me ... ?

"I'm part of the curse ... ? Impossible!?"

"Hoho, that new brat Venus was it ? She really resembles that brat Freya and Aphrodite from the other world ... in personality and pranks ... If I were to guess, she was jealous ... She don't want anything more beautiful than her to exist ... Thus, she gave him this curse ... Just like those bratty ancestors of hers did back then in every heroes ... "

"W-what will this curse do ... ?"

"Myself will meet many women and be involved with their struggles and problems. They will then fall in love at him and choose to stay by his side but whether it's a good thing or not, I don't know ... ..."

What ... ?!

What did he just say ... ?!

Th-Then ...

Misuzu's face felt as if it was burning causing the giant Lyle to chuckle in delight.

"Y-You're joking right? Is that really a curse ... ?!" She couldn't help but shout in anger ...

Did he just say in a roundabout way that she will fall in love will that guy ?!

That's impossible ... !!!

The giant Lyle looked at Misuzu. His heart calmed and he grinned. He coughed softly. "Fate is very twisted ... Even the goddess of Fate can't always predict what will happen ... Thou art the only one who can control thou fate ...

Thee not know, Thee art fated to die, right here and now ... ?"

As if a bomb suddenly exploded inside her head, Misuzu's body stopped moving. She could only stare at the giant in front of her. Her face distorted as if she didn't how to react...

Die ... She was fated to die...?

How can that be!?

"Th-Then I'm going to die ?!" She asked. Her voice trembling.

"Ah ... " The giant Lyle nodded nonchalantly as if what he just said was nothing. "Thou art fated to die ... but myself prevented it ... "

"Prevent it ... ?"

"Ah ... Although myself don't know about it. But the fact that the magic eyes suddenly activated without him doing anything is the proof ... Accidents are not coincidences, they are nothing but fateful encounters and happenings ... "

"I ... I see ... so I will live, is that what you are saying?" As if something got taken from her heavy chest, Misuzu breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's right ... "

"But I think this isn't a curse but a blessing ... "

"No, it's a curse ... "The giant Lyle shook his head. "Since ancient times, heroes fell in their doom because of women ... that would never change. And that was what that brat goddess wanted to do ... Heroes don't live happily like what the stories say. They all die tragically; because of women and beauties ... That's what Aphrodite in other world's mythology always did with heroes in the ancient times ... like Hercules or Perseus ... "

"Hercules ... ? Perseus ?"

" Ancient one's, demi-gods, heroes ... Need not to know, little human ..."

"Th-Then, you're saying that Prince Lyle will also end up like ... that ...?"

"Who knows ... I don't know ... myself will only know it when that time comes ..."