Someone in the Future
Oze-kun fought hard. He endured loneliness, was reborn over and over again, and still, loneliness always remained. Even when he hoped that this time might be different, it wasn’t.
And yet, without rotting away, he lived on with strength.
One day, by chance, he was born near the sea where God lived.
The first to notice him was God’s left eye. The soul of the Harvester found Oze-kun.
That must have made him happy. God mistook that feeling from his left eye for “love.”
Don’t laugh at him. For God, it was the very first moment when a human changed from being “my weak cells” into an “individual.”
Falling in love, God—as incorrigible as ever—tried to take Oze-kun into himself. As always, he wanted to lock away what he cherished inside his own body. That part hasn’t changed at all.
Naturally, Oze-kun refused. In the end, he was cornered so much he even took his own life. That must have been unbearable for God.
And once again, it was the familiar bird who showed quick wit.
I should say this: this bird was not the one who loved Aochi-kun. The Watcher Birds are many, but this time the bird was the real thing—the true familiar bird of God, his very essence.
That familiar bird carried Oze-kun’s soul and rose high into the heavens. With Oze-kun’s soul, and also with God’s left eye—the Harvester. God dissolved into the sea from the shock of lost love, but the Harvester held his form with sheer will, just to be with Oze-kun.
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With Oze-kun’s soul, the familiar created the first demon. With the left eye—that is, the Harvester—he created a new God.
With their memories conveniently erased, the two of them lived happily together.
At last, Oze-kun was freed from eternal loneliness.
One day, into the place where the two lived, a man burst in holding a knife, shouting, “I’ll change the structure of the world!”
That man was Oomi-kun. No matter how many times he was reborn, at the crucial moments he was always the one with the most will to act.
It was Oze-kun who was shaken by the sight of this boy. Even with his memories erased, Oomi-kun was his other half.
After that, Oze-kun left the home he shared with the Harvester, and chose to watch over Oomi-kun from the human world.
Because Oze-kun had become a demon, he could no longer be reborn. But Oomi-kun was still human, and so he was reborn again.
And one day, he was reborn as the younger twin brother. Do you know who the older brother was? It was Aochi-kun.
A miracle had happened.
The three of them were reunited once more.
Yes—and Mamoru-kun, too, they were able to meet again.
Mamoru-kun became the very first flame demon. Isn’t that cool?
His steady personality hadn’t changed, and even now he worries about everyone and looks after them.
Silent-chan became a water demon. Silent-chan loved the Harvester. So, even after becoming a beautiful demon, whenever she meets the Harvester, she still flusters and fumbles.
One day, the Harvester suddenly remembered. It was himself who had forced loneliness upon Oze-kun, who had made him suffer.
He regretted it—and at the same time, he felt ashamed of himself for also rejoicing at meeting Oze-kun again despite that.
So, sometimes he acted a little strangely.
Well then, that’s everything—ah, you?
After all that, do you really not remember, even though you pestered me so much?
The immature child Ululu, who received a heart from Rhone—that is you.
That’s what I meant when I said you and I are “a pair.”
If you’ve forgotten, maybe I shouldn’t have said it.
I’m tired of talking about the past.
Let’s talk about what’s to come. Now that it’s been proven that miracles do happen, the future will surely be brighter than today.