Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

Chapter 567 Break Up

”I understand everything you said, Glorias. And thatʼs the reason your mother ran away from the vampire world, but you cannot do the same. At least, not right now,” Nyxia said calmly.

”Why not? You can return to the vampire world and tell them that you couldnʼt find me.”

”Itʼs not about that… Glorias. I know you donʼt want to leave this human behind, and you wonʼt, no matter what happens. But he will leave you.”

”Are you talking about him growing old and dying? Then that wonʼt happen. He is not a normal human.”

”I am not talking about that.” Nyxia looked into Rudyʼs eyes and said, ”This human doesnʼt belong here. And he has to go back.”

”...!” Rias realized what Nyxia was talking about. She looked at Rudy and asked, ”You have to return to your timeline?”

”Eventually… yes. I have no control over it.”

”Then… what about me…?”

”We will meet again.”

”When…?”

”...in 2008.”

”Thatʼs too long!”

”I know.”

”But I will wait for you!”

”Yes…” Rudy caressed Riasʼ face and smiled wryly at her as he said, ”But it would be for the best if… if you wait for me in the vampire world and not the human world.”

”But you are not going back to 2008 right now. Please allow me to stay here until you return.”

”Rias… itʼs hard for me to say this, but… I think Nyxia is right. You have your own life, and you have to make it right. Donʼt let me come in your way to what you are going to achieve in the future.

Think of it as a grace time where we both live our lives and do what we must do before meeting again. And I promise you, my love… no one will ever break us apart once we meet again.”

Rias didnʼt want to agree with Rudyʼs words, but deep down, she knew Rudy and Nyxia were right. Besides, she couldnʼt bear to see the sad look in his eyes and his painful smile. She knew it was as painful for him as it was for her. And if he could endure it, she should too.

She nodded at Nyxia and said, ”Okay, I am ready to come with you. Just give us a little time to talk.”

”I wish I could. I really do. But the portal can only stay open for five more minutes. I will wait outside, so please make it quick.”

After saying that, Nyxia left the house and sat on the porch outside.

Rias looked into Rudyʼs eyes and kissed him a few times.

”Is this what humans call a ʼbreak-upʼ?” she asked with a slight smile on her face.

”We are not breaking up.”

”We technically are. We wonʼt meet each other until 2008.”

”Yeah…”

”I will miss you…” Rias was trying her best to hold her tears.

”I will too.”

”I… donʼt know if I would be able to do that, though.”

”I have a solution for that.”

”What?”

Rudy gulped down before saying, ”I will seal your memories.”

”No… you canʼt do that.”

”Just hear me out.” Rudy placed his hands on Riasʼ shoulder and looked into her eyes as he explained. ”I will seal your memories, but itʼs not what you think.”

”I think the meaning itself is pretty clear. If you seal my memories, I wonʼt remember you.”

”Thatʼs what I am trying to explain. Listen, if you donʼt remember me, you wonʼt have to wait for me. However, I donʼt want you to forget about me. So the seal I will place on you will slowly weaken as time gets closer to 2008.”

”And I will remember everything about you in 2008, and we will meet again?” Rias asked to confirm.

”Not exactly. When the time approaches 2008, the first seal will break, but only your feelings for me will return. And when that happens, you will come to look for me in 2008, but you wonʼt know anything else about me.

How do I look, or where do I live? What is my name, or how old am I? How do I sound, and what are my powers? You wonʼt remember anything, but you will know one thing, I study at a certain school in this town.

Thatʼs when I will place the second seal, which will break once you hear my name from my mouth. I will come to your house, and you will scare the shit out of me. But once you learn my name, your memories about me will return.

Your wait will end there. However, I wonʼt remember anything, and I will be utterly oblivious to everything as, at that time, I hadnʼt time-traveled to 1989 yet. But you donʼt have to worry about that as I will fall in love with you soon.

Moreover, I will place the third seal on you that will seal your memories of everything else. And that seal will break once we kiss. How does that sound?” Rudy asked calmly.

”Itʼs so confusing. What is the third seal for? Wonʼt I remember everything once I learn your name?” Rias asked with a confused and curious look on her face.

”No. You will only remember me, nothing else. And to remember everything else of this timeline, we will have to kiss. Itʼs just to avoid letting you remember about my powers and stuff, as I myself wouldnʼt be aware of that when I first met you in 2008.”

”So, in other words, I will forget about you, but I actually wonʼt. And you are sealing my memories, so I donʼt cry every night and remember you and our time together. And also to keep everything as it should be in 2008?”

”Exactly. Because time travel is something, no one can understand. Turns out I messed up in this timeline, and the 2008 timeline changed completely. So I will just have to make sure that I fixed everything before I suddenly find myself back in 2008,” he chuckled softly to hide his sadness.

”Letʼs meet again in 2008.” Rias kissed Rudy on the lips and closed her eyes. ”Go ahead. I am ready.”