Yeon-Hee asked, “What?”

I clarified, “My lives.”

This was the first time I had left a precious part of myself in the hands of someone else.

[The Life Vessel has been activated.]

Before I chose Yeon-Hee as my Life Vessel, I could feel the power pressuring my entire body constantly. However, the black energy escaped from me and moved toward her the moment I made the decision. This made my body tremble.

“As long as you stay alive, I won’t die either,” I said in excitement.

Yeon-Hee nodded silently. When she stared at me with her eyes mixed with combative enthusiasm and affection, the past memories we spent together, the sacrifices, and the romantic passion she had shown me made my body move without me noticing. I unconsciously stretched my arm and pulled her toward my chest. There was no resistance. Her small figure came into my arms.

I continued, “You are me from now on, Yeon-Hee. We are one.”

This duty wasn’t solely given to her because I felt that she was the safest person. I hadn’t put a diamond ring on her finger, but I think she had noticed what I felt about her. That...