Foolish Life

The three protector

Even though the two are near Roku, she flies toward them and hides behind Liria, peeking at Roku. "Ilisha is mine, she's mine. Even the Goddess I will not let her finger lay on my Ilisha." Krinia said weakly but everyone heard her.

"When it comes to Ilisha you are acting cute but with me, all I can see is your furious face. Krinia, thanks for staying with my daughter and let's continue protecting her."

"C-C-Cute!? M-Me? I-I'm cute?"

"Yeah, you are."

Krinia turns her tiny face at Liz and awkwardly smirks.

"Mr. Roku, did you know why Goddess Sayasha cast away..."

"Liria, that's enough. I want to hear that from my wife."

"I'm very sorry for intruding on that. But you should ask her before it's too late. Now that Goddess Sayami often visits this place, something is happening in her Palace. Mr. Roku, you should learn about them before Goddess Sayami takes action to bring them back. My Fairy queen told me they had led to the demon lord and she said. The fifteen goddess right now doesn't have enough power to kill the evilness. Now that Goddess Kayamiza has disappeared, they panicking about the power of the demon lord."

"Papa..."

"Ilisha, wake up! Ilisha!"

"S-Sister Ilisha."

"Little Ilisha, wake up." The three fairies stood on Ilisha's face, as she tried to wake up.

And Roku grabbed this chance to get up, letting Ilisha embrace her mother, Sayasha.

"Liria, Liz, and Krinia watch my wife and daughter. I will prepare for our lunch."

"Then, I will watch her, Mr. Roku."

"M-Mr. R-Roku, l-leave Ilisha to me."

"H-Human.... R-Roku, you should protect Ilisha, or else I will lead you on the cliff again."

"So it was you, huh?"

"HMPH!"

Seems Krinia is the only one who hates Roku.

Roku left them and headed to the door. However, when Roku opens the door there's a human shadow, holding a piece of letter. The shadow handed it to Roku and gradually faded.

He turns to his back if the fairies see the shadow fortunately they are too focused on Ilisha.

Roku glances one more time at Ilisha and Sayasha and leaves. He walked toward the kitchen and prepared for lunch. After minutes of preparing, everything was set, food already rested on the table, and water on cups and plates. He sat for minutes grabbing the letter behind him. And slowly opening it, reading carefully.

The letter was not for Ilisha or Sayasha. It's a letter for him.

'Sayasha breaks the rules, and she breaks again. For someone who doesn't follow the rules should die. Mr. Roku Gatsu, if you want to save Sayasha, bring Ilisha to this place.'

"Should die? Yet I need to bring Ilisha? What kind of nonsense is this? You basically stealing Ilisha and then killing me. Are you some kind of i***t, are you going to make Sayasha suffer again? Huh! You piece of idiot."

After Roku read the letter it burned into ashes.

"I will come back."

Roku pauses for seconds, hearing the faint voices. Seems the letter hears his response.

There's no point locking in this kind of problem. Roku got up, fixing himself, and fetching the two. Slowly opening the door and when his eyes can peek Roku glances for seconds and closes the door again.

They remain sleeping and the three fairies lay on Ilisha's belly, resting.

"Sleep well." Roku left quietly, going outside to start some warm-up.

Stretching arms as staring at the sky. A month living with Sayasha and Ilisha. Seeing their faces when it comes to training and scolding.

But this time, Roku found out another side of their hiding emotion, fear.

"Death, huh?" It draws into their faces the death.

Roku saw himself in them just differently they are afraid of death while he warmly accepts it. Thanks to Sayasha and Ilisha, he found another purpose in life, a reason to live. On the contrary, the two had hoped to live peacefully but the death kept following them.

"Roku! You are just overthinking!" Roku jumped multiple times, clearing his mind.

Jumping high at the speed of light, running around the house.

Releasing a deep breath and calming himself. After sweating Roku takes off his clothes, bathing in the flower shower.

Freezing water that makes Roku feel hot. He discovered the problem they facing is tough. Sayami had the power to destroy anything, the mystery about Sayami's obsession with Ilisha. The rules Sayasha broke. And she broke again.

Those words, rang in Roku's mind, creating a theory that Sayami might be the one who exiled Sayasha from her Palace.

Once again, Roku slaps his face strongly.

"I will."

Showering for minutes Roku went back to Sayasha's room, entered went straight to the wooden wardrobe, and grabbed the clothes.

As Roku wore his casual clothes, Sayasha began getting up, sitting her butt on the bed, staring at Roku's back. Seeing him as he is about to leave. Sayasha couldn't control herself, leaping with a tight embrace.

She knew Roku just changing clothes but in her mind, he was about to leave to face her older sister for her sake.

"R-Ro------"

A gentle caress Sayasha felt on her arms, making her grip loosen.

"Sayasha, lunch is ready, let's go."

"Y-Yeah..."

Roku just pretended nothing happened, erasing Sayasha's sadness. She got up with a smile, holding Roku's hands as they approached Ilisha.

"Ilisha."

"Whoa!"

"W-Wait!"

"Ilisha!"

Calling one time Ilisha's name she got up, causing the three fairies lying on her top to fall on the bed.

While Krinia quickly recovered and flew in front of Ilisha's face, almost crying just seeing her.

"Ilisha!" Krinia called her name again and this time, finally Ilisha smiled.

"Good morning, Krinia. Liz and Liria, let's play again."

"Ilisha, we will wait for you at the table, come after you wash your face."

Ilisha just responded with a cute faint smile and the two left her.

As Roku led the way, he could still see in Sayasha's face the fear, a grip that kept tightening every step.

"Sayasha, do you love me?"

Sayasha halts her walk making Roku stop, looking behind him.

"Ro-Roku..." Sayasha couldn't look straight into Roku's eyes, avoiding contact with him.

"We can finally see our tomorrow."

Sayasha slowly averted her eyes, focusing on Roku's face filled with happiness. The caress on her belly, the rub on her hand. Sayasha remembered the most important Roku wanted to see.

The future where they can live peacefully with their daughter and daughters. Recalling those promises, Sayasha fell in her tears, crying on Roku's shoulders.

This time, Sayasha confesses her feelings.

"Roku, take Ilisha with you. I will always -----" Sayasha stops on her words after Roku tightens her embrace as he tries to suffocate Sayasha.

She had power, and strength to break free from Roku's embrace however she couldn't find the strength.

"Don't say that, Sayasha. Don't say that like you are leaving Ilisha with me."

"B-Bu-----"

Roku felt multiple times Sayasha's lips but this time, this moment. He couldn't feel the love of Sayasha. She throws everything just to save Ilisha and him.

Feeling her cold lips, Sayasha stares behind Roku, on the small flower near the window.

"Since my parents died when I was a child, no one wanted me to stay by their side. I live alone, alone where there's no one supporting my back. And when I came here, I already accepted my death." Roku closes his face at Sayasha. "You show to me the real world."

"Roku..."

"Ilisha and I can't live without you. Let's face your problem together, support my back and I will support your back. If we couldn't escape let's rely upon Ilisha. The one who will support our back. So please, don't say that anymore. Promise to me don't leave Ilisha and I."

"I-I..."

"Sayasha!"

Sayasha didn't respond even though Roku shouted her name weakly but she remained zipping her mouth just glaring at Roku.

"Ma-----"

"Ilisha! Come here!"

"Little Ili"

"S-Sister Ilisha."

The little fairies pull Ilisha's hair as she tries to intervene with her parents. Fortunately, even though Ilisha had power she chose to go back into the room.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the kitchen, Roku apologizes to Sayasha for raising his voice toward her.

"It's my fault too, Roku. I'm sorry for being weak."

"Then let's become stronger, stronger than your older sister. She might be stronger than you but she is alone. While you, you have me and Ilisha, the monsters living here are in your back, waiting orders to move. Sayasha, you are not aware of yourself but your power is overflowing. Stop drowning yourself."

"But..."

"I couldn't win against my daughter. She always beats me up every time I spar with her. Or try to scratch her skin but I failed. I utterly fail every time I fight here."

"....."

"But thanks to someone I can look forward to every hour staying with her. Sayasha, please believe in yourself and your husband, to our daughter. We can overcome this if we work together. I will be your shield, Ilisha will be our light and you are our sword. Anyone try to shatter our peaceful life let's show them what our capable of, so please don't leave."

"Roku."

"Sayasha."

It gradually faded Sayasha's doubt in her heart. She finally understood there was someone on her side supporting her even if it cost his life. And daughter to see her smile again.