When the Future Luna Walked Away のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

The comments kept coming.“They look too good together.”“You can tell they grew up together.”“@Cassian Careful. Serena might see this.”Cassian actually replied:“She won’t care. If she’s going to make a scene over something this minor, then maybe this bond shouldn’t happen at all.”I stared at that line for a long time, then quietly hit like and locked my screen.He was already used to me giving way.Used to me accepting the change of location, accepting the new ceremony design, accepting him saying, “Lyra was only making a suggestion. Stop being so selfish.”But this time, I didn’t want to give in.The next day, I went to the Bonding Hall alone to confirm the arrangements.The snowfield altar I had originally reserved was gone. In its place was a completely new plan from the coastside ritual grounds.I turned the pages one by one, growing quieter with each one.The main altar had been changed from silver-white to deep sea blue. The moon lamps I had chosen, carved from frostbone cry

I watched the snow drift past the window and said softly, “I’ve been here all along.”The moon-vow hymn had already begun at the snowfield altar. In a few minutes, I would step forward.Cassian fell silent on the other end. “Where are you? I don’t see you anywhere.”I held up my phone and said, “Listen.”The wind carried the vow hymn through the line, faint but clear.His voice tightened at once. “You’re at the snowfield?”“You’ve lost your mind. I changed the location.”I laughed softly. “I know.”That only made him more worked up. “You knew and you still went? Serena, this is our bonding ceremony. How could you make a decision like that without even talking to me?”I looked at the man waiting a short distance away and answered in the same quiet tone. “Did you discuss it with me when you changed it?”Cassian fell silent for a second, then frowned.“The coastside ritual grounds are more romantic. I was trying to surprise you. Why can’t you understand that?”“Whether I understand it or

Cassian stood there for a long moment. Then anger flashed across his face.“If you were unhappy, why didn’t you say so sooner?”“If you never said anything, how was I supposed to know you felt hurt?”I looked at him and let out a cold laugh.“I never said anything?”“I never made a fuss?”“Wasn’t it you who kept calling me childish?”That left him speechless.I held his gaze and asked softly, “Do you even remember why I insisted on bonding at the snowfield?”He hesitated, then answered carelessly, “Because the view is beautiful, isn’t it? But the sea is more romantic.”I laughed.The last warmth I had left for him disappeared completely.“So you really don’t know.”“You never respected my choice. Not once.”“And now, there’s nothing left for you to regret.”“You should go. This should have ended a long time ago.”Cassian still would not move, but Lyra could no longer hold on.She was shivering now, her voice small. “Cassian… I don’t feel well.”Even as he walked down the mountain, he k

Lyra came to the room carrying a basket of fruit, but she stood in the doorway and would not step inside.Cassian was lying in bed. When he saw her, something still brightened in his face.“Lyra… you came.”Lyra twisted the strap of her bag, looking wronged.“Cassian, I… I don’t really know how to take care of people.”He forced a smile.“It’s all right. You don’t have to take care of me. Just stay and talk for a while.”Lyra lowered her head and spoke in a small voice.“But… my boyfriend wouldn’t like it.”Cassian froze.“Boyfriend?”“Since when?”She blinked, sweetness slipping into her tone.“We’ve been together for a week.”“He doesn’t like me getting too close to other men.”Something inside him dropped all at once.Only then did he realize he could no longer even explain to himself what Lyra had been to him all these years.Love?Or just the habit of being needed by her?And Serena?She had always been so strong that he had simply assumed she did not need him.Lyra sighed by the