When I was born as a god Chapter 37: Let me do this

I looked at her in surprise and asked,

"Are you telling ... that I have to kiss them?"

She nodded calmly.

"Yes. If you want to release them from this place, you must kiss them."

The mont I heard those words, a mory suddenly appeared in my mind.

The mont when I kissed Hinata to save her.

My face instantly turned red.

Looking at her awkwardly, I said,

"Is... is there really no other way?"

She looked at and gave a small teasing smile.

"Yes... there is another way."

When I heard that, I felt relieved.

"What is it? Tell quickly."

She replied,

"Master, if you want to fix them, you can kiss their forehead instead."

Her words surprised .

"A forehead... kiss?"

"Yes. If you don’t want to kiss their lips, you can kiss their forehead."

I stared at her, still confused.

So if I didn’t kiss their lips...

I had to kiss their forehead instead.

It felt like... there was no other choice.

Taking a deep breath, I slowly began walking toward Hinata.

As I walked, I couldn’t stop thinking.

My first kiss had been with her...

And now I had to kiss her again.

The closer I got, the more embarrassed I felt.

Hinata was sitting quietly.

I sat down beside her.

Looking at her face closely, I realized how beautiful she looked.

Her short hair gently frad her face.

Just thinking about kissing her again made my face burn with embarrassnt.

Do I really have to do this again...?

Suddenly a voice interrupted my thoughts.

"Master, you must hurry. We don’t have much ti."

"O-Okay, okay! I’m doing it!"

I slowly leaned closer to Hinata.

Our faces beca extrely close.

My eyes kept drifting toward her lips.

They were strangely... attractive.

My heart began pounding loudly in my chest.

I couldn’t understand why it was beating so fast.

But it felt the sa as the last ti I kissed her.

My heart wouldn’t calm down.

"Master! Hurry!"

"Y-Yes! I’m doing it!"

I took a deep breath.

I have to do it...

If I didn’t do it now, things could beco worse.

With that thought, I gently kissed her forehead.

The mont my lips touched her forehead—

A bright light suddenly burst out.

It was so bright that I couldn’t see anything.

I quickly closed my eyes.

After a mont, I slowly opened them.

What I saw shocked .

Everyone around us had frozen in place.

They weren’t moving at all.

It was like ti itself had stopped.

Hinata looked at with confusion.

"Ayal... what happened here?"

I shook my head slightly.

"Hinata... it’s a long story. I’ll explain later."

"Right now, we need to get out of here first."

As I said that, I grabbed her hand and pulled her with .

Because of that sudden action, Hinata’s face turned slightly red.

We walked toward Aira.

She was standing still like a statue, not moving at all.

Hinata stood behind while I approached Aira.

I hesitated.

I have to do this...

But I couldn’t do it in front of Hinata.

So I turned toward her and said,

"H-Hinata... can you wait in the room behind us for a mont? I need to do sothing."

She looked at suspiciously.

"What are you trying to do?"

I quickly looked away and replied awkwardly,

"N-No, it’s nothing strange. I fixed you earlier, right? I’m just going to fix Aira the sa way."

Then Hinata suddenly said sothing unexpected.

"I don’t rember anything."

I froze.

"You... don’t rember?"

"What were we doing before?"

She looked genuinely confused.

I quickly turned my face away.

"N-Nothing! We didn’t do anything!"

At that mont, the voice spoke again.

"Master... do you really think she doesn’t rember?"

I sighed.

"This is your fault. You were the one who told to do it."

"You said it was the fastest way."

"Well... yes..."

Hinata suddenly asked,

"Ayal... who are you talking to?"

I quickly shook my head.

"No one."

Then I spoke seriously.

"H-Hinata, we don’t have much ti. Please just do what I asked."

She looked at for a mont... then nodded.

"If you’re saying that... I’ll trust you."

She quietly walked into the room behind us.

Once she was gone, I let out a sigh of relief.

anwhile, Hinata stood in the other room thinking.

Why did Ayal suddenly ask to leave?

She looked around.

Everything was frozen.

No one was moving.

How did Ayal fix earlier...?

She couldn’t rember.

But she had a strange feeling.

Is he embarrassed to tell ...?

Then another thought appeared.

What is he doing with Aira right now...?

She hesitated.

Should I take a look...?

"No... no. I shouldn’t."

"He told not to look."

anwhile, I stood in front of Aira.

I swallowed nervously.

I have to kiss her forehead... quickly.

Before Hinata ca back.

I slowly walked toward her.

She was holding a sword in her hand.

Even though she couldn’t move, standing this close made nervous.

My heart was beating loudly again.

Step by step, I approached her.

Then I grabbed her shoulders gently but firmly.

My heart was pounding.

I have to do this...

Without hesitating any longer—

I leaned forward...

And kissed Aira’s forehead.

After doing that, a bright light appeared just like before.

When I slowly opened my eyes again, I saw Aira standing right in front of .

She looked at with worry and said,

"Ayal, are you okay?"

I stared at her for a mont.

The light around us made her look even more beautiful than before.

I saw her—Aira—right here with us. "I can’t tell you anything," I said, urgency in my voice. "We need to get out of here, quickly."

Saying that, I grabbed her hand and started pulling her along. I looked at Hinata and said, "Hinata, co on," taking her hand too. Without a second thought, I led the both of them into the spot where the teleportation would take us.

Suddenly, a light surged before us. It was so bright that I instinctively squeezed my eyes shut. When I finally opened them, Hinata was sitting in front of , and Aira was right beside her.

They called my na, their eyes glistening with tears. I blinked slowly, taking in the sight of them, and softly asked, "Are... are you both crying?"