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

I looked at her in surprise and asked,

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

She nodded calmly.

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

The moment I heard those words, a memory suddenly appeared in my mind.

The moment 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 me and gave a small teasing smile.

"Yes... there is another way."

When I heard that, I felt relieved.

"What is it? Tell me quickly."

She replied,

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

Her words surprised me.

"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 framed her face.

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

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

Suddenly a voice interrupted my thoughts.

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

"O-Okay, okay! I’m doing it!"

I slowly leaned closer to Hinata.

Our faces became extremely 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 same as the last time 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 become worse.

With that thought, I gently kissed her forehead.

The moment 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 moment, I slowly opened them.

What I saw shocked me.

Everyone around us had frozen in place.

They weren’t moving at all.

It was like time itself had stopped.

Hinata looked at me 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 me.

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 me 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 moment? I need to do something."

She looked at me 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 same way."

Then Hinata suddenly said something unexpected.

"I don’t remember anything."

I froze.

"You... don’t remember?"

"What were we doing before?"

She looked genuinely confused.

I quickly turned my face away.

"N-Nothing! We didn’t do anything!"

At that moment, the voice spoke again.

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

I sighed.

"This is your fault. You were the one who told me 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 time. Please just do what I asked."

She looked at me for a moment... 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.

Meanwhile, Hinata stood in the other room thinking.

Why did Ayal suddenly ask me to leave?

She looked around.

Everything was frozen.

No one was moving.

How did Ayal fix me earlier...?

She couldn’t remember.

But she had a strange feeling.

Is he embarrassed to tell me...?

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 me not to look."

Meanwhile, I stood in front of Aira.

I swallowed nervously.

I have to kiss her forehead... quickly.

Before Hinata came back.

I slowly walked toward her.

She was holding a sword in her hand.

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

She looked at me with worry and said,

"Ayal, are you okay?"

I stared at her for a moment.

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, come 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 me, and Aira was right beside her.

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