My Heart From Hell
The Only Way

Erina wandered through the forest without stopping, many times she saw many nests of giant wasps hanging from trees, but the contents were empty.

"Sir Behe, I will not make your struggle in vain" Erina was determined despite feeling sad

He kept watching the key of the gate he was carrying, following the direction when the light was blue

The sky was getting dark, the night was coming quickly

Erina unpacked her backpack "Ah, I don't have a tent, there's only a sleeping bag apparently"

He collected twigs, lit a fire, then rested in the forest with moonlight, the moon was quite normal, but red

"Mama.you're okay, right? Damien's? A succubus? Alexey? The levi? I miss everything"

Suddenly it sounded like the steps of someone moving closer

Erina immediately picked up the folding knife she was carrying and pointed it towards the sound coming, She felt riled up

"What creature is coming this time?"

A little while later, someone appeared from behind a bush, someone with red hair

"SUCCUBUS!!" yell Erina

He immediately approached and hugged Succubus who was about to faint

Erina laid Succubus by her bonfire

"Hey, what's sick?" Erina examined Succubus' body full of bruises and torn-up clothes

"Mrs.nona Erina.." Succubus drowning

"Here you rest, eat this bread"

Erina fed Succubus with bread and water from the provisions she brought, then gave him vitamins for endurance

They both fell asleep from exhaustion, and nothing disturbed them that night.

Next day

Succubus woke up first, he saw Erina who was still sound asleep on the leaves, while he was in a sleeping bag. Succubus feels pity

"Miss wake up, it's morning" Succubus gently shook Erina's body

"Akhs..Sue! how did you wake up!?" Erina was surprised by the saliva that was still flowing

"I'm fine Miss Erina, thank you for taking care of me" Succubus lowered his head and was polite

Erina became suspicious of "Heh who are you!? why are you Succubus my friend?"

"It's me"

"By the way it's normal, don't be like that waitress"

"I've devoted myself"

"But it doesn't have to be so, it's weird, we're just like normal friends"

"Hmm fine if that's what you want"

They both told each other

"So we've been here two days, were you with someone when you were stranded?" Erina began to ask

"Yes, I'm with Leviathan"

"Then? where's she?"

Succubus lowered his head and cried "He's wasting his life away"

"Can you tell me?"

Succubus recounted everything he had experienced with Leviathan before the end of his life, and Erina was saddened to hear his story

"I walked on the edge of a steep cliff, and fell down many times until I finally got here. Well, who are you with?"

"I wanted to apologize to Sue before, because I failed to look after her"

"Who? What's Behemoth?"

Erina nodded

"Ah, the parents..."

"He defeated all the giant wasps in this forest by himself"

"Did you see for yourself how he died?"

"No, when I left she was alive, but she couldn't walk"

"Basic strong-ass"

"He left a message for you"

"What's that?"

Erina gave me a letter

Succubus read the letter

'When I first saw you, I immediately fell in love, but not as a couple, but as a princess, your arrival at that time reminded me of my daughter in the previous life, I want to always take care of you, I want to always take care of you, and follow whatever you want. But maybe if you read this letter, it means I'm gone. I just hope you take care of yourself, don't get yourself into danger often. And may you meet the right man and love you for who you are.

ps. Greetings to Lucifer'

Erina patted Succubus on the shoulder to calm him down

"The old man, you see"

"Why?"

"I used to think of him like my father because he always helped me in my work.....…..I really liked it"

"Ah so?" Erina was so surprised

"Yes, but I always cover it up out of disdain"

"Don't you like Asmo?"

"Right, but with Asmo I'm actually more towards idolizing it"

"Hmm.complicated yes"

"so"

After telling each other stories, they decided to rush towards their destination

"I, what to say if I go back to the afterlife? I killed one of the higher-ups of hell"

"You didn't kill him, you didn't see him in person, did you? he might have survived"

"I don't think it's possible, because the steam is spreading so fast, from far away my eyes and breathing hurt so much"

"The Leviathan I know isn't a weak person, I'm sure he'll survive"

"I really hope so"

On the way, they met the river flow, the river was very calm and deep green because of the moss, covered with a lot of fog, the atmosphere was quite gripping.

Then near the river, appeared a skinny man in tattered clothes - camping who asked for help

"Help me, I've been lost here for months"

Erina and Succubus looked at each other, then gave some of their remaining provisions to the person

"Thank you very much, you guys are very nice women"

Succubus whispered to Erina "I think this man is a test to us"

"I don't know either, but it's possible"

"All right, we'll just follow what he wants"

The man started approaching the two of them

"I have a boat to cross the river"

Erina and Succubus were shocked

"You, really have a ship?"

"Yes, there" the man directed the two of them towards his ship

The ship was very small, about the size of a canoe, and only fit two people. It looks like the old ship is very old and prone to drowning

"You have to go through this river if you want to go to the tower"

"Can you take us across there?"

"It can be but just one person"

"What!?"

"This ship can only go one way"

They both returned to look

"Why is this place? it's got to keep people apart" Succubus complained

Erina squatted down, "I don't want to go without you"

"Me too"

"So, who wants to go?"

"We want to think about this first sir"

"It's better not be long, because the weather changes here very quickly, if this river flows overflow, we won't be able to pass through it for months"

Erina tried to ponder for a moment, from the beginning she already knew that this journey would be tough, but did not expect it would be this fast to lose her colleagues, she felt frustrated

"Are you confused by this?"

"Yes, it's like beyond my reasoning, my life as an ordinary human being has never been this complicated"

"I who live life as an astral also feel this state can be quite stressful"

"The point is, is this really the only way?"

"Yes, we don't know that yet because this man isn't necessarily us to believe"

"Hmmm...."

Erina stood up

"Okay, I've decided!"