[BL] Debut in Interstellar After Retiring as Grim Reaper Chapter 292 - 290: The Heart Of A Grim Reaper

Chapter 290: The Heart Of A Grim Reaper

"No.444, have you already sent Mr. Kim away?" A colleague grim reaper anxiously stopped a certain young man in a mont with his eyes full of worry and a bit of hope. Clearly in his tone, he was hoping that the answer of the young man in front of him will be the answer that he’s hoping for.

No. 444’s face remains calm and he quickly recalls that person he’s been talking about and nods. But this response is the exact opposite of what the latter wanted to hear.

"!!!!" His eyes widened in disbelief. "What?! Haven’t I told you that there’s still soone waiting for Mr. Kim? I have a soul that’s waiting for him!"

No. 444 didn’t answer so he exhaled in frustration. "Haven’t I told you to wait? I told you that his wife is waiting for Mr. Kim so they could be sent together. That’s her wish before she will follow to the afterlife!" If she learns that her husband had been sent and didn’t wait for her, would that make her reluctant to leave? That’ll be a problem!

His words finally made No. 444 to look at him, with still the sa indifferent face.

"I only follow the dead’s wishes. What he wanted was to leave quietly so I did."

"That’s because he didn’t know that his wife would pass away just a few hours after his death! He died because of an illness so he must want to leave quietly to not burden his wife. They don’t even have any children! If he knew that his wife would follow imdiately, he’d surely want to wait for her!" he anxiously tries to explain the situation but the other one still looks the sa.

"Like I said, I only follow his wish." The young man’s answer is the sa and firm.

The young grim reaper was flabbergasted. "Senior, you knew that so souls lied. As a grim reaper, it is our responsibility to fulfill the deepest wish inside their hearts before they can be sent away. What we must listen to is the wish inside them, not the words they say."

This made No. 444 frown. "If he wants to, he should’ve said it."

"Because he thought he’ll just leave alone! He didn’t know that his wife would die!" he responded with a frustrated voice. "Aside from that, you clearly also know that his wife died, right? Why didn’t you tell him? That’ll change his mind to leave like that!"

He’s really genuinely frustrated. After he got the signal to provide service for Mrs. Kim, that’s what only she wishes for him. She wanted to go with her husband. He had read their story and felt their heart-warming love towards each other. It is a love that is pure, patience and endless. That is why upon learning their story, he quickly went to find who Mr. Kim was.

Upon knowing the grim reaper, he quickly requested the latter to wait for them so they could get together. What he didn’t expect was that No. 444 would just really send Mr. Kim away like that.

Yes, he indeed just obeyed the dead’s wish. But he also knew that soone was waiting for Mr. Kim. If only he ’cares’ more about them, then he shouldn’t do that. If only he ’listened’ to what the soul’s real desire was, rather than just doing it right away.

He looked at No. 444 and felt helpless. Nothing will change anyway if he argues again. The soul had already been sent, he can’t do anything anymore.

He exhales a loud breath. "Why are you so heartless?" he couldn’t help but say.

This made No. 444 pause. He frowned and was confused.

"Grim Reapers don’t have a heart." he answered casually yet it even made the latter more frustrated at him.

"We do have a heart."

"???" It was his turn to be confused. Heart? Grim reapers aren’t a living being. They don’t have a heart—

"Grim reapers aren’t heartless." His train of thoughts was interrupted by the latter’s denial of his words. "We have a heart..." he montarily paused. "It’s just you whose heart is not beating."

"...." He was then left with many doubts inside him. Grim reapers have a heart? He subconsciously raised his hand and put it on his chest. He can’t feel any beating inside him. It was silent and just dead like always.

So how is it possible? He felt incredulous and thought that the after was ssing with him so he didn’t think much of it.

... until now.

Qin An stood in front of the dead forest where he was surrounded by the souls. He could hear their endless pain, their plead to stop the suffering and the bloody tears that didn’t stop even after wiping them non-stop.

He raised his hand once again and put it slowly on his chest.

And there it is. Qin An could feel the repeated beating of his heart. It turns out that he was not heartless like they always said.

He clearly does have a heart now.

In this situation, he first thought that that colleague ant he had a literal heart. Because it is indeed true that no matter how he felt inside him, there was no single beating inside his chest. He really felt he didn’t have a heart.

And now that he’s in this situation, it’s not just the literal beating but he could also feel the tightness in it. The dull ache every ti he takes a breath and even because of the souls around him.

Qin An finally admits that his heart aches for them.

In the contrast of his past, there was no longer indifference inside him now.

Now, he wanted to do sothing. To hear what their hearts truly desire.

Qin An wanted to speak and help but opt no to when he rembered his situation. His body can’t take them. He was too exhausted from the battle and needed a huge rest. He couldn’t afford to force this body anymore in fear of breaking it.

Qin An pursed his lips.

This is the first ti that he felt a need to beco what he was in the past— no, it’s not just a feeling but a sincerity inside him.

He wanted to beco a real grim reaper to help.

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