Romantic to the Death, and Deadly

Blurb 1

At three in the morning, Mr. Crow was woken by the neighbor downstairs.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang... Clatter, clatter, clatter... Bang, bang!!"

Mr. Crow lifted his sleep mask and listened as the noise gradually turned into a scraping drag, spreading, growing louder, and climbing upward...

"Bang."

At last, it thudded heavily against his front door.

Mr. Crow lowered his sleep mask and rolled over.

"Bang..."

"Bang..."

At last, the door was chopped open by a giant axe, and a ghastly white skull poked through the gap.

But she wore a bow and a little hair clip. Her finger bones clung to the door as she picked at it pitifully, click-clack, click-clack.

"I, I..." Miss Death sniffled. "My human face got blown up by accident, and it hurts so much, Ya-Ya. Hurry and mold me a new one."

"..."

Sigh.

After staying up for three nights straight, Mr. Crow could only open his eyes, find his glasses, throw on a robe, and get up to take care of his partner's little accident.

"...I told you not to make chicken soup in a pressure cooker in the middle of the night... Come here, let me check whether any bones are hurt."

[The following is Blurb 2. Some readers said the true heart of this story wasn't revealed in the original blurb, so here's a newly written version.]

[Major spoiler warning] [Important plot setup] [Revealed in the early and middle chapters]

[If you don't mind spoilers, read on.]

Blurb 2

More than a thousand years ago, a girl living in a remote village dreamed of becoming a bounty hunter who traveled the world.

But she couldn't read, had no money, and didn't know how to read a map.

Still, the little girl was lucky. When she was eleven, she met her teacher...

Her teacher, her guide, was also the only priest in the area.

He taught her to read and study, to find her way around, to save money, and to train her body.

He taught her to refuse and to accept, to avoid danger, and to take care of herself.

Her teacher gave her every piece of knowledge and every skill she might need in the future. He sincerely wished her well as she grew up, hoping she would become the world's greatest bounty hunter and leave the isolated village and its poor fields far behind.

The girl happily agreed.

But years later, when she had grown up and gained enough strength and knowledge...

The girl looked at her teacher, wearing a cross and plain robes, spending his days poring over scripture by candlelight in the church.

She realized she didn't want to go alone.

[I want to travel the whole world, chasing the greatest romance of all...]

[But even more, I want to stay by your side and remain your student, so you can keep flicking me on the forehead.]

In the end, that wish never came true. Her teacher flew into a rage, called her a foolish child, and told her to go, to leave, and never come back.

Until, until...

Many centuries later, after countless memories had faded and death had been corrupted for a thousand years...

The most powerful Reaper in purgatory unexpectedly encountered a rather fierce crow.

Though they had never met, he somehow found him a little familiar.

The details revealed in Blurb 2 are important plot points in the main story! They're all fully written into the story!

P.S. You can read the prequel idea in "Miss Death AU," but some details may not match the main story exactly. The main story is the final authority!

Theme: Cherish life and be grateful for love.