Chapter 77 Promise (1)
promise.
The tension was different from the other words as far as uttering those words.
Perhaps it was because of the weight of the words Elodie felt.
‘It’s a promise.’
The promise between Frontier and Elodie when I was a child, which I can’t remember now.
“ruler! So don’t worry, just follow me!”
Elodie speaks boldly. Holding the young hand, a girl and a boy walk side by side back and forth.
Even though it is a memory that I do not have, I feel a sense of euphoria. I feel nostalgic in a messy world where the endless milky way flows over the blue sky.
At the same time, the hostility and hatred towards Elodie was creeping up.
‘It was like this when I first came to the hut.’
When I came to the hut and passed out after being stabbed, memories of Frontier flooded into me.
Together with him, he tasted the emotions that Frontier originally had.
To me now, I have some memories of the past that Frontier had. Most of them are knowledge of ancient languages.
It was impossible to completely separate the days of Frondier studying the ancient language from Elodi, so I had knowledge of the ancient language and some memories of Elodie.
… … However, in those memories, there is no such thing as the ‘promise’ that Elodie said.
Is it a memory from a different time than when Frontier learned the ancient language, or a promise that Frontier himself had completely forgotten.
‘You’re still bothering me, Frontier.’
There is no reason for me to reject Elodie right now. Rather, I believe that they have built up some level of trust in each other.
That is why the hostility and hatred that I am feeling right now is unpleasant. Because I feel like my emotions are being controlled.
“Come on, we’ve arrived.”
As Elodie said, we had arrived at the front of the hut. It really feels like ‘sometimes’. Rather than walking towards the hut for a while, I arrived at the hut because I walked a little. It feels like that.
“It’s safe here.”
Elodie said so and let go of my hand. I looked around. There is nothing but a hut.
There is no way this hut, which was Roach’s villa in the first place, would be in such a ignorant position. Considering the geography of the original world, it would mean nothing.
In the end, getting out of this dream must go through Elodie, and Elodie must know how to escape.
“Elodie.”
“yes?”
I called Elodie. Even at this moment, Elodie will keep getting smaller.
There was a sci-fi setting that reality flows slower than dream time, but I don’t know if that’s the case here.
So, the order is to get Elodie to come to his senses as soon as possible and leave here.
However.
“… … .”
“what? Call me.”
I was hesitating.
I felt the intense danger of telling Elodie, ‘Because this is a dream, let’s go’. I don’t know the exact reason, but it seemed like something I shouldn’t have said.
“… … No, just. How did you find me so quickly?”
So I took a different approach. This is to make Elodie realize the contradiction of this dream on his own.
What I am here now, what Elodie found me without any help. If you question such a thing, you may realize that this is a dream.
“Ahaha. I can find you wherever you are.”
“… … how?”
“just. You can definitely find it.”
It was a nonsensical answer, but Elodie’s eyes were clear as if he had no doubts about his words.
I don’t think it’s possible to wake up Elodie in this way.
“Come on then, sit down. Fron.”
“Would you like to sit here?”
“yes. There in the chair.”
As soon as Elodie spoke the word ‘chair’, a chair appeared.
To my eyes, it looks like it was just made, but from Elodie’s point of view, does it feel like the chair was there from the beginning?
… … Let’s not worry about all these things. There will be no end.
I sat down on the chair as Elodie said.
“So what do you do?”
“Hehe. Fron, see you there.”
Elodie looked at me in the chair and opened the distance a little. He raised a hand, closed his eyes, and muttered something. maybe it’s a young chang Soon a spark was born on his hand.
Considering Elodie’s appearance now, it’s unbelievable that the magic of an ordinary girl of this age is unbelievably high, but Elodie is not an ordinary girl.
Holding the flame in his hand, he raises his other hand and sings another spell,
“look! Fron! how is it? Awesome!”
Each of those two hands was encased in flames and ice, and he showed it to me with an excited face.
‘… … It was.’
It was also written in Frontier’s diary. Elodie showed off his magic and power to Frontier whenever he had spare time.
And that touched Frontier’s feelings of inferiority and jealousy. The abilities that Elodie showed to Frontier, who had nothing, were nothing but ridicule for Frontier to accept.
“Fufu, isn’t that great? Of course, I got a little help from Indra, but when I’m a little taller, I don’t depend on him, but at my own will,”
“Awesome.”
I said frankly.
The technique Elodie showed now, the double singing. Among the sophomores in Constell right now, there are few wizards who can do it.
To have done that at this age, of course, must be amazing. This is a dream, but it may have been like this in the past.
“… … uh?”
But Elodie’s expression froze in surprise at my answer.
Isn’t that awesome? I replied that it was great to the question, but I was surprised by that.
“… … uh, haha yes! Ahem, that’s great.”
But it soon turned into a smile again and shrugged proudly.
“look? It’s a little different this time. I heard from my father the magic of Storm Poetry and Fire Poetry—”
Elodie was so excited about another magic.
It didn’t look like the cancer would end anytime soon. I came here to take Elodie out of this dream.
It didn’t seem like the stories Elodie was talking about now would be a hint to her escape.
“… … So, even if I were to be loved by the five gods, I would only answer three of them by talking to them, and the other two… … oh.”
While I was talking for a while, Elodie suddenly looked at me.
“Oh, isn’t this fun? ahaha. It was a funny thing to hear.”
“no.”
I said.
“Fun.”
A story that doesn’t help Elodie get out.
A story told by Elodie as a child to Frontier as a child.
Elodie’s words that might just be a waste of time.
“So what happened to the other two? Hear more.”
I decided to listen.
Watching Elodie’s sparkling eyes and a smile that blooms like a full bloom.
Thinking that maybe I will see that smile for the first time and for the last time.
“──Yes!”
At Elodie’s reply, which bloomed again, I smiled.
* * *
The sky is always pure blue, and the flow of the sun and moon is completely unknown.
This is the eternal day
Elodie speaks without knowing the passing of time, and he probably doesn’t really know the passing of time. such a world
And I thought while Elodie was talking hard.
‘… … It’s more fun than I thought.’
To be honest, I was prepared for boredom.
However, Elodie was quite a storyteller, unlike her appearance. Maybe it’s because I talked to Frontier a lot.
That cute face smiled like this and frowned like that, the pitch of the tone moved elastically, and the small fingertips and toes kept open.
As I watched it, laughter came out, and I was immersed in the child’s wit.
“So, Merlin became an archmage. As King Arthur’s assistant, he created magic with pure human power for the first time without God’s help in order to lead the king on the right path! Merlin is the source of all the magic that wizards use without any powers now!”
“ooh.”
clap clap-
Another story came to an end, and I gave the actors a generous round of applause.
It was quite interesting to see the King Arthur legend completely from Merlin’s point of view. Maybe it’s because Elodie is a wizard.
‘But it’s not like Frontier’s diary is full of pride.’
I thought that Elodie would show off her magic all day long, but that ended at the beginning and the rest was fun telling the stories she knew.
Frontier didn’t even care about these stories of Elodie.
“Hehehe. Fron is weird today.”
Elodie said scratching her cheek.
“Strange?”
“It seemed like he was always listening and drowning. It seems annoying to listen to.”
If it was the original Frontier, it would have been. In fact, he was hiding even more disgust with the face of annoyance. Lazyness was deliberately annoying in nature, so a mask that hides hatred would not have been easily discovered.
… … But it must have been a wound for Elodie.
“Yes, Fron.”
Then Elodie said.
“I’m going to be an archmage.”
“Like Merlin?”
“yes! So, I will become a very strong wizard and create a peaceful world where I don’t have to worry about monsters.”
I have a lot of ambition.
It is a huge dream that is hard to believe that this little girl has.
However, as if it was not over yet, Elodie’s words continued.
“That, so.”
“therefore?”
“In such a world, Fron.”
“yes?”
“In a world where it doesn’t matter whether it’s divine power or talent, Fron will… … .”
pounding-
That time Elodie spit out in a voice that was creeping in.
That’s when I understood what Elodie was talking about.
A huge beating sounded from deep inside my body.
‘what is this.’
this is not my beat Could it be that Frontier’s body reacted to Elodie’s words? No, I didn’t feel any feelings of disgust or hatred.
Where did the pulsation in this body come from?
“Oh, no! Fron! I said it wrong! I don’t mean that!”
Then Elodie hurriedly approached me. He grabbed my hand, caressed my face, and hugged my body.
“No, it’s not like that. I didn’t mean that. sorry. I’m not good at speaking. I wanted to tell you well. I don’t want to make you feel bad.”
I paused for a moment, unable to understand the situation, even while Elodie spoke so urgently.
Then I soon found out.
The heartbeat I feel right now is Elodie’s heart.
Hearing his words, I thought that Frontier must have been hurt, the throbbing was transmitted to me. The Frontier that Elodie thinks of is who I am now.
‘You make me feel bad?’
just said that
The desire to make the world at peace so that Frontier’s incompetence is not regarded as incompetence.
Just to mention the fact that Frontier lacks the power and talent. Because that alone will hurt Frontier.
‘All of the words that Frontier considered Elodie’s pride until now, are in fact.’
I saw Elodie hugging me without saying anything.
I don’t know where Elodie’s heart came from. Now, isn’t this figure sicker than Frontier’s sense of inferiority?
… … perfect character.
His abilities and personality are so perfect, the character I don’t care about the most.
The character I’m least interested in.
My expression hardened, and anger welled up from the depths of my body.
‘… … You idiot son of a b*tch.’
I didn’t even know if it was talking to Frontier in the past or to myself.
Koo!
Then I heard a gigantic earth rumble that made my feet float. Let’s turn our heads to him.
‘… … What is that monster?’
A monster I had never seen before looked down at the two of us, lifting a gigantic volume like the sky was ridiculous.
To put it bluntly, it was in the form of a giant, but its body was pitch black and its shape was distorted like a wave.
The eye near the head blinks a couple of times, then in a moment,
Padded!
Hundreds of eyes that had been hidden all over the body were opened, and all of them looked at us.
Then, his wings spread behind his back, and he held a spear the size of his own in his hand, and flames spread all over his body.
Whether that was not enough or the pores called pores were all open, uncountable tentacles came out of his body.
… … I’ve never seen a monster like that, that ridiculous size, that kind of ridiculous body structure, and a monster that seems to ignore all natural phenomena. Such a thing cannot exist in reality.
Hot, Elodie looked back as if realizing. She kept her mouth shut as if she already knew. She looked at the gigantic monster, then looked back at me and said.
“Go inside the hut. I will finish it soon.”
“… … Are you going to finish it soon?”
“yes. He’s the one who comes here from time to time.”
… … In other words, it is a monster Elodie created himself in this dream. That’s why it appears in such an absurd form.
But the monsters that usually appear in dreams aren’t really that great. It may look ferocious, but it won’t really harm the owner of the dream.
But no matter how you look at it, it feels like a huge threat to that monster, Elodie.
“I haven’t won, but it’s something I have to do.”
“You never won?”
“it’s okay. Don’t worry, go inside.”
Elodie kept pushing me. Since I don’t have any powers right now, it’s better to run away as Elodi said. Even if I don’t know about Elodie, the master of my dreams, I can really die.
Still, I couldn’t take it easy.
… … They create their own monsters that can’t be defeated, fight themselves, get hurt, and suffer.
it’s like
“Elodie, wait.”
“don’t worry. Fron.”
Elodie laughed.
It was a smile that made me feel pain, not her.
“Because I won’t let you touch a single finger.”