135 – 135. Senia, and ■■■ (4)
“May I ask if the me in your memory… Ever tried to use you?”
Just one sentence. However, there is so much implied in it.
Another past, another herself, another reality. And it was a certain hypothesis that I thought was not certain.
But she wasn’t making eye contact with her.
When it comes to understanding other people, that gaze that catches everything from small movements to noticeable agitation is going somewhere else.
Maybe that means he doesn’t want to find out.
That’s why those words felt even more earnest, so Junon answered right away.
“Yes.”
Lies are deadly poison. Junon gave a direct answer to that earnestness plainly.
Thanks to this, Senia’s hand, which was about to throw a pebble at the lakeside, stopped immediately, wondering if this question would take some time.
“I see… I see…”
I’m sure I did it… But it was more than I could have imagined.
I was prepared that I might have done something not only this time, but also in the fragments of my memory, but I didn’t know that the answer would come out so quickly.
A positive answer that pops out without hesitation must mean that it is clearly and distinctly embedded in the brain.
The weight of the stone that was about to be thrown into the lake felt infinitely heavy, and her hand, which was covered with the smell of earth, trudged toward the ground.
There was no change.
Feeling nothing but contempt for her own actions, which she couldn’t even refute, Senia bit her lips.
‘I have nothing more to ask.’
The resolution was broken, and the resolution was just deception.
I want to ask why you did that, but you can’t grab your collar and ask why you did that to your past self.
For selfishly and cowardly using the nature of the good without even judging right or wrong, this deserves even a punishment from heaven.
Since the word ingratitude fit perfectly, Senia couldn’t even give Junon any excuse.
“There was a time when, despite the fact that it was a request you completed, it was overwritten by me. Because of that, I was put on the second page.”
If you say page, you mean the page requested by the residents of the duchy? Why is this story coming out of nowhere?
“Ah. Is the explanation a bit confusing? That, Professor Meuniher’s commissioned page. That was also there at the time. At that time, I was the only one on the third page among the members of Thembris who were all plastered on the first page.”
I expected her to describe what she’d been through and how she’d been criticized…
No, that’s not the problem in the first place. I didn’t use this…
“That’s it. That’s the only thing you’ve ever used me for.”
This is nonsense. Can’t it be
“Don’t…”
“Sorry. It’s too small to hear.”
“Don’t lie!! It doesn’t matter if you shake everything off coolly, so just talk!!”
I suddenly shouted and rebelled, but I had no choice but to do so.
“It was like that when I first met you. You don’t even remember what I said to you using the scene of secretly subduing Sylvia as an excuse?”
It was all in order to get into Class C. That’s why I approached Junon, and there were times when he showed up just in time.
“That’s not the end. Not only did he try to find out your weakness, but he also scratched your insides!”
“Well… It was like that then. But I think you’re trying to do that because you took a step back.”
“Ha, are you saying that? I didn’t back down, I backed down because I couldn’t gather information. I’ve been investigating you ever since, and I even shared your story with Michelle!!”
There is no room for controversy any more about the background investigation of that person.
At the very least, it was enough action to cause a backlash, starting with a bad feeling.
And. Last.
“Last time… When I left myself in the middle of the Cheondojeon. It was all about my personal feelings and driving you into a corner. In fact, it’s no different than taking advantage of you…”
The only piece of memory.
The breakaway I committed there was, by far, the same as using him in the end, starting with personal feelings.
He even presented a valid reason. I’ll give you a straight answer now. Senia calmed her fast breathing and waited for Junon to say yes.
But he is a very kind person.
“I don’t consider it being used by you.”
I didn’t want to admit Junon, who so calmly replied that he wasn’t being used.
“You’re subjective. If you look at it objectively, you should see it as use!”
“That’s not my opinion, it’s yours.”
Senia sighs as if she is full of energy, and Junon, the person involved, confidently continues her words.
“The reason you came to see me was because you wanted to go to class C and take an alchemy class. Then, in the end, wasn’t it to save the Sirens?”
“…To pass it off as a white lie like that? Does that make sense?”
“It would be a different story if many lives depended on one person, myself. Just like you were trying to clear the name of the sirens at all costs. Therefore, Senia, the lives of all the sirens depend on you. If it’s running, it’s not particularly strange.”
At first glance, it seems like he’s just spitting it out, but his location proves that it’s not a lie.
Junon, who was the temporary commander, must have felt rather keenly that it was natural to be impatient for the lives of many.
“Then what about the background investigation? Can you answer this in the same way?”
But this is a different story. A background investigation can reveal a person’s secret to the whole world, so even if there is a purpose, you cannot just ignore it and move on.
Nevertheless, Junon accurately points out the blind spot.
“That background investigation, if they really wanted to use me, the nobles would have already taken care of me in advance. But since that day, nothing much has happened. I think this is enough.”
“…”
A noble who was defeated by commoners at the time. It was obvious that he would try to hide it the moment it became known that he had been defeated by a bottom student called the weakest avant-garde.
In other words, unusual things are normal. Because it’s too obvious to send someone.
I’m finally hearing that I shared it with Michelle, but that’s actually meaningless. Because Michelle isn’t the kind of person to publicize such things like Senia.
The second issue is also valid, so Senia cannot continue her rebuttal. It was as if the person’s fine body proved that there was no malice in Senia’s background investigation.
The last one is left.
Knowing that Senia will use her spirit to refute, Junon once again brings out a clear memory of himself.
“I must have been watching you when you left the battlefield in the Battle of Shirahch. Then, I said ‘Come back’.”
Senia nodded her head slightly.
Even though no mention was made, there was no difference at all in the explanation that continued smoothly.
“But I don’t know if you know this. I belatedly prepared a horse.”
“…”
There was no way I couldn’t remember.
A horse used in the battlefield, a map attached to the saddle, and a piece of paper.
Junon immediately landed the final blow.
“I knew and let you go. I thought that if I forced you to take you in that state, it might have the opposite effect. The same goes for the soldiers.”
With this, no matter what question Senia asks, you can pass.
How did you manage to take Senia’s place right away?
It was because I let go myself.
How was she able to guess Senia’s location and tell her to come back with her lips?
Because it was he who set the place for her to break away from the beginning.
As for the preparation of the horse and the designation of the spot, he could have it all ready if he was in the position of temporary commander.
In other words, Junon knew long ago that Senia would leave the battlefield.
Watching carefully as Senia’s appearance, which seemed so perfect, was getting disorganized little by little like now.
“Do you get it now? I’ve never been used by you. In the past and now. This was entirely my will.”
Until the end, Junon made it clear that it was his own will, not that he was being used.
It’s the same this time. Junon did not act with someone else’s expectations.
I decided with my head and threw a gamble that I would collide head-on with Shanberesh with my body.
Now, there is no room for refutation.
There is no contradiction in any causal relationship, much less lies.
She, who had once cornered Junon and grasped her opponent as if she had used her mind-reading skills, was rather completely pushed back.
My mouth was tightly closed, and I no longer had the will to say goodbye.
Senia, not anyone else, is being pushed this far.
“But why would I want to say these things?”
And, his last words were sincerity that could not be compared to anything before.
“To me, Senia wasn’t a drugged person trying to take advantage of someone, but one of the few colleagues who acknowledged me and one of my most precious friends. That’s what I wanted to tell you.”
The gap between Senia’s reason and emotion, which had collapsed, is now beginning to find her place.
Moistening her face once again, Senia was finally able to look at Junon.
“Junon…”
Calls his name in a choked voice.
But he had already turned away. He left a note saying that he wished we could talk tomorrow, and he staggered towards his place to stay.
I fell for being kind.
Seriously, to the point where I wonder if I’m an idiot.
That’s all I can think of while looking at that swaying body.
Thanks to that, a word settled in her head with a clear definition.
That was the word “Friend” That Senia hadn’t had before.
I can’t hear the sound of stones falling into the deepening night lake anymore.
The swaying waves stop.
Again calmly, as if nothing had happened.
The lake has returned to its original form.
***
The principality welcomed a celebration.
It was because those who hurriedly ran to rescue the isolated unit welcomed them back alive on their own.
Although time was delayed thanks to the topography formed by the collapse of Shanberesh’s cave, it was a great congratulation that they were seemingly safe.
But what about inside? The number of people showing symptoms of the Lemtert Plague has been steadily increasing, and the number of people with symptoms is increasing even more due to the increased contagiousness caused by mutations.
Since the same symptoms were manifesting in the soldiers who returned, the people had no choice but to be agitated.
The time has come to inform about the Lemtert Plague, which has been known only to the higher ups.
“The cure is… Not yet. What are you going to do now?”
Jake handed Meuniher the results of the primary research he had barely received from Dahlia at the time of the reorganization and asked a hint.
“Can’t you stand it any longer?”
“It’s impossible. You know. Now there are even voices saying that people who are sick should be quarantined. When we go back to Levant, we have to announce it immediately.”
Suddenly, the fear-stricken people cast a split and split my side of the four sides.
Ever since the fear that he may be threatened depending on whether or not he is infected with a disease is imprinted on him.
Unless information about the Lemteert Plague comes out, there may be riots soon. Jake came to Meuniher to ask permission for this.
However, Meuniher is not very happy to reveal this.
I don’t know if it was the time when the cure was made, but it was because the truth could have the opposite effect of heightening the anxiety of the people of the principality.
In addition, it was also impossible to put a second on them who were enjoying the results of the current subjugation war.
And another person.
The fact that he was concerned about the safety of a student also helped.
‘If I reveal this now, he will surely become a public enemy.’
A sense of betrayal always blooms from the nearest place.
The reason why I have been delaying and hiding the announcement of the infection route of Lemteert Plague is because of Junon, who will be beaten by my classmates.
From that point on, the voice asking why was that was the case will not come out.
I’m sure they’ll be busy cutting him down right away by turning the water on him for saying he only amplified the damage even though he knew the route of infection.
By revealing this fact, it was predicted that Junon would go through a more arduous academy life than now.
But he couldn’t put it off any longer.
“You announce it, Jake.”
“…Will it be okay? If I announce it, he will…”
“It can’t be helped. If you want to save even one more human life, at least one more person has to step up and make a cure together.”
The hardships of one person’s life and the lives of countless people in the principality.
If anyone were to compare the two, they would go all out and follow the latter.
The rule that one should not err on the side of personal judgment, the commander, Meuniher, had been violating it all along.
“Okay. I’ll make an announcement as soon as we get to Les Brandts. Instead…”
“Junon will be watching closely. He’s the one you care about.”
“Yes. Leave it to me and run first. Whoa!”
Actually, we don’t know where Junon is.
I just thought it would be because Cain was being treated in a safe place.
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‘I can explain it only with you. When are you going to show up? Junon.’
A week had passed since he had not been seen.
***
Another day has passed.
It is still difficult to control the body, but lying still at this time rather interferes with recovery, so proper exercise is needed.
That was the reason why I struggled to go out for a walk.
And on this walk, I came across Senia again.
“I told you when you would come. Oh, but I didn’t tell you when to meet, so it doesn’t matter.”
“…Could you wait for me here?”
“Hmm? I was waiting for you to talk tomorrow.”
“Huh…”
No, did I know when it would happen and waited in advance?
Time is also time, but I never asked to meet again at this lake, so what was the location?
“Oh, I didn’t wait that long, so don’t make that face. I just thought you’d wake up and come here around this time.”
“Hey… Does that make sense…?”
It doesn’t make much sense in terms of common sense, but Senia didn’t seem to feel that much.
“Why doesn’t it make sense? You’re diligent enough to stop by the Mizar Hall every day, so you’ll wake up around morning, and even though you’re in a mess, Junon, you’re the guy who wants to take care of yourself, so won’t you take care of yourself? There’s no place like it. The most appropriate place is this lake. Then the time and place are just right, right?”
Really, it’s still the same.
In the past, wasn’t that just speculation? I’ve been asked
But this is not speculation. That level of detail can only be put in there when you’re half-sure.
That means Senia is currently in full condition.
“So what were you trying to ask me?”
“Oh, about that. In the basement…”
“All those who were imprisoned were released this morning.”
“… Huh?”
“I’ve seen some dealings with the sirens. Cain would have taken him and joined him by now.”
Senia said with her calm face that the sirens had freed the humans.
Isn’t she supposed to say that calmly…?
“Well… I don’t trust humans, but I trusted you. I put some conditions on it instead.”
“Conditions?”
At that moment Senia took something of her from her hand,
“Senia…? Are you…”
“To tell this story, there must be no other humans. That’s why I sent it.”
Senia’s medium-length hair is dyed like pitch black, the past, no. She was giving off the familiar colors of the distant past.
“Jang Seon-hee. That’s my original name.”
Kempreton The hair color seen in Korea before falling to the continent.