EP14. Epilogue – Unexpected Results
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Sean slowly woke up.
The first thing you feel is the warm air that surrounds the space.
The sound of boiling water in a boiling kettle.
Even the colorful and even breathing sounds right next to you.
The composition did not go well with the urgent situation right before he lost consciousness.
Sean recognized the reality and opened his eyes little by little.
Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be hallucinations or the afterlife. If so, what happened?
Obviously fighting Cyclops, and finally…
“Shaun! You woke up!”
With a familiar voice, Sean’s world was filled with green light for the first time in a long time.
Thanks to Levy’s beautiful eyes, she gives the impression that she is pretty whenever she sees them.
“····Levi. What happened?”
“Thank God!”
Levy didn’t answer Shawn’s question, but ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
My stomach hurt, probably from a battle wound, but Shawn just stroked Levi’s head and reassured him.
“Really, they get hurt on their own…”
“hahahaha. Sorry. I just happened to…”
I’m sure you should feel sorry for Levy when you see him worrying like this. Oddly enough, a smile crept across Sean’s lips. A person can be happy just by having someone who genuinely cares about him. Thinking like that
“····Shawn. Sorry.”
Sean asked in bewilderment at Levy’s sudden apology.
“I’m sorry. What?”
Levy slipped out of her arms and took something from her side and showed it to Shawn.
After confirming that, Sean opened his mouth small and involuntarily let out a weak sigh.
In the end, the sword couldn’t stand it and broke.
Since it’s completely broken in two, I’d say that any possibility is gone.
“…Even though I know what this sword means to Sean. I am····.”
“What are you talking about? Don’t talk like you’re wrong It’s just that life is over.”
It was something I had prepared for from the moment I met Cyclops and decided to draw my sword.
On the contrary, he was grateful for Levy’s efforts to solve it with magic for himself.
“But…”
Levy, who was always active, showed a tearful appearance after a long time. It was only in matters related to her own dear ones that Levi grieved like this.
Knowing that, Sean said, gently stroking Levi’s watery eyes with his hand.
“Levy. Are you okay. Because I am fine.”
“Yes.”
Has she also realized Sean’s true feelings? Soon after, she slowly calmed her mind and went out. When Levy seemed to have completely calmed down, Shaun asked, examining the room that looked like her family home.
“By the way, where is this place? Did you come down from the mountain?”
“Eh. No. It came up.”
“····It came up? Then this is…”
Just in time, Elsa entered the room. Confirming that Shawn was awake, she let out a sigh of relief before telling him.
“I didn’t know you were so reckless. Chasing two Cyclops by yourself.”
“hahahaha…”
Sean just let out an awkward laugh. If Cyclops hadn’t run away and distanced himself, he’d think he’d easily win, but he wouldn’t have to say that.
“It’s crazy because I’m lucky. . . . Anyway, are you awake?”
“Yes. Except for the soreness in my legs.”
“You just said it right. What the hell did he do to get his left thigh to that point?”
Sean recalled the moment at Elsa’s question. He struggled somehow to break the flying boulder. He seems to have leaped to a height that no normal human could jump.
But he couldn’t remember how it was possible.
“Okay. Maybe it’s because he’s safe anyway?”
“····Yes. It doesn’t.”
Elsa thought about something for a while and then unexpectedly nodded her head obediently.
“Can you move?”
“Hmm. Maybe?”
Even if my legs aren’t perfectly fine yet, wouldn’t it be possible to just walk? Of course, he couldn’t be sure because he hadn’t moved his legs yet.
“I will support you.”
“Yes. Then, would you like to come out for a while? Do you want to meet you?”
“····Who?”
“Who is it? You are Taeho.”
Sean’s prediction was not wrong. It is located at the top of the Calderon Mountains.
Starry Sky Forge. Now, Taeho is waiting for Sean.
***
With a limp, Sean ran out of the room. Shaun, who came out slowly with Levy’s help, was able to confirm the blacksmith’s appearance.
“…It’s smaller than I thought.”
“Isn’t it? I guess I wasn’t the only one who felt that way.”
Starry Sky Forge was more simple than I thought, enough to feel Sean and Levy who didn’t know much about blacksmithing.
I wonder if it feels that way because of the modifier that it is a legendary forge that makes weapons for heroes.
Of course, it was bigger than Paulo’s forge in town, but for some reason I got a similar impression.
Kang-. Kkang-.
A low-pitched sound. It sounded like tapping iron.
Sean and Levy followed Elsa’s footsteps toward the source of the sound.
Soon Sean and Levy noticed the old man sitting down and concentrating on something.
He was an old man who could be described as tough or tough.
The three approached right in front of him, but he didn’t even look at him, immersed himself in his blacksmithing work.
“Old man. I brought you.”
“Yes. Are the three of you our guests this time?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Elsa said that and showed the anvil sculpture she was holding. Sean and Levi, who were behind, also took out the anvil they had been keeping in their arms and held it out.
But the old man still focused on his work without even glanced at him.
“It’s late.”
“・・・・Yes? What do you mean by late?”
“A few days ago a guy came up and asked for a weapon.”
“If you mean it will take time, I will wait.”
Taeho explained while still banging the hammer.
“You don’t understand the language. With that guy at the end, I decided not to make any weapons anymore. So you guys are late.”
That word was like thunder from the blue sky.
Shawn, who had been listening quietly, was startled and shouted at him.
“Yes!? What is that…! You’re not making anything anymore?”
“Yes.”
“But. Why!?”
“I said I won’t do it, but why does it matter? Why should I explain that to you?”
“That is…”
Only then did the old man raise his head for the first time. Taeho’s ferocious gaze was directly focused on Sean.
Receiving that intense gaze, Sean unknowingly flinched slightly.
“You’re a cheeky kid who doesn’t know anything about the world. Then try to convince me Why should I change my mind and make equipment for you?”
“·······.”
“If you can’t do it, quit. Don’t bother me.”
***
“Let’s go outside for a while.”
“I am embarrassed because the situation is so unexpected.”
The three of them had no choice but to leave the smithy due to the owner’s banquet.
Sean, who came out like that, forgot all the anxiety he had just a moment ago and just admired it.
“Wow.”
“Awesome! Isn’t it so pretty!? hehehe.”
Levi exclaimed excitedly as if she were the owner of this place. But Sean would have reacted the same way. Who would be calm in front of such a beautiful scenery?
It was like being on top of the world. The white snowy mountains below and the white clouds that stay at an altitude similar to theirs. The endless horizon made the world look curved.
It was a truly beautiful scene that gave the feeling of a heart breaking just by looking at it.
“They say it’s more beautiful at night. Because the aurora spread beautifully.”
“By the way, why isn’t it cold here at all?”
“It’s because of the magic tools in the forge. Thanks to that, there is no problem even if you don’t wear winter clothes at the summit.”
Certainly, the clothes of Levy and Elsa, including herself, were much lighter. Shawn nodded and stared at his view again.
But that’s only for a while. Memories from earlier came to mind and a sense of emptiness flooded in.
“Now what? You can’t come all the way here and go down.”
“Let’s stay here for a while and find a way.”
“····Let’s stay? Is that possible?”
Elsa said as she pulled out her anvil at Shawn’s question.
“It’s fine as long as you have the blacksmith’s pass. Tae Ho also confirmed that we have an anvil, so he can’t say anything.”
“····Is that so? I’m sure you just told me to leave immediately.”
“I told you to leave so as not to disturb the work. Staying in the room won’t be a problem.”
Sean couldn’t help but be concerned with Elsa’s words, which sounded somewhat forced and strangely persuasive.
“Do you remember what the guide told you at Henerd?”
“What do you mean?”
“Apart from the pass, it is said that it is each person’s responsibility to make weapons for Taeho.”
Sean nodded. I certainly remembered her saying that.
“Then Elsa-san, do you think this is a kind of test now?”
Elsa answered Levy’s question.
“Not sure. Maybe he really stopped receiving guests.”
“····But we’ve been making weapons for heroes all along, so why now?”
“I don’t know about that. Shouldn’t we find out while staying here?”
Can you really figure it out? He wasn’t sure what to do with Sean.
The memory of getting the old man’s eyes just came to mind. Obviously, he had never heard of Tae-ho having special powers, but at that moment, Sean could clearly feel the energy of a strong man.
Is it simply my own delusion? Well. He didn’t know yet.
I’ll have to find out now.
“Let’s go back inside soon. Go in and decide what to do.”
“Yes! Let’s go. Shawn.”
“・・・・Yes. Okay.”
Shaun took one last glimpse of the Calderon landscape before going back into the smithy.
And there were eyes that were watching Sean’s back.