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46. Old Story (2)
Wheeing! Wheeing!
Mixed with the loud siren, rainwater poured down.
Kurreung… !
When a thunderbolt roared to the world, Jelliel’s pale cheeks turned blue.
dyed with She stared into the air for a long time, as if lost in her empty eyes.
there, perhaps.
It was where my father would have been sitting.
World Commerce Conference.
A gathering of politicians and businessmen from around the world, including the Chairman of Star Cloud, to have a discussion for the purpose of economic development around the world.
It is no exaggeration to say that this conference, with only 100 participants, gathers the best of the world.
sat at the head of the
However, now it is not.
Because all 99 participants testified with tired faces.
‘President Melian has disappeared.’
Without any warning, it turned into dust in front of his eyes.
Shoot-!!
Kurung!
The rain is exceptionally strong.
The commerce and industry meeting at the top of the giant tower has now ended and the ceiling has been removed, thanks to
Riel had no choice but to receive a shower from the closest place to the cloud.
Three days have passed since my father’s disappearance.
Many things happened.
The magicians of the cannabis tower, which are mentioned as candidates for the ‘giant tower’ from all over the world, came to help the search. .
Hundreds of reporters came and camped, so a 7th class wizard
There was a funny thing that they had to block the police line, and the alchemists’ celestial satellites were still floating under the clouds, illuminating all directions, saying that they might be able to detect Melian’s life anyway.
Thousands of people from all over the world flock to find just one person, and they put all their efforts into it.
It meant that his father was great, but such things did not bring any comfort to Jelliel.
Like typography wet with rainwater, all the surrounding landscapes flowed down. nothing catches the eye
After all, no one has even found a trace of his father.
… … including himself.
‘It’s because of me.’
If there was something else, another cause, so the father disappeared.
There must have been something to resent.
Because this situation was solely due to her own fault, she was slowly lowering her feelings without resenting anyone.
‘What the hell am I doing… …
It was an evening of pouring rain.
When I closed my eyes and opened them, the sun was up.
When I blinked my blurry eyes, it was evening again.
how many days have passed
Worried about her not even moving in the same spot, Star Cloud’s exclusive medical staff came to visit, but Jelliel didn’t even pay attention to them.
“A foolish thing.”
It was one afternoon, about a week later, when he came.
It was still time for the sun to rise in the middle of the sky, but the sky was covered with dark clouds
it’s just muddy
“Gear, you’ve been through such a four-month hiatus.”
One of the 9 class wizards called the best in the world, and a man called the pillar of the western desert.
The giant tower of the full moon, Haeseongwol.
He came to Jelliel.
She made eye contact with Hae Seong-wol with blank eyes and bowed mechanically. Sun Seong-wol didn’t like the brisket, so he hurriedly approached him and slapped Jelliel’s side with all his might.
damn-!!
The ball is tingling.
Little by little, my mind came back.
“When you searched for the ancient Carmenset, did no one warn you?”
warned
The greatest wizard in the world, standing right in front of you right now.
‘Carmenset will lead you all to ruin.’
Hae Seong-wol, who is in a relationship with Melian, gave advice every time he encountered Jell-El when he was young.
However, I didn’t listen.
Because he believed he was the best.
“So what happened now?”
•••••••
didn’t answer
No, I couldn’t answer.
Even with ten mouths, there is nothing to say.
Jelliel lifted her head slowly, pulled her pink lips wet from the rain, and asked him.
“I… … What should I do… …
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Closing his tongue, he looked up at the sky. In addition to business relationships, Melian had a good personality, so he met often as a drinking buddy.But, it’s going to go like this.
Hae Seong-wol also did his best to find him, but he couldn’t find a way.
“What wish did you make to Carmenset?”
“… … I asked my father to give me eternal life.”
“Stupid, stupid, stupid. Your ignorance has harmed my father.”
He made eye contact with Jelliel. Her body hardened like a stone at the gaze of the archmage who could pierce and kill people with just her eyes, but she did not avoid her gaze.
“Your wish must have come true.”
“••••••yes?”
“What does life mean to you?”
It was a very philosophical question.
mechanical, computational and rational
It was also a momentarily difficult question for Jelliel, who had been living as a child.
“Everyone has a different meaning of ‘life’. For some, discovering the magic of truth is the meaning of life, and for others, filling in the lust for water may be the meaning of life.”
Hae Seong-wol said.
“By the way, you asked for eternal life without any conditions, rules, or restrictions. Every being in the world is born with a different meaning of life, how could that be?”
Only then did Jelliel understand the meaning of his words.
She opened her eyes wide and licked her lips.
“Stand, please… …
“okay. Your father’s values were aligned with the ‘life of Carmenset’. Perhaps, for him, eternal life means abandoning the body and wandering around the Gucheons as a spirit. Just like you are.”
“ah… … !”
dump.
Jelliel’s body collapsed as it was, and she knelt on the floor.
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Complete annihilation of the body.that… … .
It has nothing to do with death, isn’t it?
“Even now, your father has lost his ego and has become a ghost, wandering somewhere in Aether. Unfortunately, there is no technology to detect ghosts, and even if you find his soul, it will be impossible to recover his lost body.”
Turning his back, Hae Seong-wol calmly made a decision.
“… … Give up looking for your father.”
The full moon tower became a fog and disappeared,
Jelliel stared at the place where he was standing with raptured eyes.
“under… uhh…
It felt like my chest was about to explode, and it felt like something was going to pour down my neck, and it was painful as if my head was about to break.
what is this
It’s a feeling I’ve never felt in my life.
No, this is not a feeling… … .
It was emotion.
Although he verbally told him to give up, it is said that Hae Seong-wol mobilized the manpower of Manwol’s giant tower to develop a new fluid search technology.
In addition, considering the possibility that Melian was still alive in some other form, an elite magic search team was released, but there was still no result.
At the time when about two weeks had passed and my body and mind were exhausted.
“student. Look at your fortune.”
… … A fortune-teller passing by spoke to Jelliel. on-the-spot search
As he was conducting, there was no time for trivial wrestling, but the timing of the fortune-teller’s visit was so amazing that Jelliel had no choice but to pause.
“What is it, aunt? How did you get in here! Get out now!”
“Twitch. Young people these days.”
The search party tried to chase the fortune teller away, but Jelliel raised a hand to stop it.
“Wait.”
“yes? Yes, yes!”
“I’m leaving!”
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Currently, this place is a level 7 police laIt is an area protected by a phosphorus barrier. It means that ordinary people will never be able to enter easily. The word ‘accidentally’ can never be explained. Jelliel didn’t let the guards be so lax.
“Two days, can you see your fortune?”
Besides, this fortune teller in front of me.
Something feels strange.
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Clearly facing a living creature, something… … It was like looking up at a huge mountain.I feel like this when I meet Hae Seong-wol
did not receive She said as she struggled to suppress the creepy feeling.
“yes. I want to see your fortune.”
“What kind of fortune do you want to see?”
Jelliel pondered for a moment.
“… … reunion. Please look forward to seeing you again.”
“Hall hall. Longing is beautiful, but it’s also a sad feeling.”
After saying that, the fortune teller looked into the distance. Somewhere so far away, it’s impossible to even look at it with Jelliel’s cognitive abilities… … .
“I drew with the one you miss
There will be a place of old memories.”
“..I’
“Go visit there. Your reunion If you are lucky, you may have a lucky meeting. Hall Hall.”
After saying that, the fortune teller turned his back and walked away with a tumble. Jelliel pondered her words in her head for a long time.
‘A place of memories…
Jelliel and her father had been busy their entire lives, so they couldn’t make many memories.
But only one place.
There must have been a place where memories were made.
At that time, Jelliel seems to have boarded the train holding her father’s hand.
‘Let’s go to Happy Land!’
A worn-out sign creaks as it hits the rain shower.
This is the train station where the ‘Happy Line’ operated exclusively as an amusement park. Happy Land is now closed.
not looking for anything
Due to the lack of maintenance, green weeds grew on the railroad tracks, and the posters from several years ago were tattered, cracked and smashed, and the escalators that stopped operating gave me a somewhat chilly feeling.
A place of memories.
That day, Jelliel took her father’s hand and went on a trip for the first time in her life.
The Happy Line’s train, which had been shut down solely for her, moved, and was shut down only for her.
The light had come on in Filand.
Again!
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Clap!Every time Jelliel walked, water drops splashed on the floor. The simple black dress didn’t use an umbrella, so it had been wet for a long time, but I didn’t care at all.
Every time I walked step by step through an empty train station, the memories of the day we held my father’s hand kept coming back to me.
It’s been almost 10 years, but her perfect memory is just a moment.
I did not miss it in the car memory.
Where I used to walk with my father, now I walk alone.
Shoot ah-!
As I walked up to the train station platform, a hole in the unmaintained ceiling was punctured and rain was pouring down.
Jelliel, who was walking while avoiding the rain showers that slowly leaked in, suddenly lifted her head at the pretense of popularity she felt.
there.
There was a boy
Black fluttering hair, Stella’s school uniform.
The profile of him scratching his head while looking at a poster with an umbrella… … It was undoubtedly a white story.
‘••••••why?’
Why the hell is that boy here? I couldn’t understand it rationally, but Jelliel was approaching him without me knowing.
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Clap! Clap!footsteps speed up It had been a long time since I had taken off my high-heeled shoes that obstructed my steps. Gradually he comes closer to me.
No, no.
I told him more, more, faster… … was approaching
“••••••uh?”
Baek Yu-seol hurriedly hid a poster with an ugly person behind his back, but in the first place, Jelliel never even looked at it.
“haha… …
“What, what? Why all of a sudden?”
Whether or not Baek Yu-seol, who did not know English, was bewildered or not, as soon as Jelliel reached in front of him, the strength in his legs was relieved and he sat down on the floor.
Shoot-!!
It was supposed to be a place where it was raining, so she slowly reached out her hand without even getting up. The place that his hand barely touched… … At least, it should be the bottom of Baek Yu-seol.
She slowly raised her head and met the boy’s eyes.
It would not be an illusion.
What was pooling in Jelliel’s eyes were unmistakably tears, not rainwater.
A true reward that happened because of one’s own faults.
Even the great 9th class Archmage declared abandonment. Even the best searchers, who could find even a grain of salt on the sandy beach, shook their heads.
Everyone said there was no possibility.
I thought there was no hope.
However, the moment I saw him, I felt hope in my heart. What is the reason?
“You, maybe… …
Before Baek Yu-seol, who noticed something, could say anything, she finally burst into tears and parted her lips.
“… … Help me.”
It wasn’t something like me, who tormented him, tried to harm him, and tried to ruin another life.
Now I know because I have feelings.
How ugly and mean what I did to him.
That awl called guilt continued to dig into her heart and torment her.
Rationally, there was no way Baek Yu-seol would grant his request.
Even if you think about it, who the hell would listen to the request of a scum like me?
She was alone and realized that she could do nothing alone.
nevertheless.
“please please… … I can’t do anything now… …
Jelliel bowed her head to him.
“… … hey.”
As Baek Yu-seol spoke, the rain suddenly stopped.
Shoot.｝ Ah-!
The sound of rain still covered the world, but strangely, no more rain showers fell on her head.
‘ah••••••
When I looked up again and met my eyes, Baek Yu-seol was putting an umbrella on me.
“I have a cold.”
With that said, the boy reached out his hand, and Jelliel trembled and grabbed it with both hands.
“Ah, ah.
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Countless emotions swirled in her heart, knowing what his actions meant.A day when it rains torrentially.
He was obviously wearing an umbrella, but exceptionally hot raindrops ran down Jelly L’s cheek.
It was a raindrop of emotion.
Jeliel redemption arc? Well, more of a pseudo-redemption arc, considering her core personality probably wouldn’t change that much. But she would go from antagonist to ally, and will be a pretty powerful one to have at that. I guess the first step is learning not to judge everything purely by numerical values and understanding emotion.
On exactly January 5th 2025 10:45 AM after I have just sat down on my hickory chair that is painted brown with a line of red fabric coating where the seat lays and have just lifted my cup filled with coffee 8 inches off the table, I want to have 5.6 billion dollars deposited in my bank account discreetly so that everyone, Earths people, will think it was there in the first place. Of course, spread evenly with $10000 in a bank account or invested. Then I will start to make 0.73 cents per shoe fallen on the floor by human with a 2:8375 ratio due to my invested capita earning me a passive income of $8.72 billion a year and after that I will- ugh holy crap dude you need to be a nerd to make a wish.
That’s the thing about wishes. You have to make it as concrete and concise as possible and even then it’s up to interpretation. If you say “I wish to be rich!” You could get a billion dollars deposited in your bank account and be investigated/arrested by the government or your name could be changed to “Rich.” Just like how Midas wished everything he touched became gold, everything and anything he touched became gold even his daughter and the food he couldn’t eat anymore.
Well I do
I never get tired of moments like this.