256. Enlightenment
The sunset slowly setting.
The sight of an imperial city setting had a strange elegance that could not be seen in Griffin.
It’s just a personal impression, but I think what matches the sunset better is not Western-style architecture, but rather this Eastern feel.
After a busy day, I get emotional while watching people go to the bar or go home.
I thought they would call this place a guesthouse, but I was a little surprised to find the term simply a bar.
All the clothes people are wearing are clothes that you would only see in historical dramas.
Suddenly, Claren, a city of artists, comes to mind.
Yokai created through the creation and agony of artists.
He materialized them, made them proud, and allowed them to disappear with a smile.
Also, meeting Owen, who would become her successor, was the greatest harvest in Claren.
At that time, people walked the streets in disguise to avoid the monsters appearing strange.
What I wore at that time was the uniform of the Han Empire.
An empire that no longer has the status it once had and is said to be fading away.
Nevertheless, what they had built up still did not lose its shine.
“What are you doing?”
Soho sneakily approaches and asks carefully. She was clearly a child of Owen’s level, but for some reason she had the appearance of an adult woman.
An alluring appearance with a voluptuous body. Although it had the charm to be called a monster in a good sense.
Without any reaction, I turned my gaze back out the window.
“I’m watching people.”
Even while I was returning, every moment contained some aspect of the trip.
The scenes that would not have been a big deal if it were Deius’ body were a new experience to see as Kim Shin-woo.
If you ask why that is.
Probably not as a stranger who has borrowed a body.
I guess it’s because I feel like I’m also a person who belongs to this land.
It was a really good feeling.
“Aren’t you bored?”
She puts down the white bottle she is holding in her hand and gently holds out her glass in front of her.
I thought it was boiled tea, but judging from the bitter scent, it seemed like quite a strong drink.
“It’s still a long way until night falls. How do you feel?”
Despite Soho’s suggestion, I asked calmly, keeping my gaze outside.
“How old are you?”
“… ….”
“Don’t do anything pointless. “You just feel ashamed of yourself.”
“I heard that men like this kind of thing.”
“There is no room for you.”
The child named Soho is a monster, but I could feel that he was still young from his actions and the way he spoke.
It’s a bit surprising that she can change her appearance, but that doesn’t mean her youthful appearance disappears.
“Did the goblin order it?”
“Oh, no! “It’s not like that!”
She quickly returned to her normal self and tried to make an excuse, but she must have quickly realized that wouldn’t work and ended up keeping her mouth shut.
“That… ….”
I thought Soho was quiet, but then he asked carefully, wriggling his hand on the table.
“What do you plan to do with us?”
I answered honestly to her as she lowered her head like a child waiting for corporal punishment.
“It will be destroyed.”
“…… !”
His eyes widen and he suddenly raises his head and glares at me. The fangs that appeared while growling were full of deadly intent as if they were going to bite the back of my neck at any moment.
“It was to survive! “So that’s all it was!”
“… ….”
“Mr. Changho has a lot of hands, so please help us that much! “Grandma Hotch helped me learn transformation!”
Her resentment pouring out.
The corners of her eyes were slightly wet, but seeing as she wasn’t sobbing, she seemed to be holding it in quite well.
“Dongpa and Dongho helped me whenever I had a hard time with delivery! We’re having fun together! Everyone! Everyone is nice! “They are good monsters, so why are you saying you will destroy them without even looking at them properly?”
Bang!
Click!
When I hit the table hard, the alcohol bottle rolls and falls to the floor due to the impact.
But our eyes were fixed on each other.
“Eat at the store too! Let’s all celebrate together! Smile and drink! Even the ancient dragon allowed us to live like this!”
“… ….”
“What are you! They’re already dead! We didn’t kill him! “Why are you breaking our peace?”
Suddenly, a thought occurred to me.
Am I doing something I shouldn’t to this little girl?
Shouldn’t she be able to show the true nature of the small, small town she had believed in?
Even now, it was clear that the reason the goblin was away was because she was gathering monsters to kill me.
Or he may be asking for help from an ancient dragon called a guardian deity.
Even though I knew that, I still sent the goblin. Even though I tried to force her to struggle, I only lost my strength.
Because I just waited until I got tired.
“If you are really that confident.”
I hold out a rope to the girl, expressing her sorrow.
“As I said before, this morning. Follow me. “If you are right, I will pass by quietly.”
How old it has been.
It’s really damp, has a musty smell, and looks like it’s going to rot and crumble at any moment.
“…… “It’s a promise!”
A rotten rope.
* * *
It wasn’t until late at night that the boy’s performance on the rooftop of the royal palace came to an end.
For the boy’s practice, the great wizard Rockpelican cast a soundproofing spell on the rooftop, so he was able to play to his heart’s content even in the early morning rather than at night.
Clap clap clap clap.
[You played well.]
A dark spirit temple welcomes the boy at the end of his day’s work.
Stella was away for a while because her saint, Lucia, asked for help.
She told Stella that Lucia was her junior and was similar to her student who gave her teachings.
“Thank you.”
Even though he said that, Owen’s expression was not very bright. She continued to play the piano, remembering what Dark Spirit and Stella had told her today, but she did not feel like she had really realized anything.
The path and teachings of Deius Verdi. Thinking back on the actions he had shown himself, he could only wonder if he could really do something like that.
Because the teacher was so great.
The more Owen worried, the more his heart broke, and the more he hated himself for not being able to meet his expectations.
“At least, I can now see the Dark Spirit even when I am not playing the piano.”
It could be said that he had grown into a memorial service. In the past, you could only see spirits or ghosts when you played the piano, but not anymore.
It may be somewhat different from Deius’s spiritual eyes, but in any case, the boy was able to see ghosts even without playing the piano.
I don’t know if that’s good or bad.
[Owen, are you still worried?]
“…… Yes.”
[Hum.]
The dark spirit master glanced around and, seeing that Stella was not there, nodded his head and said.
[Let me help you. Tell me about your concerns.]
“… ….”
[I am the person who stayed with that person the longest. You know that, right?]
The dark spirit was proud of it in his own way. Even though Findeneye met him much sooner, the dark spirit spends all day with him.
Considering the time we spent together, the dark spirit was overwhelming.
“I wonder if I can completely accept the memorialist’s beliefs…… “I’m worried about whether I could be next.”
[Hmm.]
Owen hesitated for a moment, but as soon as he started speaking, he poured out what he had been holding inside one by one.
“The reason you didn’t teach me necromancy…… “Maybe it’s because I’m not qualified yet?”
[So you thought so?]
“Ha, but! Necromancy is a very dangerous magic! Heh, there are also scary people like Herald Hazard!”
Because I am not yet qualified to handle great power. Deius did not teach me because I could be swayed by it.
So, in order to receive proper learning from him, you must have the belief in dealing with the soul that Deius Verdi showed.
I had to completely understand his actions.
“I don’t have the confidence to do that. For souls! “There is no such thing as the confidence to sacrifice everything for the dead!”
I have placed too much of a burden on myself. In the end, that was the only conclusion I could think of while playing the piano today.
I want to follow Deius somehow.
Indeed, the word admiration is more appropriate.
I couldn’t really understand his actions. He doesn’t think he could live such a dedicated life.
This is a kind of shackle.
Or maybe it’s like a curse?
That thought suddenly occurred to Owen.
[Hum.]
After hearing the whole story, the dark spirit folded his arms. Her soft moans told him she was worried, so Owen waited a moment.
[It’s rather fascinating.]
Tilting her head, the woman gave her answer clearly.
[Who on earth could understand his beliefs and follow them? Then there will be two Deius.]
“…… Yes?”
[There are two Deius? Wow, you can love up to one person, but two are a bit…… Write it, isn’t it? Now that I think about it, I think it’s okay.]
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Owen was taken aback by what he was suddenly saying, but the dark spirit waved her hand and returned to the story.
[Hmm, anyway. Me too, who was with him the longest. She respects his beliefs and thinks they are noble, but she cannot follow them and has no intention of doing so.]
“… ….”
[That’s right. It’s not the kind of thing you can just watch and follow.]
What the boy is mistaken about.
I feel like the completed Deius Verdi has appeared out of nowhere.
[His beliefs. It was built up through what he personally saw, felt, and experienced. Who on earth would imitate something like that?]
“Well, then…” ….”
Then what should you do?
Owen was going to ask that question.
The dark spirit grins and gives a simple answer.
[You should start building yours from now on.]
“Well, that thing…” ….”
[Just as Deius and Kim Shin-woo have experienced countless things. Owen, you too can build upon the many things you have experienced so far and will experience in the future.]
Build your beliefs right now and take action that matches them?
No one wants or demands that.
[Please do not misunderstand. Deius comforting the dead and creating a land of rest was not a courageous choice.]
If you say it that way.
Perhaps Deius clicked his tongue.
[Action through belief. It’s not like a decision.]
“… ….”
[Because it has to be that way, we just act that way.]
Owen felt his head slowly opening. Such kind teachings were awakening my mind.
[Deius wanted you to build your own beliefs. And to prevent it from twisting, he made me look at my back.]
“Ah… ….”
Now.
Now the boy realizes.
Why did Deius Verdi always show his back? Did he make all the noble deeds he had done visible?
[Deius is.]
A soft smile is drawn on the dark spirit’s lips. To the boy, he tells him the hope his teacher had.
[I just wanted to guide the experience you will accumulate in a slightly better direction.]
Just as I have experienced many things and have grown in that way.
A boy named Owen was also given that opportunity. He was giving the boy the right experiences and growing him up step by step.
[It’s not that he didn’t do anything. He just taught you what he experienced.]
The result.
The boy came to admire Deius Verdi.
In fact, the dark spirit had already judged that the education was a success with that alone.
[Any more than this and Deius will be angry.]
I already said everything I wanted to say.
The dark spirit woman wanted to give Owen time, so she turned around and left.