11. A bird that flew over the nest – 04
“…Oh, could it be that they were caught?”
At the same time, in a large grove located far away from the Dukedom of Dekaraznan, where Cain is currently located, Kirie, who was peeping at him through the ‘string’ connected to him, unknowingly smiled bitterly.
It was like what Cain said at the last moment, and it might be just an illusion, but for some reason, I felt as if I had met his eyes.
‘…No, it’s not an illusion.’
sure There was no doubt that Cain and Kirie had exchanged glances with each other a moment ago. Cain must have noticed Kyrie’s existence peeking at him through the ‘string’. The ‘string’ that connects Cain and Kyrie wasn’t something convenient that only applied one-sidedly from Kyrie to Cain.
The ‘string’ that currently connects Cain and Kirie is a symbol that symbolizes that they have overcome the differences between their races and become a pair of companions. Although time has rewinded several times and the connection between them has also weakened a lot, nevertheless, the bond itself between the two has not been severed. He may not be conscious of it now, but if Cain decides to do so, he will also be able to recognize Kyrie’s existence through the ‘string’ and be able to spy on her.
“Oh, I wonder if I wasn’t too careful this time.”
But this time I couldn’t help it. He hadn’t calculated that the power of Arya, the white-haired girl he always had with him in this lifetime, had become so powerful. I never imagined that the space distortion barrier spread by the white-haired girl in the forest of the Duke of Dekaraznan would be powerful enough to temporarily weaken the connection between Cain and Kyrie. .
Even so, it was impossible to miss the performance of her partner with both eyes open, so Kirie had no choice but to temporarily strengthen her connection with him-
And at that very moment, Cain seems to have noticed that he and Kyrie are connected through something unknown. Because, just as Kyrie spyed on his appearance through the connection, he also spyed on some of her memories through the connection with Kyrie.
“…But, of course, memories related to that woman.”
What Cain saw was the appearance of Iris el Devhart when she fought against the ‘Witch of Winter’ alone. And Cain did not stop at bringing up the memory of that time from Kyrie, and even took the woman’s image as his own image and implemented the swordsmanship in the present world. In other words, Son and Cain had the same meaning as saying that deep down in their hearts, the swordsmanship of a woman named Iris el Devhart was their ideal.
To be honest, it was even a little disappointing. The one and only partner in his life, who had sworn to devote himself for the rest of his life, took another woman’s swordsmanship as his own image!
Basically, a woman named Kyrie didn’t want to interfere too much with Cain. Especially, if it was a woman’s problem, I didn’t want to interfere even more. Anyway, to Kyrie, everything in the world was nothing more than a fleeting wind, and he thought that arguing with the women around him was in itself degrading.
Human life is short. extremely finite It is said that it is the providence of the world that when the moon is full, and that even beautiful flowers do not last more than ten days, but in the eyes of Kyrie, an elf, a human life only seemed more useless than that.
In the blink of an eye, humans grow from children to adults, from adults to old people, and eventually face death. Life itself had no meaning, and its end was common to all things.
…It was a very ephemeral sight. Humans would look at the life of a ephemera and laugh at it, saying it was really useless, but Kyrie saw no difference between humans and ephemera. Both of them had only one thing in common: a life that lived to reach death, belonging to the providence of time.
However, mortals are predestined to die, so they have the wisdom to realize. It was definitely what he said. Humans have passion. have a desire Because they enjoy an extremely finite life, they want to prove their meaning and value, take their lives harshly, and live for a tomorrow that will be alive even for a moment.
Kyrie realized that fact when she got to know a man named Cain von Estel. she knows She looked at Cain’s back several times in the repetition of time, and was deeply fascinated by Cain’s appearance, which always showed a momentary brilliance. And at the end, I fell in love with him and welcomed him as my lifelong partner.
However, by getting to know Kyrie, Cain escaped the fate that mortals would inevitably face.
Cain, who became Kyrie’s companion, became an existence that was halfway off the time axis, just like her. He, like Kyrie, will live a longer life than he has lived, and will experience endless boredom and countless boredom within it.
Compared to the time he and Kyrie will enjoy together in the future, this present time is really nothing more than a small piece. It is nothing more than a momentary flicker. No matter what memories Bianca del Castana, Iris El Devhardt, or Ariel Thier make with him, no matter how much they intertwine with him and give birth to his child, no matter how much they truly love each other in the end, what will they do? Whatever dragon you can use –
It was all just a one-time play. In other words, it was nothing more than a futile story that would eventually degenerate into meaningless memories, buried in the satan of time and fading.
And at the end of it, only a woman named Kyrie el Denaris would exist by Cain’s side. That too, forever.
…However, the fact that Iris’ presence was imprinted on his image was a different matter from him. The fact that Cain imprinted the ‘Iris’ he saw at that time into his mind means that he made her one sword the ideal he had to reach. Even if one day Iris dies and disappears from this world, even if time passes so far away that all memories with her lose their meaning.
The image of Iris, which Cain idealized, will live and breathe forever in his heart. And those memories will serve as the foundation, gradually changing his appearance. Because the figure of ‘Iris’ had already been completely engraved in Cain’s chest and became his half body.
“…If I had known it would be like this, I would have focused more on the sword instead of the bow.”
Although she is skilled at wielding a sword as much as she has lived for many years, it is already too late to regret the fact that she could not become Yi Je and his teacher. In the first place, it was none other than Kyrie himself who gave the gentle advice that a sword was more suitable for a human named Cain than a bow.
Crucially, Cain at the present time was quite displeased with Kyrie’s existence. The act of wasting one’s lifespan in a situation where one didn’t have to burn one’s life force and use an aura must have been a warning and a bluff to Kyrie who was spying on him.
…However, it was also a method that did not allow even the seeds to be eaten by Kirie. In any case, lifespan was the overflowing thing for her, and if she could get a glimpse of Cain who would remain in her mind forever after paying only a few months of lifespan, it would have been a truly remarkable business.
“My husband is doing big things outside, but as a wife, shouldn’t I be doing housework?”
While Kyrie was shrugging her shoulders and rationalizing her actions, a sharp voice that she didn’t know about Kyrie from beside her struck her ear.
“…Why are you suddenly muttering to yourself something you don’t know why? Did he finally go crazy after eating as he should?”
Truly tasteless, the main character with a sleazy tone that seems to blow away the afterglow that surrounds Kyrie at once has a very deep relationship with none other than Cain, her companion, and everything she insinuates can turn everything away. It was the saintess, Ariel Thier, who hurriedly ran to the great forest.
Kyrie’s gaze at Ariel naturally becomes ferocious at those rude words that don’t even care about Kyrie’s eyes. You don’t even know how precious each and every memory related to Cain is to you, but to ruin the lingering feeling you’re feeling at this moment like this-
“Really, that is an ignorant remark. Guardians who are connected to the World Tree are blessed with a mind that becomes immortal. Really, this reminds me of the old adage that if you are ignorant, you better keep your mouth shut.”
“I don’t mind. I don’t know if you don’t know it, but aren’t you qualified to mention the proverb because you’ve lived before the proverb was created? Ah, since the proverb itself was invented by the people of the past, I guess it suits you more than anyone else in the world?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay for you to talk about your age carelessly? Physical age is similar to other women, but mental age alone is much more than other women. If you look at it by normal human standards, you are already the age of an ajumma. In that sense, you should be grateful for regression. Even at that age, you can pretend to be a young girl in public.”
Ariel unknowingly furrowed her brow at Kyrie’s grinning words. This is why I didn’t want to come to the Great Forest. This woman in front of Ariel knows more about Ariel than anyone else in the world. Even, in a sense, she knew more than Ariel herself.
Ariel didn’t really like that fact. She can hold her head upright in front of the princess, Iris El Devhart, who can be said to be the most noble person in the empire, and even if it happens to clash head-on with Bianca del Castana, who creates a great miracle that is unprecedented in the world, she will not hesitate. I was confident to raise my fist, but I couldn’t go out as strong as Kyrie el Denaris, who had no way of knowing how old he was.
It wasn’t because he was stronger than himself. It was even less so because the etiquette of respecting an old man was deeply ingrained in his bones. It was just that he was extremely reluctant to have strange words about himself that he did not know come out of that woman’s mouth. Especially when you consider that those words might get into Cain’s ears.
“But it’s a fact I’ve felt from before, so why are you talking rudely to me? Iris always uses honorifics. Could it be that you want to drink sweet water by clinging to the power of the human world?”
To Ariel’s sarcasm, Kirie unexpectedly nodded obediently.
“Well, if you look at it that way, you can interpret it that way. Do you really think that I don’t know anything about the manners of the royal family? The more you live for a long time, the more essential it is not stubborn stubbornness, but flexibility to accept the world. She is the only princess in the empire, so it can be said that my dignity does not diminish if I use honorific words. and-“
“…and?”
“Devhart’s lineage deserves my respect. It’s something no one remembers now.”
“But you are not worthy of my respect. That’s why I’m not using you with respect. Ariel Thiers.”
Kirie giggled as if she was having fun and looked at Ariel, whose face hardened.
“Don’t you think so too? Don’t you think I’m worthy of showing respect to you, who destroyed the whole world because of just one man?”