216. Past Time (3)
A pocket watch that fell in the snow.
Ms. Marie grinned and she picked it up and stroked my, Schluse’s head.
“Mom will be away for work. She won’t be long, so let’s wait for her a little bit. Huh?”
Then, Marie turned around and left.
She walked into the misty mist and disappeared.
There was nothing I could do but watch it.
Boom!
“Oh.”
Then the iron door opened from the outside.
I was surprised and took my hand off the crystal ball, and the quest completion window popped up.
Outside the iron gate, Mrs. Lichtenburg, exhausted and out of breath, stood with her lamp in hand.
“You shouldn’t come in here!”
“Uh, Mother. I asked to come in. Schluss-“
“I have to tell you, sir.”
“His Excellency didn’t know anything, he didn’t know…”
“·······.”
Anyway, this must have been a secret place for the family.
Yulia was flustered. She fidgeted, but she didn’t know what to do.
I couldn’t even twitch while sitting on my lap.
I sighed and hugged Yulia.
“I should have asked you first… I was too careless. I apologize.”
“To the extent that I deserve an apology… I just want you to keep this place a secret from now on.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Let’s just leave.”
The door slammed shut again.
I stared at the closed door for a moment before boarding the boat.
This time, Yulia rode with the lady, and I had to ride with the butler who came with me.
While the boat was cutting through the current and exiting the cave, things got complicated in my head.
‘Mr. Marie is Schlus’ mother?’
Something was strange.
It was strange, but it was too strange.
If Marie is Schlus’ mother, it makes no sense that she doesn’t recognize her.
Since she was very young, even if her face has changed greatly, if you look at her name ······.
‘Oh.’
Your name has also changed.
The name Schluss was given to me by Iris, and the surname Heinkel was given to me by a cardinal in the Vatican.
When Schluss Heinkel was pursued by the kingdom’s army, he briefly forgot that he was a new name to hide his identity.
‘Damn it…’
Then I was the son who asked for the pocket watch.
Ms. Marie did not recognize her son until the moment she died, and left a will to hand over her belongings. She
She promised that she would come back, but she died without ever seeing her son.
Because of me and not anyone else.
If I hadn’t been possessed, Schluss would have recognized his mother’s face as soon as he entered the Imperial University.
He would have revealed his real name and achieved a dramatic mother-and-son reunion.
I ruined everything because I possessed Schluse’s body.
‘Damn it…’
My head was dizzy.
I was thinking too emotionally.
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‘Is there a problem?’
I decided to calm down for a while and sort things out.
Does knowing this fact change anything?
No.
Just one mission to deliver the pocket watch is gone.
Didn’t I even get revenge on the man who killed Mary?
There was no reason for me to feel guilty.
It must be so…
“Schlus. Are you okay?”
“Ah…”
I came to my senses and looked to the side, and before I knew it, Erica was looking at me with worried eyes.
I slipped Erica’s hand off her shoulder.
Nevertheless, Erica raised her hand again.
I finally gave up and decided to leave it alone.
“It’s okay.”
“You saw something inside.”
“No big deal.”
“No. While crying.”
“What?”
I was surprised and touched my eyes.
I didn’t feel any bite at all.
I was fooled and fell for it.
“Look at that. He’s so engrossed that he doesn’t even know if he’s crying or not.”
“What…”
It was pure compulsion.
I clicked my tongue and stood up.
For now, I wanted to be alone.
“Did you touch that crystal ball?”
“Yes. I’m sorry for using it arbitrarily.”
“No. It’s not worn out, so what? How long ago did you see the past?”
“At least 15 years ago… I don’t know exactly when.”
It seemed that he noticed that my condition was not the same as usual and tried to comfort me.
But how are you going to comfort me?
I thought I lost my mentality because of something.
Unless I go crazy and tell her everything, Erica won’t even guess what happened.
No, maybe even if you confide, you may not understand.
Who would be willing to accept that she and this world are figments of fantasy.
“Schlus. There’s one thing you don’t know yet.”
“What is it?”
The hand that was on my shoulder fell off before I knew it.
It was only then that I noticed that Erica’s eyes were trembling little by little.
Something I don’t know?
There can be no such thing.
“The cave. When two people enter a room, all they see is the memories they both share.”
“What was that… Ah.”
After a little time difference, I understood what Erika meant.
I definitely said that I saw the past at least 15 years ago.
And Yulia wasn’t born at that time.
To be precise, Julia von Lichtenburg was never born.
“It was true. Yulia was reincarnated…”
“·······.”
Before Yulia was born, it was something that could only be explained by saying that she was alive in the form of her previous life.
My careless answer proved that fact.
“Schlus. Did you notice?”
“Dimly.”
“Will Julia have memories of her previous life?”
“It will stay.”
Upon hearing my answer, Erica trembled and let out her breath.
It must be shocking.
Her younger brother had actually been reincarnated with memories.
I was so confused that I thought she was getting more and more short of breath, so I inadvertently hugged Erica.
With her arms around her waist, Erica gradually noticed her breathing becoming more regular and then she calmed down and pulled herself away.
“Do you… Like Yulia?”
“·······.”
This is what I ask as soon as I calm down.
I couldn’t readily answer no.
I used to believe in platonic love.
I firmly believed that what connects me and him is the spirit, and I had no doubts.
But I still can’t get rid of Yulia’s attachment to her.
I’m looking for fragments of him in the shell from which the soul has already escaped.
Yulia’s young face reminds her of her guy and she’s expressing her self-satisfaction.
In a sense, you can see that I like it.
No, would it be more accurate to say that I can’t let go of my obsession?
But if you ask me if this is the true meaning of heteros*xual love, I can definitely answer no.
I am not in love with Yulia.
She doesn’t even deserve to love her.
“No.”
“Lies.”
“If you don’t believe me, why ask?”
“Isn’t the reason why you approached me to meet Yulia from the beginning?”
“Who approached you. Didn’t you come first?”
“Ah… Was it?”
Erica smiled awkwardly at her cheeky face.
Sometimes I wonder if he has paranoia.
I wonder what the heck was this character thinking?
“I just talked about it. You’d better not tell your mother.”
“I know. You will be shocked…”
“Pretend not to know Yulia as much as possible.”
“Why?”
“Why did she hide it for over 10 years now? It must be because she does not want to know that she is reincarnated.”
“Yulia… Does that child know that you noticed?”
“Maybe.”
There’s a high probability you know.
The little girl she saw in her previous life comes back as an adult and comes to see a very young child who has trouble with her legs.
She probably thinks she’s pretending not to know that she’s reincarnated.
“Then…”
“Then what?”
“Oh, no.”
Erica hesitated and tried to get her words out, but froze.
It’s frustrating.
I sighed and stood up.
Because Yulia’s reincarnation was discovered, she hastily shut her mouth, but she said that it wouldn’t be a big problem if this leaked out.
Anyway, there is nothing bigger than the result of Mrs. Lichtenburg collapsing in shock.
You don’t have to worry too much.
As I was about to take a step, Erica gently grabbed my sleeve.
“If you ever want to use that cave again, tell me. You’ll make a special use of it.”
“Really? Thanks. I’ll think about it.”
With a smile, I removed Erica’s hand and turned my back again.
My heart was very upset.
The feeling of wanting to be alone…
No, I was in the mood to see Emilia.
.
.
.
“I’m going crazy…”
After Schluss left.
Erica laid down on the lawn in her garden and let out a big sigh.
Julia was often told that she resembled a certain woman in Eisburg who had died of illness.
Every time she went to church, there were not one or two people who said that, but at some point Julia cut off all contact with the outside world.
Until then, she thought she was simply a resemblance.
She thought it was just a coincidence.
But Yulia was actually her reincarnation…
Surprising is also surprising, but I couldn’t tell anyone about it, so it was very frustrating to have to rot it into myself.
“That’s why.”
It was only then that Erica seemed to know why Schluss had been showing so much interest in Yulia.
Schlus has already been through two breakups.
She had to let go of Yulia from her previous life, and she had to let go of her lover, who she dated after that, possessed Yulia’s body.
Even so, Schluss doesn’t leave Yulia’s side.
All I could think of was that he was a bad guy.
“Somehow, he was so good at it…”
I’ve only done bad things so far.
The only thing I hated was making a strange misunderstanding.
Nevertheless, Schluss kept coming closer to me and giving me a chance again and again.
At first he thought I was the purpose.
But I would have thought it was my sister and not me…
“I’m a really mean b*tch…”
Erica felt her heart ache as she realized that she was jealous of her brother.
I never thought the day would come when I would be jealous of her sister who thought it wouldn’t hurt to put it in her eyes. She
She’s so dumb and she hates herself, Erica couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Hmm…?”
It was the moment when I opened my eyes after closing them for a long time.
Erica stood up when she saw a black bird continue to circle in the sky.
As I tried to take a closer look, the bird went away as if it felt its gaze.
It was a strange bird with red eyes.