Episode 31. Julia (2)
“Today, depending······.”
Tears streamed down Schlus’ cheeks.
“I miss you terribly…”
At that desperate cry, Tree felt her heart swell.
I don’t even know who Julia is. I don’t even know what her relationship with Schlus is.
It seemed that Schlust’s feelings were passed on as they were.
‘I have to go…’
I saw something unexpected.
Perhaps it was something Schlus didn’t want others to know.
So today was the moment when I decided to pretend I didn’t see anything, and Trier turned around.
right-
The only thing that broke a tree branch.
“Who’s there?”
“······································································!
The tree covered her mouth and slumped down.
Fortunately, it was hidden by a tombstone, so Schlus wouldn’t be able to see it.
Holding his breath, he waited for Schlust to clear his doubts, but-
“Do not hide and come out. Otherwise, I will consider you an enemy and attack you.”
There was no sign of that at all.
In the end, the tree had no choice but to slowly stand up while crouching.
“·······Tree.”
“I’m sorry. I peeked.”
I thought you’d be angry.
Schulz only sighed. He didn’t show any signs of displeasure.
“Can you keep it a secret?”
“Which one…?”
“Everything I’ve seen here today.”
“Oh, yes. Okay.”
Trier nodded her head vigorously in agreement.
I’d be happy if I could be forgiven for just being silent.
It was absolutely wrong to spy on someone by secretly following them.
“But tell me.”
Still, I couldn’t help but wonder.
Who the hell is Julia? what kind of relationship
“If you don’t mind, may I ask what kind of relationship you had with that person?”
Tree was also the type of person who couldn’t help but find out if he had any questions.
Schlus, who was looking at the tombstone, smiled and parted his lips.
“Excuse me, Tree.”
“Ah. I’m sorry….”
“Important person.”
“yes?”
“He was the most important person to me.”
“············”.
At that bitter smile, Trie’s mouth shut.
It’s been a while, so I can laugh and say it now, but it didn’t seem like the magnitude of the emotion had diminished in the slightest.
“I’ll be back soon.”
Following Schlus as he turned, he walked silently to the tree.
I wanted to ask more questions, but seeing Schlust’s face made me unable to do so.
“By the way, don’t you have any after-effects?”
“Sequel? What are you talking about?”
“The aftermath of a stab wound.”
“There is no such thing.”
He looked down at the tree with an expression as if he was talking about what kind of bullsh*t Schlus was talking about.
At the thought of worrying for nothing, Trier’s cheeks turned slightly red.
*
“Julia von Eisburg….”
Upon returning to the mansion, Trier repeated the name he had seen in the cemetery.
You said you were a precious person.
It was a moment when I thought about whether it was a lover…
“Girl. Where did that name come from?”
“Ah, maid chief.”
The maid came up to me with a puzzled expression and asked.
Come to think of it, I heard that the maid chief is from the northern region…
“Maybe the maid chief…?”
“Yes. I’m from Iceburg. Ten years ago I was a housekeeper in the Iceburg family.”
“ah······.”
It was bingo.
The information I was looking for was unexpectedly close.
“Then you know a person named Julia von Eisburg, right?”
“I know. I served him.”
“Then the maid chief…….. If you’re not offended, can you tell me about a person named Julia?”
“Of course, miss.”
The head of the maid sat down on the chair that Trier had taken out with a benevolent smile.
The story seemed quite long.
“Julia-sama was the daughter of the Earl of Iceburg. She was a very pretty woman. She was just as beautiful as a young lady.”
“Don’t mix it up in the middle.”
“Yes. Yulia-sama has been a hot topic for a while since the Count announced that he would inherit the title. Since he was unable to move due to an incurable disease, the succession was canceled and interest in him waned.”
“············”.
“Since then, Julia-sama has been confined to her room. Her body is getting weaker day by day, and I know that she didn’t want to show it to others. Then the war broke out, and the winter of the second year of the war. Julia-sama died.”
“Is it because of the kingdom’s winter offensive?”
2nd year of opening.
It was that winter that the kingdom’s unexpected counterattack took place.
I heard that the Kingdom Army had even reached Iceburg, but at that time…?
“No. Julia-sama died before the offensive. The Kingdom Army came ten days after that.”
“Ugh….. That’s right. So, is a man named Schlus Heinkel also from Iceburg?
“Yes. That’s right. The son of the Iceburg Castle Guard, I remember being close with Julia-sama since childhood.”
“No… Then why didn’t you tell me until now?”
A sigh escaped from the rest of Trie’s mouth, which was absurd.
Schlus Heinkel has already become so famous that no one knows about it in the Islands.
There were several times when Trier talked about him in front of the maid.
But why didn’t the maid say a word even though he knew him until now?
“Because you didn’t ask.”
“Yes······?”
At the smile of the maid, Tree was speechless.
“Everyone has a past that they don’t want to remember, miss.”
“is that so······.”
“And I only knew that Schluss-kun was dead until recently.”
“············”.
For some reason, the job in Iceburg didn’t seem like a very good memory for the maid.
***
“Yulia.”
Liechtenburg ran into her daughter as soon as she entered the room.
Yulia accepted the woman who was brought to her with a smile.
It seemed that the feeling of regret was always coming from her arms.
“I have one request…”
“Your mother. Please tell me.”
“I’m really sorry… Can you make a separate dinner for me tonight?”
“············”.
After a brief silence, Lady Liechtenburg shook her head.
Even if she suffers from an unknown disease, she has tried to share love as much as Erica.
That’s why it was something I would never normally do to drop it alone at mealtime like this.
“Are guests coming?”
“············”.
When she was stabbed in the corner, Lady Liechtenburg just nodded her head without saying a word.
At such a young age, he was a strangely mature, quick-witted child.
If it hadn’t been for the disease, I would have been able to make use of that clever brain and get excellent grades in school by now…
“Are you from Iceburg?”
“············”.
The woman nodded again.
“And someone who knows Julia von Eisburg.”
“······That’s right.”
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Julia was looking through everything.
Still, Yulia just smiled as if she had already understood.
Unhappy with that unfamiliar adultness, the lady chewed her lips.
“You know that. When such a person meets you… not very pleasant things happen.”
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Julia of Iceburg and this child are completely different people. At least she believed so.
However, anyone who knew Julia of Iceburg would make strange noises when they saw this child.
You look exactly like Julia-sama. By the way, if you see that the name is the same, it is clear that Julia-sama is reincarnated.
Those people kept looking over the dead in their daughter over and over again.
They just have the same name and look alike.
At that time, even Julia would make a face that was very troubled.
Perhaps Julia’s reluctance to go outside was also influenced to some extent by fear of running into such people.
“I understand, Mother. I will have dinner with the maids in the staff cafeteria.”
“Yeah…. I’m really sorry, my daughter. For going through something like this.”
“No. It’s not my mother’s fault.”
Lady Liechtenburg once again held Julia in her arms.
When the woman swallowed her tears in regret-
‘Actually, it’s my fault.’
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Julia muttered inwardly.
***
Today, he was confined to the training room and was living a daily life like any other.
wielding a sword Challenging reading major books…
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Just remembering that I forgot something… Yeah.
It was when I was swept on the floor and hurt my leg.
“Ttt. I bleed quite a bit.”
It was a simple scratch.
It wasn’t even the skin was peeled off.
It was just a little peeled off.
So there wasn’t a lot of blood, but it was quite difficult to treat the large area of the scar.
“Ah. Restorative medicine.”
Turns out, there was a healing potion in the store.
It’s not a serious wound that requires consuming a coin, but I thought about buying one to check how to use or efficacy of a recovery drug.
So when I browsed the shop window-
[shop]
[Items can be purchased using shop coins.]
[Owned Coins: 11]
[Shop Enhancement]
[New items are added when you strengthen the shop.]
“right.”
I realized that I had forgotten the existence of the store enhancement.
I was able to upgrade the shop by paying 10 coins.
Coincidentally, 10 coins came in while completing the quest on Magic Day, so the coins were sufficient.
“Shut up? Don’t you?”
To be honest, there aren’t many items in the store right now.
The Forbidden Elixir, which cost 5 coins, is still worth buying, but it is not as efficient as the first.
If you are in a hurry to recover, you can get it from Iris, so it is difficult to use the recovery medicine as well.
So about 10 coins were likely to be invested to see other items.
Events that require a stat increase, such as an expedition to the Wrist Forest or a civil war, are still far away.
It seemed like it would be better to strengthen the shop when it’s free.
“Okay. It’s a decision.”
I immediately muttered to my mind to strengthen the shop.
[The shop has been strengthened.]
[The item is added to the list.]
“Twitch.”
I was expecting the same perks as when the store opened last time, but there was none.
So let’s check what’s been added.
[Item List]
[Forbidden Elixir]
[Lesser Healing Potion]
[Advanced Healing Potion]
[Judgment Day]
[Elixir]
[Durandal]
The additions were Elixir and Durandal.
Of course, the one that caught my attention was-
“Huh. Elixir?”
Elixir. It was set to be made from the extract of a very rare mushroom, and it was the best potion in the work.
Elixir boasts outstanding efficacy that it is safe to call it a panacea.
It negates any status ailments and completely heals any injuries.
It is impossible to make the cut body parts sprout, but if you pour the elixir on the assumption that the cross section is clean, you can join the missing parts.
As long as it is not natural death due to aging, it is a potion that can save life from any death situation.
The quantity was as small as the effect, so even the Emperor Freya, who swept the continent, wanted an Elixir, and it would take more than a year to obtain it.
For reference, the effect of the Elixir does not work against Julia’s disease.
Because it wasn’t a disease in the first place. It is not something that can be healed because it is her fate itself.
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Just as she can’t get out of the infinite swamp of reincarnation, she can’t get rid of that incurable disease either.
“Let’s see where the price….”
Coming back to Elixir, the price was important.
Of course, I didn’t expect that this kind of potion would be cheap, but-
[Elixir]
[Price: 50 Shop Coins]
“Kek.”
The price was beyond imagination.
The quests that give you coins don’t appear very often, but you collect 50 of them.
You show off the majesty of a panacea.
From now on, you will need to collect shop coins a little tighter.
Because you never know when and where it will be helpful if you have an elixir.
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Just thinking about it right away, I wonder if there will be something quite helpful if a civil war breaks out.
But by then, I don’t think I’ll be able to collect 50.
“Durandalira….”
The item added along with the Elixir is Durandal.
It is a sword made with the motif of the sacred sword of the legend.
It was the mine Tilfitz who used this in the play.
At this point, it must have been before Tilfitz acquired Durandal.
But what if I buy it in advance…?
I don’t think there will be two. I think Tilfitz won’t have Durandal.
[Durandal]
[Price: 100 Shop Coins]
“Ahh.”
All such worries were useless.
It was a price I couldn’t afford anyway.
Also on Judgment Day. Durandal and so on. Why do swords of major names keep coming into the item list?
Are you asking me to do swordsmanship?
“Uh-huh. Until today.”
I thought it was time, so I closed the shop window and stood up.
When I opened the door to the training room, the sun was already setting.
“Mr. Emilia. I’m going to come in for dinner tonight.”
“Yes. You said you were invited to dinner. On the Liechtenburg Street….”
“you’re right.”
“Go carefully.”
Leaving behind Emilia who bowed and greeted her, she left the mansion.
As a writer, I could recognize that he was very wary, although it was not revealed by his expression.
Probably because I was afraid of changing my stance while interacting with the nobles.
Because I told the spies that I was aiming for peace with the kingdom.
Assimilated with the imperial establishment, you would wonder what would happen if you were in a position to erase the kingdom from the continent.
I just wanted to tell you that it’s okay to feel safe.
I am only going because I have something to talk to Ms. Liechtenburg.
Of course, I know everything about the woman’s setting, but it was also necessary to check if there were any changes to the woman as well while I was possessed and changed the story a lot.
You said you’d send the wagon at 6 o’clock.
However, it was 4 o’clock earlier than planned, so I was still waiting until 6 o’clock, so I decided to just walk.
I thought it would be rude to go earlier than the time I was invited, but I decided not to care.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to leave a strong impression even by committing some rudeness.
Whether that is a good impression or a bad impression.
“Are you here?”
5 O’clock. Arrived earlier than expected.
This place is a short walk from the downtown area of the island’s new town.
A huge mansion stood there so that the dormitory single room looked cute.
Even if the houses of prestigious families are different, they are very different.
It was the moment when I approached the front door to call the user.
“Girl! It’s over here! The flower that hasn’t fallen yet!”
For a moment, it felt like I was out of breath.
I hoped I saw it wrong.
that wheelchair. And a white dress.
I hoped what I was seeing was in vain.
The moment she turned her head and met my eyes, my body hardened as if it had been burned by electricity.
For such a long time, we just stared at each other as if possessed. without a word.