81 – 27. I open my eyes again.
“Why are you asking that?”
Time passes.
Ruines came to the stall with children carrying flower baskets.
As usual, the children arranged flower baskets in front of the stalls and led Ruines to the chair.
Then, to Kariel himself, he greeted them in a friendly way, and in a wary way.
She left the place.
Sitting in her chair and placing her cane on her lap, she also smiled slightly, tilting her mouth with a lonely expression, trying not to show it as much as possible.
“So you came today too.”
“… Yes.”
Kariel plainly announced her plan.
“I plan to leave tomorrow.”
“Is that so?”
“… ….”
Asked Kariel, who was staring at her at her.
“You are relieved.”
“Yes?”
“You don’t want to be chosen.”
What she knew long ago, Kariel acted as if she had just realized it.
Then she asked with suspicion.
Why do you ask that?
So.
She gave me reasons to be convinced.
“The one around me who thinks that the sword will be drawn with sincerity and is anxious is Ruines. There is only you.”
“… ….”
“What makes you anxious?”
Kariel wanted to ask herself otherwise.
Why am I asking her this?
Is there anything I can point out?
Or is it just nagging like Ruilin always nags?
“Riel-sama… He was a caring person who carefully observed others and surroundings besides himself.”
Is this a compliment?
Or is it a sign of vigilance?
“That’s why you helped us. I’m thinking thanks. So… You did a good job and I hope you are doing well. Sincerely.”
“… ….”
Its origin is hollow.
Just because someone is praying and praying.
If my life were to settle down as it pleases.
That is deception in its own right.
It’s not that I’m dissatisfied with it, but it’s strange that I feel aversion to it.
“So what about you?”
“Yes? What are you talking about?”
“Aren’t you unhappy?”
“… ….”
I wonder if the question was quite surprising.
No.
The reaction is that I never even imagined that I would be faced with such a question.
“Am I unhappy?”
Wrong answer.
Answering a question with a question usually shortens several reasons.
“To do something you don’t want to do. Forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do doesn’t mean we’re happy.”
It is not a perfectly given material.
However, as seen yesterday, her life was generally running according to her own will and not her own will, but entirely according to the instructions, orders, and suggestions of others.
“We only exchanged a few words… Have you figured out even that? Riel-sama is amazing.”
“… ….”
I was just curious.
She sincerely hoped that the damn sword would never be pulled out.
And when it was pulled.
I wonder what kind of reaction she will have.
Will you be frustrated? Would you despair
On the other hand, you might be happy?
On the one hand, you might be discouraged?
Maybe, I think I’ll be able to get my hands on that even tomorrow.
Then you’ll see it eventually.
As if praying, I hope that I will never be chosen.
The sight of her childish origins being shattered and shattered overnight.
… How should I react then?
“I am a watcher. In this position, the person who monitors whether or not that person will be selected.”
Still.
“I want this moment to be as long as possible. What I want to be forever… It must be my greed.”
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“… ….”
“Even if you can pull it out, you can’t pull it out. It will be dangerous.”
Let’s just say this… I don’t know if it has any meaning.
She chanted with a sad face.
Even so, she insisted this time.
“It’s not just a warning. I want you to keep that in mind. If I get picked… A very scary person will come.”
“… ….”
Kariel laughed involuntarily.
The expression of Ruines, who misunderstood it otherwise, became blurred.
“I mean….”
“No, no. Louise. I believe in what you say.”
Just.
“… No matter who in the world it is, it would be no more outrageous than the two I know.”
Kariel used to shoot her into the air once.
At the same time, she recalled someone in her memory.
With that fantasy-like golden girl that only Kariel can see.
… Father you
If there is someone greater than the two of them… Bring the Great Demon King with you.
“And I am on this journey to defeat them. It seems difficult to give up prematurely.”
That too.
Looking at Kariel, who pointed her sword at her eyes, Louis Ness lowered her gaze.
“That… song.”
In that way, the conversation between the two is about to end.
Some of the guys approached them.
“Excuse me.”
Men wearing iron protective gear over their chest, shoulders, arms and knee joints.
Just by looking at it, these are the people who are passionate about maintaining and managing public order in Somern Village.
There is no one who doesn’t know that they are the Somern Guards.
It’s because they were the ones who were checking and controlling the entrance right now.
Is it the pattern of the town of Somern, or is it the sword engraved with diagonal lines and the word Somern below it, which is a seal and stamped on the chest?
In an iron helmet that can be opened and closed, a man with large scars came to talk to him with a calm face unlike his stern look.
“Please cooperate as a witness for the incident that occurred inside the village.”
“… ….”
Even in the Empire, it’s not as polite to hand over a proposal.
It is a clear reality that suspects are treated as criminals and then driven and bullied, but this treatment is somewhat unusual.
Or, are you treating them like this in consideration of what you identified as nobles during the interrogation?
Even foreign nobles.
It wouldn’t matter if it was a mediocre aristocrat, even if he died a violent death, but did he think he was a descendant of a great aristocrat or someone related to it?
“It’s okay.”
Or was it just a façade, with you in mind that this side would resist or rebel?
The reasons are various.
However, to pick one of their biggest mistakes.
“… ….”
According to their guidance and performance, go down the stairs and reach the third floor.
After entering a deserted alley, of course, they block the front and back alley entrances as if besieging them.
“If you answer my questions, no big deal.”
“… ….”
“I found you based on the statements of eyewitnesses.”
This is difficult, so I induced him to get him out of the storage room yesterday too.
“Did you say Venus and Riel during the day yesterday? Those who witnessed the skirmish between you say….”
I also asked if it had anything to do with the multiple murders in the warehouse.
“They were all dead when I went.”
“Venus, is this what he said? Did you happen to witness the place?”
“It is not a coincidence.”
With the circumstances of Ruines, he honestly stated that when he split up and headed there, it became that way.
“They finally match.”
The man calmly seemed to be putting things together.
“Okay. However, as the matter has grown bigger than expected, I ask you to avoid making a fuss as much as possible.”
“… It sounds like you are asking me to leave in the near future.”
“To be more precise, I would like you to leave today or tomorrow.”
Did you dig too deep?
If I had pretended not to know, I might not have listened to such direct words.
“There must be a good reason for recommending rather than expelling, right?”
“… Rumors are coming.”
Rumors?
“The descendants of the Great Hero have arrived in Metran Kingdom. But there are rumors that he is of the bloodline of Gwanghwi.”
“… ….”
Brilliant veins.
In the Empire, it is not so grandiose.
In other words, an expression close to praise, a kind of tribute to you, father, from outside the empire, and myself, who was great in the past.
“I settled down in this land without knowing the legend of Grandeus, but it wouldn’t be strange if those who didn’t know were resentful. I guess that was the reason why that friend of Venus had a knife fight with you.”
“… ….”
“According to the sighting information, that Venus also said he couldn’t do anything about it, so even if he can’t say anything from the front, there’s a possibility that he’ll do something behind the scenes, so he wants you to leave.”
For example, in order to prevent a situation in which a commotion would occur in the village, the tactic was used first.
“You are very considerate.”
“… It’s just that I don’t want troublesome things to happen on this land. We are a single people, not nobles or warlords.”
As long as the other person doesn’t blindly show hostility, there’s no need to protest if the conversation goes well.
“I was going to leave tomorrow anyway.”
“Finally. Why did you stand in front of Grandeus’ sword?”
Why did you, the son of the enemy, come here?
“You didn’t come here to express your condolences.”
“… ….”
Kariel closed her eyes and muttered in her tone of resignation.
“Because someone told me to go here. As a result… It must have been a waste of effort.”
Actually, I could have left even today.
However.
“Because I entrusted the sword to the forge. Once I get that, I’m about to leave right away. So… Please rest assured.”
As well as having a last word or two of conversation with the damn sword of Grandeus.
And if it doesn’t come into my hands.
Even if I go later, I will definitely… I will break that damn sword.
Even if I throw it away.
I won’t be abandoned by something like a sword.
I’ve been clinging to it ever since I was young, unlike anyone else, let’s just say that’s the reason I’m obsessed with it… Because nothing happened
Grandeus?
Respect.
But it can’t control my life.
The sword is not an instrument of conviction and a qualification as a knight acting on behalf of the will of God.
That’s just a tool and a means.
I’m still here.
I did not forget my original intention.
—-
“Teacher.”
When I returned to the branch building, Ruilin greeted me.
“Where did you hear that?”
I said it as if it was overriding, but Ruirin understood it well.
“Leo oppa, Lucy’s colleague told me about it.”
“Yes.”
I don’t bother asking.
“So what are you going to do now? I will leave here tomorrow.”
“Yes? Already? I thought you were going to sit around until you drew your sword.”
“… That damn sword must have a lot of resentment towards me.”
“Yes? What do you mean? Could it be that Master also heard the voice of the sword like Leo oppa?”
“Let’s just say they are similar.”
Leo.
Maybe the damn sword was more talkative than expected.
“As you may have noticed, there will be countless interruptions to my journey from now on.”
Therefore.
“You don’t have to chase after me, who doesn’t even have money.”
“… Isn’t there a lot of money, Master?”
“We have enough to live on. However, my family is steeped in asceticism.”
Kariel laughed.
“It wasn’t the money I received, it was all I collected. Over the years. So, you don’t have to think that I don’t know the value of money. I just pretended to be calm to give that impression.”
“I see.”
A temperament that gathers, is accustomed to hunting, eats little, and acts efficiently and optimally in everything.
Because it was a specialty and temperament that did not fit well with that of the great aristocrats who considered leisure and ostentation as virtues.
Of course, you can get away with it in places where you can’t see it, but it’s become a habit for them to bluff as if there are even things that don’t exist.
At that point, it really gets to the point where even the illusion that they are special and special is the truth.
Among them, there are probably less than half of them, even if they are the ones who show off the dignity of a real nobleman.
A pig is a pig even if it is decorated with gold and silver treasures.
But if you wear shabby rags, it’s that great queen, and what even dragons consider weak, flimsy, and insignificant is also a person.
After all, the counterweight shouldn’t tip too far to one side.
“If you have any questions, ask them today, now. I’ll answer the line where I can answer. What I want to know.”
“Isn’t it human duty to ask for help when it’s dangerous? Why is Master trying to deal with it alone? Oh, I know. It’s better not to believe than to believe in something. However… Regardless of what you believe in, then you can use it and eat it, right? Why don’t you even want to do that?”
“… You already know the answer, right?”
“Is that too remote? If he clings to himself, even he is in danger? Then what about you, Master?”
“… ….”
“I don’t care, I’m not interested… It won’t be the same thing. The teachers I know are not the ones who accept threats optimistically and conform.”
I can face it, so I will face it.
Since we have to face it, we face it.
What kind of calculation is needed there?
“Then you could be killed or captured and go through terrible things, right? And yet? That mindset. It is very arrogant.”
“Even if you say that, I have no intention of hiring you as an escort. Even more so, even if you have agreed with the others and have made up your mind to help me, that is meddling that I have no reason to welcome.”
“… ….”
“You know that, too. If you don’t expect anything, you won’t be disappointed or betrayed. The burden is entirely on me. If we share, it will only make each other suffer.”
“Why did the teacher decide that? I mean.”
Ruirin knew.
She knew from the beginning.
He’s the kind of person who can communicate, but doesn’t.
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As long as he sticks to his line, there is no compromise.
Because I’m not selfish, I end up tying myself up with such rules.
If you’re selfish, there’s no reason to act so badly for the benefits and advantages given to you.
Even if you show good intentions.
I refuse the good intentions of others.
… What an arrogant mindset.
This is the hero, the nine heroes.
Among them, the pride of having a uniquely special lineage of brilliance? Responsibility? Is it something like pride?
“What do you live for and what purpose do you live for?”
“I told you everything before.”
“Yes. That makes it even more difficult.”
Calmly.
Be full.
Even if it’s not overflowing, I hope it’s like that if possible.
“I am still standing in the wilderness.”
“Yes?”
“I barely got out of the cold and dark abyss. What unfolded before my eyes was an endless wilderness.”
We express it with emotion.
Information as if informing.
“Yes. It was time to take a break.”
That empty, emptiness-filled gaze that I occasionally showed during my travels.
Louie Lin felt cold sweat running down her neck.
“It seems that I was still lacking in resolution.”
What are you talking about?
However, the figure of the trustworthy yet lacking teacher Ruilin no longer knew disappeared.
I felt like a completely different person.
Like someone I’ve never seen before.
“I hope that the sincerity I conveyed to you will be conveyed well. May it brighten your future path.”
However, the person in front of me was obviously hit by him.
Why are you here?
… Do you feel like a distant person?