7. Jealousy is my strength (36)
That night, everything stopped.
There was an illusion that the flow of air, breath, and even time were fixed at some point.
Only the untimely haze rises endlessly.
Seria stared blankly at the woman in front of her, forgetting to even breathe. She was a woman I had never forgotten in my life.
how could i forget
Scars that will never be erased for the rest of my life remain on the back of that woman.
Even while hesitating, the woman did not add a word.
He was just looking at Seria with a sad smile.
I’ve already said it once, but I couldn’t believe it.
A stuttering voice came out of Seria’s mouth.
“Oh, mother… … ?”
“Yes, Seria.”
It was a gentle and dignified tone.
Mother was always like that. Even her origins were unknown, but she was a woman of rare dignity even among aristocratic families.
All kinds of stories from childhood flash through my mind.
Did you know that there is a secret gathering called the ‘Sword Circle’ in the depths of ‘Cheongeomsan Mountain’, where those who have sworn to dedicate their lives only for the sword gather?
I’ve also heard of gold stations located all over the continent.
‘Vampire’, ‘Brass Angel’, ‘King of the Beasts’ and ‘Island in the Sky’.
Even just hearing the name, the nest guarded by terrifying beasts was called the grave of adventurers. As she heard mysterious news from all over the continent, Seria used to dream with her beating heart.
Someday, I will wander the world like my mother.
It was a long forgotten dream.
Seria’s voice, which had been searching for memories, began to be full of moisture.
“Oh, mother… Really, are you my mother?”
Still, there was no reply from the woman.
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Just one step, two steps.
It was just that he moved slowly and approached Seria. At first, Seria took a step back, but this also had its limits.
Eventually, the distance between the two is close.
The woman’s arms were spread out wordlessly.
But Seria hesitated and couldn’t move for a while.
Fear spread in those blue eyes. It was the legitimate anxiety of a person facing the existence he had longed for all his life.
What if not?
He was someone I missed every day. That’s why I was afraid to reach out my hand carelessly, and I was stirred.
I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed.
If I get hurt again, I feel like it will take a very long time to heal.
This hesitation did not last long.
It was because the woman who had been silent finally opened her mouth.
“… … my daughter.”
What is the density of emotion contained in that one word?
crying and laughing. And in the end, Seria burst into tears at that voice full of remorse and pain.
“Uh, uh… Whoa… uh, mother… … .”
“Yes, yes. My daughter Seria.”
Hesitantly approaching and holding Seria in her arms, the woman smiled pitifully.
“You’ve grown a lot in the meantime. Really, it’s grown a lot… You’ve become about the same height as me.”
Seria couldn’t even weep properly anymore.
I was just letting my tears flow without saying anything.
The voice I managed to squeeze out was only a short question.
“Oh, mother… black, uh… . uh, uh, how… … ?”
“Shh.”
But even that was only for a moment.
The woman said, “Kyu-wook,” and hugged Seria tightly. It seems like I want to enjoy this moment for a long time somehow.
In fact, it was the same with Seria.
The absence of a mother was not a wound that a young child could easily bear. It festered and festered, and I only kept repeating that I had forgotten it only after I had hurt it so much that there were no scars left.
There was no way she wouldn’t be happy with her mother who had returned.
With her daughter unable to stop crying, the mother continued to hold her tears in her voice.
“My daughter, my daughter… I’m sorry, I left you alone for too long… Haven’t you had a hard time?”
“Ugh, black… Oh no… Heung!”
Seria had a hard time wringing out an answer because of the overflowing tears.
The woman did not have to force an answer. As if he had already guessed Seria’s feelings, he only held out a handkerchief with a sad expression.
Even after Seria blew her nose with a groan, the woman continued to speak in a low voice.
“I really didn’t want to leave you alone. No, actually, it’s not just you… Is your father all right?”
Seria’s crying stopped abruptly at that quiet question.
Wide open blue eyes followed my mother. On the woman’s face, nostalgic feelings were clearly visible.
I would have been abandoned.
How could I miss a man so much? Could the depth of love be inherited between mother and daughter?
Even after these questions passed, Seria hesitated and couldn’t bear to open her mouth.
What happened to Marquis Yurdina?
He was confined to the family’s underground prison and was left with only a lifeline. So Seria rather hoped that her mother would resent her father.
That way it will be cool on the inside.
On the other hand, I also understood my mother’s heart.
Perhaps Seria did the same.
Even if she was abandoned by Ian, Seria would miss Ian endlessly. So, I couldn’t even open my mouth.
I felt like I knew how my mother would feel after hearing about my father’s current situation.
The woman tilted her head as if she could not understand this reaction. But even for a while, the woman had to put on a sad face again.
“I’m sorry, Seria… .Because I don’t have much time.”
“… … Yeah?”
What kind of thunderclap is this?
Seria was shocked and had no choice but to swallow her tears. It’s just now that we’ve just reunited, but we have to prepare for a breakup again.
It was before he let out such an urgent voice.
Saying, “Quuk,” the woman’s index finger hit Seria’s philtrum. It meant that there was no time left to even talk.
The mother, with her daughter in front of her, deliberately lowered her voice.
“Finally, there are a few things I should tell you. Be sure to keep that in mind.”
Quickly moistening her lips with saliva, the woman began to spit out incomprehensible sounds.
“First, never trust anyone. anyone… And again, soon the man you love will move. The next step in the plan is just around the corner.”
“That’s what… … .”
“Then you have to follow. Finally, remember ‘The Smell of Blood’.”
The woman, who had given the advice without permission, let out a sigh and took a couple of steps back.
Even then, Seria was just standing there with a bewildered look on her face. The woman quietly captured the moon in the sky in her retina.
“… … Now the time is up.”
What are you talking about, before Seria asked back.
Seria’s eyes widened at the sensation of stabbing and ringing in her spine. A faint fear emanated from the blue eyes that looked behind him.
Something is coming.
It was a very clear sign. It was an advance at a terrifying speed that would be more accurate to say that it was tearing through the streets and running.
The woman must have felt this too, and in the end, she had to smile sadly with a sigh.
“I will give you one last present. From now on, your instincts will guide you.”
And the moment Seria’s eyes turn to the woman again.
Pak, a sudden pain hit Seria’s brain.
It was the wrist. Mother was putting her lips to it.
No, it’s not the lips.
Shortly after realizing that something sharp was shining between them.
“Turn off, uh… aaagh!”
Pak, the white pain along with the blood that gushed out, bleached Seria’s brain.
It was the first pain I had experienced in my life. It was as if each cell became an awl and stabbed the whole body.
The last voice I heard before losing consciousness was the voice of the man I loved, clearly resentful.
“Seria, Seria!”
Senior Ian.
Before calling that name, Seria passed out.
However, is it an illusion?
It seemed that a lump of black mud could be seen at first glance between the blurred vision.
“Kuhh, heh… Hee hee hee! ‘Jealousy’, ‘Jealousy’ will come… … !”
A strange being trembling with joy.
**
Back in the dormitory, my mood was a mess.
I ended up missing it again.
The monster that attacked Seria was obviously a blood relative of a vampire. The person who was attacked had passed out, so it was not known how the attack happened.
It was fortunate that the swordsman went with him.
Hearing that the situation was running out of time, the swordsman immediately grabbed me and started running. It was hard to keep up with how fast it was.
It was that scene that he witnessed while searching for Seria’s whereabouts.
I should have killed him as soon as I saw him.
The fact that someone from the Dark Church dared to touch Seria was especially unpleasant. In the end, I chuckled and threw off the coat of my uniform.
Then, it was a bloody thread that snatched my coat with a tuck.
“Okay, get the treasure! Then where…!”
Along with the clear voice, there was a sniffing sound with my face buried in my overcoat.
I couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh.
“Can’t you be quiet? If you don’t, I’m going to die of annoyance.”
“Whoa, it’s embarrassing… But what about it, it’s like a newlywed couple… Ah, stop! Stop! Seriously, my personality is impatient…!”
As my hand grasped the ax handle without hesitation, ‘greed’ finally stopped grunting and talking nonsense.
How did I come to be like this?
It was while I was unbuttoning the button with a deep sigh.
“Then next, I’ll give you some really important information.”
My hand stopped abruptly.
Before I could even throw out my question, the girl smiled and said.
“The cause of this situation… the position of the ‘vampire’.”
The story was heading toward the ridge.