763 – 9. There is not a single day like this (12)
The midday sun sets over the ridge.
The end of winter had not yet fully subsided. The gap between the dawn and the waning sun was short, and the spring sunshine would quickly subside just a few hours after noon.
Originally, the sunlight would disappear and a gentle chill would be cast like a shadow.
The mild climate of Heavenly Sword Mountain just tickled my skin. Coupled with the unique vegetation, it makes you feel as if you are living in a time far removed from this place.
The girl walking in front of me may also be one of the reasons.
The reddish evening glow blends in with the gray hair and gives off a mysterious glow. Pale, almost pure white skin, and even the restrained feeling that comes from the silent steps.
She was a beautiful woman with an impressive cold charm. Also, on the other hand, it gave an empty impression as if it would disappear at any moment.
The woman’s voice was cold as she calmly touched her lips. She’s just like the way she looks.
“You are already unconsciously using the trick of ‘true.'”
I didn’t bother to answer. In the first place, the girl’s tone was not only not like she was asking me, but the fact was already clear enough that an answer was not needed.
From ‘Jin (盡)’ to ‘Jeongjungdong (停中movement)’.
Seria had named the ‘Sword Circle’ training method this way. If so, it would be reasonable to infer that ‘Jin’ is probably a prerequisite for ‘Jeongjungdong’.
In other words, I was already learning ‘Jin’. It’s just that I didn’t learn the principles because I used it unconsciously.
The reason the girl called me aside also seemed to have a lot to do with this.
“However, because we omitted the process of understanding the principle, we cannot control it intentionally. This is a very exceptional situation…….”
“You must have summoned me separately for some reason, right?”
Once again, no answer came back. The reason is probably the same as before.
Because it was such a clear fact that an answer was unnecessary.
Instead, the woman continued her explanation.
“I haven’t told you yet, but the essence of ‘Jin’ does not only require physical limitations. In order to reach the stage of abstinence at the desired point, mental discipline is required.”
“Then my problem will be solved naturally?”
“Actually, it’s difficult to even call it a ‘problem.’ I just didn’t realize it, but I’ve been using it well in battle so far…….”
That was correct. I, who possessed dozens of visions, solved the melee by using various tricks at the right time, and this was something that Seria would know better than anyone else.
Because she was a colleague who was watching right next to me.
So, I had no choice but to voice the question that suddenly occurred to me.
“How do you know that?”
Thumping, the girl’s steps stopped for the first time.
Questions were emerging from the returning gaze. It seems as if you are asking such an obvious fact.
This was the reason why I had no choice but to question it again.
“Wasn’t this the first time we’ve seen each other? But how could it be as if you were watching me fight right next to me…….”
Soon there was silence.
With the setting sun in the background, blue eyes and golden eyes were staring at each other blankly. Without saying a word, the girl and I looked into each other’s eyes.
The dark blue pupils turned to the side first.
“…… Well.”
I was trying to look calm, but I knew. The fact that Seria’s eyes are slightly shaking as she says that.
Something seemed to stimulate my hidden instincts.
“How do you know, ’empty instructor’? “It’s our first time seeing each other.”
Seria’s pupils, which had been wandering aimlessly for a while, finally turned towards the front.
After that, he acted calmly as if nothing had happened and added an explanation.
“Mental training is a very important training in ‘Sword Circle’. The more you face the limitations of your body, the more you have to rely on your mind. I also repeat the practice every night…….”
“It’s amazing, it’s my first time meeting you, but you know me so well.”
Of course there was no way it would work for me.
It was at that point that Seria’s voice, which had been going smoothly, stopped. Stutter, stutter. It didn’t take long for her lips, which seemed to be about to say something, to finally close.
Is it because the sunset glow is reflected? I even had the illusion that there was a slight blush on those pure white cheeks.
So I had no choice but to smile even more sinisterly.
“Is it fate? “To meet people who know each other so well in such a remote place.”
“What guarantee is there that you know me well?”
“Shall we make a bet?”
Silence again.
Perhaps because she was not confident enough, Ceria chose her political enemy. The girl’s cheeks flush with the sun burning her red.
“For example, things like taste… “Do you like dolls?”
“…… “I’ve quit now.”
“Now?”
The girl had no answer. She just hurried her steps without saying a word.
It was a gap that I discovered after a long time. Is there a knife holder who can cut teeth without stabbing them?
So, this teasing was almost half instinctive.
“So, that means you used to like dolls.”
“… ….”
“The junior I knew was similar to you. Appearance, taste… Even personality.”
“What a terrible coincidence.”
“He was a very precious junior.”
Sabak, Sabak.
The sound of stepping on blades of grass was quiet. Night had not yet arrived, so I could feel the presence of grass bugs watching, and the road was already reaching its end.
The girl said nothing.
“One day, she left without saying a word.”
There are no words, and my lament continues.
“Even just one word… Was it difficult to say goodbye?”
The girl is silent, and she is silent.
How long did the road last? Before we knew it, the two of us had arrived in front of a quiet pond. A place where grass with buds is in full bloom and trees with thick trunks stand sparsely.
It was around that time that the two people stopped walking.
“I don’t know.”
It was a low lie. If not you, who the hell knows?
I wanted to say that, but the result was obvious. Seria will pretend not to notice her, and she will end up becoming the only man with deep regrets for me.
Therefore, there were many reasons to choose silence.
There is just another reason why I did not voice these complaints out loud.
Because it’s beautiful.
“Because he is not that person, he does not have the means to guess what’s inside… “If you can imagine.”
I quietly enjoyed the view of the pond.
The waterside, located halfway up the mountain, had vegetation that was almost perfectly balanced. Not only is the water clear and clean, but even the nearby trees and weeds are in full bloom in anticipation of spring.
It won’t be long before fireflies will fly.
The starlight reflected on the water was clear. I was curious as to why the water quality was so excellent despite the stagnant water.
The girl confessed only then.
“Probably because it was difficult.”
What, she said, was a statement worthy of being asked.
I couldn’t bear to do that. At the end of my gaze, the blue pupils looking at the pond looked too sad.
“Even saying goodbye was so difficult.”
“Why?”
“Because deep down, I didn’t want to leave.”
Then the girl decided on a tree trunk. She sat back there, closed her eyes and shifted into her lotus position.
It was also the form of practice I had to start with.
“But, I really have no choice… Maybe I had to leave. “For everyone.”
“It’s arrogance.”
“If you look at it from an insider’s perspective, it might be so. Still, there is a fact that becomes clearer as we live.”
It was around this time that I realized. Perhaps, Seria put more thought into her decision than expected.
So she decided to listen.
“The moment when the emotion itself becomes a nuisance… No, there are times when existence itself is wrong.”
“Who said this?”
“Anyone.”
It was a very firm tone. Language full of confidence that will not allow the slightest objection.
Seria was already using this tone.
“There will be moments when you think like that… “That junior made a choice before that.”
Nothing was said after that.
I sat in silence under a tree with a good trunk. A place where the smell of grass, the sound of insects, and a quiet atmosphere reside.
The stars shine.
“…… “Seria.”
Because there are only two people staying in front of a pond where no one is present.
“It’s beautiful.”
“I’ll say it again, it’s not ‘Seria’, it’s ‘Gong’…..”
“It’s pretty.”
At night, I fall asleep.
However, the two of them just stood there facing each other, frozen like plaster statues.
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The wind blew, and my hair fluttered like weeds.
Calling something beautiful or pretty was just a phrase that could be added to anything.
The moon and stars in the sky, the sound of grass and insects crying, the silver web of a spider spinning a thread, and a pond gently swaying under the moonlight.
There were many things around us that could be beautiful.
But the moon is like the moon, the stars are like each other, the moonlight reflected by the howling grass and its insects, the spider’s web, and the sloshing of the pond is the same for everyone.
The only reason people are special is because they are defined in their relationships with others.
Seria said nothing. He looked at me for a while, then silence.
After a long time had passed, the woman spoke.
“…… “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Nevertheless, I saw it. Seria’s slightly red ears.
I felt like I had discovered a strategy.