151 – Hamgu
Shocking words.
Lucia quickly looked around. Swish-swish- When I turned my head to check, there was no one around me who had heard the conversation other than the angel who looked like a miniature version of Yura.
Although she didn’t personally approach the people lying down to see if they were awake, Lucia was somehow convinced that they might be. It may be because the moment doesn’t feel realistic at all, but it’s because people didn’t react at all when they heard that Lucia was Kylie.
“ah.”
However, after looking around, Lucia realized that she had done something wrong. Wouldn’t the act of being shocked and checking to see if anyone heard without saying anything… only proves to oneself that one is Kylie?
“I… I’m not Kylie…”
“You don’t have to worry. Kylie is the only one around here who has come to her senses.”
I tried denying it later, but it was no use. I don’t know what kind of evidence she had to call herself Kylie, but the angel who looks exactly like Yura seemed quite confident in her claim.
“…”
Lucia felt a hint of cold sweat on her dried skin.
From the rubble of the destroyed building, an angel who only resembles Yura stares at Lucia. Lucia also looks at her with constricted eyes.
“Okay, I’m Kylie.”
So I honestly admitted it. Lucia also knew that it would be unseemly to deny it any further. There were many reasons for not revealing her identity other than not wanting to face the remnants of the past, but she figured it would be okay as long as Latera was the only one listening.
However, this unexpected situation was not okay at all. Even though the other person is a mythical being, it is difficult to accept being embarrassed by a girl you have never seen before. Lucia glared at Latera with her golden eyes flashing.
“Then who are you? Who suddenly appears and reveals someone else’s identity?”
“I am a guardian angel.”
“…Guardian Angel?”
“yes!”
Latera answered with a wide smile. As if it didn’t matter whether Lucia glared at her or not, she created a cheerful atmosphere just like when they first met.
“A warrior’s companion and strong supporter. Arrangements prepared from the past for the future. That’s me!”
“Warrior…?”
“Yes! I’ve been waiting in your tomb for hundreds of years for the next great hero. And you’ve just come out to this world!”
“What, a grave?!”
Lucia, who was concentrating on Latera’s continued confession, asked back like an idiot. She wasn’t surprised to hear that he was a warrior, but she couldn’t help but be shocked to hear that he had been waiting in the grave.
Lucia jumped up from her seat and looked in the direction of Kylie’s mausoleum. Although the distance was quite long, I couldn’t believe that I had gotten this far without being caught by her spirit.
“If it’s a tomb, where on earth was it? There were only a few antiques and a tombstone on display there… Was it buried under the tombstone?”
Lucia looks alternately in the direction of Latera and the direction of the mausoleum. Latera also tilts her head at her confusion. And for a moment. Latera, who understood the situation, waved her hand because she felt like she was in a situation where she had to correct some misunderstanding.
“I have just descended into this world. The tomb… can you say it is another dimension or a realm… you can understand it as a door that connects to a sub-space that is separated from reality.”
“…You mean he was buried alive in the ground for hundreds of years?”
“Oh, that’s not right. Then even an angel will rot and die.”
“…Then I’m glad.”
Lucia crossed her arms and frowned. Although she didn’t know much about magic, Lucia had vaguely heard of the concept of subspace. It was none other than Yura, a colleague from his previous life, and it was a mysterious technique he often used.
“Then why on earth did you come out now? If you were waiting for the hero, shouldn’t you have come out yesterday when I went to the mausoleum?”
“It’s not like I can go out at will. I can only go out into the world with the permission of someone who is worthy of being a warrior.”
“…Who is the hero?”
Lucia slowly moved her gaze to look at Siron.
Seira is still lying still and has no intention of getting up. And Shiron lying next to him. It was enough to be a cause for concern that the incident had not happened even now that it was over, but Lucia was actually relieved that she could not hear the conversation because not only Shiron but also other people were down.
“This is Shiron Prien.”
Latera answered in a low voice, as if stating an obvious fact. Her words seemed to be filled with strange power, so much so that Lucia hesitated and almost took a step back.
‘…It’s not me.’
therefore,
Lucia was relieved to hear that she was not a hero. But I didn’t just feel a simple feeling of relief.
Fortunately, I am relieved that I do not have to bear the duty of a warrior in this life.
Worried that the weak Siron is a hero.
The disappointment that Siron, not Lucia, is the hero.
And the question of whether Siron is really a warrior is resolved.
Meanwhile, the fact that his identity was discovered and the shame he felt for the future that would result from it.
Lucia licks her lips and then lowers her head. Latera narrowed her eyes as she looked into her soul, including the obscene sight of her body twisting.
‘Is this… Kylie?’
Latera felt an unexpected disappointment, no matter how faint it was, and tightened her fists and stuck out her mouth.
Latera recalled the conversation she had with Siron before descending to this world.
‘If you do this, hero, you will be punished! If you do something stupid like this to the resting place of the dead, no matter how much of a warrior you are, you are guaranteed to go to hell!’
‘I’m sure Kylie wouldn’t want to be taken advantage of by these guys, would she?’
‘How can you be sure of that, hero? The warrior is not Kylie! ‘We haven’t even had a conversation in person?!’
‘Kylie’s alive.’
‘……yes? What does that mean? ‘I can’t believe Kylie is alive.’
‘Just listen first. When I go outside, there will probably be a red-haired girl guarding me. That guy is Kylie’s reincarnation.’
‘…’
‘Answer if you understand. Go and look into your soul like you always do. ‘Because I’m probably right.’
It was exactly as Siron said. When Latera descended into this world, the soul she saw was identical to the one she remembered from Kylie.
That’s not all.
Latera was able to learn several facts from just this short conversation. The red-haired girl was aware that she had been properly reincarnated, but at the same time, she did not want to reveal to those around her that she was Kylie. As expected, Lucia’s soul was full of shame and shame. The reason why I don’t want to reveal it… made Latera think about many things.
Latera turned her head back and looked at Seira next to Siron.
‘Being reincarnated… having a forgotten wizard next to you…’
Lucia would have called Seira’s name at least once, but she could not enter the hero’s house. What that meant was simple.
‘…Kylie is no longer a warrior.’
Latera sighed deeply. The moment when I felt like the illusion of a hero I had heard from my senior was being shattered, and I was about to feel betrayed.
‘This is not the time!’
Latera shook her head and opened her eyes. And prioritized what she should do now.
“Kylie.”
“Yes?”
“I don’t think there will be any progress if we talk further. I think there are things to do first.”
“I know.”
Lucia nodded in agreement. However, her power did not go anywhere and was fully used to resolve the situation. Lucia lifted up the three fallen people.
A lot of time has passed and the day is getting brighter. People will soon flock here, and if that happens, problems that Lucia cannot solve, including the treatment of the fallen, will quickly pile up.
*
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When I opened my eyes, I was able to look at the unfamiliar ceiling as if it were natural.
Siron got up from bed and looked around with sleepy eyes. The scenery is noticeably different from the hotel I stayed in before. Seira, who had also fallen, was nowhere to be seen, and in her place was Latera, holding a holy sword, at the edge of her vision.
Latera, hiding the ring above her head, stared blankly at Siron.
“You’re awake.”
“It seems like something has changed a lot.”
“A lot of things happened while the hero lost his mind. Are you curious?”
“…You can hear about that later.”
Shiron washed her face dry and licked her lips to wake up.
“So, have you seen Kylie?
“Of course. But…”
“Seeing the grim expression on his face. Something must have happened.”
“…yes.”
Latera nodded weakly and told her what had happened while Chiron lay down. It was said that more than a thousand troops invaded. The story that the hotel was half destroyed in the aftermath of the battle.
When Kylie’s body was incinerated, I expected the opponent to react strongly and Lucia to come forward as insurance, but I couldn’t help but be surprised when I heard that Siriel came out.
After hearing the story about what had already happened, Siron opened his mouth to talk about what he would face in the future.
“So what did Lucia say?”
“The hero asked me to contact you when he wakes up.”
“Not that. I should have said something more important.”
“…He earnestly asked me to keep his identity a secret from not only the hero but also everyone else.”
“I thought so.”
Shiron sighed and stood up from the bed. Is it because we went in a different way than when we spoke the starter language and went to the warrior’s house? I was worried about the passage of time and the fact that I didn’t wake up right away, but seeing that there was no problem in using my body, I felt like nothing serious had happened to make me worry, so I sighed.
“Are you going to go see Kylie?
“She’s not Kylie anymore, she’s Lucia. Call her that from now on.”
“…Will you continue to do so without knowing Lucia’s identity?”
“I heard you begged me to do it. Then I have to do as you asked. And I don’t even want to worry about that girl being Kylie.”
Siron recalled a faded memory. The day when Lucia and I first met and acted together. Brother’s coffin on a winter’s day. Since those days, Lucia knew that she could not take on the hero’s job, so Siron decided not to delve into it either.
Siron looked at the mirror in the room and checked to see if anything was disheveled.
“Where are the other kids staying?”
“The room across from us. Are you going to go find it yourself?”
“I have to go find it since my limbs are still intact.”
-smart
Siron left the room and knocked on the door across from him. When the door opened, the first thing that greeted him was the smell of herbs that filled his nose, and when he looked down, he saw Lucia looking up at him.
“Momo, Mo, are you feeling okay?”
“You should worry about your body, not me. I heard you went through a lot.”
“Huh?! Oh, no! Siriel suffered a lot.”
-brother! Look at me! What on earth is that kid?!
-Hey! Aren’t you going to stay still?!
-Well, what are you doing!
-What if you end up with a bone that attaches incorrectly?
As we were talking, a growling voice was heard from inside the room. When I went inside, I saw Siriel struggling with her entire body wrapped in bandages.