208 – Lonely Castaway
Lucia dreams sometimes.
I wish I could emphasize that dreaming is a big deal, but Lucia’s dreams were different from others and had something special.
A dream of seeing the future.
And, it is a dream of seeing one’s past life.
‘Warrior, please name my child!’
‘I can’t see ahead. Please hold my hand just once!’
‘Hero, we must leave the camp before the sun sets. hey! What are you doing? Hurry up and stop biting the civilians!’
‘Lord, I ask you to bless those who are in need today as well.’
‘Please let me live just one more day today. I have a wife with a broken leg and a child who is blind in one eye. I can’t die.’
Lucia was currently dreaming about her past life.
A fortress city on the verge of collapse, I don’t know where it is.
Unlike now, 500 years ago, people traveled to many cities without stopping, and most of them were in a state where it would not be surprising if they fell at any time.
So, although Kylie couldn’t remember where that place was, she remembered all the names of her children.
‘Himmel to be strong, Selas to stay healthy, Planer to eat well.’
From the moment Kylie made her name as a warrior, she started naming her newborn babies. Whenever there was a request from citizens or wanderers, Kylie searched the official language study and dictionary and gave the children names.
okay,
The scene I saw in my dream was a moment I had seen countless times in my past life, but it was not a terrible nightmare.
After naming everyone, he smiled and waved to the people who came to meet him outside the castle.
‘Ugh, I told you not to do that. I’m not listening again.’
‘…still. ‘You’re pitiful.’
‘If you keep giving names like that, the person who didn’t get a name from you will one day feel very disappointed. No, I’m glad if it’s just regret. ‘You might harbor feelings of hatred towards the person who received your name?’
‘I heard Yura is too pessimistic sometimes? What you’re saying is like an old man who knows everything about the world…’
‘Be quiet, Andrzej. ‘Do you want to search?’
‘Hey, it’s a little pessimistic, but Yura isn’t entirely wrong. ‘Is it true that the more desperate people become, the more sensitive and sharp they become?’
‘Yes, well said. Sarah. ‘That’s what I want to say.’
‘that’s right! How about pretending to be a blind prosecutor instead? At least then there will be fewer people yelling for you to shake your hand.’
‘…Stop talking nonsense. Anyway, what I want to say is let’s do our best today.’
‘hahahaha, sneakily speaking.’
‘…Since there are many colleagues, there is a lot of murmuring. Andjay should be abandoned in the next city.’
Whenever she did something foolish or foolish, Yura scolded Kylie like a mother.
At the beginning of the trip, I was afraid of Yura’s criticism and scolding, but at that time, Kylie was a grown adult, so Yura’s scolding did not work.
Looking back on what would happen in the future, I was a kid with a big body, but at the time, I thought so arrogantly.
With Seira, Andej, and Vinella joining in, Yura did not unconditionally push his opinion.
Naturally, Seira and Kylie readily followed Yura’s words, but Andrzej the singer and Vinella the dwarf did not hesitate to voice opinions that were contrary to Yura’s opinions.
Especially, like before, when I was reprimanding Kylie’s behavior or when deciding who to eat, Yura’s food was really bad…
“Lucia, if you sleep there, you’ll freeze to death.”
“…”
Lucia blinked at the voice coming from her bedside. When I opened my eyes, I saw a blonde-haired devil upside down.
Patter – When I raised my upper body, the accumulated snow fell down. Lucia casually shook her eyes and stood up.
“…I fell asleep.”
“You know that’s nonsense, right?”
“What doesn’t make sense? When you travel, you get tired, and when you get tired from the effort, you can lie down and rest in the middle.”
“…But, you’ve been wandering around the castle for the past few days.”
“…”
When Lucia clenched her fists instead of answering, Encia sighed and shook herself off.
“…I was thinking of going in quickly.”
“It’s not there. It’s the other way around.”
Encia stopped Lucia who was taking steps.
“No way… you’re lost, right?”
“no.”
“Then why did you go to the wrong place?”
“…What did this trip say?”
“Hmm, a journey of self-discovery?”
“Yes, it is a journey of self-discovery. Finding one’s self requires long meditation.”
Click – the sound of a sword being pulled out and retracted, and a black shadow split in the snowstorm. The place where Dawn Castle is located is near the Demonic Land, so it was always full of dangerous demonic beasts.
Encia did not help with that action at all. This is because none other than Lucia had been begging him not to help from the moment of departure.
Lucia shook off the frozen demonic beast’s blood and looked back at Encia.
“So, what did Yuma say?”
“You read the letter… but didn’t say anything.”
“…Really? Are you sure?”
Lucia asked back with a puzzled expression, but Encia just opened her eyes and grabbed Lucia’s hand tightly.
“It’s not about you, it’s about facing the head of the household.”
Not just grabbing, but dragging Lucia along. Judging by her reaction now, the young lady was not lost.
He deliberately wandered around the castle until Ancia returned to deliver the letter.
‘…No matter how much I think about it, the boy who goes next is the boy.’
Encia sighed and added a word to make the uneven Sogaju move on its own.
“The head of the household has just entered.”
“…”
Lucia’s steps, which had hardly been moving, moved.
Lucia left her mark on the pure white field.
The end of my solo journey was approaching. It was her first time traveling alone. Even looking back on her past life, she rarely had the chance to travel alone because people followed her wherever she went.
‘I hope it ends with just a conversation.’
Lucia fiddled with the hilt of her sword and hoped that this trip would be her last.
The main gate of the Dawn Castle had been open long before Lucia arrived. Yuma and the guardians following her bowed when they saw red hair in the distance.
“It’s been a while, miss.”
“Yeah, it’s been a while.”
Lucia didn’t look into Yuma’s eyes and only stared at the broken horn.
“Did you read the letter?”
“Of course. This is the first letter you sent me, and I was so moved by its contents that I even memorized it one by one.”
Yuma drew an arc in his red eyes and smiled softly. But Lucia stuck out her mouth and made a blunt tone.
“Then, what do you have to say?”
“doesn’t exist.”
Looking up, Yuma quietly shook her head. If he had read the letter, I thought he would have been angry or trembled, even if he didn’t have to jump up and down in shock, but seeing such a relaxed response made me feel uncomfortable because the plan I had made in advance seemed to have gone astray.
“Whatever the letter says, a lady is a lady.”
“…I don’t understand you guys.”
Lucia sighed and then looked around at the surrounding scenery. The demons wearing human skin kept their expressions blank as if they had no interest in the conversation between Lucia and Yuma.
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Except for Encia, who was standing behind her, she just stayed upright without blinking.
I don’t know how the stark scenery remains the same no matter how many years pass.
“The matriarch is waiting for you. Come and eat inside.”
Yuma said with excitement thanks to the customer who came to visit after a long time.
‘…It’s my lucky day.’
This time… I really think we can put an end to it in this generation. Unusually, enormous joy and hope were swelling in Yuma’s head right now.
When we arrived, there was a red-haired man sitting in the living room.
Glenn Frien.
His golden eyes stared at the two.
“I said I had something to talk about.”
“…yes.”
Lucia answered as she sat down. Glenn, who I met up close, had a thinner face than before. Is it because of time? Maybe he suffered a serious injury.
I can feel the fishy scent of blood at the tip of my nose. Lucia decided that Glenn was now hurt.
‘If you fight, you can win. ‘Don’t be scared.’
Lucia chewed her lip, conscious of Sirius hanging on her waist. And, as soon as I made up my mind, I naturally opened my mouth.
“Do you know what I came to talk about today?”
“I haven’t heard anything from Yuma.”
“You have the power of prophecy.”
“Didn’t I tell you last time? The power of prophecy is not omnipotent. And…”
Rigil, the sword of the stars.
Glenn was conscious of the Medan sword on his back.
“Maybe because death is slowly approaching, I am putting more energy into stopping the apostle.”
“…Death?”
“It means it came back just right.”
Glen motioned for Yuma to leave. However, Yuma did not listen to Glenn’s orders.
Glenn’s expression crumpled.
In the future we last saw, there was a scene where Glenn drew his sword and confronted Lucia.
There was no future in sight.
No matter how hard I tried, there was only one reason why I couldn’t see the next one.
Glenn’s death.
Glenn exhaled the throbbing pain and continued.
“I thought I should at least hear the truth and go. I didn’t do much for him as a father, so I wanted to shake off my frustration before going to the afterlife.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but don’t even think about pulling out your sword.”
Lucia said with a colder expression than ever before.
“I don’t believe in prophecies. So this is not the place you will die.”
“…Are you scared?”
“no?”
Lucia was straight and in denial.
“You… are no match for me.”
“…arrogant.”
“I think you can think so. But this is not arrogance, it’s conviction.”
Lucia no longer respected Glenn. The change in attitude made both Glenn and Yuma nervous.
Lucia moved her gaze toward Glenn to the ceiling. It was a carefree and defenseless act, but Glenn couldn’t find even the slightest weakness in the little girl.
Lucia took a deep breath to put an end to her long-standing worries.
“I’m Kylie.”