On the night the moon dances-1
The moon is the most important thing to the people of the Empire.
In the beginning, when the empire was founded, there was a theory that the one who received the power of the moon was the emperor.
Because the name of the relic that started my return immediately was also the moon stone.
In particular, the full moon (滿月) is the most noble and sacred of the months, and the empire used to hold a festival in honor of this full moon.
It is a festival called the Full Moon Festival.
In summer, when the clearest sky can be seen, it was safe to say that it was a kind of National Foundation Day in honor of the moon and blessing the birth of an empire.
Thus, festivals began across the empire.
Of course, the same is true here, not far from the capital.
Even though it was slowly getting dark, the street lights were getting brighter.
“Now, starting today, it’s the full moon festival. I heard you are participating.”
“okay. because I never went I will have to participate this time.”
The reason why he notices his father is superficial.
Wasn’t there something else I wanted from this festival?
What always mattered in my regression was, of course, information.
I didn’t know anything in the beginning, but from a certain moment on, I gathered information in my own way to collect the cause of my death.
The information collected in this way continues to this day.
Whether it’s an assassination or a death that someone instigated. If it was death, it was that I could rule out the possibility myself.
Of course, many things had to change in this episode, but what I have collected so far is not just a piece of toilet paper.
“By the way, it seems that the Duke has been liking you lately.”
“It deserves it. I have something.”
Right away, he had a way to gain some advantage against Adele, and he cut off his relationship with Violet well in his own way.
If you think of the indecisiveness he showed before returning… wouldn’t it be okay to say that he was reformed?
Because of that reason, my activities became free, so I thought that the reason I had a relationship with the saintess in this episode was because I had completely changed my thinking.
How nice it would have been if it had been like this in the first place. If that were the case, I wouldn’t be suffering like this now.
“I will leave as soon as the festival starts. If anyone asks, say you are outside.”
“All right.”
As Reynolds went outside with his head down, my gaze turned to the distant street.
Fireworks burn brightly in the always dark alley, and people are busy waiting for the festival to begin soon.
A city full of light,
As it was close to the capital, it was quite large, so it was hard to find a gap in the densely packed people.
It is not for nothing that the capital is nicknamed the City of Light.
Day or night, it is a nickname given to scattering a lofty light alone on this wide continent.
The city, which symbolizes the light of the full moon, always emits a brilliant light that obscures the stars.
When a pale light comes down and touches the light, and at the same time a curtain of light covers the city.
On this day when the shadows lose their way and scatter, it can be called the Full Moon Festival, the festival of light.
“Jay will be here too.”
To be precise, he was a person who had been hiding from the beginning, but at this festival he will be found dead.
Of course, my goal is to prevent that.
He was claiming to be an alchemist, but
In fact, Jay had an information-gathering ability that even the guild could not match in this empire.
To the point of regretting why I only found him later.
Isn’t the reason why I’m sober and living like this because I found hope in the existence of Jay that he might end his regression?
Of course, he had to die after that, but even so, it was not a reason to let him die.
So, if I had to choose what I would do at this Full Moon Festival, it would be to save that person named Jay.
I can’t even enjoy this festival.
Rather, he laughed bitterly at the fact that his life was to escape from the sun and hide in the shadows, doing secret activities unknown to anyone.
…Even in such a bright city, someone is in danger of death at this moment.
It is bright enough to remove even the shadows, but the darkness still exists.
Should I say that the emotions I’m feeling right now are close to complicated?
Looking at the full moon that is getting brighter and brighter, I quietly sigh.
I just wish the night would come a little late.
#
Yuria was helping her father hold the full moon festival.
I know that I’m participating in the Full Moon Festival, so there’s probably nothing much to say even if I disappear from the duke’s residence.
It means that even if I walk around alone at dawn, no one will doubt me.
If so, what you need to bring is a weapon that you can use for self-defense.
It’s impossible to ask for it at the duke’s residence, and if you go around and ask for it in moderation, that’ll be enough.
I was about to put on a robe, but I thought it would stand out too much, so I threw it off.
You can wear it like everyone else.
Because I didn’t go out often, not many people knew my face.
When I left the duke’s residence, the warm heat touched my skin.
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Just a few minutes after the start of the Full Moon Festival, the full moon hidden by the clouds will fully reveal itself and firecrackers will explode.
Only then could it be said that the beginning of the festival was held.
‘It’s better if there are more people.’
It’s hard to run into someone you know along the way.
As far as I can remember, neither Adrian nor Adele participated in the festival, but
Because Yuria started patrolling the surroundings from the middle.
Then, when I find out that one person dies… My plans can be said to be thwarted.
As such, my plan was to hide well between the crowds and move to the destination.
Don’t you have enough free time right now? As much as I’ve saved it several times, I should be able to move as I always do.
Doong- Doo-
Drums sound, trumpeters walk the streets blowing their trumpets.
The flames made of magic and burning in various colors become stars and the Milky Way, embroidering the pitch-black sky.
However, the light should not be brighter than the moon.
Because it is the Full Moon Festival to express our gratitude to the full moon who gave birth to an empire by emitting only modest light.
I thought I’d seen this kind of scene too many times.
I’d only glared at this in admiration before, but now it’s just a boring festival I’ve experienced hundreds of times.
Didn’t you remember everything about what you were doing and what accidents were happening?
When I walked down this street, I always met the same person.
As he twists and turns, a little boy hurriedly runs through the gap.
It was a child who always bumped into me from some moment.
And when I lifted my foot here, there was a chunk of meat that someone had dropped under it.
Because it was covered with blood, there was a time when I was suspected of killing Jay when I saw the blood on my shoes.
These are all memories now.
Even the process of being interrogated cannot be called a memory.
I’ve been watching it until I’m used to it.
A lover whispering next to you, and a drunken man staggering.
It was something I had already seen several times. So there is no inspiration.
Maybe emotions are dry.
Some people will think I’m a weirdo.
Even though I was walking in the middle of this festival, I was looking for a weapon store with an expressionless face.
Even so, he was still terrified at times.
Even if I laughed, when was the last time I truly cried.
If you see something you don’t even remember, even if you can’t do it, shouldn’t you go back dozens of times to find it?
Even with that thought, the steps still did not stop.
It was a familiar road even if you were lost in thought and didn’t look ahead.
There was one time when I closed my eyes and walked as I remembered, but arrived without bumping into anyone.
Walk wide and shorten your stride, avoid rocks.
The moment you resigned yourself to the fact that perhaps everything would be the same. I bumped into someone in front of me and was pushed.
“Ah…sorry. Thinking about something else for a while-”
I heard a familiar voice in my ear as I tried to apologize.
“Here you are. I have been looking for it for a long time.”
Then, for a moment, I blankly open my mouth at the face I saw.
According to my memory, he wasn’t the kind of person you’d see at this Full Moon Festival.
Why is a woman here who would have been doing her own thing and not even paying attention to the water supply?
Her white hair, resembling the unique moonlight, fluttered.
The one and only ruler of the north in the empire, clad in a furry cape that he always wields.
Adele grinned at me. Like a beast hunting its prey.
There was a pretty evil smile on her face, which had no scars.
Did I have a business?
As such a question passed by, a cool sensation came to my spine at the sudden thought.
“I remember I told you to come to the North. How the hell did you have the courage to ignore my words? Aren’t you just the son of a duke? I don’t think it’s Taylor himself.”
“…Would you believe me if I told you there were circumstances?”
“No, I might believe it if I tell it myself.”
Was that a problem too? It seemed that I underestimated Adele too much.
Among the rumors I’ve heard… there was a time when they were called ‘dogs’ because they said they never let go once they got stuck.
So, am I bitten by a dog now?
He was still looking at Adele with a calm expression, but it was true that he was embarrassed.
Why is Adele here? She had never participated in the Full Moon Festival.
The memories I knew mixed together, and my eyes narrowed at the same time.
“But, why did you come here?”
“Because I wanted to come. Well, and adding one more reason to that.”
After saying that, she smiled lightly before long and thrust her face toward me.
They were so close that their breath could touch each other.
Adele laughed lightly when she saw that they pulled the nape of their necks and suddenly moved forward, completely making eye contact and shining into each other’s eyes.
“If I said I came to see you, what would you say?”
The face of a woman with an enchanting smile was just beautiful, contrary to her notoriety.
Her pale skin and red lips contrasted with it.
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Judging by the clothes she was wearing, she was an unmistakable guardian of the north, but her appearance could well be called a saint.
Such a woman laughs mischievously. After being blank for a moment, I came to my senses and answered quietly.
“…it can’t be. Let go.”
“The reaction is not very funny. I wanted you to blush at least.”
Perhaps she didn’t mean it, so she smiled and distanced herself. Then he tilted his head crookedly, saw my appearance, and opened his mouth.
“A man enjoying the festival alone, isn’t it that our Prince Taylor didn’t have a lot of clothes?”
“It hasn’t been long since the engagement was broken off, so what would you think if you went out with another woman?”
“You’d think he was a good guy. Isn’t it strange to say something about it?”
“You might think so. Anyways, I’ll just go. I have work to do…”
It was also an attitude that did not suit aristocrats.
It’s not that I don’t like that, but what should I do?
Should I say that Adele, the mercenary commander, looks more familiar than the title of grand duke?
In fact, he said he led the mercenary corps before becoming a grand duke, so it was only natural.
I was about to leave to do my job, but Adele caught me.
“I never asked you to go.”
“…I have my own business.”
“If I was really busy, I wouldn’t have come all the way here. The place where Yuria Taylor would be is on the other side of here, the duke’s residence far away. What are you so busy with?”
Doesn’t that mean he just rose to the position of grand duke?
Adele, who broke my excuse at once, spoke again.
“By the way, does Confucius know about the Full Moon Festival?”
“I know. I’ve seen it several times.”
“That’s good. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about this festival.”
“Is that so? I thought so. Aren’t you only in the North?”
“I have always been hit by work and war. So today I came all the way here to take a break on my own.”
She smiled mischievously.
But why are you telling me that?
I nodded my head and gave an appropriate answer, but Adele held out her hand.
As if to put your hands on top of it, showing your palms.
“…What is it?”
“I told you, I don’t know much about festivals. You are wonderfully familiar with the festival. Are you thinking of not escorting the lady? It’s a bit disappointing.”
“I heard you said that I would escort the Archduke.”
Then Adele nodded and waved her hand once.
He said his arm was hurting, and at the urging to catch it quickly, a smile leaked out for some reason.
Exactly, it would be a joke. Stunned, he wiped his face once and asked again.
“…Didn’t I tell you that I was busy and had to go?”
“Know. Still, I can give you a guide to the festival. is not it?”
“What would you do if you just left? Are you going back?”
“no.”
Do you even want to kill me?
Although she was nervous inside, Adele just rolled her eyes and pondered over her answer.
After a while, Adele, who had a very serious expression on her face, opened her mouth.
“You will be sad.”
whopping.
He added and waved his hand again.
Gently, I look at the hands that move like leaves swaying in the wind.
He had no intention of taking out his sword, and he would just feel sad.
It was to the point where I doubted if I was the Adele Ygritte I knew.
However, I couldn’t stay still. Her face, urging her to answer, was slowly contorting.
I looked at the shaking hand, and when I finally held it, Adele smiled a little.
“Okay, then let’s go enjoy the Full Moon Festival or something.”
what the hell is this doing I was dumbfounded inside, and in the midst of collapse, I measured the time.
There is still time until dawn.
So… it’ll be fine for a while.
It felt like being a nanny taking care of a child.
If it’s a problem that she’s about 3 years older than me, it might be a problem.