“I’m glad you look healthy… .”
It was the moment when I realized again that if there is no absurdity, laughter comes out.
I looked at the flapping paper cranes, and first moved to a place where there were no people.
In both hands, he was holding a paper crane, carefully to avoid crushing it.
“How did it happen?”
I thought I could do this, so I stopped walking and looked down at the paper crane in my hand.
Then, the paper crane was taking action as if it were taking care of its wings, unlike the enemy Evangeline had.
― It is very long to explain. Should I do it?
The paper crane said so and grunted.
– Perhaps the most important thing is the fact that I am alive.
“… Just think of how I felt when I came to Jin Jeong-jeong’s funeral and asked if the person in charge was alive and well, looking at this place and asking if he was healthy.”
– You must have been very surprised.
“No, ha, huh… .”
Yes, I used to be the kind of person who spoke like this.
I somehow managed to hold my breath and looked down at it.
Then the paper crane, who had been trembling in surprise and surprise, nodded his neck as if he knew.
― This is going to be a long story. There, that… As you know, I’m the type of person who can’t keep things organized. How can you wait for me to tidy up a bit?
“Anyway.”
Paper crane was silent for a moment at this answer.
After some time passed, I could hear a small sigh.
— … I think you’ve heard about me from Jelly.
“… Who is it? jelly?”
– yes. jelly. Evangeline Lohengrin, that person.
I shut my mouth unconsciously.
In fact, Jin-jeong asked me as if there was something wrong.
– What’s wrong?
“No, I just didn’t know who it was for a moment.”
― Okay, then I will continue the explanation.
The paper crane flapped its wings and landed on my shoulder.
Laune, who was in her arms, was staring blankly at the figure.
― First of all, I was able to confirm that Isaac McDowell, a professor at Urea, had a close relationship with the Big Watch. Not only that, he was acting as a real leader. Also, by his side, at least one of his four disciples was always by his side as an escort.
She opened her mouth as quietly as when we first met.
― It was said that in order to assassinate him, you need at least to earn his trust and become a disciple. Fortunately, I was recognized for my abilities, so I was able to quickly become his entourage. It wasn’t difficult to act as if he was drenched in his thoughts. Well, to be honest, I was prepared in various ways along the way, but… .
At her words, I suddenly remembered that Jin Ye-jeong was a very young and beautiful woman.
Because she was Jin Ye-seul’s older sister.
The two had similar but different charms.
It was at the time when I felt that my mood was sinking at her words.
– Fortunately, that didn’t happen. Isaac McDowell is… Well. So, I wasn’t interested in women.
“That means… ?”
– I wasn’t interested at all. So later, I doubted that I might be a homos*xual, but… I thought it might be a crippling thing… Hmm.
Jinyoung cleared her throat.
It seemed that the body of the paper crane sitting on his shoulder was trembling and trembling because of his mood.
– That’s not what’s important. First, let me tell you the purpose of the Big Watch I discovered, that is, Isaac McDowell.
“Would you mind telling me?”
– What else can’t be done?
she muttered so
― He wants to break the seal of the Seven Evil Bells. Three seals.
Minerva, Venus and Juno.
I couldn’t help but let out a small sigh at her words.
“… … .”
The only thing the three have in common is that they hate humans very much.
And each of them was very powerful and each hated each other very much.
After all, they weren’t even Isaac McDowell’s original goals.
As I was thinking about what the hell happened, Sbangali whispered quietly.
[You’re crazy. When those three are released, it’s going to be a real mess. A sane guy wouldn’t even have the heart to do something like that… .]
Leaving behind Sbangali’s words, I asked her the question that came to mind.
“Why are you installing three seals?”
Margot, Svengalli, Minerva, Venus, Juno, and Ariman.
Lastly, the Seven Seven Bells, which change their names every time, sleeping in the Baltic Sea, were closely related to alchemy.
So Alice Blesbuck, Cass Lyle, and Isaac McDowell.
It was also one of the most deeply related to the three people.
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Originally, Isaac McDowell’s purpose was to wake him up and obtain the essence of alchemy… .
– I don’t know why. The same goes for the other disciples. From what I’ve heard, the purpose has suddenly changed so much.
“Suddenly… .”
― And I was doing research to find out why. Among them, he teamed up with a man called Dmitry, who was the leader and most trusted of his disciples.
And I didn’t know it was all a trap for me.
Jin-jeong muttered a small sigh.
― I always used protective magic to automatically protect my body. But all of that was to no avail. I hope you have that kind of ability… .
“You mean Dmitry?”
– yes. If you are caught in the man’s powers, you will be trapped in a strange space. In it, all the magic and skills that were laid out in advance would disappear. Thanks to him, I had to fight him naked. Even the weapons he was carrying for self-defense had all disappeared.
2 minutes.
In just two minutes, he did nothing to him and he died.
She mumbled quietly, rarely feeling bad.
– Anyway, it was an experience I never want to do again.
Quietly asked her, who was trembling and trembling.
“… So, how did you survive?”
– Oh, I had to tell the story.
She nodded as if she had forgotten.
― First of all, did I tell you about my specialty?
This time it was his turn to nod his head.
She murmured as if nothing had happened.
― I was able to cut my mind off and save it separately. It’s very difficult to say… In a nutshell, can I say that it feels like a separate copy and save? Ah, so it feels like a backup.
“Then the original Mr. Jeong-Jeong Jin is dead, and the one you are talking about with me now is a backup copy?”
– The original is a bit like that. I’m like some kind of replica. That’s how the description goes, there’s no difference between the current me and the me I’ve met before. If there is, it would be a physical difference.
There, Jinjeong sighed a little.
– Yes, I have to tell you this too. I am now in the preliminary body that I made in advance.
“Wait, what? spare body?”
It was just an unbearable sound.
It’s only possible with Cas Lai… oh
“Could it be a homunculus?”
– Oh? How did you know? It seems that you have a deeper knowledge of alchemy than I thought.
Jin Jeong-eun muttered like that, as if it was really surprising.
― It was impossible for anyone else, but it was possible because of me. Anyway, the homunculus I created based on my body has no mind and no soul, but all other parts are the same as mine. So, I prepared it in advance with the help of Jelly, Myeong-Jun Lee, Guild Master, and Professor Alice Blesbuck.
“Does that mean he was reincarnated in the body of the homunculus that he had made in advance?”
– It’s a past life… Yes. I might express it that way.
“… … .”
– Uh, why are you like that… ?
“No, nothing.”
He slowly avoided his gaze from the paper crane, who was staring at him, and muttered like that.
Even Cass Lyle, who was originally a homunculus, suffered very much whenever he was reincarnated into another body and cried several times in the play, saying that he felt terrible.
If so, I couldn’t understand how much alienation and pain she would feel if she was a human being.
I decided to just pretend I didn’t know anything about her.
― After all, there are only four people who know this. Jelly, Myung-Jun Lee, Guild Master, Alice Blessbuck. And you, Yoo Ji-hyuk. four people like this.
“What about your family? Does anyone know?”
– yes. No one knows.
And in the future, you will never know.
she muttered quietly.
― That is the reason why I contacted you even though I was not feeling well.
“for a moment. It’s not that your body isn’t stable, are you okay?”
– Yes, just… Well. It’s a lot earlier than expected, so it’s just a matter of not growing properly. So I don’t have enough magic power, and I don’t have enough stamina.
Was I this weak when I was in middle school?
Jinjeong muttered as if lamenting.
― Anyway, no one in my family should know. Yoo Ji-hyuk, please swear to me now. I’m not going to tell anyone that I’m alive.
“that… .”
― It’s something I’ve been prepared for since I infiltrated as a spy.
she told me quietly.
― Even if I die lonely in a cold place that no one knows about, even if the reincarnation technique I had prepared fails and my soul loses its place, no one remembers the person named Jin Jeong, and even my name and identity disappear and lead to another life. even if you live
I was prepared for all of that.
Saying so, she pleaded with me.
― So please, help me so that my resolve is not in vain.
“… Let’s try.”
– I can’t even make an effort.
Even as she mumbled like that, she muttered a little as if she wanted to believe it for a moment.
Looking at her like that, I asked a question I had been questioning for a long time.
“Then why did you tell me this? It would be better if fewer people knew about it to keep it a secret.”
— … I found out that the last person I had contact with was Yoo Ji-hyuk. So I thought I had to say it with my own mouth.
And above all… .
― On the orders of Isaac McDowell, Dmitry, he was after you.
Since their purpose is you, I thought you should know.
* * *
“nice to see you. Yoo Ji-hyuk, you are right… ?”
The boy with a melancholy expression looked at me and bowed his head slightly.
He was a boy who was the younger brother of Jin Jeong-jeong and Jin Ye-seul.
“Jin Ye-jun?”
“You can just talk casually. You said you were a friend of my little sister.”
Saying that, Jin Ye-jun took the lead and guided me while walking.
“My father hasn’t come back yet. Mother… Now you are resting.”
“Who are the mourners?”
Jin Ye-jun smiled helplessly.
“I decided to take a little today. My mother’s condition is unbelievable… But that’s why I’m acting as a resident. If my father arrives today, we have to hold the funeral in earnest from tomorrow.”
He nodded his head slightly.
“But what about the little sister?”
“Ah, that… .”
“What… I roughly expected it.”
He murmured as if he wasn’t really expecting it.
“Where the hell did this happen? The older sister died, and the younger sister did not come to the funeral… I heard that in the old days we had a good relationship with each other… .”
While sniffling, he led me into the mansion.
The inside of the mansion was large and spacious, but I felt a gloomy energy for some reason.
It felt like my heart was not stable.
And as if noticing it, the paper crane in her arms, that is, Jin-jeong, opened her mouth slightly.
– It’s my father’s work. It was deliberately made so that the magic power inside the mansion was not stable. Thanks to this, we had no choice but to be sensitive to the flow of magic from an early age.
“… Is this okay?”
I asked with a small whisper.
In fact, the branches of the World Tree were tossing and turning as if they were uncomfortable, and Laune seemed to be uncomfortable as well.
– What… Those who were unfamiliar or intolerant people often had symptoms such as headaches, indigestion, hallucinations, hallucinations, and nervous breakdowns. Thanks to this, many users quit after working for a few days.
“… … .”
Having said that, Jinjeong quietly shut her mouth.
It was because Jin Ye-jun was looking at this side.
“Uh, do you have any inconveniences?”
“no. are you okay. just… I was a little nervous.”
“You don’t need to be nervous. Really.”
he mumbled so
“Mother is so… Um, is it okay if I call you bro?”
“Call me at your convenience. You can just call me Jihyuk.”
“Well, then I’ll call you bro. I wish I had an older brother once.”
Jin Ye-jun said so and smiled a little.
It was hard to believe that he was the younger brother of Jin Jeong-jeong, who expressed very little emotion, and Jin Ye-seul, who expressed too much emotion, was a normal appearance.
“So, my mother takes good care of you. If you know that you have come this way, you will be very happy.”
“It would be really nice if that was the case. I wish I could be of some consolation.”
“… Yes.”
Saying that, Jin Ye-jun moved forward again with a helpless gait.
Jin Jeong-jeong’s voice came out of the paper crane that appeared from the side of Raune, looking at it.
— … Yejun knows this. For a while, I’ll just listen to the story in my arms.
With those words, the paper crane slipped away and disappeared into her arms.
Come to think of it, I heard that Jin Ye-jun was the only person in the family who knew how to communicate using paper cranes.
“Probably over here.”
Jin Ye-jun, who went through the hallway and put his hand on the handle of the huge door, muttered like that.
“This is where our family lives. When you open this door, you enter the reception room… .”
That was then.
A woman’s scream echoed along with the clamor of something breaking.
It was not a scream of pain or surprise, but a scream of anger and contempt.
“Crawl where you dare!”
It was the voice of Jin Ye-seul’s mother that I had heard before.
Her screams, supported by evil, made the listeners’ hearts pound.
“I’m sorry, could you please wait here for a moment?”
With those words, Jin Ye-jun hurriedly opened the door and went inside.
Jin-jeong and I, who were able to peek inside through the gap in the open door, let out their breaths almost at the same time.
— … Yeseul.
Beyond that, there was Jin Ye-seul.