106 – Epilogue- Giving Up
“Haa…”
The night streets of an island village shrouded in darkness.
Walking alone on this remote island named Jibrolla.
She…
A deep sigh came from Richard’s mouth.
A person who once rose to the rank of general of the empire and had a successful career.
However,
As she had expected, she ended up being effectively driven out of her home country and given the menial task of managing this small rural island.
‘Damn… If Cromwell hadn’t written a letter asking me not to look for him anymore because he was already married and had three wives, he wouldn’t have been ruined like this… In the end, it ended up like this…’
Still, at first I thought I could get over it, but
Her fate was already decided when she was captured by General Nelson, the person who actually holds the military power of the British Empire.
Despite her hateful situation, she thought it was fortunate that she ended up being demoted here with no limbs intact, rather than suffering terrible harm like Clara or Neto.
In his semi-liberated mood, Richard made up his mind to somehow adapt to his new workplace.
At that time…
“Huh?”
The next moment, the shadow of a person passes by her.
Watching him leisurely walking down the street, wearing a black robe, Richard was seized by a strange feeling for a moment.
‘… What? This feeling… Somewhere… ‘
A faint trace of divine power can be felt from him.
And Richard knew only one person with a similar spirit.
That person is…
“You, please stand there for a moment.”
“… “
A person who stops in his seat exactly as she says.
Then, with a thought in mind, Richard said,
I carefully approached where the person was.
“I’m the person in charge of security here. I need to check for a moment, so please raise your head.”
“… “
The person who reacts slightly hesitantly to Richard’s words.
Richard urged in a slightly sharp voice.”
“What are you doing? “Hurry up and look up!”
“… “
Her words were mixed with a stern warning.
As if she was in considerable danger, the person slowly raised her head and began to show her her face.
Immediately after that, his appearance caught Richard’s eye.
“!?…”
The moment he confirmed this, Richard felt slightly embarrassed and spoke to the man in a slightly trembling voice.
“Um… hmm… done. I think you misunderstood my person. “Go your way.”
The face of the person you see before your eyes.
That wasn’t who Richard thought.
Woman.
She had a small cross around her neck, as if she were a priest.
Her disguise was not at that level, but her gender was completely different from her.
Immediately after confirming that her partner was not who she thought he was, Richard gave her permission to leave in her embarrassed mood.
The woman slightly lowered her head and then left.
Watching her, Richard began to think that he had become overly sensitive these days.
‘I really… I never thought there would come a day in my life where a woman would be mistaken for Cromwell… Well, it’s a colony… Was it Amerigo? Anyway, there’s no way Cromwell from there would come this far.’
Feeling bitter at my own mistakes,
Richard began to go his own way again.
‘Now that I think about it, she is that girl… She is the same girl and I thought she was pretty, but where was she going alone at this late hour?’
*
A woman crossing the darkness toward the outskirts of the village.
It was a place with so little light that it was difficult to see what was in front of her.
Nevertheless, she was moving forward so naturally, as if this was no problem.
And after a while…
In her eyes,
She began to see her old, abandoned house falling down.
A place where people seem to have no reason to approach.
Immediately after entering it,
She slowly lifted the robe from her head and began to smile happily at the people waiting inside her.
She has green eyes and short black hair.
Although she looked like she was in her mid-20s,
The traces of time felt in her deep eyes seemed to show how long she had lived.
“Ah, sister!”
“Sorry, I’m a little late, right? Really, how long has it been since this? “I really didn’t know that you would find me first.”
She greets you with a voice filled with joy.
And regarding this, she is a person who came from before and took her place.
A young-looking woman with purple hair and purple eyes. She also had a happy expression on her face. He got up from his seat and greeted her.
“So, how long has it been since we all got together like this? “No matter how busy I am, I have been very estranged from each other.”
A ‘younger brother’ with purple hair who holds the hand of a dark-haired woman with sincere joy.
After a brief moment of happy reunion, the two sat down in the shabby chair.
“I’m sorry. It’s been a long time since I met her sister, but the place is like this.”
“Well, there’s nothing we can do. Not only do we not have a lot of time, but with the situation these days, it would be difficult for you or me to show ourselves carelessly.”
“Huh… Still, it was good in the past to be able to come and go without worrying about anything, but these days, wars are so frequent that surveillance magic is working very tightly all over the continent… “
With words filled with such bitter emotions.
The two began to talk in earnest about the reason why they had taken such precious time to travel such a long distance by boat.
“So, what’s going on, sister? According to Britton’s story, it seems like her sister did it with her own hands… Why did she go to all the effort to make that place independent?”
The ‘younger brother’ asks a question as if asking why he changed the positions of the toys he had placed.
To this, ‘sister’ answered in a calm voice with a gentle smile on her lips.
“Well, to save the oppressed people…. Okay, actually, I personally have some business to do there. “No matter what, I felt like I had to do at least this much, so I tried a little harder.”
“Something to do… Are you saying there is someone there? Has anyone you know transferred? Even so, there have been quite a few people who have transferred, but you basically followed the principle of neglect.”
She was well aware that her older sister had been paying little attention to her worldly affairs these days.
In particular, when it came to those who often crossed over, it was common for her to just sit back and watch for a while.
It immediately dealt a significant blow to her authority,
She is the older sister who has been watching without even putting a finger on the person who is presumed to be the ‘dark figure’ of the great war that broke out in the Holy Empire next to the Kingdom of Franz.
That kind of girl,
This time, I haven’t used it in quite some time.
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Unfolding the ‘Hand of God’, which has been used only a few times in 1,700 years.
The fact is that he shook up the colonies of the British Empire and, as a result, exerted influence in the founding of a country called Amerigo.
I couldn’t help but feel that it was quite unexpected for her younger brother.
And,
About this question from her younger brother.
For a moment, my sister
She spoke to her with a slightly bitter look on her face.
“Sure… Someone I know metastasized. Even though… Although we can’t meet in person anymore.”
“… Frozen… you?”
At the end of her words, she took out a cigarette that she had kept in her arms and quietly burned it.
As she recognized the heavy atmosphere contained in that action,
Her younger sister could only remain silent for a moment and just quietly look at her older sister.
‘It would be foolish to try to reconnect with a past relationship now…’ More than anything, it seems like there is someone who is precious enough to give up on the quest I gave him… ‘
She quietly soothes her regrets by lighting her cigarette.
If,
If he had followed her hidden quest until the end, as her ‘god’ intended, he might have had a chance to reunite with her.
However,
He eventually gave up on the path she had planned to save the woman he loved.
Her… The man decided to abandon the path laid down by so-called ‘God’ and walk his own path with those he loves.
Now that everything has finally come to an end,
She….
She is a being called a great saint in this world.
She is God’s agent who coordinates the flow of the world,
She knew very well that she would never see that man again.
I felt regretful about that fact.
Because the relationship between the two was not that ordinary in their previous lives.
But…
Nevertheless, she gave up on doing something new with her in this regard.
She came now and she found herself unable to return to his side,
Because she was well aware that so much had already changed,
And above all…
I also knew very well that her appearance at this point would only be a hindrance to the man’s life.
“So, does the story end with this? “Anyway, I think you called me because there was more you wanted to say…”
After finishing burning her cigarette to burn off her regrets, the older sister looks at her younger brother’s face again.
“Ah… Yes, actually, that’s it too… This here. “I think I have to report it according to the regulations.”
In response to this, her younger sister unfolded something of her own with a slightly curious smile on her lips in an attempt to shake off the heavy atmosphere.
Maps and correspondence clearly visible even in the dark,
Immediately after confirming the contents.
A more serious expression began to appear on her older sister’s face.
“Ho… This?”
“Information detected from Kaalon. There is news that a new transferee… Or possessor will appear within the next few years. The location is around here in Franz Kingdom… “
“… “This doesn’t seem easy at all from the start.”
“Like everyone else in the past, there is a high possibility that he will die within a week of crossing over. Without even a rumor.”
“So…”
As she knew the situation there, her older sister could not help but frown.
Regarding this,
Her younger brother expressed some regret and quietly expressed his condolences to anyone who would fall here.
‘I may not be able to stay for long. Still, I hope I can die as painlessly as possible… ‘
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