Vera is weird.
From the day Anilees entered the doll’s body… . No, it would be correct to say that from the next day. Anyway, I felt Vera keep spraying something different than usual.
The others didn’t seem to notice, but there was something for him, who had always cared for Vera’s mood.
Now Vera was anxious about something. More precisely, I was afraid.
Renee kept his head down slightly, listening to Miller and Vera’s story.
“Rituals, let’s begin.”
“Yes?”
“It’s been a month, hasn’t it? It won’t change if we delay it further, and it’s urgent to find out what it is, so let’s do it right now.”
“Oh, that’s what I was talking about. Okay. Then get ready. The time zone is about 3 to 4 years after the last time… .”
“10 years.”
“… Yes?”
“Ten years.”
In spite of Miller’s bewildered voice, Vera showed a hint of impatience and compelled his opinion.
It was only natural that the difficulty that was buried in Miller’s voice was added to that.
“that… As I’ve explained before, it’s safer to go up sequentially… .”
“It doesn’t matter.”
A ‘knock’ came out of Miller’s mouth.
René, who had been silent until then, later realized that Vera had a problem, and stopped Vera.
“Wait.”
“… Lady?”
“Miller, would you like to go out for a while? I have something to talk to Vera.”
“Oh, yes.”
The sound of Miller’s footsteps faded behind the creaking sound. Rene opened her mouth and spoke to Vera only after hearing the door ‘click’ shut.
“Vera.”
“… Yes.”
“What’s going on?”
Renee’s head turned toward Vera.
Just thinking about cancer, this is not the usual Vera, the question I asked because I thought that Vera looks too strange now.
Vera’s gaze flickered at it.
“… What do you mean?”
I try to pretend to be as calm as possible and answer, but it still doesn’t work.
Renee let out a deep sigh and held out his hand at the clear sign of his voice.
“Give me your arm.”
Vera felt his heart sink. Because Renee knows better than anyone what will happen after making this request.
I still don’t quite understand how he’s going to do it, but once Renee starts to tap his pulse, he won’t be able to tell any lies. It means that even the smallest reaction of the body is detected and it is like being naked.
“hurry.”
Renee urged.
Vera, realizing that he was faced with an unavoidable situation, stretched out his arms in frustration.
Renee grabbed Vera’s wrist and placed his hands on it, then asked.
“Are you hiding anything from me?”
“… There is not.”
“Is there?”
Vera’s body trembled in shock that could not be suppressed.
“Tell me.”
“Lady… .”
“Are you going to come out like that? Yes. Let’s try it somewhere. Well, first of all, Vera started to get weird from the day after that magician was imbued with the doll… yes this is right Surely what did she do?”
Vera’s teeth clenched.
“Let’s see… When we went together, nothing else happened. Vera, did you ever go to her alone? Oh, did you find it? You moved alone without a word… . Yes. We’ll talk about this later.”
tock. tock.
Renee tapped Vera’s wrist with her index finger.
Renee, who was choosing a question to continue for a while, wondered why Vera could lose his composure so much. As soon as he thought about it, he spoke up.
“Did she talk about me?”
Although he was a man like a wall-mountain who never accepted his heart, Renee did not know that he was the most precious and absolute value to Vera.
The answer to the question posed to me this time was affirmative.
Vera’s pulse pounded wildly. It was a sudden beat. In addition, he could feel the muscles in the arms holding him tense.
Renee said so, adding a hint of intimidation.
“Now, shall I ask further questions here? Or would Vera speak for himself?”
Vera’s head dropped as the words filled with the meaning of telling yourself if you don’t want to look shameful.
A brief discussion ensued.
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Of course, it was the right thing to say to each other. Even Vera knew about that.
Nevertheless, there is one reason Vera hesitates, if Anilees’ words are true, if Renee’s sacrifice is correct to protect the continent.
And if Renee found out about it, I thought she would be willing to do it.
For some reason, I felt like I was about to lose Renee.
“Vera.”
In the meantime, Renee’s urging continued. Vera’s expression was wrinkled.
I had no choice but to open my mouth.
There was a reminder from Renee, that was the judgment of reason, and above all, his oath was too quiet.
It was said that this was for Renée, and that keeping her mouth shut would not be respectful of her. That’s what the oath says.
It should have been better hidden, but this is how it ended up.
Vera took a deep breath and opened his mouth, grieving.
*
After listening to the long story, what René did was to take a deep breath.
‘This f*cking motherf*cker… .’
In the midst of internally swearing at Anilles, Renee felt a sense of frustration in her stomach for some reason.
Really, I’m grateful to see you worrying about yourself so much, but at the same time, it’s frustrating. There were emotions that could not be expressed in one word.
Renee wiped Vera’s frowning hand, opening her mouth.
“Vera.”
“… Yes.”
“Is Vera an idiot?”
Vera’s head was raised.
What was reflected in his vision was Renee, who had a pathetic expression on his face.
What follows is a question that sounds like a bruise somewhere.
“I will ask you first. Why did you believe her words?”
“… Because there was no reason not to believe it. It’s clear that she’s actually someone with more information than us, and what she’s saying is also logically correct… .”
“Don’t be like that. Why do you believe everything she said was true? So… Why do you think I’m the only way to die, as she said?”
“that… .”
“Vera, answer me. Is that woman from Sungkuk?”
“… no.”
“Do you know how to use your powers?”
“… no.”
“Is Ji a saint?”
“… Nor is it.”
“But, what is it? Isn’t that the only way?”
Vera’s mouth shut.
Even in the midst of it, Renee continued speaking, clearly showing a sign of absurdity.
“Honestly, there’s not much to believe in, isn’t it? Think about it. If that woman had mastered the truth of the whole world and had the power to save the world, would I not have chosen her other than Vera before my return? That’s right. Whatever I do, I live the dead Vera and suffer through it.”
It was a theory.
Plus, Vera was already thinking about it.
“I think that the possibility should be kept in mind… .”
“No if.”
After interrupting Vera’s words to continue, Renee said, pulling Vera’s arm sharply.
“Do I have to die to save the world? yes it can be To be honest, with this kind of power, it might be right. But.”
Rene’s mind was brimming with the thought that he didn’t like the way he looked, and Vera spoke confidently, thinking he needed a mental reshuffle.
“Before the regression, I used such cumbersome numbers because there were other numbers. If it was that sly woman, she would have chosen a way to save them all while talking about love and so on. isn’t it? No, even if it’s not like that, we have to make it that way.”
Without the slightest doubt, he whispered to Vera as if what he was saying was the only truth.
Vera took his breath away as Renee spoke from a distance between the tips of his noses.
was it intentional?
No, it would be more correct to say that René, who can’t measure the distance well, narrowed the distance here without thinking.
Vera replied blankly, feeling like the ringing in his ears just couldn’t get into his head.
“… Yes.”
“Vera, tell me. If I try to die, will you stay still?”
Then, he replied with a terrifying surprise at the next words.
“no!”
Vera’s sudden, clear voice made Renee’s neck crinkle.
‘Wow, that’s a surprise.’
Realizing this later, he coughed and stretched his neck again.
“Yeah, yes! You won’t be alone! But what are you worried about?!”
A word that raised his voice due to his pride in being scared in an atmosphere of scolding.
Then, Renee opened her chest wide and added a word.
“And, most importantly, I missed something.”
“… What do you mean?”
“I have no intention of dying.”
joy! and snorted, saying that.
“Why am I dying? Are you crazy? There are so many things I want to do, but do I look like someone who will give up on them all just to save the world?”
In the end that was the problem.
The reason Renee was so frustrated was that Vera decided that he was going to die for the cause.
It is the frustration of not knowing what is most important to them.
All the reasons for Renee were Vera.
The reason why I decided to go to the Holy Kingdom in Remeo, the reason I honed my strength as a saint in the Holy Kingdom, the reason for pilgrimage to the continent, and the reason why I wanted to save the world.
For Renee, the reason was Vera, and it was love.
So Renee had no intention of dying. For that reason, as always, we hit our hearts head-to-head.
“I will never die. I will live happily ever after with Vera.”
Vera’s body stiffened.
His head went white at the sudden burst of words.
“that… .”
Words that are lost and scattered at words that are too sudden.
Renee snorted at it, raised her head, and spoke in a firm tone as if she was going to put a wedge in her words.
“I don’t understand it yet, but Vera said that he and I should live happily for the next 100 years. I have to live with one son and one daughter. So I’m not going to die.”
What followed was a threat that only felt sweet for some reason.
*
The pull of Vera from the past ended up going sequentially, in Miller’s opinion.
The one I’m going to call this time is the 25-year-old Vera before the return.
It was after Renee stopped by the gutter in the vision that Orgus showed, and that’s the point where the memory will definitely be warped.
Accommodation in Vera.
Renee grabbed Vera’s hand, who was asleep on the bed, and steered his nervous mind away.
-Maybe it’s not completely true as my memory is distorted, but if I don’t know Saint, I may show a more vicious side than the last time I saw you. So, even with the slightest hint of danger, use the oath on me right away.
In my head, I kept repeating the advice Vera had made.
It was worth it, but what we will see this time is definitely not Vera after conquering the Empire. Vera, who slashed the throats of strangers countless times, emerges from the vision Orgus gave him.
In other words, it will not be as trivial as last time.
In addition, if the person before the return had already met Vera, this ceremony would reveal one of the secrets that had been hidden so far, so the tension was inevitable.
As Renee’s head was dizzy with all the thoughts, Vera’s fingertips twitched.
Renee’s body stiffened at the same time.
crumble crumble.
Vera’s body stiffened after hearing the sound of tossing and turning, and then his mouth opened.
“… saint.”
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One word, two words.
With one word, Renee realized.
‘… I found it right.’
At this point Vera had already met himself before the return.