Chapter 128 – Nemesis (8)
Rumors spread that a monster who sliced women and children into pieces had flowed into the village.
Even after the incident has already happened.
There is no such thing as a back book.
After that incident, my life and Ea’s life changed completely.
Even though Ea was alone, the reason she was able to do only herself was because she could see the thoughts of others.
Then she lost her eyes.
Can you imagine
How much of that anxiety must have been since she didn’t know what she had been reading naturally?
It is miserable in the words of a man whose source of self-confidence has been lost.
Shrinking, and becoming timid.
It got to the point where she couldn’t go about her daily life without me.
He became dependent on me and became obsessed with me.
I had mixed emotions.
Even though it was a situation that I hoped for in my heart, there was a sense of regret and regret somewhere.
Time passed.
Her belly started to grow.
Ea, who had lost her eyes, was slow to notice, but I quickly noticed.
Was pregnant
In a harsh environment, the only method of contraception would have been to scrape the semen that was wrapped in the vagina.
It was somewhat unreasonable to prevent pregnancy with that act.
Upon hearing this, Ea’s expression was terrifying.
“Ha, ha, me, did I give birth to that crazy bastard?”
Ea shook her shoulders and she gritted her teeth.
Disgust, fear, despair, frustration.
Emotions of denial are like mixed faces.
I tried to offer a word of consolation.
… But changed my mind.
She, unable to read thoughts, will try to determine the truth of my words.
I didn’t want to arouse any suspicion.
In this case, you just have to show it with your actions.
I honestly stood by her side.
Even if he had a temper, behaved badly, or suddenly started crying, he would not leave.
Taking care of a girl who was blind in her eyes was hard enough for a young boy to bear, but it must have been harder for her.
Ea needed me in many ways, including physiological work and financial aspects.
It is she who has lived her life steadfastly alone.
The reality that she couldn’t live without me must have been miserable.
It was Ea who grew weary as time passed.
How does it feel to pour water into her bottomless pot?
I hope you overcome it.
So I want to show that brilliance again.
You are not such a weak person, are you?
One day she said
Why did you save someone like me?
I couldn’t answer right away.
Because I didn’t know either.
What kind of lingering feelings do she have?
Perhaps, it was the thought that it would be nice if she could overcome the ordeal and become confident like before.
And Ea said.
“I want to die.”
“Oh, please refrain from saying that. The child listens.”
“Are you crazy? Do you think I, I, can love that monster bastard’s child? Puck will too. And that’s it. What can I do to raise a child? Me, I can’t take responsibility. My eyes are assholes and I don’t have any money saved up. Can you raise them properly?”
“I will take responsibility.”
“Do not lie. Don’t even laugh Sympathy, sympathy…”
I mean pick it up
Ea couldn’t utter those words until the end.
Even though her personality is fiery, her brain is her clever one.
She must have known that without me, she would surely die within three days.
I sighed.
“Excitement is not good for the body.”
Ea trembled as her tone was quite subdued.
To hear a man’s low voice make you panic.
It is commonly referred to as post-traumatic stress disorder.
It seems that her scars engraved on her are not so easily healed.
“Sorry, sorry. I’m sorry for getting angry.”
If you are in the position to listen to an apology, shouldn’t you have been thrilled?
There were only two kinds of feelings left in me: disgust and displeasure.
Time passed again.
Spring has passed, when the petals are in full bloom.
The hot summer has passed.
Autumn has passed, when the leaves are falling.
And.
Winter has come.
A cold and cold winter.
That day, she was particularly calm.
At first glance, it would be safe to say that it remains the same as before.
If it weren’t for the two lost eyes and the towering boat like a garden.
“Ronin. There is?”
“There is.”
“Shall we talk?”
“Good.”
Hum, hum.
Ea clears her throat.
Somehow, the longing came flooding back.
Fortunately, Ea hurried before I could get lost in the memories.
“When I first saw you.”
“Yes.”
“Honestly, were you happy?”
“Yes?”
The word came out inadvertently.
I’m glad
At what point is there a part to be happy about?
Wasn’t I there to kill her?
“Is it because I am an orphan, or is it because of the eyes I have? I’ve been living alone with no place to settle down. I read all the hostility and insidious intentions of people and ran away. Isn’t that right, Ronin? There are no people in this world who are as good as those in fairy tales. He carried everything dark in his heart.”
Most people who are sympathetic to orphans have a deep inside.
Conversely, a person who is indifferent to orphans is literally not interested.
The world she lived in must have been much colder and heartless than the world I lived in.
“That’s why I’m not needed in this world. Did you think so?”
However, her words were the kind of words I couldn’t understand.
A being that is not needed in this world?
That’s what it’s full of.
Rather, what does the world need?
There were many things I wanted to say, but as Ea grew weaker, I less often asserted my opinions.
It was because she didn’t want to give her any irritation.
Ea continued.
“Then you appeared. With the intent to kill me.”
There is no such thing as a bad party.
I couldn’t stand it because I was ashamed of who I was just a few months ago.
“When I first saw it, I wanted something. Are you really here to kill me? I’ve never seen you It seems she didn’t even know that I was called a witch. It was ridiculous, and it was also funny. Do you know why? Your emotions are so blinding. I think it was the first time I saw such vivid colors. Oh, didn’t I say this? The deeper the concentration of emotion, the darker the color?”
“What do you want to say?”
I kept trying to listen, but I stopped talking because I couldn’t listen to it anymore.
Ea’s usual reaction would have been to be surprised or frightened if I interrupted her.
On this day, she only had a calm and deep smile.
“Was the introduction too long? In short, what I want to say is this.”
Ea takes a single breath.
I pricked up her ears to hear what she would spit out behind her.
“It’s amazing that you can win my side only by losing an eye.”
My side.
I seem to have been recognized by Ea as her side.
“It would have been better if I had known you more deeply when I had eyes.”
Not like that.
Whether you have eyes like that or not.
Your existence was still a light to me.
“Sorry. Right now, I have nothing to give you.”
Why?
Why?
Why are you so angry
“Mr. Ea.”
“Yes.”
“… I am tired today, so I will go home first.”
“Are you this angry?”
“Do you see that?”
“Yeah, I think I can tell even if I can’t see now. You are angry.”
Aww
My teeth were broken and I was clenching.
“I guess so.”
I got out of her cabin.
And went home
That was the last conversation I had with her.
* * *
“Are you going to that forest again, Ronin?”
It was her father’s question.
I glanced back and nodded.
“Yes. It is a light walk.”
“Rumors are running around town that you hang out with witches.”
It was to be expected.
It must have reached my father’s ears someday.
I responded casually.
“Didn’t you finish everything your father said?”
My father didn’t like my meeting with Ea.
It wouldn’t be pleasant to know that a woman who was pointed at by her as a witch and a child of her own would hang out.
He let out a deep sigh.
“There will be nothing good about going there.”
“… What are you talking about?”
“Last night, the villagers went to kill her witch.”
“… Yes?”
“Wasn’t the harvest this year bad?”
Looking back, it was like that.
The faces of the villagers were on the dark side.
“So what?”
“The famine was thought to be the witch’s fault.”
So EA?
A bolt of lightning exploded in his head at his father’s words.
I immediately grabbed her coat and ran to her forest where she was.
It sounded like something was being shouted from behind, but I didn’t like that unnecessary noise.
I would never have hoped for Ea to be safe as much as this moment.
And, what greeted me was the remains of a burnt-down cabin.
Yes.
The case was already over.
I lost ea
“Under.”
A laugh escaped his lips.
What is this?
What is this?
When you get too much of a shock, your emotions seem to be torn to pieces.
I become indifferent to any wounds.
I did now.
It was a treasure found in a boring and monotonous life.
It was mine
I was my own
Took it away
They.
“Wah wah.”
Then a baby’s cry was heard.
I finally came to my senses and turned my eyes to the source of the sound.
There were wreckage.
They hurriedly cleared the rubble.
It had managed to build up some muscles, and what was there was the remnants of burnt wood.
The work itself was carried out at an even pace.
I wondered what this meant, but my body wanted to do something.
When all the rubble was cleared away, the charred body was found.
No matter who it was, it was Ea.
And I saw a baby in that little arms.
How did he survive in the heat of the fire?
Even in this cold winter after the lights went out, it was okay to be fine.
To put it simply, it was a miracle from God.
In fact, there was something like a pure white halo next to the baby.
Is this what God-sent miracles mean?
I shuddered involuntarily at the abomination.
Early.
If only he had given me such magical powers.
Things wouldn’t have turned out this way.
My head hurts like it would break.
The hands are also torn here and there.
Breathing is also hard.
If it were you who would lose to someone in vain like this.
I’d rather have it done with my own hands.
“I’m sorry, eh.”
My throat is full.
Eyes are hot
“Crackle.”
The baby sees my face and smiles brightly.
That laugh seemed to mock me for losing Ea, and I felt the urge to crush her.
In fact, she was on the verge of lifting her foot and stomping on her child’s head.
An accident suddenly hit her head.
That child is the only thing she left in this world.
That fact caught her in the end.
“Damn it.”
