Chapter 206 – Ep. 13 – Happy Ending (8) // Part 3 Complete
“… “
I still open my eyes, but the background changes little by little. Before you know it, you can see a star studded with stars.
But the night sky doesn’t come into sight. Even while looking at the silent beam of light close to the superb view, her face still flickers in her head.
As I blink my eyes while holding the reverberation that can hardly be erased, the world soon becomes quiet.
Unlike the place where it was quiet because it was just the two of us,
Like a large theater that becomes quiet as if considering the actors on the stage.
But I didn’t say anything. At that point, even though those little starlights held their breath waiting for my words, I said nothing.
I just didn’t feel like talking.
I was too tired for that.
In the vague sense of liberation and the subtle confinement, I just blinked my eyes like that.
Then I closed my eyes.
There seemed to be no reason to blink any longer.
No, there was no reason to keep my eyes open.
Maybe that’s why the stars soon closed their eyes.
The sky was dark, the floor below was cold,
The light left by the stars was quite warm.
“… Lynn.”
After a little more time passed, I heard a small voice this time. Hearing that familiar voice that came along with the hum, I also realized where I was sitting.
“Delrin! When were you sitting here again? Come quickly! The disease has been healed, and since we have said our goodbyes, we will now step back. Any problem?”
It was Chi Chi’s voice. Listening to Angkaljin’s voice, it seems that he didn’t appreciate the warm greetings between me and Nitocrio.
“You don’t have to thank me. A hero did what he was supposed to do!”
“Teacher did the fixing, but why is Kaede-san campaigning so hard… ?”
The dignified voice behind him and the youthful voice are also familiar. As the voices of Kaede and Eva, who are always full of life, linger in my ears, I smile without realizing it.
“No. Shouldn’t Jim save face by giving back as much as he received? Yes, if there’s anything you want besides riding on that whale’s back, tell me.”
Nitocrio’s voice is also clear and distinct. In the voice that has driven away all sadness and regret and regained the dignity of the king, the gratitude and trust towards us are intact.
“Then, will you erect a statue of a small person… ? Ah! And the fried fish I ate before was delicious, so please wrap it up too! Also, make a separate note of what happened today, and be sure to tell me if another adventurer comes to you later! And again… “
“Are you doing enough? This shameless person is really… “
Even if you close your eyes, everyone’s appearance is drawn. Chichi and Eva scold and poke at Kaede, and Nitocrio smiles at the three of them. Around them, the Dark Elves, who had been in a frenzy because of Nitocrio’s illness, were ashamed of their excitement, and were relieved in their hearts.
There was a moment of uproar outside, then it became quiet again, and the night sky was staring at us from afar…
“Delrin?”
“Women, why are you like this?”
I want to look at them right now, but for some reason I can’t open my eyes. It’s too hard to open my eyes.
“Why are you crying so sadly? It is providence and God’s will to live while parting, so swallow your tears again.”
As I listened to Nitocrio’s words and put my hand to my eye, I was filled with tears without realizing it.
Even after wiping and wiping, the tears that come out make me rather embarrassed.
“Even if we part now, we will meet again someday, Delrin.”
Stupid,
Stupid tears.
My sisters and Eva paused for a moment, then slowly approached me and whispered soothingly.
“Seobang-nim, men sometimes cry, but it might be a little difficult to cry right now… “
“Okay. It’s not like we’re saying goodbye forever, just like I said, can we meet again when we come back later anyway?”
“Why are you crying over something like this, embarrassing… “
The three, who really don’t know anything, pick me up and say goodbye to Nitocrio again.
“The King of Mudriel. Glory like the sun may forever be on your path.”
It’s time to leave. I had to put everything behind my work here and head to the Demon Continent.
To a place I have never stepped on, being chased here and there. To a place that may be several times more dangerous than here.
“(It’s all over now, so get ready to leave quickly. Don’t be meaner for nothing…!)”
“(Still, you don’t have to take what you deserve! Chichi, you messed up your work, so take responsibility later!)”
The older sisters leave the room muttering softly. I was carried away on Kaede’s back, with my face still buried in tears.
Men in another world have so many emotions that they shed a lot of tears, and that’s why they don’t care too much about me crying, but
On the contrary, it makes me sadder because of it.
Because I am the only one who is sad in this space.
No one knows the story of me or her, nor does anyone know the end of the story.
Maybe that’s why I think that maybe I’m the only one who remembers her last appearance. And, another realization comes right away.
The space where I and her were together is a place where time flows very slowly,
Therefore, even after returning to this place, time in the original world did not last long,
That she hadn’t returned yet. Inside the slightly cluttered king’s bedroom, her figure is nowhere to be seen.
The more I look back on that short fact, the more my heart feels torn. Why won’t she come back yet?
Maybe she is left alone in the room and crying. Are you staring at the broken cross with blank eyes? Is she cursing God or is she cursing me?
Maybe, he was waiting for me and my sisters to leave. If she ever runs into us, she’ll be sure she won’t be able to escape alone.
However, even if you imagine a certain kind of her, her pity for her does not diminish.
Still, rather, I struggle to think of the image of me and my sisters hating and swearing revenge.
May her hatred and her hatred make her bear her. And, I hope she makes it a little easier.
I hope you don’t get tired of being left alone. Go back and try to catch me and my sisters who will return someday.
With the cold blade-like appearance that always frightened me, I hope to return to the queen’s seat.
“Delrin!”
… Before leaving the king’s bedroom,
Nitocrio called us for the last time. Just like the young king of Mudriel, he was looking at me with his noble, spotless eyes.
I still remember his eyes. I remember a beautiful boy who is not easily forgotten.
He still wanted me to stay. Trying to hide the inner feelings that are hard to hide,
He said.
“Someday, if you miss the summer, the desert, and the blue sea, come see me again. I will always be waiting for that time.”
Towards me,
Saying goodbye for only me, Nitocrio smiled.
He knew
That I can’t stay with him.
That I have to leave with my sisters.
The pain of parting tormented him, but Nitocrio let me go with great difficulty.
“… When I return, I will tell you your story. What did you see across the sea and what did you do?”
The young king already knew the answer. He casts a magic spell that overcomes the big and small pains of life.
“See you then, friend.”
Can’t have everything
I can’t achieve everything
Accept what comes,
Let go of what is far away,
Waiting silently like a desert that is always quiet.
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Mudriel’s grains of sand moved away from me like that. Another memory was swept away by the fate of having to travel the world as much as the wind.
Perhaps, it is also the laying down of a huge burden that made me suffer the most. The days when I couldn’t sleep comfortably are over. Now that I’m out of the grip of the pursuers who are after me, nay, us.
Of course, in return, he leaves for an unknown continent he has never been to in his entire life. Another world within another world, another continent that humans can hardly reach.
Promising to return to our hometown after solving everything, we set off.
The anxiety and fear that always consumed my mind no longer bothered me.
All I have left is a little sadness and regret.
You need me more than anyone
The reverberation of a woman who should be left behind for the happiness of more people. The faint bitterness of an unknown rose.
Leaving a flower in the desert, I had to move on. She couldn’t lift a single small flower while shaking off the bouquet she was holding in her hand.
Still, I have no regrets.
Don’t hesitate
Don’t you know you still have to keep walking?
Because there are already people walking with me.
‘Cause I can’t sit here
I leave because I know I have to leave, but one day we will meet again and comfort each other.
I have to walk now.
The world doesn’t flow as we want, so we can’t achieve everything. There are regrets on the way through, and anxiety on the way out.
However, I, we, walk without stopping. Even if you don’t even know why you’re walking, you keep moving. Sometimes he walks in the opposite direction, and sometimes he walks in circles, but he takes steady steps.
That’s all.
Neither the keen insight of wise men called great nor the high level of knowledge to understand all things is needed. Someone might need them, but at least I don’t.
Live as it flows and feel as your footsteps arrive. Don’t resign but accept, don’t stay but remember. Sometimes I have to forcefully move my feet that won’t fall off, but I don’t feel unfair because I know I can’t have everything.
Not everyone is the protagonist of a beautiful story. Some will be the protagonists of melancholy songs, while others will be the protagonists of hilarious stories.
I am just the main character of this story. A story about strange things happening and being dragged here and there even though you don’t want to.
But now it’s nothing.
This is my home, this is the home of my loved ones. It is the reality I have to stay in, and it is the stage where my story will continue.
I am no longer envious of other people’s stories, and I am no longer tied to the stories of the past.
Delrin,
Let’s continue my story.
Sometimes it can be sad, and sometimes it can be exhausting.
But I like happy endings. If the end taste is bitter, it’s even unpleasant.
Okay,
Let’s end with the kind of ending that comes out of an old fairy tale. Let’s end it with a happy ending, with the banal ending of living happily ever after.
Therefore,
If we meet again someday, then the two of us will sit quietly and talk. Don’t do anything, just sit face to face and tell each other how you’ve been and what you’ve done.
After that, I’m going to tell you what I’ve been hiding in the meantime. What did you want and how did you want it to be done?
It’s not a problem that can be solved only with words, but we talk quietly over tea or alcohol. Then you might get angry, you might cry, but everything will be fine.
We talk until our hearts soften. If it doesn’t end at once, make another appointment and meet again. Sit face to face again and talk…
It was originally like that. All people live like that. It’s not something that can be solved by having a conversation, but I’m trying to make it easier somehow.
But then it really puts my mind at ease. No, maybe the conversation didn’t solve it, but the mind was organized during the conversation. As time passes and you naturally accept it, you end up accepting it after sitting face to face and having a conversation.
Anyway, not everything in the world goes the way we want. Maybe you could have lived your life doing everything your way, but there are many things in the world that can’t be helped.
Even so, I wish it had a happy ending.
I’ll go see you again someday
See you again, keep talking,
I’ll give you some comfort.
I don’t know how long it will take you to accept all of this,
I’ll make the end of your story happy too.
Part 3 – Across the Continent
Complete.
