Chapter 238 – Ep.16 – The Future
That was the end of their conversation.
The current Demon King, who could sacrifice anything for a clear cause, chose an uncertain and dark future with his daughter.
It’s hilarious.
People who dominated an era are changing one by one.
In each person’s life and experience, they choose a choice that would never be possible.
In the midst of chaotic interests, a huge disaster gradually loses its power. Instead, the road ahead is filled with fog.
Now, no one can know the future.
The fragmentary and certain future shown by each other’s gods suddenly disappeared, leaving only the emotions and lingering feelings of mortal beings.
It was too dull and quiet to be called the end. However, the journey of the warriors, who had already traveled a long way, definitely ended right here. Definitely.
It seems like they can finally rest a little.
“Go back. “I will tell you not to touch it anymore.”
When the Demon King was completely exhausted, he looked at the distant sky and spoke. The sunset was already setting.
The moderate clouds and scarlet sunset seemed to signal the end of the story. The time of the sun, full of joy, was gone, and the time of the moon, filled with sadness, was coming again.
“Yes. I’m going back. “Not the nice house you made, but our hometown.”
“Hometown… “
Delrin sent her daughters to their mothers and spoke directly to her. Because he still had something left to ask the Demon King.
“We will become a bridge that connects the human continent and the demon continent. We humans are still fighting with each other. You demons are dying quietly. I’m sure we can help each other. “Sometimes good solutions come from unexpected places, right?”
For one short question, Delrin comforted and encouraged the Demon King. However, even after that, Delrin felt strangely pressured to say just a four-letter word.
Just what is that word?
“… Anyway, you need to know to do that.”
It started all of this,
A place to meet the person who made you go through everything.
“Where is God’s Garden?”
Delrin asked the Demon King.
Meeting Helen and God who are waiting for him,
To close the last chapter of the book.
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The Delrin family moves forward, silently accepting the fading sunset. Listening to the graceful sound of birds chirping and tree branches swaying in the wind, they walk down the scarlet alley.
As the cold wind begins to blow, the season of crumbling leaves will soon arrive. The sun rising high and the cool air will become one and embrace the whole world.
“Abba! Park!”
A young child, who is not yet aware of the ways of the world or the changes of seasons, points to a park in the distance. Delrin briefly strokes the girl’s head, and she looks there.
The neighborhood park, which appears to have been prepared for a housing complex built at the bottom of the mountain, stands silently in its place.
A park where several elderly demons are quietly enjoying a walk, and someone is walking an animal that looks like a dog.
At the entrance, there is an old sign with traces of time.
[God’s Garden]
And below that, there are five precautions. These are familiar phrases. Be sure to keep your pet on a leash, or refrain from making loud noises…
“Playground!”
“It’s a playground!”
The children run excitedly into the park without even having time to finish reading, and wave their hands vigorously at the adults following them.
“Abba! Quick!”
The eyes of the surrounding demons turn to the two daughters. However, none of them show any signs of discomfort, and rather look at the two with great love.
It is said that it has been a long time since children came here. The reality is that not only are there not many children being born anymore, but there are almost no children playing in parks or playgrounds.
“… “
Delrin follows his daughters, taking a close look at the scenery inside the park. In a space that is so quiet, so secluded, and so ordinary, he feels a familiar longing.
“Let’s go with Dad. Be careful not to step on stones when running… “
Isn’t it too shabby and ordinary to be considered a grand finale?
As Delrin walks through such an insignificant park, he reminisces about the past. While everyone is thinking about the future, Dellinman looks back on faded memories and reminisces.
She reminds me of the park near her house where she used to walk holding her parents’ hands when she was young.
After kindergarten, his mother would always hold her son’s hand and walk through the park.
I feel the warmth of my younger days. When I think of flowers and ice cream, I think it’s probably a memory of a spring day.
“… “
Delrin shakes her head gently and pats her daughter’s head. The old memories that briefly surfaced in her mind were just lingering memories.
Nevertheless, will anyone be able to understand Delrin’s suddenly lonely heart?
Even though his hands are full as he embraces the warmth of his daughters, memories of his childhood shake him.
“When my dad was young, he often came to places like this.”
A feeling of longing that I shyly laughed off.
Delrin tries to ignore it.
A distant hometown that you can’t reach even if you stretch out your hand, a familiar apartment, a bustling city, peaceful yet lazy people…
I will never see all of those things again. Nevertheless, Delrin will not regret it.
“… Should I go on a swing?”
This place has already become his home.
You must dare to abandon the thought of leaving everyone.
How can I turn everything back now?
“Swing!”
“Push!”
However, while pushing his two daughters on the swing and pushing their backs, Delin feels an unbearable emptiness.
Once,
Twice,
And ten times…
The swing gradually speeds up, causing Karin and Karin to burst into laughter,
Delrin’s gaze moves away from her two daughters and heads toward the quiet interior of the park.
An old park slowly dying,
With some unknown demons enjoying a short walk,
My family spending time there.
“… “
Delrin’s heart sinks heavily.
His head briefly reminds her of her old family, while also allowing her to look for traces of a woman with her own two eyes.
Helen.
Archbishop of the Holy Kingdom.
Until her daughters begged to go down the slide after enjoying the swing, Helen did not show even the slightest trace or presence.
There was only peace.
No one cared about war or death, or worried about an uncertain future. At least within the park.
Even all the problems and tasks we were facing right away seemed to take a break there. Those who took the time to visit the park all felt the time passing slowly with peaceful expressions.
Even Delrin, who had been depressed at first due to Helen’s absence and her longing for her old family, began to smile little by little.
His daughters were always excited and were purely enjoying the present without a single worry,
Delrin, who was hanging out with them, also tried not to give in to the vague anxiety that was rising.
The park was so quiet and cozy. Even though it was the season when cold winds began to blow, for some reason, the place was filled with warmth.
All the park lacks is the divine grace worthy of its name,
There is only a holy woman who can confirm the existence of grace.
Delrin waited and waited for the Archbishop of the Holy Kingdom, who was just a woman.
But sadly,
Waiting is always hard,
There is not always a reward at the end.
Even after Karen and Karen started whining that they were hungry after playing to their heart’s content, Helen did not show up.
Was it not the garden of God that Helen had talked about? Did we take the wrong route and end up crossing each other?
The reason is unknown, but
Even as the sun began to set little by little, Helen did not come to visit Delrin.
The sunset was setting.
It seemed as if a lonely sadness had descended on the world.
However, it cannot be dismissed as just a word like sadness,
It was like a warm touch that touched her heart.
She was greeted by her serene sunset,
Delrin sat on her bench and looked at the everyday scenes created by her family.
Karin trudged over to her mother, whining that she wanted chocolate chip cookies today, and Karen was poking Rika’s cheek, who had fallen asleep before she knew it, when she heard Rico yell.
I don’t know when Neva went to her convenience store, but she brought bags full of drinks and snacks in her hands and took them out one by one in the middle of everyone, and her two daughters, whose eyes were bright and clear, looked at Neva. He said he was the best, clinging to her and showing off her charm. It seems that she still retains her habit of taking care of her knights.
Eva, who followed her older sister in carrying her envelope, puffed out her lips slightly as if she was disappointed that the children did not show gratitude to her. Still, the fact that she never loses her smile toward her children may mean that she has become a little more mature.
Chi-Chi offered her student a seat next to her bench. The two witches, dressed in skimpy clothes like mother and daughter, seemed to start a conversation on their own very comfortably and naturally.
Perhaps because she was worried about their relationship, Neva also took the seat next to her sister, separating Karen from her. He may have thought that he had quite naturally interfered, but Chi-Chi and Neva were already laughing and trying to ignore the noble knight’s narrow-minded jealousy.
Riko let out a faint sigh as her child in her arms opened her eyes brightly again due to the surrounding commotion, but she didn’t look particularly irritated or angry.
When one of her fingers tickled Rika’s cheek, her daughter smiled and tried to grab her mother’s finger.
Karin and Karen created a new game and sat facing each other on the sand floor and built something like a castle.
Kaede squatted down next to her and helped her children play. I don’t know what she was doing, but her hands became pillars for a sand castle, and before she knew it, they were buried in the sand.
Sand kept piling up on top of it.
Karin and Karen build sand castles like that,
She hummed a little song.
Delrin blinked her eyes at the somewhat familiar melody. His eyes seemed filled with fatigue and sleepiness.
While everyone was enjoying a moment of leisure, our delicate Delrin slowly closed her eyes. The drowsiness that started with fatigue continued, and it got to the point where she could no longer keep her eyes open.
The sunset quietly closed his eyelids, as if the weariness of a long, long journey had washed over him in an instant. A sweet reward that any hero who has prevented the conflict between demons and humans, even for a moment, deserves…
The sunset in God’s Garden seemed to seep into my heart.
Sunset, it was scarlet.
The world he finally saw was full of scarlet.
In the colors that surround the world,
Delrin slowly closed his eyes and fell into a short sleep.
… However, sleep is followed by dreams.
Dreams are strange and strange things.
Sometimes it shows you the sweet scenes you always want, and sometimes it makes you see horrible scenes that you can’t even look at.
At the end of languid autumn, Delrin dreams of her.
In his short sleep, which can be said to be a moment, he has quite vivid and intense dreams.
What on earth awaits him at the end of this long journey that begins and ends with a dream?
“… “Huh!”
Delrin sighs and wakes up as if running away from a dream.
A considerable amount of cold sweat forms on his forehead and the nape of his neck.
The family, who were enjoying their leisure time again, has not yet noticed. But at this moment, Delrin realizes that both her body and mind are shaking uncontrollably.
“… “
The trembling is not due to fear or fear,
It may be because of the vaguely sad look in his eyes.
“Apppa?”
“Huh? “Huh?”
Delrin instantly wipes away her tears and smiles brightly, pretending that nothing is wrong. Her daughters respond with bright smiles, but for some reason, Delin can’t look them in the eyes.
“I was so tired that Dad dozed off for a moment. Sorry… I haven’t been able to sleep well lately… “
Turn her horse around,
After avoiding her gaze,
Delrin takes a breath once again.
“Should we just go home today?”
Since waking up from his dream, his mind has become increasingly anxious. He needs to take a deep breath. He must maintain composure. Furthermore, he can’t make people around him worry.
… He must run away from the one sentence that persistently seeks him out.
Are you really not going back to the original world?
Ep.16 Persuasion
End.
