Lemegeton 1

Chapter 1 – 1. Winter Queen (1)

Roa, a young man in the countryside, had a secret that no one else could tell.
It was a mysterious girl he was meeting without the knowledge of the villagers.

Even at Loa’s house, which was located in a remote area on the outskirts of the village, it was a small cave with the entrance cleverly hidden.

“Yuria, I’m here”

At Roa’s words, a girl with transparent textured blue hair and blue eyes sneaked out of her cave with a cold, expressionless face.
As if winter had been embodied in a human form, the girl’s hair and eyes had a cold color reminiscent of deep ice.

“You came today too”

The girl’s tone was very peculiar. It’s like a child, and it’s like an adult, and the very clear and high-pitched tone made me feel very mysterious every time I heard it.

The tone was so beautiful that she wanted to hear that voice even a little more, but as for Yuria, she didn’t speak very well unless it was absolutely necessary, so Roa was a bit disappointed.

“What are you going to teach me today?”

Roa looked at Yuria with an expression of great anticipation, and Yuria was looking at Roa with eyes that seemed too cold to others.

In this relationship that has been going on for several years, Roa could see that her eyes were very different from those of Yuria.
It was so expressionless that I could hardly see the change, but there was a slight change little by little and a smile in it. Sad too. That there was all the anger.

“What does Loa want to know?”
“Mmmm, how to farm?”

Slowly, Loa also became an adult, and the adults in her village began not to support her as much as she was now grown up.

Of course, Loa herself didn’t just live with help from the village, and she has been supported by her by helping with errands and chores in the village, but it’s true that she received a lot more than she did. Was

But she was sure that she was only paying for her work now, and because of that, Loa was starting to find it difficult for her to be self-sufficient on her own.

So, Roa thought that she should also farm, but no one in the village taught Roa how to farm in detail.

Roa was getting impatient little by little, as she only did this and that and ran errands, but didn’t teach her anything really important.

Of course once a year. Even though Uncle Cashwyn, who visits her every fall, shares her daily necessities and food, her Loa’s heart breaks even more when she thinks that, like the adults in her village, the Uncle may someday cut off support for her grown-up self. In a hurry.

“Farming… Loa, do you want to be a farmer?”

At YuRia’s words, Roa thought about it.
He never really thought that he wanted to be a farmer.

But he needed food to live, and to do so he had to farm.

At Roa’s words, Yuria put on a slightly bitter expression.

“If that’s why you want to learn how to farm, you’ll be a little sad.”
“So what’s the point? He should be self-sufficient anyway.”

Since he had already learned simple crop cultivation from YuRia when he was young, he had cleared the area around the house and turned it into a field.

He was able to supplement some of his food by planting beans, squash, and corn, in addition to growing potatoes.
Besides that, he learned from Yuria how to place a fence or use various weapons, through which he was able to catch wild animals, and how to make preserved meat such as smoked or salted meat from Yuria, so he was able to live alone.

But this wasn’t enough. It seemed that I should be able to grow wheat or barley.

However, after hearing YuRia’s words, I began to worry again.
What do you want to do

YuRia thought for a while as if she was worried about Roa’s worries.

“Would you like to learn how to strike iron?”
“Iron?”

Come to think of it, Yuria was really well-informed and there was nothing she couldn’t do.
The bizarrely shaped two-handed sword worn around Yuria’s waist was also made by Yuria herself with iron.

The dagger, no, the short sword, slightly bent at about 130 degrees, was thicker and heavier at the curved tip than at the inside.

Yuria said that it was a multi-purpose sword based on a sword called 《Kukri》, and it looked amazing to Roa.

In a way, it was all thanks to that sword that Roa could come to the place where YuRia was staying.

Even now, thinking about how YuRia used that kukri sword to quickly kill wolves, goblins, and orcs was fantastic.

That’s why she asked Yuria to try out such a kukri once, but Yuria lent her kukri to Roa for a while, saying it would be difficult.

And in fact, the loa couldn’t use the kukri properly, so the loa was able to realize.

It was Yuria, not Kukri, that was amazing.

But nonetheless, the kukri was really great.
It could be used to cut grass, vines, and trees, and it was also excellent for skinning animals and monsters and dismantling their bones and meat.

Of course, even if Roa tried to do this, it didn’t work out, so only Yuria’s greatness was highlighted again.

Of course, Yuria also acknowledged the versatility of Kukri.
The length or strength of her own arm. It was said that it was made in consideration of the most versatile and efficient form when considering all points such as agility.

She said it had to be made with few resources, and made to be used for as many uses as possible while minimizing the carrying space as much as possible.

“Then, if I learn how to play iron, will I be able to make a kukri that suits me just like YuRia?”

At those words, Yuria put on a slightly troubled expression.

“Did the kukri look that good?”
“But it’s the sword Yuria uses. I think it’ll be amazing in many ways.”

Yuria had a slightly complicated expression on her face.

“Well, I also chose this because of the current situation, not because the sword called Kukri is amazing.”
“Then what kind of sword is great?”

YuRia thought about something for a long time after hearing those words.

“I don’t think there is an answer.”
“Eh? What is that!”
“But it’s really like that. Every sword that’s really good and properly made has its pros and cons depending on the surrounding environment, situation, and target to deal with. It’s too difficult to say which one is the best.”

Roa was a little disappointed by YuRia’s words, but when she thought about it, she really was like that.
Depending on the situation, the standard of ‘great’ can change at any time.

“Then what good would it be if you learned to hammer iron?”
“I can make or repair farming tools. With that alone, you can earn a lot of money in this village. You will be able to buy food with it. Above all, Loa’s house is located in a remote place in the village, so even if there is noise from tapping iron, the village It’s not going to bother people.”

At YuRia’s words, Roa thought about it seriously.

“But don’t you need special tools to strike iron?”
“Really? Of course, if you don’t know how, you can’t even start, but if you know how, you can start with your bare hands. Roa knows very well that I have nothing.”

And then it was.

Yuria really has nothing more than Roa herself.

It was because he suddenly appeared one day in this world without a single set of clothes.

I suddenly remembered the day I first met YuRia.

Back then when she was still very young. The loa wandered the mountains to gather dry grass and small twigs to light the firewood.
Roa, who was walking around with an armful of branches in her arms, discovered a very mysterious sight.

In this cold winter, she was Yuria, who had fallen down without even wearing a thread.

She feels that way even now, but it came to her mind that the loa at that time might really be the spirit Yuria had heard only from her words.

However, Roa, who was frightened by the thin breath that seemed to be cut off soon and the extremely cold body temperature, hurriedly took off her clothes and carried Yuria’s body on her back, wrapping her clothes over it and fixing it firmly to her body.

At that time, Roa was shorter than her Yuria, so it was very difficult, but Roa did not give up on her Yuria until she gave up the twigs she had worked so hard to collect. Took care of

Nevertheless, her condition, Yuria, did not show any signs of improving and only got worse, and eventually Roa decided to take special measures for her.

She used the emergency potion given to her by Uncle Cashwyn on Yuria, and as a result, Yuria recovered like a miracle, and her relationship from that day has continued to this day.

So, Roa was able to recall that what Yuria originally had was her bare hands without even a single set of clothes, let alone her tools.

But even though she lives in a cave now, Yuria had everything that could have been.

She made bricks, earthenware, and even clothes. She also made swords (kukri) made of metal and tools of this kind.

“Can I do it like Yuria?”
“I think it’s probably difficult, but if you do, I’ll help you set up a workshop for ironing in Roa’s house. Of course, it’s a story after learning the basics of ironing here before that.”

As Roa grumbled and worried about her, YuRia just gave her a faint smile and patted her on the shoulder.

“Think about it some more. Whatever Roa chooses, I’ll do my best to help you.”
“Okay, thank you”

With a very thin smile on her lips that only Roa could recognize, Yuria had been recommending something of hers to Roa for some reason.

“Loa, there’s one thing I want to show you. It’s one of my secrets that I really haven’t shown anyone.”

In fact, YuRia’s words sounded a bit absurd.
Yuria said that she, in effect, wanted herself to be hidden from anyone except Loa.

When she first met Roa. Ever since she was taller than Loa.
Since that day, she hasn’t changed in the slightest, even now she’s smaller than a Loa.

Yuria, who once looked so strong, now looked so thin.
Nonetheless, she still felt to Roa that Yuria was a being who would solve anything when difficulties arose.

However, contrary to Roa’s thoughts, she was extremely wary of letting her own existence be known to others.

Come to think of it, when we first met, Yuria didn’t know how to speak the language of this place.
Yuria, who was using her unfamiliar language for the first time, soon learned the language of this place through Roa.
I learned the writing of this place through the old books that Uncle Cashwin gave to him.

Even after talking to each other like that, Yuria, who was a good friend of hers, didn’t tell her much about her hometown.

I wondered if Yuria’s fear of people here might have something to do with it, but she wouldn’t know unless Yuria told her about it.

No matter what. She said that it was a secret that YuRia had hidden even from herself, and for some reason, her heart pounded.

What is it?

Roa, who followed her YuRia into the mountains for a long time, gradually got tired and could no longer follow her, until she finally arrived at her destination.

It was a forest.

For some reason, the place where the trees I had never seen before was growing in full, gave me a mysterious feeling.
It was such an exotic feeling that it seemed to be out of this world.

“This tree ErezCall it Erez Habarenon(ארז הלבנון)*. A very sacred tree” (*Cedar tree)
“Erez tree…”
“These trees are closely related to my life.”

Roa was taken aback by YuRia’s words, and she looked at the tree again.

“Can you show me that?”
“Because I believe in the loa. And she saved me from dying, so she could give my life if the loa wanted it.”

For some reason, at those words, Roa felt as if her shoulders were heavy.

“Are you really saying I can do anything for you if I want to?”

At those words, Yuria shrugged her shoulders.

“It’s not a bad thing. What if it’s something I can do?”

At YuRia’s words, Roa almost had a black feeling in Roa’s heart for a moment, but that feeling disappeared in an instant.

No matter how much she saved Yuria herself, she herself had grown up receiving countless blessings from Yuria over the years.

If there was a problem, he solved it. If there was something she didn’t know, she pointed out, and if there was a skill she wanted to learn, she taught me.

To Roa, Yuria was her teacher and mentor, and she was also her friend.
How could he have a bad heart for YuRia?

“It’s just that if Yuria is happy, she’ll be fine”

At those words, for some reason, for the first time, Yuria smiled bright enough to be recognized by anyone.

“Thank you”
“Uh, uh, um…”

For some reason, that smile was so bright that for some reason her face got hot.
She always liked Yuria, but somehow she seemed to like her more than before. For some reason Roa couldn’t face YuRia because she was somehow embarrassed by her unknown tickling feeling.

“Then shall we go down?”
“Yes…”
“When I harvest the fruit of Erez, I hope Loa will help me”

At those words, Roa looked back at YuRia.

“I’m still very sick. I need the fruits of these trees to get better. A lot.”
“Are you still sick?”

Seeing Roa worry so much about her, Yuria nodded her head with an apologetic expression.

“It’s okay. It’s not life-threatening.”
“Tell me if it hurts. Shall I somehow talk to Uncle Cashwyn and get some more potions?”

Yuria shook her head at that.

“It’s not a physical wound, so it’s not a wound that can be healed with a potion.”
“So, how are you sick?”
“I don’t know how to explain it. Sorry… I’m still out of vocabulary here, so it’s hard to explain.”

Roa waved her hand at Yuria’s very apologetic appearance.
It’s not something I should be sorry for.

While going back like that, Roa suddenly remembered something she wanted from Yuria.
I don’t know when she was. She has been living with Yuria for a long time and has a certain feeling that has been sprouting since sometime.

“What does Yuria think of me?”

YuRia, who was leading her loa down the mountain, looked back at her loa at her loa’s question.
For some reason, her expressionless expression made Roa feel a little sick to her heart.

“A life saver?”
“Um, other than that”

As Yuria looked ahead again and went down her mountain path, she seemed to think deeply, ‘Hmm…’ ‘.

“A nice and cute little brother?”
“…”

She was Yuria, who had been saying something that hurt so much.

Roa’s reaction, did she think that this was not the answer she wanted? YuRia continued to ponder while going down her path.

“I don’t know. What kind of answer does Loa want?”
“I like you”

In the end, Roa, who couldn’t stand it, confessed her first.

To her confession, Yuria reacted as if she hadn’t realized the meaning for a long time. At some point, her body stiffened?! She does and she has been reacting oddly.

“Ah?”
“I don’t know since when, but I really like Yuria. She wants to live with her forever.”

Yuria, who had a very embarrassed expression on her face, eventually stopped and looked at Roa with a slightly reddened face while placing one of her hands on her chest.

“I see… So me…”

Yuria made a very subtle expression.
She didn’t seem to hate it, but somehow her expression was very sad.

“I’m sorry. I’m grateful for Roa’s confession, but I’ll put that answer on hold.”
“Yes?”
“I don’t know yet, but I’m sure if Loa gets involved with me, she will regret it greatly. Me too, in the not-too-distant future, she’ll be very distressed by that.”

Roa couldn’t understand. Why does she regret and suffer from each other when she gets married to Yuria?

“There are many reasons like this, but there are at least two reasons that can be explained right now.”

YuRia spread her two fingers and picked them one by one as she began to speak.

“First of all, I can’t bear loa children.”
“A child?”
“Yes. A man. A man wants a woman. The reason a woman wants a man is to give birth to her own child and leave it to her descendants. Unfortunately, I can’t give birth to Loa’s child.”

Yuria’s expression looked very sad.

“And secondly, because my lifespan is so long. To the loa, it’s considered eternal life.”

At that, Loa flinched.

Certainly, she hasn’t changed a bit from the way Yuria met her when she was still very young.

She is taller than her older sister. She had become so small that, with a little exaggeration, she could call her his own daughter.

In reality, Yuria has grown herself while remaining the same.

“So think about it a little more.”
“Are you not rejecting it at all?”

Yuria nodded her head at him.

“If, after considering all of this, it still seems that not being with me would be more painful than being with me. Then I will consider it too.”

At YuRia’s words, Roa felt her heart fill up for some reason.
Somehow, those words of YuRia. That tone made me feel so sick.

“Me too, being with Roa is not something I can do with normal determination. I’m sorry.”

For some reason, Roa regretted her earlier confession as it seemed to have made her Yuria suffer.
If I knew this would happen, I wouldn’t…

“But, as long as we’re friends like now, it’s fine. If one day Roa has a really trustworthy partner, she’ll definitely introduce me to you.”

For some reason, YuRia’s words made her heart ache even more.
Because the only person she wanted to keep by her side was Yuria.

However, if it made her Yuria suffer, Roa was free to give up that wish.

“I’m sorry. I said something useless…”
“No, because it also means that Loa values ​​me so much.”

For some reason, the road in the woods felt so sad today.