Chapter 273 – Side Story – Elsha (1)
The day shortly after defeating Chaos Alcatraz.
It was a refreshing morning that day.
I woke up early for the first time in a long time and went out for a walk alone.
There were people who were up before me, but I said I would go alone and was walking.
If you walk a little behind the house you saved in the Kingdom of Britinya, you will come across a trail that looks like a mountain road.
It felt surprisingly good to walk and breathe in the fresh air that you can’t feel in the normal world. It’s nice to have my characters that I love walking along with me, but…
I deliberately said I would go alone. That’s why…
“Elsha, come out here. You’re there, right?”
I spoke quietly toward the empty forest. I definitely don’t feel like I’m popular. But for some reason, I thought Elsha might be there.
Rustle!
Then a person slowly walked out of the forest.
“So you were there too?”
The moment Elsha heard what I said, she immediately fell to the floor, bowed, and spoke to me in a crawling voice.
“S-sorry… Someone like me is secretly following me…”
As expected… I’m still not used to this kind of reaction from Elsha.
Even though I created the character and it looks exactly like the avatar I chose, I didn’t decide on its personality.
Still, I don’t think the girls I met before Elsha was summoned had a huge affection for me, but their personalities weren’t distorted…
I think Elsha falls into the more extreme category.
When we first met, he seemed like he couldn’t get close to me, but he had a huge reaction to every word I said.
He said that he was embarrassed to show me because his face was ugly, but when I asked him if he didn’t like me, I thought that there was no middle ground when I saw him pouring out words at a rapid pace, but that hasn’t changed even now that all the world’s problems have been solved.
If he ran into me while walking around the house, he would get startled and run away to another place, or sometimes he wouldn’t even come out to where we ate together.
Things have gotten better these days, and even the running away has been cured, but I’m still embarrassed.
But it seemed inevitable that my self-esteem would be as low as it is now.
So, it seems like it’s nothing to do without any hesitation like now.
“Wake up, Elsha. So you’re saying I’ll be even more embarrassed?”
After hearing what I said, Elsha threw her head on the ground and screamed even harder.
“Ah, ah! I’m sorry! I’m so sorry that a stupid guy like me hurt Jinu’s feelings!”
It’s a repetition of I’m really sorry. I quickly walked up to Elsha and tapped her on the shoulder, telling her to get up.
Elsha, who saw my actions, then stood up.
“First, let’s walk together slowly. I wanted to talk to you, so I didn’t call anyone. After I summoned you, I was so full of thoughts about Chaos Alcatraz that I couldn’t even talk properly.”
“I-I can’t believe you took the time for me! Thank you so much…”
Elsha didn’t run away or anything like that. I was really wondering what would happen if I ran away this time, but I’m glad I did.
Still, I think I should give in to walking a little further away instead of right next to him.
“I don’t know if everyone has heard, but I don’t know everything about you. I’m sure it’s probably me who gave you the power, but I can only know the story of your lives if you tell me in person. Can you tell me?”
“Um… My story? It’s probably a boring story…”
I shook my head at Elsha’s words.
“You can’t say it’s not fun. I’m happy just talking to you guys, right?”
This is not empty talk, it is real. If it weren’t for my characters, I wouldn’t be alive like I am now and the feeling of love wouldn’t have developed. The problem is that I have too many people I love.
I guess this is like karma that I have to live with.
It’s like a divine name that everyone talks about. I think it was a really good choice to have the courage to confess to everyone.
Even after hearing what I said, Elsha hesitated and couldn’t speak. She looked at Elsha and walked slowly without saying anything.
I thought it would be better to be patient and wait slowly when talking to someone with low self-esteem like Elsha. Anyway, if I live in this world now, I will have a lot of time to spend with Elsha, but I can’t live by just watching her avoid her now.
I wanted to know a little about Elsha’s past and thoughts.
How much time has passed?
“Even if it’s my story…”
At the end of my waiting, Elsha opened her mouth first.
“It won’t be fun… Don’t get your hopes up too much.”
I nodded without saying anything.
“I… I haven’t received anyone’s attention since I was born… No, I guess you could say I was bullied…”
Hmm… The beginning of the story is a bit dark.
“My parents, who were commoners, whipped all of my siblings, including me, and made them work. We worked on the farm every day, hoping that evening would come so we could rest. I was born in the middle of nowhere, but my parents treated me like I barely existed. .”
“Why?”
Even though it’s your own child, you’re still treating it like someone who doesn’t exist.
“At that time, my body was really weak. Compared to other people, even if I worked a little, I would collapse before long. As a result, I was always called by my parents for being a ‘useless bitch’ and ‘a scum-like bitch.'”
Is Elsha’s personality like this caused by that trauma? Her parents are also trash.
“So my siblings also hated me. I think they thought my parents would hate me if I hung out with them. So I always spent a lot of time alone. Oh, I understand that! Who would want to hang out with someone like me? .”
“Elsha, anyway, I don’t agree with that.”
Originally, I planned to walk slowly and listen quietly to Elsha’s story. But that was something I couldn’t just ignore. So, without realizing it, I stopped walking, looked at Elsha, and opened her mouth.
“Sure, the people you were with when you were younger may have disliked you. You did something wrong or not. But we definitely don’t hate you. We just want to get along with you. So, please, I don’t think that no one likes you. “I wish I could give it to you.”
I spoke to Elsha with all my sincerity.
When Elsha saw me, she looked shocked and her face turned bright red.
“Thank you… Jinu…”
“I’m sorry, I tried to just keep listening, but I cut you off.”
“Oh, no! This is all my fault. It’s definitely my fault!”
Elsha was startled by my words and waved her hand in surprise. Looking at Elsha like that, I smiled without knowing.
“Puhuhu, Elsha, you really seem to have a lot of personality. You have a completely different personality from the other girls, so you have a fresh taste? Then, will you continue talking about it?”
Elsha listened to me, nodded her head and continued her story.
“As I said before, I lived in a commoner’s family and worked as a farmer. He appeared near our house. He… I mean Demon. He opened the dimension, came out, and killed my parents, brothers and sisters who were all resting at home. .”
“Elsha, weren’t you attacked then? Or did she gain powers then?”
Elsha shook her head.
“No, I was somewhere else by myself at the time. It wasn’t a good idea to stay at home, so I stayed away by myself. Thanks to that, Demon couldn’t find me and went somewhere else.”
“I don’t know if I should say I’m lucky.”
Elsha was left alone due to her surroundings, but thanks to her personality, she survived without being attacked by Demon.
“I ended up living alone, wandering around aimlessly. But since Demon first appeared, Demon has invaded our world more and more, and Demon has appeared again in the place where I was sleeping. And that’s when Jinu’s power comes to me. I was able to receive it.”
“And you got to meet everyone?”
But Elsha shook her head.
“No… I went around alone even after receiving my powers…”
“Huh? Really? I thought of course you went to see everyone.”
It is said that after receiving the power, they received something like a revelation to gather everyone in the same place. Of course, I never sent anything like that.
“I definitely received a revelation… But I was so embarrassed…”
Has Elsha’s chronic illness gone away?
“Then I got caught. My sisters…”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
Being caught is a sudden and unexpected development.
“I was planning on living alone. Dealing with demons that attack people alone. Then one day, my sisters came to me and asked me if I was someone who had received Jinu’s power. At that moment, I felt something was strange and immediately ran away. But I was caught not long after and ended up in the Einherial guild.”
Of course, I thought everyone would have come together on their own, but there was also a case like Elsha.
Looking at it again, he is a truly unique character.
While I was talking with Elsha, I walked around the walking path and returned to the entrance.
“It’s already gone. Let’s talk more later.”
“Ah yes!”
Elsha smiled brightly and answered.
And that night.
“Ha, ha… Jinu!!!! I love it so much!!!”
Elsha, who I don’t know when came in, is trying to attack me.
What kind of situation is this?!