Chapter 187 – Shaking Hearts
#187.
The time when dusk fell and the world turned red.
After she finished eating, Jae-hee stood up while looking out the window as she continued to talk while sharing tea and digesting her food.
“The time is already like this. I’ll just go.”
“Let’s go together. We will meet you.”
“No. Are you okay. I can go alone.”
Jae-hee, who was so surprised at what she was, waved her hands wildly and refused Ga-on’s favor.
But Gaon didn’t care and continued talking.
“I have to go to the mansion anyway. We are on our way, so let’s go together.”
“Is that so? Then… Shall we go together?”
Her words were like asking Gaon, but her eyes were on Chorin.
Chorin tilted her head, then put the teapot and cup on her tray and stood up.
“Do by that way. I’ll be washing the dishes. Hayeon helps you too.”
“Eh… It’s annoying.”
“Hurry!”
Growing up, Lying on the sofa in her house watching an unemployed child scratching her butt, Chorin stopped her lower lip, took her cutlery and headed to the kitchen.
Jae-hee, who was looking at her back with her complicated eyes, hesitated and came out with Ga-on.
A street dyed red by the sunset. The two men and women walk shoulder to shoulder in silence.
Jaehee glanced sideways and thought, looking at Gaon’s calm face as he walked beside her.
‘What is he thinking?’
It was a man I didn’t know from the first meeting. Of course, he shows a much more human side than he did then, but it was still difficult to guess his true intentions.
More than a year in the past, he confided in Jae-hee that he had the ability to see her future.
At that moment, for Jaehee, Gaon became a person she could not forget even if her whole life went by.
What kind of person is the future genius he saw, and how will it be different compared to now? Just imagining such a thing made my heart race.
While Jaehee was lost in her own thoughts, the two arrived at the park and Gaon stopped her.
“Gaon? Why…”
“Would you like to sit down on the bench and talk for a while? I have something to say.”
“Now here? I could have told you earlier, but why now…”
“It’s something you two don’t have to do. And I want to be honest with Jaehee. For our future.”
At the mention of our future, Jaehee was shocked as if her heart jumped out of her throat.
When she sees the nuance, the next words are 100% confession. It wasn’t because Jaehee had princess disease, it was like that no matter who heard it.
‘Uh, what should I do?’
Even though Gaon had already been married to several women, it was impossible to accept Chorin’s heart as a friend.
The problem is that unlike her head, her heart is beating wildly and rejoicing.
As she stiffened, confused, Gaon pointed to her bench.
“How about sitting down? It will be a long talk.”
“Ah, ah, that, I see.”
Jae-hee, knowing she would have to refuse, followed Ga-on and put her butt on her bench.
Gaon said to her who lowered her head.
“Didn’t I say that I have the ability to see the future after coming to Union?”
Seeing her suddenly bring up the story, Jaehee raised her head and looked at her curiously, then lowered her head again and cried.
Her intelligent mind realized that what Gaon was about to say was far from a confession at all.
She felt a great sense of shame at the thought of playing drums and drums and fooling around.
As she wrapped her head in agony without answering, Gaon carefully placed her hand on her shoulder.
“Jaehee, why are you like that? Have you ever been sick?”
Hearing her worried voice, Jaehee blamed herself inwardly, but then raised her head after intentionally manipulating the illusion magic that covered her face to create a normal appearance.
“Oh, no. No. Go ahead. So why is that ability?”
“That is actually a lie. I don’t have the ability to see the future. It’s just a return to the past from the future.”
“Ah… Ah? That, that’s right from the future to the past. So return. I see…”
After surprise, shame. And then came an even more surprise.
Regression is a well-known concept in the magic world, but there are still only theories overflowing, and there are no actual cases at all.
Clearly, without the ability to see the future, there is no other way to explain it than regression to know information about the future.
Jae-hee sighed and asked, wondering if this turn would make her feel even greater shame next time.
“Once I understood. But can you tell me about that? What are you going to do if you spread it elsewhere?”
“It can’t be, can it? I believe in Jaehee.”
“… The real, real Gaon is, ha… It’s too much.”
“Sorry.”
If Jae-hee had returned, he would not have revealed that information to anyone. Nevertheless, Gaon made it easy. With the words that she believes in her.
You don’t know how hard that kind of belief hurts her. Because if you knew, you could never do this.
Surprise, shame, surprise. It was a great feeling to approach Jaehee, who wondered if more shame would come next due to these three patterns.
As the feeling of goodwill toward him developed, it was transforming into something difficult to explain and impossible to face.
Jae-hee put all her energy into the illusion magic and tried hard not to reveal her agitation.
“Then is that the end of the story?”
“… In the future, this world will perish. So I’m using my hands to help everyone get stronger. I want you to help me with that.”
Jae-hee’s heart, which had been heated up by such a heavy topic, sank coldly like her ice sheet.
“Destruction… It’s a really hard story to believe. How can I help?”
“I would appreciate it if you lend me your strength when I ask for help later. There are too few high-level illusion wizards.”
“All right. So, does it end here?”
“Yes, it is over. I will explain the future work in a proper place later.”
“… Is it so. Talk to you next time. I am so tired today.”
And while trying not to see Gaon’s face as much as possible, I headed for the gate.
If I looked at it any longer, it felt like the flames would spread again in my heart that had barely calmed down.
With the gate just around the corner, Jaehee briefly exchanged greetings with Gaon before returning to the capital.
***
“Gaon, did you wait a long time? Sorry!”
“Come on. Master!”
Gaon, who had been waiting in front of the guild, hurriedly looked at the entrance at the sound of a voice.
There were Chorin and Hayeon dressed up in their unique winter fashion. The two hurriedly ran and took possession of each forearm as if showing off.
“I didn’t wait too long. Let’s go ahead of that. I made a reservation at a cafe with a nice view.”
“Yes!”
“Let’s Go!”
They headed to the capital to watch the welcome ceremony of the Knights of Light, which will return this morning.
Originally, they intended to go alone, but they both requested to accompany them, saying they wanted to see Hirencia’s face. There was no particular reason for refusal, so he readily accepted.
It was natural for the two of them to be curious about Hirencia’s face. Gaon had no reason or right to stop it.
‘Come to think of it, was it now?’
March. Although the weather is still cool, this is the time when green sprouts are sprouting. Gaon was participating in a martial arts competition held in the south.
Since the winning prize there was to join the Knights of Radiance, he will meet Hirencia in a month.
Gaon, who recalled his past memories for a moment, raised his head as he recalled the feeling of pressing his forearms.
「Cafe Marnier」
It is a luxurious three-story cafe.
The procession of knights passes through the wide avenue right in front of you, so you can see it at a glance from here.
Now the place was about to burst with visitors. I made a reservation a week in advance, otherwise I might have had to mix with the crowds on the street and have a hard time watching it.
Having imprisoned Chorin and Hayeon in her arms, Gaon pushed through the people with fierce force and, after verifying the reservation with the staff, headed to the balcony on the second floor.
After each ordered a drink, Ha-yeon slumped on the table and whined.
“I didn’t know there would be so many people. Are the Knights of Light so popular?”
No matter how much it was, I didn’t expect so many people to gather at the Knights Welcome Ceremony. In fact, originally, she was right.
There is one difference between the Knights of Light and the other Knights of Light.
As soon as,
“Actually, not that many. Most of the people must have come to see Hirencia. It’s famous.”
There is no one who doesn’t like this beautiful, noble yet kind female knight.
Who could hate this woman who helps those in need while doing inspections almost every day, which other knights don’t do well, even if it’s annoying.
Even the first person she meets will fall in love with her radiant smile.
Even more so, because of her expedition this time, she reached the state of 9 stars and at the same time awakened her light attribute aura, so her attention towards her is much higher than usual.
She was the kind of woman who received everyone’s love and expectations, always weighed down by the burden, and yet never gave up and made everyone smile.
A woman named Hirencia Chevrans.
That’s why Gaon couldn’t forgive himself.
Because she made her die because of a worm-like worm that lives by stabbing other people in the back of her head.
‘Seven months left.’
It is something that must be stopped.
That is his atonement. At the very least, he had to put an end to it so that he could face Hirencia with confidence.
As we were having a conversation with the two while drinking warm coffee, cheers were heard from afar.
“Uh? Mr. Gaon, you must have come.”
“You look small over there!”
Cho-rin called out to her, and Ha-yeon, who quickly got up and leaned on the railing of her balcony, pouted her head all the way, and she said that.
Gao also slowly moved to the side and looked in the direction where the cheers were getting closer.
Waves of white and blue figures sway. The untainted pure white uniform and blue cloak unique to the Knights of Light fluttered, exuding a strong presence.
In the lead, Hirencia, the leader and vice-captain of the Knights of Radiance, was walking slowly along the main road on horseback.
“Wow… Master. Is that person?”
“It is very beautiful. Are you sure Gaon is going to fall for you?”
“…”
There is no way I can answer.
Responding to the two with just a shrug, Gaon examined every nook and cranny of Hirencia’s body, which was getting closer and closer.
Even if she had been hurt there, of course she would have been treated, but she made sure that it hadn’t gone unnoticed.
Gaon, who was checking the condition over and over again, suddenly met Hirencia’s eyes.
She waved her hand to the people around her and tilted her head while looking straight this way.
Concerned about what to do, Gaon eventually just turned away by lowering his head, and the gaze that stayed for a while soon disappeared.
‘I guess he didn’t notice something?’
It was a ridiculous worry, but even so, Gaon couldn’t be relieved.
Once he concluded that there was nothing wrong with her body, unlike before, he secretly glanced at Hirencia and watched her welcome ceremony.
The welcome ceremony lasted for an hour, and they stayed there drinking coffee until the procession of knights passed the cafe and disappeared into the castle.
“Ahh… ! I can’t see it anymore. It was kind of fun.”
“Huh. Thanks to that, I got to know Gaon’s taste.”
“… Not really.”
“Isn’t it? I was very stunned.”
“…”
I don’t know if it was later, but at first I didn’t know that I had been caught and I was staring at him persistently, so I couldn’t really say anything to refute Chorin’s words.
Gaon, who was looking around, drank the coffee all at once and stood up.
“Then I will go first.”
“Did you say you were going to meet Lugiena-sama?”
“Yes, he said he had something to say. Please return carefully.”
“Yes!”
“All right. Master!”
Gaon, who heard the answer from the two, nodded his head and left the cafe to head for Lucipeon headquarters.
Now that they are also wizards and spearmen who have reached the level of 7, respectively, there was no possibility that something big would happen if they took their eyes off them for a moment.
I couldn’t hold her in my arms like a child forever, so this was fine.
