[Side Story] Wind Flower (9) (Illustration)
[If it has come this far, there is nothing you can do about it. I will give you the location of the burial place of Tir’calax’s body. ]
The next morning, when I got out of bed, I found Merylda sitting on the shelf, wiggling her feet.
As for me, I was tired from using too much Aspect Magic, and Jenika was also weak and went to bed right away.
“… ”
As I stared right at Merilda with blank eyes, Merilda shook her head shyly and spoke.
[What, what… Did you sleep less? ]
“No, you were supposed to tell me from the beginning. I’m dumbfounded because I’m just putting it off and talking like I’m patronizing.”
[Yes, yes, but… I didn’t know I’d have to tell a story with a bad aftertaste like this… ]
It’s a precious look for Merylda. It’s pretty daunting.
The way she slightly lowers her head and looks up as if she notices it is like a girl of that age.
Then, he looks at the sleeping Jenika once more.
[I didn’t know that Yenika would be so intimidated. ]
“… In fact, I wonder if it’s something I’m so intimidated by. The situation that Katin is in and the situation that Yenika is in are completely different.”
[ i think so too. Still, as you well know, Ye Nika has a little bit of a sense of entitlement in a corner of her heart. ]
Merilda rests her chin and speaks frankly.
[From his point of view, exchanging heartfelt sympathy with you is such a great blessing that you wonder if it’s okay. ]
“But if you compare it to the highest level spirit… I’m in trouble the way I am…”
[Originally, when I put pods on my eyes, my person looks the best in the world. Try dating for a day or two? ]
“Speaking of such a dimension, it seems that it has become something very petty… ”
[Actually, it’s a petty problem… ]
“… ”
Merilda let out a deep sigh and jumped down from the shelf. Her light movements, befitting a wind spirit, are impressive.
Then he sat down on a chair in front of a table on one side of the room, pushed his upper body toward me, and talked excitedly.
[ Tir’calax’s corpse was sealed by Sylvania herself. The spirit was reduced back to nature and turned into a fluid spirit, but the traces of magic engraved on the corpse must still remain even after a long time has passed. ]
“If you get it, you will be able to make great progress in spiritism.”
[That’s right… So, where do you think it’s hidden? ]
The highest rank spirits rarely leave behind corpses. Since there is no concept of death in the first place, it is because we live a period close to eternal life.
Leaving a corpse like Tyrcalax was one of only a handful of cases, so it was clear that the corpse of the highest spirit was also a great treasure with unprecedented value.
The first thing I thought was that they wouldn’t have thrown something of such great value anywhere, and it must have been hard to reach or a place where a huge sealing law was built…
“If you think about it… Yes, he would have buried him where Caiten Failover lived.”
Considering the personality of the great sage Sylvania, such a conclusion had to be drawn.
[Anyway, I’m too quick to notice. ]
And when it comes to where Caiten Failover lived, it was pretty obvious.
* * *
“found.”
Even though it is dark under the lamp, there is a degree.
A tall old tree stands in the center of Pale Rover Ranch. After digging under it for a long time with magic power, a wooden door that opened and closed like a lid protruded.
“Oh, how can it be… There was something like this under the ranch… ”
“Wow, wow… Living on this ranch for the rest of my life, I never thought anything like this would happen… I couldn’t even imagine… ”
Orte and Jenika were surprised side by side. The fact that they look similar in surprise is indeed a father and daughter relationship.
I pulled the wooden door and lifted it, revealing a staircase leading to the basement. There is something underground.
“I don’t usually dig for no reason, so I’m sure you never imagined something like this would exist.”
I poured magic power into the lamp I had brought and lit it. After staring at the flame gently swaying in the wick in the glass lamp for a while, I looked at Orte and talked.
“I’ll look inside Yenika for a while and then come back. Please stand carefully so that no one passing by takes unnecessary interest.”
“Yes, yes… All right… ”
I walked along the stairs leading to the basement with Yenika as it was.
Yenika followed me with a tight grip on my arm, with a dumbfounded expression. No matter how much it was, I wouldn’t have imagined that there would be something like this under the ranch of the house where I’ve lived my whole life.
“Be careful not to trip. Because it is very dark.”
“Yes. Ed be careful too… ”
As we descended the dark underground stairs, relying solely on the light from the lamp, we held each other tight in case we would fall.
After going down for a while, a small stone chamber came out.
It wasn’t very wide. Is it a space that can be evaluated at best?
There, a stone statue that looked like the image of a goddess was placed there, and a shabby wooden box was placed on a small altar in front of it.
The size of the wooden box was about the torso of a person.
Holding the lamp to Jenika, who was swallowing saliva, I lowered my posture and opened the wooden box.
Inside the old but luxuriously decorated box, a small magic crystal ball was placed on top of a cotton cushion.
Spirit corpses are usually like this.
Rather than taking the form of a body like a human corpse, it is bound to take the form of an intermediate item imbued with magical power.
Perhaps the fragments of Tyr’calax’s old memories, which the great sage Sylvania personally sealed, are tightly packed inside this thumb-sized magic crystal ball.
Whether it’s academic value or economic value… It must be astronomical.
This tiny bead might be worth more than all the Sylvania college buildings put together.
“The joke that gold and silver treasures are buried under the ground where you’ve lived all your life has become true.”
Yenika spoke awkwardly.
“It is, but… I wonder if I should take this. In a way, it’s like a treasure buried in the Pale Rover family.”
“… ”
Yenika stared at it while holding the lamp, then gently closed her eyes and smiled happily.
“If it’s not Ed, who else will take it?”
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Then he strode over, put his hand in my arms and took out the leather pouch he had brought with him.
Then, put the crystal ball in the leather pouch, pull the rubber band tightly to secure it, and put it back into my bosom.
Then, while patting the chest containing the crystal ball, he talked.
“My dad and mom would definitely say that. It’s best if Ed takes it.”
“… ”
“It will be used for academic research anyway. Once you bring it to the bachelor’s office, everyone in the society will open their mouths. You’re not going to look at Ed curiously, wondering how he got something like this. I’m already full just thinking about it.”
Jenika puts her hand on one side of her waist and makes a triumphant expression. As you can see, it was as if he was asking for a compliment if he was grateful, so he just looked like a dainty figure.
Seeing that, I spoke without hesitation.
“You don’t have to pretend to be sober. There are no parents here.”
As if those words caught her off guard, Yenika’s eyes flinched.
Then, I lowered my head, put the top of my head on the edge of my stomach, and leaned against it.
“huh… ”
So, for a while, Jenika leaned against me and stayed still.
An underground stone chamber with only a hand-held lamp as the light.
That’s how we were alone, hugging each other tightly for a while and just being still.
* * *
The things to see in Pulan have been completed to some extent.
A lot of things to study about Tyrcalax were found, and a rare treasure called the corpse of the highest spirit was also obtained.
Perhaps if the news of the discovery of such a treasure spreads widely, the academic world will stir up a stir.
There will be a lot of research offers coming in, and there will be a lot of offers to sell it yourself.
In particular, there are rumors that a merchant named Slog from Elte Firm has recently been buying a lot of items related to magical power accumulation. It is likely that he will be interested in the corpse of Tyrcalax. Of course, I have no intention of selling it.
Gradually, tomorrow morning, I will open this Pulan.
Yenika’s hometown, Toren Village.
It’s a story from the distant past, but the place where the wounds of the highest wind spirit remain.
As if that story was anything, the peaceful scene is still the same as always.
If you want to go back early tomorrow morning, you’ll have to pack your things soon. Tonight, I heard that it is a farewell party at the village level, and there is a chat with alcohol and food in the square… To be honest, it was a bit daunting for me.
Perhaps thanks to Jenika, this Toren village itself felt very friendly to humans. As a result, I didn’t even stay for a few days, but I felt like I was quite attached.
Aside from that, this is a very nice town.
The air is good, the water is good, the wind is cool, and the scenery is peaceful. It is understandable why Yenika was able to grow up to be a girl like the main character in a fairy tale. She actually spent her childhood in a place that looked like a fairy tale scene, so that’s understandable.
Still, when you leave, you have to leave.
“Ed. Would you like to stop by somewhere else before going to the dorm?”
On the way home from work, Jenika pulled my arm.
It was rare for Yenica, so I nodded my head. Then, with a very happy expression on her face, Yenika took me blindly up the mountain path.
It was quite embarrassing to come out of town and climb the ridge, but I decided to follow Yenika’s lead.
“Actually, it’s not that great, but there was something I really wanted to show Ed.”
“… what is that?”
“Um~.”
Yenika smiled, then turned to me and spoke slowly.
“I had something like a wish in my life.”
“… ?”
A trail that comes out after leaving Toren Village and climbing the ridge. If you look at the road that runs along the simple fences, you can see the mountain area where the sun is setting at a glance.
“I have always thought that way since I was little. The mountain range seen from this Pulan is so beautiful that I don’t get tired of seeing it every day. So, if you have someone special or special to you, let’s show them this scenery. I thought about that every time.”
Yenika grabbed my arm and pulled me outside the fence.
“But the only people I know when I was young are people from my hometown, right? So, most people didn’t even need to introduce how amazing this scenery was. Because I already know.”
“Well, I guess.”
“So, I’m so glad you came to Edgar E. Pulan. Now, come this way, this is the best view.”
Then, with the scenery of the setting sun behind, he turns around and faces me.
Her hair, dyed red by the sunset, fluttered several times in the wind from the alpine region, and Yenika’s smile, which seemed difficult to smile, was also reflected.
“I was intimidated by this and that, but I never regret it. You never know what direction your life will go, but I will never regret meeting Ed either way. It’s different from Tyrcalax, huh.”
“… ”
“Meeting Ed was the greatest blessing of my life. So, I just wanted to show it to Ed.”
A trail that runs along the fence. Occasional sheep or cows here and there in the vegetation.
Paddy fields, fields, private houses, and a large lake spread out in the distance. Snow-capped mountain tops, windblown birds, and pretty pansy flowers along the road. and girl. It’s hard to see because her eyes are dazzled by the glow of the sunset, but that girl probably has a smile on her face.
“Actually, there’s nothing to brag about, and it’s just rural areas that can be found everywhere… Still, that’s where I’ve been living. For me, it is like my life.”
I felt that the sight was strangely vague.
I don’t know why, but I slowly approached Yenika and kissed her.
The sudden movement made Yenica tremble as if embarrassed, but before long she closed her eyes and surrendered herself.
After that, we sat side by side on the ridge like that and looked at the scenery together for a while.
A strange sense of stability rose up as he wrapped his arms around Jenika’s shoulders. Perhaps Jenika feels the same way.
“Yes, it is a beautiful place.”
“Hehe, I’m glad.”
Living my life to the end, even with a complicated and delicate mind. In fact, Yenica Failover was always like that.
The world is a place where you can’t live without worries like the main character in a fairy tale, only soaked in a refreshing sense of happiness.
So, we lean on the shoulder of the person next to us.
“Yenika.”
“huh?”
“… You don’t have to worry too much about useless things. I guarantee you, we will be quite happy.”
I lived happily ever after – although I know there is no such irresponsible end in the world.
Even with complicated hearts, let’s live as happily as possible.
The only thing that could make such a decision was a creature called a human being.
“Hehe, I’m glad.”
Isn’t that bad enough?
Having said that to the wind spirit of the distant past, I quietly raised my head and looked at the scenery of Pulan.
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Pansy flowers swayed in the wind, shaking their heads.
It was a wind flower, Yenica called.
