Elric thought about it without thinking.
There must be something inside.
The reason why that empty space was created was probably to hide something.
So, the next question was ‘Why?’
This is because not even Rdio mentioned anything about the tombstone.
What that means is that no one knew about such a space.
‘why… .’
While this question continued for a while, Elric realized.
It was an answer that made Elric’s expression become distorted.
“… “Did you know I was going to break the tombstone?”
When he returned, he had hidden something inside that could only be seen by destroying the monument himself.
In other words, he would have had to resent his father to that extent to know what was inside.
There was a small hesitation.
And in the end, the choice Elric made was probably in line with his father’s intentions.
Passu-
The tombstones were scattered across Mana.
A completely exposed space, what lies inside it is,
‘… letter.’
It was a small letter envelope.
An envelope with Portman’s red seal decorating the center.
Elric picked up the letter with trembling eyes.
『To Elric Portman.』
It was clearly a letter addressed to me.
『Lily said the day I had you. Our child will look exactly like us.』
Lily was my mother’s name.
What is this letter? Why are you suddenly talking about your mother?
Frowning in confusion, I read the next passage.
『I said. You shouldn’t look like me.
It had to be that way. Because I was a mojiri, worse than a child in every way other than making money.
When Lily said she didn’t want you to be like me, she listed my strengths.
I didn’t like anything about it, but Lily’s smiling face was very beautiful.』
Meanwhile, something was clear.
This letter may contain the answer I have been searching for my entire life.
『We promised.
I decided to teach you tricks, and Lily decided to teach you happiness.
We have made up for each other’s shortcomings, so we will give everything to you, the fruit of that.』
My fingertips were shaking.
What on earth can you say now?
『And so you were born.
My world expanded and fell apart again.
In the face of Lily’s death, I felt like I had returned to my childhood.
Once again, I have become a mojiri who cannot do anything on my own.』
I gasped and gasped.
『When you came to your senses, you were already thinking for yourself, walking, and running.
I made the same mistake again. I realized it too late and couldn’t do anything to you.
I just looked.
When I see a face that resembles mine and a smile like Lily, my heart aches and becomes full.
I was so shabby that I couldn’t muster up the courage it was too late.
I just regretted it and felt sorry.』
That was the truth that a man kept hidden until the end.
『Then one day I thought about it.
If you look like me and grew up watching me, wouldn’t you have grown up to be a person who makes the same mistakes as me?
Could it be that you, who grew up seeing my shortcomings, became the person who hurt yourself?』
It was hidden behind a mask made of iron.
『It was a time when we had already crossed the river too far to turn back.
Since your stubbornness resembled mine, it was clear that you would not return to this land until I died.
So let me tell you that I hid the letter in this way.
I’ll watch Wibin from the top of the hill until the day you come.
One more thing, I’m telling this to the child who will resent me so much.』
Even though it is written in a neat handwriting, the content is not that simple.
Elric’s breathing was getting hotter than ever.
『I hope you are different from me.
May you be a better person than me.
Even though he grew up as my child, he is a flower that sprouted in Lily’s warmth, so I hope that can happen.』
It was tears that fell down.
It was a single drop that smeared the already dried ink stain once again.
『I loved you, and I was sorry I couldn’t do that.
My father is the most resentful person in the world.』
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In the end, what came out was crying and empty laughter.
Ah, I thought everything was too difficult.
I only found out later that I believed in what I saw.
“you are… .”
Hoben Portman.
“… “My father is right.”
He was an ugly stubborn person.
He was a foolish person who was dishonest and had strong pride, hurting others and himself.
He and his father were very similar people.
Elric realized that fact.
From the beginning, they were so similar to each other that even the simple task of expressing themselves was so difficult that it became distorted.
Even though she resented him so much, she made the same mistake as him.
Why did I only realize this now?
If it had been faster, would you and I have been different from what we are now?
It was regret and forgiveness at the same time.
No, it was an aftermath that cannot be expressed in the word forgiveness.
A shadow fell over my head.
Elric sobbed lowly for a long time beneath him.
*
That evening, Tyria received a letter.
It was a letter that Elric found in the tombstone of the previous head of the family, and at the same time, it was a letter that erased one of the pains that had been bothering him.
Tyria couldn’t say much.
This is because even though he lived with his father for 10 years, he never had a conversation.
But after reading this letter, there were a few things that I understood.
“The previous matriarch may have been waiting for the matriarch her entire life.”
“… “Did you?”
“There were times when I looked blankly out the office window. There were times when I chased people, and there were times when I chased scenery. What he saw was an empty lot, a mountain in the distance, or the occasional child.”
Maybe he was following Elric’s traces.
Tyria guessed that.
“You were a dishonest person. “From the previous head of the family.”
Could it be possible for the term ‘bujeonjeon’ to be so correct?
Thinking, Tyria looked at Elric.
His eyes were very red.
There was bitterness in the laughter, and a small sense of relief.
It looked pitiful.
So Tyria stroked his cheek.
“… house owner.”
“It’s okay. now.”
Elric folded his hands.
“Just that kind of story. “I feel a little disappointed because I no longer have a reason to be angry.”
It seemed like that wasn’t the end of the story.
He looked truly lonely and lonely now.
In fact, from Tyria’s perspective, it was a situation in which she could not offer much verbal consolation because she could not fully understand the person’s feelings.
In the meantime, I made eye contact with Elric.
I saw myself in his watery eyes.
He said.
“I am.”
“… yes.”
“I made the same mistake as my father. “To your father and to you.”
“But you have my forgiveness.”
“It’s because you didn’t let me go.”
The corners of Elric’s mouth curled up.
“I think about it sometimes. If you got tired of me and left, what would I have become? Wouldn’t he have died while wandering around the battlefield without knowing anything? “I guess I couldn’t get rid of the stubbornness that has blinded me all my life.”
“It’s a terribly meaningless assumption.”
“It’s meaningless. “Because every time I make that assumption, I realize your importance even more.”
Our foreheads touched.
Elric’s body temperature was hot.
“Thank you. just… “I feel like I need to say this.”
Our eyes met at a distance where our noses were touching.
At that moment, there were sensations that became clear.
The sound of your wet breathing, the softness of the bed covering your buttocks, the soft lighting and Elric’s body scent, and the rough feel of your cheek.
His head tilted back as if he was possessed, and their lips met.
As I took a short breath and fell, I felt a little hot.
Tyria said in a trembling voice.
“… Thank you too. “Thank you for coming back.”
I mentioned this out of curiosity, but why is the tickling getting worse?
It was that moment.
Elric broke the silence that suddenly occurred to him.
“How long will I be gone?”
Elric asked.
His breathing was different than usual.
It was a little irregular and sticky, as if it had been worn out.
Tyria felt a strange sensation as if something was running down her spine.
At the same time, there was a growing confidence.
‘ah.’
It’s now.
This is how it starts.
It started not through grand words, set dates, or procedures, but through a changing atmosphere as if possessed.
It only started when everything calmed down so quietly that only the eyes looking at each other could be felt.
Only when such a shameless and impatient mind stands at the border that blurs the body and reason,
“… What do you want if not the head of the family?”
Men and women stay up all night.
“name.”
Elric’s arm wrapped around Tyria’s waist.
His voice sounded particularly low.
“I want a name, not a title.”
Tyria’s hand fell from his cheek to his shoulder.
The reason why words are caught in my throat is because I know that these words will be a signal.
Nevertheless, the reason I want to spit it out is because I know that what I want now is the same thing.
“… “Elric.”
In the end, Tyria’s body tilted as she spat out the words.
Elric’s body covered it.
Slurp-
We pressed our bodies against the bed and kissed our lips.
My body was entangled.
Clumsy, hasty, rough.
I got drunk all night long without even having a drink.
Like a bird coming out of an egg for the first time, facing unfamiliarity and erasing it.
“… “I love you.”
So the body temperature overlapped.
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