Chapter 77: Promise (1)
promise.
When I uttered that word, the tension was different from other words.
That’s probably because of the weight of Elodie’s own words.
‘It’s a promise.’
The promise between Frondier and Elodie when I was young that I don’t remember now.
“ruler! So don’t worry, just follow me!”
Elodie speaks confidently. Holding their young hands, the girl and boy walk side by side, back and forth.
A feeling of déjà vu, even though it is a memory I do not have. In this messed up world where the endless Milky Way flows over the blue sky, I feel a nostalgia that does not exist.
At the same time, hostility and hatred towards Elodie creeps up.
‘It was like this when I first came to the cabin.’
When I arrived at the cabin and fainted after being stabbed, memories of Frondier came flooding back to me.
Along with that, I also experienced the emotions that Frontier originally had.
Today, I still have some memories of Frontier’s past. Most of it is knowledge of ancient languages.
Since Frondier’s time studying the ancient language could not be completely separated from Elodie’s, I had some memories of Elodie along with my knowledge of the ancient language.
… … However, among those memories, there is nothing like the ‘promise’ that Elodie mentioned.
Is it a memory from a different time when Frondier mastered the ancient language, or is it a promise that Frondier himself has completely forgotten?
‘You’re still bothering me, Frondier.’
There is no reason for me now to reject Elodie. Rather, I believe that we have built up a certain level of trust in each other.
That is why the hostility and hatred I am feeling right now is unpleasant. Because I feel like my emotions are being manipulated.
“Okay, we’ve arrived.”
Just as Elodie said, we had already arrived in front of the cabin. It truly feels like ‘all of a sudden’. Rather than walking a certain distance towards the hut, I walked a certain distance and arrived at the hut. It feels like that.
“It’s safe here.”
Elodie said that and let go of my hand. I looked around. As expected, there is nothing other than a hut.
In the first place, there was no way this cabin, Roach’s villa, could be in such an inexplicable location. Originally, thinking about the geography of the world would have no meaning.
In the end, the way out of this dream must be through Elodie, and she will also know how to escape.
“Elodie.”
“huh?”
I called Elodie. Even at this moment, Elodie is continuing to get smaller.
There was a science fiction-like setting in which reality flows more slowly than dream time, but I don’t know if that’s the case here as well.
So, the order is to bring Elodie to her senses as quickly as possible and get out of here.
but.
“… … .”
“what? “Call me.”
I was hesitating.
I felt a strong sense of danger in saying to Elodie now, ‘This is a dream, so let’s get out.’ I don’t know the exact reason, but for some reason it felt like something I shouldn’t say.
“… … No, just. “I was wondering how you found me so quickly.”
So I took a different approach. The goal is to make Elodie realize the contradictions of this dream for herself.
I am here now, Elodie found me without any help. If you question that, you might realize that this is a dream.
“Ahaha. I can find you wherever you are.”
“… … how?”
“just. “I’m sure you can find it.”
It was a nonsensical answer, but Elodie’s eyes were clear, as if she had no doubts about what she was saying.
I guess I can’t wake Elodie up like this.
“Okay, then sit down. Pron.”
“Sit down here?”
“huh. “On the chair over there.”
As soon as Elodie said the word ‘chair’, a chair came into existence.
To my eyes, it looks like it was just made, but from Elodie’s perspective, does it feel like the chair has been there from the beginning?
… … Let’s not worry about these things. There will be no end.
I sat down on the chair as Elodie said.
“So what do you do?”
“lol. Fron, take a good look there.”
Elodie looked at me sitting on the chair and distanced herself a little. She raised one hand, closed her eyes and muttered something to herself. Probably a chant. Soon a flame was born on the hand.
Looking at Elodie’s appearance now, the level of magic that an ordinary girl of this age can perform is incredibly high, but Elodie is no ordinary girl.
Holding the flame in that hand, he raised his other hand and chanted the spell again,
“look! Pron! how is it? “It’s amazing!”
He holds fire and ice in each of his hands and shows them to me with an excited face.
‘… … ‘It was like that.’
It was also written in Frontier’s diary. Elodie boasted of her magic and divine power to Frondier whenever she had the chance.
And that touched Frontier’s sense of inferiority and jealousy. The abilities that Elodie showed to Frondier, who had nothing, were nothing but ridicule for Frondier to accept.
“Hehe, isn’t it amazing? Of course, I received a little help from Indra, but when I grow up, I can do things of my own will without relying on him.”
“Amazing.”
I spoke honestly.
The skill Elodie has shown now is double chanting. Even among Constel’s second year students, there are probably very few wizards who can do it.
Since I accomplished that at this age, of course it’s bound to be amazing. It’s a dream, but it’s probably been like this in the past.
“… … uh?”
However, Elodie’s expression froze in surprise at my answer.
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Awesome, right? To the question, I answered, “It’s amazing,” and I was surprised by that.
“… … Uh, ahaha. huh! Ahem, amazing.”
But soon he smiled again and shrugged his shoulders with pride.
“look? It’s a little different this time. “I heard about the magic called Storm City and Flame City from my dad—”
Elodie was excitedly talking about another magic.
Just looking at the cancer, it didn’t seem like it would end anytime soon. I came here to take Elodie out of this dream.
I didn’t think the story Elodie was telling me would be a hint for escape.
“… … So, even if I were loved by five gods, only three would respond to me by speaking to me, and the remaining two would be… … oh.”
While I was talking like that for a while, Elodie suddenly looked at me.
“Oh, isn’t this fun? Ahaha. “It was a boring story to hear.”
“no.”
I said.
“Fun.”
A story that does nothing to help Elodie leave.
A story that Elodie tells to Frondier when she was young.
Elodie’s words may just be a waste of time.
“So what happened to the remaining two? “Please tell me more.”
I decided to listen.
Looking at Elodie’s sparkling eyes and smile blooming as if in full bloom.
Thinking that this might be the first and last time I see that smile.
“──Yes!”
At Elodie’s answer, which bloomed again, I smiled.
* * *
The sky is always blue, and the flow of the sun and moon is completely unknown.
It is eternal day here.
Elodie talks without losing track of time, and she probably really loses track of time. It’s that kind of world.
And I thought about it while Elodie chatted away.
‘… … It’s more fun than I thought.’
To be honest, I was prepared to be bored.
But, contrary to appearances, Elodie was quite a storyteller. Maybe it was because he talked a lot to Frondier.
The cute face smiled and frowned like this, the pitch of the voice moved elastically, and the little fingertips and toes gradually opened.
As I was watching it, I started laughing and was immersed in the child’s wit.
“So, Merlin became the Grand Wizard. He, who was King Arthur’s helper, created magic for the first time using pure human power without the help of God in order to lead the king to the right path! “The source of all the magic that wizards use without divine power today is Merlin!”
“Oooh.”
Clap clap clap-
Another story came to an end, and I gave the actor a generous round of applause.
It was quite interesting to see the Arthurian legend completely from Merlin’s perspective. It might be because Elodie is a wizard.
‘But it’s not full of self-bragging like Frontier’s diary.’
I expected Elodie to brag about her magic all day long, but that ended in the beginning and the rest was just fun telling stories she knew.
Did Frontier find these stories of Elodie interesting?
“Ehehe. “Front is strange today.”
Elodie said, scratching her cheek.
“Strange?”
“It seemed like I was always ignoring it. “It seems like a bother to even listen to it.”
If it was originally Frontier, it would have been like that. In fact, he was hiding even more disgust with a face of annoyance. Since he intentionally showed off his lazy nature as a nuisance, the mask covering his hatred would not have been easily detected.
… … But it must have been hurtful to Elodie.
“Yes, Pron.”
Then Elodie spoke.
“I will become a great wizard.”
“Like Merlin?”
“huh! So, I will become a very strong wizard and create a peaceful world without worrying about monsters.”
I really have big ambitions.
It’s such a huge dream that it’s hard to believe that this little girl has it.
But as if it wasn’t over yet, Elodie continued talking.
“Well, so.”
“so?”
“If it becomes that kind of world, Pron.”
“huh?”
“If we live in a world where things like spiritual power and talent don’t matter, Fron will… … .”
Exciting-
At that time, Elodie spoke out in a voice that gradually became more and more subdued.
That’s when I understood what Elodie was trying to say.
A huge beating rang from deep inside my body.
‘what is this.’
This is not my beat. Could it be that Frondier’s body reacted after hearing Elodie’s words? No, I didn’t feel any emotions like disgust or hatred.
Where on earth did the throbbing in this body come from?
“Oh, no! Pron! You said it wrong! “That’s not what I meant!”
At that time, Elodie hurriedly approached me. He took my hand, caressed her face, and then hugged my body.
“No, it’s not like that. That’s not what I meant. Sorry. Because I am not good at speaking. I wanted to convey it well. “I don’t want to make you feel bad.”
Even as Elodie spoke so urgently, I paused for a moment, unable to understand the situation.
Then I soon found out.
The heartbeat I feel right now is Elodie’s heart.
The feeling that Frondier must have been hurt by what he said reached me. Because the Frontier that Elodie thinks of is who I am now.
‘You’re making me feel bad?’
Just said that.
The desire to make the world peaceful so that Frontier’s incompetence will not be regarded as incompetence.
Just because it mentions the fact that Frontier has no divine power or talent. Because that alone hurts Frontier.
‘In fact, all of the words that Frontier thought were Elodie’s boasts were in fact.’
I couldn’t say anything and saw Elodie hugging me.
I don’t know where Elodie’s feelings came from. Isn’t this situation worse than Frontier’s inferiority complex?
… … Perfect character.
His abilities and personality are so complete that he’s the character I’m least worried about.
The character I was least interested in.
My expression hardened, and anger welled up deep inside my body.
‘… … ‘You idiot.’
I didn’t even know if that was what I was saying to the past Frontier or to myself.
Coo!
At that moment, I heard a huge rumble on the ground that made me feel my feet. Let’s raise our heads towards him.
‘… … ‘What is that monster?’
A monster I had never seen before raised its enormous size and looked down at the two of us as if it were funny.
To put it bluntly, it was the shape of a giant, but its entire body was pitch black and distorted like waves as if its shape was not perfect.
The eyes near the head blinked a couple of times, and then,
Deukdeuk!
Hundreds of hidden eyes all over the body opened and all of them saw us.
Then, its wings spread out behind its back, it holds a spear as tall as itself in its hand, and its entire body bursts into flames.
As if that wasn’t enough, all the pores were opened and countless tentacles were extending out from the body.
… … I have never seen such a monster, such an absurd size, such an absurd body structure, such a monster that seems to completely ignore natural phenomena. Something like that can’t exist in reality.
Hot, Elodie looked back as if she had realized. She pursed her lips as if she already knew him. After seeing the huge monster with her own eyes, she looked back at me and said.
“It’s in the cabin. “I’ll finish it soon.”
“… … “You’re saying you’ll finish it soon?”
“huh. “He’s a guy who comes by every now and then.”
… … In other words, it is a monster that Elodie created for herself in this dream. That’s probably why it appears in such a ridiculous form.
However, the monsters that usually appear in dreams are actually not that big of a deal. It may look vicious, but it won’t really harm the owner of the dream.
But no matter how you look at it, that monster feels like a huge threat to Elodie.
“I’ve never won, but it’s something I have to do.”
“You’ve never won?”
“are you okay. “Don’t worry, go inside.”
Elodie pushed me further. Since I don’t have any abilities right now, it was better to run away as Elodie said. Even though Elodie, the owner of the dream, doesn’t know, I can really die.
Still, I couldn’t take my steps easily.
… … You create a monster that you cannot defeat, and you fight, get hurt, and suffer.
It’s like.
“Elodie, wait a minute.”
“don’t worry. Pron.”
Elodie laughed.
It was a smile that made me feel pain, not her.
“Because I won’t let you lay a finger on me.”
fantasy,
