Episode 78
“Klarna.”
“I wanted to ask for forgiveness from you, even in my dreams, but you never once appeared in my dreams. So I thought I would never be forgiven or apologize…”
“Klarna, calm down.”
When Frey, who was looking pitifully at Klarna, who had a soulless expression on her face, interrupted her, Klarna, who had been desperately continuing the story, quickly closed her mouth and began to look at Frey’s notice.
“Ha… this is an ordeal anyway, and when it’s over, everything will go back to normal…”
Her proud and dignified appearance had disappeared somewhere, and Frey sighed and muttered as he looked at her, who had long been broken down by excessive stress and trauma.
“Yes, yes? What did you say?”
For some reason, his comment just now wasn’t conveyed to Klarna.
“It’s nothing. By the way…”
However, Frey paid no heed to such an abnormal phenomenon and looked at Klarna and opened his mouth.
“…Why are your hands like that?”
“Ahhh…”
Then, Klarna started talking with a frightened expression.
“All of you… When I cut your body apart… When I pierced your heart… The feeling of Serena falling limp in my arms… It won’t go away…”
“…okay.”
“Hehe, hehe! Well, I was wrong… I was wrong.”
I reached out to her, but Klana was scared and wrapped her arms around herself.
“Ah, ah… sorry, sorry…”
Eventually, she urgently bowed her head and apologized, and I, not wanting to repeat that vicious cycle any longer, quickly grabbed her hand.
“Higeuk!?”
As soon as she felt the warmth in her hand, Klarna began to flinch, and Frey looked at Klarna and started talking.
“Even though I can’t touch you… I can use some of the star’s mana, so I’m glad I can give you some warmth like this.”
“All of you…”
“So, have you calmed down now? Princess?”
“You… were the real Frey…”
Only after noticing that the star mana that she felt from Arya was surrounding her hand did Klarna realize that the person in front of her was the real Frey.
“Uh, how did you appear again…? Are you resurrected…? Is it ancient magic…? Or are you really a ghost…”
“…I can’t tell you that. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t tell you.”
Frey responded to Klarna in a low voice and then started talking with a serious expression on his face.
“But what is certain is that I am the real Frey… and that I appeared before you like this, albeit for a limited time.”
“ah…”
Klana heard those words and spoke in a trembling voice.
“Now that I think about it, other people have said the same thing recently… that you appeared as a vision or a dream for a short period of time…”
“I explained it that way to most people, but I thought that deceiving a guilt-ridden person like you would have a negative effect.”
“iced coffee…”
When Klarna heard those words, her eyes began to tremble.
“That means… in the end, you won’t be gone for long, right?”
“…………”
She asked, but Frey just stared at Klarna and remained silent.
“Fray… I… I…”
However, Klarna knew the answer to the question she asked.
“Sorry… ugh.”
That’s why Klarna tried to do what she had dreamed about for a long time and what she had always wanted.
“Ugh…”
Since I couldn’t open my mouth, I could only make an ugly moan.
I don’t know what happened, but even though it was my last chance to apologize to the real Frey who appeared before my eyes.
And even though it was my last chance to receive forgiveness from him.
Do you have the right to apologize to yourself? The guilt and remorse of her conscience, wondering if she had the right to ask for forgiveness after ruining everything in the world, were holding her back so strongly.
“Sorry…sorry…!”
But if she can’t apologize here, she will go to hell and will never be able to apologize to Frey in heaven again.
Therefore, Klarna tried her best to apologize to Frey, but…
“…It’s not your fault.”
Frey’s words, warmer than the warmth conveyed by her own hands, enveloped her.
“It’s what you said when you found me lying lost in the forest and crying, and it’s what you also wrote at the end of your will.”
“Ahhh…”
“But looking at your actions now, it seems like you’ve forgotten what you said.”
Saying that, Frey increased the output power of the star’s mana and calmed Klarna’s hand, which had begun to twitch again.
“No… Fray…”
Klanna, who had a blank expression on her face for a moment due to Frey’s consideration, then shook her head and said.
“This is my fault, not anyone else’s… It’s my fault… I killed you… Serena died because of me. I was defeated by the Demon Lord’s army because I wasn’t capable enough, and because I lacked leadership… ”
“From now on, listen carefully to what I say, princess.”
When Klarna was about to panic again, Frey interrupted her and began speaking in a soft voice.
“I was the one who killed you in the previous episode, I was the one who ruined the world, and I was the one who tricked you in this episode.”
“…….”
“The world is unreasonable, not that you are bad. So…”
“…A lot has happened since you died.”
When Klarna interrupted Frey and started talking, Frey stopped talking and began to listen quietly to her.
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Based on my experience so far, I knew that in situations like this, it was best to just be quiet and listen.
“The Demon King’s ridicule and declaration of war were broadcast throughout the empire through loudspeaker magic. As a result, within a few days, all the people of the empire knew the truth.”
As she said, all the people of the empire were in great shock for a while.
This is because they realized that Frey, whom they hated and hated so much, was in fact the only warrior who could protect the world and had continued to sacrifice himself for the world.
The Demon King, who was laughing and criticizing Frey as a foolish and foolish fool, even took the liberty of giving the Empire a month to prepare.
However, the Sunrise Empire simply accepted such humiliating treatment.
Because there were still three people left who had memories from the previous episode.
As if ruining the empire wasn’t enough, the emperor and empress, who were deceived by the devil, and their children all died the moment the devil’s power was fully awakened.
And since there were three people left who had memories from the previous round, it was thought that there would be a chance of victory if they prepared sufficiently.
However, the reality was not so easy.
“We won a few times at first… Me, Kania, and Irina had experienced the previous battles. Of course, we knew the strategy, tactics, and information of the Demon King’s army.”
“I see.”
“But… when the sun went out, everything started to change.”
When the sun, which they thought would always shine brightly, went out without power, people were shocked.
And when the moonlight and starlight that they thought would comfort them that night disappeared, people despaired.
Aside from the moon shining under the sunlight, I thought that the stars would shine on them.
However, just as the star warrior could not come back to life, starlight also could not come back to life, and the empire was plunged into darkness.
“As the sun disappeared, bitter cold struck the entire continent. Then weapons froze and people began to tire.”
“….hmm.”
“And the day my sun’s mana disappeared, I realized that the empire ended here.”
When Klarna’s solar mana disappeared, people saw it as a sign of defeat.
Thanks to this, the number of people who trusted the imperial family gradually decreased, and the same went for the military.
“In the end, the Demon King led the Demon King’s army and stormed into the capital, giving up protecting the entire empire. The people of the empire are now waiting at the port for the next ship to arrive.”
After speaking to that point and taking a moment to catch her breath, Klarna spoke with tears streaming down her face.
“I’m sorry, Freyr.”
“So, there is no need to be sorry…”
“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”
Frey was about to say that there was no need to be sorry, but when he heard Klarna’s voice full of deep sadness and sincerity, he stopped what he was saying and quietly closed his eyes.
“When the Demon King’s sarcastic voice echoed throughout the empire for several days, when the sun went out without power, and… when the Demon King army stormed into the capital, there is something I really wanted to say to you.”
“What?”
“I’m sorry for not knowing. I’m really sorry for not recognizing your sacrifice and pure heart.”
Klarna finally succeeded in giving Frey the apple she had only dreamed of, and which she thought she would never be able to receive even after death, but she only continued to shed tears.
“When day comes… I will go with the few remaining Imperial Knights to stop the Demon King’s army.”
“…The Demon Lord’s army?”
“Yes, there are still imperial citizens left in the port. If we can hold out for a few more hours, or even a few more minutes… of course we should.”
“ha…”
Frey sighed deeply after hearing those words.
“wake up.”
“yes?”
“I have a place to go.”
Frey, who threw away his robe while saying that, slowly stood up.
“Uh, where are you going…?”
“Just follow me.”
“Gu, we have to join the army. If we go too far…”
“I guess they’ll follow me since I’m arriving so quickly.”
Klarna, who was looking embarrassed, immediately lowered her head and responded when Frey spoke in a stern voice.
“Sure. If you want… I’ll do anything.”
As Clanna said that, her hands were shaking intermittently.
“When did that hand tremor start?”
“Well, from that day… From the day I found out the whole truth…”
Frey, who was looking at her hand with a sad expression, urgently stretched out his hand to Klarna when she tried to convulse again.
“Ah, ugh…”
Eventually, the star’s mana, which was stronger than before, seeped into her hands, and Klarna let out a small groan and stopped shaking.
“…I’ll hold your hand.”
Frey, who was looking at Klarna pitifully, gently took Klarna’s hand.
Of course, because he was in a spirit state, Frey’s hands could not touch Klarna.
However, for some reason, because Frey had wrapped his hands with star mana that could be used even during trials, Klarna could feel like she was holding hands with Frey.
“You’re holding hands with me, so please don’t act like you did before.”
“…All right.”
After answering that, Klarna carefully stood up.
“good bye.”
“…?”
Before leaving the store, Klarna said hello to the store owner who let her in.
Although he was sleeping on the second floor, it seemed clear that he would soon lose his life like he did.
Nevertheless, Klarna nodded and placed the gold coins in her pocket.
“…Let’s go.”
And Klana, who was quietly looking around the store, noticed something behind the counter and walked out with a sad expression.
What was there was a broken family photo.
.
-Shoo…!
“Ugh…”
A bitter cold wind blows over Klana.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, yes… it’s okay.”
But despite this, Klarna grits her teeth and continues walking.
-Sharrr…
“…ah.”
Frey, who was watching, quietly moved his hand and enveloped Klarna with star magic. Then, warmth began to surround Klana.
“How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?”
When Klarna looks at Frey with a slightly puzzled look, he asks that with a soft smile.
“ah…”
That one question from Frey, who was worried about her, began to reawaken Klarna’s guilt that she had tried so hard to put to rest.
“You… can’t feel cold or warm. But…”
Frey laughed at those words and gently placed his hand on Klarna’s head and said.
“But you can feel cold and warmth, right?”
As Frey said that and cast the star magic once again, warm starlight began to swirl around her body.
“Why, why are you doing that…?”
“yes?”
Thanks to this, Klarna felt warm both physically and mentally for the first time in a long time. She lowered her head and asked a question.
“Why are you so nice to me…”
Even if it was something she didn’t know, even if it was unavoidable, Klana had already gotten used to the cold and resentful gaze that was poured on her knowingly or unknowingly.
That’s why he didn’t understand the warmth that Frey, who deserved that look more than anyone else, was giving him.
“Stop being rude and just follow me. We’re almost there.”
Frey smiled at Klarna and continued to move forward, leading Klarna.
“…uh?”
Only then did Klana realize where she was heading and opened her mouth with trembling eyes.
“This is… this is…”
“Yes, this is the forest where I got lost while looking for the evening primrose.”
Frey spoke softly to Klarna and headed into the forest with a smile.
“Did you know? This is the place where the hero from a thousand years ago made a pact with the princess of that time and the daughter of the Moonlight family.”
“Hawk, oath…”
“Yes, an old promise that has bound the three families for a thousand years.”
After saying that, Frey continued speaking while creating a small sphere in his hand.
“And from that day on, rare flowers bloom in this forest once a year.”
After a while, a sparkling sphere of starlight appeared in his hand, and Frey smiled as he flew it forward.
“You know what that is.”
“All of them, evening primrose… evening primrose… and…”
“…sunrise flower.”
In the place illuminated by the sphere of starlight that flew forward, there was a sunflower blooming through the thick snow.
“How can that…”
“It’s a gift. A gift to you, who gave me an evening primrose and Serena an evening primrose.”
“iced coffee…”
It didn’t matter that I arrived at the forest just a few minutes after leaving the store and starting walking.
It didn’t matter why the sunrise flower, which is said to bloom only when you see the sun, bloomed through the thick snow.
Klarna just shed tears as she quietly gazed at the lonely primrose blooming before her eyes.
“It is said that the flowers that are created under the influence of the covenant made between the three families have special powers.”
Frey stared at her and then began leading Klarna to the place where the flowers were, and began to talk in a soft voice.
“So many people targeted the flower, but for some reason no one had that power.”
When Frey stopped saying that, Klarna, who had a blank expression on her face, began to reach out her hand to the evening primrose without realizing it.
“It’s natural. Those flowers are a gift left to us by our ancestors for the future.”
“Ugh…!”
Eventually, when her hand touched the evening primrose, a brilliant light began to surround her.
It was the sunlight that Klarna so desperately wanted and longed for.
– I’m going to go to the middle of the day…!
“Ugh, huh… huh…”
Klarna, who tightened her hands with an expression of uncertainty, burst into tears without realizing it as the mana of the sun overflowed from her hands.
“It may only last for about a day, but it will be helpful when fighting the Demon Lord’s army.”
“Thank you… Thank you… Sigh…”
Klarna could no longer think rationally.
This is because the sadness, pain, guilt, and despair that had been buried in my heart for the past few years began to mix together and burst out all at once.
“Thank you… really, really thank you… thank you…”
She no longer cared about saving face.
I didn’t even try to calm my mind.
All I could do was to burst out again and again the emotions that had been pent up for so long, and tell Frey my truth in front of me.
“I need you… Freyr… I, I… need you so much…”
“The princess.”
“It wasn’t until you disappeared that I realized… that what the Empire needed was you, not me, and that it was Serena…”
Klana cried in a way that could not be compared to before, and spoke mournfully.
“Is there really no way to bring you back to life? Please… I will give up my life… I will even sell my soul to the devil if necessary… I will suffer in hell for the rest of my life, so please there is no way. If you have any, please let me know…”
“………….”
But still, Frey just stared at Klarna quietly.
“……Thank you, Frey.”
Klana, who had been crying for a long time, suddenly stopped crying and opened her mouth.
“For giving me the gift I needed more than anything.”
She realized it.
“With the power you gave me, I will save at least one more person.”
The time to say goodbye has come.
“so……..”
– Slur…
Klarna said, looking at Frey who was disappearing with a happy smile.
“…Goodbye, my first subject.”
The moment those words ended, Frey became a piece of starlight and began to flutter.
“………..ah?”
Klana unconsciously reached for the piece of star left behind by the man who had been smiling at her just a moment ago.
“This place…?”
Soon he realized that he was lying in bed.
“P-Frey…! Where is Frey?”
Then, realizing that warm sunlight was shining from the window next to her, Klarna began to shout in an urgent voice.
“What’s going on? Princess?”
“Freyga…! Freygaa…!”
Klana, who woke up in her pajamas with a pale face, tried to say something to the servant who had a puzzled expression, but…
“…what?”
“Princess?”
“Uhm… that’s…”
Soon he made a blank expression and began to tilt his head.
“Did you have a nightmare?”
“Ah… I guess so.”
Eventually, the servant asked worriedly, and Klarna, who was quietly nodding, suddenly muttered to herself.
‘…Did you have a nightmare about Frey?’
The warm morning sunlight was shining on her.
fantasy,
