Episode 848
“… “A will?”
Raon’s eyes widened as he looked at the paper in Cheryl’s hand.
‘What a will… .’
Did Master even know that he was going to die?
I thought Rimmer’s last words were ‘Be happy.’ I didn’t know he left a separate will.
When I thought that he might have known about his death, my heart started pounding violently.
“What do you do when a guy who has reached the transcendent level can’t manage his facial expressions like that?”
Cheryl smiled with her chin slightly raised.
“I didn’t give it to you before this mission, but I prepared it a long time ago.”
“ah… .”
Raon looked at the paper and let out a low sigh.
“But it’s not because of me that this paper is yellow. “This damned bastard wrote it roughly and gave it to me.”
Cheryl shook off the yellow paper with her hand, saying she didn’t know Rimmer’s personality.
“I know.”
Raon nodded.
There was no way someone like Cheryl would have a rough copy of Rimmer’s will.
The paper must have been yellow like that from the beginning, as it must have been stored carefully to prevent even a single dust from burning.
-You even leave a dirty will when you listen to your ears. He really is a consistent guy.
Lars let out a laugh, saying that he was such a boring guy.
“Would you like to watch it together?”
Raon asked Cheryl as he received Rimmer’s will.
“no.”
Cheryl shook her head as resolutely as a knife.
“Seeing as I left a will to you, it probably has nothing to do with me. Because that’s the kind of guy he is.”
She turned away, saying that she could not ignore Rimmer’s thoughts.
“… All right.”
Raon nodded and opened the paper Rimmer left behind.
Tuk.
A piece of paper folded into a square fell out of the letter. I picked up the note, held it in my hand, and looked at its contents.
When I saw Rimmer’s unique light handwriting, I felt like my heart was being squeezed.
[If this letter is delivered to you, it means I’m dead, right? I don’t know how he died, but don’t mourn for long. Death is not that sad to an elf. Because it becomes the mana of the world and returns to the embrace of nature. We will be able to meet again someday. There’s a similar saying for humans too, right?]
He also wrote about the reorganization of the house in his pre-written will.
Although others may not know, he seemed to have no great regrets about his own death.
[It’s a will. Actually, what I want to leave as a will is… … doesn’t exist! There are a few things that come to mind, but I won’t say them.]
Rimmer was complaining that he would not leave a will in his will. The playful expression he must have been wearing when he wrote this letter was pictured in his head.
[The reason for not leaving a will is simple. I don’t want to be a burden to the little ones. My wish, I will take it with me. Just smile and live happily.]
He drew a picture that seemed to symbolize smiling eyes, telling people not to be too sad even if he died and to smile.
[Then you might be wondering why I gave this will to Cheryl. It was because I asked a favor.]
I let out a short breath as I looked at the words “Please.”
[Find money from my personal safe at Vares Bank and buy me some snacks and toys. Take it and go to the address below. You will find out what to do when you get there.]
Rimmer left a request along with the number of the safe and the password to open the safe.
“… … .”
Raon chewed his lip while memorizing the safe’s code.
[P.S. 1. If my body is still intact, don’t bury it, but burn it and blow it away with your wind. Because I want to watch Gwangpungdae from anywhere.]
Glenn wanted to bury Rimmer in Sieghardt’s grave, but since he wanted to, he thought he would have to be cremated.
“after… .”
Raon let out a short breath and lowered his gaze to the second P.S.
[P.S. 2. Give the note in the letter to Cheryl. And come visit me sometimes and play with me. This guy is weaker than he looks.]
Rimmer ended his will by telling him to take care of Cheryl. It felt like a letter, not a will.
-It’s truly a will like that of a bastard… .
Lars lowered his gaze to the ground, saying that although it was light, it was filled with deep consideration.
“Lord Heavenly Sword.”
Raon held out the note he was holding in his hand to Cheryl.
“This is said to be a letter left for Cheryl.”
“To me… .”
Cheryl chewed her lip and took the letter with trembling hands as if she had made a decision.
“eww… .”
As soon as she saw the first sentence of the note, she bit her lip. She seemed to be trying to hold back her emotions, but eventually her tears fell.
“What does it say?”
“… it is a secret.”
Cheryl said she didn’t want to tell and held the note preciously in her arms.
“okay.”
Raon nodded. As Cheryl said, there were memories and stories that she wanted to keep, so it was understandable that she didn’t tell them.
-Gu, I’m curious… .
Lars said he was curious and craned his neck to read Cheryl’s note.
‘don’t do it.’
Raon sighed and grabbed Lars by the tail and pulled him down.
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“Raon. Because you are carrying on his will. always… .”
Cheryl looked at herself and chewed her lip.
‘I guess it means don’t lose.’
I steeled myself because I felt like people would say, “Don’t lose, don’t fall.”
But Cheryl’s words were different.
“Take your time and smile. “If I were to be serious about everything like I am now, I wouldn’t be able to use my strength.”
She gave me a thin smile, telling me to relax and laugh even if I wasn’t a fool like Rimmer.
“… yes. Okay.”
I thought I knew why Cheryl told me to smile, so I nodded calmly.
“Just one more.”
Cheryl turned around again before leaving.
“plural… Are you going to do it?”
“I have to do it.”
Raon nodded. Now I really can’t live under the same sky as Derus.
Even if he dies, even if his soul is destroyed, he will stop Derus’ plan and cut off his head.
“I’ll be with you then.”
Cheryl left, saying she would go with him no matter what.
“… … .”
Raon carefully folded Rimmer’s will as he watched the sinking dawn.
* * *
As soon as morning came, Raon took Dorian and headed to the Barres Bank that Rimmer had told him about.
“Why are you going to the bank over there?”
Dorian blinked and said that he had all the money.
“Master left a favor.”
He told me what happened yesterday and pointed to the bank in front of him.
“Well, is it okay to do something like that with a guy like me? I am… .”
Dorian backed away, saying he was not qualified.
“That’s why I came.”
Raon grabbed Dorian’s wrist and shook his head.
The entire Gwangpungdae suffers from Rimmer’s death, but Dorian is the one who suffers the most.
Even though he listened to his and Glenn’s advice, his depression was still not resolved.
“Let’s go in.”
Raon dragged Dorian into the bank.
“It’s Raon!”
The security guard standing at the entrance opened his eyes in surprise and asked what was going on.
“I’m here to check your personal safe.”
“Could you tell me the number of the safe?”
“It’s number 4478-3.”
He told me the number of the safe written in Rimmer’s will.
“That’s number four.”
The security guard said there was nothing they could do here and took him and Dorian to the innermost room of the bank.
“Bank manager. “I am a guest visiting safe number 4478-3.”
With those words, he closed the door to the bank president’s office and went out.
“I heard the story.”
A large middle-aged man called the bank president stood up from his chair.
“I don’t know what to say about this unexpected news.”
He also lowered his head with eyes full of sadness, as if he had formed a relationship with Rimmer.
“What is your relationship with Master?” .”
Raon bowed his head to the bank president.
“Let’s go now.”
The bank president said he would talk as he went and extended his hand toward the gray safe behind him.
Wooooow!
The safe door he touched opened, and a dimensional passage leading to another space opened.
There were countless doors on the left and right of the endless hallway, and each door had a number starting with 4 written on it.
This seemed to be the dimension where Vault 4 was located.
“Safes that start with the number 4 are connected not by people, but by numbers and passwords. Even if you are not the one who opened the safe, anyone can open it if you know the number and password.”
The bank president smiled slightly, saying that safe number 4 is used in many ways.
“Then can you tell me the password to safe 4478-3?”
I stood in front of the door with 4478 written on it and nodded.
“hmm… .”
Raon didn’t speak right away and just pursed his lips.
“… … .”
The bank president seemed to know what he was feeling and waited without saying anything.
“young master?”
Dorian blinked at Raon, as if he didn’t really know what was going on.
“Whoa… .”
Raon let out a long sigh as if the earth was falling, and then raised his head.
“5 Training grounds.”
With his eyes straightened, he told me the code for the safe written in Rimmer’s letter.
“ah… .”
Dorian’s lips trembled as if he had finally realized why Raon didn’t speak.
“I met Limer on the first day I joined this bank. Luckily, I was in charge of it.”
The bank president shook his head as he entered the password into the safe.
“As an elf with no material desires, at first he was not interested at all, leaving only money to me. I never changed the password, it was always the same. “He was the best customer for the bank.”
He smiled thinly as if recalling old memories.
“However, it was different after Lord Rimer’s subordinates died in the war. He disappeared, suddenly appeared, looked at the money in the safe for a while, and then passed away. A few days later he withdrew his first 100 gold coins, and he continued to take money frequently thereafter.”
The bank president let out a short sigh, saying it was a drastic change.
“At that time, the safe password was changed frequently, which made me dizzy. “It was someone’s name, a date, or something I don’t know.”
He chewed his lip, saying that even from the side, Rimmer’s emotions and mind seemed unstable.
“However, things have changed since he took over as an instructor at Training Center 5. The gloomy look in his eyes disappeared, and he was filled with new composure and vitality. “The password we decided at that time, 5 Training Center, has not changed to this day.”
The bank president said he had a pleasant smile on his face and grabbed the safe door handle.
“Passwords or passwords are originally set with numbers and letters that you cannot forget and that you want to remember, and that is what the 5 training hall means to Rimmer.”
The bank president opened the door to the safe, muttering that it was more valuable than anyone else.
Coooooo!
The enchanted iron door opened, revealing a safe filled with gold, silver, and jewels.
It was hard to believe that it was the safe of Rimmer, who was always struggling because he had no money.
“This is the commander’s… ?”
5 Dorian, who was in tears when he heard the code for the training hall, opened his mouth wide.
“… … .”
Raon looked inside the safe for a moment, then took 10 gold coins and came out.
“It’s similar to what he took.”
The bank president smiled as if he knew that would happen and closed the safe door.
“Then I’ll be waiting for you to visit next time.”
He lowered his head as he erased the dimension leading to the vault.
“Thank you in many ways.”
Raon said hello to the bank president and left the bank.
“What are you going to do with that money?”
“They told me to buy toys and snacks.”
“uh? I have it all… .”
“For now, let’s do as we are told.”
Taking Dorian, who was anxious because he wanted to use his own pocket, he bought toys, snacks, and ice cream and headed to the address given by Rimmer.
It was the outskirts of a medium-sized village outside Sieghardt’s walls, and a building with an impressive red roof was visible inside the low walls.
‘orphanage?’
Raon’s eyes widened as he saw the name Slann Orphanage written on the doorplate.
I wondered if he had any children of his own, but the place Rimmer sent him to was an orphanage that protects children who have lost their parents or been abandoned.
“uh?”
“Is the red-haired guy here?”
“no! “It’s a blonde I don’t know!”
“Ugh!”
Five or six-year-old children who were looking up at the wall entered the building screaming.
“W-what is it?”
“… I do not know either.”
While Raon was blinking, a middle-aged man with a sad expression walked out from inside the orphanage building.
“you! “I told you not to treat customers rudely!”
He patted the backs of the children hiding behind him.
“I didn’t say anything!”
“I just said she was blonde… .”
“I was just waiting for the redhead!”
The children shook their heads left and right, saying they had done nothing wrong.
“anyway.”
The middle-aged man sighed and approached Raon.
“I knew you would come. Raon.”
He looked at Raon’s eyes, head, and the toys and snacks in his hands and bowed his head heavily.
“if… .”
“yes. “This is the Slann orphanage that Mr. Rimmer regularly supports.”
The middle-aged man lowered his head and said that he was the director of this orphanage.
“Boo, the deputy head sponsored an orphanage? Oh, come to think of it! “There was a story like that before!”
Dorian clapped his hands, saying he had finally remembered it.
“I thought it was a rumor because it disappeared after that… .”
“It’s not a rumor. Gwangpungdae. No, because you all supported me long before I became a prosecutor. “It also connects people.”
The orphanage director laughed and said he was a great person.
“What does it mean to connect people?”
“When I was growing up in this orphanage, a Sieghardt prosecutor named Slann came every week to play with us and support us. After Slann died in the war, Rimer came to visit and played with the children in Slann’s place and supported them in many ways.”
He smiled forlornly, saying that the reason the orphanage was able to be kept so clean was because of Rimmer.
“Then the name Slann Orphanage…” .”
“Rimer changed it.”
The orphanage director nodded, saying that this was something everyone agreed to.
“okay.”
Raon bit his lip and looked away, then made eye contact with the children who were looking in this direction.
“Don’t the children know?”
“Rimer didn’t say his name, but he was called the red-haired brother. “I don’t think he wanted to make anyone sad by hearing his name.”
The director of the orphanage chuckled and said that he was like that when he was young.
“Of course, the big guys who know the situation are hiding in the corner and crying so as not to show off to those kids. Of course, me too… .”
He shook his head, still in disbelief.
“… … .”
Raon raised his hands and covered his eyes.
‘I never thought I’d be doing something like this… .’
I had no idea that Rimmer had that kind of money in his coffers or that he was supporting the orphanage. It seemed like there were so many different sides to people.
“Can I give the children a gift?”
“Sure.”
The orphanage director said he was welcome and opened the way.
Raon carefully approached the children and opened the lid of the box of beaded ice cream he had brought.
“Do you want to eat together?”
“eww… .”
The children were wary of people they saw for the first time, but they swallowed their saliva while looking at the ice cream.
“It’s okay.”
The orphanage director smiled slightly and nodded, and the children came out and took ice cream one by one.
“I’ll eat well!”
“thank you for this food!”
The children laughed as they swallowed a mouthful of ice cream.
“What does this ice cream taste like?”
“What is your name?”
The children seemed to have let down their guard by giving them ice cream, and started talking softly.
“That’s mint chocolate. I am la… . No, call me blonde hyung.”
Raon did not reveal his name, but said that he was blonde like Rimmer.
“uh? “Are you my red-haired friend?”
“When is the redhead coming?”
The children seemed to be waiting for Rimmer and came up to them, asking when he would come.
“for a moment… .”
Raon smiled while stroking the children’s heads.
“I went on a trip.”
Perhaps Rimmer’s travels will return to the hearts of these children when they become adults.
As I learned more about Rimmer, the sadness frozen in my heart seemed to melt a little.
“Uhm… .”
Dorian, too, seemed to have calmed down and held back his tears with his lips pressed down.
He may have left his last will for this.
Raon felt the wind flowing gently and drew Rimmer’s characteristic relaxed smile.
* * *
The vacant lot in front of the dungeon where Raon cut down Sif with the Sword of Transcendence.
Jerk.
The sound of sharp shoes is heard over the broken and broken ground.
A man in black robes, who seemed to be wrapped in darkness, chewed his red lips as he picked up a blood-soaked feather.
“This is the place.”
Derus Robert. His voice was full of deep anger, and the shadow assassins’ whole bodies trembled as if they were vomiting blood.
“Even if you have to turn your soul upside down, find out everything that happened here.”
