Part 2 Episode 143
autumn
Elric moved somewhere with the other 6 Winter Chapters.
How far did it go?
Rustle.
‘… hmm?’
In my mind, where there was nothing but pure white, something stepped on my foot.
When I looked down, I saw that a fallen leaf had fallen.
It wasn’t just that one thing.
As I moved my gaze forward along the fallen leaves, the amount gradually increased.
And at the end.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” It’s you. “The child that the head of the family took care of.”
An old man with a slightly bent back was sitting against a maple tree, looking intently in this direction.
Before I knew it, the six winter chapters had disappeared.
“It’s really late. “It’s really late.”
He stood up and spoke in a resentful tone.
Hehehe.
Then, the fallen leaves around him fluttered, and soon they took the shape of a staff and were held in his hand.
‘Terzic Mervinger… .’
Elric chanted his name in his mind.
The lord of autumn and the last of the four seasons.
Tuk-tuk!
Terzic tapped his cane and continued speaking.
“What happened? It must have come to fruition. Follow me. “The head of the family is waiting.”
He said that and turned his body the other way.
“… !”
Elric could not control his trembling heart.
The party who took possession of himself.
A being similar to God.
father.
After a long time, I was finally able to meet him.
Wow!
At that fact, Elric’s fist naturally gained strength.
***
Turd, trudge-
Down in the canyon where not even the moonlight comes in properly.
Cromhel was walking somewhere while holding the wooden box containing the remains of the Golden Lion in his arms.
There was no one around him, who always had an escort with him.
Only the weak footsteps echoed in the canyon, circling around him.
How far did it go like that?
“… .”
Cromhell’s steps stopped.
Right in front was a tombstone that someone had made out of ice.
<Shiro the Golden Lion>
Cromhel looked at it quietly, then knelt down and bowed his head.
“ma’am… .”
Cromhel’s eyes began to turn red as he spoke pitifully.
“You… .”
My body was shaking along with my sobbing voice.
“My father-in-law too… .”
Thump, thud.
Big tears fell one by one in front of the tombstone.
“I couldn’t protect it.”
After saying those words, Cromhel held onto the tombstone and cried in sorrow.
He doesn’t seem to care at all about the prince’s body pain.
He poured out his emotions, saying over and over again, ‘I couldn’t protect him.’
“nothing… I couldn’t do anything. I knew I had to move, but… .”
I was completely overwhelmed by Elric’s energy and could not do anything.
Just watching helplessly.
When I think about that time, my heart was so torn that it felt like someone was cutting it open with a knife.
If only I had been a little stronger.
If only I had enough ability.
Couldn’t we have protected everyone?
I was so resentful of myself for being so ugly.
Self-blame turned into regret, and regret turned into guilt, tormenting him constantly.
Is he going to cry like that?
Small water droplets formed on Shiro’s tombstone.
“I miss you, ma’am.”
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Cromhell said, looking straight at the tombstone.
His eyes were stained red.
Suddenly, I wondered what she would have said if she were alive.
Did you scold yourself for being ugly?
Or, would you have been by my side and mourned with me?
‘No, no. If it was Shiro… .’
I was sure you would say this.
It’s okay.
It’s just that you did your best.
Hmm, huh… !
It may not have been possible, but it seemed as if Shiro’s voice was heard.
Cromhell sobbed so hard that his body shook.
“Thank you, ma’am. “Thank you very much.”
For always being on my side.
I felt like the guilt that had been constricting my heart was fading away just a little.
“ma’am. “I think I should put it all down now.”
Cromhel continued while stroking the tombstone.
“I’m so tired now. “Power seemed to have no meaning.”
He was born as a prince that no one could envy, but looking back, it didn’t seem like a very good life.
Lies come and go like breathing and keep each other in check.
And a life where you can’t do anything the way you want because of the gaze of those around you.
How is it any different from the wild beast within us?
“I think I’ll just let anyone have the throne and live like this from now on.”
Cromhel said that and lay down next to Shiro’s tombstone.
The cold floor spread all over my back.
The heightened emotions quickly cooled down.
Cromhel looked blankly at the sky.
The sky seen above the narrow and long canyon was full of stars and was very beautiful.
“You said it then. “I prefer a quiet, leisurely night rather than a bright and colorful morning.”
Now I think I know why.
He muttered like that and slowly turned his head towards the tombstone.
Before I knew it, the cold floor had become warm with the warmth of Chrome Hell.
It felt like I was lying in the same bed as Shiro.
‘Ma’am, I should have done this a long time ago.’
I couldn’t be more comfortable after letting go of everything.
If it had been like that from the beginning.
Wouldn’t he be enjoying happy days by starting a family with Shiro?
Now it’s gone far away.
Like that friend who just looks free.
Cromhel slowly closed his eyes, thinking about this and that.
***
Elric was walking along the tree-lined road with Terzic.
There were long trees with autumn leaves on both sides, and the ground was full of red and yellow leaves.
Meanwhile, the lightly blowing wind was calming my mind and body.
Elric took a deep breath and took in the surrounding scenery.
Looking at it again, it was truly a beautiful sight.
One thing that bothers me is that Terzic hasn’t said anything so far.
‘I feel a bit uneasy for some reason.’
If it’s the ‘Mervinger’ he knows.
In times like this, if an accident were to occur, it would be very serious.
As a result, Elric had no choice but to look at Terzic’s back with suspicious eyes.
If anything happens, I plan to jump right away.
Terzic, perhaps sensing Elric’s gaze, asked with a light smile.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” “Judging by the wild look in your eyes, I guess you suspect me.”
“To be honest, it’s a little bit like that.”
Of all the four worlds he had experienced so far, there was not a single person who felt fine.
Of course, the Terzic that Elric knew was a very laid-back person and did not prefer troublesome work.
It was something you never knew.
Because he was also Mervinger.
‘They say you can never let down your guard.’
Elric was always confident.
Except for himself, all Mervingers are abnormal.
“Things like that happen, too. But don’t worry. “Because I have no intention of doing that.”
“Arceus also said something similar.”
He said that he was different from Otto Han, and that the plan could only be completed by killing himself.
Even if I think back now, I don’t think there was a plan as vicious as that.
Where is that?
Didn’t he suffer terribly from Mirka after that?
It was perhaps natural that Elric did not trust Terzic.
“Cluck cluck, they’re the same guys as they were then and now.”
Terzic laughed as if it was fun.
“Well, I’ll leave the random answers here. “It’s all there now.”
It was then that he stopped walking.
In front of the two people was a huge ginkgo tree.
“If you wait here, the head of the family will come. then.”
Hehehe!
As soon as Terzic finished speaking, the wind blew.
There were only maple leaves fluttering where he stood.
“really… yes?”
Elric was inwardly dumbfounded by the fact that nothing had happened.
But even for a moment.
He slowly approached the ginkgo tree.
Because the important thing now was to meet the founder.
I was really curious as to why he had captured me and why he had led me here.
It was in the meantime.
“… what?”
Elric felt a strange feeling from the ginkgo tree and frowned.
A strange feeling, as if something was looking at you.
Is it because the yellow leaves resemble Mervinger’s blonde hair?
I don’t know why, but every time I saw a ginkgo tree, I felt like I had a feeling that I couldn’t quite put into words.
And the moment I took one step closer to that place.
Hehehe!
A harsh wind blows and leaves fall.
The yellow leaves that were scattered on the floor rose from the ground and swirled around.
Autumn leaves surrounded Elric, blocking his entire vision.
“Tsk!”
A completely different feeling from the wind I felt before.
Hehehe… !
Then, when the wind gradually subsides.
Elric slowly opened his eyes.
Among the autumn leaves fluttering in the air, I could see a man turning around with his back to me.
“… .”
As soon as he saw him, Elric’s body stiffened.
An energy I had already felt once from Mirka’s arrangements.
The identity of the man was none other than the progenitor.
but.
The person I thought was the founder slowly turned his head in this direction.
“… ?”
Elric was startled without realizing it.
“… “Grandpa?”
Because the progenitor had the same face as his grandfather, Usden.
Elric rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had seen something wrong.
It wasn’t a mistake.
The person in front of me clearly had the face of Usden.
‘Then your grandfather became the progenitor… ?’
But the moment Elric thought so.
Whoa!
The face I thought was Woosdon began to change little by little.
“… !”
Then this time, he took on the appearance of a father whom I desperately missed.
That wasn’t the end.
Otto Hahn.
Mirka.
Arceus, etc.
The faces of Mervinger’s ancestors appeared constantly.
Then, at the end, he took on the face of a golden lion and then returned to his appearance as Usden.
Elric was able to immediately understand its meaning.
“You are a Mervinger.”
Literally ‘Mervinger’ itself.
As time went by, all the history and sijo created by Mervinger’s blood relatives became a constituting element.
And as far as Elric knew, there was only one being capable of something like this.
-God.
“Yes, that’s right.”
The founder with the face of Usden smiled and said.
“I was once your progenitor, and I was once your grandfather.”
That smile seemed somehow warm.
“It’s also you.”
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