Episode 175. direction to go
A subspace enveloped in black fog.
-Ttogak ttogak
Into this supreme space filled with sacred energy, the unfamiliar sound of a woman’s shoes was heard.
Aer, who was sitting at the altar, noticed a woman approaching from the other side of the aisle and smiled.
(It’s been a while since a customer came from the New World.)
A tall woman walks proudly with flowing, shiny, wavy hair.
She also smiled softly when she discovered the owner of the space.
(Something doesn’t seem right for you to come here, right? Aquanis?)
“What did you want me to come here for? Still, he sent me to show some level of caution toward you, right?”
The woman approached Aer’s side with a leisurely smile.
“For someone who was exiled, you look pretty good, don’t you? “I guess you’ve gotten used to the handover?”
(I guess you didn’t come here to ask about my personal well-being?)
“Is it hard when you look at it like this? “Then I’ll just pass it along as originally intended.”
The woman took out a white letter envelope and handed it to Aer.
(Are these old-fashioned methods still used in the New World?)
“I’m a man who hates change, so what can I do?”
Aer immediately opened the envelope and checked the contents of the letter.
As he read slowly with an expressionless expression, a strange smile soon appeared on his lips.
(Are you saying you want to assert your power over the human world in earnest?)
“In other words, it means that we will more boldly erase your traces.”
(Not something to say as an outcast, but I don’t think the other gods would be too pleased about it.)
“It would be more annoying than unwelcome. “To begin with, we don’t care as much about creatures as you or Rummendel.”
The woman quietly sat down on the altar and naturally crossed her legs.
Then, he rested his chin, stretched out his face, and looked at Aer with a secret gaze.
“That’s what I said, but the trend is changing even among gods these days. Sabulom, who is second to none on the hard side, has possessed a young creature several times, so that’s all I’ve said. what.”
(When you say that, it seems like you have quite a bit of interest, right?)
The woman spoke, covering her mouth with her hand.
“After all, I can’t keep up with you when it comes to understanding a woman’s heart? Actually, I’m thinking about having some fun now. “There’s a kid I’m interested in these days.”
(This is surprising for someone who always watches like an observer.)
“You can’t just watch others play forever. “Wouldn’t it be more fun to participate in person?”
Like a child with a new curiosity, the woman’s eyes were shining brightly.
(Let me give you one piece of advice.)
Aer opened his mouth in a heavy tone that once again calmed the surrounding air.
The corners of her mouth also sank somewhat in a rarely seen serious manner.
(You should not think that just because you are a chosen creature, they will completely follow your words.)
The woman’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
(After all, aren’t they creatures created in our image? You never know when or where they might make an unexpected move. So please always watch with caution.)
“… … .”
(You should take my words to heart. Goddess of blue water….)
-plodding along
As the unusual conversation between the man and woman continued, another set of footsteps was heard from the end of the hallway.
“I can feel the unusual atmosphere from the moment I walk. “I don’t think there’s any need to show my face, so I’ll just leave.”
She got up from the altar and immediately turned around.
“Please don’t disappear, live for a long time and see you next time. Aer~!”
Then, with an inexplicable wink, it disappeared from space without a trace.
Aer, who was watching this, shook his head left and right as if he was fed up.
* * *
While I was walking without thinking, I felt a strange energy coming from the altar.
I understand that this idiot god has no special guests?
I went to the altar feeling a little puzzled, but all I could see was Aer, who was alone at the altar as if he had been waiting for me.
(Why are you looking at me like that? You’d think someone would ask if I was with a woman if they saw me, right?)
[I’m playing… … .]
Kayram clicked his tongue and mumbled something that couldn’t even be used as a joke.
(He seemed confident that he would finish it quickly, but his face didn’t look very cheerful. Did he not like the result?)
“I was extremely satisfied with the result itself.”
The problem was that the process was a bit cumbersome.
(Didn’t I tell you? Many people who passed through your hands might come back and hold your hand. Regardless of whether you wanted it or not, you received warmth from them.)
“It somehow sounds like it was intentional?”
(I’m just saying this based on experience.)
Aer raised his eyebrows and accepted it leisurely.
(So, what do you do now? Now that you have escaped the fence that protected you and entered the flames that could hit you at any moment, there will no longer be a place on this earth where you can stand comfortably.)
“Isn’t that the same for you too?”
(Wouldn’t you also be hiding in subspace like me?)
Well, that’s right.
He answered by shaking his shoulders.
(I don’t know if I felt this way in my previous life with you, but I probably would have said the same thing.)
He spoke with an uncharacteristically serious look in his eyes.
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(I don’t really want to recommend the path you’re taking. Because I went down that path, I became who I am today. But I don’t regret it. Even if I could go back then, I have no doubt that I would have made the same choice.)
know.
If you were to go back a hundred times, you would still make the same choice.
(I don’t know when, but eventually the last moment of your life will arrive. When that moment comes, I hope you won’t regret your decision. No matter what the outcome is.)
Whether it’s a happy ending or a bad ending, don’t regret the path you chose.
Although it is an extremely natural statement, it is not one that can be easily kept.
but,
“It doesn’t matter even if the path I take is a path that defies the flow of this world.”
Because I don’t care about that kind of thing in the first place.
“Because I think the path I want to take is the truth.”
* * *
“W-what are you doing, Violet!!”
Ruinel is furious like a newly erupted volcano.
In front of him was Violette, smiling and stroking her lips with her finger.
“Don’t be too angry. Brother. I told you this before, right? I will help you let go of everything and rest comfortably… … .”
Behind her were a number of high-ranking knights armed with pure white armor.
Ruinel did not understand the current situation.
When she had not yet returned to the imperial castle to intercept the compensation to be received from the Garam Society, her younger sister came out of nowhere with high-ranking knights and surrounded her.
“I was supposed to receive quite a bit of compensation from the Garam Society this time, but your brother is really talented, isn’t he? “He must have received so much that he was even thinking about intercepting it.”
“W-what are you talking about?”
“Embezzlement of the imperial family’s property is a serious crime that can never be tolerated, even if the person is a member of the imperial family, right? Well, it seems like you’ve done quite similar things before. “I don’t think Abama will just let it go this time, right?”
Violette put her hands on her hips and stuck her head out.
Ruinel’s whole body was shaking as if he had seen the face of a bizarre demonic beast.
“What are you planning to do with me?”
“Because I have no intention of harming you. Rest assured. Brother, you can just go somewhere other than the imperial castle like this. A very quiet place where no one can touch… … .”
Ruinel jumped up and shouted as if to tell him not to say nonsense.
“Yes, you finally crossed the line! Do you really think you will be safe after this? You may not be able to do anything about me now, but my vassals will not leave you alone! “I bet it won’t even last three days!”
Violette sighed in pity at the sight of him making loud remarks even when the situation had reached this point.
“It is as Lord Eshel said. I never thought he would be so blind to the situation. “As his younger brother, I can’t help but laugh at this.”
“W-what did you say? “Why Eshel from your bitch’s mouth?”
In the midst of a not-so-friendly conversation between the siblings, a man came inside with the sound of a door squeaking.
“Eshel!”
Ruinel’s face suddenly brightened upon spotting him.
“You came at the right time! Now these little things dare to harm me! Let’s have a good time… … !”
Ruinel’s eyes brightened as if a savior had arrived, but for a moment, Ruinel’s face suddenly hardened like a stone.
Violette, who has brought knights to harm her, and Eshel, who stands at the center.
Seeing him smiling brightly at them as usual, the knights did not show any hostility.
“Huh, Eshel? “What are you doing?”
Ruinel did not know what this meant.
“There is no need to look at me with such shocked eyes. “Prince.”
“Shut up and explain! “Why are you with Violette and not me?”
Looking at Ruinel who had already lost his temper, Eshel continued speaking calmly.
“Do you know when a person truly achieves great growth?”
“what?”
“It is about experiencing the bottom of despair, called the abyss. “If the prince truly wants to reign as the center of light, he must personally experience the darkness of the abyss where light has not reached.”
“Well, what does that mean? Why did I fall into the abyss! I am Prince Ruinel! Always reign at the top and make you… … !”
“That’s it.”
Eshel nodded in satisfaction.
“The appearance of bringing up past glories in order to deny the given reality… … . “He is exactly what I wanted the prince to be.”
Ruinel’s face soon began to distort like crumpled paper.
“Be afraid and despair. After that, you just have to overcome it. “I’m sure the prince will be able to do it well.”
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No words came out.
The bottom of despair that I thought I would never reach in life.
The feeling of arriving in such a cold and terrible place was indescribably worst.
Ruinel left the room with a drooping face, being escorted by the knights.
“They say you can only grow by experiencing the darkness of the abyss… … , that’s a good thing. Lord Eshel, have you experienced that darkness through this incident?”
Despite the somewhat mischievous question, Eshel maintained an unchanging smile.
“Do you know what the first thing you need to do to get out of the abyss is?”
Violette shook her head.
“The point is that you have to recognize and acknowledge the situation you are in. Then you can finally see what you need to do.”
Eventually, Eshel approached the window and looked up at the night sky with a detached mind.
Stars always shining brightly in the same spot and an indifferent black fog hanging between them.
If you didn’t clear away the fog, the brilliantly shining star would end up being nothing more than an invisible illusion.
“Xian said so. Try everything you can. So I’m thinking of giving it a try.”
“What do you mean?”
“This is something no one has ever done or even thought about. “Xian said that he knows the truth about me, but I am excited and excited to see how much he knows about the truth about me that I don’t even know.”
Eshel was smiling very excitedly, like a child looking forward to the coming future.
In later years, people called the incident that occurred in Brenu ‘the day when the fog removed the light.’
The worst day that no one had hoped for or even expected to come.
From that worst day,
Seven years have passed.
(Continued in the next part)
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