Episode 101. Father, my father.
‘Is it a dream?’
It was like an illusion presented by the tower. After a blue light flashed, time seemed to stop and it flew to an unknown location.
I saw a small town that seemed familiar but I couldn’t tell where it was. It looked blurry, as if there was fog in front of my eyes, but I could still make out the shape to some extent.
[I have admired my older brother for a long time.]
A heavy voice was heard, as deep as the sea and wide as a meadow.
‘father?’
This was clearly my father’s voice. But even though I looked around, I couldn’t see him.
His voice just flowed in again, as if resonating in my head.
[My older brother is Strange’s eldest son, and the next head of the family who will become the owner of this continent.]
Strange’s eldest son? He becomes the master of the continent? What kind of story is this?
[I wanted to make him the king of this country. Not only that, he had sworn to give him a power so powerful that no one could surpass it.]
A voice full of determination.
[I thought so, but the following year, my older brother lost his life on the battlefield, and I ended up taking his place.]
Easy profit-
As the fog that was blocking my eyes disappeared, the blurry surroundings became clear and I was able to determine my location.
This is a fairy village not far from Lake Mimir.
‘Alfheim.’
Although it was small, it was separated into a sanctuary so it was not invaded by monsters.
[I was in despair. I never thought that the person I thought was my dream and my path would leave this world in vain like this.]
Turf, plod, trudge.
A young knight wearing a torn cloak and tattered armor arrived in Alfheim.
He didn’t even have a helmet to block the enemy’s attacks, and the sword he was holding had already been dulled by blood to the point where he couldn’t cut anyone down.
“Why did you leave this world? Brother, why on earth did you try to climb the tower alone… .”
The knight fell at the entrance to the village, unable to control his body.
dump.
[I just lost my mind.]
‘father?’
[And only after the sun rose the next day was I able to open my eyes.]
‘… … .’
[It was a long trip. I found the reason by following the path my brother walked when he was alive.]
‘reason?’
[On the day my brother passed away, why on earth did I try to climb the tower alone? And why did the guy named Apostle come out of the tower?]
My father’s monologue echoed in my head, and soon after, the surroundings became dark, and then my vision opened and I saw a house that appeared to be a cabin.
Crack, crack, crack.
A bonfire is burning fiercely on one side of the wall.
The woman who was eating tomatoes in front of him was startled when she saw that her father had come to his senses, and she grabbed his upper body and helped him up.
“Are you awake?”
She was stuffing her mouth with tomatoes so much that she couldn’t even pronounce them properly. His cheeks were puffy, like a squirrel storing food, and when my father saw him, the corners of his mouth twitched without realizing it.
It was rude.
I can’t believe I had this kind of reaction upon seeing the face of a woman I had never seen before. The father must have thought that his actions were wrong, and soon his face hardened and he asked the red-haired woman.
“Excuse me, but where is this place?”
The red-haired woman smiled brightly and answered.
“Elepuhawim”
“Elepuhawim?”
She cracked the tomatoes that were full in her mouth and swallowed them in one go.
gulp.
“Alfheim! Alfheim, you idiot. “You came here without even knowing where you were?”
My father scratched the back of his head as if embarrassed.
Since they were fleeing frantically after being attacked by the enemy, it would not have been easy to determine the direction.
“Elfheim… okay.”
A red-haired woman let out a long sigh, gave me a harsh look, and then came carrying a basket of tomatoes.
“Want some?”
The driver tapped his waist with his palm and then shook his head and answered.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any money right now.”
slap!
It was an instant.
The red-haired woman hit her father’s forehead with her palm.
“Who wants the money? eat.”
“… Ah, yes.”
Uncultured behavior and seemingly vulgar language.
[It was a shock. Who on earth could have done this to me? The greatest knight on the continent and one who bears the name of Strange.]
If it were me, I would have been embarrassed.
You can feel the difference in status just by the clothes you wear, so how can you be so shameless?
‘No matter how much help I gave.’
The red-haired woman smiled like a child and asked her father.
“Are you a knight?”
“That’s right.”
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“Strong?”
“Strength?”
“Okay, since you’re a knight, why don’t you use your strength?” “Can you possibly beat a troll?”
My father laughed as if it was absurd.
“That’s it.”
“okay?! It was good. “If you’ve finished eating, let’s go now.”
“Let’s go? “Where?”
“You’ll know when I follow you somewhere!”
She grabbed her father’s arms and pulled him up strongly. He was so embarrassed that he followed the red-haired woman without even realizing it.
[Alfheim, it was such a beautiful and vibrant place.]
The father’s lonely-looking voice.
I looked at my young father and the red-haired woman without answering.
“ruler! “All you have to do is beat that guy in an arm wrestle.”
“… yes?”
Where she dragged her father, a dwarf as big as an orc was waiting.
“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Verdandi. “Did you bring a human lover because you didn’t think you could win?”
The red-haired woman shouted, waving her middle finger at the dwarf with a pouting expression.
“Shut up, you pig. Do you know how great this driver is?”
“what? “Who is that driver?”
“… “Who are you?”
“okay.”
Verdandi glanced at his father, then turned his gaze into the distance and answered.
“Crystal King Khalifa III de Strange.”
[There’s no way there’s a name like that.]
‘There’s no way there’s a name like that.’
My father and I had the same thought at the same time.
‘No, how did you know that your father was Strange?’
When the name Strange came up, the dwarf was startled.
“S-Stranger?”
“uh? uh… . uh! Even though this driver looks like this, he is a strange man. Right, sir?”
Verdandi stabbed his father in the side with his elbow. Her father looked at her with a bewildered expression and gave her a brief nod.
“that… That’s right. “I am Strange.”
“Great! Then let’s have a fight, you pig. “I bet everything on this knight winning over you!”
“Now, just a moment.”
“Now go. Blonde Knight. “Smash that pig and come back.”
“No, that’s not it.”
“Go!”
So, without realizing it, my father ended up arm wrestling with a dwarf he had never seen before.
bang!
My father defeated the dwarf with such strength that he smashed the desk.
-Wow!
The village people who were watching the arm wrestling match cheered. This was the first defeat of the dwarves, who had never defeated so many adventurers who came to Alfheim.
Verdandi jumped up and down with excitement, holding a wad of money in both hands.
“It’s money, it’s money!”
Her father looked at her and let out a hollow laugh. Still, her mood wasn’t that bad, as she had a smile on her face.
“Now, this is yours.”
Verdandi handed a bundle of money to his father.
“it’s okay.”
“What is okay about being okay? Take it, beggar knight.”
“I am not a beggar knight.”
“Yes, a wandering beggar.”
“… … .”
“Take what you give.” “Don’t go back later and say something else.”
She forced the money bag into her bosom. Her father smiled kindly and opened her pocket.
“10 pieces of bronze?”
It was so little money that Lois thought it was a burden to carry around.
“Too many?”
“… no.”
Verdandi smiled broadly and said, leaning in close to her face.
“Okay then, let’s go eat now.”
“rice? “You didn’t eat a basket of tomatoes a moment ago-”
“shut up. “It’s dessert.”
She acted without hesitation.
I grabbed my father’s wrist and went into the middle of the market and bought all kinds of food.
“Mister, that, this! This, that! Give me everything, I’m rich today! Fuhahaha!”
Verdandi continued to push the basket he had received from the merchant into his father’s arms.
[It was my first time feeling it. Although it was a very short time, I think I probably felt happy.]
‘happiness?’
Words that are hard to believe came out of my father’s mouth.
[Because during the time she was with me, I was able to forget the pain of my older brother leaving.]
I was silent.
And I watched my father’s old story unfold over and over again.
One day after some time had passed.
“ruler! “Today, my sister earns some money and has a treat, so everyone eat your fill!”
Verdandi gathered dozens of children and spread his arms wide. Most of the people gathered in front of her were slaves with the imperial army emblem engraved on their shoulders.
“slave?”
My father whispered softly.
“Yes, all the children here are slaves. “These are the ones I bought from a slave dealer in the East.”
“This is the first time I’ve heard of elves using slaves.”
slap!
“Hey, man. Where should I lead them? “I bought it out of pity!”
“Because you feel pity?”
“Yes, the world is in disarray because the bastard called God does not judge the bad guys. “I brought them here to give them a favor.”
“… Is that so.”
[I didn’t understand. In the world I know, slaves are worse than livestock, so how can you give them grace and even mention the name of God?]
I also thought so.
[So maybe I was even more focused on what she said. I heard how she lived all night.]
‘… … .’
[And I realized that I, no, this world, was wrong.]
“I really enjoyed the meal.”
After finishing the meal, my father prayed.
“Berdandi, don’t you pray to the Holy One who gave us this meal today?”
“pray? Why do you do that? I heard this at the church I was taken to when I was young. “The priest there said that if you are poor, your heart is also shallow.”
“If you are poor, your heart is also shallow?”
“They said even God wouldn’t answer the prayers of a bitch like me.”
“… “Who said that?”
“You said someone was a priest a little while ago. “Even God is not equal to lowly bastards like us.”
My father lowered his head.
Verdandi laughed brightly as he looked at the back of his father’s head and asked cautiously.
“Should I pray today too? “I got to eat this meal thanks to you.”
She began praying before her father had time to respond.
“Today we thank you for giving us our daily bread, so leave alone a bitch like me who lacks faith. “With those kids over there-”
Verdandi turned his head and looked at his father.
“Please bless that unknown knight and everyone in this world who is illuminated by the rising sun tomorrow morning.”
Verdandi clenched his hands together. Her father’s pupils, who were looking down at her, were frozen.
[On this day, my heart pounded for the first time. I don’t know how many times I thought the same thing until the prayer ended.]
[It’s beautiful, I want to see more of this woman’s smile in the future.]
Pak.
The father held Verdandi’s hand.
“Come with me.”
Verdandi tilted his head with an absurd expression.
“huh? “What are you talking about?”
“I will make you happy.”
“happiness? me?”
“yes.”
“Go, all of a sudden?!”
“Yes, I told you. No, so that blessings can be bestowed on everyone on this continent. “We will create a country where everyone is equal.”
“… … .”
“So please trust me and follow me.”
Verdandi looked at his father for a long time with a stern expression. She suddenly asked, “What on earth does this mean?” A smile broke out on his serious yet serious face.
Fuha!
“Are you kidding me?”
“I’m serious.”
“Call it a joke.”
“It’s no joke.”
“Tell me it was a joke.”
“I’ll say it again, I’m serious.”
Verdandi bit her lip and lowered her head. Soon he raised his head, smiled brightly, and asked his father.
“Where should I go?”
[I was so happy that day, as if I had everything in the world. I can’t express it in words like happiness.]
[But I made a big mistake with her.]
‘blunder?’
[…] I shouldn’t have brought Verdandi to the castle that day.]
Alfheim, which was visible in front of me, disappeared like smoke, and bricks that flew in from somewhere came together to create the hallway of Strange Castle.
Again, again, again, again.
The sound of sharp shoes rang out. She was a tall woman wearing a white dress who appeared at the end.
Strange de Catherine.
She whispered, looking down at Verdandi with cold eyes.
“How can there be a dirty elf wandering around in the castle?”
fantasy,
