59 – to check

The old man disappears like a fleeting dream, and I meditate on the words he left behind. I keep thinking about it, but I don’t understand.

The more I chewed on it, the older man spoke as if he knew me well, but the story was not mine. What he knows well is not me. Even so, the old man’s words do not feel like lies.

In that strange feeling close to certainty, I looked at the letters engraved on the spot where the old man had left.

“If the current situation is confusing, judge with your own eyes.”

judge with my eyes As those words lingered in my head, the actions I had taken today passed by.

I ignored the words of the woman who introduced herself as my fiancé because she was a dark elf. dismissed as corrupt.

The fact and the words left by the old man mixed together and came out as a sigh.

did i make a mistake?

I don’t know the answer to that question. I don’t know, so I have to judge with my own eyes, as the old man said.

With that thought in mind, I walked towards the road I came from. As I was walking through the desolate forest, the small light that had guided me came back to me.

The light that came back hovered around me and moved forward as if guiding me on my way again. I followed the light without hesitation.

Following the light, the white building that had escaped caught my eye. As I came into view of the building, the light circled around me for a moment and then flew away.

Watching the flying light, express gratitude in your heart. walked into the building.

As I entered the building, I heard sobs. The sound of sobbing brought sorrow and pain.

I looked through the crack in the door where I could hear sobs, feeling emotions and pain that I didn’t know why came through again.

I saw a woman sitting on the floor dripping with blood and weeping, and a Dark Elf comforting her.

“Sister, brother, you will be all right. You ran away, but you can’t get out of here without a token. And there is no one who could pose a threat.”

Despite the Dark Elf’s words, the woman’s sobs did not stop.

Brother, that’s what you used to call me. Is that woman weeping so bitterly because of my disappearance? What did I mean to that woman?

Confusion came over the woman’s feelings that she couldn’t understand.

“That is not the reason.”

A watery voice came out of the woman’s mouth.

“Then why are you doing that?”

“He was hurt because of me again.”

“Why is this your fault? Brother, you misunderstood at will.”

The woman shook her head and opened her mouth.

“I didn’t explain well, so he misunderstood. I should have explained it a little better, and I should have told the story… It’s my fault.”

“Eh. If that’s the case, it’s my fault. It’s because I fainted, so I couldn’t really talk about it.”

The woman shook her head again.

“I couldn’t stop you, so it’s my fault.”

“Sister, it’s a disease to blame everything like that.”

“But what if everything is true?”

At the woman’s words, the Dark Elf tousled his hair.

“Ugh. Why the hell did Brother run away, why did things make it this way! If the high priest had been there, I would have found it sooner. Why are you away at a time like this?”

The words filled with frustration were scattered, and the Dark Elf grabbed the woman’s wrist.

“Sister, crying doesn’t solve the problem. Let’s go find it.”

At the Dark Elf’s words, the woman nodded while wiping away tears. The woman rose from her seat, and their eyes turned this way.

Their eyes met, and there was a moment of silence. The silence was broken by a woman.

“Alric!”

The woman called my name and ran to me and hugged me. The woman’s violent power enveloped me, and I felt a cold sensation in my chest.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I didn’t explain it properly to you, so I confused you. I’m so sorry.”

The gibberish words of the woman repeating the word sorry permeated my heart, and the emotions contained in the words were conveyed. Confusion surges from the emotions conveyed, but I opened my mouth because I had something to deal with.

“it’s okay. It’s something I thought and judged on my own.”

“No. You’ve lost your memory, so it’s only natural that you do that. I should have explained you better.”

The cold feeling in his chest deepened. Confused by the coldness that continued to grow, I looked at the Dark Elf. She sighed and shook her head.

I gave up on seeking help from the Dark Elves, and after thinking for a while, I opened my mouth.

“Like you said, I must have lost my memory. That is why the current situation is embarrassing.”

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

The woman repeated the same words in a wet voice.

“I couldn’t judge with such embarrassment, so I trusted and followed the trivial knowledge I knew. So, I thought you were corrupt.”

At those words, the dark elf’s eyebrows furrowed.

“I thought so and ran away. While running away, I met an old man.”

The Dark Elf’s furrowed eyebrows returned to their original shape, and doubt permeated them.

“The old man said this. Learn to leave your burden to others. Those words seem more necessary to you than to me.”

The woman who let go of her coldness, finally raised her head and looked at me.

“Don’t try to shoulder everything.”

“Even though you lost your memory, you still comfort me.”

The deep sadness in the woman’s voice faded.

“The person who said that also said this. If the current situation is confusing, judge with your own eyes.”

The eyes of the dark elf who was looking at me with a puzzled expression widened.

“Those words reminded me of my actions today, and they questioned me. Were my actions a mistake? I couldn’t find the answer to that question. I came back to find the answer to that question with my own eyes.”

After my words, the woman smiled and opened her mouth.

“Right. Then I will have to show you the answer.”

“That’s right.”

The woman released her arms that were holding me and held out her hand.

“Then I’ll take care of you while you look for answers.”

“I really appreciate you.”

Saying that, he grabbed the woman’s outstretched hand. And the tingling pain I forgot was felt again. In that pain, I realized that I had reached out my wounded hand. When I realized that, the woman looked at my hand with a worried expression.

“Are you okay?”

“This is fine.”

“There was a lot of blood on the floor. Is it really okay?”

“It’s already stopped bleeding, so it’s okay.”

Even after saying that, the worry on her face did not disappear.

“Sister, I know you are worried, but if you keep doing that, you will be tired.”

“Really?”

I didn’t want to answer directly, so I chose silence.

The woman understood the meaning of the silence and put on a somber expression.

“I’m sorry.”

“Sister, saying sorry is forbidden.”

The Dark Elf said that and covered the woman’s mouth. The Dark Elf, who had blocked the woman’s mouth, looked into my eyes and opened her mouth.

“Sister’s behavior may be burdensome, but please understand. It is a symptom caused by someone being down for too long.”

There was a hint of sarcasm in her words, and I could guess who was me.

“Right. Then I will understand.”

“Even if you lose your memory, brother is still nice and comfortable.”

she said and smiled.

“And you see, I didn’t introduce myself. I am Rachel and my age is a secret!”

She said and held out her hand. I reached out and took her hand. When I held her hand, I felt a violent force and the pain rushed in.

“You said you came to see if your actions today were mistakes, right?”

“Yes.”

“Let me tell you that I must have been a mistake. And what you said about being a corrupt person will definitely be apologized.”

“Okay, I see.”

I got goosebumps at the dark elf’s smile and the shady momentum that came from his words.

“There is something I want to ask you more than that.”

“Feel free to ask.”

“Where did you see the old man talking about that?”

“I saw it where there was a tombstone surrounded by a flower garden.”

“okay.”

She glared at me with a complex expression on her face. Looking at me like that, her gaze turned to the sword at her waist.

“And I see that you have a sword that I have never seen before.”

“It’s a sword stuck in the place I mentioned earlier, but the old man gave it to me.”

“really?”

Her eyes widened.

“Yes.”

She bit her nails and murmured in a low voice.

“I can’t do that. no way? Aye, I hope so.”

“Why?”

“it’s nothing. Anyway, welcome back!”

“I am warmly welcomed too.”

“thank you.”

“Now that the brother has returned, shall we leave soon?”

“I’d love to.”

At the words of the two, I opened my mouth in doubt.

“Where are you going?”

“There are things I need to bring from the North, so I’m thinking of going back to the territory.”

The word youngji reminded me of a woman’s last name that I had forgotten for a while. My heart pounded at that fact.

“Is the territory you are talking about the Duchy of Brandt?”

“You speak plainly. Oh, did I forget my last name and only give my first name?”

“no. Just in case, I asked again.”

“Right.”

woman who says so. No, there was a halo behind Princess Brandt.

“Can I ask you a favor?”

“If it is your request, I will do anything.”

At those words, my beating heart raced.

“I want to see Duke Brandt!”

“Father?”

“Yes!”

Princess Brandt looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“It doesn’t matter, but why are you suddenly asking me for something like that?”

“I asked because I usually long for the duke.”

“Right…”

Princess Brandt put on a somewhat confused expression.

“I hope you are not disappointed.”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“I will tell you later.”

“All right.”

The fact that I could meet the knight I longed for made my heart swell with joy.