132 – EP.6 When spring comes when flowers bloom -3

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As the theory and practice always differ, the calendar declared the end of winter, but the cold did not go away.

Like lovers who don’t want to let each other go, the cold winter temperature made them want to stay with people more.

“Lady, is there anything lacking?”

A well-dressed waiter asked the woman.

They are on the terrace of a restaurant.

It was separated from the road by a small fence.

The woman took a sip of the drink the waiter poured her and nodded as if satisfied.

Although the restaurant has a nice atmosphere, delicious food, and good music to listen to, this customer doesn’t look comfortable throughout the meal.

After the waiter left, the woman took out a small notebook from her bag.

The paper attached to the inside of the notebook was tattered.

[Going to eat at El Pio, a famous restaurant in Lirson.]

It was written in crooked letters.

The woman took out a pen and drew.

meant to be achieved.

There were similar cracks on the one she had just drawn.

[Stay overnight at an inn in Rowan Village.]

[View the Victory Tower.]

[Going to Grandia Eleanor Cathedral.]

I don’t know how these relate to learning letters, but the woman didn’t doubt it.

If it was the person who wrote this article, I would have believed it even if they made cheese out of stones.

That’s why the woman was depressed throughout the two months of the trip.

Even if you look at the nice scenery.

Even if you stay at a nice inn.

Even if you go to a good place.

Even if you eat good food.

This is because they have not been able to find any clues to decipher the unknown characters.

The woman rummaged through her pocket and pulled out a note.

Letters that mean [When spring comes when flowers bloom.]

And below is his own letter that explains the meaning.

“……”

Emma covered her writing with a pen.

Because I was wondering what this meant.

“I’m sorry.”

she said, leaning on the table.

“Master, I’m sorry.”

“Emma’s an idiot. I couldn’t find any clues. I’m sorry.”

She buried her face in the table and muttered in a low voice.

I will study harder.

Emma blamed herself for having only a basic education.

As we were spending time at the table, the wind blew.

– Whiing

The note she was holding was blown away by a sudden strong wind.

“ah!”

Feeling the slightly rising intoxication running away, Emma jumped up.

The flying note fell over the fence and landed on the side of the road.

It was left to her by the owner.

Emma climbed over the fence with her legs high.

The wind blew again, and the note flew low along the road.

Emma gasped after the note.

The chase, which seemed like a skit, ended when someone picked up a note.

“Here you go.”

A woman with an exotic appearance handed over a note to Emma.

“Thank you, Lady.”

Emma, who was chasing the note, stopped and thanked her.

“When spring comes when flowers bloom.”

The woman said to Emma who said hello and turned around.

“yes?”

Emma turned around as she heard the phrase she carves in her head every day.

“It’s the writing on that note. It’s the sentence, ‘When spring comes when flowers bloom.’”

The woman pointed her finger at the note she was holding.

Upon hearing that, Emma’s hands trembled slightly.

“This, this, can you interpret this?”

Emma approached the woman and showed her the note once more.

The woman glanced at me with an incomprehensible expression and nodded.

“Yes. Of course.”

Emma then looked at the woman in front of her.

When I expressed her, I could express it as ‘black’.

He is dressed in black from head to toe, and even has black short hair.

He has an exotic face, similar to a man from a country far away in the east that he once saw in a newspaper.

“That… that… hold on. I’m really sorry, but could you wait here for a moment?”

At the same time as the woman nodded slightly, Emma headed back to the restaurant.

Emma’s heart beat fast.

Returning to the restaurant, she paid and left.

She returned after a month and pulled out a piece of paper from her bag.

It was a copy of the first page of a novel written by Inho.

I copied the first chapter to see if I could decipher it with the clues I got during my travels.

“??”

When Emma handed over the copy, the woman tilted her head.

“Ho, by any chance… can you read… the writing there?”

There was anticipation in Emma’s excited eyes.

Receiving that strangely sticky and obsessive gaze, the woman slowly scanned the paper she was holding.

And he opened his mouth.

“Summer passes, autumn passes. And so winter comes.”

Emma covered her mouth with her hand at the woman reading without interruption.

Seeing that the sentences continued endlessly and their meanings harmonized, I didn’t think it was made up hastily.

“After the cold winter, a new spring will come.”

Summer is over, fall is gone. That’s how winter comes.

After the cold winter, a new spring will come.

I think we are the seeds buried in the winter.

Like a seed that spends time in the ground enduring the cold of winter.

It is because you receive the harsh wind and waves with your whole body and gain the hope of living tomorrow.

Just as you can’t say that all the seeds will sprout, neither can we.

And there are those that first sprouted, blossomed, and then withered away.

There will be some buried in the ground and waiting for spring.

Emma.

I don’t know how long it took me to read this article.

“…master?”

Emma’s eyes widened as her name came out of the woman’s mouth.

“That’s it. Is there more? I think there will be more content later.”

“Yes, there is! There is…”

“there is?”

“The original… is in the mansion.”

This place and the mansion are a full week away.

Emma couldn’t ask a woman she hadn’t even met with for a week.

“Ho, by any chance, where do you live? If I bring the original from the mansion and visit it… can you interpret it further?”

The woman stared blankly at Emma, who was looking at her sadly.

“Yes, thank you. Just take the time to read it. I’ll visit you myself. So please… I beg you.”

When the woman seemed to have lost interest, Emma hurriedly grabbed her arm.

At last, with the momentum to kneel, Emma was bent down.

“Umm… I’m here for sightseeing too.”

“Is that so? Then where you originally live is…”

“It’s far away.”

“Ah… please…”

Emma collapsed with a desperate look on her face.

It’s an opportunity I got, but I couldn’t let it go like this in vain.

Tears welled up in Emma’s eyes.

“Then let’s do this.”

Seeing Emma dripping down the roadside, the woman said without changing her face.

At the woman’s words, Emma raised her head.

“I just happened to be looking for my next destination. Could you guide me to where you live? If possible, I’ll provide accommodations.”

“…Yes? Yes! You can. You can. Thank you. Thank you very much.”

When she said that she would come to the village, Emma bowed her head to the point of subservience.

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much.”

Tears flowed down her face as Emma bent over.

“Don’t be too hard on me. I’m trying to be a burden.”

At the woman’s words, Emma stood up. Emma did not want to offend the woman.

It was because if a woman had a negative feeling towards herself, deciphering the manuscript would be skipped.

“Please take care of me.”

The woman held out her hand.

“My name is Emma. Lady.”

Emma responded by holding her hand.

“I see. Nice to meet you, Emma.”

The woman smiled and waved her hand slightly up and down.

“My name is Imina.”

It was an exotic name.