Episode 358:
Are the Parents Back or the Neighbors in Danger? Adela liked whoever it was. I missed human voices so much that I quickly went out to the front door and carefully opened the door.
Kiik –
But it wasn’t her parents or her neighbors waiting for Adela outside. It was velvet wagging its tail.
“You… who are you?”
Adela was curious to see the visitor. Although he was a child like himself, his horns and tail resembled a dragon from a children’s book.
Of course, Velvet seemed to be shocked by Adela’s attitude.
“Who are you?”
“Cheuk! Kyaa kyao… Mom forgot about velvet…”
“Mom?”
At Velvet’s words, Adela tilted her head.
“But I’m still…”
How can she be a mother when she’s only a child? When Adela revealed her difficulty, Velvet straightened her back and declared with a solemn face as if it were a secret.
“…Kyahang! Actually, Velvet is from the future! Adela’s mom has to go with Velvet! Come from the future to pick up everyone!”
“…future?”
“huh! Now, in the future, Dad is waiting for Adela’s mother! Everyone will be sad if you don’t come back!”
Velvet’s words were so unfamiliar that her father was waiting for her in the future, but little Adela put her hand on her forehead as if something came to mind.
“Me…”
A face she had never seen before, which she must never remember, flickered in Adela’s mind.
“Wow…”
What was that person’s name?
Why can’t I remember the name? Adela felt missed. I came to believe that what Velvet said might be true.
“Then, did you, Velvet, come to pick me up?”
Adela shook her head with difficulty, holding the bear’s hand with one hand and resting her forehead on the other.
“…but why?”
Maybe Velvet, like Adela, would be trapped in this fantasy world. No matter how solid the connection is, visiting someone else’s dream carries such a risk.
Even so, if you ask why she visited such a dangerous world without any worries, Velvet could answer at once.
“Velvet! It’s such a big egg! It’s so hot that it’s hard… but!”
Velvet took such a stride and suddenly hugged her.
“Adela’s mom always hugged Velvet like this! It’s very cold and refreshing, so I feel really good!”
The small velvet embrace was different from that of her parents. However, it was a warmth that Adela really missed.
[Kyahang! Velvet fire-breathing!]
[…Thanks as always. Adela.]
[I told you, your rival is me!]
[Here! Mr. Adela!]
The nostalgic voices I heard one day passed Adela at a glance. He couldn’t remember who he was or what future he left behind, but his voice was clear.
chuck!
Velvet held out her hand to Adela, telling her to catch it quickly.
“Go back! mom!”
Adela took Velvet’s hand as if possessed, without a moment’s thought.
But now Adela and Velvet weren’t the only ones in the house. There was another uninvited guest.
And the uninvited guest seemed very unhappy that Adela was leaving the house.
“I can’t go!”
The teddy bear Adela was holding went short into the hallway and spread her arms menacingly to block it.
“…theory?”
“Hey, a teddy bear talking like an orca!”
Adela’s teddy bear, Ron, argued whether or not Velvet was surprised.
“This is your house! Where are you going! Adela! Should I wait for my parents? Do you trust that kid more than your friend Ron?”
“But still…”
“What if that kid is a bad guy? What if the one waiting outside is a mean person trying to take you away? Let’s wait for our parents here!”
As Ron the teddy bear made a strong argument, swinging his short arms around, Adela’s grip on the velvet slowly loosened.
“Velvet is not a bad person!”
“I can not believe it! The horns on the tail are suspicious! Isn’t that a bad dragon trying to swallow Adela in one bite?”
“Kyaa kyao… Velvet can’t stand it, so I’ll make the teddy bear breathe fire!”
Velvet, who was pushed by Ron’s fluent speaking skills, eventually tried to exercise her skills.
However, it is up to Adela to make the choice here.
“…I want to go. theory.”
Adela wanted to leave this house today, even if it wasn’t for Velvet. It was so lonely now to guard the house left alone.
“Did you forget Adela!? There are dangerous snow monsters out there!”
Ron stopped Adela from trying to get out, but to no avail. Adela had already made up her mind. In the end, Adela follows Velvet’s hand and leaves the door.
“Fine! Adela’s mom will be protected by Velvet!”
Velvet opened the door, holding Adela’s hand. Ron the teddy bear followed them, busily moving his short legs.
“Adela and I go too!”
However, this was also a dream world. Is it because the world collapses when Adela, the owner of the dream, wakes up? As soon as Adela gathered up the courage and left the house, what awaited her was a huge monster made of snow.
Wow-!
The monster threatened by opening its huge catfish-like mouth and blowing wild wind. But Velvet did not back down from such a threat.
“Breathing velvet fire!”
Quah-!
Velvet advanced, spewing fire from its tiny mouth like a flamethrower, the snow monster’s greatest weakness.
Even when ice soldiers, like those seen in Ruin Castle, attacked with weapons, Velvet did not back down.
“Velvet is strong now! Now Velvet will protect Adela’s mother!”
He continued to move forward, bursting the heads of the endlessly pouring soldiers with the regime control he learned from Shin Yoo-seong.
A giant fish jumped out of the snow towards the velvet. Among the snow monsters, it was the only rare monster that could hide its appearance in the snow.
Hwaaak-!
But the eye monster in the form of a fish also melted too feebly in the velvet fire. Now, Velvet couldn’t lose to anyone. Velvet never doubted a happy future back home with Adela.
Courage was important in the dream world. Faith was the result.
So win.
“Velvet had the most fun reading fairy tales from Adela’s mother!”
Velvet had a happy past with Adela and a promised future. Intelligent Velvet remembered all that happiness. I could talk all day about what a pleasant memory it was.
“Even if Adela’s mother doesn’t remember, it’s okay! Because Velvet remembers everything!”
okay. Even if Adela forgot, it didn’t matter. Velvet remembered. No matter when that happened, no matter how much time passed, there was no way I could forget it.
The moment when she woke up from the egg and met everyone was clearly imprinted on Velvet.
“Velvet…”
Did he regain his memory?
Adela involuntarily uttered Velvet’s name.
“huh! let’s go back! mom!”
Adela remembered her forgotten memories with Velvet. Shin Yoo-seong, who comforted her, came to mind, the caring and kind Sumire, and her proud rival Kim Eun-ah.
Why did I forget these precious memories?
The snow monsters surrounding them had long since disappeared. Adela’s body had already returned to its original form a long time ago.
“…Okay, let’s go back. velvet.”
This time Adela hugged Velvet. Adela regains her memory. Giving up happiness to be dulled by pain, I couldn’t repeat the same mistake again.
“Kyahang…”
A transparent staircase descended from the sky toward Volterra. It was time to say goodbye to the long nightmare.
“I can’t follow anymore. You’ve grown up. Adela.”
Adela smiled happily at Ron’s brief wave of his hand.
“huh. Thanks, Ron.”
“No, it’s sad that you’re leaving, but I’ve always been waiting for this moment!”
Ron calmly greeted his old friend.
“Is that the role of a teddy bear? It’s time to stop playing with dolls and graduate!”
He waved vigorously, wishing his friend happiness.
Adela stepped down the stairs holding Velvet’s hand.
“sorry. velvet. Did you wait?”
“huh! Daddy is waiting for Adela’s mom too!”
Adela smiled and took a step.
One step, two steps, three steps, how many steps did you take? Adela looked down to capture the scenery of Volterra one last time before it got too far.
“Pufu…”
Adela stopped laughing.
Downstairs, Ron and even the snow monsters that had just pounced on him were waving vigorously at Adela.
It was as if she was telling her to leave this world as soon as possible and to encourage her not to come to this nightmare anymore, so Adela stopped laughing.
Adela held Velvet’s hand involuntarily.
“Mother Adela…”
Velvet called to Adela. In the place where Velvet extended her index finger, there were also her parents
whom
Adela had been searching for so long.
“Is it okay if we don’t meet?”
“…huh.”
pop. pop.
Tears fell, Adela smiled sadly. It was time to part. How many sorrows did you wander in trying to hold on to the past that had left you?
A child who wandered in search of his parents in a cold snowy field has grown up. It was time to graduate from teddy bears as adults.
“Hello…”
Adela waved her hand far down. What kind of emotion is the smile that lingers on one’s lips even while the tears are falling?
Seeing Adela like that, her parents moved their mouths with very happy faces.
[love. Adela.]
[You’ve grown really well.]
Maybe this is just your comfort. It may be just an illusion. But Adela was so happy that she stopped laughing.
“All is well.”
Adela turned her head.
Holding Velvet by the hand, Adela strode along the transparent stairs and spoke to Velvet with a voice drenched in tears and still very happy.
“…Let’s go back. velvet.”
Looking at Adela like that, Velvet replied brightly.
“huh!”
