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#315
“…Sarante?”
Ronan shed his confusion. Although a long time has passed she was a face I could never forget. I still had a clear memory of carrying him with only his upper body on my back and fighting Brigia an executive of Nebula Clazier.
“Oh my god how long has it been since this happened?”
Ronan’s face brightened. At least he thought he would remain in stone until he died. Oh now that I’m dead does it end up being similar? He walked forward grabbed Sarante’s hand and shook it up and down.
“how have you been doing? It’s nice to see that it definitely has legs. Have you stopped being Ophelia’s pillow now? “No wait a minute you and the general are here… Didn’t I die?”
I was so happy that I spoke more than usual. Even after all this he was a comrade who risked his life to fight together. Sarante was staring at Ronan with a gentle smile on his face without saying a word.
“But why didn’t you say anything earlier?”
Ronan who belatedly felt a sense of discomfort tilted his head. The atmosphere was different from when we met before.
Should I say that I have become more aloof? It was common for long-lived species such as elves and dragons to show such behavior but beyond that there was a mysterious impression that could not be explained. Adeshan who had been quietly turning his back opened his mouth.
“That person is not someone you know. “Corporal.”
“yes? “What is that…”
“I’m just borrowing the image of someone you’re familiar with. Be polite.”
It was an incomprehensible sound. At that moment Sarante’s appearance dispersed like fog and transformed into an amorphous halo of light. The overall bluish color was similar to that of the mother planet seen on an unnamed planet.
“What the fuck…!”
Ronan’s eyes widened. That was before he could do anything. A sudden cloud of light enveloped Ronan.
“…!”
At that moment memories he had never experienced before flowed into Ronan’s mind. At the border between space and the stars an unidentified halo of light was fighting with a giant. A race that has now disappeared along with Abel. He was noticeably larger than other giants and had as many as eight wings on his back.
“This.”
Ronan took a deep breath. The big man fighting the light was undoubtedly the former king of the giants. The being who started the whole story by falling into the village of saviors. The various scars left on the body were carved at that exact time.
The memory ended with the King of Giants falling to the ground. The gathered light once again transformed into the shape of Sarante. Ronan who instinctively realized what was in front of him let out a low sigh.
“…Seniel.”
Instead of answering Sarante smiled. She had heard it several times since her second life. A great soul that transcends time and dwells in the will.
Sarante pointed to Ronan’s heart before it turned into a rock and said that Seniel resided here. Why did it only appear now? What’s going on?
Ronan was in the midst of confusion due to the questions that were raising their heads one after another. Adeshan opened his mouth.
“Calm down Corporal. “I’ll tell you everything.”
“What the hell happened?”
“I don’t have time so I’ll explain quickly. “First of all this is the person who gave me the bead that turns back time.”
“yes?”
Ronan’s face stiffened at the shocking fact. He thought it was a secret that he would never find out.
“Seniel was predicting the disaster that would occur due to the giants. But he used up too much power while fighting the former king of giants. So with his remaining power he created an orb that could turn back time and delivered it to the right person who had the potential to prevent the destruction of the star that is to me.”
“Are you telling me to believe that now?”
“I’m just telling the truth. I happened to pick up this bead at the end of my first life. “On a battlefield devastated by giants…”
Adeshan nodded. It was now a story from the distant past. As she crawled across the battlefield with her limbs cut off she found a bead in a pit mixed with corpses and mud.
She swallowed the marble and from then on her life began to repeat itself in order to overthrow the giant. Ronan who discovered the coin shrugged his eyebrows.
“But General…you didn’t know anything. “Let alone the king of giants the fact that there are more than three of them…”
“I also received the full story of the incident a little while ago. Seniel gave me no help other than giving me beads. “I would venture to guess that you didn’t have the strength to do that.”
Sarante heard those words and nodded her head. She probably hit the nail on the head. It was quite disgusting that she had such an expression of shame on her face.
“Then…what exactly is the identity of this guy named Seniel? god?”
“I don’t know either. Because you won’t tell me at all. “I think it might be a similar entity but…”
“That’s very expensive. “If I tell you it might be a little bit extra.”
Ronan muttered. I wanted to know his exact identity not just vague things like will and soul. At that time Sarante’s body which was scratching her head exploded again into the form of a group of lights.
“What?!”
“what…!”
Ronan and Adeshan were shocked. It was a violent movement that I had never seen before. A voice of indistinguishable gender rang out from somewhere.
【great. You deserve it.】
It was a sweeter voice than any voice I had ever heard. Widely scattered light swirled around. Soon unfamiliar memories began to pour into the two of them just like what Ronan had experienced a moment ago.
“oh my god.”
However this time the scale was different. In just a few seconds Ronan and Adeshan were bombarded with history from the birth of the stars to the present. It didn’t take that long. Adeshan who was experiencing dizziness due to the aftermath of the memory transfer muttered while holding his forehead.
“The…soul of the world?”
“It’s killing me.”
Ronan couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration at the unimaginable identity. It seemed like I could understand why they fought so hard to stop the giants. I don’t know how to express it exactly because it is such an esoteric being but to explain it as simply as possible Seniel was the soul of the star they lived on.
“okay. So us…”
Adeshan trailed off. I never imagined that stars had souls. She was in the middle of muttering to herself after solving her last curiosity. A voice rang out again from somewhere in the halo of light.
【Then Adeshan. I’ll be waiting.】
“ah….”
Adeshan was about to say something. Faaaaa… the swirling particles of light disappeared as if melting. Ronan surprised by her sudden exit was in the midst of blinking her eyes. Ade Shan twisting her lips this way and that looked back at him.
“I guess…time is up. ”
“What time?”
Ronan asked. There was something unusual about the atmosphere. Adeshan who was staring at Ronan opened his mouth heavily.
“It’s time for us to say goodbye forever. Corporal I am gone now.”
“…yes?”
Ronan took a deep breath. It felt like a bolt of lightning had struck my head. After barely regaining his composure he asked Adeshan.
“What…what do you mean?”
“That’s literally it. As you may have already noticed you are not dead yet. Senielge who highly appreciated your merit cured the body drifting across dimensions and returned it to its original world.”
Adeshan said calmly. She said that Ronan’s body was currently lying unconscious on the battlefield. She made eye contact with Ronan and smiled.
“But her wounds are so deep that she never wakes up. So I plan to hand over my remaining vitality to you and annihilate it.”
“that….”
“Don’t worry too much. It won’t cause any harm to your girlfriend. “It may be a weak vitality but it will be enough to make your heart beat again.”
“What on earth…what on earth are you talking about? You lead with such courage. “Weren’t we supposed to be together sharing her body?”
Ronan asked with a trembling voice. I didn’t expect a breakup like this. Ade Shan shook her head with a wry smile on her face.
“To begin with I wasn’t perfect. Only the crumb-like thoughts remained taking up residence in your heart. “I was lucky enough to borrow my body for this life but it was destined to disappear one day.”
“That can’t be possible.”
Ronan sighed in shock. Her body gradually fading away crushing any hope I might have. It was definitely something I wanted to return alive but I didn’t want it to be like this.
Suddenly her vision began to turn hazy. A single tear escaped and slid down my cheek. Ade Shan who was looking at Ronan slowly raised her hand.
“Corporal Ronan. “You are too young to face the night.”
“yes…?”
Adeshan gently cupped Ronan’s cheek with both hands. Her calloused hands were scratchy. She lowered her head and pressed her forehead against Ronan’s.
“Even though I saw the sunset three times I couldn’t face the night. The bitterness of not being able to achieve my goal in the end kept me from sleeping. “Originally I would not have been able to rest in peace at the end but you made my wish come true.”
“Please make my wish come true…I told you to become a tailor…I couldn’t even tell you…”
“Corporal. You did your best for me. I know how much trouble you put into it for me. “You showed me that there is a better life than going back to being a tailor’s daughter.”
She gently moved her thumb to wipe away the flowing tears. Ronan tried to say something but her throat was so choked that her voice couldn’t come out. She said that Ade Shan was her son.
“Thank you for trying for me. Meeting you in my third life was the luckiest thing in my life. “I really have no time left.”
“…Can’t you just stay?”
Ronan barely opened his mouth. Instead of answering Ade Shan hugged Ronan. The temperature passing from her arms to her arms made her eyes turn red again.
“In this life I grew up to be a good and bright child. Her face and body were already useful so this time she has been reborn as a perfect being. So don’t miss out and be good.”
“Damn can you tell a joke at a time like this?”
“Oh there is one drawback. Even with this I am quite jealous. It’s unlikely but don’t even think about blowing the wind. “At that time I will go to the underworld to kill you.”
Adeshan’s voice was trembling. Her figure had become noticeably more transparent compared to before.
Before she could finally answer Ronan lifted his arms and hugged her tighter. A watery voice escaped from Ade Shan’s mouth as she finally finished hugging her.
“You took my words to heart…Ronan.”
Ronan gritted his teeth instead of answering. Adeshan’s face was a mess after it was revealed again. Her tears were flowing endlessly down her beautiful gray eyes.
“…yes. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
“good. That’s it. Then finally…”
Suddenly Adeshan pulled Ronan by the back of his head. They got closer in an instant and their lips met. It was quite long and thick but she didn’t come over her beads this time.
“town…!”
Ronan’s eyes widened. It wasn’t long before her Adeshan released her mouth and she laughed.
“Ahaha…it hasn’t improved at all since then.”
“…General.”
“I’m glad it’s true that she doesn’t make women cry that much. “The tormenting of the owner’s body ends here.”
She was in the middle of tapping Ronan on the shoulder. Suddenly cracks began to appear in the all-white background. Adeshan now almost invisible shrugged his eyebrows.
“You’re lucky. “I can’t believe I can see you off until the end.”
“colon…”
Ronan was about to say something. Suddenly she became speechless and her voice went out. The more she cracked the further away she was from consciousness.
Ronan had a hunch. Now was the moment of separation. All I can say is one word. He said as if he was squeezing out her remaining energy.
“See you again.”
Adeshan did not answer. She had a strange expression neither smiling nor crying. Her distant consciousness eventually broke off. After confirming that Ronan had disappeared Adeshan muttered softly.
“Goodbye. “My first love.”
The voices of those who had left were echoing in her ears. She could feel the people she had lost on the battlefield her mother and two brothers coming to meet her.
Adeshan now completely transparent turned his back. Soon she wiped away her tears and started walking to where those who had left should go.
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.
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“Ronan!”
“Huh!”?
Ronan startled by someone’s shout opened her eyes. Her head felt dizzy as if she had just woken up from a long sleep. As her blurry vision became clearer the brightening sky came into view.
‘This is…’
The early morning air was cold. The arrangement of the remaining star clusters in the sky was familiar. It looks like he really came back. Ronan who was quietly looking at the sky clenched her fist.
‘General.’
The moment of separation was glimmering before my eyes. Now that Seniel who lived in her own heart was gone there was nothing left to connect him with her first life.
The loneliness she felt for the first time in her life was enough to raise her head. Suddenly a familiar voice rang right next to me.
“He survived! Ronan is alive!”
“Aser…?”
Ronan slowly turned his head towards her. Asher was looking down at her with her watery eyes. Familiar faces came into view next to him. Everyone including her friends from her special adventure club surrounded her.
“You idiot. “You were worried…!”
Marja seeing that Ronan was awake covered her face with her hands. A trembling voice came out through the gap between my fingers. Sita and Braum were already wailing like wild animals.
“Pyeonguk! Bwauuu!”
“Ugh! “Huh huh huh!”
“…joy.”
Schlieffen who had suddenly come to his senses was standing by his side. He hid his tears by turning his head the other way. At that time Iril rushed over to Ronan who was just trying to get up.
“My little brother! Argh!”
“Sister.”
“Are you okay now? Do you have any pain? “Yes I’m afraid you’ll do something wrong sister…!”
Iril hugged Ronan’s neck and burst into tears. She cried so much that her eyes were swollen but she was still beautiful. I spat out a butterfly that swept across her face.
“…did he survive?”
“Your name is tough. bantling.”
Jaipa who was right next to me giggled. Dragons including Navardose and the Dragon King of Orsay were also standing by. Suddenly the voice I had so desperately missed came from right next to Ronan.
“Ronan.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. As he slowly turned his head he saw Ade Shan sitting at his bedside. The traces of tears flowing down her pure white cheek were clear.
“Adeshan….”
“I’m glad you’re back.”
Adeshan silently stroked Ronan’s head. The same friendly smile as before was on her lips. Ronan who had been looking at her quietly opened his mouth to her.
“…You left right?”
Adeshan’s expression hardened for a moment. It was not difficult to understand the intent of the question. She bit her lower lip and nodded her head.
“…huh.”
There were no more voices in her head. The general left completely. Ronan who was shaking his head in compliance hugged Adeshan and whispered.
“thank you.”
“me too. That Ronan. “People are waiting.”
Adeshan laughed again. Ronan who understood what she meant helped her up. As my visibility increased I came into view of the brutally destroyed wasteland and the Allied soldiers surrounding it.
“Over there. “Aren’t you awake?”
“Oh my god really…!”
The soldiers who saw Ronan began to murmur. They were all waiting for Ronan to wake up. As the commotion grew louder his eyebrows narrowed.
“That…dammit….”
The sparkling eyes of the soldiers were burdensome. I felt like I should say something but nothing in particular came to mind. Damn I’m not really good at public speaking.
He scratched his head and blurted out.
“…Thank you all for your hard work.”
“Waaaaaa!!!”
Thunderous cheers erupted from all directions. They threw the items they were holding high into the sky as if they had made a promise. A reddish sun was rising beyond the shaking dawn.
