Episode 328 Parallel Lines of Friendship (2)
Sedina hesitated in front of Julia.
Julia let out a small sigh at Sedina, who was hesitant about what to say.
“Answer me. Why didn’t you keep your promise that day?”
“…..”
Sedina kept her mouth shut.
If it was the promise of that day, Sedina also remembered it.
As children, Sedina and Julia were best friends.
Julia, who was very talented in magic, was one of the students supported by the Law Shen family.
As a result, Julia often visited the Rosshen family, and it was only natural that she became close to Sedina, the only one of her age there.
Julia was such an outstanding gifted child that even at the time, it was said that no one dared to compare.
Adults praised her and praised her talent.
That’s why Julia looked down on her peers.
But Sedina was different.
Sedina was a somewhat strange child.
He laughs well, is bright, and has a unique atmosphere that naturally draws him somewhere.
When I saw her playing with nature, I felt like I was facing a fairy in a fairy tale.
The arrogant Julia naturally fell for Sedina.
The two became close friends and had a really good time together.
However, their relationship did not last very long.
The biggest reason was that Sedina’s mother passed away.
The loss of her mother changed Sedina.
He refused to meet Julia and chose to be alone.
Refusing to meet anyone, Sedina shut herself in her room.
Julia was shocked.
I knew from a servant that Sedina never met anyone from her family.
Still, she thought she would meet her as a friend, but Sedina refused even that.
Julia felt a great sense of betrayal at Sedina’s actions.
No matter who it was, if it had happened to them, they would have felt skeptical and tried to give up.
But Julia didn’t give up.
-Who wants to stop meeting me?
Julia was called a genius and had a stronger ego than anyone else.
Julia was never willing to give up on things that others would give up easily, even out of pride.
But Sedina continued to avoid Julia like a frightened rabbit digging deep into its burrow.
Even when Julia joined the dream school at the Mage’s Tower, Sedina did not visit Julia.
Julia understood Sedina mentally.
Since the mother she trusted and followed the most passed away, she must have felt as if she was left alone in the world.
Even if he had friends, he could not fill the void in his family.
Julia knows.
She felt the sense that she was alone in the world.
Geniuses are lonely.
People around you praise you as great, but you can’t wash the emptiness that fills up inside you.
That’s why Julia fell for a special Sedina like herself.
At least I wish I could have been honest with myself as a friend.
If I had asked for help, I would have helped somehow.
Sedina was Julia’s first and last friend.
A first friend was more important than anything to a genius girl who was united with pride and a firm ego.
As much as that, the wound he received when he tried to push him away was so huge that the genius girl was harsh.
Enough to hold on to it even after a long time has passed since then.
“Answer me.”
“…..”
Sedina couldn’t even come up with an excuse.
Julia had been feeling guilty for a long time.
A friend who was more talented and beautiful than anyone else and cared about himself.
Julia was a good person to the extent that she didn’t get along with her timid and cowardly self.
But it was in the past that the two of them laughed and played together.
Sedina knew she couldn’t go back any longer.
Sedina hated her family and joined the Black Dawn with that single thought, taking on all kinds of dirty work.
I saw the darkness of the world and dipped my feet into it.
She was no longer Law Shen’s innocent daughter.
That’s why I couldn’t treat Julia as a friend the way I used to.
The child you knew is no more.
I am no longer the innocent Sedina I used to be.
The words did not come out of my mouth and echoed emptyly in my heart.
I didn’t have the courage to speak.
Because he is still a coward.
So I ignored it and ran away.
Hoping that one day Julia will get tired of herself and fall away.
Know. To say that he just ran away without giving an explanation and wanted things to go the way he wanted.
It is a very selfish act.
But Julia didn’t give up.
Even after Julia entered Seorn, she only waited for an opportunity to approach Sedina.
Sedina was not blind, so she knew that.
I knew it, but I ignored it and ignored it.
I’d rather have a dry relationship like this.
This was something I could just ignore.
I thought so.
“why.”
The moment I met Julia’s eyes, which were looking this way with a gaze full of sorrow.
Sedina had no choice but to face the past she had been avoiding so far.
Sedina pondered what answer to give, but then opened her mouth with a firm heart.
“Why are you saying that now?”
“…I’ve been watching you since the beginning of the semester. Of course, I didn’t come to you then. because you avoided me That’s why you looked bad.”
At that, Sedina couldn’t resist.
Even after she joined the Black Dawn, she stayed away for a long time.
He was not trusted by the members of the organization, and he was ostracized and guarded despite his ability.
The more Sedina did, the more she whipped herself up like a person suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder.
Because he had only this left.
Even if it was a rotten rope, I couldn’t let go of it.
“But at some point, I found you brightening up again. like you before Probably… from the time I entered as an assistant to teacher Ludgar Celish.”
It was.
The moment when Sedina began to change decisively.
It was after meeting Ludgar Celish, whom I initially thought was the First Order.
“Why?”
“Miss Rudger must have had a good influence on you. But you know what Sedina? Mr. Rudger is a dangerous man.”
At those words, Sedina was startled.
I couldn’t fathom why Julia would suddenly say that.
Could it be that Mr. Ludger’s true identity has been exposed?
Whether Sedina was surprised or not, Julia’s words continued.
“Sedina. As you know, I can use dream magic. It is possible to enter a person’s dream and spy on that person’s dream.”
“You mean you peeked into the teacher’s dream?”
“I couldn’t do that at first. Dreams didn’t exist for Mr. Rudger. who don’t dream It was a rare constitution that was hard to find even within the School of Dreams. But one day, he suddenly began to see the dream of Mr. Ludger, albeit faintly.”
Julia remembered that time.
It’s very faint, but it’s the stem of the dream I saw from Ludgar.
Julia caught the weak contact with the world of dreams that had been formed since Ludger’s visit to the ‘Order Synod’ at once.
It would have been difficult for even a magician of the same dream school to notice that.
Julia’s outstanding talent made that possible.
“The traces of the dream were very faint and short. But I didn’t miss the moment and saw it.”
“That’s a bad thing.”
Sedina thought it ironic that she would say this.
To say that the person who killed a person was doing something bad by spying on other people’s dreams.
However, this was the only defense Sedina could make.
Julia did not bother to make excuses for Sedina’s words.
Because she had no other choice.
Even if I knew it wasn’t the right way, I wanted to know what kind of person Rudger was who made Sedina change.
Even for Sedina.
“It was only part of it, but I definitely saw it. …. Mr. Ludgar Celish is committing murder.”
Murder.
At those words, Sedina involuntarily swallowed her saliva.
It wasn’t that surprising to Sedina that Ludgar had killed someone.
It’s funny to say this, but it has now reached the point of being ‘obvious’.
But the important thing now is that Julia noticed that fact.
A secret that should not be revealed to anyone.
‘What should I do?’
Sedina was troubled.
It wouldn’t be a problem for Julia to let others know about this if she was willing.
‘Of course, no one will believe it carelessly.’
How much reputation has Rudger built so far?
It was so strong that it could not be shaken by any personal attacks.
However, Julia is the top of the first year and is a promising Mage Tower affiliated with the Dream School.
Her voice could not be said to be weak.
If she spreads a rumor, someone will believe it.
Or even if you don’t believe it, people who hate Rudger and want to bring him down will fan it out.
know.
There was no possibility that Rudger would be threatened with just that.
But Sedina couldn’t accept the fact that such a thing was happening.
‘You have to dry it. But how?’
Sedina had no good reason to stop Julia.
Rather, it was clear that if he reprimanded him forcefully, he would rather arouse Julia’s suspicion.
After thinking for a while, Sedina opened her mouth.
“…What happened?”
First of all, I was going to confirm Julia’s findings through her “I didn’t know” attitude.
At those words, Julia turned pale.
For the first time, Sedina responded favorably to her words.
“You know a kid named Line in Mr. Rudger’s class, right?”
Sedina nodded.
Rene was a student that Sedina also remembered.
It was because he possessed shamanic magical powers that were rare among first-year students, and even though he was a commoner, his appearance stood out.
Above all, Line was a student Rudger cared about.
Or maybe he is the one he cherishes the most among all the students.
To be honest, even Sedina felt a little jealous.
But why did the name of the child named Line suddenly appear?
Julia continued her explanation as if she had read Sedina’s eyes.
“In the past, Linen met Mr. Rudger.”
“Did you two ever meet?”
“okay. It’s a very distant past. When Rene was a child. Mr. Rudger is younger than us.”
Julia said it was at least 10 years in the past.
At that time, she put in her mouth the scenery in the dream she had seen.
“At that time, Mr. Ludgar killed Line’s mother.”
“…!”
Sedina’s eyes widened at the story she didn’t know.
At the same time, I understood why Rudger had such an attitude toward a student named Line.
The puzzle pieces in my head came together.
‘I guess the guilt the teacher showed toward that child was because of this.’
But there were still unanswered questions.
“Actually, the girl named Line didn’t seem to know anything.”
“That’s natural. Because Line’s memories of that time were sealed by someone. And only one person can seal that memory.”
Rudger Chelsea.
He killed Line’s mother and sealed her memory.
“So Sedina. Stop being that person’s assistant immediately. Mr. Rudger is a dangerous man. A murderer who hid his identity.”
“That’s…”
“I understand if you think it’s a lie. But I’m serious. It’s all about worrying about you. I don’t know what you think, but I still consider you a friend.”
“…..”
Julia’s sincerity was fully conveyed to Sedina.
Same with Sedina. I thought of Julia as a really good friend.
still.
I couldn’t tell.
What you’ve been through and what you’ve been doing for the past few years.
there was no way i could say
Worried about being scorned by Julia. It wasn’t such a selfish idea.
Rather, if Julia found out, she would step out on her own and try to help Sedina.
Sedina didn’t like that.
I didn’t want to get my friend involved in something dangerous.
I was thinking of thanking Julia.
Because he was still worried about himself who broke his promise and tried to push him away.
I could have hated it enough, but Julia didn’t.
That’s why Sedina couldn’t go back to her old relationship with Julia.
Even for Julia, not for herself.
The two were not allowed to get close to each other.
“….Sorry.”
“Sedina!”
“But to me… Mr. Rudger is my one and only benefactor.”
“Did you not hear me?! It’s all lies!”
“Julia. I understand what you say. But… there are definitely good parts of the teacher that you don’t know either.”
That was all Sedina could say.
With something to hide, I couldn’t tell Julia everything.
“…Are you not going to believe me?”
“This is my job and my teacher.”
Sedina, who was saying that, bit her lip for a moment and then spat out something she didn’t even mean.
“…so it has nothing to do with you.”
The cruel refusal that the words imply.
Julia’s wide eyes trembled.
Her expression was contorted as if she was about to cry, but she was about to burst into anger.
Sedina couldn’t bear to look at Julia.
Still, I strained my neck and didn’t look away.
I’d rather have Julia give up here.
It was far better to be hated than to be a nuisance to Rudger.
“You…”
Julia was about to say something before closing her mouth.
Her expression, which had been swirling with complex emotions, returned to normal as if wearing a mask.
As Julia Plumheart, Seorn’s first-year senior and a promising Mage Tower who is considered a genius.
“….OK got it.”
Julia skipped those words and quickly left, blowing a cold wind.
Sedina looked at Julia’s back and clenched her fists.
My heart felt tight and I wanted to say I’m sorry even now.
I wanted to apologize for ignoring her all these years and for all the wrongs I’d done now.
But I couldn’t.
Julia’s words lingered and tormented Sedina, but Sedina had no choice but to do so.
‘furthermore.’
Rudger killed Line’s mother.
It certainly wouldn’t be a lie.
Julia’s sincere attitude, desperately trying to convince her, couldn’t have been acting.
I also didn’t think Julia would lie to me so easily.
So, Ludgar really killed Line’s mother.
‘Why did the teacher… do such a thing.’
Obviously, Rudger had his own circumstances.
Sedina thought so and pondered whether or not to tell Rudger about this.
* * *
Rudger stared at the silver liquid in front of him.
It looks like mercury melted at room temperature.
Compared to all the other objects that each had a distinct shape, it was shabby and even heterogeneous.
But Rudger knew.
There is no such thing as a ‘given shape’ for this guy.
“I’ve been looking for a new weapon that won’t catch the eye of others these days.”
Found something pretty good.
