[Episode 134]
“Grandpa and Grandma! It’s okay to go down to the estate you received from His Majesty the Emperor before!”
“I was waiting for you to say that.”
My grandfather responded calmly to my visit, not showing much surprise.
Ark was sleeping in his arms as if he was quite attached to his grandfather.
“Yes please!”
I said with a big smile.
“Isn’t something wrong?”
A curious voice came from the grandmother. I nodded lightly. I’ll fall asleep here for a while, but that’s all.
‘Because I’ll be back.’
I didn’t really want to say goodbye.
“Nothing happened.”
Next came the direct descendants of the Etham family.
In fact, even if you keep it a secret from your grandparents, there can be no secrets from those who are protecting this family.
When everyone gathered together under the name of a meeting and explained the situation, a heavy silence fell.
“So you’re going to fall asleep again because you’re growing up?”
I nodded at Charniel Etam’s words.
Dad was sitting next to me as always, but he kept his mouth shut with a stiff face.
He’s been like that for days. My heart wasn’t very good.
He had a smile on his lips when I spoke to him, but he always had that look on his face when I didn’t talk to him.
“Is that really all there is?”
A familiar dry voice reached my ears.
It was Cruneau etham with a cat in his arms. The usual dry voice and the cat in her arms definitely didn’t suit her.
“Yeah, that’s all.”
“…Yes, if you are, then it must be so.”
Krono Etam fell silent again.
That I actually remember my previous life or that I have memories of living in a different world is unknown to anyone but my dad.
In the future, I won’t be able to tell anyone other than my dad and Lucillion.
So, this is unavoidable. Who can you tell that you are going to another world to die?
“Ghmm… I was going to officially announce that you became the head of the family during this banquet…”
“I’m sorry.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about… but then I’d better get a selection of artifacts first.”
“A selection of artifacts?”
“Yes, the Etam family has three relics. The sword inherited from the family head, the ‘flame of fire’, the ‘balance piece’ that Erno possesses, and the last one is the ‘dragon orb’ that has never chosen a master.”
The dragon’s orb….
Literally translated, it means the orb possessed by a real dragon.
‘Is it like Yeouiju?’
no
Since this is a Western place, there is no such thing as Yeouiju, right?
“But only one relic is given to one person. Seeing that the flames of karma do not fall by my father’s side…”
Charniel Etham shrugged.
“Probably your artifact is the marble side.”
“The marble…”
“According to the old book, the dragon’s marble is…”
“The marble is…?”
“Nothing was written.”
At Charniel Etam’s words, my mouth fell open. As he frowned, Charniel scratched his cheek and laughed awkwardly.
“I tried to joke a bit because I was looking so nervous today… Is it a failure?”
“Ah….”
Haha, he smiled awkwardly, and Charniel Etam shrugged.
“Actually, the dragon’s orb never chose a master, so I don’t have detailed information. It just makes a wish come true.”
“…a wish?”
“Yeah, other than that, nothing is revealed. Because this is just one word left by the first Etham.”
I nodded with a puzzled face.
“It’s nice, but I was going to tell you today.”
Charniel Etham snapped his finger, and the butler approached before he knew it and handed out a small, crude box to me.
My dad, who was next to me, took it instead and opened the lid of the box. Inside, there was a crude marble like a glass marble.
Contrary to the nickname of the dragon’s bead, there was nothing special about it.
As soon as I carefully held the transparent bead in my hand, the bead began to glow softly in gold and soon permeated into my body.
‘…uh?’
No, the beads are permeating!
The golden orb floating in the air quietly pierced my heart and disappeared in an instant.
My father, who had stretched out his hand, also stiffened in the air as if he was embarrassed.
“What is this…”
“Are you okay, daughter?”
“yes. It’s just that my stomach is a little…”
Should I say it’s gotten a little warmer? It felt like the inside of my chest was getting warm.
“my stomach hurts? Right now, the councilor…”
“No, my stomach is warm.”
“…what?”
“Just warm.”
There was no particular feeling. In fact, I didn’t even feel the sense that the dragon’s orb had permeated.
“Whatever…”
Charniel Etam opened his mouth.
“You just need to come back safely, nephew.”
“Okay, don’t worry and go.”
At Charniel Etham’s words, the others nodded in reply.
“…yes!”
I smiled broadly and nodded. Somehow, I felt very fulfilled.
* * *
‘I was going to meet Richard and Enosh again today…’
Unfortunately, Enosh seemed to be running out of time as he was fighting for the position of crown prince recently to become emperor.
I shrugged my shoulders as I looked at the letter saying I was sorry and the reply that it would be difficult to meet for a while because there was no time.
I decided to send him a letter instead of talking.
‘Well, if I don’t become the crown prince, I should say that I won’t see your face when I return.’
Then, wouldn’t he become the crown prince by working hard?
‘Then the quality of my network will be further enhanced.’
The next emperor is my friend?
There is nothing more satisfying than this. You have to pay the price for not meeting me with this.
I wrote the letter with a smirk.
‘Well, if you see this, you’ll say we should have met somehow…’
But it’s good to be able to promise the next time.
I wrote a letter that looked much better than before and put it in an envelope and handed it to the maid.
“Princess Colin is here downstairs.”
“Oh, I’ll be down soon. Send this to the imperial family.”
“All right.”
I jumped and jumped.
After meeting Richard, I write a letter to say my regards to Phil and… I also go to my brothers and Charnett…
‘After that, I’m going to stay with my dad.’
Dad hasn’t come out of the room well lately. They always welcome me when I visit them, but that’s it.
It seemed like he had a lot of thoughts, but if he thought it was just me, it seemed like deception to say that he was okay.
‘Let’s think about it later.’
I shook my head, brushed my thoughts off, and headed downstairs.
There was Richard in the drawing room.
“Eirin.”
“Hello Richard.”
“Yeah, I’m glad you’re doing well.”
Richard greeted me with a bright face. He jumped up and took Richard’s hand as he approached and sat down on the sofa, and he smiled.
“I missed you, Eirin.”
“huh.”
“But what is it? He said he had something to say… What’s up?”
I nodded and explained to Richard. that you will fall asleep for a long time
Richard’s expression twisted as he listened quietly.
“I wanted to tell you properly this time. Every time… I felt sorry for you.”
“…Is that something I can’t help with? Eirin.”
Richard said, holding my hand tightly.
“Can’t I help you?”
Richard said with a face as if he was going to cry. To me, Richard is like a precious family member.
He stayed by my side when I was the most difficult and saddest, and there were many things I was sorry for for a long time.
Because of Richard at the orphanage, I was less lonely than I thought.
So I didn’t want to involve Richard in my personal affairs.
It was all the more so because I knew the heart of this young and small child better than anyone else.
“huh.”
After holding Richard’s hand tightly once, I loosened it slightly and said,
“You have already helped me a lot, Richard. You are a very dear friend to me.”
So this time I didn’t want to disappear without a word.
Among the reasons for asking Arma for time, Richard was the biggest reason.
“I’m always thankful.”
Richard nodded with a face that looked like he was about to cry.
“Are you coming back?”
“of course.”
“i’ll wait.”
“huh.”
I lightly rubbed my forehead with the back of his hand. We shared a brief farewell until we became adults.
We talked for a long time after that. It was mostly just the complaints of Richard, who was suffering in the Mage Tower.
After Richard left and finished the meal, the sky was already black.
With Laurent’s help, I got into the futon and pointed out the unfinished ones with my fingers one by one.
‘Tomorrow I have to meet Callan and Cillian… and Charnett too.’
It seemed that Terem should also assign someone to protect Sharnet.
You have to make it clear that Charnett is still under the protection of the Etam family and will continue to do so in the future.
It was the time when I just rubbed my eyes while thinking
‘If I do that…’ .
Suddenly, my eyes brightened, and Arma appeared in the air.
‘…No, it’s crazy.’
Arma flapping her angelic wings smiled in front of me.
“Hello baby.”
“…hello.”
“The other day, there were other kids, so I came because there was something I couldn’t explain.”
Arma smiled white like an innocent child.
“The Star Keeper will move when you go back.”
“…yes?”
“In the world you return to, unlike what you remember, everything you wish for will be right in front of your eyes.”
I didn’t quite understand, so I stayed with my mouth open blankly. Arma added that he would understand when he went.
“The Star Keeper will do whatever it takes to retrieve your soul.”
“….”
“So you should definitely hang up. You have to cut off all ties and attachments. If you don’t change your mind, my pretty and I will take care of the rest.”
Arma said and waved her hand excitedly. I blinked my eyes as I watched the shadow disappear.
The storm came and went.
It was a night that made my heart even more disturbed. Sure enough, I couldn’t sleep well that night.
