< Ending Maker SS #30 Reunion (4) >
Ending Maker SS #30 Reunion (4)
“But why did you come, Mr. Rough Snow Avalanche?”
The rough snowball that had been struggling with Cordelia’s question suddenly raised its head.
“What, you can’t come?”
“No, that’s not it······.”
Actually, there were two reasons why Cordelia asked the question.
One was to save him from a difficult situation in the rough snow avalanche, and the other was because I was genuinely curious.
Why did the rough avalanche follow me here?
As I said, it’s not like avalanches can’t come.
Since we had a connection and it was nice to meet you, I wanted to welcome you.
But there was a big gap between why it didn’t matter and why I came.
Rough Snow Avalanche was living well in the wild land, so why did he suddenly appear at Count Bayer’s house, along with Yuna?
At Cordelia’s question, Uther also looked back at the rough snow avalanche with a curious expression on his face.
‘I have an idea to some extent······.’
This is just a guess.
Moreover, since it was not a guess that he was particularly pleased with, instead of rashly revealing his guess, Yuder waited for the rough snowfall’s answer.
And how many seconds passed?
The rough snowfall turned to Yuna once and opened his mouth only after confirming that she nodded.
“Yuna is not in perfect condition right now. She should have been asleep for at least 10 years… no, 20 years, but she was forced to wake up.”
Cordelia was surprised by the rough snowball’s answer.
“Seo, is it possible that your condition got worse because of us?”
Because it was Uther and Cordelia who caused the explosion.
Yuna, facing Cordelia’s pale face, shook her head urgently.
“No, it’s not because of you.”
“Yeah, I just said that. She should have been asleep for much longer, but the problem is that she woke up early. The big blast caused a blue blizzard… So Yuna didn’t get any worse or anything. She just woke up before she could fully recover.”
“Well, even so······.”
In any case, the reason I had to wake up early was because of Cordelia and Uther.
But Yuna shook her head again.
“That’s not true. If I hadn’t woken up then, I wouldn’t have met Rex again. And you guys too. And you made that choice to save the wild lands, right? I heard a lot from Rough Snow Avalanche on the way here.”
Yuna, holding Cordelia’s hand tightly across the table, continued to speak in a soft voice.
“So it’s not your fault. Don’t worry about it. Okay?”
“······Yes, mother.”
When Cordelia nodded slightly, Yuna smiled as if it was really okay and winked at the rough snowfall.
“Mr. Rough Snow Avalanche.”
“Okay, let’s finish talking.”
Avalanche cleared his throat with a cough and moved his short legs a few times on the sofa before continuing.
“Yuna is not in good condition right now. It’s far from the sanctuary and the air is cold… If she stays in a place like this, her body will quickly weaken again. That means she has to live in the wild until she fully recovers.”
“In the newly created… sanctuary of the wild lands?”
“Yes, the recovery will be faster. Thanks to the gathering of wild gods, it has become a more powerful sanctuary than any sanctuary we’ve ever had. The Golden Dragon King is also here.”
After answering Yuder’s question again, the rough avalanche took a deep breath and looked back at everyone, including Yuna, before speaking.
“Yuna woke up and came to us not long after you left for Earth. In fact, until then, I didn’t know that Yuna was your mother – Yuder, to be exact. She just wanted to go to the snowy mountain in the Empire’s territory… She wanted to go to the place where she used to recuperate, so I accompanied her to the snowy mountain. Yuna had just woken up, so not only her strength, but her mind… To be exact, her thinking ability wasn’t as clear as it is now.”
It was not a criticism, but a simple listing of facts.
“And then I met Count Bayer on Seolsan Mountain. Only then did Yuna fully regain her senses.”
It was only then that Count Bayer realized that the person named ‘Yuna’ he had asked about before was Blue Snowstorm.
“Originally, I planned to invite you to a new sanctuary in the snowy mountains or the wild lands. However, Yuna said that she would definitely return to Count Bayer’s house at least once, so I decided to set out on a journey again.”
In short, the story was that the rough avalanche was supporting Yuna, who was unstable in many ways.
From a human perspective, it would have been good if he had acted as a doctor.
After a series of explanations, Uther bowed his head, and Cordelia also bowed politely.
“Thank you so much, Mr. Wild Snow Avalanche.”
“Huh, I owe you guys something. And… to the Blade Song too….”
It was clearly thanks to the efforts of Uther and Cordelia that we were able to win the final battle that took place in the wild lands.
But before that, when the Western and Eastern armies first clashed on the Snowflower Plains, the Eastern army was not annihilated thanks to the noble sacrifice of the Blade Song and its tribesmen.
The song of the blade was Yuna’s – Blue Snowstorm’s step-brother, so it was a rough avalanche that wanted to add to the memory of the song of the blade in this way.
‘Mr. Blade Song······.’
Cordelia also pursed her lips as she thought of him.
I only met him once, and even then I treated him only as a target to steal various items, but he was definitely a good wild god.
He was a great hero who saved the wild land.
The atmosphere was solemn, as most of those present had been involved in battles in the wild lands.
Then, as if trying to change the mood, Yuna smiled brightly again and spoke to Adelia.
“Adele, you have a baby?”
“Yes, Mother. She’s upstairs. Would you like to see her?”
“Yeah, I miss you.”
When Yuna smiled brightly again, everyone stood up as if they had made a promise.
Rough Snow Avalanche also jumped down from the sofa and started to lead the way without even knowing the layout of the mansion.
And the second floor.
When a short, rough-snow cub hangs on the bars of a small crib and looks at the babies, and the babies look at him like a bear at a zoo.
Yuna, her face enchanted and her eyes sparkling, held Adelia’s hand tightly and asked.
“Adele, Adele. What are the babies’ names? Do they have names?”
“that is······.”
“That’s it? Are those the babies’ names?”
“No, that’s not it······ My father said he would give me a name······ He’s been thinking about it for months now.”
When Adelia spoke with an awkward smile, Yuna opened her eyes wide and then burst into laughter.
“Arthur is still the same.”
Almost 20 years had passed, but that wasn’t the case for Yuna, who had just woken up from her long sleep.
It was only a couple of months ago. No, it was only a few days ago.
Yuna, who had been picturing Count Chase in her mind for a moment, suddenly chuckled and turned to look at Yuder and Cordelia and asked.
“You guys?”
“yes?”
“You don’t have any babies?”
Cordelia’s face turned red and she couldn’t say anything at the bright question, and Uther coughed and said.
“We still······.”
“Not yet? You don’t plan on having children yet?”
“No, that······.”
Uder found himself sweating profusely without realizing it.
In front of Cordelia, Yuder was more sly and clever than anyone else in the world, but it was because he was the other person.
“I will give birth.”
When Cordelia, who couldn’t stand to watch anymore, answered awkwardly, Yuna smiled again and asked.
“when?”
“yes?”
“when?”
“Joe, soon?”
It was right after I answered without realizing it.
“Yuna?”
Everyone turned their heads at the loud voice coming from beyond the door. A big smile appeared on Yuna’s face again as she recognized the voice.
“Arthur.”
“Yuna!”
The one who burst open the door and appeared was Count Chase.
He opened his eyes wide when he saw Yuna standing next to Count Bayer, and quickly kicked the ground to close the distance.
“Yuna!”
“Arthur!”
Yuna shouted again and jumped into Count Chase’s large arms, and Count Chase hugged Yuna tightly.
“Oh my god. Yuna. You’re back.”
“I missed you, Arthur.”
“I missed you too.”
Count Chase hugged Yuna tightly once more as if he couldn’t believe it, and let out a sigh of relief without realizing it.
Because the small body and warm warmth felt in my arms proved Yuna’s existence.
“Oh my goodness. It’s just like back then.”
“Yeah, Arthur has become more handsome? Like our Rex.”
“Old beggar.”
“No. He’s still handsome. And he’s aged beautifully.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Count Chase smiled again, but quickly composed himself.
It was because of Uther, Cordelia, Gale, and Adelia who were looking at this with surprised expressions.
It was only natural, as it was the first time even his daughters Cordelia and Adelia had seen Count Chase smile so brightly – no, it was almost never.
“Ahem.”
Count Chase, who cleared his throat again, looked over at Yuna, who was still smiling brightly, and spoke to her.
“Yuna, it’s Edward. Do you remember?”
As she said that and gestured, Edward Chase, the eldest son of the Chase family who had been standing at the door with a strange expression on his face, approached Yuna and bowed.
“It’s been a while. I’m Edward Chase.”
It was a polite greeting that could be seen between nobles, but Yuna had no intention of doing so.
To Yuna, Edward was Aeris’s troublemaking treasure.
“Ed.”
When Yuna spread her arms and called her by her nickname, Edward was taken aback, but soon smiled and hugged her tightly.
When he was young, he only hugged her, but now that he was the one hugging her, he felt really strange.
‘I also think of my mother······.’
Edward’s eyes turned red without him knowing it, but as expected of the heir to the Earldom, he did not shed tears easily.
After releasing Yuna from his embrace, he skillfully controlled his expression.
But that was only for a moment.
As Yuna blinked and looked around herself and her back, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows and ask a question.
“Yuna? Why are you doing that?”
“Ed.”
“Yes, Yuna.”
“Don’t you have a wife? Do you have children?”
Gale is married, Adelia is married, Uther is married, Cordelia is married, and you?
Yeah? You?
A question so innocent, without any malice whatsoever.
Edward, who was even more shocked, tried to keep his expression straight as he spoke.
“That······is still single.”
“Hmm.”
At Edward’s answer, Yuna’s face became troubled for a moment, then she quickly turned around and grabbed Count Bayer’s sleeve.
“Rex, Rex.”
“Yeah, Yuna.”
“Gail and Adele got together, and Uther and Cordelia got together?”
“It’s a happy thing.”
“Yeah, yeah, so, our kids and Arthur’s kids are connected, right?”
“yes.”
“Then, can our third child and Edgar be together?”
“yes?”
The last one was Edward.
No, it was the mind of almost everyone present.
“Third? Third?”
Count Bayer was unable to answer Count Chase’s question.
Because Count Bayer was also embarrassed.
“Hey, Yuna?”
“Third. It will be born.”
As Yuna said that, she placed both hands on her stomach, and only then did Count Bayer understand the situation.
And it was the same for everyone else in this room.
“Ahem.”
Count Chase coughed,
“father?”
Yuder and Gale looked back at Count Bayer with surprised faces,
“Huh huh?”
Cordelia and Adelia looked back at Yuna.
And one more person.
“No, how long has it been since you found Yuna······?”
Rough Avalanche counted the days by counting the number of days on his small hands.
Wasn’t it only a couple months at most? And in that time, you had a third child?
Amidst the complex and busy exchange of glances, Count Bayer, whose mind was blank, reflexively pointed out one important fact.
“But Yuna, you’re getting married?”
“It’s a daughter. A daughter will be born.”
Everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise at Yuna’s cool answer.
And Edward said.
“oh.”
“What the hell is coming!”
Edward let out a groan and bowed his back as Adelia reflexively hit the back of his head. He then scrunched up his face and shouted.
“Hey! Do you really think I would do that?”
“anyway!”
Adelia, who had been shouting back without giving in, quickly turned around to look at Yuna.
Cordelia smiled brightly and said,
“Congratulations, Mother.”
“Oh, congratulations.”
As Yuder added his words absentmindedly, Yuna shrugged her shoulders, and Count Bayer finally came to his senses.
He let out a slightly foolish laugh and hugged Yuna tightly again.
“Yuna, Yuna, my treasure.”
“The kids are watching.”
Now?
Count Chase laughed heartily, and everyone else laughed.
And one more person.
“It was genetic.”
It’s exactly the same as my son and daughter-in-law.
The rough snowball that had been clicking its tongue soon snickered and gave a round of applause.
&
It was late at night at Count Bayer’s house.
With the return of the Countess and the news of the birth of a new baby, the Count’s household was in a truly festive mood, and the family and servants alike enjoyed themselves until late into the night.
And now.
It’s close to midnight.
Maia, who had been standing in the greenhouse and quietly looking at the flowers, slowly turned around.
I smiled at the sound of footsteps that were clearly there on purpose.
“master.”
“Maya.”
Yuder approached with a shawl and placed it on Maia’s shoulders, and Maia quietly looked at Yuder.
“master.”
“Maya.”
After calling each other again, they smiled without saying who would go first.
Yuna is back.
It was definitely a happy thing.
It was such a good thing for Uder.
But Maia felt a little lonely.
I knew I shouldn’t feel that way, but I couldn’t help feeling lonely.
Cordelia and Yuna.
Uder now had a lover and a mother.
Maia herself was no longer needed.
“Maya.”
“Yes, your highness.”
“Do you remember that?”
“What is it?”
“I······.”
“You said you would marry me when you grow up, Master?”
When Maya spoke with a sly smile, Uder blushed and flinched.
It seemed like what she originally wanted to say was something else, but Maia, feeling mischievous, instead of changing the subject, added an additional punch.
“liar.”
“Ma, Maia?”
“You promised on your pinky fingers… Have you forgotten, Young Master? I remembered….”
When Maia said that, Yuder became even more embarrassed and blushed.
And at that sight, Maia burst into laughter.
She was usually called the Ice Princess by her subordinates because she rarely smiled, but it was different in front of Yuder.
No, it seemed like it was the first time he had laughed like this in front of Yuder.
“I’m kidding.”
“sorry.”
“This is really a joke.”
Maia said that again and reached out and caressed Yuder’s cheek.
“You’ve grown up really well.”
When did it get so big?
The small child who could barely fit my waist has now grown to the point where I can’t even look at him without looking up.
“Thanks to Maia.”
Maya just smiled brightly.
Yes, I raised you, Master – I never said those words.
“Maya.”
“Yes, your highness.”
Maia looked up at Uther again, and Uther looked straight into Maia’s eyes.
And soon she blushed again, but then she seemed to have calmed down and spoke in a clear voice.
“Maia is family. She is like a big sister to me.”
Even if I married Cordelia, even if my mother came back.
That fact doesn’t change.
It can’t change.
Uther blushed again and smiled a messy smile.
Although Uther, who had been telling all sorts of stories without changing his expression in all sorts of places to the point that Cordelia suspected him of being a former conman, was unable to do so in front of Maia.
I was embarrassed, grateful, and in a whirlwind of emotions, I could barely manage to utter a few words.
But that was enough.
Maia chuckled and hugged Yuder tightly.
Uther also smiled while holding Maia in his arms.
“Maya.”
“Yes, your highness.”
“I’m asking just in case.”
“yes.”
“Maia… doesn’t she meet anyone?”
“Not yet.”
But what if you meet someone?
How will Uther react?
Maia, who had imagined it for a moment, chuckled, and Yuder, who had imagined something similar, furrowed his brows.
It was a really childish thought, and a selfish one, but it was a really complicated feeling to think that someone else was standing next to Maia.
‘Is this what they call a siscon?’
But it couldn’t be helped.
Because it was Maya.
Because she was truly precious to me.
“It’s late at night. You should go in and sleep now.”
“okay.”
“I don’t have to read you storybooks anymore, do I?”
“Maybe it’s good sometimes?”
When Yuder answered wittily, Maia chuckled again and gave a slight nod.
“I’ll go back first.”
“Good night, Maya.”
“Good night, my lord.”
Maia walked slowly out of the greenhouse, and Uther stood still and watched her back.
And the voice.
“Ugh. Ugh.”
Uder crossed his arms and answered Cordelia’s strange voice as she narrowed her eyes.
“Excuse me, is this Maia?”
“Still, hmph. Hmph.”
Cordelia was also a joke.
Otherwise, instead of whining like this, I would have just shot a magic missile.
“Stop fooling around and let’s go in and sleep.”
“Huh?”
“If we’re going to do it, let’s have a baby.”
“hey?”
Instead of answering, Uther laughed slyly and hugged Cordelia’s waist, and Cordelia soon let out a laugh and leaned her head against Uther’s embrace.
“Cordelia.”
“why.”
“Just because I like it.”
“what?”
But contrary to what she said, Cordelia was also smiling.
Uther raised his head and looked at the sky.
He looked at Selene and Helen, who were sitting beyond the glass ceiling of the greenhouse, and whispered to himself.
“For a perfect happy ending.”
“And everyone lived happily ever after.”
Cordelia, who spoke softly as if responding, lifted her crow’s feet, and Uther lightly kissed her on the lips.
“love you.”
“I love you too.”
Uther looked up at the night sky, hugging Cordelia tightly as she dug into his arms.
He had a happy smile on his face.
fin
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