< Side story 6. Dream Drinking Bird (5) >
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“Oh, I got caught!”
“Sita, you bastard…!”
Ronan growled. I was running around so much that I could taste blood in my mouth. She belatedly realized that her eyes met his and Iril shed her embarrassment.
“Ro, Ronan?”
“Hello, sister… Fuu, is the business worth doing?”
“Yeah, that’s true, but what happened? “My whole body was covered in sweat… and then suddenly it was Sita?”
“Literally, the one being held by my sister right now is Sita. “Transformed into a human.”
“What?!”
Iril’s eyes widened. I felt like the impression I was giving was somehow familiar. Ronan took the cup of water that the guest next to her was drinking and gulped it down.
“Hey!”
“Puha…damn, I think I’m going to live a bit now.”
I felt cold water flowing down my heated esophagus. It was the first time since the war with Nebula Clazier that I had sweated like this. Ronan wiped his mouth with his sleeve and continued.
“But why is your face so red? “Did you even kiss the Schlieffen kid?”
“Hey, what is he saying now?” “It’s just because it’s hot!”
“It’s a surprise. “I was just joking.”
Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. Iril turned her head, covering her blushing face with both of her hands. Schlieffen was completely frozen, her mouth hanging open. At that time, a handsome young man entered the front door.
“Have you finally found it?”
“okay. “Thank you, Ir.”
“I told you not to call me that.”
Itargand frowned. Navardose’s youngest son, he was still attending the Phileon Academy.
“Let’s just skip over this. “How do you sing the five letters of Itargand every time and sit there?”
“Ruthless guy…”
The reason Ronan, who had no wings, was able to play tag with Sita was 70% thanks to Itargand. He used magic to reveal Sita’s location in real time and tripled Ronan’s running speed.
‘It’s a shame we ran into each other by chance.’
Ronan was heaving a sigh of relief. Iril, who was barely real, looked down at Sita and asked.
“Are you really Sita?”
“huh. “I got caught.”
“Wow… so cute! Ronan looks just as pretty as when he was young.”
Iril hugged Sita. It was absurd, but strangely enough, I believed it. Sita, who was purring with her eyes closed, opened her mouth.
“Thank you for always being so kind to me.”
“Ehehe, why are you doing this again?”
“Really. I was so happy staying with my sister. “Now that he’s grown so big, he can’t go home, but I really wanted to tell you this.”
Sita buried her face in Iril’s arms again. Suddenly her eyes became watery. The days they spent together were flashing through her mind.
One afternoon I dozed off while stroking Sita on my lap, eating and sleeping together every day. Iril lifted her apron and wiped her eyes.
“What are you talking about? You actually protected me.”
In retrospect, Sita spent much more time with her than with Ronan. It was Sita’s duty to protect Iril on behalf of Ronan, who was busy here and there.
And Sita performed her mission brilliantly. It was a touching scene, but Ronan was not willing to waste any more time. Because the Polymorph spell won’t last forever. He, who had his arms crossed, opened his mouth.
“Anyway, this is the end of hide and seek. Come on.”
“Hey… I wanted to play more.”
Sita bowed her head. He got away from Iril and turned towards Ronan. I’m glad I caught it somehow. Ronan was just about to take Sita away.
“Don’t do that, let’s play a little longer!”
“what?”
Sigh! Suddenly, Sita’s four wings spread out like an explosion. His blurred figure shot forward.
Ronan’s eyes widened. She stretched out her arms in all her haste, but Sita passed her just barely, grazing her fingertips. In an instant, Sita passed Ittar Gand and left her restaurant and stopped on her main street.
“Ahaha! “I won’t get caught this time!”
“Fuck it, I can’t stand right now!”
I was caught off guard. Ronan cursed and ran out of the restaurant. Sita, playfully sticking out her tongue, was about to take flight.
There was no time to pull him in with the aurors. Whether I liked it or not, I had to gamble. But I don’t know if this will work. Ronan, switching the power source, shouted, her eyes widening.
“I told you to stop!”
“uh?”
At that moment, Sita’s world went dark. In the dark world, nothing could be seen or heard. Even the wind remained silent and left his side.
“Oh, Dad?”
Sita cried, feeling an eerie sense of déjà vu. The pressure of being left alone was weighing on him. Now that I think about it, it seems like something like this happened again today.
“huh···?”
Sita suddenly felt a stabbing death and turned her head. And she just froze. Ronan disappeared from nowhere, and a huge black snake was staring at him.
“Come down.”
“Bwaaaat!”
said the snake. A shrill scream burst from Sita’s mouth. Her unconscious body fell helplessly. Ronan quickly threw his body at her and caught Sita.
“Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…”
“Damn it, I never thought I’d use this here.”
Sita was playing the game as if it were a nightmare. It would take a while for her to come to her senses. Ronan let out a self-deprecating laugh.
Everything I learned from Nabi Rose. He knew that the day would come when he would write it, but he never expected that he would end up writing it while playing tag.
‘I caught it anyway, so it’s okay.’
Still, thanks to that, I was able to catch Sita. He was about to return home after achieving his primary goal. A strange voice coming from behind me grabbed my leg.
“Geogeukkeok…gagging.”
“ah.”
Ronan turned his head and froze like a stone statue. When Mansa was activated, the people in front of him were in a state of fainting.
“Uh, mother…”
Itargand, who was right in front of him, was even foaming at the mouth. Behind them, Iril, Schlieffen, and Josef were looking at them in confusion. Ronan wiped his face once and muttered softly.
“Fuck.”
****
Unexpectedly, the situation was resolved quickly. It was fortunate among misfortunes that Ronan’s mastery of everything was still low. Ronan apologized to Iril and his guests and left.
“sorry. “I ruined my business.”
“no. I don’t know why, but instead of being offended, everyone liked it? He said he would definitely come again next time.”
Passionate customers returned, declaring that they would become more regulars. They all had something in common: they had all been cared for by Iril, albeit briefly. Ronan, who had barely swallowed what he wanted to say, turned his back.
“It’s not easy… I have to go first. Take care, sister.”
“Ronan too. Anyway, it comes once every two days. Next time, when Sita turns into a human, be sure to bring her back!”
Ronan carried the fainted Sita on his back and headed to Phileon. Before I knew it, a faint sunset was coloring the sky and the streets. He was about to reach the school gate. Sita, who was moaning, opened her eyes.
“Wooow…”
“Are you awake?”
“···dad?”
Sita tilted her head. Her head felt dizzy, as if she had been flying through turbulence. Sita, who soon realized the situation, buried her face in Ronan’s back and mumbled.
“I got caught. “To be honest, I was confident.”
“It’s because you look down on your dad… no wait, why am I your dad? Do you want to keep doing that?”
“Can’t I call you that?”
Sita became sullen and lowered her head. It felt like I had suddenly become a bad guy. Ronan, who had been twisting his lips around hers, sighed.
“Hmph, do whatever you want. “If it goes back to its original form anyway, you won’t be able to talk.”
“Hehe, yes.”
“But if I am the father, who is the mother? Could it be that furry chirp?”
Ronan asked in a nervous voice. First, it was Marfez, Varen’s dream bird, who laid Sita’s egg.
It was a car that was concerned that it might be involved in a scandal with birds. Sita slowly shook her head.
“no. Marfez is a friend. And a lore-winner.”
“Legendary?”
“huh. I don’t know what to say in human words. So…the person who provided the house for me to be born in?”
“It’s difficult. “Then who is your mother?”
“doesn’t exist. Ronan is the father and mother. Because she gave me her dream.”
Ronan frowned at the incomprehensible words. It seemed that there were differences between dream birds and human common sense in many ways. Sita, who was reminiscing about today’s events, rubbed her cheek against Ronan’s back.
“Hehe, anyway, I had a lot of fun today. Are you going back to Varen now?”
“ok. “That’s how it should be.”
“Ugh…Hey Dad, can we stop by somewhere?”
“Where? “It doesn’t matter as long as it doesn’t take long.”
“You can’t go on foot. wait for a sec!”
After saying that, Sita suddenly spread her wings. Whoa! Ronan’s body instantly rose into the air. He laughed as if he was amazed that he could suddenly fly in the sky.
“You are so strong.”
“Hehehe, right?”
Sita giggled. Even though he became smaller as he polymorphed, he still seemed to have some strength. The two people, who were swimming across the sky, landed on top of a tower at Phileon Academy.
“Is it a secret base?”
“huh! “My favorite place here!”
Sita laughed. Indeed, there were black feathers scattered across the gently sloping roof.
“···It’s okay.”
Ronan looked around and whistled. The vast Phileon Academy came into view at a glance. The landscape he had been indebted to for years was burning under the setting sun.
Buildings and spiers with their backs to the sun looked like shadows pulled out of the ground. The cooling evening wind was tearing through my hair. Ronan was appreciating the magnificent view as if he were possessed by something.
“Yes. “When I was still an egg, memories of my father flooded into me.”
“what?”
“I remember everything. Back then, my dad was always filled with sadness. “My dad said this to me while I was still sleeping.”
Ronan flinched. When Sita turned around, her eyes were closed. Her tiny lips slowly moved.
“I wanted to save it. I hated seeing my colleagues die before my eyes. “If only I could stop the bleeding, if only I knew how to heal this wound, no one would have had to die.”
“what···.”
“I wanted to fly in the sky. I was helpless in front of the giant flying in the sky. “Only I can cut that bald head, but my sword doesn’t reach that far.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. These were the words he kept in his heart after going through the hell of his previous life and regressing.
“I don’t care if I’m covered in blood. If I can protect everyone, that’s enough. So please don’t die in front of me anymore.”
Paaaa…! Suddenly, Sita’s body began to glow. The polymorph spell was about to be lifted. Sita continued speaking regardless.
“So I was born. To survive, to fly, to become covered in blood for everyone. “I drank my father’s dream.”
I felt like I finally understood. All of Sita’s abilities were what she had longed for. He has the healing ability to save a dying comrade, and the flying ability to cut down a flying giant. It was truly an ability worthy of the name Dream Bird.
“Thank you for showing me my dream. It was short, but it was really fun. I will never forget this day…”
Suddenly Sita blurted out. A long shadow was cast over the roof of the tower. Ronan, who had been silently looking at the sunset, opened his mouth.
“I had some fun too.”
“Bwaaah.”
A familiar crying sound was heard. As she turned her head, Sita, who had suddenly returned to her true form, came into view. Ronan caressed Sita, who was pressing her cheek against him, and she muttered softly.
“You were me, Sita.”
