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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?”
Ronan’s face brightened. At least she thought she would remain in stone until she 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 mean I was dead?”
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 said nothing and was staring at Ronan with a kind smile on his face.
“But why didn’t you say anything earlier?”
Ronan, who belatedly felt a sense of discomfort, tilted his head. Her vibe was different from when I met her 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 her mist and transformed into an amorphous cluster 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 certain 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 large 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 quiet exclamation.
“···Seniel.”
Instead of answering, Sarante smiled. She had heard it again and again since she was given a 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.”
“Damn, 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 orb that turns back time.”
“yes?”
Ronan’s face stiffened at the shocking fact. She thought it was a secret she would never find out.
“Seniel was predicting the disaster that would occur due to the giants. But I 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, namely 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. Now it was a story from the distant past. Crawling across her battlefield with her limbs severed, she found her orb in a pit mixed with her body and mud.
She swallowed the marble, and from then on, her life began to repeat itself as she worked 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 he didn’t have the strength to do that.”
Sarante heard those words and nodded. He 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 that Seniel? god?”
“I do not 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 too much.”
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.
“W-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 as 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 she worked 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. Her voice rang out again from somewhere in the cluster of lights.
【Then Adeshan. I’ll be waiting.】
“ah···.”
Adeshan was about to say something. Ah… the swirling particles of light disappeared as if melting. Ronan was blinking, surprised by the sudden exit. Ade Shan, who was twisting his lips this way and that, looked back at him.
“It looks like time is up. ”
“What time?”
Ronan asked. There was something unusual about the atmosphere. Adeshan opened her mouth heavily as she stared at Ronan.
“It’s time for us to say goodbye forever. Corporal, I am gone now.”
“···yes?”
Ronan took a deep breath. It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck her head. After barely regaining his composure, he asked Adeshan.
“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 her battlefield. She made eye contact with Ronan and smiled.
“But the wound is so deep that I can’t wake 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 are you talking about? You lead with such courage. “Weren’t we meant to be together by sharing our bodies?”
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.
“I wasn’t perfect to begin with. Only the crumb-like thoughts remained, taking up residence in your heart. “I was lucky enough to borrow my body in this life, but it was destined to disappear one day.”
“That can’t be possible.”
Ronan sighed in shock. Her gradually fading body shattered any hope she might have. It was certainly her wish to return alive, but she did not want it this way.
Suddenly, my vision began to become hazy. A single tear escaped and slid down my cheek. Adeshan, who was looking at Ronan, slowly raised his hand.
“Corporal Ronan. “You are too young to face the night.”
“yes…?”
Adeshan gently cupped Ronan’s cheek with both hands. My hands, full of calluses, 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 taught me that there is a better life than going back to being a tailor’s daughter.”
She carefully 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 went on to say 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, Adeshan 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, are there any jokes at times like this?”
“Ah, there is one drawback. Even with this, I am quite jealous. It may not be possible, 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.
Ronan, unable to answer in the end, raised his arms and hugged her more tightly. A watery voice escaped from Ade Shan’s mouth as she finally finished hugging her.
“You must have kept my words in mind… Ronan.”
Ronan gritted his teeth instead of answering. Adeshan’s face was a mess after it was revealed again. 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. In an instant, our lips met. He was quite long and thick, but this time his beads didn’t come over.
“town···!”
Ronan’s eyes widened. It wasn’t long before Adeshan released her mouth and she laughed out loud.
“Ahaha… it hasn’t increased at all compared to then.”
“···General.”
“I’m glad to hear that it’s true that I haven’t made many women cry. “The tormenting of the owner’s body ends here.”
She was 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.”
“Leader···”
Ronan was about to say something. Suddenly she became speechless and her voice went out. The more cracks she had, the more she was losing consciousness.
Ronan had a hunch. Now was the moment of separation. All I can say is one word. He spoke as if he was squeezing out all his remaining energy.
“Let’s meet 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.
“bye. “My first love.”
The voices of those who had left were echoing in her ears. I felt my mother, two brothers, and other people lost on the battlefield coming to meet me.
Adeshan, now completely transparent, turned his back. She quickly wiped away her tears and started walking towards where her departed were supposed to go.
.
.
.
“Ronan!”
“Huh!”?
Ronan opened his eyes, startled by someone’s shout. 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.
‘here 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 had been in his own heart, was gone, there was nothing left to connect him with his first life.
The solitude I felt for the first time in my life was a car that tried to raise my head. Suddenly, a familiar voice rang right next to me.
“Say, you survived! Ronan is alive!”
“Aser…?”
Ronan slowly turned his head. Asher was looking down at her with her watery eyes. Familiar faces came into view next to him. Everyone, including his friends from the special adventure club, surrounded him.
“you idiot. “You were worried…!”
After seeing that Ronan was awake, Marya covered his face with both hands. A trembling voice came out through the gap between my fingers. Sita and Braum were already wailing like wild animals.
“Byeowuk! Bwauuu!”
“Ugh! “Ugh, 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 about to get up.
“My little brother! Argh!”
“sister.”
“Hey, are you okay now? Is there any pain? Yes, I’m afraid you’ll do something wrong, so…!”
Iril hugged Ronan’s neck and burst into tears. She had cried so much that her eyes were puffy, 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. Navardose, Orsay, the Dragon King, and other dragons were also standing by. Suddenly, a 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.
“…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 the visibility increased, the brutally destroyed wasteland and the Allied soldiers surrounding it came into view.
“Hey, 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 became narrower.
“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 it, 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. Beyond the shaking dawn, the reddish sun was rising.
