episode_0069
by fnovelpiaI spent a month researching all the collateral branches of the main cult, but nothing came up.
“Tsk.”
That meant that she was now such a distant relative that it was difficult to even call her a collateral relative.
“Then there is only one place to be… .”
If that’s the case, there’s only one place the woman can go.
Among all the branches of the Zhuge Liang, there is a village where commoners, not nobles, live together. Perhaps, I am not sure, but it is highly likely that I am heading there.
If the power of the Blue Dragon had not been used to hide it, there would have been no need to search for it this hard. At least, just the feeling that a piece of that great power was in the main character was enough. And just finding that out was enough.
“The location to send the Knights has been decided.”
I have found out where that child is, and the opportunity to make him mine is coming. The strongest soldier. The best doll that can handle even an innocent and naive person like my son.
How could I give that up?
Besides… from what those damn moon guys said, that kid could probably be used as research material. He already knows how to manipulate liquid.
A divine being that deals with liquids. How fascinating!
However, the woman who stole the talented person who should have returned to the king deserved to be put to death. Besides, wasn’t there already a law that had been violated?
In the war against evil, those who possess the power of the divine beast cannot escape from battle. Those who attempt to do so will be imprisoned.
Now that the liquid is starting to move and squirm, it’s not long before I have to go out and subdue it myself… Even though I finished reporting on it, the one who stole the beast has appeared.
Such an attempt is punishable by death, a law that has been in place since long ago. It was the oldest law in the country, maintained from the moment the divine power descended.
“So whatever you punish them with, it is appropriate.”
Having already reached a tentative conclusion, he stood up and shouted loudly.
“Call the Knights!”
Now it was time to end it all.
*
Still no clue. Where on earth did she go?
My beloved, whom I loved most, has now abandoned me and run away with the child. Yes, if she had gone alone, I might have been able to endure it somehow.
She was originally meant to be free. She must have run away because I couldn’t fulfill her freedom.
In that way, I could have comforted and consoled myself and come to understand. But not now. Taking that child away like that on my own will could have really resulted in death.
I don’t even know where it went. It’s already been a month.
If he were the king, he might have already seen where she went with his eyes. His head was aching. If he already knew where she went, there was nothing he could do. … He just hoped that his troops would arrive faster than the king.
The only problem is, I really don’t know where she’s going.
He said he was kicked out of his own home, so he couldn’t have gone to his family home. But he wouldn’t have gone to a local place where he had no ties.
“Where on earth are you hanging… . Jin-ah… .”
My head started to hurt. It felt like I was back in the time when she wasn’t around. Back in the time when nothing was shining. If only I could understand a little bit about where I was taking that child.
… Child? Wait, why didn’t I think of that?
Child. She went out to protect the child. Protecting the child, in the end… meant that there would be people by the child’s side who knew the child better than anyone else.
But, I am not. I have kept that child away and have not lived with him. So, who were the people who were relatively close to him?
I had a hopeful feeling that if I thought of everyone who had even the slightest connection to the child and called them out, I might be able to get an answer.
“Selection.”
“Yes.”
“Call the servants who were staying with the child in the annex.”
“Huh? Why are they suddenly… .”
His face became furrowed. Since when did he start asking questions like that? He used to do whatever he was told, but now he has a lot to say.
“Do I have to say this twice?”
“Ah- Okay.”
Quick, bring him here so I can go find him.
*
The first person Jeseon called was the head of the room.
Since he had asked me to call someone who was related, it couldn’t have been a better choice. Yes, this kid could probably give me some useful information.
“So, what about the kid you know?”
“… . A child who has no affection for his family.”
“You have no affection for the family? What does that mean?”
Are you saying that there is no one who is cherished in this place? That is impossible. Shouldn’t we at least cherish the lineage? But if there is no one like that, what kind of nonsense is that?
“That’s it, to be exact.”
The man who claimed to be the head of room number 1 continued speaking.
What the child had been through, how he had treated the people around him since then, what his attitude was like, and as I listened to all of those conversations, I became increasingly overwhelmed with emptiness.
“Stop, stop. … Okay, I understand. You can go back now.”
“… For example… .”
There was no time to reprimand him as he turned his head and left as if he was displeased with something.
The fact that my child hated this place weighed on me. I felt weak. I felt dizzy. Why on earth would my child hate this place?
No, yes. I could hate it. But how can you say that you don’t cherish anything? Doesn’t that make sense?
The denial continued. No, I had no choice but to deny it. I knew what the child wanted, and why the child didn’t have anything to cherish here. I couldn’t understand it.
At least, I felt a sense of attachment to those I spent time with. I wanted to know why, but the answer came to me without me having to think too deeply.
Then, on the contrary, I asked myself.
What on earth have you done for that child? Have you done anything? Have you even a glimpse into how that child lives?
The answer is, no.
What a foolish fool. To whine and say you don’t know why when you don’t care. If that’s not crazy, then what the hell is going on?
He was mad at me. He was mad at me for not knowing anything about that kid. Why on earth do I not know anything?
For the first time, the rules I set for myself were shaken. If I hadn’t kept to those rules, that kid… that kid…
“Eww!”
I pound the table and get angry. That’s how I lived. Depending on the way I lived, I had to follow the way I did.
That’s what I had to do. But why? The way I did it was wrong. That it was wrong. Everyone-… to me… I was right. That’s what I knew. That’s all I knew.
Yeah. That’s why it turned out like this. So, so… . All I have to do is bring the child… . So somehow, I just have to raise her the way she wanted. Then, then, that’s how it should be.
So… please… . I’ll do whatever she wants, whatever the child wants… . If you bring her and the child back… . Are you saying that it can’t go on like that?
If you don’t die, isn’t there another way?
Okay. Let’s let it flow like that. Let’s find her as much as possible. Just find her.
Let’s not let her die. It’s okay if she doesn’t stay by my side. It’s okay if that child stays by my side, it’s okay if she stays by my side. So, for now, all I have to do is disappear from my side.
Okay. Let’s do that. That’ll do. Let’s look at the things that the child said he liked. Surely, there will be some clues.
“Ah… .”
Second realization. Why did I forget this? Didn’t that child love the Zhu Quoc and the Azure Dragon more than anyone else? And who was the one who said that?
Wasn’t it Lee Han who was said to be close with them?
“Call the knights!”
I have some idea of where to go to find the child.
“Send someone to the House of Zhujak. And tell them to go to the village where the dawn is rising.”
“Yes?”
“I just found out where Jinah went.”
“ㅇ…yes… .”
She hates that house. But the child loves the trick. But, given her personality, she would never stay in that house… So what? There was only one answer.
“Really, you’re running away far away.”
You ran away so far, so far away that you went to a place that they said they hated.
*
Ouch.
“읏… .”
For some reason, my body trembled.
Soon, I had a feeling that someone would come looking for me.
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