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by adminEpisode 160 – Idol 11 –
“That… what… hey… ?”
“What is it? That’s what you thought.”
After screaming for a while, she asked back as if she was denying the situation.
It was a truth that everyone knew, but only she tried to deny.
The ‘thing’ we shot had already turned into sticky mush and black ash.
Even if you bring a two-year-old child, he will never say that it is a human being.
She herself was well aware of this fact.
But like a person who seeks sweet lies rather than bitter truth.
I was just hoping that this whole situation was a lie.
“You guys… What did you do… ?”
She didn’t want to see the truth, so she blamed us.
You may want to deny it.
You might think we replaced our little brother with a homunculus.
But there is no way we have the alchemy skills to create a homunculus.
She, too, must have known this, as she lowered her head and trembled.
“Excluding the impossible, what remains. No matter how hard it is to believe, it is true. Humans can’t be like that. Then what you think is the truth.”
“That can’t be… ”
“You should have expected it. If you really are a homunculus. Your family may already be homunculi.
But you don’t know if it’s love for your family or something else. The problem arose because that assumption was completely set aside.”
Without taking any time to express her feelings, she immediately added her words.
You might say it’s too much, though.
Of course, this should have been taken into consideration.
If you live in Yeonguk and think of yourself as a homunculus.
Of course, we naturally had to assume that other people were homunculi.
The fact that I have no memory of my past self.
This was because it meant that no matter how her family behaved in the past, she had no choice but to know.
It’s just that my family treated me warmly, so I didn’t bother to think about it.
“Now… Now there is only one homunculus left. ah. Don’t even think about being human. Because all three were homunculi.”
“Three… ? That means… One of the things over there that has already turned to mush… Are you ‘mother’?”
“Stir. The black powder under the feet of that homunculus is a homunculus imitating your mother.”
It was a shocking statement, but she no longer felt sad.
This is because I have already received all the shock I needed.
I felt like it was done too hastily.
It is right to resolve this issue quickly.
If you believe that your remaining family members are human, you are more likely to pour your heart into them.
This will only make it more difficult later on.
“Then… I am… ? Was I a homunculus? If I’m not a homunculus… Why have I been… ”
She waited for a proper answer.
The whole family was homunculi.
The only thing left was himself, who he thought was a homunculus.
‘Although I know the truth. You shouldn’t tell me. If you realize that you are really a homunculus… I might actually commit suicide this time.’
Obviously they said.
Homunculus is correct.
However, the answer was not homunculus. The homunculus answered yes.
There is something else.
‘It’s also questionable that my ghost sword technique doesn’t work at all. It may be true that there is something more.’
So she must be saved.
A homunculus that doesn’t know how to act unless it’s mission-related.
I could have committed suicide, so I hid the truth to prevent that.
“You are not a homunculus. Maybe other people cared about you. your last name. It’s probably because of Barbarossa.”
“Barbarossa… ?”
“I said it. Mikhail Barbarossa. There is no one worthy of his last name. The loss of your memory and other things are probably all due to that last name.”
“What do you think… ?”
“Hmm… Let’s assume the worst. Is it possible that he just made it all up for you?
In a country without paternity magic, it is impossible to confirm whether a child is adopted or biological. ”
“My… Are you saying she might not be the biological mother?”
“I don’t know. Considering that Lily’s mother did not use the last name Barbarossa, her father’s lineage must be that line.
I may have switched to a homunculus because I didn’t have to worry about my mother and only had to worry about Lily.”
“My younger brothers… ?”
“Is there any guarantee that we have the same father?”
Remarriage is a common occurrence in Yeonguk.
This is because it happens very often that one of the people dies.
This is a place where bereavement, not even infidelity, is a daily occurrence.
It is also common for people to remarry and have more children.
The case of a widow becoming a widow^2 is more common than you might think.
“… ”
Lily Barbarossa. The woman who was thought to have a deep connection to the invention ended up suffering from aphasia.
In cases like this, it is best to just leave it alone.
Although human emotions seem to last forever.
As time passes, it becomes increasingly lighter.
When my brother died.
It was similar when my sister-in-law died.
As time passes, people become more insensitive to emotions and adapt to them.
Just as a wound heals, the wound in your heart will also heal.
I picked up the one remaining homunculus and went out.
When I went outside with Lucas, the healing saint was standing in the distance.
A healing saint who has observed the entire situation so far with light holy techniques.
It commemorated the great shock Lily Barbarossa must have felt and her family who may have died.
“Please. May the peace of their hearts and the protection of the heavenly gods be with them… ”
I approached the healing saint and stood next to her.
Perhaps if she goes by his side, Lily will be able to recover quickly.
A saint is that kind of being.
“So, saint. What do you think?”
“About what?”
“Lily. All the people you never suspected were family may not have existed from the beginning.”
Barbarossa is an unusual last name.
Information that she is a homunculus.
I’m not sure, but to put it the other way around, they
“What should I say… It was kind of an idol. I believed they were family, but it was just a symbol of family.”
She has been worshiping some kind of idol.
Everything was a lie.
They weren’t parents in the first place.
It is questionable whether she is also human.
That may be the case, but the situation is also the worst.
I became anxious that there might be homunculi among us.
Of course, it might be the Healing Saint, Lucas, or me.
It’s enough to represent other ordinary people if you just create memories.
‘It’s not good to have internal strife.’
The sprout of doubt leads to division.
Disruption is more fatal than attacks caused by others.
Even if it’s the same army.
Because our troops are attacked by being drawn from within our own forces.
This is because the damage is doubled by simple calculation.
“Please go and comfort the saint in person. I don’t know if it’s anyone else. If you are a saint, it will be possible.”
The saint followed her words and approached Lily.
Lily stayed still for a while, probably in sadness.
“It must be difficult. I know that nothing I’m about to say will comfort you.”
The healing saint hugged me from behind and continued speaking.
“I also know that we cannot forgive the actions we took in the name of something that could not be helped. I never thought I could forgive.
I just want you to know. Your love was true and our situation was also true.”
She didn’t say anything.
Although these words may have side effects, she is a saint of healing.
It wasn’t her job to go out of her way to make false statements.
She knew there was no need to say anything more.
No matter what I said, it would only sound distorted in my sadness.
What I need now is just comfort.
The fact that you are not alone.
The healing saint who knew such information hugged her tightly.
At least until I can recover.
however.
“It doesn’t matter.”
She stopped shedding tears at some point.
He had an expressionless face that seemed to be very tired.
Seeing that, the healing saint was startled and walked back.
This is because she could have suddenly attacked.
It is a common sight regardless of time and place for people to attack criminals out of anger over the death of their family members.
Even if those parents had a lot of problems.
The words that came out of her mouth made my thoughts accelerate even more.
“Family is… It’s not connected by blood.”
Family is not connected by blood.
“Family lives together… We just need to recognize each other as family. That’s family.”
As long as they live with each other, they are family.
If you think about adopted children, this was indeed true.
And the possibility of charging at me has become even higher.
“They may not be my biological family. but… They were my family.”
I couldn’t deny those words.
Because in a different sense, it applied to me as well.
The parents who gave birth to me are on Earth.
And my parents on this earth also gave birth to me.
Although both were biological children.
For a human like me, I couldn’t help but be confused about which beings were my real parents.
“Do you blame me?”
In the end, I was the one who killed them.
The person who killed Lily Barbarossa’s family.
“No.”
But everyone present was taken aback by the words that came out of her mouth.
It was an unexpected answer.
When we all panicked a little.
She opened up about her decision-making process.
“When parents see their children doing something wrong… The reason I scold my children is because I love them. It’s heartbreaking, but I do it because I want my child to do well.”
“That’s right.”
“Me too. If only they accepted the fact that they were homunculi… I would have killed me too. Even if it’s family…
A homunculus would cause trouble. so… It’s right to send it by hand.”
“I love you, but that’s why you’re letting me go.”
“uh.”
however
Unlike her calm appearance earlier.
He looked like he was going to cry.
“Heu-eu-Turn off-”
I am not a mind reader.
Did she suddenly become sad and shed tears?
Or maybe he left those words out of an effort to disguise his lingering regret for his deceased family members.
But we know one thing.
One person lost a family member today.
“Let’s go.”
“Are you okay? Even if you don’t release your emotional core?”
And that person…
“In the land of Kaqil, the taboo is not to hold a funeral. Homunculi aren’t humans, so that’s out of the question… they… ”
“It’s your family.”
She said no more.
Even if it’s a homunculus and not a human.
Since we are her family, it is only right to hold a funeral.
And of course, if you are going to hold a funeral, you need the truth.
If there was a reason why he had no choice but to die, it was the Sangju’s duty to find out.
“Let’s go.”
A family member died today.
And that person decided to step up for his family.
It didn’t matter whether it was biological family or adoptive family.
Because they are both family.
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