episode_0041

When Saruna was alive.

But soon those words will fade away.

Saruna was a wife who truly loved her husband.

In some ways, it goes beyond love and borders on obsession.

She also had a daughter, and Saruna and Lepurn named her ‘Leasian’.

At first, Saruna was also happy about Rheasian’s birth.

Because she thought it was the only tangible result of her and her husband’s combined efforts.

But it didn’t take long for that thought to change.

“Because it was my first time raising a child, I was quite interested. But it seems it looked different to Saruna.”

The attention he deserves has diminished.

That must have been Saruna’s thoughts at the time.

He was a Leasian who had just been born into the world.

To that child, Saruna would often mutter to herself.

“If it weren’t for you… It would have been nice.”

“If it weren’t for you… .”

“I regret giving birth to you.”

I don’t know when it started.

It was a sound Lepurun heard while passing by without even thinking about it.

“I couldn’t say anything to Saruna. I just thought it was because parenting for the first time was difficult.”

“… … .”

Kamiel’s eyes trembled as he looked at him.

Do you really mean what you say?

… I had a doubt.

No matter what Camiel had in mind, Lepuren continued the story without stopping.

“Then one day… .”

The reason he just let his hands go was because Saruna did not harm Rheasian other than his harsh words.

But it didn’t take long to realize that wasn’t her best.

“Saruna’s verbal abuse continued even after Rheasian was old enough to express his thoughts verbally.”

Rheasian was naturally exhausted.

It was a set procedure.

A woman who loves her husband so much that she is jealous of her daughter.

Can a daughter who has such a woman as her mother be happy?

no. at all.

Leasian was afraid of the sound of his mother’s footsteps.

These are the words that you blurt out indifferently after glancing at yourself.

Each and every one of them came as an extreme fear to Rheasian.

“Even then, I couldn’t stop him. It was because I didn’t know what to say to Saruna and stop her.”

“… … .”

Kamiel opened his eyes slightly and pursed his lips.

He was in tears.

To Lepurun’s ridiculous story.

His response can be seen in it.

‘How difficult was it for you? .’

At least, even if the person in front of me right now didn’t hate my daughter.

That couldn’t be any comfort to her.

Not stopping it even though you knew about it is neglect.

Ignoring something is as serious a mistake as directly using verbal abuse.

I want to ask why I did that right now.

In a way, he seemed fine even at this moment when he was confessing his sins.

Lepuren had a calm expression the entire time he spoke.

At least if you truly loved your daughter, you wouldn’t be able to show that kind of expression… .

But Kamiel waited patiently for now.

Until he finished speaking.

Because I felt like I still had a little more to say.

“I still remember it. That day was a day with torrential rain.”

There was thunder and lightning, and the incident occurred at a time when the atmosphere in the mansion had calmed down.

I had thought that Saruna’s condition was unusual recently.

But even when Lepuren asks what’s going on, she only shows a brief happy expression.

Soon I just shook my head as if it was nothing.

So I thought that Lepureun was like that too and turned around to go back to the study… .

Gaaa!

A loud scream echoed through the mansion.

It was a young voice.

There was only one person in this mansion with a voice like that.

‘Leasian.’

Lepuren headed straight to the place where the voice was heard.

Ilho, whom I met along the way, was also with me.

“… … .”

Even when Lepurn faced that shocking situation, he still had the same expression on his face as he did now.

The tragedy of that day was captured in his quiet eyes.

Her hair was loose and hanging down on the floor.

Red liquid from the neck soaked the floor.

The sight of my wife growing cold, holding a sharp piece of glass in her hand.

“In front of him was Rheasian, trembling like an aspen tree.”

“… … .”

It was something I had heard before to some extent. but.

‘I never thought it would be like this… ‘

It was a truth that easily surpassed my vague imagination.

“I said it before. Saruna put a curse on Rheasian. But now I’m having a hard time wondering if the curse has disappeared.”

He frowned slightly and then spoke with his usual expression again.

“But as far as I know, it may not be yet.”

“… Yes?”

Kamiel was confused.

Didn’t he himself say that he was able to get around just fine now that the curse had disappeared?

But not yet?

“If the curse had gone away from Rheasian, Saruna’s thoughts should have disappeared as well. But Saruna’s thoughts still exist.”

“That… How do you know?”

“Would you be able to understand my pet’s unusual sense?”

“That too… Is this a special ability of the Larun people?”

Instead of answering, Lepurin remained silent.

But serious eyes seemed to replace the answer.

“… So, is the reason you came to see me related to that?”

“Yes.”

Kamiel, perhaps already expecting this, closed his eyes and then narrowed them.

okay. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to call myself that.

If his goal was his daughter, he would have taken only the young lady.

‘But only I called him secretly. ‘By ordering Deacon Lee Ho.’

What on earth is the reason?

I am confident that I will not be surprised to hear quite a few things…

“I need your heart.”

… It seemed like he had overestimated himself.

Kamiel’s expression visibly hardened.

Wouldn’t someone react the same way when they hear something like that?

If you were asked to give up your life right away, it was only natural to panic.

‘But it’s strange that he died so obediently.’

“That… Are you saying that it is necessary to cure the young lady, or rather, to lift the curse?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

I couldn’t help but ask.

Of course, he had no intention of dying like this.

‘but… ‘If only I could put my heart at ease.’

“The heart of your race has mysterious power. I don’t know if you know… . That is why it has become a treatment. Already a long time ago.”

“… … .”

It was the first time I had heard of this, and it was quite shocking.

But that wasn’t what was immediately important to Kamiel.

“… But why does it have to be my heart? Our species is different from mine… ”

“It was like that originally. But now things are different. The Rheasians wiped out your entire race. Except you.”

“… … !”

“So you are the only Atran.”

Kamiel opened his eyes even wider.

It felt like a subtle feeling that had been bothering him over and over again hit his brain.

‘… that is. ‘Was it really true?’

I don’t know if it’s exactly as it was in my dream.

but. The sight of the young lady killing her family and the villagers.

That was true, her father was saying.

‘This…’ Should I believe it?’

I also had that question.

However, as I soon heard the words, my thoughts became more and more certain.

“A few days ago, Leasian went very far away from the mansion. At that time, I went to the village of the Atran people.”

“… … .”

Kamiel felt like he had been hit hard in the back of the head.

I was just dazed.

All of this seemed like just a dream.

A truly horrible nightmare.

“… … .”

There was silence in the hall.

This time it was quite long.

Lepurn also waited in silence until he spoke.

“I… .”

Kamiel lowered his head and asked softly, so that it was hard to tell what his expression was.

“Did you even have a choice in the first place?”

“… … .”

Lepuren did not open his mouth.

He didn’t look worried.

It was an unspoken affirmation.

Kamiel laughed for a moment at that and then shook his head.

‘miss… You will be very angry. But I’m also very angry now. so… ‘

Please don’t blame me later.

Please think it was just me being grumpy.

It was a murmur that would not reach her.

* * *

“Umm… .”

Her room is completely dark.

I felt movement along with a faint moan.

Leasian lifted his face, which was buried in his knees, feeling a little uncomfortable.

“… … .”

I wondered what all this was going on.

Why was he doing this again… .

“Ah… .”

It was a bit difficult to recall past memories in order.

Because I cried so much that I fainted often.

But her memory was unrivaled.

Again, a feeling of self-reproach appeared on her face.

“I… … ”

Just as she was about to mutter in pain again.

Leasian.

“… … ?”

Leasian inadvertently raised his head at the voice that suddenly came.

And then his eyes widened.

“You… … Didn’t it disappear?”

She was usually able to distinguish the shape of objects in the dark.

However, especially, the question is directed to an object that can be clearly seen even among such objects.

… … .

Saruna’s welcome was nothing more than a faint smile.