episode_0082

0.

Altina greeted her family with difficulty, exhaling.

“…you’re here….”

“Altina.”

I don’t know if they consider themselves family.

“Uncle, grandfather, aunt, mom, they’re all here…. Oh, I’m sorry…. I’m out of breath, so I can’t even say your name….”

Even though I tried hard to continue talking, I didn’t have much to say.

I guess it just ends with a proper greeting.

“……Uh, uh…..”

“Why are you laughing? In front of the tradition of the Shukeros family.”

It is not only a tradition of the Shukeros family, but also a tradition of all the Suin tribes.

Be courteous to those who have been selected as great warriors.

And then he sends him off, taking in the warrior’s last appearance.

But there is no one to shed tears or even to hold your hand to ease your anxiety.

“Wow… That’s funny….”

That was so funny.

Tradition, of course I like it.

Especially the tradition of love.

But the tradition of family love is also a tradition of love.

“Rather….. You are the ones who want me to die…. Why bother…..”

Because I’ve never felt love from them.

So I think it’s the most useless of all traditions.

“What are you talking about! How can a family not embrace its own family!”

The oldest man, my grandfather, shouted.

Oh, he never spoke to me except to yell at me, so I guess it would be more appropriate to say he just spoke to me.

“……Heretic. That, that kid is a heretic…..”

“”…!!!!””

I just recited a phrase I heard during a family meeting.

“I’d rather get sick…..”

“Can’t you stop!”

I was just repeating what my grandfather said, but he cut me off.

Ears that are smaller than others.

Weak body.

Weak personality.

If you hug something like that, you wouldn’t be that great red fox beast.

Everyone in my family considered me a disgrace to the family.

“Still…. Thank you, Grandpa…. for sending me to study abroad… no, exile… to the academy….”

The Suin tribe is usually educated by warriors in the family.

Directly from the training grounds located in the garden.

But since there were no adults willing to teach me, they put me in the academy using all sorts of adjectives.

“Ugh….. Thanks to that, I became close with the warrior….”

I didn’t return to the Shukeros family because I felt more comfortable in the dormitory.

What helped me endure dormitory life where there was no one was a kid who, like me, had nowhere to go.

Caesar.

“Like this….. we also had a warrior party……”

I couldn’t leave a message saying, “I hope you feel better after dying young.”

Because I was so out of breath.

Now I can’t even speak properly.

I guess it’s true that it’s coming out of the throat.

“…. Now that everyone has said what they wanted to say, let’s move on to the next step.”

Then, the baby, wriggling her hands, came into her grandmother’s arms.

Unlike me, it has large, deep orange ears and bright eyes, which makes me smile.

cute.

The following procedure is a blessing that the hero of the old age passes on to the hero of the new age.

Leaving behind a token of the warrior’s will and a word he wants to convey.

“You, who have been personally praised as a great warrior by the Duke of Lionheart, can bestow a blessing on this child. This child is destined to become a great warrior. Please bless him well.”

It’s so hard, I’m dying.

I’m going to die soon though.

I squeezed out my strength with a feeling of relief and received the baby from my grandmother.

“Careful, Joe…!”

Leaving the fussing grandmother behind, he supported the child’s head in his arms and supported the child’s bottom with his forearms and wrists.

She held the child skillfully.

The pulse of new life is always exciting and precious.

It’s a strange feeling to think that those bright eyes and small body movements will only grow bigger in the future.

“Please tell me what you want to tell the child who will live as a great warrior. It would be enough to say something memorable in life or something about the mindset to live as a great warrior.”

After my grandfather continued speaking, I decided what to say in my head.

“Ah….what’s this person’s name?”

“Taina, Taina Shukeros.”

“Taina, Taina…. What a pretty name….”

He pointed to the notes he had prepared.

“I’ll give you my notes…. I hope you use them carefully…..”

I’m going to squeeze out some strength and leave something to be desired.

What I’m going to say now is a regret of my life, and I hope that you, who is starting a new life, won’t have the same regrets.

“Taina….”

“Kang?”

“You, don’t admire warriors.”

“”…!!!!!!””

“Don’t walk the path of a warrior, but love so passionately that your heart melts and become the happiest wife ever.”

“What is that…..!!!”

After saying those words, my consciousness gradually became hazy.

really.

I guess this really was the last time.

“Ah, Altina, you until the end…!!!”

Grandfather let out a loud noise.

“… It was a heresy in my family all my life, so when I leave… I have to go as a heretic.”

At the end, Grandma snatches Taina away.

I felt like I was falling into a deep sleep.

‘Kai, I hope my love for you will last forever.’

I experienced death with the thought of what I wanted to do for the last time.

My consciousness became blurred and I lost feeling in my hands and feet.

Slowly the sensation fades away, and a scene unfolds as if the lights were completely dark.

‘Thank you Kai…’

‘To live, I have to kill. If I kill… I can’t live.’

‘If you kill me for me… what would it mean?’

‘I really, really like you… I know it’s too much, but…’

Past events flash before my eyes.

The happy times, the painful times, the sad times, all just pass by.

And the last chapter.

‘Hello, Kai.’

With a final farewell, Altina closed her eyes forever.

0.

The youngest daughter of the Shukeros family, the precious jewel of the Golden Jade Leaf, a treasure.

A treasure of this family that is so precious that no adjective can describe it.

Taina Schukeros was running down the hallway, carrying a storybook and a leather notebook in her arms.

“Heee!! Dad! Dad, dad! Open the door!”

To see my dad in his office.

The leather notebook was as long as Taina’s torso.

And the picture book that Tina herself had drawn the pictures for was also quite large.

Of course, compared to 3-year-old Taina.

“Hey! Taina! Then you’ll be bothering your father!”

“Tea, Sister Tina!”

“Let’s go here with my sister! My father is busy right now.”

“…Brother Kojeb is alone in the back mountain right now.”

“Really! Wait a minute, Taina. I’ll go somewhere!”

Uninvited guest dealt with.

I knocked on the office door again to do my work.

“Dad, dad! Door! ”

-Knock knock knock!

I punched the door with all my might, but it didn’t budge.

When I felt like I should appeal with crocodile tears.

“Oh my, our Taina!”

“Dad!!!”

The door opened and Talos Shukeros, Taina’s father, appeared.

Taina somehow managed to hold onto the large book.

Thanks to that, my full cheeks were floating around in the book.

“Dad! Why aren’t you opening the door!!!”

“Oh my… I’m sorry, Dad. I was working.”

“Huh! I’m going crazy!”

Anyone can see that it is a cute tantrum from a daughter, but from a father’s perspective, it is a heartbreaking rebellion from a daughter.

Talos, who had become so anxious, hugged Taina.

“Oh my~ What should I do to cheer up my daughter~?”

“Would you answer my question?”

In the first place, pretending to be upset was an act, and a technique to gain the upper hand in negotiations.

She rubs her chubby cheeks against her father’s chest and acts cute.

Likewise, while it may seem like a foolish thing to other family members, from the father’s perspective, it has the power to destroy the country.

“This is a book that Baba, my sister made for me!”

“Huh? What book is it~?”

“A story about Altina!”

“…I see.”

Talos’ expression hardened for a moment, but he ignored it and listened to Taina’s words.

“Altina, you’re so cute!”

“Yeah, yeah…”

“Altina is pretty! Wow!”

He kept talking in a coquettish tone and continued telling stories about Altina.

Because children tend to really enjoy talking about their interests.

He continued talking without getting tired.

“But by the way, Dad~”

“Yeah… Okay…”

“Ouch! Focus! Focus! Stop spacing out!”

“Ah, um. Yeah, Tyana.”

“What was the prophecy that Altina gave me?”

“…It’s not a prophecy, it’s a will.

Taina heard.

My mother muttered that she hopes she won’t turn out like Altina.

And just as Altina had said in her will, she confessed to her deceased grandfather that she was very worried about how the child would grow up.

And just at that time, Taina was hiding in the forest playing.

“…Ugh, ugh. I don’t remember that well either.”

Talos also knows what it is about, as it is something they often discuss at the bedside of the couple’s bedroom.

But speaking, I was afraid that Taina would become a heretic like Altina.

Taina was born with fox blood that was far superior to Talos’s, so I sincerely hoped she would not follow in Altina’s footsteps.

“Aiing…! Dad, tell me!”

“What should I do if I can’t remember well?”

“That! That! That! My hands are sweaty, my dad’s heart is beating faster, and I can’t look him in the eye!”

“Ta, Taina… How do you do that…!?”

“Go, study hard!”

“Don’t study, train!”

“Ah, I don’t know~!!! Tell me quickly! Don’t lie!”

Talos was in trouble.

Because I already have enough talent in martial arts, I don’t want to stay in my room and hone my talent.

If I were to tell you a prophecy here, you might want to throw everything away and take a priest class.

So the words that came out of Talos’ mouth were:

“…I admire the warrior party, Taina.”

“Huh? What is that?”

“This is a blessing that Altina personally left for our Taina.”

“Oh, wow!!”

“Become stronger than anyone else and grow into an invincible great warrior. That is the only thing you wish from me.”

Talos felt a little guilty.

After all, it was the words of the greatest warrior of the clan, and a dead man.

“Thank you, Dad!!!”

“Oh my, our Taina. What should I do to follow Altina’s words?”

“Work hard! I’ll get stronger! I won’t miss training!”

But my guilty conscience quickly disappeared when I saw Taina’s charming and passionate appearance.

Rather, I had the ugly thought that the family’s headache could have such a positive effect.

But Talos didn’t know.

How much regret these words will leave my daughter with.