episode_0120

“… … Phew.”

I took a deep breath, exhaled it, and steeled myself.

I couldn’t control my emotions at the end as my anger overtook me, but I’m not Shin Seo-jin.

I wanted to make his wish come true, but since it was in the past, there was nothing I could do now.

I stood up and glanced at the final crystal ball.

A boy looking lonely at the sunset beach on a deserted island.

Given the circumstances, it must be a story related to Grishlas.

I don’t know what kind of past it holds, but I touched the crystal ball, hoping that this time it wouldn’t be a tragedy.

“Ugh?!”

Puzzle!

However, unlike the other crystal balls, the last crystal ball generated static electricity and stubbornly refused my touch.

For a moment, I was taken aback by a pattern I had never seen before.

Amazing things happened one after another.

The crystal ball that generated electricity suddenly shattered, and shards fell to the floor.

It wasn’t enough to reject me, so it destroyed itself without even showing me its memories.

My mind went blank as I couldn’t figure out why the current situation had occurred.

‘What on earth will happen to me if this happens?’

The only clues to exiting subspace have all been destroyed.

Now I don’t know how to return to the original world.

There are so many things to do right now when we go back to the original world.

As I was contemplating with my head wrapped around my head, fog began to slowly rise from the broken crystal spheres.

The thick white fog covered the entire space in an instant.

And as the fog slowly cleared, the scene of the throne room was visible to me as it should have been.

“Are you out of your mind?”

“… … It looks like they hired Taoists to perform a strange magic trick.”

“I am truly sorry for doing this without permission. But there was something I wanted to tell you somehow.”

“I guess you wanted to show me my past life? Hibana… … No, would it be better if I called you Hiyori?”

“Ah… ! I see you remembered it!”

Water formed around Hibana’s eyes.

After seeing them off, the couple was never able to meet again.

Hundreds of years have passed and the reunion has only now taken place.

Of course, I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed, and the tip of my nose was also feeling sore.

But that didn’t mean he had any intention of hugging Hibana and being happy about their reunion.

“I didn’t remember everything. Because some of the memories were omitted or passed by in an instant.”

“Yes? Even though you stayed in the true form for so long, you found less memories of your past life?”

“I had more than one past life. Sometimes I was your husband, sometimes I was a warrior, sometimes I became a wolf and a dragon.”

Hibana’s eyebrows twitched at the news that there was an additional past life in addition to the past life she was connected to.

It’s natural to be unpleasant. I had hoped that it would only remind me of memories with myself, but there were other memories involved as well.

There are as many as three of them.

In fact, if you count his past life with Grishlas, there was one more, but he didn’t bother to mention it.

Because that memory was destroyed without being able to see it properly.

“And just because you and I were in love in a past life, don’t think that we feel the same way as we did in our past life.”

If I prioritized my past life, I would be denying who I was in this past life.

Even as I was facing Hibana, the memories of Shin Seo-jin were disturbing my mind, but I clearly distinguished between my past life and my current life.

“Yes, I have no intention of forcing love either.”

“Good idea. Don’t be tied down by your past life, be free… … .”

“You can’t do that. Unlike you, I did not reincarnate.”

“What?”

“I lost my past body and experienced death indirectly, but I am Hiyori, I am myself.”

“Hi, Hiyori herself? They say you transferred your soul to the sword. Is that possible?”

“You might not believe it, but it’s true.”

It was thought that Hibana was reborn as a sword character after Hiyori ended her life.

After my expectations were denied, I felt a shock that felt like I had been hit on the head.

However, if we look back carefully at the past, there were many credible grounds.

In the early days, the cruel side of Hibana, which enjoyed war and even encouraged massacres, was clearly revealed.

The figure resembled Shin Seo-jin, who did anything to survive in the era of war.

Wasn’t he trying to induce me to recall memories and instincts from my past life?

‘It’s not just that… … .’

The first warrior, their childhood friend Dragon, the older brother who sacrificed themselves for them, their beloved husband, etc.

Although each person had a different past life, only Hibana remembered mine.

Sorting out the suspicions one by one, we came to the conclusion that what she said was true.

“… … If you’re really Hiyori, then you also remember everything that happened after I didn’t come back?”

“Of course.”

“Tell me. I want to know how you and Seolhwa got on after I died.”

Hibana closed her eyes tightly and kept her mouth tightly shut.

This meant that there was no daily life that could be talked about lightly.

I was so scared that my heart was pounding.

The story of a wife and child who lost the breadwinner who could support them.

Just thinking about it made my stomach tremble and my heart started pounding like crazy.

“As you can see from my reaction, it is not a good story to hear. It might be better to live your whole life without knowing.”

“It’s okay. I am prepared to endure whatever story I hear. So, I want you to tell me everything.”

“Okay, I’ll tell you everything. The tragedy of me and Seolhwa losing my friend… … .”

***

A few days after Shin Seo-jin left for the battlefield.

Hiyori gave birth safely on her own.

The pain of childbirth was horrendously painful, but seeing the child crying so energetically made her forget about the pain.

Hiyori is happy as she carefully hugs her newborn baby.

‘It would have been nice if you were here too.’

Although she felt a bit regretful, Hiyori changed her mind.

Let’s take care of Seolhwa diligently until the moment her husband returns home.

And he hopes that Shin Seo-jin, who will return someday, will be able to feel the same joy he felt by giving him a child.

Hiyori was determined and waited tirelessly for the war to end.

Without knowing what might have happened at the end of the war… … .

‘You will come back safely. ‘Because I promised!’

A few days had passed since she gave birth, and as always, Hiyori was doing housework with the baby on her back.

Laundry, cleaning, cooking, raising children, even weeding.

Unusually for a girl who grew up in a greenhouse, Hiyori mastered all household activities.

One day, I spent every day as the most wise mother and good wife.

“Are you there?”

smart-!

I heard someone knocking on the door outside.

Shin Seo-jin and Hiyori lived in a remote place with no neighbors.

Therefore, it had to be assumed that there were no guests visiting the house.

Moreover, there were only women and children inside.

There was bound to be fear in letting anyone in.

‘It would be better to pretend that no one is there, right?’

There were several knocks after that, but thanks to Hiyori holding her breath, it became quiet outside.

It was a time when I was trying to reassure myself.

Kwasik-!

A visitor who had only knocked suddenly started breaking down the door.

Hiyori, in a state of panic, hurriedly hid Seolhwa under the bed.

The mother’s feeling was that even if something were to happen to her, as long as her child was safe.

Soon, the door was broken and a man who appeared to be a bodyguard and a man with messy hair came into the house.

“Da, you… !”

“Hello, it’s been a while!”

I don’t know who the guard was, but the man with the messy hair was spherical.

Hiyori’s former fiancé, whom her father disowned.

He even used force to break into the house.

“You suddenly broke down the door and came in! What on earth is this?”

“But you were the one who was inside and pretended not to be there, right? If you opened the door gently, it wouldn’t have been broken?”

“This is a house where the woman is alone! The world is so scary that we can just pretend that no one exists!”

“I came here because I knew you were alone.”

“Yes?”

“I came here to catch the bitch who broke off her engagement with me and ran away because she fell in love with a lowly bastard!”

The ex-fiancé shows a maniacal smile and reveals the shady purpose of his visit.

Hiyori was overcome with fear that froze her veins.

“Hey, the engagement was decided by my estranged father! If you are dissatisfied with the destruction, go to your father and argue!”

“Even if it wasn’t so, my father-in-law also asked me to do it. I want you to bring my ugly daughter back, even if it means using force!”

“Ugh… ! There’s no use in doing that! I have already promised my life to the person I love! Even if they bring me back, it’s meaningless!”

“You mean your husband who left for the battlefield? It’s okay, I’m generous enough to overlook my fiancee’s marital play!”

“When you come back, I won’t stay still!”

“Well? Will he be able to come back alive?”

“Yes… ?”

The ex-fiancé who speaks as if he will never come back alive.

Hiyori felt uneasy at his meaningful tone.

“I will never come back to your side. My father-in-law put a lot of effort into that too!”

“… … What does that mean?”

“Wow, our priestess has lost a lot of sense? If I told you this much, wouldn’t you understand? Your father will make your husband die during the war! Ahahaha!”

“Well, that can’t be possible! If it’s you, it’s definitely… !”

“We will find out over time and I have to take you with me right away.”

“Oh… !”

Hiyori’s former fiancé ordered the guards to subdue Hiyori and take her away.

Although she resisted fiercely, the ordinary woman was helpless in front of Go Soo.

It was the time when I was being dragged out while carrying the warrior on my shoulders.

“Mites! Mite!”

Seolhwa, who had been hiding under the bed, suddenly started crying.

Hiyori’s lips became dry when she heard that sound.

Meanwhile, my ex-fiancé’s eyes widened in surprise, but then he smiled evilly.

“Do you have any children?”

“Now, wait a minute!”

“Ah! Don’t worry too much. I will erase everything that could be a stain on you!”

“I will follow you quietly! I will follow everything you tell me to do! So, the story… ! Please save the child!”

“In my heart, I would like to do that, but shouldn’t our priestess be known for being pure? If you have a child, do you think people will believe you are pure?”

“I will keep my mouth shut for the rest of my life! So please… ! Please save our tale… !”

Hiyori desperately wants to save her child, pleading with a tearful voice.

But her wish did not come true.

The guard took Hiyori out and closed the door.

The crying sound of a child desperately searching for his mother continued for a long time.

At some point, she couldn’t hear anything, and Hiyori’s eyes lost their vitality.

“Ah… ! iced coffee… ! Ahhh!!”

My beloved husband died, and I lost my child, who was a blessing from God, in an instant.

Hiyori cried so hard that her vocal cords were torn and writhed in eternal pain.

What on earth did I do wrong?

The sin of going against my father’s will and loving another man?

The sin of isolating yourself from your family and running away?

The sin of being pregnant with your beloved husband’s child?

If that were the case, only he would have to pay the price.

He was the one who lured her into loving him, and he was the one who wanted a child.

But unfortunately, only those whom Hiyori loved met a miserable end.

That fact drove Hiyori crazy and plunged her into the abyss of despair.

Hiyori loses everything and is trapped in a dungeon.

With her reason for living gone, she looked miserable and was rotting in prison.

Of course, I also attempted suicide.

However, he could not freely even die due to the oppression of the guards who monitored him 24 hours a day in shifts.

I spent each day in despair and heart-wrenching pain.

‘… … ‘I can’t forgive you.’

As the days passed without tears continued, the nature of Hiyori’s emotions began to change.

Pain turns into hate, sadness turns into anger.

A flame of hatred began to fill her eyes, which had lost their vitality.

The father who killed his beloved son… No, you are an old monster who is disgusting even to call you father.

And a bastard who kills his own innocent child.

I hated those two so much.

It was to the point where he wanted to tear those people to pieces just like his own heart, which had been torn into pieces.

‘I will never leave you alone… ! I will definitely do whatever it takes to send them both to hell!’

If a woman harbors resentment, frost will fall even in May.

However, Hiyori’s sorrow was closer to the flame of disaster that burned everything down.

Even if the target was a family member with whom she was related by blood, she decided that she would not stop.

Hiyori put an end to the days she spent like Pain and continued to act as tired as before.

Her parents, who did not know her true feelings, were happy, and her fiancé smiled in satisfaction.

‘It’s not time yet.’

Hiyori tried to overcome deep-rooted doubts by portraying herself more perfectly.

At the same time, I formed a deep relationship with a blacksmith and learned his skills over his shoulder.

Time passed and the father, who believed that his daughter had completely returned to normal, pushed ahead with the wedding.

Hiyori silently accepted her father’s will and prepared behind the scenes.

‘The time has come.’

Kyaang-! Kyaang-!

Hiyori, who learned some skills from a blacksmith, began making swords.

In addition to the highest quality minerals that could be obtained through family connections, he used parts of his own body, such as hair, as materials.

He tempered it with his own blood, which he had steadily collected, and cut off his own pure white skin every time he made a blade.

A bizarre knife manufacturing process that feels like a ritual.

Hiyori did not stop her hands even for a moment. Because the long-awaited wedding was approaching.

Hiyori plays herself when the sun rises and strikes the blade at night.

Before the wedding, she was able to complete the blood seal she had longed for.

Hiyori’s eyes turned venomous as she looked at the unusual display.

While waiting in a private room ahead of the wedding, she took out the blood test that she had hidden.

‘I can’t defeat the guards and kill those abominations alone.’

Hiyori didn’t make the knife without thinking.

She was called a priestess, and her real job was that of a sword priestess.

She was a shaman who received revelations from the Sword God who was said to protect the Eastern Kingdom.

‘I hope my wish can be put into this knife… … .’

Hiyori held the blood sword with both hands and brought the tip of the sword to her own throat.

If you push it like this, you will definitely die.

There is no human being who is not afraid of death. but… … .

“It’s scarier to live in a world without the people you love!”

She shed profuse tears and committed suicide by stabbing herself in the neck without hesitation.

A blood vessel begins to dig into his neck and collect Hiyori’s blood in his veins.

Eventually, Hibana, who had absorbed Hiyori’s blood, will, and soul, opened her eyes.

She, who was reborn as a yodo, took control of her corpse and entered the wedding ceremony.

Then, everyone took out the blood swords they had hidden in their arms and started cutting them down.

“Aaagh!”

“Who, who will stop me… Wow!”

“Ugh! Save people!”

The people who had gathered to bless the wedding met death one after another from blood vessels.

Hired experts were brought in to prevent the sword attack, but the power contained in the blood sword could never be stopped unless the expert was at the peak level.

After everyone died so miserably, only two people remained.

He was the target of revenge that Hiyori so desperately wanted to kill.

“Hiyori! What are you doing now? How dare you… Wow!”

A blood vessel that penetrates cleanly into my father’s abdomen.

The curse contained in the knife made the blood boil and caused pain that no one had ever experienced before.

Surprisingly, no blood flowed during the process.

Instead of dying from excessive bleeding, they tormented him until he died of shock beyond the limit of acceptable pain.

“Sa, save me! It’s my fault! I’m asking for forgiveness like this, so please… !”

The fiancé, who was very frightened as he watched the scene from the side, got down on his knees, clasped his hands, and begged for forgiveness.

However, he ignored Hiyori’s earnest request and committed something that was humanly unforgivable.

Even though he asked for forgiveness now, his sins did not go away, so Hibana stabbed him in the neck without hesitation.

“Kukkkeok… ! Wow! Wow! Wow!”

Likewise, his blood boiled and completely blocked his airways.

Even though he suffered from the pain of not being able to breathe, he occasionally made him spit out blood and gasp for air.

Just when I thought I was feeling better, the blood blocked my airway again.

At a wedding hall where everyone else is dead, the two people are the only ones who cannot die and struggle in pain.

Hibana didn’t stop there, she adjusted her actions to prevent bleeding and cut down the abominable humans.

‘it’s over… … entire.’

The two met a tragic end and ended their lives.

Hibana fell from his hand and fell to the floor.

I wanted to cry, but I was no longer human.

I just felt overwhelmed and suffered.

She felt despondent while achieving her last goal and wanted to disappear from the world.

Until the revelation of God, which had been silent for a while, was heard.

[Fate goes around and around. My poor child, believe in your fate.]

A revelation from God that was difficult to understand right away.

But Hibana never took the revelation lightly.

fate.

Those words etched hope into Hibana’s heart.