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In the basement of the Blue Roof Mansion, there was a secret place that only one person knew about.

Tap, tap, tap… .

The sound of footsteps echoing quietly went down the stairs.

The place where his steps stopped was in front of a huge door.

The door, made of an unknown material, was tightly closed and did not look like it would be easily breached like an iron fortress.

Suddenly-

Lepuren took out the key pack and found the right key for the door.

When I turned the key, the door opened with a rattle and the sound of the lock being unlocked.

The path down to the basement was lit by soft torches, and indigo light flowing from somewhere inside the basement illuminated the surroundings.

“Saruna. It’s been a while.”

The chill was so cold that it penetrated my skin and even froze my bones.

“How have you been?”

In front of where Lepureun was standing, I felt a dazzling indigo light.

An ice pillar extending from the ceiling to the floor, as if supporting a basement.

The ruggedness tells us that it was not made for ornamental purposes.

There was a woman in the ice.

Even though it wasn’t sewn with thread, the locked eyes showed no sign of opening.

Her blue hair, which matched the indigo color of ice, reached down to her waist.

“I didn’t mean to, but… Thanks to you, I was able to get Leasian out of the room. If it weren’t for the heart you left behind, visiting the Atran people wouldn’t have yielded much. I am… Because you can’t kill someone and you can’t force them.”

He could not enjoy the privileges he was born with as a member of the Larun tribe.

When he first saw the light of day, the elders of the Larun tribe felt something and placed a ban on him.

So, even if the Atran tribe refused the orders of the world’s Larun warriors.

There would have been no choice for Lepuren.

Of course, the Atran people, who had no way of knowing this, quickly offered a sacrifice.

“Really… They were disgusting people.”

The expression on his face as he spoke while caressing the surface of the ice pillar was extremely cold, as if he was covered in coldness.

“They treated the child as if they had completely forgotten what they had done, and there was a lot of sympathy in that as well. Even his family.”

After taking a moment to catch his breath, he continues speaking.

“How long can that guy live? I honestly don’t have as much sympathy as those around him. However, I just hope that he can hold out until Rheasian gets better… .”

Lepuren stared at his wife in the ice for a moment, then turned around.

“I’ll come back next time.”

It had been a while since I came down, so I felt like I wasted too much time.

I can feel the area under my eyes trembling.

The brightness of his warm blue eyes had long since faded, and his expression was not as bright as before.

He looked haggard, like a sick man who was about to die.

‘Today, while treating the young lady’s injury, she was tormented by Ruanel again… .’

He had to comfort the girl whose expression was getting worse because Ruanel’s body odor had caught her while she was briefly gone to pick up a book.

‘It’s already night.’

Do I have insomnia?

My body was extremely tired, but no matter how much I lay down, there was no sign of falling asleep.

‘I have to work tomorrow just like today… .’

Still, it was impossible to catch the sleep that wasn’t coming, so I gave up and woke up.

Grumbling-

He heard the sound of a chair being pulled out and he took a seat in front of the window.

When I opened the window, the cool night air tickled my hair.

Tonight was clear without a single cloud.

As the cool air entered my lungs, my mind became clearer, as if the sleep I had been missing had escaped.

‘I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep anyway… It won’t matter.’

I was planning to stay up all night looking at the endlessly beautiful night sky.

In the morning, you may be able to see the spectacular sight of the sun rising.

‘Sometimes… This wouldn’t be bad either.’

Kamiel closed his eyes.

Listen to the sounds around you.

The silence brought by dusk was so pure that even the sounds of grasshoppers were rare.

‘Aren’t there any owls or owls living in this forest?’

At night in the village, the sound of owls hooting was difficult to express in words, but it was eerie but had a certain charm.

‘It’s like a different world here.’

As I stood still, I felt a sense of nostalgia.

I miss the sound of those days.

I miss those nights.

I miss my room in the village.

I miss my family… .

Drop, drop, drop… … .

Kamiel silently wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

The sound of snoring could also be heard occasionally.

‘I don’t think it was good… … .’

It was a life as static as this night.

There was nothing special about the life I spent in the village, and there was no reason to miss it.

however… Why?

‘I’ve always thought so… ‘It wasn’t.’

It was special because it could not be recreated, and it was nostalgic because it could not be returned.

I can’t believe I finally realized this simple thing… .

‘Is it because I was able to realize it now?’

Maybe this is right.

As I reminisced about the past, trivial things once again touched my heart.

The cool, clear air I breathe in when I wake up in the morning and go to pick arantz.

Dense fog decorated the boring road.

The taste of Aranz was sweet, but I was used to it and didn’t have much excitement.

If I knew it would be like this, if I knew it would be like this… .

I know very well that the regrets that keep lingering in my head are pointless.

It was difficult to stop this vain delusion because I had such deep regrets.

‘If I knew it would be like this… ‘I’m going to send it to Cassat in a letter.’

He said he was sorry for not being a good brother.

Kamiel couldn’t truly treat his younger brother well until he came here.

Because his younger brother’s words and actions kept preventing him from changing his mind.

‘at last… It’s because I’m narrow-minded.’

There must have been a time when he was immature as well, and he couldn’t understand his younger brother’s position.

‘The last time I talked about this, I got scolded by the young lady.’

But. miss. No matter how obnoxious he may have been, Cassatt is my younger brother.

Being a younger brother cannot be an excuse.

It was just acceptance.

‘Because he was one of the few people who treated me sincerely.’

No, maybe it’s unique?

“… … .”

Kamiel seemed to have something he wanted to say out loud. My mouth didn’t fall off easily.

After struggling several times, he was able to make his wish come true.

“Mom, Dad… .”

When I was younger than I am now, I was jealous when Cassatt called my parents that.

Of course, the two people didn’t restrict people from calling him that to just Kamiel… .

It was somewhat difficult to call each other that friendly while feeling a distance from each other.

‘I thought that if I called it that, the listeners would be embarrassed, so I eventually gave up.’

It may be that I was scared before even trying it, but considering my parents’ personalities, it was close to the right answer.

‘I should have said a final goodbye to both of you.’

I had a chance to say hello to my father.

In a way, it was his father who brought him here.

‘But there was no panic at that time.’

I gave up hope, caught up in an unknown emotion that was neither betrayal nor desperation.

In the meantime, thank you so much for your kindness. How can we share the same greeting?

‘I still miss it… .’

No matter how painful the days were.

Is there any place you want to return to more than home?

Patter… .

“Huh?”

Kamiel ran his finger under his nose.

What was reflected in the moonlight was red blood.

It looks like you have a nosebleed.

‘I don’t tend to get nosebleeds though… .’

It’s not that it doesn’t come out well, but it would be more correct to say that it doesn’t come out at all.

Unless the nose was broken, there was no need to see blood at the corner of the nose.

It was my first time because I had never been injured to that degree.

“Is it too much to do these days? ?”

No matter how much acquired vitality there is, the amount it takes varies from person to person and from wound to wound.

Plus, the young lady gets hurt often these days, so there’s a lot of work to do.

Cluck, cluck!

“… … .”

No, there seems to be another reason than that.

For some reason, I feel like the area under my eyes is shaking even more… .

Kamiel wiped his hands on the towel placed on the table.

Just wiping away the nosebleed left a lot of blood on it.

What was white turned red.

Camiel returned to his seat and sat down on the chair, staring out the window and sighing softly.

“Ha… I’m tired.”

Death is not far away.

“Camiel?”

“Camiel.”

“Camiel!”

“Yes, yes?”

“What are you doing? I called several times but he didn’t answer.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I was thinking about something else for a moment… .”

Normally you would have left me here and thought of something else? The same words should have come out.

His condition seemed to be very serious in Rheasian’s eyes.

“My complexion is very bad. Did you stay up all night? The area under the eyes isn’t usually black… .”

“… … ah. No.”

Camiel dozed off for a moment before answering.

There was no Rheasian who would not have noticed this.

Her expression became serious and she opened her mouth to say something.

“Lady. I’m going to go to the bathroom for a moment.”

“… okay. Just go and come back.”

“Yes. then… .”

He got up thinking that if he washed his face, he would feel better.

How many steps did he walk like that?

I tilted and the world tilted.

In the distance, I could hear the girl’s cries, but my distant mind blocked everything out.

My vision became increasingly dark and I couldn’t see anything, as if night had fallen.

Kamiel lost his mind.