episode_0084

After some commotion.

We were able to arrive at where Arien’s party was.

As Ceylon approached, he seemed nervous, as if he was trembling.

It was so funny how he was shaking.

With a lot of laughter, we entered the building where they would be.

A room you see as you go inside the building.

I stopped for a moment in front of that place.

When I turned around and looked at Ceylon, I saw that he was shaking like crazy.

“Are you going to show that in front of your son too? Everything I had will be gone.”

“After… ”

Ceylon picked the order a few times and then the tremors subsided.

Seeing that he seemed completely prepared, I turned around, opened the door, and went in.

As we go inside, what we see is the party members we haven’t seen in quite a while.

They looked at me and then turned to Ceylon behind me.

A man among those people.

Elon’s gaze also turned to Ceylon.

“… ”

“… ”

A brief moment of silence.

Arien’s party members and I exchanged glances.

Having heard the situation, they also knew roughly what the situation was.

Her party and I moved out of the way to make room for Ceylon and Elon to talk.

As I walked away, I saw Ceylon’s face for the last time.

His face is filled with many emotions.

I was hoping to have an amicable conversation with Elon.

***

Ceylon and Elon looked at each other in an awkward atmosphere.

An atmosphere where people are awkwardly talking to each other about what to say.

In particular, Ceylon’s reaction to every minor change in Elon was truly unsightly.

Elon, who was worse off, said:

“Please sit down first.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Ceylon sat down trembling.

Elon looked at Ceylon and thought.

‘father… is it.’

A long time has passed.

About 16 years?

Although Ceylon’s face had clearly changed since then, he still had the same look he had back then, and he realized that it was indeed his father.

‘Blood clan… ‘

Before he came, Elon had heard all the circumstances.

What happened to you and what it is.

To be honest, it was hard to believe it when I first heard it.

At the same time, it was also the explanation that made the most sense as to why the current situation had been reached.

The truth he heard was shocking.

It was close to the truth.

“Father.”

Elon said.

Ceylon was moved to tears by Elon’s words.

Because I met the son I had wanted to meet for the first time in 16 years.

Just when I was thinking that I was lucky that my son didn’t get scolded, I heard my father’s voice.

I was so moved, but at the same time, I wanted to bang my head in and apologize.

Because it left a scar that cannot be washed away.

No matter what the circumstances were, the fact that he had left his son alone was holding him back.

And Elon felt this fact.

No, you can’t not feel it even if you don’t want to.

For anyone who could see Ceylon’s face right now, it was a face that was suffering from guilt.

Two trembling pupils.

Fingers moving back and forth as if anxious.

Even your trembling legs.

Even if you want to pretend not to know, you can’t.

He was said to be a very cold-hearted person, but Elon was also not happy that he was suffering from such obvious guilt.

Elon spoke to Ceylon, who was still struggling with guilt.

“I have never blamed my father.”

It wasn’t just empty words, it was sincere.

Until now, Elon has never once resented his parents.

How can I resent it?

Even though I was 5 years old, I could tell at a glance that my parents’ situation seemed urgent.

Although he did not know the exact circumstances, he was aware even at that time that something had happened that could not be taken lightly.

I was just curious as to why.

From the moment my parents left, what was the reason for their departure?

And now, after 16 years, he is reunited with his father.

I heard the reason.

There was absolutely no room for resentment, and I didn’t want to.

Even when I was young, I understood my parents’ situation to some extent.

Now that I heard the reason, I realized that he must have been like that too.

While being chased by members of the same clan.

It was the best option in a situation where everyone could die if they continued.

On the contrary, he felt sorry for his father, who must have suffered greatly.

“… I’m sorry… ”

Ceylon lowered his head.

If I continued to make eye contact like this, I felt like the tears I had been holding back would burst out.

He lowered his head and tried hard to suppress his tears.

“And… thanks… For growing well… ”

Just as Elon heard the situation in Ceylon.

Ceylon also knew Elon’s situation to some extent because he had heard about it in advance.

After he and his wife left, he saw his son raised by good people.

However, later I felt that I was different from others, and when I heard the story of the son who cut down the evildoers, it was really… I almost shed tears.

“Well, I’m glad that my father is alive. My mother… ”

Elon trailed off.

I heard most of the situation, but I didn’t hear my mother’s story at all, so I tried to ask. I was able to infer what the situation was by looking at Ceylon’s mouth constantly moving.

“… When I opened my eyes, I was alone. My wife… Probably dead.”

Ceylon said.

Once again, a voice that seems to be struggling with guilt continues. Deep sadness and longing were evident. Elon spoke in a voice that seemed somewhat empty.

“… Mom will be watching closely from above. So don’t be too sad.”

Ceylon nodded at Elon’s encouragement.

I can’t mourn the death of a family member forever.

Now I have to live a new life.

I couldn’t show my ugly side to my son, whom I met for the first time in 16 years.

Ceylon raised his head.

Now I can see my son all grown up.

It was clear that my son had changed a lot.

Those pure and clear eyes from when I was young were captured in his eyes.

“Thank you again… For growing up well.”

“I really appreciate it. For protecting me.”

This is how the reunion of a father and son who met after many years ended.

***

‘I hope you’re doing well.’

After waiting outside for a while, I looked at the clear sky and thought.

I guess it was because I was worried.

Although I heard Elon’s feelings from Arien to some extent, I knew that the relationship was more likely to recover than I thought.

Still, I couldn’t help but worry.

“Ha… ”

I can’t believe I was sighing like that.

Someone approaches next to me.

“You seem very worried.”

A woman approaches with her sparkling white hair fluttering.

Their eyes were full of desire, and they twinkled as if they were looking at starlight in the night sky.

He was a warrior with a great destiny as the protagonist of this world.

“Are you a warrior?”

I said.

The hero smiles and asks me.

“Are you worried?”

“What?”

“Elon and Elon’s father.”

It was a sudden question, but I answered calmly without being embarrassed.

“Okay.”

As he answered that, a smile appeared on the warrior’s lips.

“Unlike your cool-headed personality, you are very affectionate.”

“It’s not that I have a lot of affection. As a human being, I just hope that the family reunion goes well.”

“That is usually said to be affectionate.”

“… If so, that would be it.”

I have never really thought about whether I am very affectionate.

However, if I look back at my life in detail, I may not have realized that I had a lot of affection as Arien said.

Because I created many relationships.

“Anyway, you look worried.”

I glanced at Arien.

Although he was clearly smiling, some complex emotions were revealed on his face.

“Is it noticeable?”

“Okay.”

The conversation we had once continues again.

Arien smiled bitterly and opened her mouth as if in a monologue.

“Have you seen the sky covered in sky recently?”

“saw.”

In fact, it was not at the level of what I saw, but because I dealt with it in person.

I didn’t want this to be revealed, so I nodded slightly.

“I saw it, and my party members also saw it. When everyone is wondering what to do, a huge light suddenly explodes from the sky. however… ”

When he said that, he trailed off.

She opened her mouth with difficulty, as if she was thinking a lot.

“It’s too much for me to feel… I felt like a warrior. It is a light that anyone who is not a warrior can never have. I couldn’t understand. The current hero is clearly a false hero. How can it emit that kind of light? ”

Arien sighed.

It was a sigh filled with a lot of worry.

“I tried denying it. But. That’s what I thought when I saw the light floating in the sky purifying the sky, saving many people, and making people happy. Do I, who can’t even take out the holy sword, have the right to call the hero who saved so many people a fake? Actually, I am a fake and the hero I am now may not be real. That’s what I thought… to be honest… I don’t know what to do.”

The tone of voice seemed like a light lament, but the content was not like that at all.

In fact, your own identity is shaking.

‘How should I explain this?’

To be honest, I couldn’t give a proper answer either.

I also don’t know why I became a warrior.

What do you need to know?

What should I say about a topic I know nothing about?

Even though I have such thoughts.

‘Can you tell me a little bit?’

Even though I can’t give you an answer to that.

At least I was able to give enough advice to make you think.

I spoke to Arien.

“Do you think the current hero is a hero?”

Arien hesitated for a moment and then answered.

“… yes. To be honest, I think the current rumors are all lies. Even when I was imprisoned back then, when I come back and think about it, it seems like they let me go on purpose… No matter how much I think about it, I can’t believe that someone with that much light would do something like that.”

Light is like representing a person’s image.

Of course, high-ranking figures within the corrupt church could also use divine power, but it was different from that concept.

Divine power is literally divine power.

Because it is not the power of light.

The power of light is a word that refers to the power of God.

It can be seen as the power of God itself.

Because it is the power of a god, it is sacred, brilliant, and beautiful, and can only be used by warriors and saints chosen by the goddess. Arien also had no choice but to think the same way when she found out.

I know better than anyone else the true meaning and true nature of the light that covers the sky. That’s why I think I’m a real hero. The question arose as to whether the rumors were actually all lies.

If it were like the old days, I would have comforted her and told her that she was truly a hero.

Now that so much has changed, I didn’t plan on saying such a thing.

‘It has no meaning.’

Because I know that such comfort has no meaning.

Therefore, rather than comforting her, I only helped her find herself.

I said.

“Then accept it as it is.”

“Accept things as they are?”

I nod my head to her question.

Arien makes a nodding sound and shakes her head as if she doesn’t understand.

“I don’t know what it means to accept things as they are. Are you saying we should just think that I am a fake hero?”

I tilted my head at her words.

“That’s strange. Why do you think you are fake just because the current hero is real?”

“That’s right… There is only one hero… ? And the person who saves people by emitting light that can cover the entire sky is closer to a hero than me, who cannot even draw a proper holy sword.”

She said in a weak voice.

Considering how she usually looks, it was completely unbelievable.

Because she was an innocent woman who laughed and talked, but always thought positively.

She was pessimistic and blaming herself.

I thought deeply before opening my mouth.

“Who decides who is the hero?”

“Goddess… ”

“Then did the goddess decide that there can only be one hero?”

“Uh… ”

She seemed speechless and could no longer speak.

She stayed like that for a while and opened her mouth with difficulty.

“Until now… There was only one person.”

To be sure, there was only one person until now.

Even I, who has looked at most records of past warriors, have never seen two of them.

“But that doesn’t mean there’s only one person this time. It could be two people, or it could be three people.”

But there is something you need to know here.

Just because it has been the case for a long time before, is there any guarantee that it will be the same this time?

The goddess determines the hero.

It’s not like the goddess said she would only pick one hero.

So far, it has only been given to one person.

However, it was truly foolish to think that only one person was a hero.

What we also need to know is the goal she achieved by committing to this journey.

“And I’d like to ask you one thing. Even if you are not a hero, does anything change?”

Arien has not responded yet.

But I already know the answer.

‘There’s no way you wouldn’t know.’

I have been seeing her for a long time.

How could you not know?

What she hopes to gain from this journey.

‘There’s only one thing Arien wants.’

It was the happiness of the people.

Because I was chosen to be a warrior, I am not leaving because I am weighed down by that sense of duty.

All she wanted was peace in this world and for many people to laugh and talk. The warrior’s power was just an opportunity that allowed her to achieve her dream.

To her, her status as a warrior was not important.

That was the belief I knew she had.

“When you first set out on your journey. Remember your goal at that time. What do you truly want and why are you on this journey? That’s all I have to say.”

“… ”

Arien didn’t say anything.

I just closed my eyes and was lost in thought.

I looked at her for a moment and then walked away.

I hope she gets through it well.