episode_0103
by fnovelpia
The sword returned in a hurry.
Louis felt that his disciple had changed somehow, but he was reluctant to see him using secret techniques he had never been taught, but decided to let it go.
It was clear that something had happened, but looking at his disciple who was smiling slyly, it didn’t seem like anything had really gone wrong.
If a problem arises, we can solve it then.
For now, I’ve decided to just watch.
“Knife! Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
Alana welcomed the knife.
“Yeah. I’m fine. Did you wait long? ”
“Not at all! More importantly, what about that guy? He looks scary… .”
He lifted his head slightly, his beige hair fluttering, and tried to look inside the mansion.
The sight felt cute all over again, and Carl snickered.
“Oh, Alex? He ran away. Well, I’ll see you again soon.”
“I see… . I’ll threaten you again… ?”
He asked with a worried expression.
The inspector inside the mansion looked so dangerous that even the saintess would be terrified. The divine power she possessed warned her.
“This is an unavoidable opponent. So I have no choice but to become stronger.”
“Uh, how?”
The sword spoke as if it were a given and patted the saintess on the head.
It was so sudden and natural at the same time that Alana froze in surprise.
Just like before, and just like now, Alana couldn’t help but be flustered because she thought the knife was different from usual.
A strange feeling came over me, thinking, “The sword I know is not this bold and skillful.” However, I didn’t hate that strangeness. Rather, it gave me a tingling feeling that was hard to explain.
“Well… . Somehow? Alana, it would probably be easier if you helped me.”
“?”
As if playing with the bashful Alana, Carl only chose words that would make the saint uncomfortable. It was nice to see her embarrassed.
He looked up at the sword with a face filled with a mixture of anticipation and shame.
The knife was also staring at her intently.
Their golden and pink eyes met. As if they were being sucked into each other. As if the two of them were everything in this world. They just stared endlessly.
And as if pulled by gravity, they were about to come closer to each other.
An uninvited guest has appeared, disturbing their world together.
“Ahem-!”
I heard a dry cough.
“I also came back after suffering… .”
Louis, who came out of the mansion with them, cooled down the atmosphere that was just ripening.
Because I felt like I would feel embarrassed if I left it like that.
First, it must have been embarrassing for Louis himself to see, and second, there was someone who would be shocked to see the two of them.
“Ah! I was worried too, Director. Where… You weren’t hurt or anything, right?”
“You’re bowing down to receive my greeting. You don’t seem to be worried at all?”
“Huh? Did I get caught…? Hahaha… . But I’m glad you seem okay! ”
Alana spoke to Louis, belatedly and with an overly worried tone.
She too was surprised and embarrassed at herself for having felt like she was being sucked into the sword just a moment ago. As if trying to hide the fact, she became more friendly and more awkward at the same time.
“Alana… The director’s mischievous words didn’t necessarily have to be like that-”
Carl, who had been smiling in satisfaction at the familiar yet missed sight, was startled.
Even though I knew it was time to go back and give back the ‘real’ sword, I couldn’t leave easily, so I was about to say goodbye with a smile.
The moment when I was about to subtly scold the two people who reminded me of happy and joyful times, just like I did in the past.
“……”
A woman blinking blankly and looking at them came into view.
I saw the face of a beautiful woman who had an air of freshness that was different from usual.
A fragility and delicacy stood out in her once creepy and fascinating face.
I feel a sense of discomfort… .
“Huh, how come already!?”
It was unexpected.
Carl’s gaze was fixed on the black-haired woman. It was hard to believe that she had escaped the boundary so quickly.
“What are you so worried about, Carl? Lady Dahlia has been staring at me with wide eyes since I left the mansion.”
“!?”
Louis said, and came closer to Carl and whispered, quietly enough that Alana and Beatrice couldn’t hear.
“Not even knowing that, I was just looking at Alana to set the mood… .”
He spoke as if he was giving a warning, not as the usual sly teacher, but as the boss of the sword and the head of the intelligence agency.
“Of course, I know that you, Aesong, can’t come to your senses just by looking at Alana, but you must not forget that Lady Dahlia is also the subject of an important mission.”
“……”
“If you show too much affection towards Alana in front of her… the mission is over, right?”
But the sword had no immediate mission in mind.
Of course, he understood Louis’s concerns, as he had experienced it himself once… but perhaps the situation could have been much more serious than his master had thought.
Jeobuk-
Carl approached the woman, leaving Louis and Alana behind.
I took each step carefully.
In some cases, everything could go wrong, and we might have to settle and give up on returning this body to its original owner.
That’s why every step I took felt so heavy.
Gulp-
He, who did not get nervous easily, swallowed dry saliva and stared blankly at the woman who was staring at him.
And finally we arrived.
In front of a woman who may have escaped the boundary as some kind of being.
The woman was looking up at the knife with a delicate and infinitely delicate face, not her usual confident and fresh face.
At first glance, it looked like he was shaking.
Instead of the hateful turquoise eyes, I saw beautiful blue eyes.
But he shouldn’t be fooled, and only after trying hard to ignore the rising private emotions and thoughts was he able to open his tightly shut mouth.
“Who are you-”
“Hello?”
But faster than the sword’s question, the woman’s sad voice was heard.
The sword looked at the woman with a distorted expression, as if it had been misplaced. Then the woman spoke again. Her voice was trembling.
“Oh, hello?”
“……”
“Ha, haha… Nice to meet you. Are you Carl Maynor?”
She forced herself to smile. Even though she was smiling, she felt sad. The woman tried to smile and looked at the knife.
“I am… I am Beatrice! Beatrice de Dahlia.”
It seemed as if he was desperately crying out for me to please understand.
He didn’t actually shout… but he just said his name quietly, nonchalantly. He looked distressed.
“Be, Beatrice… . Beatrice… . Beatrice… . I’m Beatrice… .”
He mumbled like a broken clockwork doll, then his pale face turned pale and he started to cry.
Even though I was about to cry, I didn’t feel any sobs.
Just then, dew formed on the moist corners of my eyes and flowed down.
The tears that once flowed became an unstoppable stream and poured down.
But the woman did not sob.
She didn’t stop smiling, but instead shed tears while smiling.
I’m crying while laughing.
The sight of her smiling while crying was so pitiful that I couldn’t help but turn away.
It’s cold, it’s stinging, it’s painful… .
Because it seemed like it was none other than Karl himself who made her like this.
Because the way she tried to force a smile by quivering lips somehow made her look as transparent and fragile as glass that could shatter if touched lightly.
Because I felt a strange, hot, embarrassing, and throbbing feeling rising from deep within my chest.
I can’t stand looking at this delicate woman.
Especially because you look so cute when you cry like an idiot.
Because you’re pretty, cute, beautiful, and I want to have you and hold you.
He hugged me tightly.
Karl held Beatrice in his arms. As if he was trying to hide her from the world, as if only he could protect her. As if he would never let her go.
Carl Maynor, who had been sleeping, regained control of his body.
The body he had given to another self, who may be in the future or in another parallel universe, the other self who had defeated Alex with amazing skills, without even asking for his opinion, as if it had to be now… .
I ended up getting it back.
And so the sword that Beatrice had been longing to see appeared.
This is the first moment when he, who had been weak, shows courage. He goes against his original self, the Carl Maynor in his memories, and embraces Beatrice with his own pure emotions.
Another sword that had intervened in this time zone through the power of the boundary was forced back into the gap between the boundary and dimension by such a greater and stronger will.
There was a lot to say, but he disappeared without even finishing the conversation, such as asking how it felt to witness our power to drive out Alex.
“Yes, Beatrice. I’m here.”
He held the woman tightly in his arms, pressing her so hard that it might hurt a little, conveying his body heat and presence so that she could feel it.
He whispered to her, “Don’t worry, the one you’ve been looking for is here.”
Even Karl himself didn’t know why he was saying such things, but these words came out unconsciously. He wanted to reassure Beatrice somehow.
The woman in his strong arms trembled. Then, she hugged Karl’s broad back with her slender arms, pinching it.
Much tighter than the way the sword hugged her… as if it would never let her go.
“Oh, sob… . Sob… .”
The woman, who had been trying to keep her smile on despite her tears, began to sob only after being held in Karl’s arms.
Gurruk – The flowing tears soaked Karl’s chest.
The tears were as warm as her body temperature. That’s why they looked even sadder. It was as if the intense pain she had been swallowing alone was felt hotly.
Ugh, ugh, I let out a suffocated moan.
“Ugh… Ugh… Huh…!!!”
Finally, the sobs I had been holding back poured out, and I started to cry loudly.
It was also the first time she cried since losing her only brother, Theodore Green.
At that time, I was literally saddened by the loss of my younger brother, and now I am in pain because I have to live forever forgetting and ignoring the brother I sent away.
Because the reality that you have to live like that to be loved is so unfair.
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