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[Episode 107] – Time to leave (1)

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“What, why are you so late? “What time is it?”

When she heard the terrace door open, Veronica, who was lying on the bed, looked up with an annoyed expression. Since it was already late at night, I tried to ask why I came so late, but I was speechless when I saw Vivian’s face as she appeared, leaning on Titania’s shoulder.

His face was so red that it looked like a ripe apple. Veronica sighed at the sight of Vivian, who was heavily drunk and stumbling into the room. No matter how fun the festival was, he said he didn’t know how to drink alcohol with Titania.

“…done. “What would you say to a drunkard?”

“Ehehe…”

Titania looked at Veronica who sighed and smiled shyly. Unlike Veronica, who was frustrated, Titania twitched the corners of her mouth to suppress laughter. That’s right, it’s like he achieved everything he wanted on today’s date.

Veronica asked Titania as she put the book she was reading on the bookshelf.

“…Well, it looks like you had fun. “Did your wish come true?”

Titania smiled and nodded.

I went on a date alone with my mother, hugged her, and even kissed her at the end. The kiss was different from what he had imagined… but it was still true that their lips touched. If the act of touching lips is a kiss, then that was also a kiss. Titania decided to think so.

“I had something to say to Vivian for a moment… but it won’t work as it is.”

“Yes?”

“Yes? Well, go to sleep. “It’s not urgent.”

Vivian, who was looking at Veronica with very drunk eyes, made a tongue-twisting sound. Veronica sighed for a moment and looked at Ainsel’s mirror with sharp eyes. There was still nothing reflected in the mirror.

I could look for Ainsel when he was away, but I didn’t want to force him to talk to me. Even though she was a fairy who was avoiding me, I felt that if I forcefully caught her and talked to her, my bad relationship would get worse.

Veronica tried to quickly return to the cabin, saying that her work was done now that they were both back, but she turned her head and looked at Titania as if she had something to say.

When I turned my head, I saw Vivian lying on the bed, using Titania’s knee as a pillow. I was momentarily shocked and irritated by that drunken appearance, but I sighed and continued speaking briefly.

“Oh right. I can’t come here for a while because I have work to do. “You can come back before you enter the academy.”

“What’s going on?”

“It’s not about anything… I got a call from someone I know for a while and I have to go. You can tell it to Vivian instead. “If I tell you now, I think I’ll forget about it tomorrow.”

“…It’s okay, right?”

Titania looked up at Veronica with worried eyes. Titania had also heard all about Veronica’s past, so she couldn’t help but feel worried when she said she was leaving. Could it be that they are also working to turn people into fairies? do.

I promised I wouldn’t do it anymore, but…

Veronica, seeing that worried expression, burst into laughter.

“It’s not what you think. “When I was working outside, there was someone who borrowed my identity.”

“Like Princess Fiona?”

“That’s right, I received a call from someone like Princess Fiona asking for help again, so I decided to go and see her. It’ll just take a little longer because you have to avoid the archwitch’s gaze and can’t use big magic. It’s far away…”

Veronica said and gently stroked Titania’s head. I guess two years were a long time. Because I have developed to the point where I can say hello to Titania. At first, it was almost like a wild cat that refused to be touched by people…

Titania puffed out her cheeks slightly as she ruffled her hair. Veronica smiled, looking at her puffy cheeks, then took a comb out of her pocket and gently straightened Titania’s hair. After tidying up to a certain extent, I lowered my head again, looked at Vivian, and sighed.

“So, you tell this drunkard. got it?”

“okay. I’ll tell my mother. therefore…”

Titania smiled brightly and looked at Veronica.

“Bye. i’ll wait.”

Veronica smiled bitterly when she was told to have a nice trip.

How long has it been since I heard such kind words in my repetitive life?

It always felt like I was having a sweet dream when I was here. Vivian, who keeps treating herself as a daughter, and her cute younger sister, Titania. Although he always said no, somewhere in his heart, he felt confident that he considered these two like family.

Veronica pursed her lips for a moment, then curled the corners of her eyes and smiled.

“…Okay, I’ll come back. wait for me.”

*

After the festival ended, time passed quickly.

The season when the snow accumulated in the garden melts and the early buds underneath begin to appear one by one. Every time a bud bloomed, time passed by indifferently.

The ten years that had passed since I met Titania had passed so quickly as the blink of an eye, but the day when I would part with Titania also seemed to have come in an instant.

“Titania, is this the end of your load? “I said the academy’s dormitory isn’t that big, so I brought some clothes, uniforms, and…”

I lowered my head and looked at Ainsel’s body inside the large luggage bag.

“Yes, you took good care of Ainsel too.”

-Vivian…

“…Are you sure you want to go?”

-…yes. I’ve thought about it a lot, but… I still want to be by the princess’s side. The reason I stay here is all for the princess…

In the end, Ainsel chose to follow Titania to the academy rather than stay in the castle with me.

It was unfortunate and bitter, but I couldn’t hold on to it because I thought it was okay for Ainsel to be by Titania’s side.

The wall where Ainsel had always been had faded in the shape of Ainsel’s mirror. When Ainsel’s mirror, which had always been there until the color on the wall faded, disappeared, I felt really bitter.

‘I never thought the day would come when Ainsel, who seemed to always be by my side, would finally leave.’

While I was making a sad expression, Titania was forcing herself to pack her things with a sad expression on her face. While making it clear that I didn’t want to go to the academy, I put one piece of luggage into my bag and sighed, then put another piece of luggage into my bag and sighed.

There were still about three days left until I went to the academy, but I had to pack my bags now so I could leave without any trouble. She lived in a dormitory for three years and wore a school uniform, so she didn’t need much clothes, but she still had a lot to prepare because she was a girl.

‘And… I have a story to tell Titania before she goes to the academy.’

Although the original story was completely twisted, there was one ‘thing’ that Titania wanted to get from the Academy. An event to retrieve the ‘Fairy Egg’, the main event of the original story ‘Autumn’.

‘Fairies are born with their own concepts in nature, so they are not born from ‘eggs’…’

Anyway, the fairy egg was not an item that only witches could use, but an item that ordinary people could also use. Additionally, it is a one-time consumable item. The item description said:

[It is an egg containing a fairy, and it is unknown who the fairy sleeping inside the egg is. However, it cannot be woken up, nor can it be woken up normally. There is a superstition that this egg, which exists as a huge lump of magical power, will grant the user’s ‘wish’.]

User’s wishes.

Although the words are ambiguous, it was the only item in the game that allowed you to avoid a ‘bad ending’ once. As Vivian’s assassination attempts increased in the latter half of the film, it was easy to fall into a bad ending, so the Academy had to take care of this.

I don’t know how it will work out in reality, but if Titania takes care of this, it will definitely help in some way. Because it was an item that could be used by ordinary people, not witches.

Unlike the game, I couldn’t directly interfere with the academy, so I had no choice but to tell Titania. Come find something called a fairy egg.

As I looked at Titania, who was grumbling and packing her things, I thought that we should talk to her while we sleep together tonight. I felt like if I even talked about the Academy now, it would go in one ear and pass it out in the other. That moment when I just sigh.

“I’m here!”

The terrace door burst open and Veronica appeared. Veronica, who appeared for the first time in almost three months, had a strange smile on her face. Besides, that outfit Veronica is wearing…

“…It’s been a while since you came here. What is this… No, more than that, what kind of outfit is that?”

“why? Doesn’t it suit you? “I think it suits me.”

Titania and I couldn’t help but widen our eyes at the outfit Veronica was wearing. It was a good fit. No, it was an outfit that could only fit Veronica’s face. That’s right…

“What I want to ask is… why are you wearing the academy uniform?”

“? “Of course I’m going to wear it because I’m entering the academy, right?”

“what?”

As I looked at her in bewilderment, Veronica grinned, crossed her arms around Titania, and started twirling around the room as if dancing. Titania must have been embarrassed by Veronica’s outfit, so she opened her mouth and couldn’t say anything.

“A person who used a different identity asked me to do it. I need an academy diploma for my daughter who has been secluded. It was originally supposed to be contacted last year, but I forced myself to postpone it for a year. “I’m going to enroll with Titania.”

“Me, me and…?”

“Yes, with you. It’s not just for you… Because I originally needed to go to the academy too. If I was going to go, I thought it would be a good idea to enroll with you. how is it? surprised?”

“Ah, no, I was surprised, but…”

Titania was so surprised that she gaped. I guess you didn’t expect Veronica to go to the academy with you. Honestly, I was like that too. I watched the two of them spinning around for a moment, then frowned, recalling Veronica’s words.

‘Why does Veronica have to go to the academy? no way…’

When I motioned for Veronica to come closer, she made a noise and came towards me. In a voice so low that Titania couldn’t hear, he whispered into Veronica’s ear. Surely not?

“Are you… by any chance, the reason you go to the academy is because of the ‘fairy egg’?”

Veronica’s face crumpled when she heard my whispering voice. That crumpled face confirmed my suspicions, so I couldn’t help but frown slightly. Of course Veronica…

“How do you know that? “There’s no way you would know that…?”