episode_0131

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As theory and reality are always different, the calendar declared the end of winter, but the chill did not go away.

Just like lovers who don’t want to let each other go, the cold winter temperatures made them want to stay closer to each other more.

“Lady. Are you lacking anything?”

A waiter dressed neatly asked the woman.

They are on the terrace of the restaurant.

It was separated from the roadside by a small fence.

The woman took a sip of the drink the waiter poured her, and then nodded as if she was satisfied.

Although the restaurant had a good atmosphere, delicious food, and pleasant music, this customer did not seem comfortable throughout the meal.

After the waiter left, the woman took out a small notebook from her bag.

The paper attached to the inside of the notebook was tattered.

[Go to El Pio, a famous restaurant in Rirsson, and eat.]

The text was expressed in crooked letters.

The woman took out a pen and drew.

It meant that it had been achieved.

There were similar cracks above the ones she had just drawn.

[Stay overnight at an inn in Roun Village.]

[View the Victory Tower.]

[Visit Grandia Eleanor Cathedral.]

I don’t know how these things relate to learning letters, but the woman had no doubt about it.

If the person who wrote this had said that they made cheese with stones, I would have believed it.

Therefore, the woman was depressed the entire two months she was traveling.

Even if you see nice scenery.

Even if you stay at a nice inn.

Even if you go to a nice place.

Even if you eat good food.

This is because no clue was found to decipher the unknown text.

The woman searched her pocket and took out a note.

Letter meaning [When spring blooms.]

And below is his own text that explains its meaning.

“……”

Emma covered her writing with a pen.

Because I wondered what this meant.

“I’m sorry.”

She said, kneeling down on the table.

“Sir, I’m sorry.”

“Emma is an idiot. I couldn’t find a single clue. Sorry.”

She buried her face on the table and muttered in a depressed voice.

I should have studied harder.

Emma blamed herself for having only received a basic education.

As I was spending time at the table, the wind blew.

– Whiing

A sudden strong wind blew away the note she was holding.

“Ah!”

Feeling the slight intoxication disappear, Emma jumped up.

The message flew over the fence and was falling on the roadside.

It was something the owner left to her.

Emma lifted her legs high and climbed over the fence.

The wind blew again, and the note flew low along the road.

Emma huffed and chased after the note.

The game of tag, which seemed like a skit, ended when someone picked up the note.

“Here.”

An exotic-looking woman handed Emma a note.

“Thank you. Lady.”

Emma, who was chasing the note, stopped and expressed her gratitude.

“When spring comes when flowers bloom.”

The woman said to Emma, who turned around after saying hello.

“Yes?”

Emma turned around as she heard the phrase that was engraved in her mind every day.

“That’s what was written on that note. It’s a sentence that says, ‘When spring blooms.’”

The woman pointed to the note she was holding.

Emma’s hands trembled slightly when she heard those words.

“Can you interpret this, this, this?”

Emma approached the woman and showed the note once again.

The woman glanced at me with an expression that was difficult to understand, then nodded.

“Yes. Of course.”

Emma then looked at the woman in front of her.

She could be described as ‘black’.

He is dressed in black from head to toe, and even his hair is black.

What is his appearance? He has an exotic face, similar to a person from a country far to the east that I once saw in a newspaper.

“That… That… Wait a minute. I’m really sorry, but could you wait here for a moment?”

As the woman nodded slightly, Emma headed back to the restaurant.

Emma’s heart was beating fast.

When she returned to the restaurant, she paid the amount and left.

She returned a month later and took out a piece of paper from her bag.

It was a copy of the first page of a novel In-ho had written.

I copied the first page to see if I could decipher it using the clues I gained during my travels.

“??”

When Emma handed her a copy, the woman tilted her head.

“Ho, can you… read the writing… there?”

There was anticipation in Emma’s excited eyes.

The woman slowly looked at the paper she was holding while receiving that strangely sticky and obsessive gaze.

And then he opened his mouth.

“Summer passes, fall passes. That’s how winter comes.”

Emma covered her mouth with her hand as the woman read without stopping.

Seeing that the sentences continued continuously and their meanings harmonized, I didn’t think it was something made up hastily.

“After the cold winter, a new spring will come.”

Summer passes, fall passes. So winter comes.

After the cold winter, a new spring will come.

I think we are seeds buried in winter.

Like a seed that spends time in the ground, enduring the cold winter chill.

By enduring the harsh weather with my whole body, I gain hope for living tomorrow.

Just as it is impossible to say that all seeds will sprout, neither can we.

And first, there are those that sprout, bloom, and then wither.

Now, there will be things buried in the ground waiting for spring.

Emma.

I don’t know how much time it took me to read this article.

“…Master?”

As soon as her name came out of the woman’s mouth, Emma’s eyes widened.

“That’s it. Is there more? I think there will be more content later.”

“Yes, there is! There is…”

“Is there one?”

“The original is… in the mansion.”

This place and the mansion are a full week away.

Emma couldn’t ask a woman she had never met to go on a weeklong trip with her.

“Ho, where do you live? If I pick up the original from the mansion… can you explain it further?”

The woman stared at Emma, who was looking at her sadly.

“Sir, I will also give you an example. Just take your time and read the article. I will go and find it myself. So please… please.”

When the woman seemed to lose interest, Emma quickly grabbed her arm.

Emma was bent down, almost on the verge of falling to her knees.

“Uhm… I came here as a tourist too.”

“Is that so? Then, where do you originally live…”

“It’s far.”

“Ah… please….”

Emma broke down with a despairing look on her face.

This was an opportunity I got, but I couldn’t let it go in vain.

Tears welled up in Emma’s eyes.

“Then let’s do it like this.”

Looking at Emma shedding tears on the side of the road, the woman said without changing her face.

Emma raised her head at the woman’s words.

“I was looking for my next travel destination. Could you guide me to where you live? If possible, we also provide accommodation.”

“…Yes? yes It’s possible. it’s possible. thank you Thank you so much.”

When told that she would come to the village, Emma bowed her head to the point of obsequiousness.

“Thank you. thank you Thank you so much.”

Emma bent down with tears streaming down her face.

“Don’t be like that. I’m starting to feel burdened.”

Emma stood up at the woman’s words. Emma didn’t want to offend the woman.

If you make a mistake and the woman develops negative feelings toward you, the deciphering of the manuscript will be lost.

“Please take care of me.”

The woman held out her hand.

“My name is Emma. Lady.”

Emma responded by holding his hand.

“I see. nice to meet you Emma.”

The woman smiled and waved her hand slightly up and down.

“My name is Lee Mi-na.”

It was an exotic name.