hotmtlnovel Book 6: Epilogue
Book 6: Epilogue
Book 6: Epilogue
EpiloguePulsation
So something like that happened. I should call that child as stupid disciple too now. Im sorry for that miss. That child had troubled you.
No. Aria has saved me many times. But, I was not aware that Arias sorcery teacher is a dark elf.
The sun had set and there was only the starlight illuminating the desert. Serjura and Elena who were sitting around the bonfire had finished talking about what had happened until now and they bowed to each other.
Ron had been looking somewhat anxious since he heard Serjuras name. He was continuing to repair the hot-air balloon in order to distract himself. He had no intention to talk to anyone about that name, even so the shock that name brought him was great.
The two children who were scared at the Coeurl Nero was also sleeping on Chakos lap now. Noi who was the only dark elf among their group seemed to be embarrassed or perhaps nervous seeing a female dark elf with motherly appearance which was rarely seen even at the town. He was getting his head patted by Serjura while staying still.
Right now Nero was working together with Serjura, but it was fundamentally disinterested with human except Aria. It was standing guard against monster at some distance right now because it didnt deem it acceptable for people who Aria had protected to get injured in her absence.
I left the country right away you seeso I dont know the situation there. My bad.
No, it is heartening to know how you took action for Arias sake. And, what will Serjura-sama do after this?
Lets seebefore that, can you tell me whatre you planning to do first miss?
Serjura looked straight into Elenas eyes.
She thought that she had strong eyes. She immediately noticed that this was the girl who Aria wanted to protect. And she felt like she could understand why that surly and awkward beloved disciple of her would risk her life to protect this girl.
But at the same time she was also feeling concern. The impression that she got from talking to her was that both Aria and Elena needed each others existence in the deep part of themselves.
It would be fine if the relationship of the two was of master and guard. She wouldnt mind even if they were friends with each other. But, if Elena started saying that she wanted to come with Serjura to save Aria, it was possible that their relationship wasnt friendship but dependence.
But, Elena nodded quietly to Serjuras words with a calm gaze.
First I will head to Carlfan Empire. I will disclose my identity to them and seek assistance to contact my home country. Im thinking to contact the prime minister and ask him to dispatch bodyguard knights from the black ops along with Arias comradesthe Rainbow Sword to come here.
Rainbow Sword was a rank 5 adventurer party that was distinguished even in Claydale Kingdom. Normally the higher ranked someone was the easier it would be to move to other country too, but someone with strength like them would also form deeper connection with nobility which made it difficult to go to foreign country.
The party members were compassionate people so perhaps they were thinking to save Aria too. But, if they were hindered to come here because of financial problem or transport problem or anything, Elena wouldnt hesitate to use her authority in full if it was for Arias sake.
I see
It was a calm judgment, and yet she also wouldnt be choosy with her method. The mettle that Elena showed made Serjura nodded thinking that there should be no problem with her like that.
Ill also go to that surly disciple so dont worry. That black cat will also come along.
Serjura pointed behind her with her thumb. Nero snorted its nose as though it was laughing and turned aside.
Besidesif its Dalton and Miranda then they might be moving already.
You are acquainted with the two of them
Its a past storykeep this a secret from those two.
Serjura grinned at Elenas question.
She was enemies with those two members of Rainbow Sword along with the retired Samantha who had tried to kill each other several times in the battlefield more than fifty years ago. They considered each other enemy at that time, but it was exactly because they were enemy that she understood that at the very least they werent people who would abandon their comrade.
And Serjura too.
(Ill take you back, idiot daughter. Even if its from the evil race country)
***
The harbor city of Carlfan Empire was known as a scenic place with pure white buildings that looked like a box standing in a row.
A huge sailing ship was arriving in that harbor early in the morning. The crest drawn on its sail belonged to a powerful noble of Claydale Kingdom that anyone in the knew would knowit was the house crest of Melrose House that was still respected like a royalty by countries that respected tradition.
In this harbor a lot of merchant ships and the like were coming and going despite the time that was still early morning. That ship was receiving priority to be guided by a small ship of the administration bureau to dock on the harbor. Inside that ship was a prominent adventurer party of Claydale Kingdom.
We finally arrived-!
A man with medium build stretched his body. His movement was making cracking sounds here and there after around a month of sea trip.
Appearance-wise the man didnt really have any outstanding trait and he looked like he was at the middle of his thirty. But his actual age was near forty and in addition his behavior was like someone far older than his actual age.
Viro is already an actual uncle now.
I dont want to hear that from you Mira.
Aaan?
Nothing at all!
***
At the Claydale Kingdom, in a mansion that was owned by a high ranked noble inside the royal sorcery academy, a girl who was clad in crimson dress was enjoying a teas aroma on a wide terrace.
Theres nothing to do.
The long hair that was so black as though to devour the light undulated and entangled the finger that was fiddling around with it.
Her skin should be called as unhealthily pale instead of white. The dark circles around her eyes made it looked like her eye sockets were caved in. Because of those she gave off the impression of a ghost rather than a sickly person.
She was one of the crown princes fiances and a counts daughter, Lady Carla Lester.
There was a smile on her lips despite claiming to be bored. But that wasnt a sunny smile to reassure people. It was a delighted smile that made others anxious.
The royal family and her father had imposed house arrest on Carla.
It was a punishment for attacking the holy church in the capital, massacred the members of the devotion corps who were considered as virtuous people, and harmed Nathanital, the grandson of the head priest who was a baron of the robe.
But an amicable settlement with the holy church had been reached perhaps because the holy churchs hand also wasnt clean in this matter, even so there was no erasing the scandal. Carlas father, Count Lester wished for the achievement of producing a queen from his house, while the royal family also wanted to form connection with influential noble, and most of all there was the secret agreement between Carla and the king, so they could only punish her lightly with house arrest.
An aide of Carlas father had come to this mansion several times in order to monitor Carla.
Carlas father and his aide acted haughtily toward her when she was little, but since they noticed that Carlas strength had surpassed her father who was the head of the royal sorcerers, the father refused to meet his daughter while the aide had fear that couldnt be hidden inside his eyes when he looked at Carla.
She wondered what kind of face her father would make if she killed his aide. She once had burned an aide until only his bones remained, but her father who hated scandal covered up that case.
Fufu
Nathanital whose face was burned by her still hadnt recovered fully even now after a month had passed. His face still had burn wound on it. She had meticulously burned it to that degree, so it would surely need half a year until the nerves of his face were regenerated.
It was only once a week, but her fiance the crown prince Ervan sometimes visited her.
He came to visit her partly because the king told him to do so, but it was also because of his own earnestness as her fiance. Because of that he was feeling cornered and ran toward that foolish woman for consolation, but Carla felt that foolishness was of his was likeable.
Even his dear little sister went missing, so his heart was falling even more ill. He was a truly, truly foolish and adorable man.
He was the symbol of Claydale Kingdoms glory and happiness that Carla hated.
She wondered how chaotic the country would become, how many people would die if he became king.
Because of that Carla was sowing the seeds of discord by supporting the noble faction, invited the evil race into the country, and buried his supporter in the darkness.
The greater the anxiety surrounding Ervan became, the more he would become dependent to that foolish woman. Seeing his heart getting further away from Lady Clara who was genuinely loving him was unbearably delightful.
When Ervan gave both his body and heart to that woman, she wondered which one she should kill to create the greatest hurt. A smile formed on Carlas lips as she imagined that.
Theres nothing to do.
Even so she was feeling bored. She knew the biggest reason of that.
That was because she wasnt here.
Ariathe only girl who would kill her.
The only human who Carla recognized.
She wanted to fight her to the death in the middle of the burning capital. She wanted to be killed by Aria who had gotten serious.
Rather than dying from sickness, rather than dying in the hand of riffraff, rather than dying from getting judged and put under guillotine, she wanted to live solely for that girls sake and die by her hand.
If it was Aria then she would certainly return alive no matter what kind of rigorous circumstance befell her. She would use all those hardships to nourish herself and obtained the strength that could kill Carla before returning.
But, soon it would be Carla who started getting bored with a life that lacked stimulation because that girl wasnt here.
.
Perhaps I should go to pick her up soon. Will she be happy I wonder?
Carla closed her eyes ecstatically like a girl in lovea chillingly sweet smile formed on her lips.
***
It was a dark room, with damp air, and wall and floor that were made from stone.
Inside an underground prison of an old castle that was located north of the desert, there was a wounded girl who was chained to the wall. She quietly opened her eyes and glared at the darkness with strong jade green eyes.