Chapter 93
93 – Opportunity (main part complete)
In addition, Luoism was gradually spreading to other continents through the sea.
Among the weaker countries, there is also a movement to adopt it as a state religion.
It was an achievement that Audrit had worked hard for during her lifetime.
Edward died five years ago.
Having married Gireko Aslag, he visited the Empire three times after being crowned king.
Twice for tourism and the last time for the death of his brother.
After Edward’s death, communication with the Kingdom of Basilite became less frequent.
The grandson inherited the throne, but it seemed that he had no intention of interacting warmly like his grandfather.
Maru was not too attached.
After Audrit and Edward passed away, the feeling of friendship with the kingdom of Basilite disappeared.
A country that was so friendly and close has now become a very distant country like a physical distance.
“Little boy, meet His Majesty the Emperor.”
On the way down the hill, a middle-aged maid was waiting alone.
She held out the cloth with both hands and sniffed.
“This is a letter and gift from Kiera-nim a week before she passed away. His Majesty said that if he visits, he will definitely deliver it. I’m really glad I didn’t have to burn it. Hwang Eun is embarrassed to take care of the funeral of poor Kiera herself. Your Majesty. Sobbing… ”
“Thank you.”
“There is also a diary inside. That’s what cows and cows put in. Please read it.”
“Okay.”
“Hwangeun is in awe. It’s really frustrating… !”
The middle-aged maid lowered her head several times and ran up the hill where Kiera’s grave was, wiping away tears.
Maru returned to the palace with a wrapping cloth.
I sat in front of the warm fireplace and stared at it for a while, then opened it.
It contained a letter, a shabby diary, and a small potted plant with sprouts.
-To His Majesty the Emperor. Kiera.
I swallowed my saliva as I was momentarily moved by Keira’s own handwriting.
I opened the letter with trembling hands.
your majesty
If you are reading this letter, you must have forgotten me and visited me.
I am very happy
I’ve always wanted to meet you
However, because of my sins, I couldn’t make up my mind every time.
Whenever my mind and body were unstable, I received help from the razpin scented candle that Metpe gave me in Narundra a long time ago.
When I was restless to go see His Majesty, I inhaled the scent of razpin.
I’m so drunk I’m sick of it
That way, I was able to calm my anxious heart.
60 years of that
Thanks to that, I was able to avoid being rude to His Majesty for a long time.
Your Majesty should be grateful to Metfe and Razpin Herbs.
Because I was able to avoid the wicked villain for the rest of my life.
Maru laughed.
Even Kiera knows how to joke.
I didn’t know.
Indeed, in 60 years, the rivers and mountains will change several times.
The potted plant sent with the letter is a razpin scented candle.
I wanted to share something good, so I wanted to give it to His Majesty as well.
I couldn’t give it to you before I was alive, but now I give it to you
Maru turned his head and touched the flowerpot.
Then he turned his attention to the letter again.
The contents after that contained remorse, regret, and guilt.
He wondered why he had been abandoned by Maru, so he thought back over the past countless times, and the end was only tears and reflection.
And the massacre of the Toledo family.
The thing that made an entire small town disappear.
It was also written that he could not go near the rest of his life for fear of being harmed by Maru while honestly confessing the mistakes he had committed.
Every time I read a sentence, it touched my heart deeply and I was able to fully fathom her pain.
Floor
It didn’t appear before my eyes all my life as you wanted
I’ve kept my promise until the day I die, so I want to ask for your forgiveness
Stop hating me and love me from now on
Please give me love just once so that I can sleep peacefully.
I’m fine
I will miss you in this world
It was desperate.
After reading the last paragraph slowly again, Maru closed his eyes and sighed heavily.
“Forgiveness… Forgive me. Forgiveness… but I thought you weren’t there I was foolish enough to torment you for the rest of my life with my one-time feelings.”
As the end of life approaches, resentment is futile.
It is useless to hate someone.
Maru just wanted to get along with Kiera again.
But it was too late.
With tears in his eyes, he put down the stationery and picked up the diary.
I opened it and read it everywhere.
I want to date you again
I miss you, I feel like dying
maruya
please
please
I hope you knock on the door tomorrow morning
take me from here
Always waiting for you at my house
I love you…
It was a diary written 40 years ago.
I could see that she was very desperate even though she was in her 40s at the time.
Skipping a few pages, I read another diary.
I resent myself for asking to break up with you
I regret it enough to break my heart
If I could go back to that time, I would never ask you to break up
Maru… do you hate me
do you want to kill
okay… i know your heart
So I don’t have the courage to go to you either
Sorry… Maru, I’m sorry…
I hope that Maru will come to my house tomorrow morning…
get me out of this house… please…
It was a diary written in her 60s.
It was as if he had shackled himself and stayed at home for the rest of his life.
It was true that Maru lived a life as he was occasionally told by people around him.
“after… ”
I had to read it all the time to bring tears to my eyes.
covered the diary.
Maru looked for alcohol while wiping away tears.
***
It’s been 10 years since Keira died.
Maru is 95 years old.
“father!”
“grandfather!”
“Great-grandfather!”
“Your Majesty the Situation!”
Early on, he had two sons and one daughter with Audrey.
Children, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren gathered in the room and were watching with sad faces.
Maru was lying on the sickbed and was on the verge of death.
His gaze at the ceiling was that of someone who had lost their vitality and had given up on everything.
“After all, you couldn’t keep your promise.”
These were the words of Hergantia, who had approached her side.
Maru promised to kill her in 100 years, who still boasted of her dazzling youth.
There were still more than 30 years left to be exactly 100 years from the day we first met.
But far from keeping his promise, he is about to die first.
A benevolent laugh flowed from Maru’s mouth.
He reached out with difficulty and took her hand.
“… I’m sorry. Actually, it was a lie. I hope you live long.”
“Actually, I knew that human life is short. I knew what you were thinking.”
she smiles
I’m glad you understood.
There was also a dwarf transcendant wearing a wizard’s cocked hat in the room.
He was the man I met by chance when I went to catch Jocasta 60 years ago.
“I’m having a good time watching you today. Whoops.”
I was an old man when we first met, and I am still an old man now.
It’s not human, but it seems to have a long lifespan.
“This is my last coin. I want to give it to you, but I can’t give it any more. I’m sorry.”
I have received a total of 77 coins from him so far.
I thought he would help me if I had to fight a difficult monster, but he was really just a spectator.
It was a transcendence that I really couldn’t understand.
In addition to Hergantia and the transcendent, there were also Luciella, Jocasta, and Mrs. Herte.
All three demons did not age and had the same appearance.
“lily… ”
“master… ”
“Master… ”
While all three of them were making sad faces, Luciella came over and whispered in her ear.
“Take it easy. It’s over, but it won’t be the end.”
“what… mean?”
Luciella kissed Maru’s lips instead of an answer.
When I was young, I would have been scolded and pushed away, saying not to do it, but now I don’t have the strength to do that.
Maru is helpless.
“Whoops.”
Satisfied with the kiss, Luciella smiled.
Maru smiled dejectedly as if he had raised both hands and feet and closed his eyes.
waited patiently for death.
‘It’s finally my turn… ‘
His life passed by like a kaleidoscope.
Reminds me of the beautiful Audrey.
And my mother too…
Also Lucy…
Even Kiera…
Did Natalie, who went first, still look like she was in her 40s?
You will know when you go to heaven.
I’m sorry, Yoris.
You didn’t think much of it.
I sent you so many potions in my life.
What do you know about men?
That’s it.
I lived a life of regret.
It was a life full of regrets.
Couldn’t everyone live with a smile?
Consciousness blurs.
like that.
Maru died.
***
When I opened my eyes, I was standing alone in a vast wilderness.
Cool wind and grass smell.
is this heaven?
“Why is no one… ?”
When I looked down at my palms, the wrinkled skin was gone, and it was as smooth as when I was young.
As I was walking in confusion, I heard a familiar voice.
-Floor. Can you hear me?
“Hergantia?”
-Yes, that’s right.
“Did you go up to heaven too?”
-The current me is a thought that I left in the past. The last time you saw me the moment you closed your eyes, I must have just been murdered by Luciella. That’s why we met.
Maru’s eyes widened.
“What do you mean? Why Luciella?”
-It is for the completion of the magic that goes back in time. As the last piece to complete was to sacrifice the life of a god and the life of a demon with the power of a demon king, Luciella killed me with the god-killing sword Matrabahce and then took her own life.
Magic to return to the past.
I got a rough idea that Lucy, who had a brief relationship as a couple, had studied it before she was alive.
I knew it was a failure in the end, but did I succeed?
“Can you send me to the past?”
“That’s right.”
“Oh My God… Why did you do that? How can I go back to the past?!”
She continues to tell amazing stories.
-The great sage of the past, Lucy, has perfected a spell that goes back in time. She cast a spell on her while she was alive without you knowing, and it was finally activated when you died and me and Luciella died. She had one wish. Maru. I wanted to share beautiful love with you at a young age, not because I was old. That was all.
“I did not know… I didn’t say a word… !”
Maru knelt down with surprised eyes.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
-Your god didn’t have to know, so everything was done in secret. If Belcran found out, he would have tried to stop it. Because Luoqiao is thriving, and going back to the past might change the future.
“I can’t believe… only because of me… Doing something like this… .”
-I originally wanted to die, Lucy longed for love, and Luciella was your faithful servant, so everyone agreed. As an aside, Lucy herself originally wanted to go back to the past, but Luciella and I didn’t agree.
Hergantia continued.
– Mr. Maru. I don’t have much time. This is the road leading to the past, not to heaven. Please remind Lucy and Luciella, who are living in the past, of the memories they experienced in the future with the ‘Magic Word’ I will tell you about. This is a request from those who loved you.
she said again and again.
-This is the magic word that wakes up Luciella first. Sleep with me, Hanmaru! please! I love you so much I’m dying!
It was absurd.
It was even more absurd because Hergantia acted realistically with her own voice.
He acted calmly and well without any shame.
-This is the next Lucy’s magic word. marry me! It can’t be you! I love you!
I was astonished.
They’re so pranksters.
– Time is up. Lastly, I would also like to hear from you.
After hearing Hergantia’s personal request, his vision went black.
When I opened my eyes again, Maru was standing in a busy market.
“pick! pick! Choose your wife! Choose the boss too!”
“Get the cheap ones! The meat is so fresh!”
“I hope this is… ?!”
The market street of the Raiskan Daria Empire, familiar to the eye.
“Did you really go back to the past?”
“Your sister… Do you want to be?”
“uh?”
I woke up to the sound of a familiar voice from somewhere.
I turned my head and looked at it.
The two pupils shook rapidly.
A street full of people.
A very young Kiera stood in front of me.
“I’m a beggar… Are you okay?”
A thrilling reunion.
opportunity to come again.
The wheel for a happy ending has begun to turn.