Tale of the Fake Hero - Chapter 307
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Season 3: Episode 115
Brain Hyang was at the cradle of the sword on the day of the inauguration ceremony, and read all the emotions that crossed there.
The greatest and most impressive emotion was the joy of Niven Alter Gierda as he wept while embracing his disciple Gorgotia.
As the only surviving master among the Payqueriers, he was able to watch his disciple follow in his footsteps.
ah…….
There is such joy… … .
The joy that makes your heart feel like it’s going to burst is something that people can feel…
Brain Hyang knew that when Laminea met Camilla, she would definitely feel the same joy, if not greater joy.
Brain scent prayed.
I prayed for the courage to speak wisely to the cardinals, and that their hearts would be softened and not hardened. Then I stood before the five cardinals.
“Dear Cardinals, I would like to have Laminea and Camilla meet now. Camilla is an adult and can control her own emotions, and since she is no longer in the company of her peers, not many will notice the change in her emotions. No one knows how long Laminea will live, so I would like to have them meet before it is too late.”
The other cardinals murmured.
Cardinal Inracht’s nod was decisive.
“It is impossible. Camilla has now abandoned the past, present, and future and become a warrior. If she is entangled in the remnants of the past, she will not be able to walk the path of a warrior. A warrior must receive the baptism of the sword, completely kill herself, and become only a blade of light.”
“That child’s heart may seem firm, but it is only a matter of lashing out with sorrow and pain, and you never know when that heart will break and crumble.”
“I do not permit it. Now, the only way for them to meet is soul to soul.”
The meeting of souls meant a reunion in the paradise of creation.
In other words, it was the same as notifying that it was absolutely impossible.
But Noehyang bowed gratefully.
“So you are saying that soul-to-soul encounters are possible? If that is so, I will take it that you have given your permission for the way I have been thinking.”
Epilogue of the prequel, I, Become a warrior like you (7)
Hannah Ludwig was praying alone in the courtyard of the Bellewin mansion.
Even though I’m getting less sleep as I get older…
Since my eyesight got worse, even reading books at night has become a hassle… … .
Praying while listening to the sounds of the forest at night was Hannah’s only way to overcome her sorrow.
– The Payqueer commissioning process is now complete. I will be traveling around the continent to gather troops. I will stop by the mansion for a moment, so I will see you then.
With Lamineia dead, Radis having left home to join the Belchester family, and Jabal having left again to work for the Special Forces Division, the mansion felt desolate.
But Camilla is coming.
I prayed that Camilla would be safe, that great and excellent people would gather under her command, that she would arrive here without any problems… … That’s what I prayed.
“Hannah.”
In the midst of her prayer, Hannah suddenly felt the warmth of dawn and raised her head.
It was the brain scent of Setsunen.
But then three more figures appeared.
Her eyes were blurry and she couldn’t see anything clearly, but Hannah let out a moan, perhaps knowing her blood relatives just by smell.
“Ah, ah, ah… … .”
As Hannah fumbled to get up, her opponent stepped forward.
Tears flowed unceasingly from Hannah’s eyes as she touched the face of the person who had come forward with both hands.
The other person also started crying.
That voice, the shape of her face, the sound of her breathing, the pitch of her cries, none of it was unforgettable – it was everything about Hannah.
“You are alive, my daughter, Laminea, you are alive… … Is this a dream? Ah, if it is a dream, may I never wake up… … .”
“Mom… … I’m sorry… … I should have come sooner… … .”
Laminea held her mother’s two hands and cried. The two hugged each other for a long time and cried. They cried and cried.
As if that day were the last day of this world. Because the tears we were shedding now were a farewell to each other.
In the stillness of the moon rising to its zenith, the cries of the mother and daughter, who were thought to have been separated, were repeatedly rubbed, intertwined, and mixed.
「… … .」
Nohyang stood far away, touching the hearts of everyone else so that they would not wake up, and created a barrier so that no sound would escape.
“Mom, these are your granddaughter and grandson. Their names are Ratel and Kaisen. I wish you could see their faces… … Ratel, it’s Grandma. Call me Grandma.”
Ratel, who had been stuck behind her mother’s legs, came forward, placed her hand on her belly, and bent down.
“Hello, Grandma.”
“Yeah, yeah… … .”
Hannah was amazed at the voice and appearance of her granddaughter, who resembled her daughter so much.
This is my granddaughter… … .
This is the daughter my daughter gave birth to… … .
Hannah held Ratel and cried for a long time. Nohyang came over with Kaisen in her arms and placed him in Hannah’s arms.
“Kaisen, this is your grandmother. I am your grandmother.”
Kaisen burst out laughing with an “Ooh, ahh” sound. He was a child who didn’t cry, but laughed a lot.
That appearance… … .
That bright smile was so similar to baby Laminea that Hannah cried while laughing.
“Mom, how is Radis doing?”
“Don’t even think about going to Radis. She’ll definitely be emotionally disturbed. The child is now getting used to a world without you.”
“Is that so?”
“I am becoming happier. I met a man I love, and I will soon have a child of my own. So don’t worry and become happy, too. There won’t be much time left, so be thankful, love, and live only happily during that time.”
“Yes, but Kami can’t be like that.”
“Laminea.”
“I came to see Kami. I heard you were coming here. Don’t worry. Neither Kami nor Radis will know that I’m here… … . Aunt Noehyang will do it that way… … . The College of Cardinals will also approve it… … .”
* * *
Camilla came to the Bellewin mansion three days later. During those three days, Laminea stayed in Hannah’s room.
Now it was Camilla Alter Aradmantel, with white hair and a fierce gaze, her majesty sharp.
The servants of the family were surprised and delighted by her changed appearance, and said that the lady’s condition had noticeably improved because Her Majesty Noehyang had come.
“Really? That’s good.”
I came here because I was worried about Hannah Ludwig’s condition, and I couldn’t be happier to hear that she was getting better.
“Madam, I’m here.”
When I entered the room, I felt a strange, sadly familiar and nostalgic scent.
Master… … ?
But that couldn’t be possible, since the master was dead.
‘Hannah Ludwig is the Master’s mother, so she has a similar scent… … .’
Or maybe the scent lingers because the Master spent time here as a child, and he can smell it because his five senses have been amplified after becoming a Payquerier.
“Yes, you came. I can’t tell you how happy I am to see you. I’ll prepare a feast, so eat, and rest comfortably tonight to recover from the fatigue.”
After meeting her long-awaited employees again, Camilla went to sleep in Laminea’s room.
I can smell the scent of the master… … .
The scent of the teacher who always smiled, talked, and hugged me was tearful. It was so warm that I fell into a comfortable sleep for the first time in a long while.
[It happened.]
Beyond my slowly closing eyelids, a golden current was gently swaying within the room.
If light could bloom and fall like cherry blossoms and scatter again, would this be what it would feel like? The dust of light rose up and shattered repeatedly.
In the melody and warmth of that light, Laminea met again the gift that had come into her life.
[This child is now possessed by a spirit, so we cannot hold onto that consciousness for long. Hurry up.]
I had to hurry.
But I didn’t want to rush.
Above all, I couldn’t rush.
“Hello, Aradmantel.”
Aradmantel began to cry like crazy, but Laminea put her index finger in front of her lips.
“I will take good care of Kami from now on.”
And Lamineia looked at her disciple’s sleeping face.
It grew like this, like this… … .
Having the same hair as me, the same eyes, holding the same holy sword… … .
‘ah…….’
The disciple’s face… … .
When I called out, “Kami,” the disciple’s face would brightly, clearly, and honestly smile.
The moment he saw that young… … so lovely face… … with white hair like his own, tears welled up in his eyes and clogged his throat.
‘I should have ended the war.’
If the war had ended, you would have… … .
I thought about how the sadness that comes from such helplessness could be so tearful.
“Mom, who are you?”
Ratel, who had been observing Camilla curiously, asked in a slurred voice. Laminea suppressed her sobs with a smile that seemed like it would break apart.
“It’s a gift… … .”
“What kind of water?”
“Yes, a gift. It’s the biggest, most beautiful, and most precious gift my mother has ever received in her life… .”
Lamine wiped away her tears and turned her gaze back to her disciple.
“Hello, Kami.”
“… … .”
“How have you been? It’s so weird to say that, isn’t it?”
“… … .”
“Ha, ha, ahaha, there were so many things I wanted to say when we met again, really so many things? But, what should I do, I can’t think of anything and all I can do is cry.”
At that moment, Kaisen, who was being held in Laminea’s arms, extended his delicate, round, and wrinkled hand.
Towards Camilla.
Towards Camilla’s cheek.
He pulled at the ball and started laughing. In that laughter, the illusion of an impossible dream spread over reality.
– Aunt, aunt!
Those green and clear fields.
In that world, there were no warriors, no white hair, and no need for dragon eyes.
However, young Kaisen runs to Camilla, who is lying on top of the dogwood, biting it.
– why.
– Mom won’t give me cookies. I want to eat cookies.
– You must have forbidden it because you ate too much. Look at that potbelly you have at such a young age. There’s nothing more unsightly than a fat man, you punk.
Camilla teased Kaisen by gently scratching his face with a stick of dog grass.
– I said I wanted to eat cookies.
– No, I’ve seen all sorts of things in the world. Why would a guy with a hot body cry over something like this? It’s so ugly.
– I hate my aunt too.
– Hey, you want to go behind? Come here and do your work.
Camilla reached out to the light.
Inside were sandwiches and cookies I had brought to have a light snack while out for a walk.
I picked up a cookie and took it out.
Kaisen’s expression brightened.
When I opened my mouth and pretended to eat, his expression darkened, but when I gently handed it to him, his darkened expression brightened.
– Okay, but there’s a condition.
Camilla placed her index finger on her lips as she placed the cookie in Kaisen’s small hands.
– Is it a secret from your mom?
Camilla kicked and laughed.
When Camilla laughed, Kaisen started laughing too.
That intersecting laughter overflowed, quietly resonating in my heart. That laughter tore away the curtain of dreams and allowed the light of reality to shine once again.
Lamine laughed.
It wasn’t that he laughed because he was sad about his situation.
It was a laugh with Camilla and Kaisen in that impossible and unattainable dream.
“Kami.”
Do you remember what I said before?
How great it would have been if our Ratel and Kai could have followed Kami around and learned so much. Saying, “Aunt Kami, Aunt Kami”…
“If time could be turned back again and I could make new choices.”
The world.
If only the world were a little more peaceful.
If the world were just a little more peaceful, could that dream come true?
“I will not accept Kami as my disciple that day.”
Why is the dream that everyone takes for granted in the name of daily life so distant and distant?
Why is it so vague and sad?
Laminea pressed her forehead against Camilla’s. The warmth of their foreheads was the same. The smell of their bodies was the same. Everything was the same as before.
“I won’t take you as my disciple, but I’ll run away with you to somewhere far away… …and spend the rest of my time with you.”
Only one thing was different.
Now, we can’t be together.
“I’m sorry… … and… … In the short time you have left in your life, I will pray and pray for your happiness… … . And, and again… … .”
And if the providence of creation permits, may we meet again… … .
I hope we meet again and laugh… … .
Tears also flowed from the eyes of Setsunen, who was listening to the conversation and thoughts from afar.
[Now, there’s no time. I have to go.]
I wish I could hold on to this time a little longer.
Lamine’s body, which had not lowered its forehead from hers, began to slowly disappear as it was enveloped in light.
After the body disappeared into the light of the brain fragrance, the petals of light that had been fluttering in the room also began to die down one by one.
“Hello, the most beautiful gift in the world that has come into my life… … .”
Camilla was still asleep.
The body was asleep, but the soul was awake.
A teardrop of sorrow formed between the closed eyelids and flowed down.
The tears wouldn’t stop.
There was no end to the tears that broke the dam of sorrow that had been coagulating, rotting and decaying within his soul.