The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 108



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Episode 108

Elcoco got off his horse, patted his back, and tied the reins to a tree.

“I’ll go first.”

“No. I received the invitation, so you wait here for a moment.”

Elcoco nodded and stepped back.

Quilbian looked at the house in front of him.

What should I say, it was a very shabby house. It had a log cabin foundation and mud walls. When I glanced at the right side, I saw that there was also brick added there.

A house like a rag, tattered rag.

The roof was also tangled with tiles and hay, as if they were fighting over territory.

First, I knocked on the door.

One, two, three.

I waited three times but there was no response. I knocked again and waited for a sound.

“Why are you like that?”

I looked back. I saw Elcoco standing there with his legs raised and watching.

“There’s no one inside.”

“yes?”

“I said there isn’t any.”

“That, that can’t be. There’s no way His Majesty would make a mistake… … .”

Judging from the fact that he doesn’t finish speaking, it seems that he often sees Rookie making mistakes.

Elcoco approached and put his ear to the door.

“What are you doing?”

“Let me hear the sound. He might be inside.”

Quilbian gently tugged on Elcoco’s hair. She stepped away from the door with an embarrassed expression.

“It was a little ominous. It doesn’t happen unless something serious happens. That means if something serious happens, I’ll leave.”

“I, I will apologize on behalf of Confucius.”

“Oh, I guess you’re in a position to take over.”

“… … That’s not it, though.”

Quilbian released the cat and looked around. Elcoco exclaimed in admiration, “Wow, what a bouncy little cat!”

“How can you perform such a variety of magic with just your free hand? No, this is magic.”

“just.”

“It’s so convenient. I wish I could just use magic.”

Elcoco grumbled and went over to the horse tied to the tree. He started muttering something next to the horse, whose eyes were wide open. It sounded like grumbling.

The cat searched the entire area around the dwelling, but could not find the owner of the fur.

Did you go far?

“Should we go back now? It’s going to be dark soon. If we leave now, we’ll arrive in town before nightfall.”

“Can I go alone?”

“yes?”

It was Elcoco who asked back in surprise.

“It wasn’t a straight road, and I made a few turns along the way, but I still got here in one go.”

“Well, I’ve been here a few times.”

“So I guess you’ll be able to figure out how to get back on your own.”

“That’s true.”

“Leave before nightfall.”

“Alone? On a dangerous path?”

“Are you declaring that this land ruled by the lord is in danger? Is the lord’s management incompetent?”

“What are you talking about again? It’s not necessarily a human problem, right? What should I do if a wild animal appears?”

“Then stay here. I’ll wait a day and then go back.”

“yes?”

Elcoco spoke once, and then looked at Quilbian once.

“I didn’t pack anything I needed for camping.”

“Who took care of it?”

“Even though it’s summer, it’s chilly in the mornings. And it’s so humid! You might catch a cold.”

“I’m fine. I’m fine even if I roll around in the snow.”

“… … .”

Quilbian lay on the ground, sleeping on tree roots, having spent over a hundred years outside.

I felt more comfortable looking up at the sky than in a house with a ceiling.

“Aren’t you going?”

Elcoco came over and sat down beside me, hesitant.

“It’s really dangerous.”

“You never know. You have to try it to know if it’s dangerous or not.”

“I told you it’s dangerous.”

“You’ve been here several times, so you know it well?”

“yes!”

Quilbian looked up at the sky turning yellow and collected his thoughts. The lord who had introduced Elcoco, the room in the castle and the enormous amount of books, the figure standing blankly behind Rookie, not within his field of vision.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Quillbian straightened his upper body and pretended to rummage through his coat.

“Why are you like that?”

“I forgot.”

“What are you forgetting?”

“invitation.”

“Oh, really?”

“I think I dropped it along the way.”

“I really can’t do without it. I won’t meet you.”

It was Elcoco looking at the road he had walked with a serious face.

“I should have said that I threw away the envelope.”

Quillbian got up from his seat and broke off a branch. He then put it in his bosom.

“What are you doing?”

“It’s being prepared. I can’t say I lost it.”

“So, why the tree branch… … .”

“Because what was inside the envelope was a tree branch.”

“Huh? It was a tree branch?”

“okay.”

Elcoco blinked, turned his head quickly, and lowered his gaze to the floor.

His dark eyebrows were deeply furrowed as if he was thinking hard.

“Coco.”

“yes?”

Quilbian approached Elcoco and extended his hand. Elcoco, who had been staring blankly, extended his hand, thinking it was a handshake.

Quilbian passed Elcoco’s hand and grabbed her by the neck.

He blinked as if he didn’t understand what was happening, and then he spoke in fear.

“Why, why are you doing that?”

“People should be killed when necessary. I think it would be meaningless to kill them whenever you want.”

“Why are you doing this to me… … .”

“I want to see the reaction. If my cat didn’t find it, this is quite interesting. I apologize if I’m wrong.”

“Okay, just a moment.”

Slowly, he tightened his grip. Elcoco’s body was lifted. She shook and grabbed Quilbian’s hand, and cried out.

“Mr. Plank! This guy is trying to kill me! Hurry up!”

A pitiful voice spread out.

The sound died down, but nothing changed.

“Ph, Mr. Plan? Mr. Plan! Hey, you bad rabbit!”

As Elcoco shouted again, the closed door slid open.

Quilbian looked at the door with slight surprise. He had searched the house and the surrounding area, even using the cat, but he had not found a single trace.

The landlord was at home.

Now, it was sending out a unique vibe as if there was no need to hide.

“These days, kids have no manners. They’re called bad rabbits. Tsk tsk tsk.”

It was a rabbit with glasses on the tip of its nose, just like Elcoco. Except that it was dressed like a human and stood on two feet, anyone could tell that it looked like a rabbit.

That rabbit also has a sense of age.

My eyes were drawn to the large ears that stood out on top of the head. Only the tips had white fur, while the rest was covered in black fur.

Perhaps because of that, the two eyes that glowed particularly yellow looked like moons in the night sky.

Two moons were pointed towards El Coco.

“Are you going to kill that kid?”

“no.”

“It’s too harsh for a show. I guessed it when I first heard about it, but it’s too rough.”

“I’m sorry. I have a short temper. It’s easier in many ways to try out whatever method is available.”

“You may have good sense, but if you live like that, you’ll end up in big trouble someday.”

“I’ve been through that already. I’m sick of it.”

Elcoco was carefully put down. Elcoco, with saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth, glared at Quilbian and then ran towards the black rabbit.

“Mr. Plank! I almost died.”

“No, don’t die. He didn’t have the slightest intention of killing you.”

“No! You don’t know because you saw it from afar. I know because it was right in front of me. That human really tried to kill me? And without hesitation!”

“If you didn’t hesitate, why are you alive?”

“……that.”

“Tsk tsk. I raised him like that, but he’s a bit spoiled and stupid.”

“Where have I ever been called stupid? I have such a good memory.”

“Are you talking about memory in front of me?”

Elcoco answered sullenly, “No.”

“Humans over there.”

Flange gestured inside the house with his chin.

“Come in. Before you come in, dust off your clothes. I like things clean.”

Is it clean?

Quilbian took a look at the rag-like house and smiled faintly.

“sleep.”

As I stood in front of the door, Elcoco held out his slippers. His face was pale.

“You don’t need to be sorry since you lied to me first, right?”

“How can a person, a person, do that? Do you know how scared I was?”

“You must have been scared. But it was only that scary.”

“… … I’m starting to hate you, Quilbian.”

“Now there’s someone who can see me properly. I’m happy.”

I took off my shoes and put on slippers.

Then I looked inside the door.

“… … This is amazing.”

It was the feeling I got when I broke through the realm of the two sides. The inside of this space, divided by a rough wall, would be a completely different world.

Before I could take a step, a hand suddenly pierced my vision. It was Elcoco.

“Why are you so hasty and fearless?”

“I’m just coming in since I was invited.”

“You really don’t know anything.”

“Yes, I asked you a lot of questions because I didn’t know. Everything you told me was good.”

“… …Was it like that?”

“okay.”

Elcoco smiled bashfully at the words, “The story was good.” He was in his late teens, or maybe in his twenties. At any rate, he was well past adulthood, but his actions were very immature.

Is it because of the existence of Plan?

Or is it innate?

“Ah, explanation. Okay! This inside is the space where Plan-nim’s imaginary world is realized.”

“It’s an imaginary world.”

“You can think of it as a place like the endless ocean. Do you know what the ocean is?”

“know.”

“Anyway, once you enter, you will see a blue line beneath your feet. You must never leave it.”

“What happens if you leave?”

“What’s going to happen? I’ll be lost in the vast ocean. I won’t be able to come back. If Plan-nim helps, I can find it, but he’s the type of person who doesn’t like that kind of thing.”

“That’s interesting.”

“It’s a special experience, so you can see it as fun, as long as you don’t make any mistakes. Anyway, stay right behind me. Be sure to watch your step.”

Let’s go now. Elcoco came in to greet us.

Elcoco disappeared as if he had been eaten by the darkness beyond the door. Quilbian also took a step forward.

“……haha.”

I burst out laughing.

There was a clean carpet.

I turned my head from side to side.

It was a space that was well over 10 meters wide. There were paintings of various styles on the walls. Under each painting was a vase, and the flowers in the vase looked full of moisture. It was evidence that they were being carefully managed.

I looked at my feet.

As Elcoco had said, a blue line appeared across the carpet.

I raised my head along the blue line.

In the distance, I saw Flan lying in a hammock.

“Never! Don’t go outside the line. What you see now is not everything. Are you thinking, ‘This is big, but I can’t possibly get lost here?’?”

“No. I fully realize that it is a dangerous place.”

Elcoco must have heard it, but he ignored it and continued talking about himself.

“It’s really different from what you see. Just take one step. The scenery will change. And that’s it.”

“I told you so.”

“You should never, ever step aside, even out of curiosity. Someone did it before and died. I don’t want to experience that again. Ugh, it’s horrible.”

I followed Elcoco, who was talking loudly.

It was a mystical space.

It was similar to the realm of the two, but different. Who knew they could create something like this.

I realize anew how dangerous Winte’s disciples, including Cheryl, are.

“Just wait a minute. Let me finish looking at this.”

“The flan on the hammock said.

He was holding a book in his hand.

There was a desk next to the hammock, and books were piled on it too.

Quilbian asked, looking at the book that had no title.

“Can I see it?”

Flan lowered his glasses slightly and stared at Quilbian before speaking.

“Look, you must be bored. But, if you look at it, you’ll have to run an errand.”

“It’s worth the effort.”

He picked up the book with a smile.

(Continued in next episode)