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Chapter 397
Confession
While Erdes was building circles in the Capital City,
Iorga moved secretly to the west.
Being the Phase of Magic and Water, she would have been far from secrecy.
However, as Silverwind's Essence settled in her body, her entire body changed.
Her eye color and hair color had dyed into even colder colors.
W̌е̊ ḃ n о̂ v̇ė l Еnú mа
She possessed not only magic but also Silverwind's characteristic overwhelming speed and solidity.
'Are there only four dragons left now?'
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Unistus and Nekonata had already affirmed they would return their Essences, and the others had died or given up.
Only Mesabosk and Petunia remained.
Iorga targeted Mesabosk's Essence.
Because Mesabosk had fallen into traps one after another and was in a state far weaker than her prime.
Ѐ n̄úḿ а
Iorga supplemented her weaknesses and had enough power to steal another dragon's Essence.
Iorga moved to the Western Forest.
Mesabosk's Domain, forbidden to humans.
It was a forest that held blue light even in cold winter, but now it was shedding leaves in season.
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After suffering from Gokma and disappearing, the forest began to conform to the flow of time.
Looking at that, one would think Mesabosk left this land, but Iorga knows.
Ĕǹùm̄ а .і ď
Given her personality, she must have returned home.
And that was the correct answer.
Mesabosk's traces caught in Iorga's eyes.
And among the traces, it wasn't just Mesabosk.
"Hello?"
At the sudden voice, she turned her head that way.
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A purple woman sitting on a rock moved her hand slowly.
It was truly strange.
The brightest time of afternoon.
Even though sunlight shone directly, her surroundings didn't escape the dim colors.
It seemed as if even time was being poisoned.
"Long time no see, Petunia."
Е̇n̂ ŭ m̄a..і̃ d
"Right. It's been a really long time since we last talked."
"We weren't that close anyway."
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"Have you ever been close with anyone?"
"Then what about you?"
"In this regard, it's mutual. I read in a book that loners get close with loners, but that doesn't seem quite right."
"Because you and I are of a different grain."
Е̃ n̊ ũ m.а . і̂d̊
Paradoxically, because they were so different, they could understand each other.
Petunia brushed up her hair falling forward.
"Still, you girl... why have you become so scheming?"
Petunia's eyes didn't shine even with bright light in them.
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It was like a darkness that absorbed everything.
"Don't you want to see that child happy like that?"
W ёbn̊ ov̊еľ Е̊ nu m̀ а̀
"I don't wish for happiness."
She said that, then thought of something and added.
"But I don't wish for misfortune either."
"You're really broken... Or are you pretending to be broken?"
Petunia's eyes quietly gazed at him.
Iorga didn't speak anymore.
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A terrible wind sound came from far away.
"Not interested in you, Petunia. Where's Mesabosk?"
Petunia pointed behind her shoulder.
"If you go inside, there's a cave. If you want to meet, go meet her."
An extremely compliant attitude.
Iorga realized again at the desolate wind sound ringing.
Ën û m̂ â
This wasn't wind sound, but someone's scream.
"This sound, it was Mesabosk's."
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"Right."
"........"
"Why? Go take care of your business. I won't move a single step from here."
Petunia just swung her legs on the rock she was sitting on.
Ӗn ŭmа̃
Iorga knows Petunia won't move.
She could already tell what she'd done.
"Mesabosk... is currently pickled in poison, right?"
"Yeah. Pickled properly like a pickle. To take her out, you'd have to touch the poison. What else but suffering? Or send underlings who can die to take her out."
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"...You're just as scheming."
"Heheung."
W е b̈ n̊.ȯvе l Е ǹum̂ǎ
The corners of her mouth went up smoothly, but her eyes didn't change.
That appearance was bizarre, giving goosebumps.
"So leave Mesabosk and take this."
Petunia took out something she was holding and held it out to Iorga.
Iorga couldn't help but be surprised at the item she took out.
It was Mesabosk's Essence, half of it.
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"Why do you have half of that guy?"
"She asked me to kill her, so I presented a way to die. Then she gave it up readily."
"........"
"You came to find that child for this anyway? So don't be troublesome, just take it quickly."
Petunia threw it down at Iorga's feet like throwing a worthless bead.
Iorga didn't pick it up readily.
Е num̈ а́
Thinking it might be a scheme to poison, she examined the Essence precisely and absorbed it into her body.
Until the end, this wasn't a trap.
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Iorga couldn't understand Petunia's action.
"Do you wish for Valdrova to be happy?"
Petunia's eyes rolled around once, then she shrugged.
"Well, I don't know either."
Wè b̆ n̆о ṽеl̊ Ē ṅ u m̊ ă
Iorga finally turned her feet.
There was no reason to take risks unnecessarily.
Petunia looked up at her disappearing figure and hummed a song.
Mesabosk's screams didn't stop.
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* * *
No one was informed about Erdes's whereabouts.
Eñ ů m а . і̊ d̄
Just as she mysteriously disappeared in the 13-Person Expedition, her end was also left mysterious.
Erica went to Valdrova with the Essence she held and offered it.
"This is a portion of Iorga-nim's Essence. I will return this to Valdrova-nim."
Valdrova received the Essence politely.
Erica watched the Essence disappear and thought.
'Iorga-nim is.....'
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Why did she make such a choice?
Why did she choose Erdes?
She didn't reveal such complex feelings outwardly.
Because suffering would only show that she's biased toward her own.
"It'll be okay from now on."
Erica heard those words and raised her head.
Еn ú m а
She was inwardly a little surprised.
Just one word and a smile, but all the mental turmoil settled down completely.
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'This is the real king.....'
Charisma that can't be imitated even with decoration.
Called the Hope of Dragons, she had no choice but to acknowledge her as the King of Dragons.
"Then I'll withdraw."
Е ñ ǔ ṁȧ
Erica withdrew just like that.
Just for today, she'll hold worry for Erdes and move forward from tomorrow.
She thought so.
Only Ferda, Valdrova, and Ruri watching from a distance remained in the garden.
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Valdrova came slightly to Ferda's side and spoke.
"I waited outside the Capital City as Ferda-ssi said."
Wе̊ b̌ǹоv́еl̂ En ũ ṁа
The reason she didn't enter the Golden Palace was to prepare for Iorga.
If Erdes was stopped, she might come to recover her Essence, so they decided to attack then.
"Iorga is....."
"She didn't appear. It seems... she's targeting something else."
"I see."
"You've had a hard time, want to rest on the bench for a bit?"
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"...Yes, let's do that."
They moved side by side like that.
Valdrova moved sneakily and held Ferda's hand tightly.
Just their two hands touching, but a pretty smile containing shyness formed.
However, Ferda couldn't smile easily.
Knowing what he had to do from now, he suffered inside.
W̆ е̊bnо̂v̊ѐl̀ Е.ǹūm̊а̇
Not noticing that yet, Valdrova was still smiling.
Can't delay.
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Already delayed far too much.
Ferda removed the smile and spoke as politely as possible.
"Eleanor."
"Yes, Ferda-ssi."
E̊ n̈ umӓ
"I will die soon."
Valdrova's smile stopped only then.
"What? What do you mean....."
Is she joking perhaps?
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She had a mischievous side sometimes, so maybe this time too?
The corners of her mouth trying to smile dropped again.
Е̊_ńūm̌а̌ . їd̈
Ferda was consistently serious.
"Really...?"
Ferda nodded.
"The Essence I hold is different from others, not separated. Because it's entwined with my soul, I can't easily give it to you."
"That can't be right? Odograsado eonni too... she's walking around so well. Surely, you're mistaken about something."
Valdrova let go of the hand.
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She withdrew her lovingly gazing eyes.
Now Ferda directed his gaze at her.
"This is already an unavoidable fate."
"No. It won't be like that."
She shook her head and lowered her head.
"I'm saying this... because you can handle it."
E n u.m̄а̌..ї.d̈_
"That's not true. I can't handle it. You know how weak I am? I'm a fool idiot, and I can't do anything alone."
"Eleanor. I—."
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"I don't know! I said I don't know!"
Valdrova stood up abruptly and shouted.
"I'm a fool! You treat me like a fool too! Everyone else treats me like a fool! Why are you saying I'm smart now?!"
Eyes glaring while biting lips tightly.
E n̆ û m̃ а. í ď
Face turning bright red and tears welling up.
"Making me a fool so selfishly! I hate you! I really hate you!!"
Valdrova ran out like that.
Ferda couldn't catch her.
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He who hid such an important fact until now had no right to.
At Valdrova's figure disappearing while crying, Ruri made a troubled expression.
Е́n um̈ a
"Ferda-nim....."
"I'm fine, so take good care of your master."
Ruri bowed and chased after her.
It was something that had to be done someday.
Time flows, and he couldn't keep hiding while dying.
He had to believe this wound caught in his heart would be resolved by time.
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'I did the right thing.'
Even hypnotizing himself like that, the fact that he wounded her didn't leave.
* * *
That night, he couldn't sleep properly.
Only the 8th Circle Ferda could sleep well after driving a nail into his loved one's heart.
Now lying in bed with that tearful scene in his head, he tossed and turned.
Е̇ nu m.а . і̇ d
That was when.
Kkiiik—.
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A door that shouldn't open opened carefully.
Someone entered the bedchamber arbitrarily.
Assassin?
To say that, her presence-hiding was clumsy.
Ĕn úmǎ. і̃ d
And she was crying.
'Valdrova?'
Ferda couldn't say anything.
His body froze as if asleep, staying still.
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Busureok-busureok.
She carefully climbed onto the bed and came into the blanket.
W е b́nо̃vе l Ě nu m̂ а̌
The sound became clearer.
"Heuk..... Heuk......"
She struggles to not make a sound, suppressing it as much as possible.
That fact hurt Ferda more.
Valdrova carefully touched Ferda's back.
"Poor Ferda-ssi... heuk......"
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The floodgates of tears burst again.
"What should I do... what should I do... I don't know......"
One can feel how much she agonized and thought deeply until coming here.
Ferda could do nothing.
Couldn't comfort her with words.
Didn't have the confidence to turn and hug her.
Ěn̆ŭ ḿ ӑ. id
Just waited for this night to pass.
* * *
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Next morning.
Opened eyes to sunlight.
Valdrova who fell asleep looking at his back yesterday wasn't visible.
'Did she leave far away somewhere?'
Ẁѐ b n̄ŏ v̌_е̊ l̄ E n̆ ūm̆ а̂
'Did she leave briefly to sort out her complex feelings?'
I would have done so.
From morning, thoughts that drop motivation terribly don't leave.
Ferda dressed simply and came out.
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Cold blue light poured in through the window.
Autumn's chill began to contain sharp cold.
Ē n u m̀ а́ . і̌ d
Before dawn brightens, it felt like exhaling all the last remaining cold.
Winter comes.
The season of death equal to everyone.....
The first person encountered in the emptiness was Jed.
Whether he ran morning jog, he's soaked in sweat and radiating hot heat.
Perfume smell that doesn't fit in sweat smell was faintly mixed.
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It was Garnet's.
"You woke up early. Did you sleep well last night?"
"Yeah."
"Hmm... didn't expect to see two unusual things today."
What does that mean?
Looked at Jed with an eye gesture asking that.
Ѐ nu m̆а̄
"Nothing much, just go to the kitchen once."
Suddenly the kitchen?
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Sent a gaze with the question of why go there, he just grinned.
A face saying something fun will happen if you go.
Didn't like his behavior, but Ferda moved as he said.
Thought maybe the kitchen would resolve this uneasy feeling.
Eǹ u m̃ а
Valdrova Castle's kitchen has three total.
One for indoor staff meals, another for high-status people's meals, and the rest was Ruri-exclusive.
Ferda headed to Ruri's kitchen.
Sound of making breakfast was heard.
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However, the place used alone wasn't one person.
"Fire control is key. If fire seems strong, lower the furnace height to reduce heat more......"
Е ǹ u m̂ а̂ .і d
"Uh, yeah......"
Hwarreureuk!
"Ah...... aah......"
"......It's okay. Let's try again."
Feeling like this morning is ruined.
Ruri tries to teach as much as possible, and the big student tries to follow somehow but body doesn't cooperate.
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As Ferda watched quietly, Ruri sensed presence and found Ferda first.
"I'll step back for a moment."
Ruri withdrew tactfully.
Only two people remained in the wide kitchen.
No one brought up words first.
Valdrova cracked an egg again and put it on the frying pan.
Е n ü m̃â
Chiiiiik—!
Sound of egg white cooking in oil was heard.
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That was now one whole batch.
The one who opened mouth first was Valdrova.
"......You're not going to say anything?"
Could feel it was a mess from voice.
Е́n̆u m а̃
Touched Ferda's guilt.
"Are you okay?"
"......It's a mess. After hearing those words from Ferda-ssi... anger rose to the top of my head......"
Hwik-hwik
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Chiiiiik—.
"But as I calmed down... I thought about what I could do. But no matter how much I thought, no method came to mind?"
W̃ е̄ b̃n̊ оv ѐ l̄ Е ň uṁ а
"........"
"Thinking about it, it's obvious right? Ferda-ssi is the smartest, and I'm a fool. So Ferda-ssi said that because there's no method."
"........"
"Surely... after worrying many times, you told me......"
Each one seemed to stab the heart.
"So you know? Should I hate Ferda-ssi, or ignore without saying anything... I thought let's do what I can."
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Sseup—.
Sound of blowing nose.
"Since I'll obviously regret beating the ground at the end... let me at least make delicious rice for the person I loved at the end. And let me hear 'the rice you made was the most delicious in the world'... that's what I thought."
"........"
"But... *sniff*... why is this so hard? Hehe... really, I shouldn't fail at something this simple......"
Ferda quietly approached and hugged her from behind.
W е b̆ n̂õ v̈ël É ńu m̄ã
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry."
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Valdrova wrapped her hand around Ferda's hand.
Water droplets similar to body temperature dropped on the back of the hand.
"That much... treat me well. So that I... can say my husband treated his wife very well too......"
"Yes. I will. I'll love you in a way that's not shameful to others."
W̊ eb̊n ò v̌ ё l̊ È n ūṁ а̌
Like that, hugging each other, they cried for a long time.
In the end, even the last egg burned completely.
Bitter and salty.
