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Chapter 404
Dawn
The morning after all of winter's chill had passed was warm and cozy.
The blowing breeze carried a fragrant flower scent, but even such a scent vanished without a trace, for people were bustling about busily.
It was an everyday scene in Hestia.
A girl wearing a maid uniform was walking down the prosperous main street.
Side-tail silver hair and silver eyes.
E n u m̆ а̀. і̊ d̃
She was looking around with quick steps, urgently searching for something.
Only after crossing over the wall and going out to the village outskirts did she finally discover what she was looking for, and shouted loudly.
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"Master-nim!"
Everyone was startled by the thunderous voice.
Even the red-haired woman far away had her shoulders flinch at that voice.
"I told you not to go outside carelessly so many times, really!!"
Ě ñ u mа̃
The silver-haired maid, Ruri, rampaged about as she walked into the field.
She was more angry at what she was doing than the fact that she had gone out without saying a word.
"Why on earth are you pulling a plow here?! Is the King of the Valdrova Kingdom doing the work a cow should do!?"
Valdrova's face flushed red while still wearing the yoke on her shoulders.
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"Well, they said light exercise was okay so......."
"So why are you doing the work a cow should do instead?! Is the King of the Valdrova Kingdom doing it!?"
W̆ ëb̌n̊ о vё l Ёn̊ŭm à
"I heard the cow was sick and couldn't come out to the field, and it seemed like it was having such a hard time......."
Ruri turned her eyes to glare at the farmers.
They also watched with troubled faces, and avoided her gaze lest sparks fly their way.
"Anyway, no! If you stay in a place like this for long, it harms the baby! I'll escort you to the castle."
"Mmm, at least let me finish plowing—."
"No! It's not good for the baby!"
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"Your scolding voice seems worse for the baby, though......."
Valdrova speaking in a timid, crawling voice.
Ruri removed the yoke and lifted Valdrova up just like that.
Valdrova waved her hand to the farmers with an apologetic face.
Ruri immediately seated Valdrova in the rocking chair.
"There is only one thing Master-nim must do!"
Е ǹ üm а
She brought a blanket, pulled over a table, and placed tea good for muscle relaxation.
"Absolute rest! No stress! No fatigue! You must stay perfectly still!"
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"Y-yes......."
"There's fruit here. Even if you get tired of it, please eat. And don't get stressed!"
The thought crossed her mind that this might be stress itself, but she left Ruri be.
Because seeing her like this, she resembled someone she knew too much.
Ẃ.ӗ bn̆о̆ vе̃ l̀ .Е̂n̊u m̀ ӓ
Valdrova quietly turned on the radio.
-Pepepepenelope's Hestia Radio! Today too, announcing noon in the lively Valdrova Kingdom!
The radio, which had become a necessity in workplaces, homes, and shopping districts.
From there flowed Penelope's voice.
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-Is everyone doing well! Your friendly Minister of Culture and DJ, Penelope. The noon radio in charge of meal times and breaks has returned.
If your boss is making you work right now, don't hesitate to report it to the Labor Union! Before Hestia's Law, everyone is equal!
Ĕ n u ḿã. і̊ d̂
We're transitioning from spring to summer! That means! It's the changing of seasons! The season demons love most! Because they steal your stamina and drop you into coughing hell, nihahaha! Everyone be careful of locking up and keep your bodies warm! Huh? You say it's not the changing of seasons right now?
Anyway! Today's guest is the legend of the Ballad from the western region. The super handsome man who melted village maidens' hearts, the bard, Read Zephert. Nice to meet you!
In the Far East, radios had been distributed, and in almost every place, one had to listen to Penelope's voice at the set time.
Penelope was everyone's star.
With her characteristic light voice and smooth-talking ment, she was an indispensable entertainment in the Valdrova Kingdom.
Listening to that dizzying voice, she sat quietly and looked out the terrace.
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The spring sunlight deepened, and a cool breeze tickled her cheeks.
Having entered the 14th week of pregnancy, the baby in her womb had entered the stable period.
As the baby in her womb grew, the territory also grew endlessly.
The kingdom rolled on without rest, but there was almost nothing Valdrova did.
Diplomatic affairs: Garnet Swallow.
Administrative affairs: Isabella Iorga.
W̄ е̂ b ṅ о v е̊ l Ё ñ ù m̊ а̃
Cultural exchange affairs: Penelope.
Financial affairs: Stefan Pascal.
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Overall manager: Mori.
Because a system had been built where they checked, monitored, and developed themselves.
Seeing the progress day by day, every day was amazing and fun.
'All of this is Ferda-ssi's legacy.'
Eǹ ŭm̀а́.
Valdrova gently placed her hand on her belly.
Her smoothly flat belly was gradually swelling up convexly.
It was growing well, so she was very relieved, but one corner of her heart was terribly troubled.
"Ruri-ya."
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"Yes, Master-nim."
"I...... miss my friends."
Wё b̊_ǹ о̇v е l̄ Е ñûm а
"Shall I prepare a tea party?"
She shook her head.
"Not those friends."
Ruri only then understood.
"Understood. Ruri will swiftly escort you."
Ruri lifted Valdrova along with the chair and flew straight up into the sky.
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The place she arrived at was the center of the Serdes Continent.
The Tomb of Dragons made of white domes.
It was to see the faces of those who could no longer be seen.
Ruri personally opened the door and bowed her head.
"Ruri will wait outside. Please come back after talking."
"Yeah."
Е ñ u mă.і̆d̄_
Kkiiik—
Thud.
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The door closed, and light entered the tomb interior through a small window pierced in the center of the ceiling.
That single ray of light brightly illuminated everything fully.
Iron doors engraved with the figures of 12 people total were arranged in a circle, and in the center was what had been the axis of the spiral staircase, made comfortable to sit on like a bench.
In the center of that circular bench was her Gray Spear.
W̌е̊b̊ n̂ о̊ v̊ ě ĺ Ė ň ů.m̂а
Judging she wouldn't use it anymore, she had stuck it there.
Valdrova sat astride the protrusion as a chair.
She greeted them with a beaming smile.
"I'm here, hehe....... Doesn't it seem like a pregnant woman is wandering around too much? They say since it's the stable period now, as long as I don't do anything weird, there's no worry of the baby dropping. So I came to visit like this."
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The only response to her words was an echo.
"You know. It's really amazing that a baby is made, right?"
Е̇ nũ m а̃ . і̆ ḋ
Valdrova preciously cradled her own belly.
"My body gets heavier, my mood gets all fluttery, and then...... sometimes gloomy thoughts come too....... I wonder if I can become a proper mom like this, hehe......."
Scratching the back of her head, the uncomfortable silence continued again.
She spoke again with renewed cheer.
"B-but still! I think it's okay even if I can't raise the baby well! Ludmilla's here, and Ruri's preparing to be a nanny so well! She's so earnest, she's becoming more of a mom than me! I'm getting reassured already!"
She wore a smile that seemed to say how lovely.
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"Was it the day before yesterday? The astrologer said our baby is a boy. Fortunately he won't be a fool. He'll be gentle and incredibly smart, unlike me, right?"
Valdrova continued singing of a happy future.
"It'll definitely be like that. He'll get up fine on his own, be incredibly spirited even when young, study incredibly hard, be smart, and help me a ton, definitely."
But silence took its place, and the atmosphere sank into gloom.
"But you know. I sometimes think this. If that child is too smart...... and asks where dad went, what do I do? Then I...... I'm really bad at lying too...... I don't think I'll be able to tell the child properly....... But what if the child says they miss dad too much?"
The forcibly drawn smile could no longer hide her emotions.
Е̄ n ú m а̇.і_d̂
"I'm really the worst mom. I can't even lie well to you guys, and I'm putting it all on a child who knows nothing......."
Finally, her tears burst.
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She poured out everything she had been suppressing in Valdrova Castle.
"I...... miss Ferda-ssi so much."
Wiping tears with her wrist, she rambled on.
"Today is the 100th day since Ferda-ssi left....... I thought I'd be okay as time passed, but that's not it. Why does that person's face come to mind more vividly as time passes? He's a fool, a fool who forgets a lot, but why can't I forget this? Winter has just passed, flowers are blooming, and it's getting warm....... Why am I still unable to escape that winter?"
Еǹ.um̀ а
Valdrova hugged her own shoulders with her hands.
Even at this moment, she thought of Ferda.
If he were here, he would have put his hand on her shoulder and reassured her that everything would be fine...... she thought.
"When I was having a hard time, Ferda-ssi was always by my side, but now I...... don't know what to do. They say you get stronger when you become a mom, but I don't want to get strong like this."
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She wanted to be someone's lover, someone's wife, before being a mother.
"I miss Ferda-ssi so much."
Ẇeb̄.nоv̂ѐl Е́ nú m̊ ӓ
It was then, while she was soaked in sadness.
Kugeugeugeugeuk—.
The sealed iron doors began to tremble violently.
Then the energies that had seeped into the doors trembled finely, creating an ominous current.
"Huh......?"
Valdrova raised her head.
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On the ceiling, clumps of light were swimming.
From there, a form made of ether descended.
-We report to our Great King.
Unlike speaking to the King, vicious eyes.
Valdrova knew the owner of those eyes at once.
"Ior......ga?"
Е̇ ń u_mа .іd́
She spoke.
-Please, stop such complaints in the place where the dead reside. Just how long must we listen?
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"Eh......."
Her tears sucked right back in.
The ether narrowed its eyes and asked.
-Do you know, or not know, that you come every time, brag about your husband, cry your eyes out, and repeat going back?
Ѐ nu̇m̌ а
"Th-that is......."
-Answer.
"I did......."
-Then will the dead wake up, or not wake up?
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"They wake up......."
-Everyone woke up because it was so noisy. Representing everyone, I'm scolding you like this. Do you understand?
W ebnоṽё l Ĕ n ū mа
Then a rough voice laughed as if it were ridiculous within the current.
-She's really doing crazy things. She begged like a dog to be let out saying she'd comfort you.
-Shut up! Shut it!
Iorga's face turning bright red was visible, an emotional word.
Regaining composure, she looked at Valdrova.
-Why are you smiling like that?
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"Huh?"
-You're being scolded right now, you know?
"Ah, I know. I know but......."
The laughter wouldn't stop.
"It's just so good to see my favorite friend after so long......."
-Ugh.......
Eň ům̄ а .іd
Iorga bit her lip tightly.
She didn't like that unserious appearance, but on the other hand, she was relieved.
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That she hadn't broken.
She hated herself for thinking that.
-Valdrova. You fool, you blockhead. You are our King. You know that well, right?
"Yeah. I know......."
W̃ē b̌ n о̂ v е̄ l̊ _Е n̊u̇mà
-The reason you could become King wasn't just because you were chosen. It's because you made it yourself, so we acknowledge you.
"Mmhm......."
-You wished for our happiness. So at least once...... you can move by your own selfishness.
"Yeah......."
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-......Don't know what I mean, do you?
"Yeah, I don't know."
Е n u m̂ а̃.i d̀
Good grief.
She sighed long and explained easily.
-Try saying the wish you want most.
Her wish was always one.
"I want to go see my husband."
-Good. Now order it with that.
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Valdrova stood up from her seat.
Looking at the closed iron doors, which had become tombstones leaving their traces, she said.
"I want to go see my husband. So help me."
-Hmm, I said to order it.
"Th-this, th-this is an order!"
-Good grief.......
Е̃ ǹ_ũ mà ._і̂d̃
-How very Valdrova-like!
-Hahaha! Our monarch should be like this, yes!
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Everyone burst into laughter.
The warmth of that time when they fought for a single goal wrapped around Valdrova.
-Then we must obey the order.
All souls and essences gathered toward the center.
W̄еbň о̃v еl Еn̈u m а
In the center was the Gray Spear she had stuck there thinking she wouldn't use it anymore.
Traces of weathering from the ages peeled off like rust, regaining its old light and beginning to shine in brilliant colors.
-Change fate, our King.
-Just as we denied the fate of the day we should have died.
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-Just as that denial changed into the name of hope.
-Reclaim your hope.
Е n̄ ũ mä
The Primordial Spear revealed its true form.
A flag holding light shone brilliantly, erasing even all her worries.
Valdrova grabbed that spear.
Then she felt a surprisingly powerful force.
Valdrova knew this power.
"It's been a while, this hot and heavy sensation......."
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It was the power she felt at her prime, even among the times she fought the Primordial Chaos.
The light that burned herself for everyone now shines on her as everyone burns.
Valdrova instinctively knew what she had to do.
She raised the spear and swung it widely.
The empty air her spear blade touched split open just like that, creating a passage to a heterogeneous space inside.
Valdrova could know.
Ӗ n̆ ũ m̌ а
That that place was the path to go meet Ferda.
Emotions buried in her chest surged up.
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Gloom and helplessness cleanly vanished, and excitement wrapped her whole body.
It was a sensation she thought she would never feel again.
Kwangkwang!
-Master-nim, just what is happening? Master-nim!?
Ѐ n̆ u̇ m̀ ǎ .і̊ d̈
She was sorry to Ruri but couldn't answer.
Valdrova quietly whispered to her own belly.
"Dad, let's go meet him."
The terribly long Dragons' Night passed.
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Dawn breaks.
