TL: Zimmings
As soon as Adrian held my hand in my motherâs arms, peopleâs eyes gathered to me.
It feels like no one in the world was here except for us and every sound was muted.
With the petals flying in the wind, I could see the people I love so much.
Like Lea, who covers her mouth with both hands, the blunt chairman, who was about to cry, my four maids who burst into tears, Zachary and Wale, and-
âSee, she came back. I knew sheâd come back!â
Isaac,
âYouâre so late, Leblaine.â
Henry,
ââ¦Come here.â
Johann, and my smiling dad.
After regressing four times⦠No, five times, eventually, I got the peace I longed for.
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âCome here. Hurry!â
Dahlia, Linda, and Yuni, who grabbed me from both sides, made a fuss and sat me down.
They treated me as if I were a person who died and survived.
Having repeatedly said I was okay like a parrot since I came to the castle, I opened my mouth wide when I saw the mirror across the sofa.
âWhat?!â
My hair is all messed up as if it was burnt, and my face is covered with dust, making it hard to recognize.
âWell, I crossed the passage right after the battle with Neliard.â
It was the young Leblaine of another parallel world that was washed, and my original body was left untouched after battle.
I had a sad face, and the maid said, âDonât worry!
Then they brought the washing water with a fuss.
Ugh, itâs embarassing!
Whenever they wash me with the towel, the water gets dirty.
Reina merely laughed seeing us.
âPlease understand the feelings of those who wished to take care of you.â
âI know, but Iâm already at this age⦠right. Reina, how did you survive?â
I made a wish, but I was curious exactly how it came true.
Then the chairman stepped in.
âIâll explain.â
âYes.â
To sum up what he said, it was like this.
After I disappeared into the passage, the continent was confused in the aftermath of the war.
Other than Mojas, who became a battlefield, half of the empire was eaten by the darkness of Neliard, and other countries were in trouble from destroying the temple.
âAre there effects from destroying the temple?â
âIt is said that the sick or vulnerable died from the poison that flowed out after destroying the temple.â
âSo thatâs what happenedâ¦â
âIt was a nightmare. At least 10,000 people in each country and 210,000 people in Mojas died.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âThat led to festering wounds in each country. There are places where everything needed to be reconstructed due to the war. It took us two years to clean up.â
Adrian added.
âMost of the countries that have changed their leaders or have fallen into ruin were countries founded by the power of Neliard.â
âYes.â
The damage was great, but thanks to this, Dubblede started to become independent withou interference from other countries.
After each country was organized, my dad became the king and went on his first schedule, which isâ¦â¦.
âThe old highland meeting. It is a meeting where the kings of each country gather to discuss the future of the continent.â
The kings decided to hold a ritual to console the souls who lost their lives in the destruction of the temple, those who died in the darkness of Neliard, and those who died because of the temple. Theyâll do it in the sky festival.
âAre they asking some god to comfort their soul? Itâs not Neliard right?â
People laughed when I asked that.
âYes, of courseâ¦â
Henry, who shed a smile, made eye contact with Isaac.
âYes, of course!â
âSerga is our god.â
The last to answer was Johann.
âThen please⦠⦠!â
I looked at Adrian and he nodded.
âThanks to the sky festival, Serga crossed the passage and was able to meet you and me in a parallel world.â
I covered my mouth with both hands.
âRight. Serga was able to exert that much power.â
Because peopleâs beliefs gathered in a god and restored their strength due to the sky festival.
Dad said.
âAt the end of the sky festival, there was a solar eclipse. When the world was all covered in darkness, a group of lights flocked. And people began to show up in a group of lights.â
âPeople?â
âTo be precise, those who died by the darkness of Neliard, or those who died by the beasts made by the temple at that time.â
âAre they calling the holy beast only a beast now?â
âYes.â
âIt seems that the dead are brought back to life by divine intervention⦠But when is the time?â
Adrian said,
âWhen do you think?â
Why are you asking me that?
I donât know⦠⦠no way.
ââ¦When I was four years old?â
âYes.â
My regression begins at the age of four.
âItâs because I said I would offer my ability for my wish.â
âAh! By the way, Mom and Reina werenât killed by a beast. But howâ¦?â
âThe templeâs holy beast, no, beasts is older than we thought. Cardinal Paul and the Priest Benedict seem to have done this before killing me and Raina.â
I nodded.
âAh, thatâs why Benedict was able to move even though he was injured by the beast.â
Mom smiled.
âTo be exact, I was killed by the explosion I made, so only Reina should have survived.â
âThenâ¦â¦.â
âPerhaps God Serga gave me a new life because someone loved you so much.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âSomeone saved me.â
â¦Serga
I bit my lips.
âWhat happened to Serga? Then does Serga have believers now? Dubblede have Serga religion now?â
ââ¦â¦.â
ââ¦â¦.â
ââ¦â¦.â
My family was silent. Even the chairman, Seria, and other people could not easily answer and remained silent.
I looked at people anxiously.
âWhat happened, huh? Adrian!â
âHe have passed away.â
ââ¦â¦What?â
âEven if he was a god or even if ohe used the power of devils, he wouldnât have been able to easily fulfill your wish. Probablyâ¦.â
I jgot up to my feet.
Adrian quickly grabbed me.
âRemember Serga when he made your wish come true.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âDid he have any regrets in his face?â
ââ¦â¦No.â
âHe is the creator of the world. There is no way he could not have foreseen such a future.â
ââ¦â¦.â
âSo, Leblaine, itâs the future he has arranged for you until you die.â
In ancient times, a conversation between young Leblaine and Serga came to mind.
I said, looking across the river while holding his hand.
[Serga, whatâs your dream?]
[Dream?]
[My brother dreams of a world where children are not hungry. My dream is to eat a big cake all by myself.]
Smiling, he lightly rubbed my cheek with his fingertips.
[A world without god.]
[A world without god?]
[A world where even a three-year-old can carve their own path without god.]
[Ummm⦠⦠.]
[Is it too difficult to understand?]
[Yesâ¦but I hope your wish comes true. Since Serga is a very, very good god!
Ah, I see.
âAs you saved me and my children, this time we will save you.â
This is what he meant by saving him.
Because I made his wish come true through my life.
Adrian whispered.
âIn the very distant future, you may meet again in a life where you are not Leblaine, and I am not Adrian. There is no future that isnât possible.â
âYes.â
We held hands and smiled at each other.
I finally feel like Iâm back.
In this perfect world where even godâs wish came true.
On an afternoon full of sunlight, a wind blew from outside the window. As if God Serga was petting our heads.
âAh, but what happened to the devilsâ¦â
Before I could finish all the words that came to mind, my family shouted.
âGet down!â
âI canât do that!â
âRight now!â
Mom was scolding my brothers and dad as both of their hands are in the air and knees on the floor.
âDonât shout at my son-in-law.â
âS-son-in-law? Mother, son-in-law?!â
âHeâs my son-in-law.â
âSon-in-lawâ¦â¦.â
âI never gave permission, Lisette.â
When mom and I groaned at the same time, my dad and my brothers kept their mouths shut. It was an expression of great dissatisfaction.
Mom patted Adrianâs shoulder and smiled.
âIt is an honor.â
âOf course, I did this only for my son-in-law who is good to my daughter.â
ââ¦â¦Pardon?â
My mother, who clapped her hands, smiled brightly.
âWelcome to Dubblede.â
It was kind of a terrifying smile.
I whispered to Adrian.
âDid you not know? The final boss of Dubblede is momâ¦â
ââ¦Would a parallel world be better?â
âWell, what happened to the parallel world?â
âIntegrated. Because I lost my powers.â
I shouted.
âThen did you become an ordinary human too?â
I saw Adrian smiling. And after a while, I hugged Adrian tightly.
âAn ordinary life and an ordinary lover are the best!â
I finally got my hands on it.
An ordinary and happy life.
âHey!â
âYouâre not married yet, Leblaine.â
âLittle sisterâ¦â
âKneel down.â
Mom shouted to dad and brothers again.
âYouâre noisy. Now that my daughter is back, I have to prepare for the succession ceremony. Letâs leave the kids to share the joy of reunion and move!â
We didnât know then.
The fuss that will come after this peace.
And so, the hellish proposal relay begin the next day.