.
I am a person and he is my younger brother. If I am a person and he is my younger brother, then it is true that he is also a person. That would be correct. But why?
Why do barking and biting naturally come into play when you say you are good at something? Since it barks every day, I kept saying that it barks every day, and now even with that good brain, I guess it has forgotten whether it is a human, a dog, or some other unknown beast.
Plus, why am I?
Have you finally realized that my younger brother said that?
Itâs because I started thinking this way.
I guess it was my fault for turning one of my younger siblings into one instead of one. I guess Iâve ruined my little brother, even though Iâve never actually seen a dog. Thatâs why I thought that way.
Thatâs why I remembered it.
âBrother, brother.â
okay.
That must have been why I remembered it.
A book from my childhood.
âBrother, look at this. They say there is such a big dog in the Great Desert.â
Iâve never seen a dog closely before. To be honest, the number of times Iâve seen a dog, even from afar, is on the count. Even guard dogs, which were quite common in aristocratic mansions, were not kept in the royal palace. Since there was Sispanian security magic, there was no reason to keep guard dogs in the palace.
Occasionally, when I went out of the palace, I would briefly see the large and small dogs that people were walking around with, but of course I never had to look at those dogs up close. Everyone was busy holding on to their dogs and retreating right in front of them, fearing that they might injure the royal family.
At least I saw a dog with curly brown fur at Siegfriedâs ducal residence, but I didnât keep an eye on it for a long time. At first, it was because I didnât have the heart to pay attention to such things, and later because I remembered Rerickâs words that cats hate the smell of dogs.
Thanks to you, the only dog Iâve ever seen closely in my life is funny.
âItâs a dog that lives in the great desert of the north.â
That one day. A book that was thrust in front of my eyes after a class on the environment of the Continent of Cysterra. All that was depicted there was a huge silver-grey dog.
He approached me arbitrarily and showed me a place I hadnât even learned about yet. Didnât you notice that I was about to leave as soon as class was over? or not.
As always, did you pretend not to notice?
âThey say itâs much bigger than a person. Still, I donât think itâs scary. âI think itâll be warm.â
The story continued.
As if something that was just a painting felt soft. As if it would hurt if I touched it too hard. As if curious, as if curious, I carefully stroked the long fur in the picture, which had no warmth, with my fingertips.
âYour eyes are really pretty. Is it really this color? âDo you think he has lavender eyes?â
I hear a voice at the edge of that memory.
I feel a pang of regret at the end of that memory.
It only looks that way because of the color of the book paper. Donât the rivers and skies depicted in other chapters all look light purple? And that big thing is not a puppy, itâs a dog.
I should have told you. Still, like you said, it wonât be scary. It is obviously an animal that must survive winter throughout its life.
Itâll be warm.
I should have told you.
âI am, brother. âIâm going to get a puppy.â
Please explain.
â¦talk about it. Conversation.
I should have done it.
âIâve been thinking about it.â
As the light faded, there was darkness.
The walls and gates disappeared, the wind and smoke disappeared, and the smell of blood disappeared. Instead of everything, I only heard darkness.
I quietly opened my mouth while standing in a place where I couldnât even see my fingertips, let alone an inch in front of me.
âAfter my younger brother changed, he was strangely wary of my mother. Why did the King of Secretia become so hostile towards my mother as soon as he came here? Why on earth did he hate Brisen when he grabbed my outstretched hand without even throwing it away? âIâve been thinking about it.â
Danu didnât answer. He continued to remain silent as if he would be left forever in the deep, dark darkness. I continued speaking without paying attention to it.
âPerhaps Calian. That child must have been no different in the past than he is now. Probably, he must have lost his life at the hands of my mother.â
The reason that Calian did not talk about the Calian of the âpastâ and that the king of Secretia did not tell him about the Calian he had seen and heard about was not because Calianâs life disappeared due to Calianâs life.
â¦â¦ I guess it didnât exist. Even in the past.
So Kalyan would not have told us about how the child lived in the past. I couldnât have told you. I had already realized this from a long time ago, from the day I met the king of that day in the basement of Heisia, even longer ago from the day I sat down in front of the training hall and said I wanted to live, even before.
âThings before my brother changed would have been the same as in the past. If so, the poisoned tea given to Calian would have been no different. What did I do to make it ultimately irreversible? Did I not know that?â
Because I was so concerned about the fact that Bern was inside Calian, I couldnât think much about it because I realized that not only did my personality change after cutting my bangs, but the person inside it completely changed. Itâs not about the appearance that dries up day by day, but whether itâs possible for someone to become a completely different person overnight, and whether itâs possible for the same person to have such different eyes, and if not, what happened.
If he really became a different person, what happened to the original Kalyan? In trying to figure it out, I didnât even pay attention to the issue of Calianâs body drying out.
But that wouldnât have been the case in the past.
In the past, there was Bern in Secretia and Calian in Kairis. Even at that time, Kalyan would have been given the poisoned tea and become dry in the same way. Why would I have noticed the dryness in the past? somehow.
âWhether the child noticed or not, I did. If it were me, I would have noticed that poisoned car. Even then, I wouldnât have done anything. Maybe thatâs why I couldnât have stopped it in the end.â
Did I lose it by doing nothing?
I have my younger brother.
Plantz, who was speaking in a slow enough tone to be considered calm, closed his eyes for a moment. A low voice came out.
âNo. I went out. At that time.â
Confident words were addressed to Danu.
If it were Plantz himself, he would have stepped forward. Unlike Plantz, Landel would not have come forward because his life would have been threatened by Briesen, but Plantz would have come forward.
I would have said not to drink poisoned tea.
Kalian, who was probably scared, was probably encouraged or forced to stop drinking it and refuse it, but he probably told him not to drink any more poisoned tea. Since he knew that Calian was learning magic, he would have told him to ask for help from the Wizardsâ Association. They would have sent someone secretly to inform them that the prince who looked like a Sispanian had been learning magic on his own and told them to join hands.
Because Plantz was only that smart at that time.
âSo he must have died. Calian.â
Because I wasnât smart enough to know that such an action would lead to more poison. There is no way Silike could not figure out the movement that Calian was making with the magicianâs forces on his back. If Silike knew that, he would not stop his hands, but rather move them faster. Plantz at that time would never have known. .
âMy actions hastened Calianâs end. My mother would have called me and told me the truth.â
Calian of the past, who survived under Lemainâs neglect, Silikeâs poison, and Randelâs ignorance, must have ended up dying due to Plantzâs clumsy intelligence. I told Danu what I found out on my own.
-What is your intention?
Danuâs voice finally reached the person who came even though he was not invited. I asked why he was saying something that was not said or asked.
Plantz, with a calm face, answered,
âIâm telling you that you already know what started me going crazy without you needing to show me the memories of that time. Itâs a wasted effort.â
Danu was silent again.
Plantz, not paying any attention, opened his mouth.
âHe showed me my memories. In front of the castle gate, saying it was a tragedy I created. He showed me the image of my younger brother, who ended up dying while trying to protect everything except himself from me.â
I donât know what Iâm standing on right now. Are you standing or sitting with your knees bent? He spoke calmly in the unusual darkness where even he could not be distinguished.
âBut isnât that a warning? If you wanted to be alert, reflect, and be on guard, shouldnât you have shown me messing with the axis of time? It would have been better for me to have told you about the end of the world that my sisterâs mother said she saw. âI think it would be more effective to tell them why I moved the axis of time and teach them not to repeat it.â
â Do not evaluate carelessly.
âYou donât know.â
â what.
âWhy did I move the axis of time? You donât know either.â
The darkness moved.
I couldnât see anything, but I definitely felt that way.
âEven though I searched through all the memories of me and my brother, I couldnât figure it out. Whether it was Serentiâs arrangement or some other reason, I looked through all the memories of other dead people and couldnât find anything that could be the reason. Because I couldnât find a way to stop it. .â
â Donât judge hastily.
âBecause you, who only remember the past, cannot foresee the future. Because you will not be able to see what is ahead. Because you were not born for the future.â
The darkness moved.
There was nothing visible, but it was definitely moving.
âDhanu said he stood by.â
âAs the first life to be born in this world, I have only watched it all.â
âWatching and remembering is the essence and limitation of Danu.â
âI remember everything, but thatâs why Danu can only be in the past. You can never predict the immediate future. Itâs not that you lack ability, your thoughts are short, and your ideology is different, itâs that itâs impossible. Danu.â
This is not the voice Calian delivered a moment ago. The thought of the huge amount handed to me as if it had been thrown away came back to me.
âThatâs how Danu learned about the future. As time went back, I learned about the future. Danu, who had kept the past in mind for a long time, is now able to think about the future for the first time.â
âBut thatâs not the real future. It may happen in the future, but it is clearly in the past.â
âDanu will never know the difference. Just as I donât understand the difference between the Mad King and my older brother in the past, I donât understand how to prevent the world from collapsing and turning back time. If the older brother of the past and the older brother of the present are different, I canât think of a way to prevent that. This can only be prevented if everything remains unchanged. Danu.â
You can only change it if it doesnât change.
Because Danu can only do that.
âSo, did you try to make me go crazy and let my thoughts run wild? In the past, you only looked at King Secretia, not me, so you missed me. This time, since that king is not there, you want to make sure you donât make a mistake and check the reason by watching me.â
The first Bern turned the axis of time.
Danu saw the end of the world.
Time went back. Danu watched Bern. I wanted to know why. But I couldnât figure it out. Therefore, the movement of time could not be stopped. Moreover, the âsecondâ was not by Bern. By Plantzâs hand, the world was turned back and Bern was erased. This time too, I didnât know the reason.
Danu thought.
âI thought we should eliminate variables.â
âEverything the same. So that nothing changes.â
Thatâs what I thought.
Danu says this time we should not create a future that cannot be predicted with variables that can never be controlled.
âBecause of your actions, my younger brother dies again, and under your watch, I go crazy once again and find a âreasonâ that you didnât know about. You look at me and find out. So if I turn back time again and disappear, erased and forgotten along with my younger brother. In the time gone back, you stand alone at a starting point that has an advantage over anyone else, so you can play the hero alone.â
â Itâs not like humans playing the hero.
âOkay. âWhat is it?â
â Iâm trying to save someone.
âWho. what. Why you.â
â Everyone. Everything. Naturally.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHow. Me and my younger brother are not in all of them. How on earth?â
Danu didnât answer.
Because he wouldnât know. He too.
âMe, brother.â
âI donât have to relive the past by cornering my brother and killing him, or if I go crazy, I can figure it out. I can figure it out and my brother can stop it. Whatever happens. âSomehow.â
Losing it once is enough.
âIâll get a puppy. Later.â
The child who said later.
The child who said he would raise a puppy
made him dream of stars in the sky.
âIf my younger brother dies because of you. You too will fail. Forever.â
That once is enough.
A crazy person who was a star from the beginning and couldnât even imagine his 27th birthday is now barely 30 years later and 50 years later. I have no intention of making that crazy person forget his future again. . I wonât lose it again.
Once was enough.
Itâs already terrible enough. So,
âUnless you want to do it again. âDo nât
interfere
.â Donât interfere and ruin it
.
Itâs presumptuous .
Between.
â Tap, tap, tap!
A pitch-black beast is excited.
Raven is excited. Not Calian. A pitch-black,
huge animal that couldnât have known that it was running down a slippery downhill road with a lot of gravel and dirt. It created a cloud of dust under the dazzling sunlight. It was Raven who did that. Not Calian.
She is now blue-silver, not black.
â Kaaaaaaaa!
A strange problem has arisen in Whitlin. That problem. While investigating Navia Hazel, the most important witness, an elf assassin came in and tried to harm Navia. In addition, he stole the magic stone, which was valuable evidence and a great asset for Aela, Balkan, and the Wizard Association. So the leader of the
elves I came to the city of elves to complain to Narzan and retrieve the culprit and the evidence.
And then, oh my god.
The mother of the elves has kidnapped the crown prince of Kairis!
â Kaaaaang!
â Kaaang kaaaaaa!
For safety. Instead of being the crown prince of Kairis, he went so far as to disguise himself as the vice commander of the Vulcan army.
In order to show his intention to maintain amicable relations between the Kairis royal family and the elves, the firstborn lived as if there was no air outside his home. The third prince, who was accompanied by the prince and whose eyes were bright red as he was worried about the crown princeâs safety, said, âIf the three royal families visit the elves at once, they will be very surprised and embarrassed, so I will ask for my brother, who is delicate, noble, and blessed, without burdening their hearts. I came here in disguise so that I could assist you safely and comfortably. I put
so much effort into coming here for peaceful conversation and negotiation. How could this be? Kidnapping.
Thatâs why. Instead
of
black fur, I was dressed in bluish-silver fur. Even though he was already feeling frustrated because of the leash that was tightened just like any other time, how great was it for the gentle animal to find out that the very leash that he had been trying to get used to was loose without help. You must have felt heartbroken.
âDonât back down! Stop it!â
Thanks to you, I donât know where the fragility, nobleness, and grace are, but in any case, it seems like the person who is the crown prince has suddenly disappeared, but there must be Mother Treeâs great will in this matter, and in any case, Mother Tree does not harm other living things, so please first. While I was telling them to calm down and listen to me, the number of elves who were struck by the brilliant pure white sword sheath and became twisted in many places was growing helplessly.
â Hwiik! Kaaaang!
â Tap, tap, tap!
â Kagang! Kang kaaaaang!
As soon as he entered the city of elves, he disappeared for a moment and reappeared, and when he realized that Plants was not by his side, he turned into a blue-silver blade. He went out to guard them, but when he saw that the crown prince had disappeared, he quickly panicked and rushed in front of the elves. And the sword was wielded without any hesitation.
The good news is that the sword did not come out of its sheath. Nevertheless, the unfortunate thing is that the scabbard is also made of metal.
â Kaaaaang!
â Bah!
If you get hit, it means it hurts anyway.
Even the dark brown venomous snakes that are the terror of the southern great desert are probably not faster than me. Even the silver-white beast that rules the great desert of the north would not be as ferocious as me.
The moment I looked into your eyes, my world turned upside down. I thought I had blocked the sword, but before I knew it, I was giving up the back of my head. I couldnât even see the long blue-silver hair waving like a flag standing alone in a storm. The fifty elf warriors who had initially surrounded them collapsed without any help.
They say they couldnât react properly because they shouldnât hastily attack members of the royal family in a situation where the crown prince has disappeared. I couldnât fire a single arrow. While trying to find excuses that I worked hard to come up with.
â Tap, tap, tap!
Raven ran down the middle of the road created by Calian. Randel and Kyrieâs horses followed, and Arseneâs empty horse, with Kyrie holding the reins, ran diligently after them.
Due to the sudden commotion, a group of warriors blocked the path again, and the same tragedy as before occurred. Calian never once drew a sword, applied an aura, or fired a magical arrow or spear. I just kicked my feet, stretched out my arm, and swung the sword without the scabbard.
As if light had fallen.
As if a brilliant light shines through the frost fog covering the wide ground.
â Kagang kagang!
â Ta-da-da-dan!
It became a fierce beam of light and ran towards the city of elves. I ran tirelessly towards the huge tree sparkling with countless lights under the sunlight and towards the deep blue sea that stretched out behind it.
Holding the sword guard and sheath with one hand. So that elf blood does not accidentally rub against that beautiful white sword. Hold the sword upside down so that the scabbard is towards the elbow and the handle is facing forward, extend the sword as if pouring in, and strike back very deeply.
â Kaaaang! Kagagaga River!
Not a single threat was made. Nothing was broken except the elvesâ arms, legs, and chests. It didnât cut, and it didnât bark or bite.
â Diverse!
â Taaagh!
Until Raven finally stopped. Until we reach the deep blue sea where majestic waves higher than a personâs height are crashing down.
Because there was no slaughter, the sounds of the elves running after them, who were unable to use the same method of slaughter, were heard. It was the sound of the elves who had formed a defensive position surrounding the giant mother tree that Calian was rushing towards, and then followed Calian, who rushed towards the sea without even paying a single glance at the huge tree.
Only after hearing that sound did Calian raise his eyes. I turned my back to the sea and turned back to face the elves. They looked at Narzan, the leader of the elves who was in front of them.
âIt seems like there is a deep misunderstanding between each other.â
Narzan took a step towards Kalian. Maybe he noticed the blood hidden in the light purple eyes and recognized the person standing here as Calian. I didnât know until that point. As if to say that the first thing to do is to relax, the elf warriors who were putting their hands on the handles of their swords or holding their bows pointed towards the floor with great force stepped forward.
âI heard that the crown prince of Kairis has disappeared. You may have already heard that, but it is not an intention to attack. Your three princes who visited this place also came face to face with the Mother Tree in the same way.â
Narzan took a step closer again.
He held out his empty palm and conveyed the conversation.
âSo donât misunderstand.â
Calian, who scanned the elves and their elders with light purple eyes that seemed to show no emotions or thoughts, raised his head a little more. I looked down at Narzan with slightly downcast eyes.
â Jerk!
Kyrie took a step forward.
I covered Kalian in front of Narzan.
Meanwhile, the words that Plantz had conveyed were once again engraved in Calianâs ears.
â Other things first.
â Then which one?
â Go to the sea.
I did as I was told.
He came to the sea kindly and calmly.
I came to the sea that was churning as if it would swallow up anyone who set foot in it.
â I canât swim.
â know.
â Shall we go anyway?
â okay.
Calian let out a long breath.
â If you go.
â sun. What you are good at.
Threaten, destroy, cut, bark, or dye.
Whatever you do, do it at sea.
Thatâs what Plants said.
-Arnaizel. The sea dragon that looked like a whale made of crystal.
â yes.
â Itâll be there.
maybe.
Although I added the words.
Anyway, thatâs what I said.
Arnaizel and Danu might be related. Arnaizel, who used the power of the axis of time, is said to be in that sea.
So go into the sea.
Go and do everything you are good at. Do everything.
Do everything.
ââ¦â¦ under.â
Calian took a short breath.
I turned around and faced the sea again.
â Taaaat!
And then I rushed towards the wave.