Chapter 548

Chapter 548. Disciples and Reincarnated Persons (5)

“Did Master have a meaning in what he did after meeting me? Did you have a sense of mission? Or did you mean something when you delivered the medicine to your father?”

“no.”

It was whimsical anyway. There can be no meaning.

“Then do you regret it? Do you consider that wrong?”

It couldn't have been.

“Master is tired, worn out, meaningless, he always says that, but it's not like that. Master is still a wonderful human being.”

“???? I am.”

“You think you’re too special. It’s not fun because you’re bound by it.”

What the hell did she see in me and be so sure?

“you... ... What do you know?”

“Certainly I don’t know. I don't know because I can't live as long as Master.

and... ... Maybe I'm not right.”

“Are you insisting on knowing that?”

“yes. Still, I can say this for sure. Master gave up. You are tired of trying to find an excessive sense of duty. That's why he's crooked.”

claims so boldly.

“Master, you can always live as a human. You can stay like this for now.

That's enough. Nothing changes even if you don’t look for duty.”

I am very confident.

“That is impossible.”

I was in denial until the end.

have already concluded

Elmena looked at me and decided something.

“... ... Well, it's not easy to understand. So why don't you wait a little longer?”

“Wait what?”

“Can I show you?”

What do you mean?

“I will always live as I please. I don't think complicated things, I just look at my eyes. and laughing It is not tied to meaning or duty, and it is just doing what you want and living your life.”

She declared without hesitation.

“No matter how much you learn, no matter how disillusioned you may be, no matter how tired you are in the world, if you try, you can live with a smile.”

I don't know why she's giving me such an outrageous offer.

“Even if there is no meaning, there is meaning in the end.”

He insisted on that absurdly contradictory conclusion.

Why the hell is she so stubborn?

what do you want from me

“Why are you... ... so far Are you claiming it?”

“If you prove it, even Master will give up resignation. therefore. Master valued himself. Please don't give up on being human.”

she will say

me too... ... Reincarnated people like us are also human after all.

... ... But at the time, I honestly couldn't agree.

And I didn't understand why he wanted to emphasize that word to me so much.

It was more of a declaration than a promise.

In the first place, I never accepted Elmena's offer.

It's just that she declares and wants to do as she pleases.

After that, I made sure there was no more danger and backed off.

But after that I visited the kingdom from time to time.

I'm just stopping by for leisure while wandering around here and there.

Or, the kingdom is caught in the way, so you have no choice but to pass it.

I visited from time to time muttering excuses even though no one was listening.

And every time Elmena found me, no matter how she noticed it.

Then, they call me out on their own, talk about what happened in the past and how they are doing, and laugh on their own.

it was repeated

It is repeated without change.

A story about Elmena having an accident, making a contribution, or something bad.

Soon you will get married and have children... ... such a story.

It's just the life of an ordinary human being.

Despite such trivial things, Elmena always laughs and chats well with her teacher.

Even though he gets older and his appearance changes, he smiles the same as he did back then, stealing eggs from the Earth Dragon and running away.

Indeed, she repeated it consistently until the end of her life.

A whopping 108 years old.

In terms of the average lifespan of humans here, it was long enough to be said to have lived a long life.

did you say

He's really a decent guy.

“It will be really hard to meet a disciple like you again... ...

“... ... You're hurting Please say that at the end... ...

“Yes, I am sorry for being a really mean and ugly teacher. I wasn’t the one who praised or did anything properly.”

“But in the end... ... Can you be honest... ... are you okay. And because I know.”

He is a disciple who is natural and virtuous until the end.

I couldn't say anything more and kept my distance.

“Other guys are waiting too. Everyone seems to want to say hello to you, so please step back.”

“... ... I'm fine.”

“I am not okay. At least the goodbyes should be fair. Are you trying to insult me?”

“yes... ... I guess so.”

Elmena said nothing else.

Are you even considerate of the fact that if you keep holding on to it, only you will suffer?

“still... ... Thank you very much, Master.”

“okay... ... I am. Thank you.”

Only this time, I was honest.

On that day, when I was tired of everything and was wandering around aimlessly trying to live my life, I met this wild guy and took him as my disciple.

I think I had a pretty good time.

But that too is over.

Again, I have no choice but to be alone this time.

I don't remember much after that.

Until Elmena's funeral was over, I seemed to have been properly tucked away in the back of the mansion.

Who was coming and what was heard and what was happening was not in my head at all.

‘... ... What can you do to live happily?

It's up to you to accept it!'

In the end, the end is like this.

always left behind

And I'll go somewhere I don't know

In the end, I still don't know what Elmena was trying to tell me.

It's just boring.

‘It'd be better if I didn't become a reincarnated person or something.'

I feel sorry for myself who was thankful for this fate when I didn't know how to do it.

At one time, ‘Only I am special.' I feel stupid for thinking this way.

‘... ... Shall we make a place where we can stay forever?'

It will be possible.

It might be better to go nowhere and stay stuck forever in a place where there is no one and nothing.

rather let it be

That was when my thinking was getting slower and slower.

“?... I ?????? hey.”

who called me

The one who suddenly called me was a blonde girl.

A girl with an impression that reminds me of Elmena when we first met.

maybe granddaughter

I don't know the name.

Because I didn't pay much attention to his offspring.

However, due to Elmena's personality, she seems to have talked about me to her family.

“... ... What? Oh, are you disturbing me here? I'm sorry. I'll be leaving soon... ...

“Oh no. It's not... ...

Apparently, unlike her, Elmena's granddaughter is quite timid.

Or am I scared

After hesitating for a moment, she gave me something.

“what? note?”

It is a fairly thick notebook with a leather cover.

A notebook that would be carried by scholars or explorers.

It's been worn for quite some time.

“My grandmother told me to give it to you at this time.”

“El Mena?”

I couldn't understand what I was hearing.

What's the point of telling me to come and hand this to me now?

But her granddaughter can't help but keep holding out the notebook to me.

Even the granddaughter doesn't seem to know why.