Chapter 86. Greed (7)
‘Captain!’
An innocent child.
‘Leader! Goodbye now!’
I once met Danu, who answered the question before the question but did not have the power of foresight. And he was as innocent as Arneizel.
Such a child.
I started to worry about the relationship between Sia and Danu.
‘Wouldn’t it be difficult to judge that the appearance that resembles Sia is Danu’s ‘real face’?’
‘Yes, my prince. We do not know whether the human appearance that Sispanian took was his own, or whether it was an external appearance created after some human being.’
‘I guess so. In fact, Sispanian’s actual appearance was a dragon with a black body and red eyes.’
Of course, when I first heard from Arsene that Sia and Danu looked the same, I couldn’t even imagine their relationship.
You can’t find out anything just by looking the same. Of course.
‘you’re right. Therefore, Danu’s face cannot be guaranteed based on human standards.’
‘When I meet Sispanian someday, it might be a good idea to ask him.’
‘yes. I don’t think it will be too late to go and think again. However, I am telling you because I think it would be good for the prince to know.’
‘is it so. I will take note, Lord Hertz.’
At first, I didn’t think deeply about it. Just like what I told Arsene, I just took it as a reference. Because the work in Schrinz and Whitlin territory continued to be urgent, there was no time to think about it for a long time.
But as time went by, my curiosity increased.
It wasn’t a question about Sia.
Biadhanur. It was about Danu.
‘Anyway, brother. Danu is the mother tree.’
‘know.’
‘I have roots spread across the entire continent, and I know how to rule over the land where my roots touch. He also controlled the dreams of Chase and his mother. Didn’t he invite anyone he wanted into his space, trap them, and show them things that might be hallucinations or dreams?’
‘Bring me my sword.’
‘That’s right. Even if you can’t use magic, isn’t Danu’s ability or magic ultimately using mana? It doesn’t make sense that Danu, who can do things that humans can’t even imagine, can’t see through the magic of disguise.’
‘Whether it makes sense or not. ‘You didn’t recognize me.’
‘yes. I know, but... it’s strange.’
Danu’s incompetence is excessive.
‘She is not just a king, but the mother of the elves, and it is difficult to understand that such a being has abilities worse than Hina’s.’
While I was wondering about the imperfection, I heard another story from under the rock roof a little while ago.
A fact that Narzan, the elder of the elves, told to Randel, and Randel informed Kyrie. It is said that Danu was destroyed during the War of the Two Gods, and that Sispanian rescued a fragment and brought it back to life, creating the current Danu. I heard that story from Kirie.
‘It is said that Danu was created from Danu’s fragments... So.’
‘Cutting.’
‘It means you did.... Sispanian.’
‘That’s what I heard.’
‘yes.’
Randel, who had been sitting quietly while Kyrie told him everything, summarized it in just one word. In short, Sispanian cut off Danu.
‘You have the name of a self-made life, but in fact you were born in an extremely artificial way. ‘Someone said he was good at choosing that name, but he really did it well.’
How funny that statement was.
Just like Bern.
Anyway, while thinking about Danu, who is now living again and looking like an upright tree, I thought of Sia. As for the meaning of Danu’s name, I remembered what Sia said, as if she had already met Danu before.
Then, I suddenly came up with a ridiculous hypothesis.
– Sia once talked about Danu.
– To my brother.
– yes. To me. I was a child who answered questions before answering questions, so when I was concerned about his speaking habits, Sia told me about meeting Danu.
Danu said that Sia’s speaking habit of answering ahead of time was not wrong.
– That habit of answering before asking questions is not strange. Just because she speaks differently from other elves doesn’t change the fact that Sia is an elf. Danu said so.
– Is that why you were trying to understand Danu?
– I did. Thanks to those words, I was able to increase my circle. Until then, I didn’t know Danu was that kind of bastard.
– Speech habits.
– Because I didn’t know.
– so.
– ...... yes. So I tried to understand, but now that I think about it, I wonder if the story I told Sia was really a favor.
– At first, I thought it was a good thing that Danu gave my sword to my brother.
– I thought you were comforting me. Initially.
– It wasn’t.
– yes. maybe.
– Do you leave room for ‘maybe’ until the end?
– Different positions lead to differences in thinking. From my point of view, it is true that he is an infinitely bad guy, but there must still be room for understanding.
– My brother’s understanding... is so rich.
– Isn’t it thanks to you that your brother is alive and well? So don’t be too apprehensive about it.
– know. okay.
– yes. Anyway, that’s what Sia heard.
A story Sia heard.
‘Mother Tree said so. He said that just because I am different doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Even though the words are different, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m an elf.’
A story that sounded like words of comfort and advice from someone who embraces everything sincerely for his child. If that wasn’t consolation. That was far from advice.
If, like what he said to Calian, he really had another plan behind him.
– Even if what you say is different, it doesn’t change who you are as an elf. Those words may have actually made Sia push myself into the category of an ordinary elf and confine me. Of course, this is the story when Sia was not an ordinary elf.
What if you called an unusual child ordinary?
Is that really comfort or a blindfold?
– Unless it is ordinary. I think he has some kind of ability.
– Not ability, brother.
– then.
– I came up with a pretty plausible hypothesis.
– What a hypothesis.
– Sia.
“Why?”
“I’m not Cispanian. I’m not Serenti.”
“It’s a given.”
“I’m not the human king you talk about. He’s not that great of a guy, so I’m just going to leave him alone. Anyway, things will be resolved when the time comes. There will come a day when Sia somehow realizes who he is.”
“So you’re going to stand by and watch?”
“You’re young.”
Kalyan looked at Danu.
Without giving an answer to Plantz’s question yet, he continued to look down deeply, as if making eye contact with Danu’s bottom, just like Randel did.
“He was still young. He was so much younger than me that he couldn’t even be compared to Arneizel. So much so that he couldn’t tell if what he had was foresight, the power of the mother tree, or just a strange habit. He was that young. Isn’t he so young?”
Danu, who was staring at Kalian as if he thought he had nothing more to hide, nodded.
“You’re right.”
“You don’t tie up a kid like that like you do.”
“Why wouldn’t you do it?”
“Because I don’t want it to get rooted in one place and get old and crumble.”
– If you were born, you have to live. properly.
– ...... Then when things go wrong again.
– You might think you chose the wrong answer again.
– If you do it.
-What should I do? What has already happened. I’m just blocking it by saying I’m going to freak out again.
– Because of an elf child I encountered a few times.
– Because I don’t want to make the elf child I’ve met a few times look like an older brother just to make me feel more comfortable.
“I know how bad it is to be trapped alone, leaving the rest of the world behind, and watching him suffocate alone even with the scent that everyone else admires. How can I tie that child here with my own hands? I don’t really want to do that.”
“Is that why you are talking about a deal?”
“That’s right. Anyway, let’s not set each other up for good. At least I won’t tell Sispanian that the real Biadannur, not you, has opened his eyes. I, my brother, and the people around me should stop being greedy and live separately.”
– My brother is so greedy.
– Do you keep saying such strange things?
“Stop now. Biadhanur.”
Danu took a long breath.
I wondered if it was actually right to take a breath, but at least it seemed that way to Calian’s eyes.
Danu, who had been thinking for a while, opened his mouth.
“Let’s not set each other up and be nice to each other. That’s what I said.”
“It did.”
“So you will not be disturbed by me, and I will continue to be rooted in one place, worn out and falling apart.”
Danu, who followed Kalyan’s words exactly, added.
“Is that what you were talking about?”
“okay.”
Calian answered right away.
Danu’s words did not continue.
Calian, who was watching the scene silently, asked.
“Suddenly there is no speech. Danu.”
“You do not appreciate my position.”
“Is there any way it can look good?”
“You are concerned about the child taking over my role.”
“It’s a pity.”
“That’s what you tell me to keep doing.”
“It’s better for the guy who’s been doing it to keep doing it.”
“I want to know what authority you have to ask me to continue in that role. Do you not feel the same feelings for me as you do for that child?”
“I left you in a not-so-good position and said you would protect that child. Don’t you feel sorry for me for trying to keep you in a not-so-good position? That’s the question right now.”
Danu didn’t answer.
Calian laughed.
A voice was heard through a smile that was more dazzling than any other flower in the world, making you wonder how it could bloom any further.
“I told you.”
If the song of the mermaid, who is said to have nothing that cannot enchant, were to be heard on land, would a voice like that be heard? If you catch a golden canary that sings all day and then falls, will you be able to hear that kind of voice?
That voice was directed at Danu.
“In the end, you and I are all the same bastards.”
Where is the reason why the dog will do something hard to the dog, and where are you sorry?
Did you understand that the answer was that?
Danu looked at Kalyan in silence.
“I will accept your offer.”
I gave the answer.
Light shines in once again.
There is a light that does not require you to close your eyes.
My perspective has changed.
I saw a forest and wet leaves. I saw water droplets falling from the end.
– Saaaa.......
I can hear the sound of the wind blowing in the rainy forest.
Among the welcome sounds, I can see the red eyes of the person still standing.
Sispanian.
You can see the face of Sispanian, who understands that the two need to talk and waits for a moment.
“I meet the most great Sispanian.”
Calian, who gave a belated greeting, stretched out his arms.
I cleaned the Cispanian’s long, black hair, which was still wet.
A mere human to a primordial ancient dragon.
“No matter how much I think about it, I think you’ll catch a cold.”
And added this:
Holding a piece of the axis of time in one hand and the two stolen Harpy magic stones in the other.