M E M O R I Z E

A red cloud crosses the sky. As if racing towards the end of the day, the evening play that flooded the entire city was setting the blue palace ablaze.

“Melinus. May I come in for a moment? ”

The Great Library lies beneath the spiral staircase. After the day's work, Melinus, reading this record on her own, raises her head, her eyes wide open as usual.

“Come in.”

Then, with a thumping sound, a dark shadow was cast under the sunset handrail. The bright young man who came down the stairs politely bowed and politely greeted, and there was a shocking light in Melinus' eyes.

“Huh, who is this god? It's Lord Ryan Winters. ”

“I'm sorry to be late. ”

The handsome young man called Ryan Winters, who spoke in a respectful voice, had unusually gray hair. The hair that reminds me of the white eyes comes down like a lion's mane and gently covers my neck. Melinus smiles softly at the mouth of her slowly approaching Winters.

“You're welcome. The Knight of the Round Table came to me, and I don't know what to say. ”

“Haha. Can you stop with that title? ”

Melinus shrugs as she smiles.

“No, why? I like that title very much personally. ”

“It's so unfamiliar. Winters will do just fine. ”

“What if I say no? ”

“Then I'll do the same. Melinus is probably looking for a star.... ”

As Winters pranks, Melinus raises her hands to indicate her intention to surrender. The two users burst into a light smile.

Soon Winters comfortably sits on the chair of power with a gesture of his hand. Melinus opens her mouth covering the notes on her desk.

“So, what brings you here? ”

“I'm sure you've already guessed. ”

“Hm.” Melinus takes a short sigh and fades slightly.

“I don't have a hobby of asking questions, but let me guess. Was it because of the expedition? ”

“Even so…. Eldora doesn't seem to have much energy these days. ”

Winters said without a doubt.

“Actually, at first I thought it was because I was disappointed that I couldn't find the stables at the last expedition.... ”

After saying that, I was almost as distraught as if I had been lucky. Melinus smiles blankly.

“Maybe you want to hear me say that. ”

Then Winters gives a gorgeous look. Like you were stabbed in the heart.

Melinus gives you a gentle nod, touching her beard.

“Well, go on. ”

Winters stares at the ground for a moment and begins to calmly join the conversation.

“Things have definitely gotten weird lately. It's a little stagnant. ”

“There doesn't seem to be anything strange about the way it looks. But it's different. It's different from before. I can't really pinch it, but... ”

As Winters reaches that end, he suddenly looks up at the target.

“You've probably seen her, too, right? ”

“If it's the woman from the recent expedition, I see her. I saw you again today. ”

“What do you think?”

“Well, he's still not waking up. ”

Winters quietly crosses his head as if it weren't. However, I did not open my mouth immediately, but kept silent for a moment.

“… I mean. ”

At last, Winters brings out the difficult words.

“If you look at her... I'm talking about feeling uneasy. ”

*

Despite the sudden redness of dusk, the room was surrounded by a strange amount of cold and blackness. Rather than simply feeling cold, the room is dark and has a strong scattered atmosphere.

Eldora stares at the bed with a slightly tense face and a colorful breath. The woman lying on the bed had a white duvet covered her chest, but the curvature alone was quite spectacular.

It's barely more than 150 centimeters tall, but I don't feel why it's so young. The slim jawline looks a little jagged, but it feels thinner than fragile. Looking at fine eyebrows and thin shoulders makes me feel dangerous and dirty.

In other words, she was a woman who felt unclear even when she looked at it like this. However, Eldora was hardened not because of her outward appearance.

The biggest reason is the sense of otherness. This was hard for Eldora herself to define precisely.

Objectively, there is no big problem. However, if you are looking at the face of a woman like a ghost and dark hair flowing with the light of John, you do not feel like a human being for some reason. You have to say it doesn't smell like a person.

Even if you touch the doll, if you check the warm body temperature, you will only feel a betrayal of interest rate.

Eldora closed her eyes quietly as the contradictory emotions caused confusion around the clock.

Thank you.

The first words I heard after the stone gate was opened. As I returned to Ragnarok, I heard no more than a single word. Because after she was leaning on Eldora's shoulder, she stayed asleep.

As a result, the expedition was neither a success nor a failure. You have succeeded in the raid, but you have not achieved what you hoped for. It would be accurate to say that you just wasted your time.

Strangely enough, Eldo couldn't do what he had to do. All the way back, I regretted and felt guilty for no reason.

If I knew the cause, I would feel refreshed, but I just groaned as if I had a mute cold heart because I didn't know why myself. Moreover, the anxiety caused by this contradiction got worse every time I looked at the woman closely. Like right now.

It was then.

“ ……? ”

Queek, the slight opening of the door breaks the silence in the room. Then I stopped right behind Eldora when I was just walking. Looking back, Eldora blinks slightly surprised at her golden eyes.

“Erwin?”

It was Elf Erwin who opened the door. I always wear a leafy garment, but today I wear a bow on my shoulder and back. I looked like I was going on a long trip soon.

“I was going to say goodbye before I left... There you are.”

In Erwin's words, Eldora lets out a near sigh.

“I'm going back to the Fairy Forest today..." I forgot. ”

“Yes, sorry. Something happened to the clan. I'm afraid I must attend. ”

“Well, then I heard that there was a lot of noise about the queen election. ”

“Yes, we haven't had a queen in a long time. The story came out a long time ago. ”

Erwin accepts it lightly, but not in a joyful manner. Rather, there is a subtle shade of water in a familiar corner. Eldora tilts her head, noticing the aura.

“But you said she was born a few years ago. I'm sure I remember hearing that. ”

I asked him if he couldn't remember, but Eldora remembered precisely. Because in that day, it was rare for Erwin to remain impressively happy to run around all day long.

“Yes…. Joe."

Erwin smiles bitterly as he pauses.

“It's clear that Wigdrasil's flowers bloomed.... That's it.”

However, turning your head as if you didn't want to say more, Eldora decided not to ask any more questions. Everyone has their reasons.

“I see. So... ”

Eldora, who was about to tell me to relax and come back, kept her reflexively silent.

Erwin's body, which was as green as dew, suddenly grew thin and resembled that of a sick person compared to before. It's a little abrupt to say that homesickness is a bit of a problem since we have been healthy for over five years together since we met as colleagues in the Fairy Forest.

And above all, it seemed to be noticeably withered shortly after I had been on a recent expedition.

But to think that way....

“ ……. ”

I felt something I didn't like.

I don't know what's going on, but I'm worried about the Elf Queen election, so I decided to think of Eldora this way.

“... Eldora? ”

“Oh, I'll show you out. ”

Eldora quickly makes a nice speech.

“Yes? Oh, no. It's okay. It's easier to go alone. ”

“No. I won't be seeing you for a while, but I'd like to talk to you on the way. So please.”

Either you can refuse consecutive requests, or Erwin smiles lightly.

The door closed carefully once again, and the two women left the room. And the sound of the footsteps in the hallway gradually faded away, and eventually it completely subsided.

In the space where Eldora and Erwin disappeared, only women lay there.

The room once again calms with endless silence.

*

Ian stares at the pile of records, filling one side and the other side. The day was already dark and the surroundings were also dark, but Ian searched the records one by one with familiar gestures.

How long has it been?

Ian, who was going through the records again and again, suddenly threw away the record in his hand and punched the library with a strong fist.

Bang!

“Damn, they're all useless records. ”

Perhaps one of the Knights of the Round Table would have been greatly surprised. It's because we know how much Ian cares about the world record and loves it.

Ian was the one who liked to read new records when he found Ragnarok, rather than equipment or elixir. After work, he always finds the Great Library and stays buried in the records until late.

I was able to enter the Knights of the Round Table as a non-combat user in the first place because the prophet Melinus had immense ancient knowledge enough to fold.

As such, what I just saw was definitely an awkward and awkward act.

“Who the hell woke you up? Why isn't he waking up? ”

I chew my mouth very nervously, then suddenly I start walking loudly. The road to Ian's feet was no different from the bedroom where the woman fell asleep.

After sending the servant who was guarding the room to rest for a while, Ian tucked himself into his bed and looked down at her. I don't see any sign of him yet.

For a long time, he looks down at her, and suddenly opens his mouth as if it were sudden.

“You…. Who the hell are you?”

Of course, the answer never came back. Without looking at her like this, she was constantly exhaling with her eyes closed.

Ian's face, looking at her like that, had no idea what Eldora meant or felt guilty. Of course, only you know what it means.

Ian carefully observed the woman for a while, including looking at her body or touching her, but he had no way of identifying her. Eventually, I quickly turned around with a deep sigh.

“I can't. First, the bell... Dear Linus.”

Ian stammers slightly and carefully opens the door. Then I looked around once, and I was just about to leave the room.

“That means. ”

Suddenly, I grabbed Ian's collar, trying to leave a quiet and clean aesthetic.

“! ”

At that moment, Ian's body stopped for a moment like a robot with a low battery. I looked around the room in surprise, but nothing changed. The woman is still lying in bed with her eyes closed and motionless.

If there is one thing that has changed, there is a very light smile on your mouth.

“You want to know who this body belongs to? ”

The moment I saw his small and pretty lips open, Ian's eyes opened wide and his mouth opened wide as if it were a tear. Immediately, however, he swallowed his breath and turned away, silently closing the door.

At the same time, she finally opened her eyes and stared clearly at Ian with her black eyes.

After a while.

“And Melinus, not Beliners. I think you're confused with Belial, but he was a pretty good candidate. ”

After hearing this, Ian suddenly sits on his knees.

“Ah…. ”

With trembling eyes, trembling mouth.

However, I barely opened my mouth with an unbelievable expression, filled with joy.

“… Satan? ”

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Satan: Now tell me why you TSS me.

Royujin: Heh.

*

… Oh, sorry.

After sleeping at 22 o'clock for a few days, I fell asleep without knowing it.

I woke up and saw two poems in the morning... ^ ^;

Some readers have asked if the seal was too easy to break in the previous session.

At this point, I think it's a natural question.

But this is a completely resolved part of Episode 2, so I'm going to reveal the answer in the text.

I'm going to go straight to sleep and keep my rhythm in tune.

All readers enjoy a relaxing evening.

PS. Episode 6, let's begin. And the number after the episode is going in reverse order. In other words, Episode 0 (Zero) is the episode that completes Memorize.