The Live

A small cabin in the woods.

There sits an old man in it.

It was hard for an old man to predict his age. Even though I was a hundred years old, I believed it, even though I was older than him.

The dark mushrooms bloomed on his face kept time intact. He opens his mouth with his eyes that have not been open for a long time.

“Mara?”

The old man took it out and realized that he had opened his mouth for a long time.

I can't believe how awkward it is to open your mouth and take out a horse.

Shhh...

Mara, the red-headed dragon, appears in front of the old man. As soon as she appears in front of the old man, she kneels and lowers her head.

“Greetings, sir. ”

“Keep your head up. It's been a long time since I saw you. ”

The old man was a dragon like Mara.

A dragon that existed in the world long before Mara was born. Mara dares not look the old man in the eye, but raises her head.

“You've grown so much. How many centuries? ”

“I don't think I've met the Monarch of the time. ”

“Monarch of the time... I don't know how many years ago that was. After killing time alone in a place like this, I don't even know how time flies. ”

The old man strokes his beard with a hollow smile. It looked like a loving grandfather, but Mara was even more afraid of the old man.

For a moment, the old man, who was closing his eyes for a moment, opened his eyes and asked.

“So, what brings you to me? ”

“I have something to tell you. ”

“What's that? ”

“A human who collected all the pieces went to Zahar...... the Monarch of the time. ”

Mara did not like to call him a monarch.

They have to serve as kings just because they got the Holy Grail. Mara didn't want to admit it.

Did he read Mara's mind like that?

The old man seems to think a little and opens his mouth.

“You don't like him. ”

“…… No. ”

“No. I know that you and many children do not qualify for the Holy Grail. I have ears, can't you hear me? ”

Mara did not look at the old man's words.

I have ears, can't you hear me?

Like that, the old man could hear everything from thousands and thousands of miles away. At least it meant they could hear the voices of their own kind.

It was Mara's first time doing this with an old man. It was only after he got stuck in this corner hut that he had a chance to be a tyrant.

“I understand your frustration. But bear in mind. Because that's the way it works. ”

“… OK. If I did, would you leave him alone? ”

“You mean the man who met the monarch? ”

“That's right.”

“What do you want to do with him? Are you trying to kill me?”

“I'm considered dangerous. ”

Mara decided to talk directly.

For the first time, I looked straight into the old man's eyes. It meant that she was as determined as she was.

“Lots of dragons already think that. His ideas are dangerous. ”

“Dangerous? What is it? ”

“He... will destroy us. ”

It was uncertain.

But even if there was no basis, Mara was sure. It's because Mara met Yun Jae in person.

‘The eyes. ’

Eyes that looked at themselves and Galyan.

His eyes were clearly hostile. For whatever reason, I never looked at them nicely.

Whirl-

The whole time I was guiding Yoon Jae, Mara was scared.

It seemed like he was going to kill himself soon enough. It was the first time since I was born that I was afraid I might die.

“He hates us. ”

The old man closes his eyes again in Mara's confident young voice.

Whether it didn't seem to listen to him, Mara calls the old man in a hasty voice.

“Sir.”

“I'm thinking. ”

A calm voice leaks out as if to not rush.

It was a small voice, but there was strength. Mara shuts up again.

A moment later, the old man opened his mouth.

“The problem is another master to replace him. ”

“If you kill him, won't the pieces just go back to the way they were? ”

“The next key is the problem. Who deserves it...? ”

The old man ponders for a moment, then nods.

“I just remembered one. ”

The old man raises his uncomfortable body. The old man, who has not moved for a long time, straightens his legs and rises up, his twisted joints align, making a woodchuck.

“Do you want to make your own move? ”

And I said, "Okay, we're going to have to engage this generation a little bit. ”

I've been blindfolded for centuries.

Like Margie's dead.

However, after this, I couldn't stay still forever.

* * *

It's been a while.

Months. It's been a long time.

During that time, Yoon Jae did not come back.

“Are you really not coming back? ”

The normal person muttered with a depressed face.

Elvin frowns and asks, standing in front of him.

“Is that your idea again? ”

A desolate plains that have become shredded.

The place where Elvin and regular people were facing each other was the place where Yoon Jae and Kim Jin-seok fought.

The plains near the Devil's Forest were already shredded. It was the perfect place to compete comfortably, hardly touching.

Elvin and Regular have been fighting here for months. From time to time, Kim Jin-seok came to see the two of them.

“No, you're right. Hasn't it been three months? ”

“It's not even a hundred days yet. You knew it would take a long time. Stop worrying.”

“No, aren't you worried about Elvin? ”

Elvin replied in a casual reply to the regular question.

“You'll figure it out. ”

“... That's too much, really. ”

“Stop bruising and move quickly. Didn't you say that before he left? It's not time to relax yet. ”

I definitely said that.

I collected all the pieces, but it's not over yet. The most important thing remains.

Elvin and the Regular know it, so they are moving like this. In order not to disappoint him when Yoon Jae returns.

It was also meant to return safely to the world.

“Did Elvin ever think about that? ”

“What?”

“The thought of how our lost world would have changed. ”

“ ……. ”

“How and how the world has changed in the last five years. What are the people who knew me doing now...? ”

With a bitter face, I said what was contained in the regular expression.

“Maybe you don't remember me when you go back. ”

“ ……. ”

There was steam.

Elvin draws his sword and sits at his feet. Regular expressions puzzled me.

“Mr. Elvin? ”

“Never mind. Don't fight like this. ”

“Oh... I'm sorry. You shouldn't have said that. ”

“No, I can do that. It's a city, but it's okay to be impressed. ”

Elvin sighs a long time, saying so. Elvin raises his head and mutters, looking up at the small clouds in the sky.

“Suddenly I'm attracted to cigarettes.... ”

“Have you been smoking? ”

“I quit a long time ago. It's not like there's no cigarettes here, either, but Lois must really hate it. ”

“Mr. Lois? ”

Surprisingly, the regular man looked at Elvin.

He knew Elvin like a Poisonous Soldier. I didn't know that Elvin quit smoking just because he hated it.

Plus, I've never seen Elvin smoke before in my life. It was before the two of them developed into lovers.

“I didn't say it, but I think he liked it a lot. ”

“…… I was unconscious. ”

“Why didn't you confess? ”

“Why?”

Elvin thinks for a moment and looks around. The norm could see that it was looking at Royse's perception.

“It's not here. Lois said she was going to meet Mr. 100,000. ”

“But just in case. ”

“What's going on? ”

Elvin ponders for a moment and says,

“It's just, it's a common story. I used to like people... but they're dead. ”

“ ……. ”

“Don't get me wrong. He didn't die here. It's just, he died a long time ago. It's been about three years. It's been a long time, and I haven't forgotten it for that long. ”

“Ah……. ”

“I knew Lois liked me. But what can I do? I feel like I'm betraying him from the old days. ”

“Surprisingly romantic. ”

“Nothing could have been more frustrating for Lois. It took me 10 years to forget one person. ”

“Love heals with new love, is that it? ”

“Make the chicken fat. ”

“Why, that's not wrong. ”

The regular smiled and looked at Elvin.

For regular people over the age of 20, it was still the most interesting topic for other lovers.

For a long time, I asked him if he thought the routine was funny.

“Does Royce know that? ”

“I know. That's why he couldn't get close enough to me. I... I've been keeping my distance for a while. ”

“Then how did Lois confess? ”

“I narrowed it down. It was hard to narrow it down as far as I could. ”

“Why did you do that? ”

“Ten years. It's time to move on. And some people have only seen me that time...... Isn't it weird that they don't mind? Well, I didn't confess, but it was unexpected for me. ”

The first time Lois and I met was in a tutorial.

Her first appearance was nothing special. At first, like a friend, it came close.

But at some point, to Elvin, she became indispensable. Love came unannounced.

“Actually, I don't have much sense in that world. ”

“Why?”

“He's all I have. ”

“…… Mr. Lois? ”

“Yes."

Unlike the regular family life in the world, Elvin didn't seem to have any.

“The reason I want to go back is...... because he wants to. That's it.”

“Oh, oh... It's so cool.”

The Regular turned his head as if he were ashamed of himself. With that exaggerated gesture, Elvin frowns for a moment, then raises his head back to the sky.

“Maybe that's why I'm so deeply in love with him. ”

“If he is, are you talking about his brother? ”

“Yes."

Elvin smiles and looks up at the vast sky. On the sky like a picture paper without clouds, a person's face was drawn.

“Unlike trying to forget, and finding someone new...... he didn't give up. ”

It was a terrifying determination.

Elvin was surprised that he could come out of wanting to see someone.

Maybe Yoon Jae favored him in that way. I thought it was the same situation, but Yoon Jae and herself eventually chose a different path.

‘Yes, it was different from me. ’

A new person comes and forgets the person who passed by.

In some ways, it may be a natural order. Over time, Elvin accepted it and accepted a new connection to Lois.

“Please…. ”

“Yes?”

“I hope we all have a happy ending. ”

Elvin's words make him look shy.

I didn't expect Elvin to be so sentimental that no one else would. I felt more unfamiliar with myself for no reason.

Regardless, Elvin takes out the words inside and feels relieved.

At first I thought it was stupid.

I can't believe you're gonna see a dead man again.

But it's different now.

You support that stupid Yoon Jae.

I wanted that stupidity to come to a good end.