The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Alec's appearance in the sunset light, narrowing his eyes and staring at the front remains as if he were the protagonist of a fairy tale. The way the wind was blonde and the light gathered in the green eyes was not much equipment, and even though she was just wearing a regular red jacket, she felt a style worthy of the name of brave man. I somehow feel like the world I live in is different.

(- No, I can't. If that's how I feel, Alec's place will be gone)

I shake my head in a hurry and deny my thoughts.

I thought it was weird because I was feeling down on my own because I probably wouldn't be able to remember. That's not a good idea, and it's going to sink more if you don't change your mind.

"Speaking of which, what does Alec want most when he gets back to the village after his journey?

"Why don't you go back to the village?

Alec had an unexpected look on Ruth's question.

(Oh, what...?

I should have shaken a fun topic, but for some reason I saw that look and was attacked by sudden anxiety. Your heart starts ringing so loud that it rings in your ears.

It's painful, I'm afraid, I don't want to hear it - while I thought so, my mouth prompted ahead on its own.

"That's right, isn't it? When the journey's over, you're coming back to the village, aren't you? So what then?"

"I may not return to the village."

"Huh?"

Suddenly I felt like the ground at my feet was gone.

Not realizing such a ruth, Alec continues with a view.

"I think even if I did something, I'd rather go outside than be caged in a village to help the world. There are a lot of people in need who can't help themselves."

Alec turned to Ruth with a bitter laugh. Those eyes didn't look like they were telling lies or jokes.

"The village of Hashi is relatively peaceful. So I may be back from time to time, but I'm going to continue my journey even after it's all over"

(What, I'm telling you, Alec. Because you...)

"- I will return to this village as soon as I make peace with the world, to Ruth, so..."

Reminds me of Alec's words at goodbye. Serious and powerful Alec's voice, the unmistakable word.

(I told you to wait for me...)

"- I want Ruth to wait for me -"

(That's how you said it... you forgot even then?

Even though Alec knew he didn't have the memory of his promise to Ruth, he felt the pain of destroying what he believed in.

Besides, I don't have a parent, I don't have a family.

Alec laughs a little lonely.

Even though I would surely be able to lean against Alec, who would have that look if I had always done so, for some reason a dark emotion appeared from the bottom of my belly at this time.

(Why do you look like that? You always said I should be here...)

There have been several attempts to find Alec's parents. But each time, Alec stopped Ruth saying, "I don't know if I'm alive or not. I can't spend my time looking for a parent." And I always said, "I don't need a parent if Ruth is here. Instead, it's annoying to show up now, 'he laughed. At first I also wondered if we were strong, but while we were together for a long time, I understood that instead of really needing it, we weren't even interested. Because it was a natural attitude not to be there.

(But Alec in front of me right now is different...)

Alec, with her windy golden hair and some lonely expression, had a plea the day before her trip and stared only at Ruth. Even though he's the same person, he just doesn't remember Ruth and he's completely different.

"Besides, I have to do it in this village."

Ruth knew he wasn't in the future of Alec.

The bitterness of a stuffy breath fills up as soon as possible.

(Calm down, you know that. Alec doesn't remember me, so remember, I don't... naturally, so...)

You don't remember, so whether you forgot your promise or didn't need Ruth's presence, there's no choice - you should know that, but you couldn't stop your emotions from dawning.

My head gets hot gradually. I groan and scream out as if I fit the betrayal.

(Huh…………!

Ruth shrugged her back teeth to her screaming heart.

Alec's words made him feel the pain of having his heart cut off, a needle stabbed, blood drained, slapped and crushed - but at the same time, from the bottom of Ruth's belly, black emotions bubbled.

I can't stop feeling unspeakable, grumpy and cloudy accelerating.

(What, so...)

If I noticed, I grabbed my fist naturally, and my whole body was full of strength. Eventually, the emotions of the fist trembling outweigh the pain in the chest and repaint it to something more red and black.

(... why, I forgot... why take it personally. Didn't Alec say, "I said I'm coming home"... such an important thing, why, why...!

I don't notice how Ruth is. Alec continued.

"I have no reason to have to come back here."

It's like saying 'There's no reason to come back' with a face that's all alone in the world - something turned bright red in front of a butch slice to Alec's words that ignored all Ruth's existence.

"- I'm kidding. Oh!

Ruth yelled at him at a volume he had never put out before. And I stare at Alec, who is surprised by it. I could see Alec's gaze on Ruth, but I couldn't stop him anymore.

I stepped out my leg toward Alec, and when I grabbed my collar, I put my face closer and poked my head in anger. The terrible damage rocked his brain, but Ruth's anger also seemed to have been transmitted to Alec without much damage, thanks to the attack of the abandonment, holding his forehead still.

"Don't you want to go back to the village? Keep traveling!? What are you talking about falling asleep!

"... uh, Ru, Ruth?

"You said Alec! He said he was coming home! He said he'd be back as soon as the journey was over!

On the day before his journey, Alec strongly declared to Ruth, 'Be sure to come back'. I never forgot that word once. So I always remembered Alec, and I was looking forward to doing that when I got back.

So even if I lost Ruth's memory, I took it for granted that Alec would return to the village.

"You told me to wait for you! Wait for me alone, because I miss being left alone! You must have clouded a lot of words because I was dull then and I didn't know anything about it, but it made sense!

And yet now Alec says, 'There's no place to come back'. Then what the hell is Ruth?

"That's why I said, 'I'm waiting'! He's been waiting in the village for you to come home when you're safe and sound! He said he's waiting for you to come home! I said it! And yet how...!

An emotion that turns bright red complains of so much sadness and anger that it wants to spit out. I gradually got a headache from complaining too hard.

Believe me, Ruth couldn't grow up enough to be laughed at forever when the person I was waiting for, forgotten on his own, decided he didn't make a promise.

I couldn't do that all the more because I found out I liked Alec.

- No, because I liked it from the beginning, I said I was waiting alone for years to come back. Because I didn't know anything about it myself, but I was so glad that Alec was coming back to me. I didn't say it in the atmosphere.

Ever since Alec embarked on his journey, he had felt the magnitude of his being gone. No matter how much fun I was having, I thought somewhere in my heart that I missed Alec. Ruth has believed in his promise to Alec ever since and has been waiting for him to return.

That's why I couldn't keep the word that I wasn't coming back.

"I'm waiting for you! Why are you telling me you're not back! Why would you say that! Promise me, it's terrible to forget!

Even though Alec knew it wasn't bad, he couldn't stop it anymore. The Spirit King, the Lost and the Remembered, it didn't matter. I just didn't want Alec to leave.

"When I got back, I said we'd do an inn together......! Tell me about the management of the Inn………."

Eventually, you screamed too much, Ruth's voice withered and it feels like a cramp. But I still couldn't help complaining to Alec.

"Alec, come back... come back to me..."

The emotions that made my head ache were finally imminent to Ruth's eyes. But it was painful and I couldn't help but want to hold Alec back and save what I was trying to get in and zero.

"I'm waiting... so come back. I don't want Alec here... I want you to stay with me forever."

At the same time I told my feelings in a small voice, what was accumulating in my eyes dropped zero. Shizukuishi, who has never flushed due to rare events, conveys her cheeks and falls to the ground.

The idea of embarrassing, pitiful, and lame after a good year came to mind, but I couldn't stop tears that wore me out. Besides, one of these days I try to get out to my snot.

My chest hurts, it's painful, my head is going to crack, I can't stop crying, my nose is going to get runny, I was already doomed.

"Oh, no..."

At the same time as such a small voice, I heard Jari, and Alec, who was stiff, move. Looking at such a miserable figure and pulling it off, I looked up terrified - against expectations Alec was turning bright blue.

Stunning, confused, wolfish, fearful, desperate, with such a complex look on his face, he is trying to reach for Ruth.

"Hey, don't cry... Ruth, I'm turning, -!

But his hand also stopped on the verge of touching Ruth's shoulder.

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh! - Oh, oh, oh!

Suddenly Alec shouts and holds his head down with both hands. At once my face turns bright red and I see my blood vessels floating. It was like someone was eagling at my head and putting my strength into it.

When Ruth is stunned by the sudden, she just moves her body back so she can't stand it and escape from something.

Ruth's tears also pulled into the unusual appearance. Forget he was crying, too, and he calms down all at once.

"Ah, Alec, what's wrong!? Are you okay!?"

"Yeah, yeah, uh-oh! My head, yes, yes!

Alec's hands holding his head are powered, but he doesn't look like he's touching something or he's in surgery or anything. But Alec seems to be experiencing pain to the point of being unusual, and is rambling in an unusual way. It's no big deal that Alec feels so much pain. His eyes were tightly closed by the pain in the evidence and he didn't even seem to be able to afford to ask what was going on around him.

"No, don't, don't ram it in your head! Don't make a scene! Ugh!

"Alec, come on, behind you!

Ruth noticed that Alec's foot was already coming to the edge of the cliff as he was trying to escape the pain or backwards. I rush over, but sooner than that, Alec lowers his legs to where there is no ground.

"No, me too, I'm going to make you cry... I'm not going to, no, no, no, no, no, no!

"-Alek!"

Alec falls behind with his head held down.

Ruth grabbed his hand in a hurry, but he felt his legs walk away from the cliff with Alec falling, unable to hold it back to the spot.