It flies, no, it falls.
Wheeeeeeee, the sound of the wind I heard somewhere before brushes my ears.
I'm struck by flashes of flame, open books, bookshelves, or sections of walls revealing rebar. Sometimes they fall on me, but a sturdy shield blocks them all.
If I fall like this, will I fall into the monastery again?
No, this time the body is underwater, so it must be the sea where the magic tower is located.
The water entering my mouth is salty. I keep my eyes open, but surprisingly, they don't sting.
The light twinkling on the increasingly distant surface of the water seemed to replay the image of the dispersing Shish. I can't quite grasp what I was seeing.
“Junior, junior!”
Despite the familiar name and voice, I wanted to close my eyes against the rushing water. My breath was suffocating, but strangely, I didn't feel suffocated.
If I just take the strength out of my body like this...
No.
I need to find Shish.
As I held onto the hand that had entered the water, the other person pulled me with all their might, and I was soon able to fill my lungs with air.
The tower stood like an old tree struck by lightning, with only a few floors left.
The surface of the water was filled with objects of unknown origin, and my senior pulled me up.
“What about Shish? I have to find Shish!”
“I’m looking for him.”
“Really?”
“I swear.”
As I looked at him with a suspicious look, my senior raised both hands and took a surrender pose.
"I will do everything in my power to find a prime minister, or I swear I will abdicate the throne. Furthermore, I will personally burn the imperial palace and the capital."
Only after hearing the rest of the story did I take my eyes off him and stare out at the messy sea.
In reality, if my senior doesn't accept my request, there's nothing I can do, so I have no choice but to obediently agree.
"You need to rest, junior. You're all soaking wet. If you stay like this, you'll catch a cold."
“It’s okay. I’m really okay, so don’t worry about it.”
Fearing I might lose sight of Shish, I stayed put. I boarded the search party's boat and scoured the surrounding area.
As if he had no choice, my senior brought a large towel and covered me with it.
"Thank you."
I cleared my tinnitus by shaking out the water in my ears.
My eyes were still stinging from the bright light I had seen earlier, but I couldn't close them.
Fearing that the currents might sweep them out into the vast ocean, they sealed off the nearby waters with nets. They searched for days without even putting out the fire.
“Shish! Shish Milan!”
Just in case, I didn't leave the scene either.
"Shish...!"
“Junior!”
I held out without eating or sleeping properly and eventually passed out.
Shish, Shish, Shish.
Even as consciousness faded, I continued to call out one person's name.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a familiar ceiling. And a face that was both unfamiliar and familiar.
My adoptive mother was the Marchioness Hayley.
“Tri, you came to your senses!”
Why is it that when I open my eyes, the person in front of me isn't him?
My whole body aches, as if someone hit me and rolled me down a hill. I'm in so much pain. Where are you? Who hates seeing me hurt?
“Oh my, Tri.”
The Marchioness wiped my eyes with a wet towel.
“Tri, oh my. Oh my...”
The Marchioness soon shut her mouth and devoted herself to wiping my face.
“Shish... His Excellency the Prime Minister?”
After a while, when I asked her a question, the Marchioness closed her eyes tightly, as if she knew what was coming, and then opened them again. She looked quite solemn.
“Tri, so-”
Knock knock.
As if waiting for this moment, a knock was heard, and the adoptive mother hurriedly got up from her seat.
“It must be His Highness the Crown Prince. He kept coming while you were unconscious.”
“I will go in.”
I heard my senior's voice through the heavy door, and I nodded.
“Come in.”
My adoptive mother left the room, as if taking over from my senior. It was clear she didn't want to answer my questions.
Blue frost rustles inside my chest.
My senior sat down in the seat where the Marchioness had been just a moment ago, and I swallowed hard to wet my chattering mouth.
“...What about Shish?”
“I’m sorry to have to tell you this news, but it wasn’t like that, junior.”
The area under his eyes was dark, and his silver hair, which had always been shiny, was tangled.
“Ask Lily and Freisia, they also directed it. Marquis Hayley also appeared.”
“...”
“Junior, now is the time to take care of your health first.”
“...”
“I’m going out. Get some rest.”
Bam.
My senior left, and I stared blankly at the ceiling.
I knew it in my head all along.
Shish wasn't blown away, but rather, his body was damaged by the golden magic. It wasn't my fault that he was shattered into ash like ash.
But I couldn't convince myself, so I went to a monastery at the end of the world just in case.
This time, I went with the Crown Prince and his knights and was able to receive a grand welcome from the abbot.
Although I had gone without any prior notice, the old man with white hair came out with his shoes on backwards and grabbed the senior's hand.
“It is an honor to see Your Highness here again.”
Again?
I remained silent, and as soon as I came out of the abbot's office, I asked my senior.
“Senior, have you been here?”
"Yes."
He obediently agreed.
“I came here to find a way to get to where you are. And here,”
As the senior ran his hand through the fresh, sparkling leaves, the greenery swayed pleasantly.
“I discovered ‘The Life of Retri Extra’.”
The familiar name of the book brought me to my senses.
“I requested a search, but... I don’t know if we’ll find him. What do you want to do, junior?”
Even though I had spewed out words that were close to abusive language from my seniors' perspective, he tried to accommodate me.
It was hard to tell whether it was because he thought I could destroy the empire or because he still had affection for me.
“I... will stay here for a few more days. You can go to the palace first, Senior.”
“Is that okay?”
“Yes, but please leave behind only two knights.”
Because it would be a problem if Bilau and Cain came running.
"Yes. Don't worry about security, just rest as much as you want."
The elder left without further ado, and I was able to meet Bilau, who had come to meet me in place of the abbot who had fainted upon hearing that a woman was staying at the monastery.
“I’m sorry, but since this is the area reserved for the nuns, you will have to use the most remote room in the monastery.”
“I am grateful that you let me stay.”
I was shown to my room, and the two escorts decided to use the room next to mine.
I skipped meals and locked myself in my room. The layout was exactly as I'd expected: a small bed and a table.
I asked for ink, pen, and paper, placed them on the table, and took a seat in front of them.
"Ha..."
The man who seemed to ask the most from me left without asking anything of me.
I still couldn't believe he was gone, so I couldn't even cry.
How can something I witnessed with my own eyes not feel so real?
“They say people become strange when they are too shocked, and that’s exactly what happened to me.”
At first, I couldn't sleep at night and didn't eat or drink anything. After about a week?
I still couldn't sleep well, but I ate, had tea with my adoptive mother, and met with the Princesses. It was as if nothing had happened.
“The more surprising thing is that you’re not here, Shish.”
I wondered if he was too busy to come see me, so I went to the Ministry of the Interior. After everyone had left work, I looked at the empty office and asked myself a few questions.
'I guess Shish went home too. Then Milan must be over there.'
I actually went to Milan to find out.
Then the butler handed me a small box, saying that the master had asked me to give it to him.
It was a ring made by cutting a red diamond.
"Ah..."
When I came back here, Shish gave it to me, but I had completely forgotten about it.
I was suddenly overcome with regret for being so insincere to Shish. He remembered every word I said, yet I'd forgotten he'd even given me something.
The reason he knew me so well was not only because he was quick-witted and had a keen eye, but also because he was very interested in me.
But Shish, you didn't know the most important thing.
I love you too. Even if you knew this, would you still go to die?
"Thank you."
When I returned to the palace, staggering with the ring, my senior told me a story that shocked me.
I'm going to receive all of Shish's assets. That's what he wrote in his will.
It was all inherited by me without any objection, as it was a ‘structure that I could not refuse to receive.’
Even though he was a very smart Shish, there was one more thing he didn't know.
Yes, Shish. This world without you has no meaning to me. So I'm going back.
That's why I decided to stay a few more days at the monastery, even though I didn't have a sage. I was afraid my senior might stop me, so I decided to dodge him and go back to my original world.
Before that, I decided to do what I could.
- This story is left for two people.
Square square.
The sound of pen brushing paper filled the room, and I wrote the book in one breath, without sleeping or eating for days on end.
The title is [ The Life of Retri Extra ].
I headed to the library with the finished thin book in my arms.
After kicking the librarian out of the library, who was asking me to grant him divine favor, I headed to the corner where the book I had previously looked at to find a way to go to another dimension was located.
“I think it was around here...”
Apparently, there was a scroll that had instructions on how to turn back time.
I was taking out all the books that looked similar, when suddenly, the book I was holding in my hand fell out of its own accord.
“Huh?”
The fingers on my right hand were falling apart like dust, bit by bit, from the tip.
Just like Shish did.
Wheeeeeeee, the sound of the wind I heard somewhere before brushes my ears.
I'm struck by flashes of flame, open books, bookshelves, or sections of walls revealing rebar. Sometimes they fall on me, but a sturdy shield blocks them all.
If I fall like this, will I fall into the monastery again?
No, this time the body is underwater, so it must be the sea where the magic tower is located.
The water entering my mouth is salty. I keep my eyes open, but surprisingly, they don't sting.
The light twinkling on the increasingly distant surface of the water seemed to replay the image of the dispersing Shish. I can't quite grasp what I was seeing.
“Junior, junior!”
Despite the familiar name and voice, I wanted to close my eyes against the rushing water. My breath was suffocating, but strangely, I didn't feel suffocated.
If I just take the strength out of my body like this...
No.
I need to find Shish.
As I held onto the hand that had entered the water, the other person pulled me with all their might, and I was soon able to fill my lungs with air.
The tower stood like an old tree struck by lightning, with only a few floors left.
The surface of the water was filled with objects of unknown origin, and my senior pulled me up.
“What about Shish? I have to find Shish!”
“I’m looking for him.”
“Really?”
“I swear.”
As I looked at him with a suspicious look, my senior raised both hands and took a surrender pose.
"I will do everything in my power to find a prime minister, or I swear I will abdicate the throne. Furthermore, I will personally burn the imperial palace and the capital."
Only after hearing the rest of the story did I take my eyes off him and stare out at the messy sea.
In reality, if my senior doesn't accept my request, there's nothing I can do, so I have no choice but to obediently agree.
"You need to rest, junior. You're all soaking wet. If you stay like this, you'll catch a cold."
“It’s okay. I’m really okay, so don’t worry about it.”
Fearing I might lose sight of Shish, I stayed put. I boarded the search party's boat and scoured the surrounding area.
As if he had no choice, my senior brought a large towel and covered me with it.
"Thank you."
I cleared my tinnitus by shaking out the water in my ears.
My eyes were still stinging from the bright light I had seen earlier, but I couldn't close them.
Fearing that the currents might sweep them out into the vast ocean, they sealed off the nearby waters with nets. They searched for days without even putting out the fire.
“Shish! Shish Milan!”
Just in case, I didn't leave the scene either.
"Shish...!"
“Junior!”
I held out without eating or sleeping properly and eventually passed out.
Shish, Shish, Shish.
Even as consciousness faded, I continued to call out one person's name.
***
When I opened my eyes, I saw a familiar ceiling. And a face that was both unfamiliar and familiar.
My adoptive mother was the Marchioness Hayley.
“Tri, you came to your senses!”
Why is it that when I open my eyes, the person in front of me isn't him?
My whole body aches, as if someone hit me and rolled me down a hill. I'm in so much pain. Where are you? Who hates seeing me hurt?
“Oh my, Tri.”
The Marchioness wiped my eyes with a wet towel.
“Tri, oh my. Oh my...”
The Marchioness soon shut her mouth and devoted herself to wiping my face.
“Shish... His Excellency the Prime Minister?”
After a while, when I asked her a question, the Marchioness closed her eyes tightly, as if she knew what was coming, and then opened them again. She looked quite solemn.
“Tri, so-”
Knock knock.
As if waiting for this moment, a knock was heard, and the adoptive mother hurriedly got up from her seat.
“It must be His Highness the Crown Prince. He kept coming while you were unconscious.”
“I will go in.”
I heard my senior's voice through the heavy door, and I nodded.
“Come in.”
My adoptive mother left the room, as if taking over from my senior. It was clear she didn't want to answer my questions.
Blue frost rustles inside my chest.
My senior sat down in the seat where the Marchioness had been just a moment ago, and I swallowed hard to wet my chattering mouth.
“...What about Shish?”
“I’m sorry to have to tell you this news, but it wasn’t like that, junior.”
The area under his eyes was dark, and his silver hair, which had always been shiny, was tangled.
“Ask Lily and Freisia, they also directed it. Marquis Hayley also appeared.”
“...”
“Junior, now is the time to take care of your health first.”
“...”
“I’m going out. Get some rest.”
Bam.
My senior left, and I stared blankly at the ceiling.
I knew it in my head all along.
Shish wasn't blown away, but rather, his body was damaged by the golden magic. It wasn't my fault that he was shattered into ash like ash.
But I couldn't convince myself, so I went to a monastery at the end of the world just in case.
This time, I went with the Crown Prince and his knights and was able to receive a grand welcome from the abbot.
Although I had gone without any prior notice, the old man with white hair came out with his shoes on backwards and grabbed the senior's hand.
“It is an honor to see Your Highness here again.”
Again?
I remained silent, and as soon as I came out of the abbot's office, I asked my senior.
“Senior, have you been here?”
"Yes."
He obediently agreed.
“I came here to find a way to get to where you are. And here,”
As the senior ran his hand through the fresh, sparkling leaves, the greenery swayed pleasantly.
“I discovered ‘The Life of Retri Extra’.”
The familiar name of the book brought me to my senses.
“I requested a search, but... I don’t know if we’ll find him. What do you want to do, junior?”
Even though I had spewed out words that were close to abusive language from my seniors' perspective, he tried to accommodate me.
It was hard to tell whether it was because he thought I could destroy the empire or because he still had affection for me.
“I... will stay here for a few more days. You can go to the palace first, Senior.”
“Is that okay?”
“Yes, but please leave behind only two knights.”
Because it would be a problem if Bilau and Cain came running.
"Yes. Don't worry about security, just rest as much as you want."
The elder left without further ado, and I was able to meet Bilau, who had come to meet me in place of the abbot who had fainted upon hearing that a woman was staying at the monastery.
“I’m sorry, but since this is the area reserved for the nuns, you will have to use the most remote room in the monastery.”
“I am grateful that you let me stay.”
I was shown to my room, and the two escorts decided to use the room next to mine.
I skipped meals and locked myself in my room. The layout was exactly as I'd expected: a small bed and a table.
I asked for ink, pen, and paper, placed them on the table, and took a seat in front of them.
"Ha..."
The man who seemed to ask the most from me left without asking anything of me.
I still couldn't believe he was gone, so I couldn't even cry.
How can something I witnessed with my own eyes not feel so real?
“They say people become strange when they are too shocked, and that’s exactly what happened to me.”
At first, I couldn't sleep at night and didn't eat or drink anything. After about a week?
I still couldn't sleep well, but I ate, had tea with my adoptive mother, and met with the Princesses. It was as if nothing had happened.
“The more surprising thing is that you’re not here, Shish.”
I wondered if he was too busy to come see me, so I went to the Ministry of the Interior. After everyone had left work, I looked at the empty office and asked myself a few questions.
'I guess Shish went home too. Then Milan must be over there.'
I actually went to Milan to find out.
Then the butler handed me a small box, saying that the master had asked me to give it to him.
It was a ring made by cutting a red diamond.
"Ah..."
When I came back here, Shish gave it to me, but I had completely forgotten about it.
I was suddenly overcome with regret for being so insincere to Shish. He remembered every word I said, yet I'd forgotten he'd even given me something.
The reason he knew me so well was not only because he was quick-witted and had a keen eye, but also because he was very interested in me.
But Shish, you didn't know the most important thing.
I love you too. Even if you knew this, would you still go to die?
"Thank you."
When I returned to the palace, staggering with the ring, my senior told me a story that shocked me.
I'm going to receive all of Shish's assets. That's what he wrote in his will.
It was all inherited by me without any objection, as it was a ‘structure that I could not refuse to receive.’
Even though he was a very smart Shish, there was one more thing he didn't know.
Yes, Shish. This world without you has no meaning to me. So I'm going back.
That's why I decided to stay a few more days at the monastery, even though I didn't have a sage. I was afraid my senior might stop me, so I decided to dodge him and go back to my original world.
Before that, I decided to do what I could.
- This story is left for two people.
Square square.
The sound of pen brushing paper filled the room, and I wrote the book in one breath, without sleeping or eating for days on end.
The title is [ The Life of Retri Extra ].
I headed to the library with the finished thin book in my arms.
After kicking the librarian out of the library, who was asking me to grant him divine favor, I headed to the corner where the book I had previously looked at to find a way to go to another dimension was located.
“I think it was around here...”
Apparently, there was a scroll that had instructions on how to turn back time.
I was taking out all the books that looked similar, when suddenly, the book I was holding in my hand fell out of its own accord.
“Huh?”
The fingers on my right hand were falling apart like dust, bit by bit, from the tip.
Just like Shish did.
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