Chapter 477 – Wreaths.

As I followed Lidica out of the alley, I saw a street dyed in sepia before I knew it. The sidewalk blocks that make up the road, buildings full of traces of the long years, and even the passers-by on the street are colored in sepia tones, making the photo seem to come alive.

The street where the colors of the sunset reflected in the clouds that covered the sky were reflected was very beautiful.

– Step by step

Following the echo of Lidica’s iron boots, as they walked down the street, what appeared in front of them was a smaller square than before.

“That.”

For a moment, Usher’s eyes were drawn to the center of the plaza. Yes, it was there because there were five large photos, and among them, on the far right, there was a photo of a woman looking blankly at something, wondering if it would be like that if Lidica’s eyes were changed to white.

“…My sister.”

Lidica replies as if he wasn’t wrong.

“What is that doing?”

What aroused his curiosity was that a large basket was placed in front of each of the five photographs.

“It’s one of the representative events of the wreath festival. Have you heard of Mainades?”
“I know roughly.”

Maenades, did I mention that it is a group of women who follow the current president?

“It is to select the most beautiful woman among the Maenades.”
“Did I hear you right?”
“It looks weird, too.”

Lydica looked at the place where the five pictures were placed with eyes filled with unknown emotions, as if she knew it. Beauty pageants were a common event in other countries.

He couldn’t understand if what he was seeing was really like that. That’s right, all of those pictures, except for her, who looked exactly like Lidica, were taken of women who were absolutely grotesque.

Sequentially from left to right. Even the name engraved on the frame.

A woman whose eyes are so skinny that they go into hollows. Wheat.

A woman with large glasses, wrinkled and gray hair visible. To Pasiphae.

A woman with her hair cut short and full of stains, who might not be a man. Dry up

A woman who has gained so much weight that she cannot see her hands, feet, and angles, starting from her cheeks. Carmen.

It was because they were women who could not even be called ordinary, let alone beautiful. Even more unbelievable is that most of the flowers that seemed to be used for ballot papers contained the least in the rightmost basket.

Usher soon knew why.

“I really don’t know how long I’ll have to do this.”
“I don’t know. High-ranking people do it. If you want to, you have to.”
“Ugh, it’s disgusting. You really don’t like things like this, do you?”
“Hey, be careful what you say. Are you going straight to the political prison camp?”
“Eek, don’t you come early?”

Occasionally, when passers-by would accumulate some in her basket, the waiting men would pick it up and pour it into the other baskets in roughly equal proportions.

Even though he was clearly visible to people, he did not hesitate in his actions. It allowed Usher to see her name, which was out of frame and out of focus.

‘Pirika.’

It was the name she had been looking for so long.

“On the last day of the flower festival, the flowers gathered like that are counted and the flowers are dedicated to the Maenades who received the most votes.”

The dedication ceremony ends like that. Usher listened to her talk of Lydica and looked at her as she stood still.

“Is this the end of where you can guide me?”

Isn’t there more time before the day is completely over? After staring at him for a moment as if surprised, Lidica smiled and led him away.

“Then please follow me.”
“My leg hurts.”
“I’m sorry. There are still places I need to go to.”

Elkanah, hiding under his cloak, whined, but fortunately her destination was not far. An open space that is revealed even though you haven’t moved too many steps.

Soon, the place they set foot in was a hill lined with numerous tombstones centered on a large tree with branches stretched high into the sky.

If you look around, you can see that no building or sidewalk block invades this hill, and the boundary is divided from one point.

“It’s a national cemetery.”
“Okay.”

Usher slowly reached out and brushed the top of the old tombstone with the name ‘Mars’ written on it. Just that alone brought out rain-soaked dirt and dust.

-Pop! Pervert!

A wind blowing from somewhere brushed the pitiful graveside, and I heard the sound of something exploding, so I looked up and saw a space with exceptionally white tombstones and many people passing by from a distance.

There are only a few people wearing old armor here. Even though it was definitely on the same hill, like other spaces, only that place was decorated as splendidly like a city where a festival was taking place.

– Sararak

Then, what brushes his feet is a withered flower, unknown who left it and when.

“The offering of flowers was originally to offer flowers to the people of this place.”
“That’s correct.”

Upon hearing Usher’s words, Lidica smiled bitterly and looked at the tree in the center of the hill.

“Pasifenia is said to have been founded under that oak tree. I don’t know if the story is real or not, but it must have been a meaningful place anyway.”

That’s why it was tradition that those who dedicated themselves to the country or were called heroes were buried here.

“”…””

They didn’t open their mouths to each other, but everyone started walking toward the center of the cemetery, a lone tree on a hill.

On the way along the road through the graveyards, sometimes you come across armored knights or old men, but they pass by silently.

-Shoot it

I stood under the space created by the broad shade of the tree, looking at the branches and leaves of the oak tree that shattered the sepia-colored clouds, then checked my surroundings again.

I was watching the sight of old, broken tombstones being dulled by the rain and wind, and the sight of tombstones sharpened like pure white bones stuck in the hills.

“Why is that?”
“Look, it doesn’t matter if you look at it, right?”

The bet with her came to mind when I saw Lydica avoiding her gaze while blushing when I asked her when I saw her blue eyes.

“I won the bet.”
“Eww! What is it! Did you remember?”
“I just remembered.”
“Aww! I don’t know!”

Lydica crossed her arms and swung her head away, but she didn’t seem to realize that the action was just exposing her reddened ears.

By the time the sunset that had finally colored the world in sepia had set and darkness had arrived. They were back in the South.

“It’s okay if I go back alone! What is this, a waste of money?”

Because if he didn’t take her, Lydica would have to come home alone.

“Really! We found an inn, so you can sleep there, right?!”
“The locomotive is no longer running.”

Locomotives don’t run late at night.

“Then did you run there!”
“Uuuuu, do I have to walk again?”
“Ugh, that, that.”

Lydica stood in front of her door as if she wouldn’t let her Usher into her house and held out, but when Elkhana looked at her and wept, she let them into her house as if she couldn’t help it. .

“Saejae saek.”

She must have been tired from going around with them. As soon as Elkanah lay down on her bed, Usher came out into the living room, making sure she fell asleep with her even exhalation.

“Is Elkanah sleeping?”

Lydica took off her armor and coat and sat in her chair. Her tights aren’t wet or torn, but unfortunately they’re the same composition as yesterday.

“”…””

Usher looked at her wordlessly and she faced him with her blue eyes quivering, then got up and opened her mouth.

“About the bet… I’ve been thinking about it.”

She gurgled loudly as she nervously swallowed, but she was soft. Carefully, she came in front of him and grabbed her hand.

“As long as I don’t lose the virgin, it will work, right?”

Lydica said as she led Usher to her bathroom. He held her hand tightly so that it would fall off if he lightly brushed it.

“Ah.”

Even though she stopped her steps in a hurry, she made her way to her bathroom. With a click and the sound of the bathroom door being locked, they realized that only each other was left here.

-Click click!

As Usher began to loosen the pins on her armor, Lydica hesitated and wiggled her hands. Finally, seeing him with only his undergarments, she slowly began to take off the tights that covered her upper body.

Soon, she was in her underwear, and she hesitated again, then closed her eyes and pulled her underwear down as it was. Her breasts and nipples sway and reveal. Even the small ax mark visible between the legs.

“Chud?! Ha ha, chum. Chueup♡”

When he approaches Ridica and kisses her first, her eyes widen. She opens her lips and begins to receive his tongue, then, as if her tension is relaxed, she puts her hands around the nape of his neck, not knowing where to turn.

“Ugh♡ Hw, jook ♡”

While going back and forth in each other’s mouths like that, we were mixing our tongues.

“What’s up?”

Lydica realized she was poking herself in the belly and she blankly looked down at her and grinned as she whispered in his ear.

“A bath, shall we begin?”

It was so erotic that it was hard to believe that it was just a simple bath.