Chapter 299 – Episode 299 – [Knight of Pure Love: Origin] Knight of Rebellion

* Episode 299 – [Knight of Pure Love: Origin] Knight of Rebellion

What happened after that and the lines I spoke were all things that ‘me on the other side’ would say.

“Why are you stopping me? I told you before! If it wasn’t for her, this wouldn’t have happened!”

“No. Calm down and think about it. He was definitely wrong and deserves to be punished, but you know that it’s not worth the bloodshed, right?”

“Why!?”

“Because he wasn’t the one who started the fire!”

I grabbed a piece of glass.

There was blood.

However, he held his hand tightly and prevented the child from swinging it.

There were no other feelings.

Because this is the responsibility of an adult. It was because of a sense of duty to persuade.

“Jihyun. I also think it’s a pity that your parents passed away. But… Even so, don’t direct that anger at the wrong place.”

Even so, it was just lip service that did not reach the hurt child.

“Then what are you going to do with me?”

Whale and whale screamed.

“He dragged me into a naughty prank and blew me away when I was supposed to be at home! And when I came back, my parents returned the next morning! It was even my mom’s birthday! If it wasn’t for him, I would have been able to give her a birthday present! Or I would have died with her! “

“Jihyun…”

“… Even now I’m alone! No matter how many times I called the police, the social worker, or the social worker, not even a relative came to show my face! You’re like that too!? You pretended to be a good person and took me home, but then you left me alone and disappeared alone! ?”

“…”

This is possible because the child is unable to discern between right and wrong.

If you think rationally, you will know that it is not a situation for me, an outsider, to intervene.

Even though I understand that, I know that right now I just want to vent my resentment.

So, I bluntly accepted criticism that seemed unfair.

“Yeah… I left you alone and just watched as the house burned down, and my parents were lying on the floor. He was a really horrible adult.”

“… Ugh!”

With the other hand, I made Jihyun open her palm and retrieved the glass piece.

My little hand is covered in blood.

Was it because he didn’t want to lose the piece of glass that much?

“What did the policeman say?”

“I’m going to go to an orphanage… To an orphanage…”

“What about school?”

“I don’t know…”

“What about the funeral?”

“There’s no way I would know…!”

I guess so.

So how do we dispose of the body?

Since Jihyun can’t have a funeral without her relatives helping her, will the government take care of it?

Then I just put on makeup and that’s it…

“I don’t know anything! What should I do now!?”

I’m embarrassed too, but Jihyun is even more so.

This is what he said to me when I met him for the first time today.

Her relative’s response was like that, and I am the only one around her to rely on.

…

… In the end, I have no choice but to give you a choice.

“I overheard what the police said earlier. If you continue like this, you will be sent to a shelter and then to an orphanage.”

“Nursery?”

“The orphanage.”

“Ah…”

They don’t call it that way these days, but maybe it’s because the wording is strong, so this one probably resonates more.

It was only then that Jihyun realistically realized that she had become her orphan, and her tears welled up.

“As far as I know, she will be able to continue attending her original school, but she will probably be forced into an uncomfortable lifestyle. I heard that when she turns 18, she will leave the orphanage and live alone to earn her own living.”

“Alone…”

“That’s what will happen if none of your relatives help you.”

“…”

It is a story where the future becomes bleak.

Do elementary school students already have to think about the future?

“… You don’t like it?”

“I don’t like it…”

She cried that she did not want to stay in such a place.

Still, it’s cruel to go straight to a shelter when you’ve just lost your parents.

“Isn’t there another way…?”

“There is.”

“What is it?!”

“If you really don’t want to go to the orphanage, follow me.”

“… Mister?”

“It’s not uncle, it’s oppa.”

Without realizing it, I tackled him, cleared my throat, and then carefully suggested him.

“I am a hunter. Due to circumstances, it is impossible for me to proudly adopt you, but I can take care of you if you follow me.”

“Are you my brother?”

“Isn’t it suspicious even if you hear it?”

“… Yes.”

So, I told him to think seriously and held his breath.

Meanwhile, I heard someone running around and calling Jihyun’s name.

Probably the police.

She must be on fire now that the child she was protecting is gone.

“Can I go to school?”

“I can’t go.”

“What about your friends?”

“I can’t meet you.”

“Then what am I going to do?”

“Eat, play, and learn about hunter work in between.”

“Anything else?”

“Other than that, do whatever you want. I’m recommending this on a whim, so I didn’t think about it in detail.”

He said something even more suspicious, saying, ‘Instead, you should not talk about me to others.’

I would have said this much. Normally, I would have said that I would not follow me and go to the orphanage, but…

“Can I delete this skill when I become a hunter?”

… A surprisingly serious question came back.

I don’t know where the confusion from just now had gone, but I ended up reacting in a panic when I heard the word “Hunter.”

Does a girl this age know anything about hunters?

“Well, it is said that some hunters have the skill to seal skills. There is also a case where a wish came true after meeting a constellation as a reward for clearing the top… If you work hard, it will be possible.”

“As a reward for the tower… Make a wish…?”

“Why?”

“Could it be possible to save mom and dad too?”

Then I asked a childish question.

Normally I shouldn’t have answered something like this.

“You can do it.”

But since I am a person who actually died and came back to life, I gave a definite answer.

It was only later that I realized I had made a mistake, but I can’t collect spilled water.

“Then I’ll follow you.”

“You’ll regret it.”

“I’ve already heard it. But if I end up in an orphanage and grow up without being able to do anything, I’m sure I’ll regret it even more.”

That’s right…

She stretched out her hand, regretting that she had said something useless.

“The moment I catch this, I will kidnap you. Will you still follow me?”

“Kidnapping?”

“I told you earlier. I am a person who cannot be active outside the tower due to circumstances. I have no intention of letting you out of the tower until you become an adult. Furthermore, I will not even let you see your parents putting on makeup. The people outside will think you have been kidnapped by a strange man. You will understand.”

When he extended his hand longer, taking that into account, Jihyun also held out a hand covered in blood, torn by shards of glass.

“I still want to go…”

“Don’t take what I just said too seriously. It doesn’t mean you can always save it. Clearing the tower itself is a feat that only a handful of hunters in the world combined have been able to achieve.”

“If there is even a 1% chance of saving your family, it is better than being an orphan…”

“… I’m not prepared for a child to do this.”

Was this his personality originally?

At one point, he gave in to his excitement, but he eventually regained his senses and took my hand with determination.

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And the sun passed by.

For me, who spent hundreds of years at Freyja’s Tower, the time I spent with Jihyeon was truly fleeting.

I was perplexed as I wondered if this was the sense of time of a constellation or a divine being.

“Oppa. What’s wrong? You’re so dazed all of a sudden…”

When she came to her senses, she saw Jihyun sitting at her table, reading a book blankly.

It seems she was a child just a few days ago, but now she is quite different from before.

“Oppa?”

Her messy hair has disappeared, and she has grown into a beautiful woman with a neat hime cut and dark circles.

The so-called [Reading girl] Who looks good in fall, as does the sweater-type cardigan she is wearing.

She had a neat sitting posture, her skirts were always long, never short, and she always had a book in her hand, except for training or work.

“… Are you really okay?”

“Oh. Sorry… Think about the past for a moment…”

Even though he was worried about me, I couldn’t find the same childlike side as before.

His tone was mature, and when I was dazed while holding the kitchen knife, he carefully snatched it from me, turned the blade upside down and placed it on the cutting board.

“Are you suddenly thinking of old times?”

“When I first kidnapped you. I thought you’d grown a lot compared to then.”

“That’s right, you grow up. I’m not your older brother, but people usually grow old, right?”

Then he poked my cheek.

Jihyun noticed in high school that I didn’t age.

But I have never inquired about him.

He never asked me why I didn’t hang out outside and always acted tactfully.

“Ah… Now that I think about it, isn’t it your birthday?”

“Isn’t that right? Hey, you forgot my birthday again, right? It’s tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow!?”

On the other hand, it’s always me who doesn’t notice.

Tomorrow is my birthday…

Has it already been 7 years?

“You’re already an adult?”

“Why? Is it strange?”

“No…”

… It’s not strange.

If you think about it, she was overly mature since she was in high school.

Nevertheless, the reason I was surprised is simple.

In any episode, her child named Yoo Ji-hyun was given the nickname [Vagabond]. She was surprised by the gap because she had grown a little more than she was now.

‘It feels like Eve○, who should have evolved into Bu○, has evolved into Nymphi○…’

As I blinked and realized that growth is different in a good environment, I closed the book and clapped my hands.

“Will you celebrate your coming-of-age ceremony and birthday tomorrow?”

“Uh… Uh… I don’t have anything in mind right now… Why? Because I want to go on a trip? Should we go now?”

“You don’t even have an ID card, let alone a passport.”

“You can get across in several ways…”

“I’m done with the illegal immigration thing. There’s something I want to receive tomorrow, so could you just set us up at a good restaurant and set the mood?”

“What do you want to receive…?”

“There’s nothing to prepare in advance, so you can just come yourself~?”

Laughing like a cat.

You said there was something you wanted from me, but you came only with your body…

“Don’t celebrate by inviting people you know again like last time! Got it? Let’s spend it 1:1 with family!”

“Okay. I understand. Let’s spend our birthdays together.”

“Really~!? Yay,~!”

Ji-hyeon was so happy that she just shook her feet and said, ‘aaaaah~!’ And screamed.

I am not a fool.

I had a vague idea of ​​what he wanted.

But what he hopes will not happen.

‘I’m going to make my child cry on his birthday…’

In any case, if Jihyun is now an adult, my role is over.

Fortunately, Freya never showed up.

Maybe he was too busy working at the Tower of Lust to pay attention to me.

Rather, it went well… I plan to take advantage of this opportunity of not interfering between us and disappear early.

She said, ‘I stayed by her side until she became an adult, so she fulfilled Freya’s orders. At this rate, she can’t even fuck with me.

If that witch gets involved, she will definitely be in trouble, so now is the time to get rid of her.

The resolution is complete.

She was planning to leave now because it was a good time to tell the truth.