Chapter 208: The Lonely Drifter

Lucia generally dreamed.

You would possibly assume there’s nothing particular about dreaming, however Lucia’s desires have been totally different from others.

Desires that noticed the longer term.

And desires that sa wpast lives.

‘Hero, please title our little one!’

‘I can’t see. Please, maintain my hand simply as soon as!’

‘Hero, we should set out earlier than sundown. Hey! What are you doing? Shortly, don’t let the peasants be left behind!’

‘Lord, I ask in your blessing for the much less lucky right this moment as properly.’

‘Please let me dwell yet one more day. I’ve a spouse with a damaged leg and a baby blind in a single eye. I can not die.’

Lucia was dreaming about her previous life.

A fortress metropolis on the snapping point, someplace unknown.

In contrast to now, 500 years in the past, many cities have been continuously underneath siege, and most have been in a state the place it wouldn’t be shocking in the event that they fell at any second.

That’s why Kyrie couldn’t bear in mind the place this place was, however she remembered all of the names of the kids she had named.

‘You’re Himmal, to be sturdy. Selas, to dwell healthily. Plana, to eat properly and be full.’

From the second Kyrie’s title turned generally known as a hero, she had the duty of naming newborns. Each time there have been requests from residents and wanderers, Kyrie would examine the frequent language and look by means of dictionaries to call the kids.

Sure,

The scenes she noticed in her desires have been moments she had seen numerous occasions in her previous life, however they weren’t horrible nightmares.

After naming all the kids, she waved her hand with a smiling face to the individuals who got here to see her off exterior the fort partitions.

‘Eh, I advised you not to do this. You by no means hear.’

‘…Nonetheless. It’s pitiful.’

‘In case you maintain naming individuals like that, those that don’t obtain a reputation from you’ll ultimately really feel an awesome remorse. And if it’s solely remorse, that’s fortunate. They may even harbor emotions of resentment in direction of those that acquired your title.’

‘Yura, generally you’re too pessimistic. You communicate like an outdated man who has seen every little thing…’

“Shut up, Anzhei. Do you wish to die?”

“Hey, Yura is likely to be a bit pessimistic, however she’s not totally fallacious. Whenever you’re determined, you turn into delicate and edgy.”

“Yeah, properly mentioned, Seira. That’s what I needed to say.”

“Proper! How about pretending to be a blind swordsman? A minimum of then, individuals wouldn’t shout for a handshake.”

“…Cease with the nonsense. Anyway, what I wish to say is, let’s work onerous right this moment too.”

“Haha, easily altering the topic.”

“…Having many comrades means having many complaints. I’ll should abandon Anzhei within the subsequent metropolis.”

Each time she acted foolishly, Yura scolded Kyrie like a mom.

Firstly of their journey, Yura’s criticism and scolding have been scary, however by that point, Kyrie was already a grown grownup, so Yura’s scolding didn’t work on her.

Wanting again on it, she realized she was only a large little one, however at the moment, she arrogantly thought in any other case.

When Seira, Anzhei, and Binella joined, Yura didn’t push her opinions unconditionally.

That was as a result of Seira and Kyrie usually adopted Yura’s phrases, however Anzhei, the spearman, and Binella, the dwarf, wouldn’t hesitate to specific opinions opposing Yura’s.

Particularly when criticizing Kyrie’s actions or assigning meal duties, as Yura’s cooking was notoriously horrible…

“Lucia, you’ll freeze to dying in case you sleep there.”

“…”

Lucia blinked on the voice coming from beside her head. In her imaginative and prescient, a blonde demon was hanging the wrong way up.

As she received up, the amassed snow fell to the bottom. Lucia casually dismissed the snow and stood up.

“…I will need to have dozed off.”

“You realize that’s not potential, proper?”

“What do you imply not potential? Whenever you’re drained from touring, you may lie down and relaxation.”

“…However you’ve been wandering close to the fort for days now.”

“…”

“The top of the household is ready. Please come inside.”

Yuma spoke with pleasure, due to the uncommon go to.

‘…It’s a fortunate day.’

This time, actually… on this era, it may actually finish. Unusually, Yuma’s thoughts was full of nice pleasure and hope.

Within the reception room they arrived at, a person with purple hair was sitting.

Glen Prient.

His golden eyes regarded on the two.

“You mentioned you may have one thing to speak about.”

“…Sure.”

Lucia answered as she sat down. Up shut, Glen’s face regarded extra gaunt than earlier than. Was it the passage of time? Or possibly he had suffered a big damage.

She may scent a faint scent of blood. Lucia judged that Glen was at the moment injured.

‘If it involves a combat, I can win. Don’t be scared.’

Lucia bit her lip, aware of Sirius at her waist. And as she made up her thoughts, her mouth opened naturally.

“Have you learnt what I’m right here to speak about right this moment?”

“I haven’t heard something from Yuma.”

“You’ve the ability of prophecy, don’t you?”

“I advised you earlier than. The ability of prophecy just isn’t all-powerful. And…”

The Sword of the Stars, Rigel.

Glen was aware of the sword on his again.

“I’m expending extra power to fend off the apostles as my dying approaches.”

“…Loss of life?”

“It means you returned simply in time.”

Glen gestured for Yuma to step again. Nonetheless, Yuma didn’t obey Glen’s order.

Glen’s face twisted.

Within the final future he noticed, Glen and Lucia have been dealing with one another with drawn swords.

He couldn’t see past that future.

There was just one cause why he couldn’t see any additional.

Glen’s dying.

Glen exhaled, driving out the stabbing ache, and continued talking.

“I assumed it’s best to no less than hear the reality. As a father, I haven’t accomplished a lot for you, and I needed to alleviate my frustration earlier than I’m going to the afterlife.”

“I don’t know what you propose to say, however don’t even take into consideration drawing your sword.”

Lucia spoke with an icy expression like by no means earlier than.

“I don’t consider in prophecies. So this isn’t the place the place you’ll die.”

“…Are you scared?”

“No.”

Lucia denied it with a critical face.

“You’re… not my match.”

“…Smug.”

“I perceive why you would possibly assume that. However this isn’t conceitedness, it’s certainty.”

Lucia not confirmed respect to Glen. Each Glen and Yuma tensed up at her change in perspective.

Lucia shifted her gaze from Glen to the ceiling. It was a relaxed, nearly defenseless motion, but Glen couldn’t discover even a speck of a spot within the small woman.

Lucia took a deep breath to place an finish to her long-standing considerations.

“I’m Kyrie.”