Chapter 132 chapter eight

"Then, you are now Earl Niederfar." "Yes. And I only told you about it, my lord." "Have you not spoken to anyone yet?" "Ouch, my lord. Please don't do this. Please don't respect me so much." The lord sitting on the chair laughed out loud.However, after the laughter ended, coughing followed, which made me very worried.During that period of imprisonment, the lord's body became very emaciated, and there is still no sign of gaining weight, which made Deacon Hamel feel very sad. "Cough, cough, cough. Um... yeah, you haven't told anyone?"

"Yes. I don't want others to know. I want to keep hiding it from now on." "Do you want to continue to hide it in the future?" "Yes. Although it's a bit strange for me to make such a comparison, I want to hide my identity like Carl did before." "Why? Since you have become an earl, you should be able to take your father to your territory and live a more comfortable life. By the way, how do you plan to take responsibility for the territory bestowed by the king? what?" "That territory... I'm taking care of them in the most amazing way I can think of."

I will explain to the lord about Ferrer and Kodash-san.The lord leaned on the chair relaxedly, and nodded after listening to my story with a happy expression.I said: "If I govern, I'm afraid I will not be able to fulfill my responsibilities to His Royal Highness and the residents of my territory. Isn't it ridiculous for a seventeen-year-old lord who was originally a candlemaker? Although , if I become a lord, I can supply the candles that the residents use at night." The lord smiled slightly and said: "That must be a very good lord. You are very clear about the limits of your talents, and you are trying to use your talents to the best of your ability for the sake of the people."

"You are overrated." "But are you going to keep it a secret from your father too?" "My father is old, and I hope that he will be taken care of until he needs someone to take care of him... Although this seems to be my own idea, I hope to see my father working hard. And it would be better for him to live in the territory under the management of the best lord. " After the lord knocked on the table slowly a few times, he turned his head and looked out the window.Outside the window, it was snowing heartily.Although the lord's office was originally extremely deserted, under the hard work of Deacon Hamel, it has become a very comfortable and warm atmosphere.For a while the only sound was the sound of logs coming from the fireplace.

In this silence, it seems that as long as you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of snow piling up. When the silence ended, the lord raised the blanket covering his knees, and said in a tired voice: "Well. I I don’t know if it’s right for you to do this. So, I seem to be able to give you the general argument that ‘time will give you the answer’. I’ll help you first. What do you really want me to do?” "As before... I will be your resident. Also, regarding the various obligations or rights attached to my identity, I hope the lord can help me with these related matters."

"You are the benefactor of our territory and also my benefactor, so of course I will help you. But instead of doing your duty as a lord, there might be some problems.Although you have handed over the responsibility of governing the territory to those two excellent young men, so it is not a problem, but you need to fulfill the relevant responsibilities of facing the capital and the king. What are you going to do?I'll start by talking about this coming New Year's visit and stuff like that.You should go to the court to greet the king, shouldn't you?Although this is a trivial matter, it can be said that it must be done. "

"Yes. I heard about these things. Because of these things, I would like to ask you, um, will you go to the capital when the time comes, Lord Lord?" "yes." "Well, can you let me be your entourage then?" The Lord Lord smiled.The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, which had grown deeper during his imprisonment, now appeared boldly. "I know what you mean. Every time you need to go to the capital on official business, I have to help you pretend. Is that what you mean?" "Yes. This is a sorry request to you..." "No, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the lord doesn't often need to go to the capital."

"So, will you help me?" "Of course. If this counts as repaying your favor, I can help no matter how many times." "thank you." The lord smiled slightly, and he pulled up the blanket again, while I stood up from my seat and approached the fireplace.When I flipped the firewood sticks to ignite the flames, the Lord Lord's voice came from behind. "But I'm really curious about the reason. Why don't you want to be an earl?" I turned my head and saw the lord looking out the snowy window.The lord looked at the snow accumulated on the branches, and said, "Cough, cough, uh... I can hardly believe that you are afraid that you will not be able to fulfill your responsibilities to the territory, so you don't want to be the lord. Since you have Two outstanding young men, wouldn’t it be enough to invite them to be your retainers? Then, you should be able to work with them to govern your territory.”

"You're right. Well, shall I close the window?" "No. It's okay. There's not much wind. I like to see this peaceful snow scene." "yes……" "It seems that what you are afraid of is not the responsibility of the lord, but the position of the lord, right?" I looked at the lord's white hair and said, "You can also say that. To be precise, I hate that I will change after becoming a lord." "Why don't you change? Is it because you like who you are now?" "Of course I like me now. However, if I become a lord, then, as a lord, I might like myself more. I am a person with a more optimistic personality. No matter what the situation is, I They'll probably like it."

"You mean, even if you became a lord, you wouldn't hate that situation?" "yes." The lord turned his head slowly.He leaned his forehead against the back of the chair and looked up at me askew. "Then, the reason why you don't want to be a lord is becoming more and more vague. If you are not particularly worried and have no scruples under any circumstances, then what is the reason why you don't want to be a lord? what?" I walked slowly to sit face to face with the lord again.However, I sat slightly sideways, not looking at the lord but looking out the window.While looking at the dreamy white snowflakes falling there, I asked the lord: "My lord, first of all I want to ask you a question. Please allow me to ask you this kind of question. Your lord, you have failed in the crusade against Amtat. Now Are you planning the tenth crusade against Amtat?"

The lord did not answer immediately.Because I didn't look at the lord's face, this period of silence seemed very long.After a while, the lord said, "No. I don't have that kind of plan now." "May I ask you why?" "If you plan to crusade against Amtat again, it will be tantamount to putting the territory in dire straits! The Kasaiplei I sent after I asked the king couldn't succeed. Therefore, if you want to succeed, you must compare Kasaiple still has a strong preparation, is it possible for us to make such a preparation?" "Is that all?" "If you have something to say, just say it." I turned my head and met Lord Lord's eyes.Even though his eyes were sunken, his eyes were still clear.He is Carl's brother.Yes, even if they are half-brothers, the lord is Karl's elder brother after all.No, even if not, the lord is still a person who has been managing the territory all his life. "My dad used to be fiercely vindictive against Amtat. But my dad has given up revenge now. And even me, I used to hate Amtat, but I don't hate it anymore. So... I guess Your lord, you don't hate Amtat anymore." The lord showed a smile. "You are quite right." "yes?" "Although I don't know what you will think when I say this, I think I was an egoist before. On the surface, I claimed to get rid of Amtat, who threatened this territory, for the sake of this territory, and deceived other people and others. Myself, but... I understand now. What I want is not so much to destroy Amtat, but to show my revenge. As long as I show my revenge, for me , Amtat is dead or not, it doesn't seem to matter. That's why I used to shoot at it. Now, I feel satisfied. It seems that I am really old. " "No. Not even my dad, even me. My dad said Amtat felt like a cliff or a river. I blamed it in front of Amtat, shouting it was my mother's Enemy, however, it hasn't changed." "Change?" I took a deep breath.I saw the sparks in the fireplace, and my eyes felt tired. "Among my traveling companions, there was a priest named Geraint. He told me a couplet: The saddest love in the world is unrequited love, and the most terrible disease is lovesickness. He said it was Because neither of these can make the other change." "I probably know what you mean." "I think love is to make the other party change, and revenge is the same. Although revenge seems to want to destroy the other party, in fact, it is to change the other party. Revenge is to let the other party know that he is revengeful, and the other party can change from the current situation. The state changes to the state of destruction. Therefore, this is why all revengers will painfully explain their reasons for revenge before killing the target of revenge." "Haha... yes. This kind of plot has always been in the story." "Yes. People who want revenge usually say a word: I must kill you with my own hands, or I must see you perish with my own eyes. And the avenger does not want other people to kill the other party or let the other party die of old age. Usually this is the plot .The avenger hopes to change the opponent by himself.” "Yes. It is true that you can say that." "Yes. Amtats, however, are unchangeable beings." "will not change?" "Amtat is like what my dad said about the cliff or the river. Humans can't change him. I said things like 'you're a murderer' to him in front of him, but it didn't work. In case it is human to human, if you say 'you are a murderer' to him, he should have 'Why am I a murderer? ' Such responses.Although he may say that he has no choice, or may have a brazen reaction, no matter what, the other party has a reaction in his heart.Amtat, however, was the 'yeah' type of response.It was like I said 'the sky is blue' and he said 'yes'.In this way, it is no different from unrequited love or lovesickness.If the other party does not change, revenge is not established.It's like taking revenge on someone who died hundreds of years ago, it's almost the same situation.Because, no matter what you do, there is absolutely nothing you can do to change someone who died hundreds of years ago. " The lord smiled and said: "I really doubt that I'm talking to a seventeen-year-old kid in my territory. Hahaha. Your idea seems to be right." "Really? Thank you. I'm reminded of a saying Carl used to say." "What are you talking about?" "He said that the residents of our Hetant territory have reached coordination with Amtat." "Yeah, I've heard him say that too. Mainly when he wants to stop me from taking revenge, he often says it." "I see. Anyway... please let me say, this is a very arrogant sentence." "Arrogant?" "Actually, it's not coordinated. When the river is flowing, if it encounters a mound or a stone, it will destroy the mound or stone and flow over. However, what if a huge rock or a mountain that cannot be destroyed at all is blocking the way? The river water I had to turn and flow. If the river had self-respect, it would say: I have reached harmony with the mountain. However, the mountain has not changed at all.” "Hahaha……" I looked at the fallen blocks in the flames and said, "Yes. That's what Karl was going to say: Amtat won't change. So we changed." Among the falling snowflakes, Deacon Hamel's shout was heard loudly. He and the guards seem to be struggling with how to clear the snow that has accumulated in the inner courtyard.However, the voices heard on snowy days seemed to be so soft. Even though Deacon Hamel was yelling, it still sounded very soft. "You mean, we've changed?" "Yes. And this is unheard of. At least man will stand behind the earth." "What's the meaning?" I turned my head to look at the lord, only to find that the blanket of the lord was almost down to my knees.I stood up first, helped pull back the lord's blanket, and said, "I don't know if you have heard this saying: Human beings will create constellations when they see stars, and human beings will create trails when they walk through the forest." "Yeah, I've heard that before." "That's right. We make things change. Even dragons change. I know a dragon named Kladmethor who was changed by humans. He fell in love with humans and became humanized. And he made It’s not good, it’s because of this that tragedy happened. However, I realized a strange truth.” "What are you trying to say?" "Humans don't change. Humans change everything around them, but humans don't change." "It hasn't changed?" "After King Lutanio defeated the Dragon King, what changed? Before that, the Dragon King ruled mankind, and now humans rule mankind. However, humans were humans at that time, and humans are still humans now. There is no place for human beings to change. You may say that they have become more civilized. Well, civilization is not change. Civilization, law, morality, society, philosophy, and the country... are all just tools for human beings, and they are tools for change. Yes, humanity has not changed at all. Have we improved? No. A warrior who has a sharper sword does not mean that the warrior has improved. The warrior has not changed. Moreover, if our tool-civilization has improved , that does not represent our progress. The so-called history...does not represent the changes of human beings, but records the changes of human tools." Yes.And this is the problem of King Lutanio and Hendrick.King Lutanio believes that without the rule of the Dragon King, we will change everything and we will progress.In fact, he confused civilization with progress.Hendrick, on the other hand, wants to make all races progress and develop.But as a human being who cannot be changed, he dreams of changing, and in the end he hides this contradiction and sets out.Many stupid heroes even imitated him. "But on the western side of the continent, here, humanity is faced with a terrible challenge for the first time in the history of the human race. That challenge is Amtat." "Amtat..." "Yes. Amtat will not change. It will not be humanized. So instead, we residents of Hetante changed. I am not in a position to describe the type of change correctly. Because this is the first change in human beings, there is no other object for comparison.Of course, it's also because of my young age.However, when I saw you, my father, and I give up revenge, I could already see the change. " "yes?" "The reason why Amtat won't change is... well... From what it said, it seems that we can find a little answer. It is the watcher of the sunset, that is to say, it stands at the end of everything and waits .It is waiting at the end of the change, which means that it itself is the final form that no longer has the possibility of change. Anyway... Although it can understand the revenge of human beings, it cannot accept it. It seems like It's like a cliff or a river. So, we had to give up. And this is the way the residents of Hetante chose. If it was the people of other lands in the mainland, they might feel sad because of revenge and setbacks. But, my lord, you Are you sad that you can't complete your revenge?" The lord kept staring at me, then he nodded and said, "I'm the same as you." "Yes. Me too. Although I can't avenge my mother, I'm not sad. Because, this is meaningless! " The Lord Lord sighed deeply.After he sighed, he coughed a few times, and then he looked out the window again.Now even the window sills are covered with snow, and the bottom of the window sills looks like it is covered with a layer of white cotton.boom!Snow fell from the roof, and a small storm started under the windows. "Not enough shovels!" "Oh, there will be more snow anyway, why clear it?" "You guys, you're going to be hungry anyway, why do you want to eat?" Deacon Hamel's sharp accusation came from among the snowflakes.Then, the vigorous laughter of the guards followed this sentence.It was soft laughter.The lord nodded and said: "So that's the case. That's why I feel so calm. Thank you." "Please don't say that." "It turns out that you have the same relationship in any position. Therefore, if you become a king, you will still be Xiuqi Niederfa. Even if you are a candlemaker in the territory of Hetante, you will still be Xiuqi Niederfa ,yes?" "yes." "Then, in vain become a lord you are not familiar with, and you are not particularly happy about. It doesn't matter if you're wrong.It seems that this is just a futile commotion for you. " The lord's speech speed gradually slowed down.Will the long conversation be very tiring for the lord?I smiled, and the lord also smiled. The white light reflected by the snow piled up everywhere outside made the Lord Lord's deep wrinkles more obvious.Your lord, and me too.Now both of us are winter people.We may not be able to welcome the spring again. Will we become like Amtat?Will he stand on the other side of the sunset like him?Will King Lutanio, who has been in contact with the dragon, be changed to look like a dragon? "Like King Lutanio..." Unknowingly, I opened my mouth to speak. "I have something to say to Amtat. However, I am like King Lutanio. When he was unable to repel the Dragon King, he saw Chuxue... I am looking at the most beautiful snow that the sky gave to the earth. Soft gift. What a depression!" The lord did not make any answer.When I turned around, he didn't seem to be looking at the snow, but was watching his own heart. I smiled, stood up quietly from my seat, and after observing the fire in the fireplace, I walked out of the office as quietly as possible.Your lord, please rest well. As soon as I walked into the inner courtyard of the castle, I saw that the guards were having a great time playing snowball fights, and at the side, Deacon Hamel was shouting: "You guys! How old are you, and you still have snowball fights , uh uh!" The snowball thrown by the guard Sero just flew towards Deacon Hamel's face.The Deacon covered his face and bent down, Sai Luo hurriedly shouted: "Uh, Deacon! Are you okay?" "...Accept!" Then, Deacon Hamel threw the snowball with terrifying speed.Even though I was watching from a third-person position, I still felt the ferocity of Deacon Hamel's attack. However, perhaps time did not take away Deacon Hamel's excessive desire, but it seemed to take away a lot of strength in his hands and feet, so the guards easily escaped the deacon's attack. It is also true, even if you search the entire continent, there are probably not many people who can attack and make it impossible for the guards to evade. While watching this warm scene, I felt the cold wind blowing on my chest.I felt like my whole body was freezing inside, even the back of my head was getting cold.It’s not that winter is beautiful because spring is bound to come.It is not because the morning will come that the night is beautiful, and likewise, it is not that Shuki Niederfa is proud because he will definitely be an earl.Hahaha!All things are beautiful in themselves.O dissatisfied races, look around you.The future is only waiting for Amtat, and now, it is as beautiful as this snowball flying towards my eyes... Crack! "Oh? Who is this? Ah, so it's Xiu Qi!"... Then, of course, I should fully express my current emotions.Can't lie to hide my emotions for the future. "Accept—" Perhaps today's security team log will record 'Hetante security team, due to the attack of Shuki Niedfa, suffered a complete failure and could not make a comeback'.Because, with the guard members as the core, I made a snowball that lacked artistry, ignored common sense, and had a diameter of ten cubits. Then, I heard Deacon Hamel say a lot of thanks to me. Therefore, my step towards the stable was very brisk. The sports field where the horses ran was also covered with a thick layer of snow.On the snow here, there are messy horseshoe prints.As I added my footprints to the messy hoof prints, I walked to the stables next to the playground. It was dark in the stable.Because the doors and windows were all closed to prevent the outside wind from blowing in, it was so dark that it was almost impossible to make out anything.In the dark room, only the fire in the corner glowed red, and O'Neill was sitting beside the fire. "Who is it? Xiuqi?" "Yes. What are you doing?" I approached O'Neill and held out my hand to the fire to warm myself.O'Neill was sitting by the fire with what looked like a thick piece of cloth and was poking at it.I took a closer look and it turned out that he was sewing something. "I'm making horse shoes. Because it's snowing." "Well, is there anyone in a hurry to ride?" "Hahaha, this guy. Why do you need horse shoes when horses are galloping? These are the shoes for them to wear when they are allowed to run. And there are also clothes for horses." "In this weather, let them exercise?" O'Neill snapped the thread with a pocket knife, held the thing called a horse shoe up to his eyes, and said, "A horse is a horse. If you don't let them run, they'll get sick." "Ah, is it?" "Hmm... that's all right. Let the horses wear them. These are from the Thundermaster. The other horses have their own shoes." "Ah, is that so? Thank you." "Thank you, thank you, don't be so polite." Since we have no place in our house for the Thunderkeeper, the Thunderkeeper is now housed in the stables in the castle.I stood up with O'Neill and walked towards the Thunderkeeper. As soon as the thunder warrior saw my face, he let out an energetic cry.O'Neill smiled and said, "Thundermaster, you must be bored, right? Well, now you should also go out for a walk." O'Neill held up the hooves of the Thundermaster, trying to get him to wear what looked like socks.However, the thunder guard kept twisting his body to avoid O'Neill's hand, and even O'Neill's hand was almost stepped on by the thunder guard. Later, O'Neill tilted his head, and then he laughed as if he thought he was so ridiculous.He took one look at me and said to me, "Really. It's still very strange to me, that's why it looks like this. Come and help me put it on." But it's the same even if I try.The thunder guard kept twisting his body to avoid my hand as if he was refusing.Impatiently, I thought about simply knocking the guy over the floor and forcing it on, and when the thought approached me with considerable fascination, I had a hard time thinking about the guy's situation. "Wait, Mr. O'Neill. Is it colder on Northern Avenue than here?" "Eh? It should be." "Then this guy may have been hardy. Because it's a northern horse." "Really? Hehe, then, even if you don't have this thing, it doesn't matter. It seems that I did it for nothing." O'Neill sneered and stroked the neck of the thunder guard. "I got it, got it. This guy. Then it's all right if you just go out like this, right?" "Ah, by the way, Mr. O'Neill, you said you want it to move, right? Then I can ride it and go around it?" "Hmm... that's fine. But don't exercise too much. If its body gets wet for too long, even a northern horse will catch a cold, so just let it run a little bit, and that's fine." Because it is just to let it run briskly, even the saddle is a light saddle for riding a horse.However, the saddle I used for my adventures was a heavy kind of saddle.After I borrowed a cloak from O'Neill, I rode out on the Thunderkeeper.You guy, although you are not afraid of the cold at all, I can't. The snowy Hetant territory seemed very quiet. Even if it has been snowing for several days, you will not get bored, probably only children.A few children cheered strangely and ran in and out of the alley. Other than that, no one was on the main road.Only the snow is falling all over the sky.The children were shocked when they saw the tall shadow suddenly appearing in the snow silk, but when they found out that it was me riding the thunder guard, they all looked at me in admiration.After I spoke a few words to those children, I walked slowly outside the village. All you can see is the road.The sky covered by white clouds, the land covered by snow, and the horizon disappeared because of the blurred vision of those snowflakes falling everywhere.Occasionally there was the sound of isolated trees snapping when they could not bear the weight of the snow, but otherwise there was silence.On days when it was snowing heavily, I was the only one who walked slowly in the suburbs. Although I heard the giggling of children from the village behind, there was only a white field in front of me, and there were snowflakes lazily falling on the field.In this scene, it seems to be filled with an indescribable magic. I felt the heavy weight of snow on the cloak.It has been snowing for the past few days until the end, and now it is just a little snow drifting.So it seems like I've been going for a long time. For some reason, I just couldn't stop.I don't know of any definite reason, but I let go of the Thundermaster's reins, but the Thunderkeeper kept walking.And I feel relieved that the Thunder Rider is on the right path. Suddenly, I felt an inexplicable anxiety, so I turned my head away. Behind the horseshoes of the thunderkeeper, the footprints of the horseshoes can be seen leading straight to the village.In fact, the appearance of the village has become increasingly unclear, but the end of the horseshoe print must be in the village.very good.That way I feel at ease.I'm not trying to leave blindly.The horseshoe prints connecting the village to the Thunderkeeper looked like a rope connecting the Hetante territory to me.Because of this rope, I am not running blindly. I nodded, and after I completely handed it over to the Thunder Guard, I sat and waited.I am safe.From now on, I'll wait and see what that alluring field of winter white fields will have for me.Then finally, against the white background, suddenly appeared the hills.Because even the horizon is blurred now, the appearance of the hills feels sudden.Rather than seeing it with my eyes, I might as well use the knowledge in my head to finally discover where the hills in front of me are.This is the hill where Jemini waited for me. A figure stood on the hill. I gave no orders, but the Thundermaster stopped.Feeling a little embarrassed, I dismounted.Squeak.Squeak.I walked up the hill listening to the deep sighs of the snow on the ground. And among the light snowflakes, Iluli walked down the hill. She carried a heavy backpack on her shoulders as usual.The armor-piercing sword chirping at her waist looked like a bell tied around her waist.Her steps seemed to have just started now, and at the same time, she seemed to have arrived at the end of a long journey, walking refreshingly and tiredly, lightly and steadily. As soon as her footsteps stopped, I realized that the distance between the two of us was very close.If she hadn't stopped, I might have kept walking and collided with her.This elf walking down the snowy hills, like eternity bound in a moment, looks like an unrealistic fantasy.But we were close enough to see the smiles on each other's lips.Seeing how I stopped quickly, she smiled softly and said, "Hello." There was only a little snow on her hair and shoulders.And there was hardly any snow on her leather coat and trousers.Could it be because of the lightness of her steps?I have only walked such a short distance, and I have already got snowflakes on my thighs. She held out her hand slowly. I reached out and shook her hand.Although her fingers looked cold because of their slenderness, the palm of her hand was very warm.No, could it be because my hands are cold, that's why I feel this way? "Here you are! Is the trip going well?" Iluli nodded lightly, and immediately, the snow that fell on her head scattered gently. Because it does not stick to the head, but falls lightly on the head, so the snow will disperse. "Yes. I found this place very smoothly. Because of Xiu Qi, you left many traces." "Huh? Ah, hahaha." "Mr. Ferrer of Caral Land wants me to greet you on his behalf." "yes?" "And... I have bad news." Iluli said with a worried expression.What is the news?Could it be... "Miss Yusna from Reynolds City wants me to tell you that she is going to kill you." "Ah, yes. Of course she would say that. Uh uh. Because, I left without going to see her. Ah, Yusna, she was joking, please don't worry, Iluli." "Is she joking? Ah, that's great!" I can't help but laugh.Seeing Iluli's expression become happy again, I feel like a person who has been resurrected from the dead, and I feel great.I felt embarrassed, so I patted the snow on the cloak and asked her: "Well, by the way, did Renee and Gerente arrive in Is safely?" "Yes. They both arrived safely." "Thank you. What should have been done by us..." Yi Luli tilted her head and asked me suspiciously: "Aren't we friends?" "I feel grateful and happy to have you as a friend." Yi Luli opened her eyes slightly, then smiled again and said, "I'm also grateful and happy, Xiu Qi." My whole feeling has changed.Because all the magic is absorbed by Iluli next to me, the magic power of the winter field has to be completely restrained.As a result, the surroundings are no longer full of strong magic power, but are filled with a sense of seriousness that is too quiet. I walked side by side with Iluli.Neither of us spoke, but before we knew it, we were walking side by side.And the thunder guard followed behind us without any instructions.I turned around and saw its appearance over my shoulder. I chuckled and said, "Humph. It's unbelievable that this kind of guy is called a famous horse!" "what?" "I mean, as far as I know, if it is a slightly trained horse, it will not walk around when the rider is dismounted." "Is... are they trained like this?" "Yes. The biggest reason may be to prevent the horse from running away casually. Of course, it is also because it is more convenient for the rider to find the horse." "Ah. I see." Iluli nodded, looked around, and said, "It's really beautiful. Does it usually snow so much in the western woods?" "Yeah, it seems to be because of the Gray Mountain Range." "Water essence..." "what?" Iruri stretched out her right hand forward.Quickly, but gently, her hands began to move.What is she doing?At first, it just seems like a meaningless gesture.But after a while, I noticed that she was moving her hands along the trail of the snowflakes.Then, I noticed that a snowflake couldn't fall to the ground, and it moved with her gestures. At this time, I almost made a sound. Her hands moved slowly, following the little snowflakes.However, when the snowflakes fell near Iluli's waist, Iluli's hand moved nimbly, passing under the snowflake, and then moved up again. It's like a quick scoop of water.Immediately afterwards, the snowflakes rose again following the strong wind generated by her hand passing by. For a while, the snowflake turned and floated up with Iluli's hand.At this moment, Iluli's hand slowed down again, and the snowflakes broke free from the restraint of the wind and began to fly leisurely.Immediately, Iluli's fingers moved softly like the fingers of a bard playing a flute, causing the snowflakes to follow her fingers. However, Iluli's hand never touched the snowflakes.If touched, the snowflakes would melt or shatter.She even made snowflakes fly between her fingers.Like a bird flying through the trees, the snowflakes drifted here and there, flying away from the fingers.It wasn't magic, it was all caused by her delicate and quick gestures. Iluli moved naturally as if she was breathing, and said, "When the wind spirit is most violently annoyed, even the fire spirit and the goblin can hold their breath. However, only the water spirit can calm the wind spirit with its gentleness. Now it's really peaceful." That's right.It's calm weather with no wind.我要是风精，一定也会因为雪花令人怜爱而无法吹起风来。伊露莉突然把手翻过来，原本在她的手周围飞翔的雪花，便缓缓地掉落下去。它徐徐地往伊露莉的中指和食指之间掉落下去。 我在不知不觉当中说道：“你的目的是去找亨德列克学习第十级数的魔法，是吧？” “正如同你所知道的，是的，没有错。” “请放弃吧。” “好，我知道。” 我因为突然解除紧张，差点就往后跌倒。伊露莉看到我踉跄的模样，似乎有些讶异，但我没空去让她安心。 “伊，伊露莉，嗯，我跟你说一件事。人类在说出他自己相信是正确的话时，普通大概都会预想对方的拒绝反应，所以会准备对这句话作充分的解释。” "yes?" “你为何不问我为什么呢？” “问……为什么？” “你应该问我为什么要你放弃寻找第十级魔法吧？” 伊露莉面带像是抱歉的表情看我，然后努力装出好奇的表情，说道：“是，修奇。你为何要我放弃寻找第十级魔法呢？” “……唉，算了。既然你不感好奇，没有必要故意问。可是，我倒是有些好奇。为何你不会想问我那个问题呢？” 品性高雅的伊露莉并没有用那种看笨蛋问当然的事的那种眼神看我。但我却觉得我成了那种笨蛋。伊露莉说道：“我和你在一起时的时间，会因为你的话而赋予它意义。” "what?" “你和我在一起时的时间，不会对你有任何意义吗？” “呃，嗯，当然不是喽。当然是有意义。” “即使没有看到我，我也是在你心里吗？” "yes." “那么，你似乎没有必要解释什么了。我和你在一起时所看到的你似乎就足够了。会需要别的东西吗？我问你，修奇。你自己的行为需要向自己解释吗？” “……是。我们是这样的。即使是和我们一起过一辈子的父母。 我们也应该要知道他们所讲的话的理由。自己的话或行为也是一样的。应该要对自己解释才行。 " "yes?" “因为我们会不安……看来我问了没有益处的话。” “不。你送给我有关了解你们的新方法。谢谢你。” “太好了。呼。嗯，那么，伊露莉，你现在不去寻找第十级魔法了，你有何打算呢？你们种族会继续留在这块土地上吗？” 伊露莉稍微低下头来。落在她头发上的雪花看起来像是滑溜溜的，我眨了一下眼睛。她用低头的姿势摇了摇头，说道：“我不知道。以前我曾经说过我是地位低的精灵。我报告我的探索失败之后，责任便会结束。我没有义务去审查探索的过程与结果，没有义务去思考替代方案。” “地位……精灵族是协调的种族，为何有地位呢？” “世界虽然协调，但是有东西南北。修奇，你想想看……拜索斯皇城是在东边吗？但是，如果是杰伦特先生，他会说拜索斯皇城是在他的西边吧？我想就是有这样的差异吧。” I nodded.伊露莉则是面带冷静的表情，说道：“所以，我没有任何打算。” “我知道了。可是，我好高兴！我很高兴让你们不会离开这个世界。” 伊露莉微笑着说：“我也很高兴。那么，我要走了。” "Are you leaving?" 伊露莉不知在什么时候已经停下脚步。所以当我惊慌地反问时，我和她已经距离五、六步以上了。 “不，嗯，你再待一会儿，不要走……” 我说了这话之后，内心里很想喊'哎呀！ '.我这个笨蛋！我在说什么啊？幸好，伊露莉摇头说道：“我很感谢你说要招待我，可是，现在的处境并不恰当。我没有时间可以在此滞留。” “啊……你好像有急事要去做。” “是的。我必须在雷伯涅湖结冰之前，回去见妖精女王。我有事必须见她。” “嗯？我从不知道冰块会成问题。那个，你只要用魔法就可以击碎冰块，不是吗？” 我看到伊露莉的表情之后，我简直分不清楚我到底是会讲话还是不会讲话。伊露莉过了一会儿之后，用没有变得不一样的语调，说道：“修奇。好像没有客人会打碎朋友家的大门之后走进去。妖精族当然是不会用你们的语气来说'水'。或者'冰块'。” “……对不起。我刚才不了解。” 伊露莉只是露出笑容。过了一阵子之后，我才发现到她在等我说话，我赶紧说道：“那么，嗯，伊露莉，祝你耳畔常有阳光……” 我咬紧牙关，可以说是好不容易才讲出来。所以，我的语气与其说是道别，倒不如说听来像是决斗挑战。从刚才到现在，我们已经讲很久了。不能再紧抓着她不放。我勉强振作起精神，正眼凝视着她的身影。 伊露莉的身影在摇晃着。 What?她是在施法术吗？我看着她摇晃的身影，费力地挤出话来。 “阳光……耳畔常有阳光……” 原本歪着头在困惑的伊露莉轻轻地走向前。 她先是环视了一下周围，然后她抓了一把尽情垂在她胸前的头发。她用自己的头发小心翼翼地擦了我的眼角。 我闭着眼睛，感受无数多的头发掠过眼角。我感觉到无数的细滑头发扫过了眼角。此刻我很想要发狂，同时又很想要冷静下来，这样的时间是最为短暂的永远，而且是最为漫长的瞬间。 “你会笑着道别吧？” 我紧闭了一下眼睛。把最后一滴眼泪挤出来之后，睁开眼睛。我看到伊露莉的白皙脸孔带着微笑，还看到掠过她白皙脸孔前面之后掉落下去的那些无数雪花。 “我，我会笑。我会笑的。” "Thank you." 伊露莉如此说完之后，开始往后走。 我费力地移动我那胡乱扭动的脸上肌肉，试着露出微笑。伊露莉慢慢地走远，然后轻轻地举起手来，对我说：“祝你幸福，归来时犹如离别，笑颜常在。” 我当然是可以笑着离别。可是，恐怕无法笑着回来。我好不容易才把涌入心里的念头拉下来，所以要维持笑容实在不是件易事。 我拼命努力地笑了。所以无法说出任何话。 最后终于，白色雪地之中，我不再看到伊露莉她那头发亮的黑发了。她的身影完全消失不见了。但是，我却还一直凝视着她消失的位置。