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Sorey Pov15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFPXYfb91e
Thinking about the days living in the Tewks village, it is peaceful and unbelievably fast, time flew away. Learning words with Velvet may be one of the interesting parts in those days.
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“You seems happy.” Velvet looked at me and stated.
“We will learn new words today, why not?” I asked.
“I don’t find this being interesting, but it is just necessary to daily life.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIayQU216H5
“Oh, and I want to enjoy it. Many words must be created after all those years…..”
“..........You sound like you cut the contract with words for years?” Velvet doubted my words, she always catches my word mistake in detail and I have to think of a reason for it.
“Well……..kind of……..I moved to a far location from here for years but I come back recently.”
“.....Hum……..You and I have a similar condition then, but you always learn faster than me.”
“Thanks, I guess my ruin-exploring enthusiasm help me.”
“How is that related to ruins again?” Velvet shows her annoyed face.
“You see, ancient tongue present in the ruins to record things and I learned to read them myself, so that also help me in mastering a new language.”
“I see, so may you help me in the learning?”
“Yes, of course!”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEwJCpto1M
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At last, we both managed to learn most of the necessary words in daily before we started our journey.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8K4fyGqGs1
After leaving the village Tewks, Velvet winded her left arm with bandages to hide the metal outlook of it, she said she is more used to have her arm with bandages.
I am excited about the journey and with the accompany of Velvet. Her quiche definitely delicious and I guess it would be great if I could have Mikleo's ice-cream as the after dessert. I hope I may have their dishes again on the following journey.
She is far from the realization to the lord of calamity I learned from Lailah, haven't thought that an ex-lord of calamity could be that good at cooking, it was taught by her sister as I heard. I bet there are many types of people in the world, and she is not a lord of calamity to me, at least not an enemy.
While I am in at an exciting mood, it is rather peaceful for Velvet, it is like that she has no plan for the future and she is awfully silent after we left the village. Well, she is certainly a silent type of person to me.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hBdYt1s8B
“ Are you a Shepherd?” after a while of silence, Velvet's question shocked me, I remember I didn't reveal anything related to Shepherd.
“Why would you doubt that?” I asked.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8ZgxpK05G
“....The pattern on the cape inside your bag, it is similar to the things of a Shepherd.” I gave a wry smiled as I heard, I got the same question from the old doctor and because of the same reason. Guess she saw it when I was searching for the map, my bag is messy to find the map and compress out, so it takes time for me to get them. Now I shall admit the identity, somehow, I think she got it earlier just not ask it out.
I nodded my head and admit.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbOvZN7LoC
“......Yes, I was.” It is never good to tell lie in a relationship and I am never good at lying.
Velvet is in silence, she looks at a far point and thinking about my identity. She didn’t seem to mind that, from my understanding to her, she hates the person but not the position of Shepherd and her hatred calmed a long time ago after that day.
“ …..If I tell you that I am the Lord of Calamity, will you regret saving me?” Velvet suddenly said, just revealed her past identity directly. It supposed to be a sad question but she asked in a relatively flat tone like she expected me to regret.
I wonder if she still feels guilty for what she has done, even that she does not regret. I don't feel any dangerous atmosphere around her, so at least she does not intend to fight. I am sure she is someone willing to do something to fix her faults, which is why I don't see her different from any human.
“Why? No, of course!” Still, I am not sure why she asked me this question.
“ Why? This should be the question I ask, you should kill me instead if you were a shepherd. I am the monster who murdered numerous people and brought chaos to the world!”
I see that she is thinking herself not deserving to live. I wondered what is in her mind in the two months lived in the village, her eyes are always full of loneliness and betrayal, although they become more lively after she got the new metal arm, dull and decadent are still the majority I can feel, it must be hard for her to fully trust in a person and she is not interested in continue living on, I feel sorry about that.
To me, no one should be called a monster and be killed, even for Heldalf, I killed him for saving him from his curse.
“No, if you did wrong things, then I will try to stop you, but not to kill you. And you are a human, a kind, protective person who care about your surrounding people. You deserve a second chance.” I said genuinely for her personality I get to know in these 2 months. I can see the good properties she possessed that Maotelus has told me, sometimes she shows her kindness when she is not aware of it. I don’t know if she has an aim behind it, as it doesn’t matter to me. I want to change her mind about reviewing herself, she is far more than a monster.
“ Those souls taken by me can't rest in peace if you take it like that. I even killed my friend, my sister-reincarnated marak for my selfish reason. I never cared about the surrounding.” She said with an irritated tone, urging me to kill her and all I see in her eyes is sad, I believe she was forced or knew none of the truth before she did.
“No, you care. This is why you remember it till now and feel guilty. You are not the only one who killed people. I had killed someone too since there wasn't any other way to save him. I had killed my family too since I have no choice.” I said with the memory of killing Heldalf, I had to kill Gramps in order to get him and Velvet has once tried to comfort me for it. I may end up killing more if Rose isn't there back then, which I don’t want to do it until the very end. I guess there is no one to support Velvet in the beginning, what turned her a Lord of Calamity. I would like to be the one who supports her now, hope it is not too late…..I want to save her.
“Weird...Reason over emotion, the needs of the overall outweigh the needs of the individual” This is straight out in the Shepherd credo... ” She can't respond and she seems to misunderstand shepherd, but I know the reason as I have heard the story from Maotelus.
“I don't know other shepherd but I am doing it with my own will with the aids from the other. For me, I want to help each individual and end up with the many, because I want to help everyone and build a world that the Seraphim may live with human harmony.” I answered like the time I answered Lailah and also with the experience I gained in the journey.
“What kind of answer is that?!”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDVsi3ZK8b
“ Umm.... is it wrong? This is just what I want to do...”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEosGu5yUE
“ No, it is not....”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcckSsoasxW
The conversation turns out silent again, I think Velvet is confused with what should be done now.
“Velvet, promise me that, no matter how hard to forgive yourself, how sad life was, move on and live on. It is the irreplaceable treasure of yourself.” I break the silence with what I want to say the most.
“Even if my life is meaningless?” I feel sad if she thought of herself such a way. To me, at the very least, she gave the world the meaning of possibility, she shaped the world I lived, the world without the doom of Innominat.
“....You have gained so many ones help to survive till now, please don't give up your life so easily. I think Life is meaningless until the very end, but you will give the meaning of life to the other when you continue living on, and you gain your meaning from others too in the end.”
“ ...Why are you trying to convince me to live..so hard? You barely know my past....and my sin.” She said with a cold tone, still denying to live.
“Because I get to know you since we met and I like you, I want you to live.” Yet I knew her past, I will say the same thing anyway for who she is to me as I have known.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5U1ttSpyy
“....Fine. I'm glad that I had a chance to meet a shepherd like you, Sorey.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5e0MXtTRa
“ And I am glad I got to meet you too, Velvet!” I looked at her and grinned.
She finally gave up on the topic, that is not bad at all.
“Where would you like to go first? Sorey.” Velvet asked with a calm voice.
“ Not really, just plan to visit the nearest city. Do you have any idea?” There are so many places I want to go to. I have no idea where to start with.
“ Same here, but I want to find someone.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8mSAAKYoK
“ Where is he? “ I guess she wants to see Laphicet but I still ask the questions.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2K58MhRu7I
“ I don't know, all I know is he is a malak, a seraph called Laphicet.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe24Hxz7XKq
“I guess I know where is he, follow me.” I lead her the way back to the throne.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A1UlgIMJY
I have not appreciated the surrounding view while I was carrying Velvet to find a doctor. Now I find the view don't change much in the surround since the day I slumbered, this must be the works achieved by my friends.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaHCE3kQfQ
We entered the ruin entry of Camlann which connected to the Artorius Throne. There is a giant geologic fault that creates a cliff pointing to the throne. I find someone's grave built there, one's name Rose, the leader of the Sparrowfeathers and the Scatted Bones.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpIWZDt2tJ
' Grave here to pay respect to Rose, who devoted her whole life into Shepherd's work.' The sentence is engraved on the gravestone, it seems that Rose became the shepherd after me, I am sure that she must be a good Shepherd.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RQRifpGAu
“ What's the matter, Sorey?” the noise of stepping on straw showed me that Velvet approached me.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38svUb5CAF
“Just found my friend's grave.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmdFgbSuBu
“.....I'm sorry for that.” I heard the sadness in her voice, I hope this didn't remind her of bad things.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKLwowLGY3
“ It's okay, I know a long time pass since the day I have gone.” I know I've spoken strange words, but Velvet didn't ask me for that, she stays silent, I wonder if she starts doubting more about me.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8xTblOtlK
I am glad that I knew one of my friend like just now, and I want to find more of their trace, their proof of life.15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9fo2JBFuP
“ Let's go.”15Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCr4alsu0aW
So the ex-shepherd and the ex-lord of calamity go to see Maotelus now.
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