Please Do Not Abandon the Adopted Heroine

156 – Memories of sleeping water drops_1

Undine blinked her empty eyes in her dazed mind.

I felt as if I was swimming in shackles under a wide surface of the water, dragging my heavy body and never ending.

Growling… Water bubbles bubble up and slowly rise into the sky. Every time I did that, I felt like the pain deep inside my body was disappearing one by one.

Little by little, very little by little, it felt like it was slowly floating away.

There was a voice that sparkled like a jewel along the waves.

Clearly even in deep water… And sweetly tickles my ears.

“Undine.”

And he called my name.

I recognized it right away. There was no way it couldn’t be done. It shouldn’t be like that.

I love him the most, I love him so much, his voice.

Undine, unable to hold back her laughter, hugged her knees and fell into a deep sleep.

***

That was shortly after Undine blew out the candles on her fourteenth birthday cake.

Undine’s father and the head of DC’s family, who was looking closely at a letter sent from the Magic Tower, let out a deep sigh. That day was also the first time Undine had seen her father remain silent for a long time when his wife anxiously asked him what was going on.

When the matriarch finally opened her tightly shut mouth, Undine did not immediately understand what she heard.

“It’s a personal letter written by Manwol himself. I came from the magic tower. “It says that Eugene found Neferna.”

“… … yes? What are you doing now… ”

Mrs. Diss looked at me with mixed emotions, covering her mouth in embarrassment.

“you… Talk to me separately. “The kids are listening now.”

“ma’am. The situation cannot be helped. “It is an order given by the phases of the moon, and that is from the full moon.”

Wash Dish said firmly. He couldn’t see the usual embarrassment towards his wife. When he used a hard tone with his family, it was usually when he was stubborn.

Mrs. Diss, who was well aware of this fact, bit her red lips and breathed heavily.

“… great. all right. I’ll stay calm. So exactly… Please tell me exactly. “Is this what Manwol said to the children?”

“… … “They say they want Undine.”

“… I understand what Manwol’s intention is. EUGENE You must have predicted the possibility that the child would recognize Undine. but… … ”

Mrs. Deise stopped talking and fidgeted.

The wife, who had been stomping her feet with a conflicted expression, finally seemed to have made up her mind and said with a firm expression, hugging Undine’s shoulder tightly.

“Daughter. Mom will tell you from the beginning. “Don’t be surprised and listen carefully.”

There were only words that were difficult to understand, such as it was a magic tower, it was going, it was not going, etc.

As Undine blinked her big eyes and tilted her head, Mrs. Diss began to talk about various things.

It was a story about Eugene. It wasn’t that difficult to understand.

Short news. The story, which felt like there were gaps here and there, implicitly made me realize that even my mother did not know the details.

But that alone was enough to cause great shock to Undine at the time.

The moment Undine heard that Eugene’s parents had died a long time ago, and that Eugene had been wandering the snowy fields with a holy sword for the past few years, Undine’s face turned pale.

“thing… lie… Yu, Eugene is living well in the empire… Mom… Dad… ”

“Undine.”

“At that time, since Eugene’s situation was difficult right now, I thought it would be good to stay together later, when the time comes…” Say… You did it… ”

“… … … .”

“I even wrote a letter! Yes, that’s right! I kept getting replies… place… ”

“… … … .”

Undine cried with a frightened expression.

Mr. and Mrs. DC were unable to meet their daughter’s gaze directly.

Ignis, who couldn’t see anything, closed the book he was looking at and helped.

“You two couldn’t help it.”

“I couldn’t help it!”

“What would have changed if I had told the truth?”

“Brother, please! If you’re going to say something like that, you’d rather be quiet… !”

“I was young at the time, so I don’t seem to remember it clearly.”

“I remember it clearly! How could I forget that! A bad hero came from the empire, so Eugene lied to save me, and I teleported to the mansion alone without even knowing it… … !”

“I’m talking about you, not the incident. After that incident, as soon as I returned to the mansion, I fell ill for a long time. You suffered from a high fever, had nightmares every day, told nonsense, and even though you used magic, it couldn’t be solved, so in the end, Sanghyeondal had to take care of you. Don’t you remember this? “You only came to your senses after your inferior father lied to you.”

“… … … .”

“You two have worked hard so far.”

At Ignis’s words, the Dish matriarch shook her head heavily.

“No matter how much I searched the snowy field and sought help from nearby blood relatives, there was no trace.”

I knew very well how much courage it took for a blood relative with strong independence as a family unit to seek help from another blood relative.

I realized that there was no point in arguing here and now.

Undine held back tears filled with anger, resentment, surprise, and even sadness, and finally gathered herself together and spoke.

“You mean Manwol is calling me? I’ll go. I’m going. I am… I am… “I’m going to meet Eugene.”

***

The sight of blood dripping at any moment is like a symbol of having inherited the blood of a blood relative.

Enormous magical power that has reached the peak of the Magic Tower. Manwol, who inherited the job of supporting the moon in the sky, smiled deeply when she saw Undine.

“Hmm. Are you Undine?”

“d… An undine of the Dish family. The tip of the precious moon phase is here in response to the call of the full moon. Full moon, crescent moon. nice to see you.”

Undine greeted me in a nervous tone. It was a greeting I had learned from Mrs. Diss, but I knew very well that it was still clumsy.

Phew, Manwol burst out laughing.

“Hahaha! The child is cute. It’ll be my first time seeing you! Hahaha… ! Crescent moon, did you hear?”

“… … Manwol, don’t be noisy. “Because I don’t have time.”

“Haha, you seem like you want to bully me for some reason? It’s just like the first time I saw it when I was a baby! Hahaha, in a good or bad way, she looks just like Mrs. Dees.”

“Ha, Manwol, it’s noisy.”

Crescent Moon grabbed Manwol by the scruff of her neck and pulled her down. Although the crescent moon was much shorter than the full moon, it seemed like they were already familiar with each other. Crescent Moon said with a calm expression.

“… … I’ll just get to the point. “We ran away.”

“… … yes?”

“Eugene Seo Neferna. The second sacred sword that boy was holding took the Xuantian Majin hostage and provoked the phase of our moon. “I quickly went there and found that the holy sword warriors were also there for a similar reason.”

“Then~ why don’t you just attack me? Haha, good luck!”

“… Manwol, if you open your mouth, things will get complicated, so stay still. “This is your last chance.”

“yes! All right!”

Crescent Moon lightly ignored it and continued talking to Undine.

“… Ha Hyeon-dal was seriously injured. The first moon twins won’t be able to move for a while either. Old Moon and New Moon were damaged due to excessive use of their magic power. “These two, especially because of their age, chose to retire.”

Undine was unable to open her mouth as the information bombarded her all at once.

“… … Is it because Eugene said that? ?”

“that’s right. If you’re scared, you can run away. This is not an order from the Magic Tower. It’s a one-sided request that risks shame. Again, this is not an order. That boy was on the holy sword not long ago. That means you’re out of your mind. No, to be exact, I’m not even sure that he escaped the Holy Sword. Even if you approach me, there is a possibility that I won’t recognize you… Even if they recognize you, there is a possibility that they will attack you. You are still young. “There is no need to risk your life for something like this.”

“No, I’m going. I’m going. I want to go.”

Undine said firmly.

“… Let me ask you just one question. if… If I succeed in persuading Eugene… “Can I find out what happens to Eugene?”

“… … … .”

“Crescent moon… ?”

“possible… In a non-violent way… Let’s push for it… Just a thought… ”

Crescent Moon frowned and spoke cautiously. Even Undine could tell that she had chosen her words carefully. However, Manwol struck the candle and spoke angrily.

“Yes? What should I do? What should I do? Taking advantage of the moment I was caught off guard, Pak! do! “Squeak.”

When Undine’s expression hardened, she belatedly grinned.

“Anyway, I failed at that, so I’m doing this now. “It would be a good thing if we could at least seal it until that little boy cools down, right?”

“… “I will believe it.”

“okay? Believe it as much as you want. “I’m a trustworthy enough person even if I don’t look like I’m about to cry.”

“Give me the coordinates and we will leave.”

“Okay, these are the coordinates… … … Wow, who wouldn’t say they’re from the DC family, they’re fast too.”

I clicked my tongue briefly as I watched Undine leave via teleportation without chanting.

Crescent Moon sighed softly.

“… That was careless, Manwol. The Dishi family’s daughter is still young.”

“Hmm. crescent. “Didn’t you reluctantly agree to calling Undine?”

“that… … ”

“Eujin destroyed the Hyeoncheon Majin and even tried to cut off the goddess’s head. You know what that means, right? We managed to isolate it this time, but it was a temporary barrier. It will break within the next few years. “When that happens, none of us will be able to stop it?”

“… ha.”

“Well, what you say, Crescent Moon, has a point. Undine is still young. But Mr. and Mrs. DC believed in us and sent their daughter anyway. Then, I guess I should at least live up to those expectations.”

Manwol clapped his hands and established a teleportation margin.

“If anything dangerous happens, I will see to it. “Wait here for a moment~ Boo.”

“… … … .”