chapter 109
Later story. lost feelings
Not long after I went out of the world, I returned to the palace.
“your majesty! Not much time has passed… … .”
The eyes of the fairies waiting at the entrance of the door turned into rabbit eyes.
“… uh?”
“your majesty?”
“Queen… ?”
“No, that one!”
Mikaris is speechless at the reaction of the fairies and doesn’t know what to do. I said with a smile.
“I am just a guest. I managed to recognize me, so I’m going to show you the palace.”
“Your Majesty, I am happy to inform you, but is it okay to show the palace to the public?”
“doesn’t care. I’ll erase your memories of me I won’t erase anything about the palace.”
I’ll erase some of your memories, so you’ll think that seeing this palace was simply a dream.
“Hey, are you erasing my memory… ?”
“yes. It should be. It’s a place you shouldn’t see.”
A person from this world visited the palace of a god. It’s no big deal, but it’s also a job for her.
If you fall under the magic of this palace, you could go crazy.
“Let’s go now. I’ll show you around the palace.”
I held Mikaris’ hand and walked. Is it because of the name? It feels oddly friendly.
“Ah, uh, uh… … .”
“Why are you like that?”
“No, hands… … .”
“Oh, excuse me.”
As I tried to let go of my hand, Mikaris grabbed my hand in reverse.
“no! I’m just a little surprised… … .”
“is that so? thank god.”
Why? Boredom and boredom. fluff. It feels like my heart, which was filled with solitude, has been refreshed.
Is it like meeting someone after a long time? I never thought that something I thought was meaningless would feel like this.
“Follow me. This palace is full of mysteries.”
I walked hand in hand with Mikaris. They had the same name and appearance, but I felt that I was walking with her.
‘It’s bittersweet.’
Locked in meaningless memories, it reminds me of Mikaris, whom I can no longer see.
It wasn’t just her. Ronia, Eileen, Line, Aria, Sojeon.
The girls who lived with me and shared love passed through my mind.
“Wow, what is that?”
What Mikaris pointed to was none other than the Emerald Tower.
It is a tower made based on the color of Linen’s hair.
“It’s so, so beautiful… … .”
I’m so glad you like it.
“is it so?”
“yes! It must be said that it is full of mysteries… … .”
Originally, I was going to show it to Line, but since I can’t show it, so what?
“There are many more than that.”
I lifted Mikaris horizontally and held it.
“Kyaaak?!”
“Do not worry.”
Just like that, the wings spread behind his back. It was the wing of a bat-like dragon.
flutter! flutter! We began to rise into the sky, causing huge wind pressure. Mikaris couldn’t hide his surprise as he climbed almost to the clouds.
“Um, what is that?”
“It is an island in the sky. Would you like to go?”
“yes!”
I hugged her and flew away to the island in the sky.
An island in the sky is literally an island floating in the sky. It is an island full of entertainment.
“and… … .”
An appearance reminiscent of a pure white palace. Pillars made of crystals and jewels and statues filling the gaps.
It is full of all kinds of art.
“Who drew all those pictures?”
“I drew it.”
“really? Nonsense.”
Mikaris covers her mouth with round eyes. I chuckled.
“If you live for 1000 years, there is nothing you cannot do.”
“1000 years… ?”
“yes.”
“and… … .”
Mikaris narrowed his eyes and continued.
“You must have been lonely for a thousand years… … .”
“no. It’s been almost 300 years since I’ve been lonely.”
As I remembered them with a bitter smile, Mikaris stroked my hair. I looked at her in surprise.
“Oh, sorry. It may be a presumptuous act, but I feel like I have to for now… … .”
I laughed at Mikaris’ caring attitude.
For some reason, it hasn’t even been a day since I met him, but I’m getting my lost smile back.
“are you okay. Now, let’s go see the island in the sky.”
Whoo! Descent and came down to the island.
A transparent yet pure white palace made of crystal.
“Looking at it from below, it is more magnificent and beautiful… .”
“It is more beautiful at night.”
Right. As I snapped my fingers, the sun began to set and the moon rose.
Under the faint moonlight, sparkling crystals and jewels shone, exuding elegance and mystery to the fullest.
“Would you like to play here?”
“Ah, is that okay?”
“yes. After all, it’s a place full of entertainment.”
I put Mikaris on the floor and started walking again.
There are several entertainment streets on the island of the sky. Things I struggled to recall from the entertainment I had before I got into books.
billiards, bowling, baseball, soccer, etc.
Upon entering the temple, the space was distorted and much wider.
“and… … .”
“Isn’t that great?”
“Yes. That such magic exists… … .”
I feel proud to be able to show this to someone.
“Hey, what are you doing over there?”
“Oh, this is where the fairies who live here come to play sometimes.”
When I moved, I came out to the sports arcade.
I see fairies laughing while enjoying different sports.
“This is a series of surprises… … .”
Seeing this reaction made me even more bitter. How nice it would be if I could show them.
“Are you sad?”
“… yes?”
“You look lonely.”
How are you not? My expression died a long time ago and does not change easily. Because the expression I made when I met her today was a face that had changed in almost 200 years.
“… Can you see my feelings?”
“uh… I can see it. I think you are very sad.”
“… … .”
Have you ever been so lonely? My heart is pounding.
“no. Let’s see more.”
I wandered around with Mikaris.
The Crystal Palace and the Emerald Tower were shown, so they are different places.
A celestial palace made with sojourns in mind.
Contrary to its name, the Palace of Heaven has an oriental style because it was created with the idea of small palaces in mind.
The roof made of tiles and pillars made of processed wood are made of elegantly bent curves, and picturesque decorations are placed here and there to create a unique and fantasy-like atmosphere.
The outer walls of the palace are made of colorful yin and yang patterns and delicate carvings, mainly red and black.
“Here… It is oriental.”
“that’s right. I expressed the East I know to the fullest.”
“Great. Can’t you just come out and live as an artist?”
“Then the existing artists will starve to death?”
Being with this person even makes a forgotten joke. How long have you been feeling this way?
“Wow, that pond is very strange, isn’t it?”
“It’s a lot of ponds in the East.”
A pond full of lotuses and water lilies. Golden koi swim below, and graceful blue frogs cry on the leaves.
“Ah, come to think of it, rain really suits me here.”
Right. As he snapped his fingers, the sky darkened and clouds gathered. I created a large umbrella from my hand and pulled Mikaris by the shoulder and held it in my arms.
Tuduk. Tuduk. Raindrops began to fall little by little,
Do-do-do-do-do–!
It soon turned into rain.
“Can you even manipulate the weather?”
“It’s simple. It’s a 6th tier magic.”
“I’m the 6th level archmage… ?”
did you? It’s been so long I can’t remember. I think you’ve been a great mage since the 7th tier.
“It seems that the standard of magic has fallen a lot.”
“Ah, yes. In the past, 7 ranks and 7 stars were the standard.”
As long as there is no disaster called pollution, it seems that the world has become peaceful and the standards have been lowered.
“I really like this place. It feels like stepping into a fairy tale.”
“I’m glad you like it.”
Actually, I wanted to show this to Sojeon. It was an oriental-style palace made to show fantasy.
“Shall we go next?”
“yes!”
I took Mikaris and moved to the golden palace I was going to show Eileen.
This is literally a golden palace. It was made with her platinum hair in mind.
I mixed various shades and jewels to make it not lean too much towards gold.
“Wow, this looks like a real emperor’s palace. It’s full of dignity… !”
Mikaris looks at the works of art I made with bright eyes.
I thought I never had a chance to show it to anyone in my whole life.
‘I’m proud.’
Today is full of happy smiles.
“Let’s go see other places.”
Ruby’s palace that I was going to show to Ronia. The platinum mansion that I was going to show to Arya.
and last.
The sapphire palace I was going to show to Mikaris.
The palace, modeled after her hair color, was full of blue and sky blue.
Even from the outside, it had enchanting beauty and mystery, and the glitter and transparency of blue sapphire shone with crystallinity.
When the light of the sun is reflected, the surroundings turn blue and it makes you feel as if you have entered a fairy tale.
“Wow, how did you carve something like this… … .”
Mikaris stroked the outer wall, which was made of softly curved curves and delicate blue-toned carvings.
“The design is really sensuous… … .”
“Once you live a long time, everyone learns.”
The first artwork I made was ugly. However, I was able to come this far by thinking of them and working hard.
“Are there stars on the ceiling?”
“I had a bit of a hard time making that one.”
It was difficult to combine the glowstone and jewels. How difficult is alchemy? It took quite a while. Was it 10 years?
‘It’s a short time compared to the time I’ve lived.’
Mikaris looked around here and there with curious eyes that made her head bend.
“What is the name of this place?”
“It’s Mikaris’ sapphire palace.”
“… Me?”
“no. The queen of the principality.”
When I said it firmly, Mikaris smiled awkwardly.
“Ah, ahahahaha… … .”
I’m kind of sorry that it came out like that.
“It’s a pity that I couldn’t show it to Mikaris, who was my wife, but I’m glad I did. Because you are also Mikaris.”
Unknowingly, I looked at the palace with sorrowful eyes. Pain like stabbing your chest with an awl.
Emotions long lost are resurrected.
“… … .”
Mikaris looked at me carefully and made a suggestion.
“Hey, can I give you a present?”
“A gift?”
“yes. It is a wonderful gift.”
I tilted my head. I don’t think there are any gifts that would surprise me.
Well, should I accept it with sincerity?
“It’s good. I look forward to it.”
“Yes? It’s a reward for showing the world.”
Mikaris took my hand and pulled it.
“Go out into the world! You will be very surprised, because this is the gift you have been waiting for!”
What are you trying to give me… ?
“… is it so.”
I nodded and took Mikaris back to the outside world.