201 – 71. Sea Travel (4)
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From the coast to the horizon.
A gap appeared across the sea.
The seawater that split like a canyon poured continuously down, but did not fall into the exposed gap.
The floor that had been submerged in sea water was revealed in a cool way.
Judas was momentarily entranced by a phenomenon that should be called a miracle, not magic.
Elijah, who actually performed that miracle, smiled and spoke like a child about to go on a picnic.
“Let’s go quickly.”
“… Okay, let’s go.”
In the end, Judah also smiled obediently and was led by her hand.
“Did you suddenly want to see the inside of the ocean?”
“Wow. She had never even thought about being able to see under the sea, but she remembered Judah and there was such a thing. “I became curious too.”
I was curious about that, so I parted the sea.
This is something on a scale that is mind-boggling in many ways.
From the coast to the sea, the gentle sand curved like a hill.
Elijah, who was about to enter, stepped on her wet sand and stopped.
If she does this, her shoes and feet will get wet.
Judas asked quietly.
“Shall I give you a hug?”
Elijah It’s not a big deal for her to go down carrying at least one person.
“That’s good, but…. “I want to walk it myself.”
I was also curious about the feeling of stepping on wet sand.
“Be careful not to fall.”
“Hung.”
Elijah held her Judah’s hand tightly and stepped on her feet in the wet sand.
The tightly packed sand broke apart and her feet went in slightly.
Cold and moist texture.
Her feet are not bare, but I can feel them.
“It’s amazing….”
Everything was strange at first.
Judah smiled happily as he looked at her like a child.
“Has Judas ever been to the sea?”
The act of checking his memories was only possible if she was conscious of it.
She wanted to hear it directly from his mouth, so she asked without looking at her memory on purpose.
“Um, no. “I’ve seen it indirectly, through pictures and such, but this is my first time seeing it in person.”
“Thank goodness.”
First times are inherently amazing and impressive, so they remain deeply in our memories.
Elijah was truly happy to be able to engrave his name and likeness on her first of many.
The same was true for Judah.
She went down to the sea before she knew it.
To be exact, the point where the sea was.
I walked carefully along the gently falling sand dunes.
The sea water flowing on both sides is like a steep cliff.
“But…. Splitting the sea….”
The sea water seen between the seas was a rare sight.
Judas was impressed but also a little scared.
I do not doubt Elijah’s skills.
However, the sea divided like cliffs on both sides was enough to bring out instinctive caution.
I briefly touched the sea water.
I feel like it’s an illusion.
The cold water was real sea water.
Elijah said indifferently.
“I did it because I wanted to, and it worked.”
“Um….”
Now, I am tired of being amazed by her talent, but she continues to amaze me.
Among people, Elijah is also called a real god.
She parted the sea, and I wonder if she is a god.
“This is what the beach bottom looks like.”
Sand that has become wet and brown.
What was unique was that the sand had wave patterns.
Like a wave.
“Could it have been created due to the flow of sea water?” . Interesting.”
Elijah walked slowly, observing each thing like a curious child.
Judas, too, found the wavy shape fascinating, but he was looking at her because he enjoyed seeing Elijah so amazed by her.
I couldn’t walk on wet sand for a long time.
When we reached a certain point, the sand dune collapsed and a steep cliff appeared.
“Wow….”
Standing at the edge of the cliff, Elijah let out an exclamation.
The shape of the cliff falling down was arbitrary.
Rocks sticking out here and there.
On top of that, various types of coral formed a colorful forest.
Small fish swam with bubbles between the split seawater on both sides.
Judas was also dumbfounded for a moment, just looking at the scene.
The mystery of Mother Nature.
The mystery of Elijah that allowed him to experience it.
I have never even imagined the experience of seeing the inner world of the sea amidst the majestic waters.
Elijah looked at the terrain of the coral forest falling below.
Roughly sloping coral forest.
The bottom of the deeper sea, far beyond.
Based on Elijah’s sense, the bottom is approximately 1km from sea level.
‘If I go out into the ocean, I wonder if there will be a deeper spot than this.’
I wasn’t curious up to that point.
At the bottom of the deep sea, where there is no light at all, there would be no scenery as beautiful as this one.
“I can’t walk down here.”
I couldn’t step on the coral.
I decided to take a slow look around using Elijah’s floating magic.
“The color is amazing…. “Are there such bright colors in the sea?”
Even Judas, who had no interest in flowers or plants, couldn’t help but find it interesting and amazing today.
Seeing the underwater world with the naked eye.
“It is similar to, but strangely different from, things like flowers or mushrooms you see on the ground.”
Elijah smiled satisfied while looking at him and said.
“You know what? “They say coral is an animal, not a plant.”
“Huh? Really? This? Anyone can see that it is a plant…. “How did you know that?”
“It was in Judah’s memory.”
“… “Why does Ellie know what I don’t remember?”
“Because I can open the parts you don’t remember and look at them like a book.”
“… ….”
Judas was lost in thought for a moment.
I felt a dark fear deeper than this ocean.
Elijah can tell even the smallest details about her.
So, for example.
This was the first time she had experienced it while she was sleeping….
The blanket became sticky….
‘No way.’
Elijah just smiled kindly at Judah.
It seems like whatever she thinks is right.
Then she mutters in a slightly dissatisfied voice.
“The beginning should have been mine too….”
“… ….”
Judah gave up her thoughts.
“But there aren’t as many fish as I expected.”
The aquarium seen in Judah’s memory was full of various fish in the blue water.
From things like schools of sardines to large stingrays and sharks.
But there weren’t that many fish here.
A few small things swimming near the coral.
In addition, there are schools of fish that can be seen sparsely.
The rest of the large space was just quiet.
Only sea water flows.
“Okay. “After all, the sea is so wide.”
“That’s right. It’s a little disappointing, but it’s good in its own way. “I never thought I would see such a colorful spectacle.”
Judas was like that too.
I never thought the day would come when I could see a coral forest so close with the naked eye.
It was a miracle that was possible thanks to Elijah, and it was an even happier first experience because I was with Elijah.
The two went down little by little and looked at various corals.
Sometimes, I watched small fish moving around the coral within the water barrier.
After looking around for a while, we reached the end of the coral forest.
A somewhat flat bottom emerges.
Good for walking.
The two walked side by side holding hands like before.
The unknown sea stretches endlessly ahead.
On both sides are walls of flowing sea water.
Elijah spoke first.
“What did you say you had something to say earlier?”
“Ah, that. Well, it’s not that big of a deal….”
Somehow, I feel like I need to drag this out for a long time and bring out something great and serious.
But what he was curious about wasn’t really that big of a deal.
“It doesn’t matter what. Talk comfortably. “I can tell you and show you anything.”
Judas smiled happily at those reassuring words.
“It’s really no big deal. Just.”
The question, “I wonder what is on your mind when you work hard as an emperor,” Is somehow a bit strange.
I decided to ask something else first.
“Why did you keep the last name Bevel?”
“Ah. But. “It might look a little strange.”
“It’s not that strange, but I’m curious.”
You probably don’t like the last name Bevel.
There was no need to say anything.
After thinking for a moment, Elijah removed his mouth from her.
“In the past, I was a person caught in the past. In fact, it wasn’t that I was caught in the past, I was holding on to the past.”
A tragedy that began when Narsisi dragged her to her home.
Mary’s death.
The harsh education I received there.
And the beginning of revenge.
“Because they bullied me, I thought I had an obligation to return it. I didn’t even know my mother was next to me. Oh, of course, I’m not saying I was foolish back then or that I regret taking revenge. “If I go back to that time, I will do the same thing again.”
That is how much Elijah hated those who used the last name Bebel.
Nevertheless, she did not abandon the castle.
“Keeping the last name Bevel and establishing an empire with that name is a kind of proof and medal that I have overcome the past.”
I decided to move into the future with Judah.
I didn’t want to be caught in the past.
I gave up foolishly holding on to the past.
I decided to let go.
That does not mean that we will ignore or avoid the past.
She proudly triumphed over the things that oppressed her.
Overcame the abominable bevel.
Even though it was a difficult process.
“I don’t want to exaggerate my past, nor do I want to minimize it. “I wanted to acknowledge and face each other and then move forward with you, so I decided to keep the last name Bevel.”
Elijah smiled as he held Judah’s hand.
“The reason I gave you that last name is similar. Without you, I wouldn’t have won. “It’s a symbol that we overcame this together.”
It doesn’t mean that he couldn’t have defeated Bevel.
Without Judah, she would not have been able to overcome her past.
Elijah was confident.
“… ….”
Judas didn’t know that he had such intentions.
It was also natural.
It wasn’t something I would normally talk about.
She still knows little about Elijah.
But, I learned something else today.
I think that’s enough for her.
Because we continue to get to know each other and accept each other.
She was ready to confide in herself about anything, and so was Judah.
“I didn’t know it had such a deep meaning.”
“Well, I wouldn’t say it has a deep meaning.”
Elijah smiled sheepishly and raised her head for a moment as if reminiscing about her old days.
A road through a gap in the sea.
The sky revealed between the deep blue seawater is bright.
Briefly, I looked back on the day I first met Yuda until now.
She went one step ahead, turned around, and jumped into Judah’s arms.
Lightly hugged.
“Thank you for coming to me.”
It lifted me up so that I wouldn’t be stuck in the past.
Staying by my side even in scary situations.
If it weren’t for him, Elijah was sure she wouldn’t have been able to overcome the past.
“The reason you gave me this red scarf to protect me, the reason you got seriously injured to save me, and the reason you came to the afterlife…. Thank you for telling me that what happened back then was not my fault. “Every moment I spent with you was salvation to me.”
Elijah, who was struggling with her own self-reproach, was only able to see her world properly when she held Judah’s hand.
Judas smiled softly and stroked the little head.
When was it?
I don’t remember her well, but when she was praised by Elijah, she once responded like this. She said she just did it because it had to be done.
The answer was that it was just a duty so it was no big deal.
Perhaps, it was the time when she was almost killed by an assassin instead of Elijah.
I feel different now than then.
Before it is an obligation.
“I wanted to save you too.”
I wanted to do that.
Saving her was his wish and her wish and desire.
The meaning is a little different, but she made that wish before she was possessed.
More than anything else, saving her meant saving herself.
Elijah smiled with a little tear at the corner of her eye.
She naturally shared a short kiss.
She said as she fell into her own arms.
“In the past, I did not recognize the entity ‘I’ as a proper person. It was like a tool that had to be used to achieve a certain goal, for example, avenging the Bevel family. I’m not saying I thought that way, I’m just saying that looking back now, that’s what I thought. But I met you, and thanks to you, I saw myself and learned about myself. “Because you love me, I can love myself too.”
“… ….”
“By loving myself and loving you, I came to love this world. “Because you are the living world, this world is you, and you are the whole world.”
Until then, I was indifferent to the world and half-cynical.
Contempt. Bother. A negative feeling that it doesn’t matter what happens.
That was the result of projecting oneself into the world.
A life with nothing left except revenge.
Because it was a life where death was okay once revenge was over, the world also viewed it that way.
Salvation of the world and all.
Exploitation by vested interests, devastation caused by war, and the peace and tranquility that humanity must pursue.
It was none of my business.
However, everything turned upside down when I met Judas.
It has become very important.
I didn’t want there to be anything bad in this world he had to live in.
I only hoped for peace.
For that reason, Elijah was always sincere in taking care of the empire and the world situation.
Yudas suddenly became aware of the question he was originally curious about.
The reason why Elijah is mechanically faithful to his duties as emperor.
Fundamentally, it was for myself.
A certain emotion rises in my heart.
There are countless words that define those emotions.
Impressed. Effervescence. Thanks. Pleasure. Happiness.
There are countless, but they cannot be called just one.
However, there is one word that can define all these emotions and how I feel right now.
Judah held Elijah’s shoulder gently, and lowered her head to her.
It was a slow but impulsive action.
I kissed her deeply as she lifted her tiptoes.
For a very long time, as if savoring that touch and warmth.
I opened my mouth when I was slightly out of breath.
Judah spoke words that tied together the emotions she had just felt.
“I love you.”
Then Elijah smiles brightly.
She can feel his emotions condensed in just one word.
“I love you too, Yuda.”
A lot of emotions are implied in a short answer because it is the same for you.
That time when we were about to kiss again.
The white thing fluttered down.
It snowed.
Snow was falling not in the midsummer sky, but in the sea that split on both sides.
The pure white thing settles down slowly, as if shaking or swaying.
It’s as if small clothes will pile up when it hits the ground.
“… ….”
Judah and Elijah looked blankly at the sea.
White snow fell like heavy snow in a deep blue world.
Sea Spread Theory.
Snow falling in the sea.
The two people hugged each other and just looked at the phenomenon that seemed like a miracle, although they didn’t know how it worked.
