158 – All you need is a little money and a place to live tomorrow (19)
Between Blue Sirius’ neck and chest. A heart-shaped pendant was placed in place of the ribbon.
There was a round gem like a star embedded in the center of the heart, and a colorful line that seemed to represent an explosion was drawn around it.
Inside the round jewel, the blue starlight that had been spewing out here and there just moments ago was compressed and glowing. It was a beautiful color with blue as the main tone and green, purple, light blue, and white mixed here and there.
As if the mysteries of the universe were gathered in this small ornament, a variety of indescribable natural colors twinkled beautifully.
New star.
It had a different color than before, as if a new star had formed.
Divinity.
The beauty was noble and holy.
Blessed are those who believe even though they have not seen.
Because she believed that her lover told her that she was a hero, she truly became a hero and was able to be reborn.
Even though those words had no basis or self-love, my faith was strong.
She had no doubt that she would cause a miracle.
Because you said that.
“My thoughts about you will always be trivial things, like the sun setting and the wind blowing in the background where you sit, but one day, when you are wandering through endless suffering, I will call you with that triviality that has been passed down for a long time. “
A poem I read and wrote down a long time ago suddenly came to mind and I moved my lips. A quiet voice floated over the snowy field, as if reading a passage from the Bible.
“Truly, truly, the reason why I love you was because I changed my love into that endless waiting.”
Even if this love cannot reach, even if it becomes an endless wait, I will love you forever.
“I believe that my love will definitely end somewhere. All I can do is think about my waiting attitude at that time. “I believe that in the meantime, the snow will stop, flowers will bloom, leaves will fall, and it will snow again.”
It is natural that all things have an end, but change is also natural.
Just as these moments when the seasons change are natural, my love will change and become love again. Every time the leaves, snow, and flowers fall, it will turn into a new love.
That’s why I believe that my love is also natural.
Afterwards, I sighed quietly. The hot breath cooled and dispersed into a white mist. I moved my head in the direction where the sighs dispersed. At the end of my gaze was a block of ice.
A rugged tower of ice that he created. The tall tower was so majestic that it seemed as if it would reach into space. The sun was setting over the top. The hot sunlight ended and I melted into the cold.
Even when the sun rises again and reaches the top, this tower does not melt. Even if the Earth surrounds the sun a thousand times, this ice will not melt.
This is her faith, hope and love. It is an eternal heart.
Even if countless misunderstandings, countless letters, and countless days pile up, it will still be the same.
“You return favor with vengeance.”
Her monster next to her tower looked at her quietly and put her sarcasm on her tongue. A seven-star monster bathed in dull green starlight. Watcher, one who sees.
There was a small butterfly on his shoulder. A butterfly-shaped commendation.
Blue Sirius turned his gaze and looked at a corner of the sky. There seemed to be a little bit of pink light shining there.
“You tried to lock me up too, right?”
“Would you call it efficient? It’s not like you’re dying. “I’m just going to take a long nap for a while.”
“That’s it. If death is the end of life, isn’t eternal rest the identity of life? “There is no difference.”
“No! “There is a lot of difference!”
Jason, who was lying down and only raised his upper body, strongly denied it.
“There is an end to stagnation. It must happen someday. But there is no end! “Even though the two look similar, there is a big difference!”
“Is that so?”
Watcher responded lightly. Jason seemed satisfied with this and lay down again.
Blue Sirius stared at them and muttered softly. He was muttering in a voice so small that no one could hear it.
“…I will repay this debt.”
“There is no need to do that.”
Blue Sirius’s face turned red as if he hadn’t heard this. Her face suddenly blushed and she added her words.
“It’s extremely humiliating, but…! Still, I have to repay what is due…!”
A harsh, hateful sound of teeth grinding echoed pitifully. It was a sound of pride. No matter how much she lacked self-love and self-esteem, her hatred towards the monster was real.
“No, I just said it was done….”
The Watcher replied in embarrassment.
Too doo doo doo. Soon a disturbing noise was heard from above. The monster ran wild, and the next thing was the sound of a relay helicopter that Blue Sirius could not get close to because it was spreading widespread cold.
Even if it came close anyway, it would have been obscured by the reflection of the ice and thick water vapor.
“It’s time.”
“It’s over now.”
I opened my mouth without knowing who would be first. Cooperation between magical girls and monsters. If it’s a good thing, it’s a good thing, and if it’s a bad thing, it’s a bad thing. Now that public opinion toward monsters has become dire due to a series of recent events, it falls into the latter category.
It must have been quite painful not to be able to give all the credit for defeating the monster to their own hero.
Piyung!
The wind blew and broke the ice. The identity of the wind is an arrow that infinitely resembles a harpoon. There was a long string attached to the end of the arrow feather. Sigh. The string was pulled taut and swayed with elasticity.
Soon the rope loosened and a shadow connected to the rope appeared. It resembled a human shape, yet was different.
“It’s just such a f*cking nuisance! It’s useless and delusional. Stagnation will end someday? So can you know when it will end? It may not end even after death. Today’s endless waiting is no different from death. “It’s called hope torture.”
He was an archer. The Watcher raised his guard. Blue Sirius was the same. Needless to say, Red Vega was the one who suffered the most from him.
He only glanced at the Watcher for a moment, not paying much attention to the beings he had harmed. Jason, who was lying down, lifted it up like a bag of rice.
“But even though it may be torture, it is romantic to have hope! “What do you know?”
The archer laughed and hit Jason on the head. Jason screamed and complained of pain, but he didn’t care at all.
“I was sorry before.”
He spoke as if he was throwing words to those who were looking at him, then pulled out the arrow that resembled a harpoon that he had just fired.
“Why is ice so weird? No f*cking superalloy would be this good. Hey, how about starting a construction business now? “I will make money by saying it is safe.”
With a grunt, he hung his bow on the string and fired it into the sky. The direction was a helicopter flying in the sky.
-What, what!
-Pa. Change direction quickly! Turn it on!
The arrow was caught on the leg of the helicopter like a string. The helicopter struggled like a fish on a fishing line, but her line did not come loose.
“Let’s write something together! “They are petty bastards who have done nothing…”
The sky above became commotion, but once again the archer paid no heed. He flew in the direction of movement of the helicopter. I’ll probably move and shoot the bow again in an appropriate place.
Given the nature of those monsters, as long as the reporter doesn’t provoke them hastily, there won’t be much harm to them.
“Isn’t it blocked?”
“Unfortunately, my stamina is running out.”
When the Watcher asked, Blue Sirius answered calmly.
“I might get some haters.”
“Say so. “I don’t care anymore.”
“Still, the name is a monster and a magic girl…”
I grabbed a piece of ice rolling nearby and touched it around.
“Shouldn’t we at least pretend to fight?”
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Watcher just threw a piece of ice. Piyung! The ice flew faster than a bullet and was caught by Blue Sirius and stopped moving.
At that moment, his hand covered his eyes.
“What is this….”
When she laughed at her bewilderment and lowered her hand, there was no monster in front of her. Red Vega, smiling bitterly, is the only person in sight.
Pink light was fluttering from where he disappeared. A butterfly has flown. Conviction was simple.
Blue Sirius looked at the piece of ice held in his hand. A solid piece of ice that does not melt even at body temperature.
The piece of ice that was crumpled in the monster’s hand somehow resembled the shape of a heart.
“Ah….”
Blue Sirius’ steps faltered. As the tension eased, the balance disappeared along with it. The heart that was forcibly revived and the dizzying pain felt throughout the body. The new awakening brought with it its own burden.
“Sister!”
How many times does he receive support a day? Red Vega ran over to her and picked her up as she almost fell.
It’s really over now. It was only when all threats disappeared that it felt real. The mounting fatigue weighed heavily on his eyelids. With her stamina exhausted, she had no talent to block it.
“Finally… I can go back…”
Beyond my slowly fading consciousness, I thought of him.
**
How many seconds have passed since I closed my eyes?
I opened my eyes again, thinking that it couldn’t go on like this.
So what was visible was moonlight.
“Did you sleep well?”
What you see along with the moonlight is his face that you missed just a moment ago.
“Jae, Jaejoong…? “Here… where am I… how many hours did I sleep…?”
“About 17 hours. And this is the hospital. It’s natural. “Where are they dragging a fainted person?”
“Well, then what do you do…”
As Yoon Seol-hwa was confused by her questions, Han Jae-joong immediately recognized her questions and answered them.
“How are you here? White Davih came in. I guess she happened to be staying at that hotel too. When I saw you come out, I thought it was suspicious. That’s a good thing. I found out later that the room was full of water. “Let’s go say thank you together.”
Yun Seol-hwa felt dizzy from all the information pouring into her.
You slept for over ten hours? No, by the way, did you catch the detention? Besides, Jaejoong almost fell into the water?
I don’t know if it was because I had just woken up, because I was anemic, or because I felt ashamed, but I felt dizzy and my eyes were spinning.
“…I’m sorry.”
“What?”
“Because of me, something dangerous almost happened again….”
“What are you talking about?”
Han Jaejoong smiled slightly.
“You were my hero, and you came back. “That’s enough.”
That’s enough. It really was.
Han Jae-joong was not hurt, and Yoon Seol-hwa was not seriously hurt either. Even though there were twists and turns, I eventually came back and looked into his eyes.
It was a simple welcome, but it was enough.
I prayed that this moment, with the moonlight falling down and illuminating the corners of my mouth, would last forever.
But when this time passes and I think about the present someday in the distant future. I knew I felt the same way back then as I do now. I didn’t pray. Because you will know without me having to ask.
“…I see.”
Now I know.
You don’t need much. There is no need for chains, extravagant rooms, self-blame, or self-indulgence.
All I need is some money and a place to sleep tomorrow.
And love.
This was enough.
“Will you say that again tomorrow?”
“As much as you want.”
With that alone, she could become a hero again tomorrow.
**
“I’ve thought about it a lot.”
Jason looked at his brother’s back, which was shadowed by the moonlight. The moonlight was shining completely on him, but Jason couldn’t see him properly because the area where his eyes were focused was backlit.
“There is no particular reason why I brought you in. It was just because you seemed lonely. “It just so happens that your constellations are closely related to ours.”
Jason didn’t say anything.
“I’m the youngest. Do you know the ship of Theseus? Is the ship with changed parts really the same as the old one? I don’t think so. It doesn’t matter if the machine changes, but the organization doesn’t. Even if we recruit new talent, we won’t be able to fill the empty positions of the second and third positions. “The gap remains forever.”
I couldn’t say anything.
“Maknae, what do you think? “If there is wood that destroys something that cannot be replaced and causes other wood to rot, what do you think should be done about it?”
September did not speak with thick curse words like usual. He uttered each and every word with sincerity and sincerity so that the other person could clearly understand his meaning.
“You still don’t understand our challenge. On the contrary, it will continue to interfere in the future. “I guess your standards are different from our standards.”
Jason lowered his head like a death row inmate awaiting his death sentence.
“Jason, the monster of the compass constellation.”
“….”
“I have to kick you out of the Argo family.”
Even when the sentence was handed down to him, September did not turn around.
“Get out. And live by your standards.”
Jason, excommunication.
**
“Well, who would accept the guy who buried my brother with his own hands? I’m crazy. “That’s natural.”
The archer said as if it was no big deal. Jason’s shoulders slumped.
As he trudged down the street, his head was bowed to the ground. The stones hitting his feet felt like himself.
“I just….”
“Huh?”
“I just needed a place to stay… A little money… A place where I could stretch out in peace…”
But Argo Family did not become that kind of place.
“I guess I’m not suited to the organization.”
“Do you know that now? I know, even though I haven’t seen him in a few days. “Oh, you idiot.”
The archer tapped him lightly on the shoulder.
“Well, what is it? Don’t be too disappointed. Actually, I came out too.”
“From whom?”
“Libra, that bastard. “How the f*ck would I be shameless, taking money from a guy who did that to a comrade?”
He smiled as if it was no big deal.
“I cut it off cleanly.”
“Are you okay? “Saji, you are clearly a bastard….”
“What the f*ck are you going to say to me?!”
I got angry for a moment, but quickly regained my composure.
“So, let’s do our best together as independent individualists. Now you have become real comrades. There’s nowhere to retreat, right? Let’s decide on a name. How about comrade hell?”
“f*ck you.”
“f*ck.”
Is it that bad? The archer tilted his head.
“I’m going to quit drugs now.”
“Good idea.”
“So this is the last medicine.”
“Huh?”
The archer took out a syringe from his chest. The softly shining liquid was impressive.
“Didn’t you say you were hanging up earlier?!”
“Ah, just do this!”
“I’ve never seen anyone who says that hang up! Hey boy! “Throw it away right now!”
“Hey, why is this guy like that? It’s my heart! My heart!”
Before Jason could stop him, the archer stuck the tip of the syringe into his arm.
“hahahaha! I’m going, I’m going, I’m going crazy! Hiyaaa!!!!”
“You crazy bastard!”
A dizzying head, shaking vision, an upset stomach, a powerful shimmering feeling that surpasses all of these. As if reliving lost memories and feeling nostalgic…
-Ta-da!
“…Huh?”
In the hallucinations of drugs, he saw fragments of memories.
-Look! Anyone with this will be able to fight monsters!
The face of a girl smiling brightly and proudly holding out a clunky machine.
For the transformation of the belt, starlight can be obtained from monsters that have been defeated or by clearing quests. He is different from other monsters who do not receive starlight after completing the constellation.
Also, one thing that is unusual is that you may lose your memory as a side effect of the belt transformation.
However, this side effect can be overcome by finding starlight and regaining memories.
This is the difference between a person who can become a monster and a person who has completely become a monster.
Can you get starlight or not? And then, can you think of yourself or not?
Memory is one of the most important elements that make up a person. As experiences accumulate, memories accumulate, and those memories build character, and character forms the soul.
A person who loses their memory is no different from losing their soul.
It was only then that Archer realized why he had been obsessed with this drug, this drug mixed with starlight.
Because this was the only way to find one’s soul.
“Why are you doing this?”
Jason asked. He seemed worried that something serious might have happened because of the drugs.
“f*ck you…..”
The archer sighed deeply.
“You’re screwed.”
You will never get it again in your lifetime.
I just cut ties with Libra.
It brought hope and at the same time brought despair.
**
“hahahaha.”
A half-blue and half-red man sat on the animal and laughed.
“Is it slowly ripening now?”
I touched the sitting animal with my foot.
“What do you think, Scorpio?”
No answer came back. Just a little croaking. It was also interpreted to mean that if you disturb his sleep any further, he will not leave you alone.
“Well, after all, the strong are the strong. The strong tend to be silent. But your strength has no soul. I don’t feel the will. “My ideal goes beyond simple strength and clashes our wills to determine the winner… Ha, that’s it.”
In fact, it is no different from an advisory question. What fun can you have by talking to someone who can’t speak?
“Anyway, there are a few opponents I have chosen. “Aren’t you curious?”
Mosun lowered himself from the scorpion and looked into his eyes.
“Let’s go sightseeing together. “If possible, please give me an evaluation while I’m there.”
The scorpion closed his eyes without saying a word.
“Hmm, then I take it as consent.”
Contradiction, on the other hand, made his eyes shine. Different colors appeared in his eyes, and he snapped his fingers. Then the surrounding landscape began to distort and change from a desert to a forest.
“It’s nice to smell my hometown after a long time.”
After a long journey, Contradictions began to return home.
