“......!”
At that mont, I almost opened my mouth.
I almost broke my promise to the student council president, spat out the holy water, and asked Madam Lanat a question.
Raven can never give up.
She won’t go back.
I even turned back ti for that child, so there’s no way that’s possible.
Could it be that the commander is trying to get to talk?
He might be trying to get to break my promise to the student council president and spit out the holy water.
I was happy while I was with you.
The young Madam Lanat spoke again.
I looked at her. The madam was smiling at . As if she was truly happy.
Why was she saying that at this mont?
I rember how kind the people of Cheswind Village were to .
But they are not human. Even in the ti we spent together in the village, they were never human.
Let’s not be fooled.
I shut my eyes tightly.
But as I closed my eyes tightly, the days I spent with her flashed through my mind more clearly.
“It’s a gift. It’s a tradition in this village that mom knits you a scarf on your birthday. I knitted this scarf, so think of it as a substitute for mom.”
“Why are you skipping your al like this? We’re old and have trouble digesting food, but kids growing up like you need to eat well.”
“What do you do when you’re alone during the holidays? Co to the village chief’s house. This year, the village chief wants us all to spend the holidays together.”
The people of Cheswind Village beca my mom, dad, and brothers when I was separated from my parents and siblings.
I needed a family. I was still that age. I was only eighteen.
The people who taught the warmth of family weren’t actually people.
‘Even though I was in danger, the Cheswind Village Commanders cared for and gave affection. That hasn’t changed.’
They gave their own hard-earned money and gave affection.
“Ah, don’t pity the disappearance. The Cheswind Village Commanders haven’t been able to sleep here for 100 years. They probably want the disappearance more than anyone else.”
But I had to disappear her.
I sprinkled the holy water I had in my mouth on her. Then I took out the cross and pressed it to her forehead.
Hurrr-
At /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ that mont, her body burned. It wasn’t real fire, so it wasn’t hot.
Through the flas, I saw Mada Lanat smiling at .
I’ll miss you.
Mada Lanat said in a faint voice.
My heart ached. Soon, she turned into a handful of ash and disappeared.
Thud- thud-
A sound was heard above my head. It sounded like soone was digging the ground.
After a while, the coffin lid opened.
Soone grabbed who was crying and lifted up.
Through my blurred vision, I could see the face of the student council president.
“lody, are you okay?”
The student council president asked . His face was filled with embarrassnt and impatience that he had not yet been able to erase.
He seed surprised that I had unexpectedly disappeared into the cetery.
I realized that the student council president’s face was covered in blood. His entire body was covered in wounds.
The student council president grabbed my hand and lifted up. I barely managed to follow him up to the cetery.
The surroundings beca quiet. The ghost story had truly disappeared.
When I turned my head, I saw skeletons scattered on the dirt floor of the dug-up cetery.
‘Ouch.’
I felt pain and looked down at my right arm. Then I saw a cross tattoo engraved on it and then disappearing.
The Cheswind Village commanders were truly destroyed.
Zuruk.
My nose was bleeding again. Strangely, I thought my body had beco weak after my regression. I had been bleeding from my nose all the ti.
The student council president kindly took out a handkerchief and covered my nose.
He was just as ssed up as I was. The only difference was that his body was covered in wounds.
I covered my nose with the handkerchief the student council president gave and asked.
“President, are you okay?”
“Don’t call president, call senior.”
I paused for a mont at the student council president’s words. The word senior felt a little awkward.
It was a title that made feel like I was really going to school.
After hesitating for a mont, I quickly nodded, rembering that I had many questions to ask.
“Okay, senior. Are you okay? Your condition looks serious.”
“Ah. It’s not okay. But it’s bearable. It’s not as serious as it looks. More than that, I think there’s sothing I want to ask. Ask .”
The student council president, or rather, Noah-senpai, asked . He must have noticed that I wanted to ask him sothing earlier.
He’s really quick-witted.
“Why are the graves of the Cheswind Villagers here? Cheswind Village is on the mainland.”
“Ah.”
Noah-senpai looked at with a worried expression.
“The people of Gloria Island call this place the Graveyard of the Forgotten.”
“The Graveyard of the Forgotten? Why do you call the people of Cheswind Village that?”
“That’s.......”
The senior’s face trailed off with a troubled expression, then he sighed and continued his explanation.
“The people of Cheswind Village are the shadows of heroes. More specifically, they’re the shadows of Sister Gloria. They died protecting her.”
The shadows of heroes. It’s a very sad title.
Sister Gloria is a person who sealed nurous evil spirits and beca a national hero 100 years ago.
And according to the student council president, 100 years ago, the people of Cheswind were annihilated by those who persecuted Sister Gloria as a devil worship group.
The villagers died protecting Sister Gloria until the end.
It is said that later generations erected the villagers' tombstones next to Sister Gloria as Sister Gloria began to be recognized as a saint.
In this way, the actual remains and tombstones of the villagers were moved to this island. Next to Sister Gloria, who risked her life to protect them.
The president guessed that what I saw might have been the villagers' vengeful spirits while they were alive.
After all, the villagers t their deaths in Cheswind.
My heart ached. The people of Cheswind were good people even while they were alive.
The two n in front of proved that what I had experienced so far was not a dream.
In modern tis, people did not believe in evil spirits.
That is why the incident that happened 100 years ago was being interpreted as the Vatican inciting the ignorant for political reasons.
I have also believed that interpretation until now.
‘Many people believe that the records are wrong, but it was all true.’
If all this is true, what should I do in the future?
If I stay here, I might continue to experience what I experienced now. It might be really dangerous.
In that case, I should stay here and protect Raven.
“No matter how you look at it, Senior, your condition is serious. Go to the hospital and get treatnt quickly.......”
“Ha. Okay.”
Senior Noah sighed, brushing his hair back with a tired expression.
“I think you should help out a little.”
“Huh?”
The senior slowly lowered his head and rested his forehead on my shoulder. His breathing beca more labored than before.
“I need you to treat .”
“Where is the nearest hospital? I should go to the hospital.”
“What are you going to say when the hospital asks about this injury?”
He asked instead.
“Can’t you say you rolled in the forest? Or that you encountered a wild animal.”
“That kind of excuse won’t work on this small island. Even if it did, it would make things worse. I don’t want things to get worse.”
Then the senior Noah sighed and said.
“If you go straight about 100m east from here, you’ll see a small cathedral behind the school building.”
I wondered where we were, but it seed to be behind the school.
“Go there and find Father Cesario. He’ll take care of it.”
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