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Pick Me Up-Episode 380

7. Homecoming

* * *

Rattling.

Slight vibration.

Aaron opened his closed eyes..

Outside the window was a landscape of green meadows.

When the wind blew, the grass lay down in unison, creating a spectacular.

The broadcast flows from the speakers at the top.

Aaron caused the upper body to be placed on the back of the chair..

‘Jim..’

There's nothing to take..

I was going to return within three days..

It was a very little vacation.

‘If you had the only one you brought.…….’

Rustling.

Aaron took a sheet of paper out of his arms..

On the white paper, a graffiti bi is painted.

The circle and the straight line intersected diagonally..

But if you look at the graffiti, this graffiti is the smiling face of a person I was able to identify the facts..

‘Nina.’

Can I recognize it at a glance.

For that, Aaron picked up a portrait he had painted himself..

Even if you don't know your face for years, if you see that smile, you'll notice it at once Can.

Aaron had such a conviction.

Someone's smile on the portrait was the only clue to knowing Nina Will.

Rattling. Rumbling.

Sh-Profit.

Taonier-bound private is landing.

Creak.

Aaron caused his body..

The ship was quiet.

No one was on board except Aaron..

“…….”

Aaron put on an ashen robe and got out of the private room..

The wind that was walking through the meadow caused the lobes to whirl..

Shuung.

The private who had stopped on the ground was gone for a while..

Transparency has been implemented.

‘Time is three days.’

If you miss, it will be difficult to return.

“Taonier.”

I muttered..

Taonier.

Land of Gold.

Where Aaron grew up.

“I'm back..”

Finally home..

Aaron pressed the hood and walked..

* * *

“Thank you.”

At the end of the recollection, Jurnet said.

In her hand was a silvery book.

“Thanks to you, I was able to find His story.”

Chak.

The silver book is folded on both sides.

He has finally regained the memory of a boy who fell into oblivion.

“Aaron..”

“…….”

“Go to Taonier..”

Yurnet said.

“Tomorrow, we'll arrange a private trip to Taonier.”

Aaron was dazed in line..

“It's all right, Aaron..”

“Is that okay?.”

“Yes. Because he said it..”

I don't feel it..

“Please, forgive us for being poor to you.”

Aaron looked back..

The members of Niflheim didn't say anything..

“We will send him in the chest from now on.”

Jurnet opened his mouth as a representative..

Their voices were quiet, their expressions were calm, but their eyes were It contained a lot of things.

“So far, he has been trapped in our hearts, neither living nor dying. You were staying. But with Aaron's cooperation, we were able to get him safely Will.”

“…….”

“And in his place, which he vacated, he will welcome you new.”

Yurnet smiled mildly.

“The master will be here soon. Please, give us a little time. Time to send him..”

“Okay.......”

Aaron greeted the four, and then walked out of the library..

From now on, it was their time..

* * *

Taonier.

I fought Aaron to death to protect this place..

I wanted to keep where my family lived. And I wanted to see my family again..

In her hometown, she thought she would wait for herself..

‘It was such a mess..’

On the verge of destruction.

There were no screams and screams everywhere..

But the sight disappeared like a wash.

The city was full of vitality..

The merchants clapped their hands, and the families and passers-by came out to see the chapter. The streets were crowded..

“Now, apples are cheap! There's nowhere cheaper than here! Hey, I'll let you eat one for free, so come and see me.!”

Aaron looked at a middle-aged man with a luxurious impression.

‘That spot.…….’

It was the place where Aaron, a merchant, used to do business..

Past and present memories overlap and blur.

It didn't change..

The city near the village where Aaron lived.

It was as it was in my memory..

High belfry installed in the middle of the boulevard.

The hustle and bustle of passers-by.

But there was no face Aaron knew anywhere.

I used to pop faces with some people..

“Uh, mister. He's wearing a strange cloth.!”

“Shh, never mind..”

Aaron walked..

I passed through the crowd like a ghost..

‘It doesn't suit you..’

I'm walking around the same place..

But city people and Aaron are unequivocally different.

Passersby with overlapping lines naturally felt Aaron.

The appearance of the ashen robe was not suspicious.

But even if Aaron was dressed in casual clothes, the results wouldn't have been different. Will.

The atmosphere is different.

A warm spring breeze with a snowstorm walking through the incessant snowfields Those who live peacefully below.

Passers-by avoided Aaron with an unidentified coolness.

“…….”

Aaron passed through the street expressionless.

People here are accustomed to peace.

A day away and a different world than Aaron, who has been struggling with the debris. Was living.

There are many smiling faces.

Each of them has a peaceful life.

He is living his life as hard as he can..

Aaron left the city.

Here, follow the dirt path near the gate to get to a village. & gt;.

It was the village where Aaron and Nina lived..

‘I've arrived..’

A village perched on a hilltop.

There are paddy fields around the dirt road that leads to the village.

The children were tagging among the paddy fields..

“Wahahaha!”

“Kyahat!”

You can hear a high laugh characteristic of the child.

Aaron pressed his hood deep and walked down the dirt path.

“Uh?”

“He's a strange man.!”

“Bandits?”

“My mom told me not to talk about strange people.!”

And yet someone came up..

Little girl.

Less milk in the cheeks.

I was hanging an unusual necklace.

“Who's your uncle??”

Uncle..

Aaron was flabbergasted..

“They're looking for people..”

“People? Our Villagers?”

“Yeah..”

Aaron rummaged through and pulled out a portrait of his sister..

“Wow, I didn't draw it. What's that? Graffiti?”

“It's a human face..”

“Oh, the real thing? This is a man's face.?”

“No, it's okay..”

After.

Aaron picked his breath and said.

“It's the name Nina, have you ever heard of it??”

“Nina?”

The girl looked up..

“You've never heard of it? Well, I don't know if it's my mother! I've lived here a long time. I need you to guide me to my mom.?”

“You're kind..”

“Because mom told me to be nice to people.!”

The girl laughed.

‘I said I lived here a long time..’

You may know a clue about Nina..

Aaron was guided by a girl and entered the village..

“Wait a minute..”

“Yes.?”

Aaron stopped in the middle of the hill..

His gaze was staying in a vacant lot.

“Here, there wasn't a house.?”

“Home? What house.?”

“No, no..”

I remember..

Aaron and Nina's house was built there..

But now there was nothing.

“…….”

Aaron squinted.

Hometown Village.

It's familiar, but it's different..

There was a house that I knew, but there was a house that I didn't know..

And on the way through, I encountered some adults, but Aaron's face was No one knew..

“This is our house! She's gonna be there right now, but I want you to come in.?”

“If you can't excuse me..”

The girl ran tak-tak forward to the door.

Knock on the door..

“Mom! mom.!”

I heard a voice inside the door..

“What's going on, Latina??”

“Here, there's an uncle looking for people! She said she wanted you to help her.?”

“I?”

After a while.

Creak.

The wooden door opened, and a middle-aged lady of ordinary impression appeared.

“…….”

A middle-aged woman stared at Aaron drilled.

Suspicious outfit at a glance.

It's not strange to be kicked out..

“Come in..”

But the reaction missed Aaron's expectations..

“Can I go in??”

“Yes, what. It's Lahti's request..”

“Thank you. I'm Aaron..”

Aaron bowed..

I walked into the house with the girl..

When I finished preparing my meal, fragrant smoke rose from the pot.

“Yeah, I'm looking for people.?”

“Example.”

“If you're a villager, I know you well. I've been here since I got out. I know who's living and leaving..”

“I'll repay you..”

Aaron pulled a tiny gold ball out of his arms..

“Ahaha, fold that. It's dangerous..”

“Example?”

“You don't have to take that. Just while you're eating, please say something for a minute. Tell me a story outside. Nam Jung-ne is out of town, so you have to be bored for a while..”

“……All right..”

Aaron put the gold in his arms..

The middle-aged wife brought straight soups and salads to the table.

It was about lunch..

‘There is no vigilance against the Gentiles.’

In a hurry, Aaron joined them for a meal.

“So, who are you looking for??”

“It's Nina. Nina Delkard. It's a woman, and well...... Anyway, yes.”

“Nina, Delkard.?”

His wife opened her eyes..

“Do you know your wife??”

Mrs. put the spoon from her hand as she ate the soup..

I got up from my seat and ripped Aaron's face carefully..

“What a relationship you have with my mother.?”

“…….”

“Family? Relatives? No, my mother was an orphan with no relatives. What a relationship with my mother.?”

Aaron's body was firm..

His eyes naturally turned to his wife..

If you look closely, there was a corner that resembled somewhere.

“Goa…….”

“Yeah. My mother grew up on her own, with all her parents as a child. You've been hard. No matter how peaceful it is now, the world is full enough for a young woman to live alone. I didn't..”

My wife was talking..

“He lived hard with all the hardships, all the hardships without them. It would have been nice if there had been one person who would be a shoring man..”

“That's right, my grandmother! It's amazing! Oh, and then my grandmother's name was Nina.!”

Girl hit the spanking.

“You told me an old story, and it was huge, Grandma! Pretend anything alone! It's amazing.!”

“So now, where is He?”

Aaron opened his mouth..

The girl said.

“My grandmother, she's resting right now.!”

“I'm resting.?”

“Yes, in the Kingdom of heaven! I'm resting in heaven.!”

Aaron's eyes shook..

Mrs. shook her head and said.

“It's not just too sad. You have gone to enjoy the water. I mean, it's four years ago from now..”

4years ago.

The calculator went back quickly in my head.

The time flow between Valhalla and here is different.

‘Not long ago..’

If it was a little faster..

Aaron put his hands over his eyes.

My voice trembled naturally..

“You know, Nina has already died..”

“Yeah. My mother. So is a saint named Delkard. I heard it was such a castle before my marriage..”

Mrs. said.

“By the way, the bachelor looks young outwardly, and how does my mother Do you know? It also feeds the old castle. Maybe there was one of your parents who had a relationship with my mother. It's gonna be.?”

“I don't know.......”

“It's a shame..”

She smiled a gentle smile as if recalling her mother.

“She was a thousand-year-old, but her daughter, I see, was a very good-hearted person.. I didn't treat anyone clumsily. If you had a long relationship with that person, when you met her, your mother would have had a long relationship with her. You must have been very pleased..”

“That's right! My grandmother loved people.!”

Her daughter and granddaughter laughed as they recalled her.

In his heart, he had already let her go..

That's why I could smile and say.

I was sad when I left, but now I have made up my mind to make up my mind. I left it only with longing..

But Aaron wasn't..

“……Why.”

Aaron muttered..

He bowed his head and wrapped his eyes with his hands.

“I'm sorry. Can I leave my seat for a minute?.”

“Yes. Meals……?”

“Sorry..”

“I don't care..”

Rumbling.

Aaron stood up from his chair..

I walked out of the house with a staggering step..

‘The weather is clear..’

The sun is dazzling and the spring breeze is warm.

Aaron headed to the shade behind the house..

I hesitated in the shadow created by the awning..

There's nothing left..

What he was trying to protect, all of it..

‘What did I do?.’

One Family.

I wanted to make Nina happy..

And the master who taught me the new way.

I wanted to help him..

“……Haa.”

Where did you go.

They tried to protect it so much, but now that they have the power to do it, where do they go? Did you go away.

“Why, didn't I tell you.”

Aaron spoke alone..

There's someone standing in front of you, like you're rebuking him..

“If you'd only said one word to me, you'd have done anything..”

The boy's shadow does not answer.

It was natural..

It was just a delusion of hope..

“Where are you going?.”

Aaron said.

I wanted to know..

At the last moment, when there was little annihilation left, where did the boy turn?.

I said I was going to the resort, but Aaron doesn't believe it anymore..

“What was I trying to protect?.”

The master was deprived of his existence by his disciples, and disappeared into a place he never knew..

The family Aaron wanted to protect died in distress, left alone..

What is.

What is the reason for their existence.

It became unknown..

‘If I'd been quick to notice the master a little longer, I'd have been quick to notice him..’

Maybe we could have got Nina back..

I could have told you that I had a family and loved you. I don't know..

But it was left as an eternal fantasy.

I know..

In the recovered Taonier, Aaron's presence in Valhalla was forgotten.

Nina is left as a thousand orphans after the brother and sister she should have been in her original life have disappeared..

Even if the world recovered, the parents who died in the past did not return.

There's nowhere to lean..

No one believed it..

Nina would have lived this rough world alone.

And then he died..

‘Nina doesn't know me.’

He had a family that was precious to him, and he was able to protect himself. He died without realizing that he had fought the disaster..

‘Even if you're still alive, you have to meet and say something.?’

I'm your brother..

Nice to meet you..

It's been a long time..

It was just a laugh..

On the subject of letting go when it's the hardest, what's the family?.

At best, you'll resent it..

I told you what kind of brother you are..

“I had some expectations..”

Aaron muttered..

What did He expect to return home?.

I'm mistaken that Nina will welcome you warmly.?

‘Stupid.’

Didn't you do it before the destruction?.

Did he not abandon Nina, who was hit by a monster, and run away?.

And then I expected it..

I was expecting it..

I apologize..

Nina accepted it..

Reuniting with family.

Such a wish, Aaron expected…….

I wanted to apologize..

I wanted to be forgiven..

I wanted to meet Nina once again..

Not as others, but as the same family..

“…….”

Aaron stood up in the shade..

There was a faint light in his eyes..

“Mister.!”

Look sideways.

The girl came waving her hand and jumping.

I said she was Nina's granddaughter..

“Mom wants to ask me! Are you going to have dinner?.”

“No, it's fine. I'm leaving in a minute..”

“Uh, I'm going right away.?”

Aaron nodded..

The service here is over..

“It's a shame. I was trying to tell you my grandmother's story..”

“I want to ask you one last question..”

“What is it??”

“Do you know where your grandmother was buried??”

“Oh, that's it, of course you know! Come with me..”

The girl takes the lead like she jumps..

Aaron followed him in silence..

High up the hill.

Walked along a flowered dirt path.

The wind blew through the grass..

There was an armdry tree at the top of the hill.

Nina's tombstone was erected under the shade of the tree.

Stone Tombstone with no Decorative features.

Only the owner's name is written..

“It's here! Where my grandmother is buried.”

Under the hill.

Beyond, the landscape of the city has been illuminated.

“I need to give you a present..”

The girl placed a broken flower in front of the tombstone.

Aaron did that..

There was a flower garden nearby anyway.

After the flowers and grass are properly plucked, they are gathered in bundles in front of the sanctuary Lay.

Memorial.

It is a ritual in honor of the dead..

“Nina.”

Aaron said on the tombstone.

Then there was something to say.

Apples.

Atonement for not saving You.

I'm sorry for coming late..

‘It doesn't make sense..’

But the mouth remained closed.

No matter what you say, it doesn't work..

The voice doesn't reach Nina's ears when she leaves..

It was the weight of death.

“…….”

I'm just looking at it..

I just look at the tombstone and repeat my meaningless recollections..

Rustling.

Take out the portrait in your arms.

No matter how changed your appearance, if you only see a smiling face, I'll recognize you. I could have done it..

This portrait was proof that Aaron did not forget Nina.

‘Let's go..’

Let's leave here..

And, let's not come back again..

Aaron decided..

“Mister..”

As soon as he tried to turn his back, the girl said.

“Yeah.?”

“That graffiti, it was a mess at first. I think I'll see you in detail again.!”

The girl came up and looked at the graffiti in Aaron's hand..

“All right! Correct answer! My grandmother, smiling face!”

“How did I know??”

“I've seen something similar.!”

The boy took a few steps away from Aaron..

Then he cried out loud.

“Mister, I want you to smile once.?”

“Well.?”

“Only once, not once.!”

A chilling cry.

Aaron reluctantly moved his mouth..

“That's right! That look!”

The girl laughed wide.

He then unfastened the string of the necklace behind his neck.

It was a long cylindrical necklace..

Jerking.

The girl picked up the lid of the top of the necklace.

The cylinder was hollow.

The girl took out the contents inside.

It was two, two dried paper.

There was a picture on the paper.

The girl unfolded the paper and looked alternately at Aaron and the picture of the paper.

The paper has faded in color over time, but the picture inside is Not undermined.

“Oh, that's right, too..”

The girl nodded her head.

“That's…….”

“My grandmother left it to me. With a necklace and a picture inside. Wow, it was you! The guy my grandmother informed me..”

Aaron's eyes opened wide..

“He said he'd definitely come. She said she'd find her grandmother. I made a deal to know who I was when I came in person, and I see it right now.!”

The girl smiled.

He then spread the dried paper and showed it to Aaron.

“Voila, the picture left by our grandmothers.”

“…….”

“It's the same as your uncle's, right? The line is crooked, the circle is a mess. Well, my grandmother informed me, it's the smiling face of the family..”

The girl compared her paper to the paper Aaron was holding and looked at it.

“It's the same, it's the same..”

Two sheets of paper.

Both were close portraits in graffiti.

Their family, who are able to recognize the masters of those portraits, is single.

“You're my grandmother, and you're my grandmother..”

“How…….”

“So you're my grandmother's family? Strange. My grandmother didn't have a family. And he's not age.?”

The girl mulled for a while.

“How……?”

Aaron repeated the same question.

“This is the story she told me before she left for heaven..”

The girl said.

Which is the last of the old man.

Nina Delkard.

The old man whose name was ahead of the day of his death.

Life has run out of water, and the body has left only death..

Natural History.

And then ... .

The old man brought his granddaughter and told her the story.

Born without parents, his life has been hard.

Life was harsh for a girl called Nina.

Although the townspeople felt sorry for her, Nina said that their family Could not be.

No parents, no brothers..

The girl was alone.

And the innate weak body made life harder.

The girl lived in danger, relying on the sympathy of others..

The girl cried.

If I had a family, too..

If you said you were okay and hugged yourself warmly.

But there is no.

The girl was alone.

That's why I decided.

Let's die..

That was then..

A stranger appeared in front of the girl.

Nondescript person.

Who he was, the girl didn't even remember when he died..

But I remembered what the stranger had said..

Because it was the purpose of life..

The stranger said.

The girl said, then come to save herself.

The stranger said warmly.

Why.

For me?

Unbelievable.

The girl cried and cried, saying it was a lie.

Then a stranger touched the girl's forehead.

The girl recalled the memories of her previous life.

Bondi can't have memories.

A story about his brother.

The girl realized.

He had a family..

And the fact that he, even now, is fighting for himself.

Yeah..

The girl cried and nodded.

The stranger went away and said,.

Not alone.

The girl was not alone.

That fact the girl realized.

He is not near the girl, but he is more for the girl than anyone, and he is against the world. We're fighting..

Not here, somewhere far away.

There is someone who wants my happiness.

Girl decided.

Not a decision to die, but a determination to live.

So lived hard.

For me.

For families wishing for their own happiness.

Do your best, do your best every day..

I have tried to enjoy human life and protect happiness.

Because I'm not alone..

Because he's hoping for his happiness..

You may not meet me in your lifetime..

The girl knew.

The distance from him is too far, and I can't reach out.

But.

One day, one day, I'll definitely come..

Then, I'll let him know..

I didn't forget..

Thanks to you, I was able to live the best I could..

I mean,.

You are…….

“I'm not alone..”

The girl said.

With transparent voice.

He looked at Aaron and said,.

“…….”

The girl laughed ingeniously.

“End here! My grandmother, it's amazing.!”

Aaron didn't say anything..

“Come on, mister. I'm crying.?”

“No, no..”

“Mister.?”

“I'm not crying.......”

Aaron said.

“You lived hard, your grandmother..”

“Yeah.!”

I saw the portrait Nina left behind.

Someone's face painted in it.

Was he, in his presence, the shoring of her life.

“Mister, don't cry..”

“Thank you. Thanks. Thank you.…….”

Aaron's shoulders were shaking..

“Because you lived, because you lived hard, because you remembered me.…….”

“Thank you, too. You came to see my grandmother..”

The girl hugged Aaron.

Warmth transmitted from a small body.

The girl hugged him for a while, until his feelings stopped.

“Mister, I'll give you this..”

After a while, the entrance to the village.

The girl held the necklace out to Aaron.

Inside the necklace were two portraits of stone.

One thing Aaron drew.

The other is drawn by Nina.

“Tell me this.?”

“I think you'd rather have it than me. Grandma would want that, too..”

Tubb.

The girl opens Aaron's hand and places the necklace.

Aaron couldn't refuse to finish that touch..

“It looks great.!”

Aaron tied the necklace and the girl laughed.

“You're going back right away.?”

“Yeah..”

“Well, it's a shame. You'll be here again next time.?”

The next time it comes, how many years of time will it take.

Aaron doesn't know..

“latina.”

“Yes.?”

“Live hard.”

Innocent eyes looking at themselves.

Aaron in his eyes said.

“Live hard. Do your best. Don't regret it..”

“I will, mister. Me, I'll work hard! I'm gonna get along, so you're gonna get along! I live hard.!”

“I will. I'll work hard..”

Aaron smiled as he faced the girl.

The girl also showed a flower-like smile.

So the two broke up..

‘Master..’

Aaron walked..

I walked with the spring breeze behind me..

Peaceful cityscape.

High laughter of children running.

Wide-spread green bulbul.

I went with my back to it all..

‘My dream is not over yet.’

The warm light here does not suit him..

Into the shadows.

Into Chadichan Winter.

Aaron moved to the place where the darkness dwelt..

A place full of deception.

Where all biographies are written with blood and knives.

Aaron moved toward such a dark, dark place..

That's the way it is..

Footprints on the eyes carved every time you walk.

The snowstorm makes it impossible to notice a single inch ahead.

Aaron doesn't know what the end will be..

But it seems.

If you're looking next to it, the footprints of your colleagues walking toward the same place. Showed.

In the infinite winter.

In a dream that never ends.

They walk towards dawn.

‘I want to keep it, keep it..’

Taonier, the land where he was born and loved.

There, spring is still coming and flowers are blooming.

Aaron firmly held the window of light behind his back.

Jerking.

Every time I walked, the pendant around my neck shook.

It contained the Oath of Eternity.

‘Watch me, please..’

Pure dreams never end.

It's up (業).

I have to bloom at the end of the year forever..

That's why Aaron walked..

Aaron Naidelk walked on and on without stopping.

We moved through the snowstorm, into the unshakable snow..

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