That Man’s 101st Bad Ending

On the night the moon dances-2

There isn’t much to enjoy in the North.

The festival was only about roasting and eating animal meat or singing songs while sleeping in a hut.

Adele’s gaze turned to the halo of light that filled the surroundings.

Magically crafted lights, light bulbs. Even the torches that people carry there.

Even the alleyways between buildings were bright.

When a flame burns, there will always be a shadow.

However, the light that fills everything without gaps is really convenient, isn’t it?

I had never attended a festival like the Full Moon Festival, so I wasn’t used to it.

“It seems like you know all the ways even without me.”

“I do not know. I think you know, but this is the first Full Moon Festival for me.”

“It should be so…why are you folding?”

“Because I made it that way.”

Of course, I shouldn’t have been interested in the festival. Adele looked at the mumbling man beside her.

He was a completely different man from the rumors.

According to the rumors, I thought it would be boring and uninteresting, but can you say that you are weak when you see someone who has such a bad attitude towards you?

I felt it the last time we met, but he’s quite an interesting guy.

Few people arouse his interest, but a man named Robert Taylor.

It met that condition pretty well.

‘What else will Lotos say when he sees it?’

I said it a little louder, but I really had no intention of bringing it all the way to the north.

I only thought of trying to scare her by asking why she didn’t come when she found it.

However, far from being scared, it was clear that he was trying to get rid of me by saying that he was busy… It was all that I felt a little rebellious.

The result is now. Adele smiled at Robert, whose dissatisfaction was clearly visible on his face.

do you hate it that much? Usually, when you’re by your side, everyone is busy forcing themselves to laugh.

I was expecting this kind of reaction, but

In fact, it seemed that I was in a bad mood for some reason.

Shall I play a trick? However, it was not necessary to do so.

It’s the first time I’ve ever had a festival like this, so it wouldn’t be bad to see what’s called the Full Moon Festival now.

After taking her eyes off Robert, Adele looked up at the steeple towering high into the sky.

It was hard to remember what it was because I didn’t come to the capital often.

As he was about to frown, Robert, who saw Adele’s expression, opened his mouth.

“Wall Tower. It is where the saintess lives.”

“Aha, did the saintess live there? I thought you lived in a cathedral.”

“There is nothing wrong with the cathedral right under the wall tower. But isn’t a saintess a special being?”

Being a special being, Adele narrowed her eyes as she looked at the tower that stretched high into the sky.

What is so special about living in such a stuffy place?

I’d met her a few times, but she wasn’t a woman whose personality was right for her to mix with.

If people are too nice, they get sick.

Sometimes, there must be times when you move as your heart tells you.

Because the way she lived…was just living the way it was supposed to.

It was strange to accept such things as good, but it was also strange that those who gave infinite praise to the saintess.

She was a woman more suited to sympathy than admiration.

A woman called a saint.

“Have you ever seen a saint?”

“Yes, there is.”

“…is there?”

I thought he would definitely say no, but Adele asked back to Robert, who surprisingly answered meekly.

Robert didn’t have to hide anything about him either.

The fact that she sometimes went out to serve was, in fact, known to those in the know.

Feeling ashamed for nothing, Adele coughed and pursed her lips.

It was difficult even for him to be able to meet the saintess personally, but when did he meet her?

However, the relationship was ambiguous to ask.

Dori-dori, shaking her head a few times and brushing off her thoughts, Robert looked at Adele with a bizarre expression.

“Your expression is cheeky. Is it strange that you shake your head?”

“I’ll just think of you as a peculiar person.”

Adele laughed bitterly at Robert, who didn’t say a word.

Why were the rumors about this man so bad?

It seemed that someone was deliberately spreading malicious rumors.

Even though it’s not that bad when you actually meet it in person, it would be nice to think that it’s a bad person in the world if you only hear rumors.

Whenever I looked at Robert, my gaze was always directed to those eyes.

Her own eyes were also blue, but the origin was different.

Those were Robert’s eyes, shining only blue without any reason.

Didn’t he even get a glimpse of himself because he didn’t even contain any emotions?

It was quite different from hiding my feelings from myself.

It was already worn to the point of wear and tear, and it seemed that it could no longer be seen through the eyes.

However, how can a man of only twenty years old go through such a thing?

So, whenever I saw this man, I always felt a strange feeling that I didn’t normally feel.

Should it be a sense of homogeneity or a sense of deja vu?

It’s just…a feeling like I’ve met you somewhere before.

I felt a sense of crisis that if I left it like this, it would collapse as it is.

Even though it seems really good at the moment when he grumbles next to himself.

“…Do you have anything to say to me?”

After a brief laugh at the question, Adele shook her head in denial.

I couldn’t say that I always had the urge to keep an eye on him.

I was just saying it differently.

Come north, so I can hear you.

Although it was blatantly rejected.

“I just watched it for a second. Nothing has changed.”

“I see.”

If I don’t keep my eyes open like this, why does it feel like it will disappear like the wind?

I always had the feeling that he only gave the correct answer, but I thought it was quite strange depending on today.

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He whined so much that he handed him a skewer, and Adele quickly became quiet as he mangled it.

Looking around here and there, this festival must be quite a novelty.

It was only in the northern part of the country, so it must be the first such a large festival.

It is said to be held throughout the empire, but in the north the festival is held following the northern way.

…In other words, it follows the way of the savages.

Catching wild animals, offering them as sacrifices, and performing rituals in front of a blazing fire.

I couldn’t help but open my eyes wide when I came to the city.

As I explained things she didn’t know one by one and ate what she bought me to eat, it was almost midnight.

“The Full Moon Festival isn’t as bad as I thought. I will try this later too.”

“I think it would be better than sacrificing an animal. Isn’t it a bit dull?”

“You guys have to listen to what I have to say. You can’t kill me if you don’t like it.”

It was obvious, but Adele didn’t seem to like it very much, and it was quite creepy.

Come to think of it, it was like that when I was with her.

Adele, the Grand Duke of the North, had a strong influence, but that prestige did not spread to all tribes in the periphery.

So, once or twice a year, they would go on subjugation together.

Now that I think about it, I wonder how he handled that forced march.

Not one tribe, but dozens at a time.

No matter how much I lived as I could… I think it would be difficult to do that now.

“Is today’s event over? I thought you could do it until dawn, but it only works until midnight.”

“Because people need to sleep too. By the way, when do you plan to return, Grand Duke?”

“When I want to go back.”

“…I thought so.”

We can part after midnight.

As I was about to move with that thought, Adele pointed to one side and opened her mouth.

When I followed her finger and turned my gaze, there were many people gathered there.

Was there only one location? It was probably one of the few sights for this full moon festival, where fireworks would soon begin.

“What are fireworks?”

I bought a firecracker and handed it to Adele, who sincerely asked back as if she didn’t know.

“If you light a fire at the end, you will know. Don’t get too close.”

“Hmm. Aha.”

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After lighting it a few times, Adele’s eyes sparkled as she lit the end.

As the bright red flame crackled and burned, a red line began to be drawn on the pitch-black curtain.

As her hands move, as her heart desires.

As if seeing something like this for the first time, Adele, who had wielded it several times as if it was quite strange, muttered as she gazed at the flames.

“Is this something that explodes from the sky?”

“It will be much more colorful. It can’t even be compared.”

“I guess I’ll just have to go see this. By the way, where are you going?”

As I slipped away, Adele’s eyes narrowed as she read the sign.

I was about to fall in love with this because I have to go to my work soon.

I wanted to stay here all the time, at least unless she disappeared first.

After looking at Adele with a dissatisfied expression for a while, I opened my mouth just in case.

“If I leave like this, your impressions will be the same as before.”

“Yes, you will be sad. I will always remember and torment you.”

“I remember that there was no word about bullying earlier.”

“It’s embarrassing. A man who wants to leave a weak woman first.”

Seeing Adele not losing a word made her head throb.

Now that she has taken on the role of a babysitter, there is nothing she can do about it.

As I stood next to her, thinking of just watching this fireworks display, Adele smiled softly and patted me on the shoulder.

“Yeah, that’s how it should be.”

“It will explode soon. Maybe…if the moon is fully visible from the clouds.”

Come to think of it, I had never watched this fireworks display leisurely.

Fog-like clouds cover a little of the moonlight, and the light wraps around here.

Whenever the clouds moved, the light flowing through the cracks seemed to dance.

On a night where the moonlight dances, when was the last time I just watched this scene with a comfortable mind?

“You don’t look good. Did you have any bad memories?”

“It’s like… not a big deal, though.”

Whenever this full moon rises, something happens that decides my fate.

It was this dawn that I saved Alchemist Jay, and when I died in my past life, the moon always rose like this.

People say that the moon is just beautiful, but to me, this night… was not very good.

So I couldn’t even look at this brilliant light as pretty as it was.

As always, I remained silent as I looked at the rising moon without saying anything.

Suddenly, the clouds clear, revealing the full moon in its place.

People’s exclamation only lasted for a while. Suddenly, firecrackers began to shoot towards the sky with a roar somewhere.

Fishuung-

Drawing a colorful trajectory, it reaches the center of the moon and emits brilliant light again.

It was not easy to see the stars during the full moon festival. So, it was this firecracker that made human power imitate the moon.

The light bursting, bursting, and bursting again began to draw countless star clusters like stars.

Turning her head, she saw Adele staring blankly at the sky.

What do you imagine when you see various lights shining in your eyes and becoming a single star again?

It was a light that had no meaning to me anymore, but it was going to be a pretty impressive scene for her in this episode.

Maybe it’s a scene like that for me too.

Things that had never happened in my past life were happening one after another, so that spark could be said to be a signal flare.

It’s different this time.

After building a personal friendship with a saint she hadn’t met, Adele came to the Full Moon Festival just because of one person, me.

‘It’s different this time.’

I could clearly see the difference.

No matter how many lives I’ve gone through, I’ve never had anything like this, so this time I reflected on the hope that I could fulfill my wish.

I don’t know the probability that it will come true, but I think it’s possible to make a wish.

The square where the flames went out and silence settled again. Adele muttered softly as she looked at the flames that had gone out before she knew it.

“…It’s pretty.”

As she said, the beginning of this Full Moon Festival was more beautiful than ever.

No wonder.

I’ve seen this start a few times, but not once has it been as twisted as the start.

However, when the moon is overcast again.

The darkness that people didn’t know would start wriggling again.

A darkness that only I know.

It was my job to step on that shadow, so I couldn’t smile comfortably while watching Adele.

Isn’t it natural

Soon, it was dawn.