ranslated by Appleot
Edited by Appleot
Chapter 12.2:
“…Lord Rivelon.”
After a long silence, Serpence finally spoke. His voice, lower than usual, echoed in the room.
“You understand me now. Are you saying that?”
“No, I’m just saying I want to understand.”
“What the hell do you know about me?”
“I don’t know. So I want to know.”
“What the hell do you want from me?”
“I just…I just want to help you.”
In the still air, questions and answers between him and me continued to pile up.
“You want to help, why…?”
He seemed to doubt my heart, at the same time, he looked confused.
A small expression appeared on his face.
“There is a child who’s been wounded in front of me, it’s natural to save him.”
* * *
As a result, Serpence ran away.
From my point of view, it was a closed room from which I couldn’t escape, but not by his standards. It is said that even a rat bites a cat and runs away when it’s cornered.
“…I was surprised that he jumped.”
Serpence abruptly got up and leaned out of the window. Then, at a speed I couldn’t even react to, he stepped on the window sill and leapt onto the roof of the train. I once compared him to a stray cat. Judging from the previous action, it seems that it was very appropriate. His appearance is close to that of a dog family, but if I look at his behavior, it’s clear that it’s a cat.
‘What did I do…’
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to say that I know about him again. The expression he showed before he ran away was as if he was being chased by something, and his usual calm was nowhere to be found. He seemed somehow bewildered and at the same time frightened.
‘I feel guilty for nothing…’
I took a deep breath and shook my head.
Maybe he’s still on the ceiling, or maybe he’s moved to another room. It was evening time, I opened the window and called toward the ceiling, but there was no response.
‘Won’t he come down when it’s time to eat?’
With this thought, I ordered 2 servings. I don’t think that Serpence would come back for this reason. In the end, half of the meal was left chilled. I asked them to remove all the empty dishes except for the meal that was his, and put the rest on the table. I also put a paper bag with cookies next to it just in case.
‘I was too hasty.’
I didn’t know when and for what reason Zion will die. So, somehow, I tried to quickly become friends with him, I wanted to ensure my safety.
‘Because of that, instead of earning his trust, I bought his doubts…’
I pushed him away because of my clumsiness. It was a problem I had to run into someday, but this was too fast. I should have approached him more slowly.
But I had no other choice. There may have been a better way, but I didn’t have the talent to come up with such a thing.
Anyway, the dice were thrown. Now I just have to wait for the results. I just hope that Serpence doesn’t make any more sudden moves.
‘Even if I’ve done this, in the end, it’s just a temporary measure.’
He will doubt me. Today, it’s nothing more than postponing the situation by poking a loophole.
‘It would be good if at least he doesn’t get rid of me…’
I couldn’t sit and wait, so I pulled out a book from the bookshelf in the room.
I sat on the sofa and started reading a book, waiting for him to return.
At first, I couldn’t concentrate on the book because I was concerned about the ceiling that I kept looking over at it as time passed. Slowly getting bored, at some point, I fell asleep. When I opened my eyes again, the sky beyond the window was dyed with a deep lavender color.
‘Is it dawn…?’
No matter how convenient a place may be, the characteristic shaking of the train is unavoidable. Still, I like the bed. It didn’t seem to be exhausting to sleep on it or anything.
I got up and checked all the beds beyond the partition, but Serpence didn’t seem to return. Looking at the side of the sofa where the table is, the bowl with the food on the table and the bag containing the cookies were untouched. The documents Serpence took out yesterday were still there. The book on the leg of the sofa must’ve been dropped while I was reading it.
“…Wait, how am I sleeping in bed?”
I must still be dreaming. Did he come back? I opened the shower room thinking that maybe I had missed him. I know this shouldn’t be the case, but just in case, I crawled on the floor and looked under the bed.
Serpence was nowhere to be found.
“What the hell is he doing?”
I can’t tell. But since I’ve been transferred to the bed, is it safe to say that he isn’t hostile toward me? If he’s going to come and go, he should’ve taken some cookies with him.
– Clack.
I thought it was Serpence at the sound of the window opening, so I turned my head in the direction of the sound. Someone with an all black clothes entered the room with agile movements.
‘Intruder? Assassin? If it was an assassin, there would be no way I’m the target, was the target Serpence? But he’s not here.’
Should I hide? Or should I run away to another room? I hesitated like that, but he made no threat.
He removed the black hood he was wearing. He then took off the mask that had barely covered his eyes. At the same time, the bluish-silver hair that was hidden inside the black mask flowed down, revealing the white face of Serpence.
‘What is this situation?’
How the hell am I supposed to react?
ranslated by Appleot
Edited by Appleot
Chapter 12.2:
“…Lord Rivelon.”
After a long silence, Serpence finally spoke. His voice, lower than usual, echoed in the room.
“You understand me now. Are you saying that?”
“No, I’m just saying I want to understand.”
“What the hell do you know about me?”
“I don’t know. So I want to know.”
“What the hell do you want from me?”
“I just…I just want to help you.”
In the still air, questions and answers between him and me continued to pile up.
“You want to help, why…?”
He seemed to doubt my heart, at the same time, he looked confused.
A small expression appeared on his face.
“There is a child who’s been wounded in front of me, it’s natural to save him.”
* * *
As a result, Serpence ran away.
From my point of view, it was a closed room from which I couldn’t escape, but not by his standards. It is said that even a rat bites a cat and runs away when it’s cornered.
“…I was surprised that he jumped.”
Serpence abruptly got up and leaned out of the window. Then, at a speed I couldn’t even react to, he stepped on the window sill and leapt onto the roof of the train. I once compared him to a stray cat. Judging from the previous action, it seems that it was very appropriate. His appearance is close to that of a dog family, but if I look at his behavior, it’s clear that it’s a cat.
‘What did I do…’
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to say that I know about him again. The expression he showed before he ran away was as if he was being chased by something, and his usual calm was nowhere to be found. He seemed somehow bewildered and at the same time frightened.
‘I feel guilty for nothing…’
I took a deep breath and shook my head.
Maybe he’s still on the ceiling, or maybe he’s moved to another room. It was evening time, I opened the window and called toward the ceiling, but there was no response.
‘Won’t he come down when it’s time to eat?’
With this thought, I ordered 2 servings. I don’t think that Serpence would come back for this reason. In the end, half of the meal was left chilled. I asked them to remove all the empty dishes except for the meal that was his, and put the rest on the table. I also put a paper bag with cookies next to it just in case.
‘I was too hasty.’
I didn’t know when and for what reason Zion will die. So, somehow, I tried to quickly become friends with him, I wanted to ensure my safety.
‘Because of that, instead of earning his trust, I bought his doubts…’
I pushed him away because of my clumsiness. It was a problem I had to run into someday, but this was too fast. I should have approached him more slowly.
But I had no other choice. There may have been a better way, but I didn’t have the talent to come up with such a thing.
Anyway, the dice were thrown. Now I just have to wait for the results. I just hope that Serpence doesn’t make any more sudden moves.
‘Even if I’ve done this, in the end, it’s just a temporary measure.’
He will doubt me. Today, it’s nothing more than postponing the situation by poking a loophole.
‘It would be good if at least he doesn’t get rid of me…’
I couldn’t sit and wait, so I pulled out a book from the bookshelf in the room.
I sat on the sofa and started reading a book, waiting for him to return.
At first, I couldn’t concentrate on the book because I was concerned about the ceiling that I kept looking over at it as time passed. Slowly getting bored, at some point, I fell asleep. When I opened my eyes again, the sky beyond the window was dyed with a deep lavender color.
‘Is it dawn…?’
No matter how convenient a place may be, the characteristic shaking of the train is unavoidable. Still, I like the bed. It didn’t seem to be exhausting to sleep on it or anything.
I got up and checked all the beds beyond the partition, but Serpence didn’t seem to return. Looking at the side of the sofa where the table is, the bowl with the food on the table and the bag containing the cookies were untouched. The documents Serpence took out yesterday were still there. The book on the leg of the sofa must’ve been dropped while I was reading it.
“…Wait, how am I sleeping in bed?”
I must still be dreaming. Did he come back? I opened the shower room thinking that maybe I had missed him. I know this shouldn’t be the case, but just in case, I crawled on the floor and looked under the bed.
Serpence was nowhere to be found.
“What the hell is he doing?”
I can’t tell. But since I’ve been transferred to the bed, is it safe to say that he isn’t hostile toward me? If he’s going to come and go, he should’ve taken some cookies with him.
– Clack.
I thought it was Serpence at the sound of the window opening, so I turned my head in the direction of the sound. Someone with an all black clothes entered the room with agile movements.
‘Intruder? Assassin? If it was an assassin, there would be no way I’m the target, was the target Serpence? But he’s not here.’
Should I hide? Or should I run away to another room? I hesitated like that, but he made no threat.
He removed the black hood he was wearing. He then took off the mask that had barely covered his eyes. At the same time, the bluish-silver hair that was hidden inside the black mask flowed down, revealing the white face of Serpence.
‘What is this situation?’
How the hell am I supposed to react?
