The Regressor and the Blind Saint

Someone, someone who knew Vera and Renee, would have been unable to contain their laughter if they had seen the two of them now.

It was such a sad sight.

Isn’t there something called awkwardness in walking stiffly with your head facing in different directions?

The two of them, who had been walking awkwardly for about 10 minutes or so after they started clasping hands, slowly released their hands only when they arrived at the library.

“… Im here.”

“yes… .”

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Of course, I didn’t completely let it go.

The two clasped hands changed their appearance slightly, making it look like they were holding each other’s index fingers.

The reason why they didn’t put their hands on their hands as before was due to the fact that neither of them were aware of the fact that they didn’t want to return the distance they were getting closer to.

In such an awkward atmosphere, Vera opened his mouth as he felt a soft finger gripping his index finger.

“… It is a three-story building. It’s about the same size as Marie’s mansion. The exterior walls are white and made of stone, with large windows at regular intervals on the walls.”

“It’s very big.”

“Yes, it is a space directly managed by the imperial family.”

The conversation they had while walking was the same as usual, but the atmosphere was something neither of them had ever experienced.

“There is a large garden in front of the building. It is a neat shape that shows that a lot of attention was paid to the landscaping. All the growing plants are well cared for and have a certain shape, and benches and tables are placed between them so that you can read books outdoors.”

Renee nodded as she listened to Vera’s shaky voice reciting the surrounding landscape in that atmosphere.

“Then shall we read outside too?”

“Isn’t it cold? It is still a little windy.”

Vera said that he was worried about Renee.

However, for some reason, those words were coming to Renee wildly.

“… You were supposed to read it.”

It was a mixture of a little grumbling.

Renee kept her head down as she had done all along, feeling Vera’s trembling as she continued.

“If you read inside, it’s rude to others… .”

So, without worrying about such things, come out and read so that you can focus only on me.

Vera responded positively to Renee’s shy words.

“… You are right.”

It was a statement with a lot to refute. However, Vera answered so.

‘If you go out, other people’s eyes will stick to you.’, ‘If you stay out for a long time, you will catch a cold.’ It’s because I thought things like that weren’t important.

What Renee wants is the right thing to do.

Vera, who had been unable to think properly all the time, managed to do just that, and went into the library to borrow a book.

*

Borrowing the book didn’t take long. What you want is a record of an ancient species. Among them, actual sighting cases and research journals were selected, and from among them, only books that mentioned Orgus were selected, and only five books were obtained.

Vera took the five books and sat down in a corner in the outdoor garden.

Rene’s mouth opened right after that.

“Why are you looking for ancient bells?”

I thought it was a coincidence, but it was quite a surprise to find it, so I asked this question.

Vera paused for a moment to answer the question, then weaved an answer.

“… For some reason, there seems to be a lot of encounters, so I’m looking for it to do some research in advance in case we meet again next time.”

“ah… .”

Renee knew immediately what Vera meant.

I don’t know why. The mountain-pushing giant Terdan I met on the way to Seongguk, and Adrin, the deepest root I met in the Great Forest. Isn’t it just the two of us who have met so far?

They have already met two ancient bells that others say they live their entire lives and hardly see any traces of them.

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Of course, from Vera’s point of view, there were a total of three including Orgus, the walker of time, but that was something Renee didn’t know.

Renee felt a sudden surge of curiosity at Vera’s words, and after coughing, he continued.

“then… .”

“… Yes.”

Now it was reading time.

Renee sat close to Vera for nothing and waited for Vera to speak, with four unread books on her thighs.

Vera opened his mouth as he felt Renee’s long head tickled over his hand, which had sat down too close in the distance.

“… Everyone who met Orgus said the same thing. He is by no means a mover.”

Suddenly, Vera felt that he was starting to care what kind of resonance his voice was making.

A problem I’ve never had in my life. It was a concern that I had never been curious about, but at this moment, for some reason, I was concerned about it.

Maybe it won’t be uncomfortable to listen to, or if it’s not, it’s not a voice that’s too arrogant.

“… Literally walking through time, he is a man who constantly moves through the past, present, and future.”

In the midst of that, the divine, who had unraveled very secretly, began to create a barrier around him.

It was a barrier that obscured perception, silenced sound, and distanced those approaching it.

Vera himself sees it as a barrier to ward off danger, but… .

The truth in it was a little different. In Vera, my own unconscious mind was speaking.

I don’t want to disturb this moment.

“… So, I would like to define him here. The old man who knows the most secrets in the world, the greatest sage Orgus.”

Renee felt a tremor in Vera’s voice. also wished I hope that trembling is the same reason as you. May the time we spend together is the trembling that this mysterious atmosphere is so overwhelming.

‘… hot.’

Even though the air was so cold and the wind was so cold, I felt like my body was heating up.

Also, very sorry for Vera, he didn’t focus on the content of the book.

I just love his voice so much, I love the situation that Vera reads a book for him, and it makes my heart flutter.

If you’re more concerned about Vera than what you hear, is it too much of a debauchery? Is there no shame?

‘… no.’

It was natural. It was natural.

His love was like that, and the heart he had kept for the whole time was always drawing the same picture.

It was a heart that I had kept for three and a half years.

That’s how long it took for them to clasp.

The feeling of being drunk was coming to mind at that moment, which was so sweet and yet embarrassing.

His fingertips were trembling. It was also due to the thought of wanting to mate with Vera.

… It was because of the thought of wanting to do something other than that.

To give an analogy, it would be the heart of a traveler who was wandering in search of water in a dry desert.

The emotions that come to mind now resemble those of those who wandered through the desert and finally managed to drink a sip of water.

That is, it was insufficient.

Renee thought.

It is said that it is not an earnest desire that truly makes people sad, but an unfulfilled impulse. There is nothing more cruel than that.

With just this sip, he could not quench his thirst, which had been dry all the time. On the contrary, it was making the thirst worse.

“… The old man’s secret will probably never be known. He will be the most faithful servant, serving his parents’ dreams.”

Your voice breaks your heart

Quench thirst.

Renee couldn’t stand it any longer.

Renee’s head tilted. The cheek rested on Vera’s shoulder. Arms and arms were in close contact, and they began to convey each other’s textures.

tremble-.

Vera’s body trembled. The continuous conversation ceased.

“… Keep going.”

Renee said so and closed her eyes.

There was such a word. Saying that the first time is difficult.

It was indeed the right thing to say. Renee was able to achieve such a daring action by using the small courage that started with the clasp as a foundation.

“… There was the first dragon Lokrion, the smallest world, Alaysia, but they would not dare to show off their wisdom before Orgus.”

Vera’s words continued to decorate the space for such a long time.

*

“… This is the end.”

Vera said so, with his gaze still on the closed book.

Since sitting here, Vera never looked at Renee.

No, I didn’t look. It wasn’t because I was concentrating on the book. It wasn’t because Renee was wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

It was just that he felt sorry for looking at him, as if he was doing something he would not have dared to do.

Renee answered Vera’s words.

“… yes.”

The answer was just that.

The scene hasn’t changed at all.

A bench in a corner. There were two people sitting among the trees, among which a woman with white hair rested her head on the shoulder of a dark-haired man. The man’s eyes were on the book, and the woman’s eyes were closed.

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One of them opened his mouth again.

“… The sun is still up. Do you have any more books you would like to read?”

I couldn’t stand still, so I thought I had to do something, and I thought that reading a book would distract me.

In fact, if it was the usual Vera, he would have been annoyed that he could not obtain information about Orgus even after reading these five books.

The reason he didn’t do so was because Vera couldn’t focus on the book either.

The small warmth felt from the right shoulder all the time, the presence that is still felt only large, and the weight. Vera had no time to pay attention to books.

A white wave appeared in Vera’s vision, who had been facing the book the whole time.

It was Renee’s hair that fluttered in the wind.

The wind blew and part of Renee’s fluttering hair fell on Vera’s hand.

Vera’s breath stopped.

It was because the emotion that emerged in that epilepsy was of a kind Vera was not aware of.

nothing should be done

Even as I was trying to figure it out in my mind, the cluttered thought was giving my body different orders.

Vera’s hand moved very carefully. He wrapped his hair down on top of his hand.

His thumb and forefinger rubbed slightly, and his hair was twisted.

Renee still didn’t answer.

The question of whether there are any more books I would like to read suddenly dispersed into the air and disappeared, leaving no trace of it.

Vera, who was looking at his hand, which was no longer a book, realized it after a long time, and only then opened his mouth.

“castle… .”

“for awhile.”

After saying that, Renee spoke up.

“… I’ve been doing this for a while. Do nothing.”

It was a clear command line.

“… Yes.”

And Vera was the most faithful follower of that command.

It was fortunate for Renee and for Vera.

Renee stopped thinking at the strange beating that he had never experienced before, and the heat spreading throughout his body. I didn’t think about anything, just focused on that feeling.

It was not a shocking sensation that shook the whole body. It was not a feeling that could be passed on casually.

If I had to choose a suitable expression, I felt like I was being engulfed.

All senses, beatings, and thoughts were being eroded by this strange heat.

It was a very sweet trap.

It was a trap that I had no intention of getting out of even though I instinctively realized that there was no turning back if I fell into it.

Suddenly, Renee re-started the thought that had stopped and came up with that thought.

I wish time would stop I wish the world would stop and this moment would be stuffed forever.

A more explicit feeling comes to mind.

All logic and reason are gone, and coercion remains.

However, Renee didn’t care.

I just enjoyed the moment, knowing that there was nothing wrong with it, knowing the name that defines this mind.

It was a sweet and happy feeling indeed.

It was a coercion that could not be explained by any logic.

Nevertheless, it was a short story that will remain with eternal purity in my heart.

… It was the excitement of first love.