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True Love for the Blossoming Forest | Chapter 8
Chapter 7 << | index | >> Chapter 9
Owen: Oh.... Really now? Even though you only have one eye left, Sir Knight?
Cain: Yeah. I’ll give you anything. I don’t care what happens to me so long as I can protect Prince Arthur.
Owen: Ahaha. You should tell him that. He’d cry tears of joy.
(Rustle)
Arthur: Owen, Cain!
Cain: ...Arthur!?
Shino: We walked a long way. Sage, are you all right?
Akira: Pant.... I-I’m fine.....
(Forest? It felt more like a hike..... I shouldn’t overestimate my stamina.....)
Arthur: I apologize for leaving it all to you two, Owen, Cain. ...Hm? Is something wrong?
Owen: Arthur. Cain says he’ll pay the price for the reward that you were supposed to give me.
Arthur: What? Cain?
Arthur exclaims in surprise. Cain makes a stern, determined face, and bows like a knight.
Cain: I am a knight. I will protect you no matter what, Prince Arthur. I won’t let anyone steal your eye — even if it costs me my life.
Arthur: ...Eye? What’s this about my eye?
Cain: Wait, what do you mean.....
Didn’t Owen demand your eye as a reward for this job?
Arthur: Owen asked me to treat him to cakes at the pastry shops in the capital.
There are endless pastry shops in the capital, so the expenses will be quite significant, but.... Are you sure, Cain?
Cain: P-pastry.....?
Owen: Ah, I’m looking forward to it. Treat me till your wallet is empty, okay?
Cain: ...Sigh. So I was just jumping to conclusions. That’s a relief, but now I’m exhausted.
Owen: You really made a fantastic face back there, Sir Knight. You were so desperate.
Cain: Hey. So you were just teasing me.
Owen: I didn’t say anything. It’s your fault for misunderstanding.
Cain: ......
...You’re right. I suspected you for no reason and convinced myself that you had tricked Arthur.
Everything you said was true from the very beginning. But I didn’t even try to listen to you.
I apologize, Owen. Please forgive me.
Owen: ......
(Wolf howl)
Cain: Now that I think about it, the same goes for the legend. The wolf never threatened anybody; the lord was the one who offered up a promise in exchange for his help.
The wolf simply kept his end of the promise. He sacrificed his eye in order to make it rain — yet everyone treated him like a villain.....
Akira: Cain.....
Shino: ......
Cain: I jumped to conclusions and misunderstood him. Even the wolf’s cries — I never tried to really understand them.
Owen. I want to lend him my ears for real this time. Please tell me what the white wolf is saying.
Owen falls silent for a while. Then he answers — honestly, without his usual snark.
Owen: ...He’s mourning how his wife has disappeared.
"Oh Marie — the delightful celebrations for our wedding anniversary are all meaningless without you."
(Rustle)
In that moment, a one-eyed wolf enters the scene, breaking through the trees as if throwing open a curtain. White fur covers his whole body.
Akira: A white wolf...!?
Arthur: It’s far bigger than a normal wolf.... Is he the forest spirit....?
Cain: Arthur, Akira! Stay behind me! ....Hey, Shino!?
We all grow tense at the wolf in front of our eyes. But Shino takes a quiet step forward.
Shino: So you’re the white wolf from the legend.
Shino prepares his breath — and his scythe — and stands in front of the white wolf.
Akira: Wait, Shino....!
Shino continues to look down at the wolf with his scythe in hand. The wolf also gazes upward at Shino. A silence envelops the scene, seeming to last an eternity.
Neither of them speaks a word. But they seem to be exchanging something that only they can understand.
Shino: .....
Eventually, Shino lowers his scythe, and mutters — as if speaking to himself:
Shino: I am.... No longer the person I was when all I knew was starvation and loneliness.
(Woosh)
Cain: Woah! A sudden gust of wind....
A sudden gust of wind breaks through the forest with a rumble. Countless green leaves dancing in the wind pass by my narrowed eyes.
The leaves begin to gather in front of the white wolf as if they’re trying to communicate something.
Gradually, they materialize into a human form — the image of a woman.
Shino: She’s the woman who lost her memories.....?
Beautiful woman: Tigam...! I’m sorry for making you worry. I left the woods without saying anything.
Akira: (...Is she the "Marie" the wolf was looking for?)
Chapter 7 << | index | >> Chapter 9
Owen: Oh.... Really now? Even though you only have one eye left, Sir Knight?
Cain: Yeah. I’ll give you anything. I don’t care what happens to me so long as I can protect Prince Arthur.
Owen: Ahaha. You should tell him that. He’d cry tears of joy.
(Rustle)
Arthur: Owen, Cain!
Cain: ...Arthur!?
Shino: We walked a long way. Sage, are you all right?
Akira: Pant.... I-I’m fine.....
(Forest? It felt more like a hike..... I shouldn’t overestimate my stamina.....)
Arthur: I apologize for leaving it all to you two, Owen, Cain. ...Hm? Is something wrong?
Owen: Arthur. Cain says he’ll pay the price for the reward that you were supposed to give me.
Arthur: What? Cain?
Arthur exclaims in surprise. Cain makes a stern, determined face, and bows like a knight.
Cain: I am a knight. I will protect you no matter what, Prince Arthur. I won’t let anyone steal your eye — even if it costs me my life.
Arthur: ...Eye? What’s this about my eye?
Cain: Wait, what do you mean.....
Didn’t Owen demand your eye as a reward for this job?
Arthur: Owen asked me to treat him to cakes at the pastry shops in the capital.
There are endless pastry shops in the capital, so the expenses will be quite significant, but.... Are you sure, Cain?
Cain: P-pastry.....?
Owen: Ah, I’m looking forward to it. Treat me till your wallet is empty, okay?
Cain: ...Sigh. So I was just jumping to conclusions. That’s a relief, but now I’m exhausted.
Owen: You really made a fantastic face back there, Sir Knight. You were so desperate.
Cain: Hey. So you were just teasing me.
Owen: I didn’t say anything. It’s your fault for misunderstanding.
Cain: ......
...You’re right. I suspected you for no reason and convinced myself that you had tricked Arthur.
Everything you said was true from the very beginning. But I didn’t even try to listen to you.
I apologize, Owen. Please forgive me.
Owen: ......
(Wolf howl)
Cain: Now that I think about it, the same goes for the legend. The wolf never threatened anybody; the lord was the one who offered up a promise in exchange for his help.
The wolf simply kept his end of the promise. He sacrificed his eye in order to make it rain — yet everyone treated him like a villain.....
Akira: Cain.....
Shino: ......
Cain: I jumped to conclusions and misunderstood him. Even the wolf’s cries — I never tried to really understand them.
Owen. I want to lend him my ears for real this time. Please tell me what the white wolf is saying.
Owen falls silent for a while. Then he answers — honestly, without his usual snark.
Owen: ...He’s mourning how his wife has disappeared.
"Oh Marie — the delightful celebrations for our wedding anniversary are all meaningless without you."
(Rustle)
In that moment, a one-eyed wolf enters the scene, breaking through the trees as if throwing open a curtain. White fur covers his whole body.
Akira: A white wolf...!?
Arthur: It’s far bigger than a normal wolf.... Is he the forest spirit....?
Cain: Arthur, Akira! Stay behind me! ....Hey, Shino!?
We all grow tense at the wolf in front of our eyes. But Shino takes a quiet step forward.
Shino: So you’re the white wolf from the legend.
Shino prepares his breath — and his scythe — and stands in front of the white wolf.
Akira: Wait, Shino....!
Shino continues to look down at the wolf with his scythe in hand. The wolf also gazes upward at Shino. A silence envelops the scene, seeming to last an eternity.
Neither of them speaks a word. But they seem to be exchanging something that only they can understand.
Shino: .....
Eventually, Shino lowers his scythe, and mutters — as if speaking to himself:
Shino: I am.... No longer the person I was when all I knew was starvation and loneliness.
(Woosh)
Cain: Woah! A sudden gust of wind....
A sudden gust of wind breaks through the forest with a rumble. Countless green leaves dancing in the wind pass by my narrowed eyes.
The leaves begin to gather in front of the white wolf as if they’re trying to communicate something.
Gradually, they materialize into a human form — the image of a woman.
Shino: She’s the woman who lost her memories.....?
Beautiful woman: Tigam...! I’m sorry for making you worry. I left the woods without saying anything.
Akira: (...Is she the "Marie" the wolf was looking for?)
Chapter 7 << | index | >> Chapter 9