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Today was the fifth time in two years that I had been here.
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Only four times in the first year. To see Grandpa and Rebecca.
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I told them about Alicia. That I wouldn't be able to come here for two years.
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They were surprised, but they understood right away.
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I stand here for the first time in a year. The fog still forms a great wall.
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The poor village is hell for me.
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Alicia, reading my expression, lightly pats me on the head twice. A manly gesture.
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Alicia and I walk through the fog together.
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The miserable situation of the villagers came into my sight.
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At first glance, things seemed to be a little better than before.
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What have Jicchan and Rebecca done?
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All eyes were on us in an instant. Sharp, pointed stares pierced our eyes.
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This is not good. Alicia is attacked. .......
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I looked at Alicia.
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Alicia is looking straight at them, undaunted and resolute.
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Alicia was that kind of person.
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"What's wrong?"
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I heard a familiar voice in the distance.
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People around me made way.
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A familiar face emerged.
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He seemed much taller than when I last saw him.
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His light brown eyes widened when he saw us.
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He stood looking at us with his long silver hair tied up in a bun.
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"Ali ...... shea?"
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Behind Rebecca was Hicchan.
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Somehow he seems to be the leader of this village.
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I wonder what happened in the year I was gone.
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I mean, I had only come to the poor village at night, so had something changed in the past two years?
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"Long time no see, Rebecca."
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Alicia turned up the corners of her mouth gently.
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......Alysia is no longer a bad girl after all.
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I wonder why she looks so calm today.
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All eyes are on Alicia.
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And many of them gasp at her beauty.
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Objectively, she looks like a saint who has come to save this village.
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A saint is not a word I would use to describe Alicia.
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Alicia has no intention of saving this village at all.
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"You look so beautiful."
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Rebecca said as she stared at Alicia.
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"Yeah? Thank you."
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Alicia thanked him honestly.
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It's rare in this country for someone to say thank you when someone says you're beautiful.
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People don't like it when I say that.
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Alicia had always done it on purpose.
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As a bad girl, she has to know her own beauty, not be modest about it.
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But now Alicia's thank you has a certain dignity.
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"Alicia."
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With that, Jicchan stood next to Rebecca.
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Grandpa always had a good posture and was full of dignity.
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He had gray hair but not many wrinkles, and even without his eyes you could tell that he had a good face.
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He is a wise and gentle man whom I admire.
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"Grandpa Will!
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Alicia shouted happily.
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I think Alicia looks like a little girl in front of Grandpa.
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She must adore him very much.
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"You're looking well."
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Grandpa's face breaks into a smile.
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Alicia went up to him and hugged him tightly.
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Jicchan froze for a moment, but soon stroked Alicia's head gently.
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...... Alicia didn't seem like a bad girl today because she was looking forward to meeting Jicchan, or something?
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Their relationship seems to have such a strong bond that I almost feel jealous.
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Even though I have spent more time with Jicchan than her, Alicia and Jicchan seem to have a deeper bond.
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He is the smartest person I have ever met.
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That's why I was so surprised when ......
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"Grandpa Will, would you mind bending over a little?"
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When Alicia said this, Jicchan bent down as he was told with a strange look on his face.
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We watched in silence.
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Alicia put her mouth close to Jicchan's eyes.
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What are you trying to do?
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Then she suddenly started chanting an inaudible incantation.
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I've never heard that before. It was as if she was singing a song.
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A small bright light begins to drift in and out.
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...... This is probably the ancient language of Durkis.
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There are probably no one left in the world who knows what it means.
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Only a few, if any.
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First of all, they can't decipher those letters.
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I once read a book written in the ancient language of Durkis, but I could not understand it at all.
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It is said that it takes decades to master that ancient language.
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How is it that she has mastered it?
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...... to be able to use this magic?
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Her clear voice echoes through the silent village.
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A shimmering white light slowly enveloped Alicia.
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What a dazzling light! I can't keep my eyes open.
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I didn't think anyone could use magic that spoke the old tongue, even if they had reached level 100.
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The light grew brighter and brighter and brighter.
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I meditated. Even when I meditated, the light stimulated my eyes.
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A strong light hit my eyes for a moment, but soon the stimulation disappeared.
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At the same time, I could no longer hear Alicia's voice.
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I slowly open my eyelids.
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......I knew it was this magic.
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I had known it for some time, but now I had goose bumps all over my body.
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The people in this village were also blindingly silent.
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Some of them are frozen with their mouths wide open.
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Rebecca shivered and smiled insanely.
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"Great ......."
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Rebecca muttered quietly as her eyes widened.
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Indeed, everyone could not believe their eyes.
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A black smoke-like substance was coming out of Alicia's left eye.
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And Jicchan's left eye had a shining golden eye.
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