Chapter 125 - Mimir’s True Intention

[…forgive me. I think I got too excited. This is probably the extra energy that came with Fate’s healing.]

[That man… if he finds out that I’ve been healed, he must feel very surprised as well. I wonder if he’ll act exactly like me?]

[Hahaha, I believe Mason still has not changed from who he was in the past.]

[Really now, Aaron-sama.]

He’s an amazing person.

As Aaron saw, Aisha-sama herself seemed to have calmed down, so we decided to leave the room.

[Well, I should take my leave. You must prepare to greet Mason who has returned.]

[Eee, won’t it be better if Aaron-sama and Fate stay?]

[No… I cannot do that. We would just be a third wheel in this long overdue family reunion. Let us just visit again on another day.]

[I see… thank you for your concern.]

[Fumu. well then, Fate, let us go.]

[Yes.]

[Fate, what are you doing just standing there!]

Aaron put his hand on my shoulder. He looked at me, as if wanting to say something, but then left the word just like so.

[Please wait for me, Aaron! Aisha-sama, excuse me…]

[Come visit us again. I’ll be waiting.]

[Oh Fate, what will milord will do from now on?]

He then probed me.

[Nowadays milord seems strange compared to the past. Like your mind is not here. As if you’ve already planned to do something far away from here.]

[About that…]

Seeing me having trouble in replying, Aaron took a guess.

[Is it about Myne? Then if it is I am also worried about her…]

[…..]

[Looks like I guessed right. Alright… shall we go?]

[Not now. I think, I will go as soon as I find her location]

[I see… does Roxy know about this decision?]

[No.]

Hearing that Aaron’s expression turned cloudy.

[Alright. But when the time comes, I want you to inform me. I want the send you off grandly. Agreed?]

[…Yes.]

It’s the least I can do to repay the benefits I’ve received.

『What’s the matter? Going to a place like this』

[Ah, I’m just thinking to see an old friend.]

『Is that so…..』

I looked at a certain grave. I placed my hand on its brand new tombstone.

[Hi, Rafal, are you feeling well?]

When I called his name in front of his grave like this, does that mean his soul can hear it from that hellish place…? Maybe it’s just my mind playing tricks on myself.

However, what Rafal was trying to do was,

[Unforgivable no matter what.]

[Mimir? How is your condition?]

[Thank you for the concern but I’m alright. More than that, I never expected that Fate-sama would be here of all places.]

[When I and Rafal went to the mountain city, he found something buried deep within the ground.]

[Is it the nightwalker origin?]

[Yes. As far as I know…it was just a palm sized red stone back then]

[The nightwalker origin, Shin, apparently scattered similar red stones around the world, hoping for a chance of revival.]

[I was told that it’s the philosopher’s stone. First of all, it has the capability to heal wounds. This world has no recovery magic, so this ability sparked the interest of Burix researchers.

[Starting from that point, Rafal began to act strange. He said that he heard voices coming from that stone… at that time it didn’t bother me that much.]

[I think I know of the consciousness dwelling inside the stone… it was Shin trying to further his own cause by reigniting Rafal’s old hatred. That’s how I felt when I was battling them]

[I’m very sorry for killing both Rafal and Hado. Back then, I…]

[It’s alright. There is no other choice. Rafal planned to destroy the capital, and there were also those atrocities he did. I myself had done terrible things to Fate-sama before anyways…]

[In that case, I guess I was apologizing for nothing. Even so, I’m still glad that Mimir decided to join the Barbatos family.]

The girl herself didn’t respond. She put the bouquet in front of the tombstone. It was a beautiful white flower bouquet.

She then turned to me.

[I heard that a lot of different things are being tried on Hausen. It would be nice if all that work well]

[Yeah. Everyone is working hard. Soon enough they won’t be needing my protection.]

[That’s no good. There must be something left to be done.]

[Mimir…]

[I’ve made my decision. Rafal is in you. I will be watching you from now on. So, please show it to me properly. A path that is different from what he took]

[Thank you]

[You should tell the truth to Roxy-sama. There are a lot of things people won’t understand unless you say it upfront. I knew about your condition from sucking your blood. But she’s different from me. You should tell everything to your important person!]

[… I guess I will.]

[I’ve been watching for a long time. She’s someone important to Fate-sama even when you were still working for Burix family. It always bothered me when I saw it.]

[Ahahaha. So that’s why you kept trampling on me.]

[I suppose so. I apologize for that times. However, if you like it, then please tell me. I would be happy to oblige!]

[Please wake me up in that way next time then.]

[Fufufu…please look forward to it]