The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 223

Chapter.42 Long Wish

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The starting point of all this is the Black Dragon’s orb. The Black Dragon Bead that Lulin’s mother found by chance caused Lulin’s childhood to become distorted.

To be exact, it all started when Lulin’s mother, who found the Black Dragon’s bead, reported this to the elder through magic.

Lulin had just become an adult, so at that time, he was a hatchling who was younger than when I first met him.

In human terms, I think it was around the time when I was an elementary school student.

At that age, my mother not only died in an accident, but also brought shame to the clan and never returned.

So it is only natural that Rurin has a strong obsession with this matter.

Anyway, the problem was that when Lurin’s mother went to the shrine with the Black Dragon’s beads she found, the Black Dragon’s beads in the jewelry box were clearly changed to Red Dragon’s beads.

It is also a sacred item kept in the Red Dragon’s sacred place.

After that happened, the red dragons immediately accused Lulin’s mother of stealing the holy relic.

She had personally offered the Red Dragon’s beads, and since she had recently visited the Red Dragon’s sacred site as the daughter of the elder along with the elder, she was treated as if she were an actual criminal and became a criminal.

The red dragons went on a rampage, claiming that they were trying to weaken the power of the red dragons by stealing their holy relics, and after reporting this to the Dragon Lord, they declared that they would wage war.

The evidence that the holy relic was stolen was Lurin’s mother herself.

Because the Red Dragon’s holy relic came out of the jewelry box she gave me.

Moreover, with the report that she had found the dragon bead, Lurin’s mother ended up in a situation where she could neither take it nor leave it.

Afterwards, thanks to the Red Dragons, who said that all justice was theirs and that if they did not apologize, they would be judged by the entire dragon race, the elders and ancient dragons of the Black Dragon had to go to the Red Dragon’s shrine and suffer the humiliation of bowing down.

Just like the humiliation of Samjeondo that occurred during the Joseon Dynasty.

Since it was a case of this magnitude, a detailed investigation team was also formed. A joint investigation by Gold, Red, and Black Dragons was conducted.

However, no evidence was found that Lulin’s mother originally had the Black Dragon Bead and that it had been replaced.

The only testimony was that Rurin, a young hatchling at the time and the daughter of the criminal, went on a rampage, claiming that what her mother originally had was a black bead.

No one regarded it as reliable testimony.

It is said that no one believed him.

Except me.

“Mom is not the criminal! The one shown to me was clearly black. I never saw anything wrong… !”

When Lurin first told me about that day, I nodded as if it was very natural.

“okay. believe.”

And I will probably never forget the look on Lurin’s face when she said those words.

In any case, Rurin’s testimony was buried and the truth was shrouded in darkness.

In an instant, Lulin’s mother became a criminal for bringing the shame of causing Black Dragon to kneel to Red Dragon, and took it upon herself to prove her innocence.

But he did not return alive.

Because instead of clearing his name, he was killed. A death disguised as suicide.

Rurin’s long-cherished wish is to prove her mother’s innocence.

Of course, from the beginning and even now, I still believe in Rurin’s words.

There is no way Lulin would lie, so Lulin’s mother is innocent.

Of course, other than that, this case is full of suspicious aspects, so even if Rurin had not seen anything, they would have argued that Rurin’s mother may not be the culprit.

The first of these strange things is that if Lulin’s mother had stolen the Red Dragon’s bead, she would not have come out publicly saying that she had found it. I’m not stupid either.

The second suspicious thing is that at the moment the jewelry box was opened, the Red Dragon’s messenger happened to be visiting the Black Dragon’s sacred place.

Why in that situation?

It’s such a smelly thing.

The red dragons said it was a response to the previous visit by the elder and Lurin’s mother, but the timing was exquisite.

Of course, as they claim, it could be a coincidence.

It’s not like such coincidences don’t happen in life. Coincidences that are more like a movie than a movie sometimes happen in life.

But there was a clear smell of artificiality.

It seems that the Black Dragon elder also doubted this, but could not find anything to prove his innocence.

In the end, the problem is that the beads are changed in the middle without the mouse or the bird knowing.

The exact circumstances surrounding it were unknown.

First of all, because he died.

Lulin’s mother is said to have kept quiet from the Red Dragon who interrogated her and the elder dragons of her race who had joined her.

Perhaps it was to find something on his own. He must have decided that telling Red Dragon would be of no use.

This was something he did because he didn’t know he was going to die.

So, I cannot understand that her death was suicide.

It doesn’t really matter how it was changed. If there is a real culprit, if we find that culprit, everything will be solved. Then I cast the fishing rod for it and finally caught some bait.

So this journey began.

“you?”

“huh?”

“What are you thinking like that?”

“I did some organizing.”

“What are you organizing? “You’re stupid.”

“Why is that stupid?”

“Because there is nothing to organize! “It’s all broken.”

Rurin puffed out her mouth as she cried.

Of course, what I have organized is the organization of my thoughts. But what Lurin was talking about was organizing around here.

About the smooth rubble that made up the inner wall of the lair, which was broken and sticking out in all directions.

We were now at old Lurin’s house.

This is the place where we first met, and the place where Rurin, who was completely uninterested in everything in the world, lived a gloomy life before following me into the world.

It’s been a while since I returned to the rare that Lulin’s mother used.

Of course, as Lurin said, it has been completely destroyed now, so there is no trace of anything that can be called ‘rare’.

“Lurin. “Come here.”

Lurin, who had been absentmindedly smashing a pile of rocks with her fist and asked me a question, came to my side, clapping her palms at my call.

“I’m here.”

I laid down a mat and sat down at the site, which was once rare but was completely destroyed and looked as if a royal tomb from the Silla Dynasty had been bombed.

“Let’s eat first. “Looking at old rares for the first time in a while.”

After saying that, I patted the seat next to me and looked at her, and Rurin sat with her legs on my thighs and looked at me.

“Anyway, it’s been a while since I came here, how are you feeling?”

“… not really.”

“okay? “It’s still not that good?”

“It reminds me of my mom. Now that I value our rares more, I don’t like this place. “The rare you are in is the best!”

“You were very chic when you left here, right? “After several days of persuading him, he finally came out?”

“Who is that?”

“huh?”

“Who is the dragon you’re talking about that barely made it out? I do not know.”

“what? It’s you! You. A black dragon named Lurin!”

“It’s not. “You say strange things sometimes.”

Lulin answered confidently. It’s so confident that people who don’t know the inside story will believe it when they hear it.

“Can you say it’s true with that thing in your hand?”

“hand?”

Lurin’s gaze turned to her hands. At that moment, the pink light reflected the sunlight and sparkled.

Rurin gently stroked it and soon began to say something else, probably because she didn’t want to wear a ring.

“That’s Rulin from another world. “I think it was because that guy was stupid.”

Are you saying that now you from another world did it?

Of course, it’s ridiculous, but what’s hidden behind it is that he wants to pretend that he doesn’t have the confidence he had when he treated me coldly.

“Well, that’s okay.”

So, I slowly took out my lunch box and changed the topic.

“So, did your mother ever tell you where she found the Black Dragon Orb?”

“I don’t know. Because my mom didn’t tell me that. I remember you saying it was very important. “Oh, he said he picked it up!”

“You picked it up?”

“Yes!”

“You don’t know where you picked it up?”

“I don’t know about that.”

Umm. Well, I guess that’s it.

At that time, Lurin had not grown up enough to hear such detailed information.

Actually, there was no big reason why I came to the old rare. Because there is no such thing as discovering something here.

I only came to strengthen my fighting spirit before going on a journey to avenge Rurin’s grudge.

This is where it all started.

This is where Lulin’s mother came in with the black dragon, this is where I met Lulin, and this is where our relationship began.

So, I was thinking of leaving after eating my lunch. For a real journey.

“Lurin. Come on.”

No matter what happens on that journey, it’s all for Rurin’s happiness.

To make that decision, I took out my lunch box and opened my arms.

“Come here!”

“good job.”

“But what happened all of a sudden? “It’s been a while since I’ve been here!”

My face was filled with questions, but I just hugged Lulin’s back without answering.

Rurin still doesn’t smile when she comes here. The first time Lurin smiled brightly was after she escaped from here.

This place has a deep connection with Rurin’s mother. A place like a graveyard. So, I won’t be able to smile brightly here until the deep resentment in my heart is resolved.

Actually, this is what I want to do.

Rurin smiles brightly and expresses happiness in this place, which is like her mother’s grave.

This is the true goal.

This is also why we are trying to bring out old grudges and reveal the truth.

Now that I have made that decision, I have to forget my lunch box.

So I tried to take Lulin away.

However, once he was hugged as if it were a stick of gum, he had no intention of letting go.

“Lurin? Let’s fall slowly now, shall we? “Let your lunch box get cold.”

“Nope.”

“hey.”

“hate. More, more, more, more. I’m going to show it to my mom. “The one I am embracing is my you.”

“… … .”

I was momentarily lost for words at Lurin’s words.

I’m showing it to my mother, so what can I say?

It’s you.

I feel like the meaning of ‘you’ that Rurin is talking about includes the meaning of ‘husband’.

So, you’re saying you’re going to show your mother your husband.

Although we weren’t married yet, I didn’t have any intention of denying it.

We have come too far to deny it and it will happen someday.

The same goes for the shining ring on Lurin’s finger.

So does my heart.

Because that’s really what will happen when it’s all over.

So denying it is like causing ripples in Rurin’s heart by showing me to her mother.

That is not polite to Lurin’s mother.

So I admit it.

I am Lulin’s lover.

When I didn’t say anything, Lurin immediately buried her face further into my chest. And it didn’t go away for long.

I couldn’t get rid of Lulin like that. I just watched quietly.

Lurin closed her eyes and sobbed, muttering something as if she was thinking of her mother.