Tis proudly revealed the identity of the teeth.
Even a child’s teeth? Rukna glared at Tis.
“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not like that. I obtained them properly by paying money, Aaron’s friend.”
“From where?”
“From the children’s homes.”
“Are you saying the parents sold their children’s teeth?”
“No? The children did it directly.”
Directly? Utterly unable to understand, Rukna tilted her head and then widened her eyes.
‘Could it be?’
A very old story came to mind. Moreover, those teeth, they were so small in size that they weren’t permanent teeth but baby teeth, right?
“All my dealings are done at night.”
Meanwhile, Tis leaned his upper body towards Rukna and laughed ominously.
“The children put their teeth by their pillows and fall asleep. Then I put a 1 ruble bill inside the pillow and take the teeth.”
“…You were the Tooth Fairy.”
“You’re quite sharp, Aaron’s friend. Some fools treated me like a murderer.”
“Anyone would misunderstand if you talk about what the Tooth Fairy does in that kind of creepy tone.”
Rukna continued with questions while making a wry face.
“Why are you collecting baby teeth?”
“Because they contain the pure energy of children, so the divination comes out well. I can do about ten divinations per tooth.”
“Then shouldn’t you give 2 rubles per tooth?”
When Rukna narrowed her eyes, Tis coughed and changed the subject. Being stingy with money seemed to be a characteristic of gnomes.
“Now, shall I read the divination…? Hm?”
Tis tilted his head to the side. Then he checked Rukna’s face once and exclaimed, “Huh?” in surprise.
“What’s not good?”
“This is strange.”
Tis gathered the teeth in his fist and scattered them on the floor again. Surprisingly, the teeth fell in exactly the same positions as before.
“Are you a human female, Aaron’s friend?”
“Huh?”
Caught off guard by the sudden question, Rukna made a strange sound.
“No, the divination says so. This is a divination that only comes out for women. Also, there’s one more thing you’re hiding, and that is… an extremely important weapon?”
Rukna looked down at the teeth.
No, it’s not like there were words written on the teeth, so how could it come out so accurately like this?
“No, it’s not?”
Oh no. Due to her nervousness, her voice cracked.
“Aaron’s friend, don’t go getting your fortune told anywhere else. You’ll get found out completely.”
“I said it’s not like that?”
“Humans can be either female or male, why are you so flustered? You can hide a weapon too. Anyway, it’s no use making a fuss about something that will soon be discovered.”
“It will be discovered?”
“That’s what it says? It will all be discovered. Since the divination of becoming a wandering star came out, you’ll be running away a lot, right?”
“Will I perhaps be chased and killed?”
“That’s not it. The being chasing Aaron’s friend is not evil, but a bright star.”
“What’s a bright star?”
“Shall I say it refers to a hero or a celebrity? It’s not an existence with a bad aura, but… oh dear, then you’ll get devoured.”
“W-Will I die?”
“Yes, you’ll die in a different sense.”
“What does that…”
“You’ll die happily? Your compatibility day and night is fantastic, hup!”
Oh my, this damn mouth is causing trouble again!
Tis clicked his lips as if reproaching himself. What kind of things did he say to a young student?
“Ahem, anyway, I was grateful today, Aaron’s friend.”
Tis quickly retrieved the teeth and tidied up. Rukna also got up following him.
“Purifying this place was my mission. I just did my assigned job.”
“I know. Not that.”
Tis pointed to Rukna’s jacket.
“The thing inside there. You came to return it, right?”
Rukna fumbled inside the jacket pocket Tis pointed to. A fist-sized bundle was grasped in her hand.
‘How did he know about this?’
The bundle she brought because the holy sword, who spoke to her for the first time in a while, insisted she must bring it before leaving for this place. It was a broken wooden key piece.
“If you go out this way and turn right at the corner, you’ll find Aaron’s mother’s grave. Show that to Aaron.”
“Does Aaron know how to handle this?”
“Yeah. He’s of gnome lineage after all. Hurry and leave before it’s too late.”
Tis waved both hands, hurriedly sending Rukna out.
While watching Rukna’s receding back like that, Tis spun the wooden hammer he was holding in his hand.
Rukna’s figure, which looked as small as a bean, disappeared towards the ducal castle.
To think that seemingly insignificant human also possessed the aura of a bright star.
“So I did try hard to let her live.”
At the same time, the ground beneath the barn became damp and the soil surged upward.
Kieee!
A jellyfish that had dug a tunnel and approached revealed itself on the surface.
Judging by its exceptional movement, was it a commander-class?
“Haha, did you perhaps catch the scent of Aaron’s friend and come?”
Could this be the shadow of death he saw in the divination? Then it would be better that way.
Tis gripped the hammer tightly and stared at the jellyfish.
“You sure ate a lot.”
Familiar faces of gnomes were rolling around inside the jellyfish’s body.
The beautician Dawson? If he had known this would happen, he should have read that guy’s fortune the other day too.
“Come at me, jellyfish. When holding Dawson’s funeral, I shall pray for your soul too.”
[This is the timeline separator]Aaron placed a chrysanthemum flower on the grave that only had an old wooden plank stuck on it without a tombstone.
Seeing the flower he placed last year rotten and crumbled with only the ribbon remaining, it seemed he was the only visitor to this place.
“It’s been a while, Mom. I didn’t want to come, but I ended up coming.”
Squatting down, Aaron picked up the mud-covered ribbon and set it aside.
When he brushed the weed-filled grave, dirty soil stained his white gloves.
Usually, he would have been repulsed, but today, he didn’t mind it much.
Gnomes considered fertility a blessing while farming.
As the eldest son of Count Norman, Aaron had four younger siblings.
Among them, only he was the child of his mother, who was the Countess.
When his mother could no longer have children, his father took a second wife to gain more descendants.
And she gave birth to four children.
Then one day, his mother was falsely accused of attempting to poison the second wife and was put on trial.
The court was already bribed by the second wife, and his mother’s innocence was not proven.
Young Aaron had to watch his mother burn to death on the stake.
His father did not hold a funeral for his mother.
Instead, he strived to restore the honor of the Norman County family by spending that money on the people of the territory.
It was Aaron who gathered his mother’s bone fragments and made a grave here.
“I’m graduating soon. I will become a very prestigious judge and surely avenge you, Mom.”
The image of his mother still crying out that she was falsely accused flashed before his eyes.
When such a mother saw him standing in front of the stake, she stopped crying and tears began to fall from his eyes.
〈Mom is fine.〉
Until the moment her entire body was engulfed in flames, his mother tried her best to give her child one last smile while barely holding back her pouring tears.
From then on, Aaron rarely laughed or cried well.
Except when making money, there was hardly an occasion when laughter flowed out.
“I will catch and imprison all the bastards who framed you, Mom. I will use money and power to kill them in the most miserable way possible.”
When that time comes, I’ll make you a gold-plated tombstone.
You lived frugally all your life, so at least the place you’re buried should be luxurious.
Aaron muttered like that and slowly got up.
Then he wiped away the silently flowing tears with his forearm and turned around.
In the distance, he saw Rukna Golden approaching with her arms wide open.
‘Have I gone crazy?’
Strange. It feels like Rukna Golden is trying to hug me.
Aaron stared blankly at such a Rukna, then ran into her arms and hugged her tightly.
Today, it seemed okay to be treated like a child by a human.
[This is the timeline separator]‘What is happening?’
He had only stretched out his arms forward to give Aaron the bundle containing the wooden key.
He never imagined the pretty gnome would run into his arms.
While crying at that.
‘Is he hurting somewhere?’
The Aaron that Rukna knew was absolutely not someone who would do such a thing.
Unless he lost money at a gambling den or something.
Then Rukna’s gaze turned to the cemetery.
A single wooden plank stuck in the weed-filled ground instead of a tombstone. A single white chrysanthemum placed beneath it.
‘He just seems to need comfort.’
Rukna, who had been standing with his arms spread like a scarecrow, awkwardly bent his arms and gently patted Aaron’s head.
‘Huh? Huh?’
Aaron snuggled deeper into Rukna’s arms as if wanting to be touched more.
‘Is it because he’s a land fairy? Aaron smells like herbs.’
A clean scent different from the sweaty cadets.
Strangely, his heart calmed down, and Rukna, who was hugging him back, felt quite content.
“Um… are you okay, Aaron?”
Rukna spoke carefully.
Then Aaron, who had been snuggling into his arms like a puppy, came to his senses with a start and pushed himself away.
“It’s not like I particularly liked your arms!”
“Ah, I see.”
Rukna scratched his cheek glumly.
“You asked me to hug you, so I just did as you wanted.”
“Me? When?”
“You did this with your arms wide open.”
Aaron imitated Rukna’s pose from a little while ago. No, why was this cute?
Rukna, who had completely fallen for Aaron’s charm, felt a bit wronged but decided to let it slide.
At that moment, Aaron took out a 1 ruble bill from his old leather wallet and held it out in front of Rukna’s nose. What was this?
“Why aren’t you taking it?”
“Am I supposed to take it?”
“Take this much at least. Because it was just this much comfort.”
Was that a compliment?
Well, receiving money from Aaron was indeed a very rare occasion, something he could boast about anywhere.
Rukna took the bill and stuffed it into his pocket.
Not putting money in a wallet and keeping it like that!
Aaron was outraged, but Rukna had a more important matter at hand.
“Take this. I found it by chance at the academy, and Tis said you would know if I gave it to you.”
“What is it? Money?”
Aaron took the pouch Rukna handed over and examined its contents.
His eyes, which had checked the wooden pieces and such, clouded for a moment and then widened greatly.
“This is… the Seed of Life!”
Trembling eyes turned to Rukna.
“Just what have you done, Rukna Golden!”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
