Side story 11: Witch’s night 2
“Ugh, I am the one asking you to take care of me, Our little ones!”
Sarah hugged the clinging children, then they moved to another location, including Luana.
The familiar scenery, Launa had seen a dozen years ago, came into view again. A bright light flew around and illuminated the dark forest, and a faint music was heard from somewhere.
No, to be exact, it wasn’t music. It was just a combination of night sounds coming from all over the place.
The eyes of the children who were standing blankly looking around gradually grew bigger.
“Fireflies?”
Reina placed her hand on a small light flying in the air. Immediately afterwards, something slapped her hand. Then, the light trembled seeming to be angry.
“Sorry?”
After the half-hearted apology, the light began to go its own way again.
“It’s not a firefly. It’s a fairy.”
Sarah, who was watching with bated breath, explained with a small smile.
“A fairy? That little person with wings?”
“Yes, that is a fairy.”
“oh my god!”
From then on, Reina and Irene stared into the light until their eyes hurt.
Although the light was not that strong, they still could not see anything inside.
“Fairies only show themselves to whom they want.”
“Then what should I do?”
“All you have to do is to speak kindly and give a gift. Of course, fairies are capricious, so there are some children who they won’t appear to. Now, shall we go inside?”
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Following Sarah’s guidance, Reina walked slowly and only then did they realize that they were not the only ones in this space, but there were other people as well.
“You are the last.”
Since they were children whom she thought of as grandchildren, she brought them in last in order to give them guidance.
As the two children emerged from the forest and appeared in the clearing, many eyes fell on them.
“The emperor’s children.”
“Elanya’s child.”
Some exchanged small words with each other. Meanwhile, the moon rose high in the sky and blessed them.
“Do well.”
In the dreamy atmosphere, Reina stood with other witch’s children.
Next, the children would go through the process of finding their own magic and becoming true witches.
‘please please!’
Raina prayed earnestly. But heaven did not grant her wish. The magic she received was not a fire magic that made her burn splendidly, nor was it a magic that allowed her to fly freely in the sky.
When she opened her hand, a soft sphere of light appeared there. The sphere of light moved according to Reina’s will and illuminated the surroundings.
“Congratulations. You have become a witch of light.”
Sarah congratulated Raina.
“Witch of Light?”
Reina asked back.
“Yes, it is a kind magic that creates and illuminates light.”
“What can I do with this?”
“It can heal wounds.”
“can it really?”
“The magic of light has great versatility. It cannot heal deep wounds, but it heals minor wounds quickly.”
To be precise, there was a separate witch who specialized in healing. As Sara finished her explanation, disappointment appeared on Raina’s face.
She asked just in case, but what she found out and Sarah’s explanation were the same. There was nothing particularly outstanding about this ability.
Reina wanted to have greater abilities. As if she had read that, Luana carefully wrapped her arms around Reina.
“You don’t like your new magic?”
“That’s not cool.”
“That is not so.”
Luana smiled sweetly and comforted Reina.
“It depends on what kind of magic you use.”
“But if it wasn’t fire magic, it would have been better if it was magic that made me good at cooking like my mom.”
“It is said that magic is given what a person needs most. So this magic is probably what Rayna needs the most. Even if she doesn’t like it now, there will come a day when it will be helpful in the future.”
“Then I’ll try to like it.”
“You’re so kind, Reina.”
While Luana was patting Reina’s back, Irene was clinging to her older sister.
“Sister, I want to have magic too!”
Sarah said to Irene, who was crying.
“Oh my, our sweet Irene is still too young for the magic to come. Let’s wait for the next night.”
“How long should I wait?”
“Um, this much?”
“I don’t know this much. How many nights?”
“Let’s see. It would be difficult to count by night, what if we say when Irene is as big as her sister?”
At those words, Irene made a sullen expression, because her older sister was much taller than her. When would she grow up like that? No matter how much she ate, it seemed like it would be difficult.
“It’s okay. You’ll grow up soon.”
“Is there any way to grow faster?”
When Irene asked, Raina, who had managed to control her emotions to some extent, answered on her behalf.
“You just need to eat a lot and move your body a lot.”
Reina, who resembled her father, developed particularly quickly physically. She showed great talent with the sword as well.
Irene, on the other hand, was small and delicate. However, she completely believed what her sister said, so she stopped crying and smiled brightly.
“okay! I’ll eat a lot and move a lot!”
“okay.”
Reina ruffled Irene’s hair. Her beautifully tied hair was a mess, but Irene just smiled because it was something that had always happened, she liked her sister that much.
“Well, now that you’ve gotten your magic, shall we enjoy Witch’s Night in earnest?”
Sarah, who said that, took the two sisters with her and introduced them to the other witches.
The two cute and good-natured children were also quite loved by other witches. Luana watched them and remembered the past.
‘There was a time when I was like that too.’
There was a time when she was a witch who knew nothing. Time passed by and now, as she took her daughters to the same place, she felt refreshed.
***
Gallard appeared in front of Luana.
“Luana.”
Galad, who had a tired expression, smiled faintly when he spotted Luana.
“long time no see.”
“Long time no see. Where are Reina and Irene?”
“Sarah took them over there to introduce them to other witches.”
“Oh, my. I’m late.”
Luana was not the only one who changed over time. Gallard had also changed a lot.
Now he no longer suspected Legion, after watching them for a long time, he recognized that Legion was completely different from the king who gave Elanya a hard time. And by acknowledging that, his relationship with Legion also improved.
Raina and Irene also really liked that kind of Gallard. He also loved the two sisters who followed him around, calling him uncle.
“But why do you look so tired?”
“ha.”
When Luana asked, Gallade sighed softly.
“Something a little bothersome happened.”
As Galad said that and sighed again, a cute-looking witch suddenly appeared behind him.
She had orange-colored hair and brown eyes that looked as innocent as a child.
“Gallard!”
The way she ran towards them with a bright smile also reminded her of a puppy. But even with such a cute witch running towards him, Gallard didn’t look happy at all.
His face looked even more tired. Only later did Luana remember what Sarah had said.
‘I heard a witch has been following Gallard around recently.’
It seemed like that was the witch.
“Maya.”
Gallade stepped back and avoided Maya’s hug. Despite this, Maya did not feel depressed at all. Rather, she smiled broadly and looked back at Luana and said hello.
“Hello! I’m Maya. Who are you?”
“Hello. My name is Luana.”
“Ah, the witch of gourmet food! She is the empress of the empire!”
Maya opened her eyes wide and stared at Luana.
“Maya, please be polite.”
“Well, what about it? Aren’t I older?”
“Still, it’s rude.”
“So, you don’t like it Luana?”
“I’m fine. There are only witches here anyway.”
She said that it was okay to speak in a place where only witches were present.
“Look at that.Luana said that it is okay too, but Gallard, strangely, it’s been hard to find you these days. Where have you been?”
“Is there any reason why I should report it to you?”
At those words, Maya opened her eyes in a triangle shape.
“You obviously know that I like Gallard!”
As Maya grumbled, Galad looked embarrassed. However, it seemed like it was because it was awkward to deal with, rather than because someone he didn’t like was stickered to him.
Looking at the two, Luana smiled slightly without realizing it. It seemed like a someone had found their way to Gallard, who had always been lonely.
Meanwhile, the children who went to other witches returned.
“Uncle Gallard!”
Gallard’s expression softened as he looked at the children approaching with bright smiles. Maya’s expression as she looked at Gallard also became similar to his.
“Have you been well?”
“How have you been doing?”
“So, what kind of magic does Reina have?”
“The magic of light!”
“Ah, that’s cool.”
“is that so?”
When Gallade praised her, Reina laughed. Behind her, Sarah was looking at Luana with her finger on her lips.
It seemed like she told her a lot of good stories while taking her around. Somehow, her expression has gotten a lot better.
“Then I want to have the magic of light too!”
Irene, who went with her, seemed to be jealous of Raina’s magic. She immediately exclaimed that she wanted to have the magic that her sister had.
“But isn’t it your sister’s? Two people can’t use the same magic.”
When Maya said with a smile, Irene was momentarily speechless.
“Then what magic do I use?”
Irene got along well with Maya. The two whispered and talked for a while, and then they held hands and ran to the other side.
“Maya is a good girl. She will take good care of Irene.”
It seemed like he could see the worry in Luana’s eyes.
“So rest assured.”
“Yes I will.”
That night, the children saw, felt, and learned a lot. Just like that, the second witches’ night in Luana’s life passed.
Maybe next night, she would come to find Irene’s magic. Luana returned to the imperial palace after the witch’s night ended and was embraced by Legion, who welcomed her.
Since he took the initiative and huged the mother took the initiative, the children were not to be overlooked and were hugged by their father.
“I’m back.”
Legion smiled and responded to Luana’s whisper.
“Welcome back.”
‘Ah, now I’m back home.’
Luana smiled at Legion.
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