The Book Of Flowers

A Child Named Remina (1)

- - - City Orion - - -

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This city is so noisy...

I always thought that Miralius was the noisiest place because of the many laughter of the Elves and Fae there

But, when I managed to get into this city, I only realized that the human city was no less noisy than Miralius. I've been here before, but only now do I feel disturbed

The capital of the Orion Kingdom has a very large and quite dense area. There are so many people in this city

Whether in buildings, in the field, markets, and more

They walk around, talk, play, laugh. All sorts of voices filled the city as we walked among the sea of people

We are all dispersing now and trying to find in every corner of this great city. They continued to insist on searching, even though I refused. And in the end, I gave up and let them come along

Ordelia advised me to go out with her and Remina to find another Elf. What I was worried about from this was Remina who had no disguise at all

But, his entire body was similar to a human. Except, her Elf ears were. If the veil opens later, I'm sure someone will try to catch it

I wanted to directly send him to Miralius, but he still refused and insisted on leaving with us. We have tightened security there

Although none of us stayed there, I had already prepared a hidden teleportation spot in case of an emergency.

I've also placed a tracking seed near Drag

So, if anyone attacks that place again, I'll know since they set foot near Seren. We'll teleport there and dispel the vandals

And all we needed was a teleportation stone that we had 1 each to teleport. But, so far we have never teleported emergency there. The Elves I sent there also had no further problems, so everything was completely safe there

I can't let that happen 5 years ago happen again. Whatever it is, I will do my best to protect them this time

And as for Miralius, the forest had indeed died since the core of the Great Tree was taken. It also resulted in me not being able to communicate with Ayahanda. But, the Elves living there right now had to fill that place with Mana constantly for a while

My mission is adventuring right now not only to search for the Elves, but also the core of the Great Tree. The core of the Tree was indestructible, but it could be used for something

Actually I know where the core of the tree is right now. But, I felt that the core had been broken down into 5

The first one was in Crux, probably because the old geezer was holding it. The second is in the Sahra continent. But, I don't know why the core of the Tree got there, and I don't even dare go there to find out. And the rest are in the continent of Flos, precisely in the palace of Hortensia. The last three cores were probably held by Rosalia and Jael

I don't know how many people are directly involved with them, but considering that the whole world is hunting me right now, I consider all humans to be my enemies for now

And to take the core of the Tree....

I think it'll be impossible for now. They can slander me and make the whole world against me as easy as finger-picking. If I do anything to them again in the near future, I am sure that the situation will only get worse

I hate this. The festive atmosphere in this city I can't even enjoy as usual because my mind is too much

I wanted to try to lighten my head, but the guilt and responsibility always stopped and dragged me along

I've barely had a break lately...

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"Mr Oberon?"

Remina who was watching me who was silent from there looked at me with a plain face

"Many more thoughts, huh...?" Ordelia said with a gloomy face

Ah....! I ruined the mood again...!

"sorry. I'm just feeling a little tired"

"It's okay. We're all tired too" Ordelia replied

I don't know why, but that sarcastic tone made me a little upset

Remina was then confused by us throwing faces away from each other. He exchanged gazes between me and Ordelia once in a while for a while

"Oberon and Titania why?" Asked Remina who was starting to look agitated

"H-! I'm not a Titania yet, Remina" Ordelia nervously explained to Remina

He then turned to look at me with an annoyed look and said, "And maybe it won't be for hundreds of years"

What's with him trying?

Never mind. I'm getting less in the mood. I'd better speed up the Elf quest today. The sun was going to sink too

"We go back to the inn alone" I said as I walked back to the inn, leaving Remina and Ordelia still in the town square

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"... Did we make a mistake?" Ask Remina

"No. Indeed he alone is the head of a rock" Reply Ordelia with a smile

"It has. I'll get you some candy, and we'll walk home"

"Gaziness!"

Remina and Ordelia then walked around cheerfully as they joined hands following me

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"How's it?"

Zaphir immediately greeted me with a serious face inside the inn

Meanwhile, Luxor was fast asleep. And from the visible....

... He didn't come out at all, did he...? I'm fully convinced that Luxor is not coming with us in search of the lost Elf

Only Luxor and Zaphir have returned. My other friends still haven't returned from their search

"Nothing else. I've asked all the plants in this town to look for ones that haven't been found yet, but there's nothing left in this town" I replied

".... But, your parents and Big Brother Fyon haven't been found at all"

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"... I know it's Zaphir. And don't suggest we go to Crux and Hortensia"

"But-but!"

"Hey Zaphir...."

We both stayed silent for a while

I always wanted to ask him this. For a few years, ever since she separated from her son, I have wanted to ask this question

With a sharp glare at him, I asked that question

"... You're worried about every Elf that gets kidnapped. But, have you ever worried about Luna?"

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"I don't have to worry about it. After all, you sent him to look after that useless human child" He replied with a serious face

"..."

I just kept quiet. That answer is enough for me

But, my heart felt annoyed to him because he wasn't even worried about his own flesh and blood

Luna is out of nowhere right now and is guarding Verdea. We don't know how he is and what his condition is. But, Zaphir did not even try to put the thought of Luna in his own head

He focused on all the lost Elves, but not once did he remember his son's name

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"Huh!? Since when were you guys there!?" Luxor who suddenly woke up exclaimed

Seeing her fully awake, I gave an annoyed look at her, until she immediately goosebumps and realized what her mistake was

"alright... I didn't come out..."

"Master Luxor is a slacker"

A small figure of Remina appeared behind the door. Followed by Ordelia behind him, the two of them went inside. Remina jumped on the empty bed and licked the candy

"Hey! Don't call me-"

"No. Remina is right" I cut Luxor

"Vaine...!"

Luxor instantly grimaced as he lowered his head like a newly scolded child

You crybaby...

Ordelia and Remina immediately chuckled at Luxor's reaction

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And when I saw Remina...

I realized he was very small. Even though he looks tall, he is still a child

"Reminal. How old are you this year?" I asked

Remina turned to me, then responded

"My dad said 12 years. About 2 months ago"

"Dad? Who's father?" I asked again

"Dad..."

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Eh?

Why is she crying?

We were all shocked to see that suddenly crying

What's... I said something bad...?

"Dad... Dad...!"

"R-Rome..."

I tried to calm him down, but I resigned when I saw Ordelia who had preceded me

"My father... Brought away by them..."

Her cries grew louder, although Ordelia had already tried to calm her down

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Brought away...?

What... what really happened?