Who Is Ester Winch?

Chapter 16 - Wall

She doesn’t know how to use magic yet!

A wild goblin with an active s*x drive was hiding in the bush.

I shot it with an menacing aura, it then left and run.

An anaconda was crawling towards her.

Aish!

It then left with a new peeled skin.

Many wild creatures appeared at nowhere but they left, different from before and I don’t know why.

I didn’t do anything to that creature, I just scared them that’s all.

She’s been moving forward non-stop. Isn’t she tired yet? Where did her vigor came from?

She bump into the walls and cried from the impact.

“Ouch!”

“Where did this wall came from?” she asked.

She followed the wall sideways for the luck she will found an exit.

And well, she did.

In front of her is…

The Gate of Lorelie.

Ester POV.

“Lorelie…” as I read the word inscribe on top of it.

Even in this world the name ‘Lorelie’ is popular.

In front of me, is a massive metal gate.

I can’t move that thing by myself! Even, I trained my body for a muscles that’s too much for me.

How can I go outside?

There’s must be a trick to it. They said that, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’

Maybe…it’s actually light.

Let’s try pushing it.

Oomph…ha....ha… I was wrong.

I shouldn’t tried it. It takes all my energy. Right now, I’m very tired.

A echoed chuckled was heard.

“I was wondering whose energy I was receiving, it was you all along.”

A transparent lady appeared.

I was mesmerized by its beauty, it is like a beautiful maiden in her time. She wore perfumed and silken garments, a crown of gold or flowers in her hair, and had expensive jewelry covering her body. In her hand, is a harp that is colored in pure white.

“Child, you’re awake.” Her face soften and tears are coming out from her eyes.

“I’ve been waiting for you.” She hugged me tightly like she’s been longing for it.

Is she one of the acquaintances of the Witch?

Should I tell her that I’m not her?

“Umm…it’s nice to see you?” what will happen if I told her? Would she believe me? Of course not. For now, I should keep up the facade that I lost my memories.

“Who are you?”

In shocked, she looked at me and with sadden eyes. She asked, “Y-you don’t remember me?”

“Well…I kind of lost my memories after I wake up.” After hearing that, she cried again.

“Uwahh!”

“Please stop crying.” I didn’t know a beauty like her could cry like that.

“You don’t remember me at all! Uwah!”

Gracious! How could I stop this!

“sniff…sniff..”

“There…There…” her cried took longer than I thought.

“So, you lost all your memories? Correct?” she wipe her tears and mucus in her nose. Good Gracious! She’s cute doing that.

“Yes.”

“But, you know what happened to you?”

“Yes, Rem & Rom are the one that broke the curse and told me why I was cursed.” We were seating in grass and the Cart is beside me.

“Hmm…what happened to them?” she pointed the Cart where Rem & Rom are resting.

I sighed, “They got injured and hasn’t recovered yet. I was planning to seek for a doctor to treat them.”

“Do you know how to use your power?”

“No…” why does power is important in this world? Can’t they just live normally without it.

“Then, it is impossible.” What is impossible? I don’t know why it is impossible.

“Why?”

“I heard from Calcifer that you refused to be trained. Tell me why?” Now I know that, Calcifer is a snitch. I though he’s that dude who is dignified and prideful with a flowing hair but I never thought that he’s childish and a snitch.

“He told me that, I have to train to save the world. But, I don’t want to save the world.” I wanted to tell her that this is my second life and I want to enjoy it.

“Beside, there’s 12 High Beings isn’t it their job to save the world and I’m just a human. My job is to sit still, enjoy my life, do not make it worst and praise them.”

A sharp pain was felt in my left cheek. I was slapped.

“You will praise those people who abandoned you! Didn’t you understand what the twins said in their story? You were cursed and punished for the things you didn’t do! After you were chosen as a protector, you dedicated your life for it. You trained, discover, and become the head of the armies. And, all that High Beings paid you is a cursed and made the people forget about you.”

“You’re wrong…” I said, still holding my cheek.

“Why am I wrong?!” she agitated shouted

“The High Beings didn’t cursed me, it was me who cursed her own self.” I told her about Rom & Rem telling me a story but I didn’t told her that Rom & Rem corrected the cursed part. I guess she’s one of the people who only listened to the High Beings story and not the truth.

“You wouldn’t do it to yourself, I know you very well.”

“I guess, you don’t because you didn’t know about it.”

“I know you’re just making excuses to avoid the training. Why are you lying to me? You somehow different.”

“Then, let me ask you, where were you when I locked myself?” she freezed and somehow speechless. In Rom’s story, the witch locked herself and I think she depressed or something like that until the day she cursed herself. If someone did comfort her, she wouldn’t cursed herself.

“I–…” bull’s eye. She just realized something then cried.

“I still don’t know the reason why I cursed myself but from what I heard from Rom, I think she is sad and tired of killing cause all her life she’s been fighting and killing anyone who see her as treat. Maybe, she doesn’t want to kill anymore that’s why she cursed herself. And, the last time she killed was made her laugh because after that, will be her rest.”

I’m not really sure if this is really the reason but I don’t care. I just wanted them to realize how lonely it felt for the Witch. I figure this out while connecting the dots by Rom’s story and the reason why the mansion is empty and cold because this how the Witch felt.

She is surrounded by many people but did she achieved happiness? For me, she was forced to do something that she didn’t decide and she have no choice but to follow because this all for the safety of the humans and the world.

So, as a Thank you for giving me your body. I will grant your wish to be at peace and fulfilled the happiness you desire. My second mission is to know what is your happiness and I’m sure there are still records about you so, I will find them and connect the dots. It is second, because my first is to enjoy my life.

The lady was still crying.

I heard a sighed coming out from my back.

“I thought you can convince her, I expected too much. Lorelie.”