Chapter 55: The Afterlife Of A Nobleman

Chapter 55: The Afterlife Of A Nobleman

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Awakened by the chirping of birds, my consciousness surfaced from sleep.

Drawn by the sound, I sat up in bed and quietly gazed out the window, imprinting the sight of the trees reaching up to the second floor in my mind.

Chirping and fluttering, the birds played, brushing against each other.

Their wings flapping and bodies wriggling seemed hardly different from what I had done in bed last night.

So, what was it?

Chirp! Chirp!

Yes, it was the chirps. Multiple chirps Chirps

Have you woken up?

Lost in these odd thoughts and staring out the window, I turned my gaze towards her as I heard her voice.

The woman with braided hair and a flowing red cape.

Holding her luggage, she looked like someone who was fully prepared for a journey.

Despite the intense night and disheveled appearance from before, she waited for me to wake up before leaving.

Ah, yes, good morning.

Damn, just seeing her face made me recall last nights events, flushing my face.

Was it always like this when you embrace a woman?

But, Airi? About last night

Yes, it happened.

Just as I tried to mask my thoughts, her direct answer hit me.

Stunned for a moment, I could briefly see fatigue on her face.

Yes, we were both exhausted and kept moving until we fell asleep.

That

Dont apologize.

As I was about to apologize, thinking I had indeed gone too far

She preempted my apology, and I unwittingly closed my mouth.

You dont have to bow your head. Youve done nothing wrong.

How did she know I was about to bow my head?

Ah, she was a fortune teller, of course.

Yesterdays events were not your fault. It was just the result of being toyed with by a vampire you met by chance

No, but

Even if you could have resisted, you never forced me. Even though it happened suddenly, I accepted it, so I share the responsibility for what happened yesterday.

Yes, thats true, but it was more than I thought

I dont think it was too much.

Yes, thats a relief, but could you let me speak a bit?

I felt like I kept stumbling over speed bumps because I was in the dark about everything.

Rather, you were gentler than I expected, and also

Despite my feelings, Airi foresaw the future again and preempted my words.

However, her gaze soon began to wander away from me.

And she slightly pouted her lips, saying,

asking for more, I did it because I liked it.

What?

Ahem!

Airi stifled her next words with a feigned cough.

She then reverted to her usual demeanor, regaining her composure and continuing the conversation.

Directly from her lips.

Hyo-sung, according to the future Ive foreseen, you will soon seek my advice about the future.

Ill consult you?

Arent you troubled by many things? Watching the ones you care for leave one by one and feeling powerless about what to do next

With that, Airi gestured towards a table in the room.

There, a few folded notes on the table caught my attention, as if beckoning me.

Ive written summaries of answers for that on the notes on the table. You can consult them whenever needed. However, knowing the future can introduce variables, so try to open the notes only at crucial moments You understand what I mean, right?

Yes, yes. Ill heed the advice in the notes.

It was a statement I readily agreed with.

After all, her assistance had saved me from a near-death experience on my first mission.

Those notes would undoubtedly help me avoid significant dangers ahead and address my concerns.



Yes, it was really good.

She couldnt forget it.

The favorable first impression, leading to a potential future connection, and the constant reminders made her wonder if her destiny to be with him was indeed true.

If I end up liking him

But she reminded herself not to be too honest about such feelings just yet.

It shouldnt be like that, Airi.

Now that it was all over, Airi felt overwhelmed with anxiety, enough to overshadow her embarrassment as she remembered her mission.

She couldnt believe that she, tasked with preventing the worlds destruction and reviving the Haven family, had been so swept away and given her heart to someone.

How could she, in her current state, remain faithful to her mission when the appointed time arrives?

While she yearned for a future where coexistence was possible, such biased thoughts were forbidden for a fortune teller.

Now, what should I do?

As she struggled to figure out her next steps, she suddenly sensed a presence approaching from behind.

Are you Airi Haven?

A visitor?

No, that was impossible.

Such an event was not predicted in her prophecy this morning.

Who are you?

Ive come to deliver a letter from an anonymous sender. Here, please take it.

What? An anonymous acquaintance

I was only instructed to deliver it at a specific time and place I have other duties to attend to, so I must leave now.

With that, the man left the scene.

The emblem on his uniform and the bag slung over his shoulder identified him as a postman, tasked with delivering mail across the empire.

Despite her skepticism, a brief glimpse into his past revealed nothing beyond the identity of an ordinary postman.

this wasnt in the prophecy I made this morning.

Yet, the letter he delivered might tell a different story.

A situation that even she, as a prophet, couldnt foresee, akin to when transcendent beings whimsically alter the future

Such events typically occur when a fortune teller like herself interferes with her own destiny.

Yes, the one who sent this letter was likely a fortune teller like herself.

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However, the identity of the letters sender far exceeded such expectations.

Fortune, Haven?

Fortune Haven.

The Goddess of Destructions first offspring and a demigod, who descended to this land and ascended after bonding with a human, the progenitor of the Haven family.

Realizing that a person from thousands of years ago had sent her a letter, Airis expression began to harden as she held the letter.

The sender of the letter is my ancestor?

For a person from thousands of years ago to send her a letter seemed impossible unless they possessed the ability to foresee every event in the future.

Yet, the letter indeed resembled an ancient artifact, yellow and worn out on all sides.

The characters inside were in an ancient language, unreadable, and so fragile that even a slight touch might cause them to crumble.

Proper reading required archaeological interpretation and restoration.

It would undoubtedly require considerable time and investment, but for someone from the Haven family, it wouldnt be too problematic.

Stars, please show me the result of interpreting this letter.

The crystal ball, infused with her power, showed her finding an archaeologist after some time and eventually successfully interpreting the letter.

Leaving the decipherable code to her future self, which would take time, was a method passed down through the Haven family.

To my distant descendant and the offspring of my mother, the last successor of Haven.

Thus, the content of the letter was revealed in the present through her future self, who was reading it.

[The one reading this letter must have followed the future I foresaw, arriving at the empire, feeling uncertain about the savior whose arrival time is unknown.]

The realization that a person from thousands of years ago had a general understanding of the current situation was evident from the introduction of the letter.

Indeed, like a fortune teller who foresaw destruction, Airi became convinced as she read the following sentences.

Perhaps the content might provide answers to her current concerns.

But, my child, do not worry. The savior I prophesied may not be about finding an existing one, but perhaps about creating one that does not exist yet, with your own hands.]

Creating one?

To create a savior with her own hands.

Unsure of its meaning, Airi suddenly thought of someones existence.

Woo Hyo-sung as the savior created by me?

Woo Hyo-sung.

Someone destined to be her companion, unforgettable at any moment.