“How did you answer when you were asked at the commission before, Schnee?”
“I only said I don’t know. Though I understood only Shin could wipe out Tsuki no Hokora, it felt like Shin had disappeared together with the store. To be honest, I was really anxious at that time.”
However, it was only a needless anxiety. Schnee continued, while smiling, and began to walk towards the gate.
The atmosphere that almost became solemn, was erased by the smile.
“I’m gonna leave you behind~”
Tiera called out and overtook Shin who quieted down at the answer.
“Ah, sorr…wait, it’s me that was called by Barlux!?”
“What are you being absentminded for?”
“Well, if I wait for the partner to return without knowing how long, I can’t imagine it in any way.”
Not even Shin understood Schnee’s word of anxious.
It’s not easy to forget their loved ones. But, Shin’s view of life was at most just a little over 20 years, so he couldn’t imagine it for 500 years.
In response to Schnee’s words, he carelessly thought about what would he do, if he was in that situation.
“Isn’t it impossible to do?”
“What an immediate remark!?”
Shin retorted.
The answer that came back without pause from Tiera, was indeed simple.
“The sense of time is very different for elves and humans, considering how long the life span differs. Because master is a High Elf, it was more cruel than me in that situation.”
While walking next to Shin who has caught up, Tiera spoke in an admonishing way.
Elves have a long life span, next to pixies. Therefore, for a short-lived kind, such as humans and beasts who could only live for around 100 years, even the sense of ‘waiting’ was greatly different.
It was only natural, ten years for human was a long time, but ten years for elf feels like less than one year for a human when thinking of their life span. It was also the cause for why long-lived species are known as easygoing fellows.
“Isn’t it nice? I’ll wait if you want me to, you know?”
“Is that how it works?”
“It is. To lose a reason to live, is the beginning of hell for the long-lived kind like us.”
Perpetual youth and longevity; Though people continue pursuing this, it’s reflected differently in the eyes of a person who has it.
“When I think of it seriously, it is a very terrible situation, huh?”
Shin spoke in a serious tone.
“That’s how it is. When I think about it, I want to pretend a bit longer. But when Shin became serious suddenly, the mood felt a bit off.”
“Can you stop always giving out those, “Live life properly” remarks that you always do?!!?”
about that possibility yet.