"ahh, waiting for me again Little child?"
"call me by my name... I'm not... comfortable with you calling me that..."
"huh?... fine then... I'll stop. why are you waiting for me anyway?"
"just... to thank you for giving me this butterfly... I... want to give you something too..."
"aww... that's sweet, well? what will you give me?"
I'm... I don't know why I'm embarrassed... I feel... hesitant...
"hmm? isn't that... a necklace?"
"Y-YES! I mean... yes... it's... a memento from my mother's old friend... she told me that her friend had many necklaces and pendants so mom gave me all of them as our special treasure..."
"that's nice of you, but, if you said that this was a treasure from your mother then, isn't it better if you keep it?"
then... what do I give you?...
"hmm... what about I tell you a story about these necklaces? I'll start with the one popular from your family, this diamond one"
diamond... my mother had a crest in her dress when she was a child... Aunt Mei and Aunt Theia also had those like some sort of birthmark...
"let's see... how do we start...
= a long time ago, there was an adventurer who had yearned for power, he was disabled. with one arm and a disassembled foot, tracked the grand Laplace for years even fighting the legendary demons and turning it into a draw. he hated that he didn't defeat the three demons and has searched for a way to fully strengthen himself and erase all of his weaknesses, he found a blacksmith that had a wife who's also an engineer and with a price, fixed his disabled arm, they couldn't fix his leg but it was fine for him and searched to the ends of the Grand and incapacitated himself from overworking.
after his wake, he found himself in a carriage that looked like a clinic in the inside. with a smile, a girl erupted from the covers in a door and greeted him politely.
the adventurer thanked her politely but asked to stop the carriage and return him to where he was. the Lady wasn't allowing it, she explained the dangers in staying in the screeching desert and that it could kill him if he wasn't careful. he disregarded her warnings and walked out of the carriage and headed back to the desert but the moment he left, he was turned back to the carriage seemingly like it was a portal back. he demanded that she let him go and the lady responded with-
"It seems that we can't do that, you have to understand that staying there will result in your death"
he ignored her and continued to escape the neverending repeating cycle. pissed, he destroyed the carriage with the bones that erupted from the ground but it doesn't break, it all phased through it without any force. annoyed, he warned her that she'll kill her if she doesn't let her go this instant until another girl showed herself in the other side of the carriage as if it wasn't there in the first place. he noticed her and immediately targetted her but she disappeared and in an instant, got behind him with a knife in his back, the girl reappeared but the knife was still there, later noticing that he lost the diamond necklace that he took from where he was born. he demanded that they give it back but his vision slowly darkened and focused on the noble girl in front of him. the last words that she heard from her was-
"don't you dare challenge us without the fear of dying, if possible, we'll kill you no matter how many times we do, return from where you cam from and apologize deeply to the people yo have killed and injured.| that. is. an. order."
with those final words, his vision slowly cleared but he was no longer in the carriage. with an angered expression, he swears to himself that he'll kill everyone that will hinder his goal and take back his only heirloom=
"and that's this diamond necklace' first memories. was it good?"
I... didn't know that this necklace was stolen...
"I... should return it to him... I... don't want him angry at me if I wear this..."
"haha, I don't think he'll be mad at you. look, even the butterfly is fine with it"
I didn't notice at first but a butterfly emerged from his mask like paper and roosted near the pendant then later returning to the mask...
"that... white butterfly... it... resembled someone I know..."
"oh? really? then give this to him as a form of apology, I'm sure he'd like it"
"but... he's not here... he's back at home with aunt Theia..."
"ahh-... is that so? then give it to him once you and your family goes back home"
it was a bone... I... I don't know what it does and I don't get it...
"look on the other side of that part"
I do what he says and upon closer inspection, I could see a small diamond with multiple holes in it... there's also something that could be inserted from the bottom part...
"give it to him and tell him that someone's sorry for leaving him to rot"
"huh?... what does that mean?"
"don't bother. so? do you have any more questions?"
actually... I'm quite curious about the butterfly he gave me... the white wings and the black body is seemingly ominous...
"ahh... you worried about that? well then, I'll explain her about you. that butterfly has healing and enhancing skills that could help you, you could also call me if I'm nearby with it and she'll escort you to where I am"
"what... about that diamond in its... bottom wings? is it cursed?"
"ahh... it's not, don't worry, it's just the way she was born with so you don't need to worry about her, other than that, why don't I show you the pocket world again?"
"R-Really!?"
I somehow screamed at his face...
"haha... you blushing is the cutest face that I'll ever see. sorry but I don't have much time right now so we'll have to do that next week, I heard there was an infestation in a country so I'll accompany the people so I might not see you"
"ah-... is... that so..."
I... won't see him again?...
"o-. p-p-please don't cry, what about I give you something to eat right now? will that make you feel better?"
"w-... o-... kay..."
I wipe off the tears I had and... I feel embarrassed doing that... I... just want to see him every day... the stories might be just stories but... I like it when it comes to him... it's like he's like my uncle... I wonder if mother talked about uncle Kirin when I'm not there...
"h-... can... I ask something else?"
"ahh, you have more questions? sorry but I don't really have time for another sto-"
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ahh-... it's the person who guided us here... he seems... familiar with him... they... seem similar...
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"just as expected... well, I need to go now, why don't I give you some chocolate for now?"
"mm... fine... I... chocolate..."
he gives me two chocolates from here and leaves... after that I hear music from a distance... it's... the song mommy always sang...