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VTGWH 492
🕑 Added 2023-12-11 18:06:43 +0000 UTC492
…Maybe he is not writing about Julie-sama anymore.
My heart could not bear to read any more of Uncle Will's diary. Still, I kept turning the pages.
Perhaps there might be some clues. I had to confront this until the end...
If I ran away, I would regret it for the rest of my life.
The fact that this book had appeared had to mean something. I couldn't just turn away from it.
"Alicia, are you okay?"
Duke-sama's gentle voice echoed in my ears.
"I'm fine."
As soon as I said that, I realized that I was shedding tears.
...Eh? Was I crying?
"You don't have to do this..."
"I have to read it."
I interrupted Duke-sama's words.
I wiped the tears from my cheeks and continued reading.
[Roana Village is a miserable place. Even if I can't see, I can tell by the sounds and smells. It is difficult to believe that this place is in Duelkis Kingdom. I never thought there was such a dangerous place in this country.... It is different from what I have seen in writings or heard in rumors. It wasn't until I came here that I understood the horror of this place.]
There were many things that one could not understand without actually seeing it in person.
Uncle Will's writing seemed a little more relaxed than before, as if he had given up on life after coming to Roana Village, or perhaps he was a little more interested in learning about the realities of the place...
The handwriting was not as messy as before.
[Those who were known as the three wise men of this country were also exiled. I don't even know if they are still alive in the Land of Ravaal. They probably think I am dead, as well.]
I guess it couldn't be helped for both sides to think so.
Besides, from here on, the way he addressed himself changed when he came to this village.
[My mother-in-law said something to me before I came to this village, but I don't remember much. My memory is blurred due to various shocks.]
[There is no order in this village]
[I have grasped the overall geography of Roana Village. Even though I am blind, there are many things I can understand. I can read signs thanks to my training in martial arts and swordsmanship at the royal palace, and I will not let myself die in this place. It is strange. Before I came here, I wanted to die, but now I'm thinking about living. People may die in an instant, but it's hard for me to accept simply dying here.]
From this point, it was like the Uncle Will I knew.
After all that happened, I was surprised his character didn't become twisted.
I kept going on and on through the book; it detailed his way of life in Roana Village. Where it was located, what kind of people were there, how to survive...
And it also contained solutions to improve Roana Village.
...Amazing. I could only say, "wow," even though all of this felt like a cliché.
[What's the point of learning if you are going to die tomorrow? I was asked by a small child. He was thinking wisely. I asked him to think about what happens when you survive tomorrow, and not about dying.
If a person never learns anything and never has anything, the world they live in will remain small. I asked him to broaden his world. The child frowned and muttered, "How can I broaden my world if I can't leave Roana Village?".
His words made me lose a little hope. There is nothing I can do about this young child who has given up on his future. I sincerely hope that someday, someone will help him spread his wings to the world.
He might stay here forever, but this little light within him must remain. And I hope that this little light will be able to escape from this cramped place and continue to shine in the outside world. The child's name is Gilles].
