Half the Fallen Angels
Episode 21: Behind the Philosophy of the House of Zivan

Devan and Zivan arrive at Zivan's house. There was Morgan and Julian sitting on a pole above the guardrail waiting for their arrival.

Zivan's residence is pretty weird. There is no room under the roof. There were no walls, only poles, floors, and guardrails as high as an adult's thigh. Except for that little house under the roof that was attached to the rock wall of the cliff . So that the terrace is wider than the house itself.

Even so, this building is two-story. But not so big and broad nor is it small. It is rectangular in size.

What is beautiful is the yard. Full of bluish color with green patches. The tree, the grass, the leaves. There is a small pond with a small bridge over it. Some fireflies also fly which adds to the beauty of Zivan's house that night.

“Although your house is quite strange, but the page is very beautiful.”, said Devan who was walking slowly on Zivan's home page.

“Thank you. I'll take that as a compliment.”, said Zivan smiling.

“This blue look.. In my memory it feels like something I've never seen. And I've only seen it once during my travels, even if it's a hidden place once.”

“Oh yes?. Where?.”

“Close to a village, in the middle of a forest, there is a large pond surrounded by high-altitude walls.”

“Hum. How does it tell you you can find that place?.”

“Luna who showed it, it was the place where Luna activated the magic that gave rise to the fly river, which then became our path to go to Rayyana.”

“Oh, Just hurry. A place like this should be hidden. Can't be found, except the fairies themselves showed.”

Then it bursts into Devan's memory, as Luna shows him the place…

(….."Whoaaa.", Devan was amazed. "This is full of blueness. Does that mean they're okay?", continued Devan.

"Hide. Apparently here is not affected by your arrival, Devan. Yep, I expected it, anyway".", said Luna while throwing a smile at Devan.

"What is this place, Luna?", asked Devan.

"It's a secret place that no human knows.", Luna leapt back to face Devan. "But specifically you, I made an exception", he then turned his body towards Devan while blinking one eye. "Yes, since you have escorted me, with this I want to thank you", continued Luna as she stepped forward..…)

“Disana. They were alive, when the other plants dried up and died because of my arrival.”, Devan said after he finished with his reflection.

Zivan smiled at Devan's words. He took a breath, then spoke.

“That's because the plant is the embodiment of the magic essence of Artemis. Plants here too. As long as we're in this area, we won't be able to use the magus we have. That's why I brought you down from this plain earlier.”

“The manifestation of the magic essence of Artemis yes.”.

“Magic pigeon, shaped like powder, I used to see Artemis sowing and scattering it here.”, said Zivan, breathing while contemplating his past for a moment.

Hearing that, Devan felt his jacket pocket. He recalled a small bag of magic sand from Luna.

(. Devan moved the small paper in his right hand. He unfolded the paper and there was a note behind it. The note is a bit hard to see because it is dark, but Devan can still see the strokes of his black pen.

~ 'Don't open the leash, the contents can't be spilled even a little, so that Morgan and Julian can help with his strength. And keep this stuff a secret from the others.' ~

("It looks like Aslan wrote this.", thought Devan.)…)

Recalling Aslan's message, Devan kept silent and did not speak of the small pouch he had brought to Zivan. He lowered his hand from his jacket pocket.

“Yo. Finally, you come also.”, said Morgan who was sitting sideways leaning the pole above the terrace fence.

“Over time you guys. What are you doing?.”, asked Julian who was leaning against Morgan.

Devan then looked at Zivan for a bit, then answered Julian.

“Zivan helped me trigger my magus, and I tried to control it.”, Devan said.

“Oh, Exercise yes.”, says Morgan.

Devan nodded small. “Ya.”.

…..

Just a moment ago, before Devan and Zivan decided to go back upstairs, when they were still talking about the fairies, and Luna…

“Listen Devan, our talk about fairies tonight, don't let your two friends know.”

“You mean, Morgan and Julian?.”

“Yes. However, the Fallen Angel and the fairies were not creatures of frequency. The dark aura of fallen angel is something that the fairies do not like, as well as the fairy aura is also something that is not liked by fallen angel.”

“So that's why you asked ‘what I feel hates Luna’. Previously I felt strange suddenly thrown with questions like that.”

“In the future you will understand better.”

…..

Time now…

“Chairman, I mean Zivan, do you feel at home living in a place like this?.”, Julian asked as he looked at the courtyard of Zivan's residence.

“Yes. I'm atah.”

“That's why I feel uncomfortable being here. Like something's wrong. Ee sorry, I do not mean to say bad about your residence.”, Julian said as he woke up from his backrest, he felt uncomfortable with his words.

Zivan was still with his usual friendly face.

“It's okay. I understand that?. Morgan, do you feel that way too.?.”

“Ee honestly yes. I think because here I feel foreign, the first time I see a scene like this.”, said Morgan who was leaning, while looking at the blue view of the courtyard of the Zivan residence.

“Yes. That's because you guys don't meet the.” requirements Zivan replied.

Morgan and Julian reacted in surprise. They just looked at Zivan silently, waiting for an explanation.

“Hm, have you ever heard that not everyone can enter this valley?. Only certain qualified people can enter the valley.”, continued Zivan.

“Oh..”, Morgan reaction. He recalled some time ago related to Zivan's intentions.

(….. "Hm?. Is it difficult to enter the valley?", Devan was astonished.

"The villagers say, it is said that there is a place where the gods ascetic and alienate themselves from the world. Only a broad-hearted, unbound man can enter the valley."…..)

“So something like that is true..”, said Julian, who still did not expect it.

Julian and Morgan then looked at Devan. Devan catches the meaning of both of them.

“I feel fine with this place.”, said Zivan.

“What??.”, contact Julian and Morgan.

“Hoi, why are you so shocked?.”, Devan said.

“Wah, means Devan is close to meeting his requirements.”, said Zivan.

“You...Watch widely..?, not tied to...”, said Morgan who did not believe.

“Bohoong..”, Julian's reaction was unexpected.

“Hahaha”, Zivan laughs at Morgan and Julian's reaction.

“Of course there is nothing like it.”, Zivan straightens.

“Heuh. Turns out it was a lie.”, said Morgan relieved.

“Heuh... I've guessed.”, said Julian relieved.

They both breathed a sigh of relief while looking at Devan.

“Hoi... You also do not need to breathe such relief. Looks like you guys don't take it when I meet those requirements.”

“So, how are other rumors about this valley?, what is it also a lie.”, asked Julian curiously to Zivan.

“That's true, but a lie.”

Julian, Morgan, and Devan were confused by Zivan's short answer. They looked at Zivan, waiting for Zivan to explain.

“I'll explain, once we get inside.”

Zivan led the way, stepping into his residence. Climb the small stairs to the spacious terrace.

Then they stepped towards the corner of the terrace. Heading right next to the little house. There is a right staircase to go to the top floor.

Once they got upstairs, Zivan's house became more and more unusual. The room was open, no walls were covered. There's only a safety fence on the edge.

What adds to Devan, Morgan, and Julian's surprise is that there's a lot of stuff in this open space. Wardrobe, bookcase. Even in the front, there are several chairs, one table, and one mattress right attached to the guardrail in the front of the upper floor.

But compared to the lower floor, the upper floor of Zivan's house feels more aesthetic. On the edges of this upper floor, depending on each distance some pots of blue plants. The safety fence is also grown with rare vines that are also blue with greenish patches.

The upstairs room became brighter with a bluish light coming out of the plant.

“Zivan, don't-don't you sleep in this open room.”, said Morgan who was looking at the mattress on the front attached to the security fence.

“I love open space, when I take my eyes off this vast realm, I feel my mind open, and I am able to think wide.”, I can, zivan said as he threw his gaze left to right, his eyes looking far ahead.

“So. Turns out there is a philosophy behind the design and layout of this room.”, Julian responded.

“Then it's like that, your room isn't actually open, Zivan.”, respond Devan. Julian and Morgan turned to Devan.

“You mean?.”, asked Zivan who turned towards Devan after he had previously faced forward.

“I mean, the front and side are open, but not at the back. It is covered by a wall, and the wall is not an ordinary wall, but directly by the rocks of this part of the cliff that rises to the top.”, explained Devan.

Julian's right hand held his chin, while his left arm was placed on his stomach. He thought after hearing that.

“But, only the closed back does not change the impression of this space as open space. Still this room is referred to as an open room.”, rebut Julian.

“Of course your opinion is correct, if this is interpreted as an ordinary room. If only one side is closed while the other three sides are open it is impossible to call it a closed room.”

“Then?.”

“Zivan philosophizes this room as a thought. Space left, front, right that is open, can be interpreted as thinking far ahead with a wide viewpoint.”, explained Devan.

The three of them heard Devan's reply carefully. Zivan's face looks curious waiting for further explanation Devan.

“But the back room is closed, it can be interpreted not to see the past. The past is the source of his lessons. Events in this world occur because of successive causes, what happens in the future, it is because something from the past that could be a long process involving many causes. No matter how wide we look ahead, we may know a lot of things what is happening in front, but we will not know because ‘why it happened’, answer ‘why it happened’, only in the past we can find.”, explained Devan.

Julian and Morgan were amazed to hear Devan's reply. Zivan froze to hear Devan's answer.

“That's why I said this room isn't really open. Closing your eyes in the back is like closing your eyes on the left and front. We can see, but we don't know why it happened. But..”, Devan added.

“But... what?”, asked Morgan curious.

Devan turned around to look at the large wall behind Zivan's house.

“Can only my understanding is wrong.”, said Devan, then he thought while holding his chin.“Because the back is not covered by an ordinary wall. I think deciphering it by not looking at the past is lacking in meaning. Try me to mention..hmm... reject the past..hate the past..do not accept with the past..”.

As he thought, Devan turned to face Zivan. Devan had not finished thinking, he also accidentally saw the look on Zivan's face that was still staring as if surprised.

Devan stopped his words, he felt uncomfortable and felt that he had offended Zivan.

“Ee. sorry ..I was just guessing, so forget it.”, Devan said awkwardly.

Zivan still froze for a long time, a moment later he seemed to wake up, then returned friendly as usual.

“Oh. No need to apologize. I'm just so interested in your answer.”

“Oh so it is. Thank goodness.”

That night, amid the bright blue light, the four of them continued to mince words as usual, until they also slept in the open space as well.

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