Themis, The Flower of Justice
Chapter 14 — New life(5)
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The little face of Luminas that was as white as snow was wet with sweat from being flooded with guilt.
‘M-I'm sorry mom, actually I don't understand anything,'
“B-how is the next test?”
Luminas asked the question to change the mood.
“Hmm? Next test? Isn't it not necessary? You've already shown how strong your innate magic is, so I feel it's no longer necessary,”
Yarez answered Luminas's question politely.
“Yarez right, Lumi. The appearance you showed at the time you tested your attributes, that was more than enough,”
Selena agreed to Yarez's statement and nodded her head.
“Ummm, so so,”
Luminas understood and nodded his head.
“Then, Lumi. Do you agree to be a witch? Or do you have other thoughts about your future?”
Selena's facial expression changed in an instant when she asked. He may often make silly appearances, but he never plays around for his daughter's future.
He asked this question in order to ask his daughter's opinion. Unlike other parents who just decide her daughter's future, Selena respects her daughter's opinions and wishes, even if it strayed far from his wish for Luminas to become a sorcerer that matched his talent.
“....”
Luminas who heard the question from her mother became silent. Since coming to this world, he could never decide what to become in the future.
‘Live freely, and find—'
A memory of when he was in the realm of death, flashed through his mind. But he only remembered it faintly. When he heard a woman talking about what had happened to him, the woman's voice told him to live freely.
Luminas tried to remember what the woman said, but she could not remember it. Like that he just forgot the important thing that made him like this.
‘What... What do I really want?’
Luminas felt that after his grievous death, this time he had to live a quiet life, and live a peaceful life until he died. But when he thought about it, his heart became sick, he had just forgotten the important thing because of the tragic incident that happened to him.
He also knew that nothing was free in this world, so he never stopped thinking that he was called into this world to do something so that he felt unsettled.
‘A-what exactly should I.... Do?’
When thinking about it, Luminas' expression became tangled. Her small face displayed an expression of deep worry, the expression should have been shown by a 3-year-old girl who had just been told a happy thing.
“I-mom... Me...”
Looking at Luminas whose body was shaking and had a tangled expression due to the question from her, Selena opened her mouth.
“No, it's okay Lumi. Relax, your mother is here. Whatever you do, mom will always support you,”
Selena hugged the small body of the vibrating Luminas.
“Mother..”
Feeling the warmth of his mother's embrace, he could not hold back his tears. Her tiny face was moistened by her flowing tears, her snow-white face turned slightly reddened due to her sobs.
“Mother... Huaa ibuu!”
Tears flowed more profusely to her face, Luminas hugged Selena even tighter.
His entire life, even in his previous life, he had never cried. Even when a tragic death approached him, he did not even cry.
But when she felt the warmth of a mother's embrace for the first time, she cried as loudly as a child. Luminas felt things he had never felt before. The warmth of a mother and the support of parents, make Luminas become more grateful for his life today.
Luminas let go of her mother's embrace, she stopped her crying and wiped away her tears, then put on a stern expression.
‘I..... In the life of the moment... Me...’
A serious expression could be seen from Luminas face, his sharp eyes staring straight ahead as if he had made up his mind
‘Although I have to deal with dangerous things... I have to deal with it if it's the only way to live in this world... If a cruel fate comes my way... I will face it with all my strength... I will protect my life right now, and.’.
When he thought about this further, Luminas again flinched. But this time, he managed to maintain his composure thanks to the support of his mother.
Looking at the Luminas that seemed to have improved, Selena heaved a sigh of relief. On the one hand, he was relieved that Luminas had calmed back to how it was, but on the other hand he felt grateful that Luminas finally showed something appropriate for his age.
Selena has been watching Luminas ever since she was born. He feels that Luminas is a smart child, but he does not expect Luminas to grow up to be too smart so he matures too quickly.
Selena wants Luminas to enjoy her childhood like a child in general. He did not want Luminas to feel what he had experienced when he was a child.
When Selena was a child, she was obliged to learn to fight. Due to the situation at the time that the kingdom was extremely unstable, Medeia whose combat power was severely lacking, causing the nobles who had greater strength to inevitably train their children to fight early on.
However, since the kingdom entered the generation of King Elios, the Kingdom of Medeia began to stabilize. Medeia who was once very lacking in combat power, now Medeia was filled with talented people. King Elios had a very good eye of judgment, so he could not miss the talent that was within his kingdom, including the common people though.
Ordinary people who had the ability were given equal treatment with the nobles. It was this treatment that made King Elios revered by his people. The king who loved his people, the people who loved his king, created a harmonious relationship in the kingdom so that the kingdom of Medeia now became prosperous and stable. His people saw King Elios as a gift from heaven to Medea, for he had brought this kingdom to prosperity.
‘I won't let.... My son experienced the same thing as me..’
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Same day, at night
On a cold, silent night in Queen Argaient's Residence, the wind blew quite fiercely. The rustling sound of trees being blown by the wind made the atmosphere calm and peaceful.
In the garden behind the Argaient House, a little silver-haired girl was staring at the water in a shallow pond.
The silver hair of the girl fluttering in the wind, was very beautiful under the moonlight. Her beautiful silver hair reflected the moonlight that shone on her, thus creating a mesmerizing scene.
But the expression the girl had was tangled. His blue eyes that were staring straight at the pool water felt empty. It was as if his soul was drifting away and leaving only his body.
The silver-haired little girl was Luminas, she stood in front of the pool of water while looking at her shadow as well as the reflection of the moonlight.
Luminas was staring at the pool water with a blank expression, he looked like he was deep in thought.
‘Actually... What happened to me?’
‘What will.... I did?’
‘For what am I in this world?’
A series of questions kept spinning in Luminas' mind. It seems that his mother's question made him keep thinking about it.
Luminas may have made up his mind to face the problems he will face in this life, but when he thinks about it again, he feels something is missing.
‘What really happened to me? I feel like something's missing, but what?’
Luminas was completely immersed in his thoughts. He kept searching in his memory for the lost thing in him, but he found no clue about it.
It really made him frustrated, he repeatedly exhaled his heavy breath. But the sound of a strong gust of wind, as well as the sound of trees rustling in the wind, disguised the sound of heavy Luminas breathing. Suppose the weather tonight is not windy, then the sound of Luminas breathing will make the servants come here because they are worried.
Suddenly the sound of footsteps appeared. The sound of footsteps was small, but it remained audible because it was quite close and the sound of footsteps seemed to be accelerating, that person seemed to be running over.
The luminas that sank too deep in his mind went too far, causing him to pay no attention to the conditions of the surrounding environment. Even if it was the sound of close and clear footsteps, Luminas did not seem to be aware of it.
As the footsteps drew nearer, a hand landed on Luminas' shoulder. He patted her gently and with great caution.
“Mr daughter?”
The one who patted Luminas on the shoulder called out to him, but Luminas did not respond.
“Mr daughter?”
As Luminas took some distance, he noticed the face of someone standing behind him. A red-haired girl with a maid outfit was seen, it was Dorothy.
“M-forgive me princess! W-did I surprise you princess?”
Dorothy who was surprised by Luminas' reaction immediately lowered her head and apologized.
“No Dorothy, it's my fault not being aware of your presence,”
Luminas shook his head and smiled kindly to Dorothy.
“Mr, since I noticed from afar that the princess seemed to be thinking of something?”
Dorothy's anxious expression was clearly depicted on her face.
“.... It's okay, Dorothy. I'm fine,”
Luminas patted Dorothy's shoulder higher than hers, and smiled warmly as if she had no problem.
Luminas understood Dorothy's anxious feelings. He was honestly grateful that Dorothy was sincerely worried about him, but he still could not share what he thought with others, even his mother.
Dorothy, who understood that Luminas was hiding something, felt that she had to do something. But he could not be disrespectful by forcing her to say it, so he thought hard about it.
*cling!
After a while, something flashed through Dorothy's mind. He quickly rushed away leaving Luminas.
Seeing Dorothy suddenly leave, Luminas became confused. He felt that had he made a mistake that made Dorothy uncomfortable?
He forgets that sometimes children are sensitive to other people's feelings, so he feels that Dorothy might be fooled by showing the fake smile she used to show others.
When the confused Luminas thought of Dorothy's sudden action, he saw from a distance that Dorothy was running towards him panting.
“Mr daughter!!!”
Dorothy who was shouting while running, had stopped right in front of Luminas.
“Mr..*hah... Princess.. *hah,”
Dorothy's breathing was wheezing, perhaps because she was running fast and rushing here nonstop? Luminas wondered what Dorothy was doing?
“Dorothy? You're all right? What are you doing?”
Dorothy, whose body was bowed from being out of breath, Luminas held both of Dorothy's arms to help her stand up straight.
“I... *Hah.it's okay... *Hah .. princess.”
“....”
Seeing Dorothy's sweaty face from exhaustion, Luminas inevitably grew curious about what she was doing so he suddenly left and returned as quickly as possible.
“Mr daughter, forgive my act of impoliteness. The princess seems to have a lot to think about, and I am also unfit to listen to the matter that the princess has.”.
Luminas, hearing this, immediately denied Dorothy's words.
“Dorothy, it's not so. I'm just—“
Before Luminas could finish his sentence, Dorothy interrupted him. He then shows his left arm which he seems to have hidden behind his back. Dorothy grasped a flower and gave it to Luminas.
“Dorothy... This..”
Luminas watched with what Dorothy gave him, it was a flower with an appearance he had never seen before.
The flower has 12 petals, with each petal having a graded white and black color. The middle also appears to be divided into two colors, black and white.
“Dorothy, what is this flower?”
The luminas who were puzzled at never seeing the flower had previously asked the question.
“This is Themis flower!”
“Themis Flowers?”
Luminas who heard this was immediately thought of by a Goddess who became a symbol of justice, Themis.
“Yes! I heard it from dad, that this flower has the meaning of justice!”
“Ah... I understand,”
Luminas thought, at this moment the world he lived in was a world where the world was based on Greek mythology. At first he did not believe, but after seeing his real lineage, as well as evidence of absurd magic, he inevitably came to believe this.
“I gave this flower to the princess because I felt that if this flower had a symbol, that the symbol was the princess!”
“The symbol is me?”
“Yes! Although I don't fully understand, but I'm sure that the princess is the one who will uphold justice!”
“How do you know that if it means you just don't understand,”
“Eh?? Hmmm... I don't know, the princess's pokonya fits this flower perfectly!”
Dorothy scratched the back of her head with a puzzled expression.
“Pft.. hahahaha,”
Luminas who saw this, became laughing.
“Mr princess!! Is there anything funny about what I said?”
Dorothy puffed her cheeks.
“No, but all your words are funny,”
Luminas mocking Dorothy.
“Mr daughter!!!”
Dorothy was about to hit Luminas, but Luminas managed to dodge her and ran away.
“Hahaha, you can't hit me”
Luminas softened Dorothy by sticking out her tongue.
“Humphh, just watch out princess!!”
Dorothy ran after the distant Luminas.
From a distance, Selena watched the two of them. To him, this was a calming sight. Seeing two girls playing with each other in the park, his feelings became relieved.
She was relieved that Luminas could finally seem like a girl in general. He is also happy with Luminas getting Dorothy as his friend. He feels grateful that Luminas can find a good friend who can take him in a positive direction.
Luminas who saw Dorothy's innocent manner also felt calm. He always thinks excessively and forgets the fact that he is still a child and needs time to develop.
Luminas smiled at Dorothy's innocent behavior chasing after him. He was glad that he could also feel this way. In addition, Luminas had also discovered the thing that was missing from him.
‘I've found the missing thing thanks to Dorothy.’.
Luminas glanced at the flower Dorothy gave him that he held.
‘Themis Flowers.... Flower justice..’
Luminas forgets, that on the verge of Death in his old life he became like that because he fought for his justice.
So also in this life, Luminas has made his determination that this time he must find the meaning of justice in this world.
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