I Will Protect My Brother - Chapter 150

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Chapter 150
Wasn’t the plan to live a human life?
As Railo’s expression grew peculiar, Kalian let out a short laugh.
“Don’t make that face. It’s just like the expression that elf, Urs, used to give me when he was concerned.”
…
“Surely you don’t think I’d reduce her to that state again. Don’t worry. Only I will live through eternity.”
Only then did Railo fully comprehend this young man’s plan. She would complete her life according to human nature, enter the cycle of reincarnation, and he would continue living, waiting for the moment she was reborn.
“Statistically speaking, what are the odds? Both of us dying, entering the cycle, and being reborn at the same time to meet again? Infinitesimally small. It might take tens of thousands of years.”
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“So it’s faster for me to simply wait. I’ve already done it once—what’s difficult about doing it two or three times more?”
Having reached his conclusion, he wore a satisfied expression. The absence of any trace of madness or obsession somehow made it all the more chilling.
Railo abandoned any attempt to understand this young man. Standing before someone convinced he could wait centuries without difficulty, he found no words that would take hold.
He decided to let the young man unfold his vision of the future unimpeded.
After all, when had he ever done anything other than as he pleased? They’d manage on their own. Railo merely shrugged his shoulders.
“Very well. Let us pray this plan never reaches her ears.”
“Thank you.”
The young man winked, emphasizing that their conversation was absolute secret. Then he finished the teacup, draining it completely.
Another peaceful day in Rahnar was drawing to a close.
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At that very moment, a similar meeting was taking place at the Yeljewa Family Home.
Steam rose gently from a teacup filled with clear herbal tea. Chronos Yeljewa sipped his drink while observing the woman sprawled deeply into the sofa across from him.
Once Rozentia Renos, now Rosien Wynyak and Rosien Kirges—the current Family Head of Kirges, bearing a name and history both complex.
Similarly burdened with a complicated past, she was the woman who was not the master of ‘him’—Karga, or rather Kalian Wynack—but his wife.
A beauty of fresh appearance with luxuriant crimson curls cascading to her waist. Dressed in a deep green gown, she resembled a rose transformed into human form.
Two years had already passed since her marriage. It had been exactly two years since they last sat facing each other like this.
Of course, she would never visit this place merely for leisure. There was only one reason a Transcendent typically sought out the Yeljewa Family Home.
Prophecy.
“It was strange, I tell you.”
The woman clicked her tongue softly.
“I kept wondering why he kept emphasizing ‘I won’t live as a good human anymore,’ but I never imagined it was a declaration of deliberate defiance.”
Last night, a prophecy seen by The Prophetic Pupil descended into Chronos Yeljewa’s dream. It was a prophetic dream he had not experienced in a very long time, even after starlight began returning to Rahnar.
The woman arrived at precisely the right moment and asked.
“So what exactly did you see? Yeljewa?”
“In a very distant future… after an immeasurable span of time has passed, I dreamed that he finds you again.”
Yeljewa chose his words carefully.
“What are you doing there? Are you hurt anywhere?”
“What is it? Go away!”
It was a dream featuring children. A boy of such beautiful features as if color and vitality had been breathed into a boy statue extended his hand to a red-haired girl.
Only after the boy’s hood slipped from his shoulders did Yeljewa recognize his identity.
The dream ended as the girl gazed at him, entranced.
The woman listening intently to Yeljewa’s explanation burst into laughter—bright and cheerful, as if thoroughly amused.
“Yeljewa doesn’t see the past, does he? That’s unusual, calling it the future.”
Yeljewa’s foresight pierced through the countless possibilities the universe calculated and their respective probabilities, revealing only what was ‘destined to occur’.
Eventually, they would meet again in the distant future. The woman absently touched her teacup, lost in deep contemplation.
“How did we end up meeting again? If we both died cleanly and were reborn to meet, there’d be no problem, but what if that foolish man is waiting for me in some crude way…”
Yeljewa remained silent. Should he mention that the boy he saw in his dream was smiling brightly, as if finally meeting the moment he had long awaited?
“Ah, really. No matter how I think about it, it seems like the latter. This idiot, just wanting to live decently and die.”
There was no need to say it aloud. Instead, Yeljewa found himself troubled by the thought that even ‘living decently and dying’ deviated somewhat from what could be considered normal.
After a while of clutching her head and groaning, the woman collapsed onto the sofa.
“There’s nothing to be done about it…”
“Will you use prophecy again this time?”
Manipulating prophecy to manifest in her favor was her specialty. The woman, who had been unconsciously rubbing her abdomen, smiled with a grimace.
“Well, rather than ‘use,’ it’s more accurate to say I’m ‘preparing.'”
The Planetarium hanging from her neck swayed gently. The brilliant crimson ruby adorning the necklace string gleamed sharply whenever it caught the sunlight.
“What measures have you taken with that Planetarium?”
“I made a secret agreement with my Guardian Star.”
“What kind?”
“If I happen to gain life again even after death, I asked that I always possess this. So that no matter when I’m reborn, I can restore the memories of my past life.”
The woman continued languidly.
“Think back, Yeljewa. Was I wearing this necklace in the dream?”
Yeljewa retraced the dream he had last night. Then he trembled slightly. Yes, it was there—the necklace hanging beneath the tattered burlap the red-haired girl wore.
Just as now, the ruby reflecting light and gleaming brilliantly had shone even in the dream.
A chill ran down his spine to the crown of his head.
“You… already anticipated this?”
“Because I know him better than anyone.”
“…”
“Honestly, I never expected him to willingly abandon eternal life. We did threaten him, saying we’d live ordinarily and die, but…”
The woman shook her head slowly.
“If I truly die, would he really follow me to death so obediently? When that moment actually comes, I’d bet all ten fingers that he’ll do whatever it takes to bring me back to life.”
“…”
“But since I made a promise with him, he won’t be able to use the same methods as before… I wondered if he might wait for me to be reborn through the cycle of reincarnation, and it seems that’s exactly what’s happening.”
The woman smiled bitterly, saying she had hoped that wouldn’t be the case.
“The moment I decided to give him the Crystal, I also prepared countermeasures. If such a thing were to happen, I mustn’t fail to recognize him again.”
“…”
“We can’t waste time. A human lifetime is less than a hundred years—it’s a shame to squander even a moment of it.”
Unless one could see through another person as thoroughly as oneself, it would be impossible to predict the future with such precision. Did Wynack even realize he was resting in the palm of his wife’s hand?
The woman mischievously wiggled her index finger back and forth.
“I won’t tell him. So you mustn’t speak of it either, Yeljewa. I still believe that living ordinarily like a human and dying is the best ending without complications.”
But since Yeljewa’s prophecy had descended, it would inevitably come to pass someday. The woman sighed deeply.
“If we never part, that’s fine by me… But what will he do alone for hundreds of years while waiting for me? I truly cannot fathom it…”
Yet her expression held no anxiety. Seeing the faint glimmer of anticipation in her eyes, it seemed she was genuinely curious about what the future would bring when they met again centuries hence.
“At this point, I suppose I should just let him do as he wishes. Ugh, this is complicated. Anyway, things are getting tangled.”
The woman who had been murmuring to herself for a while straightened up. Like a lithe cat stretching luxuriously, she began carefully organizing the scattered letters on the table.
“Well then, I should be heading back. Seeing how he’s written ‘I miss you’ about five hundred times, it’s about time he starts getting restless. Thank you for the prophecy, Yeljewa.”
“What for… It’s not like it’s Yeljewa’s exclusive domain anymore anyway.”
“I suppose not. Still.”
Chronos Yeljewa saw her off as she prepared to leave.
“By the way, Kirges. Are you feeling alright?”
“Pardon?”
“You look a bit tired.”
“Ah… Is it that obvious? Actually, I’ve been feeling oddly lethargic lately, which is strange.”
The woman laughed awkwardly while rubbing her tense shoulders.
“I’m thinking of getting a checkup from Railo. For some reason, my lower abdomen has been aching lately too. Without the Crystal, I’m definitely not as capable as before. Or maybe it’s just age catching up with me?”
“Hmm, I’m not sure.”
“Why that expression?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
I simply had a feeling good news might be coming soon.
Yeljewa considered mentioning another scene he had witnessed in his dreams but decided against it. Such news would be better discovered dramatically, by her own realization.
“In any case, live well. At least this lifetime seems like it will pass without incident.”
“I will. Thank you for the kind words, Yeljewa.”
The suspicious conversation ended there.
Her luscious red hair swayed as she disappeared beyond the mansion’s main gate. Yet she hadn’t gone far before stopping, shaking her head with a self-deprecating laugh. “Really, I can’t even wait that long?”
Despite her reproachful words, her face was already blooming with smiles. Her steps grew lighter. Soon she was embraced by the young man waiting outside the gate.
Watching them bicker playfully with giggles, it seemed they had decided to turn a blind eye to each other today. Either way, it was a good outcome for Rahnar.
The two Transcendents were soon engulfed in a shimmering magical circle and vanished. The sunset was growing deeper.
Once the sun sank completely below the horizon, darkness would rush in, and other stars would reveal themselves one by one.
Some of them might be gazing down at this land. Feeling interest in humans, creatures smaller than dust on a planet the size of an ant. Genuinely curious about how this story spanning eternity and finitude would end.
“Well, as long as there’s peace, that’s all that matters.”
Yeljewa sighed with relief and closed the curtains. It was time to end this long day.
【I Will Protect My Older Brother】
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