" under...... "
I am Lee Dae-hwi, the son of the leader of the Luna tribe.
Today, as usual, I was guarding the laurel tree that was blessed by the moon.
Now that I am 21, I have taken care of this laurel tree that protects our elven tribe, following my father's instructions to train me as a successor.
"Sister....."
I'm in deep thought right now.
The sister I was following went to the human world and probably became human.
Although she wasn't my biological sister, she was like a sister to me, so it was shocking that she became human.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes tightly as I remembered my sister's face, whose hair had started to turn white yesterday.
"Dae-hwi"
I opened my eyes and turned around at the sound of an old man's voice.
"Sister....."
I ran to my sister and hugged her, saying:
"You love humans! How can you do such a stupid thing!!"
"Stupid... maybe... yeah... if I hadn't been caught here again, I would have lived as a human."
"Do you regret it?"
"Yeah, I regret coming to show you my child."
"If only I hadn't done that... "
"........I asked if you regret loving humans"
"I don't regret that"
"Maybe Daehwi, you too will make the same choice as me."
My sister held my hand tightly.
Seeing her precarious appearance, I put my hand on hers and brought my forehead to hers.
"Sister....Sister's time is running out......"
" know.... ''
She looked at me and gave me a slightly gentle smile.
But to my eyes, it looked infinitely precarious.
That probably means that my sister doesn't have much time left.
''Dae-hwi....... "
"Our Yoon... Can't I just look at you once and die?""Sister...."
"This is my last request. Take me there. I'll die there, even if it means dying."
I hesitated and then said
''I don't know how precious the child named Yoon is that my sister is talking about, but please do as I say.''
''I guess I'm just like the other Lunas. I'll never understand my sister. No, I can't. I won't love that kind of shit.''
''If you say it like that... does that make you feel better?''
I kept my mouth shut without saying anything.
Yeah, to be honest, I didn't really mean it at all.
I just hated my sister.
''Thank you, Daehwi.''
"I won't greet you. We'll never see each other again. This place will definitely open to the human world in four years, and my sister won't be able to continue until then."
''Maybe today is the last day.''
My sister said to me with a gentle smile
''Thank you, Daehwi. Thank you so much. And don't hate our Yoon too much.''
''We... would it be too much for Yoon to ask you to do this?''
With those words, my sister went out through the passage I had opened for her and never returned.
I loved my sister.
She was my first love and like a real sister to me, so my love ended without me ever being able to confess to her.
Yes, my love really ended after she came down to the human world.
For a long time, I just looked at where my sister had gone.
Someone approached me like that
''.....Did your sister go?''
'' .....huh ''
'' ....Why didn't you catch her? You liked your sister! ''
My older sister's real younger brother, Dong-Hyeon, yelled at me.
''If it weren't for you, my sister might have lived longer.''
''You didn't have to open the door to the human world for your sister that day!!''
"Would I have known this? And the door to the human world is open to anyone. Don't blame me for nothing, hyung."
''Then what about your sister's daughter? What are we going to do about her?''
"What can I do? I have a sister."
''Do you really not know why I came?''
No, I know.
I know it so well it's creepy.
I know this situation so well that I want to deny it to the point of tears, it's driving me crazy.
'' My sister is dead ''
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.
.
''What's so good about that stupid love game?''
It hasn't even been a day since my sister passed away, so it's probably still the same time in the human world.
Because the time changes based on 12 o'clock.
I don't think she's having a proper funeral though
I wanted to see the child named Yoon, whom my sister had protected and cherished so much.
What kind of child is that that his sister gave up her life?
I was curious to the point of being annoying.
So I quickly opened the door to the human world.
''How old is he? Maybe five? Or maybe even older?''
I crossed the threshold with an unknown feeling.
I still couldn't tell if it was sadness or hate.
I was too angry to be sad, and I cried too much to be hated.
My complex feelings were strangely mixed together and I felt like I was getting darker and darker.
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.
.
''That kid?''
There was a girl who, to anyone who saw her, resembled her sister.
Looking at the moon, there was only about an hour left.
The child began to curl up and sob by himself.
I looked around but my sister was nowhere to be seen.
When I see that child... I think of my sister and I keep seeing her image over and over again, it's driving me crazy.
After much deliberation, I approached the child.
'' ....hi? ''
The sobbing child wiped his tears and looked at me.
''Are you Mr. Yo?''
I nodded
"What about our... mom? Do you know our mom? She said... she'd definitely come."
'' who? ''
''Dad''
I swallowed a bitter smile and stroked the child's head.
''Mom... You're very, very busy. Didn't you see me when I came to see Yoon?''
'' Um..... here? ''
''Yeah, here''
''Yoon-i only saw her grandmother?''
I saw it.
Finally, as per her last wish, she went to see her child.
Me too... her last will and testament...
I chose to listen.
The only way to protect the traces of my sister that she left behind
''I'll come here every four years.''
''Every four years?''
'' Yes, every four years on Yoon's birthday ''
''Yoon... are you my friend? ''
''Yeah, I'm Yoon's friend.''
''Yoon's friend....''
The child looked at me with that smile I loved.
It hurt so much my heart was breaking.