I Became a Retired Warrior Who Suffered NTR in the Novel

40 – Lucia’s Past

It is said that Lucia’s hometown was a seaside village not far from the elven kingdom.

It is said that the human father passed away first due to his lifespan, and he was living there with his elf mother…

Originally, the forest of other elves did not accept half-elves, so her mother, who was an elf, and Lucia, a half-elf, lived a wandering life.

She said that she was barely able to settle down when a half-elf village was established, which was one of the Queen’s policies.

There is only one mother in the village,

Still, unlike other elven forests that discriminate against half-elves, this village was originally built for the coexistence of half-elves and elves.

It is said that everyone in the village was close like family.

“Mom! Mom! I caught a fish in the sea!”

The village is closer to the sea than to the forest, so most of the villagers live on fish and seaweed.

Lucia also said that when she was young, she really liked fish dishes.

“Did our Lucia catch it?”

“Yes!!”

“Then, Lucia, should your mother prepare a delicious fish dish for dinner tonight?”

“Really!!? Will mom eat it too?”

“Of course~ Our Lucia caught it, but mom should try it too.”

Lucia’s mother said she was an elf who lived in the forest, so she preferred to eat fruits and vegetables rather than fish.

She says that when Lucia catches fish from the sea, she always sits with her and eats her fish.

Is it because I grew up in this seaside town?

Originally, Lucia had been under the influence of her mother and had only managed her wind spirit, Sylph.

She said that from a certain moment on, she was able to summon water spirits, and in the village, they said that Lucia was a genius and had a party for her.

“Mom, what does the forest look like? Is the tree called the world tree that big?”

“Yeah~”

“How big is it? Twice as much as me three times?”

“No~ Is it going to be 100 times?”

“Wow!! Really?”

Lucia said she had often heard about the elven kingdom where her mother lived since she was young.

She especially liked the story of the giant world tree, which was unheard of in the seaside town where she lived at the time.

Her mother, who told her Lucia the story of the forest where the elves live, said that she always sat there blankly at the end with a face full of longing.

Then one day…

As usual, she went out to the beach with her village friends to swim and play in the water, and when she returned home after catching fish.

“Mom…”

As soon as little Lucia enters the house, the first scene she sees is…

Elf knights in her armor were holding swords,

It is said that Lucia’s mother was lying on the floor beneath it, bleeding.

And…

“Lu… Lu… Lucia… Also… Run… Go…”

Those were her mother’s last words that Lucia heard of her. They say it was a will.

“Leave no one left and kill them all!!”

Then…

A woman’s voice outside her made Lucia run out of the house and jump into the sea, which is like her playground.

The knights who received the order were chasing after her with swords, but they said they couldn’t finish chasing Lucia, who skillfully swam and ran away.

That’s how Lucia saved her life, but…

She ran away after swimming for some time, and when she looked back at her village ….

It is said that she was dying from the bows of the elven knights, whose houses were already burning here and there, and the half-elves who belatedly jumped into the sea and tried to escape.

“Mom…”

The half-elf village that the Elf Queen had boldly built disappeared with the flames,

It is said that the seawater was stained with the blood of the villagers who were like her family, and the smell of that blood lingered even to the place where Lucia fled.

Even after that, the elf knights searched for Lucia, the only survivor of the half-elf who had run away, not only around the area but also in the sea.

Thanks to that, Lucia said that she couldn’t return to the land, she wandered in the sea, and she ran away like crazy.

“Mom… I can’t go any further…”

Lucia, who had been swimming to death for two days, eventually ran out of her stamina and reached the point where she could no longer swim,

It is said that she gave up everything and tried to decorate her end in the sea where the smell of half-elves’ blood still lingered.

“Mom…”

Lucia’s body, limp and limp, sank into the water as if the sea were sucking it in…

She says that when she came to her senses again, she was in the spirit realm inhabited by Elim.

Lucia, who told me the story of her struggles and agony, held her in my arms and began to cry endlessly.

“Huh…Huh… In the morning… After dreaming of my mother, I miss the rest… Unknowingly… Heh…”

Lucia, who was usually shy and always had a bright face, was hard to recognize as her face was covered with her tears and runny nose today.

When I talked about my mother, I cried even louder, so I was worried that the people around me wouldn’t hear me.

Thanks to the dwarves talking and drinking so loudly, no one came running or anything like that.

“Lucia, there is no way for me to fill your void, but if you feel relieved by just being by my side like this, then you can cry as much as you like.”

“Ahhhhh!!!!”

I wondered if I had said it for no reason, as Lucia cried even louder before I finished my words.

I wanted to hug you like this no matter how you cry today, no matter how much you cry to the point that this mine will leave.

*

“How are you? Lucia?”

As much as the dwarves ate and talked for a long time, Lucia also cried for a long time.

She no longer cried loudly or let her tears flow.

“I’m sorry. Warrior.”

“No. I’m sorry… I didn’t even know that happened… I should have comforted you a little before that…”

“No. I didn’t want to tell anyone about the sad things that only I knew about.”

“Why?”

“Only I need to be sick, but the person who comforts me should also be sick.”

Even in the midst of such sadness, Lucia was thinking of others,

That kind of look made me feel even more pitiful.

“Then did you live in the spirit realm after that?”

“Yes. Until she became an adult, she raised me by Elim.”

“I see…”

“And on the day I came out of the spirit realm… Elim gave me a present…”

“So that was the contract with the King of Spirits.”

“Yes.”

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Now it seemed like she knew a little bit about how Lucia was able to summon the Spirit King.

I haven’t heard of it from anyone other than Lucia, but if you look at the past history books, there are often stories of humans and elves who have been to the spirit realm.

And when they all left the spirit realm, it was written that they had signed a contract with the spirit king…

I’ve always ignored that story because it’s like a fairy tale just to interest people…

I didn’t know that Lucia was the person involved.

“Lucia, would you like a drink?”

“A drink?”

“Yes. When I’m in pain or sad like this, drinking alcohol makes me feel a little better.”

“But I don’t drink…”

“It’s okay. Last time Lucia gave me lavender tea, so today I’ll teach you how to drink.”

“Hero…”

I took Lucia’s hand, her eyes red from crying, and headed towards the place where the dwarves were gathered.

Unlike the way she just met me and hugged me and cried, it was Lucia who followed me with a smile.

“Hey! Warrior! What are you doing here now! I’m running out of alcohol!”

Barin saw me running late and shouted,

Rather than going to Barin, I ended up spending time by Lucia’s side drinking beer together today.

*

The next day,

Fortunately, Lucia hasn’t shed any more tears since yesterday, and today she may have had that dream,

He was smiling brightly from morning and even preparing meals.

“Whoa… I cried like that yesterday… but today I feel better.”

“Eh?”

The road to the mine,

Clara came up to me as I was walking alone from the back, and she let out a sigh.

“Did you hear everything yesterday?”

“Sure. Not only me, but all the dwarves present heard it.”

Yesterday, Lucia’s cries were loud, but I thought it was all covered up because her dwarves were drinking beer and talking too much…

“The sound of Lucia crying made the mood go bad… Everyone was worried… So I asked the dwarves to make it louder so that I could cover up my crying.”

“Ah…”

Somehow…

When I heard it yesterday, I thought it would have been enough for everyone around me to hear it…

I didn’t know that the dwarves were particularly louder than usual.

“I’m glad though. I am smiling brightly today.”

“Yes.”

“Did you tell the hero everything?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’m glad. It will be a lot of comfort for even the most sad memories just by hearing it from others.”

After that, Clara didn’t talk about Lucia anymore,

If you’re like me, you’ll probably ask what happened at least once…

Is Clara not curious, or does she want to pretend she doesn’t know for Lucia’s sake…

She didn’t know what was inside.

“If you go a little further, the dragon will appear.”

30 Minutes have passed since entering the mine…

In the direction Barin was pointing at, there was a lot of light that was brighter and brighter than this aisle.

I couldn’t see the dragon’s breathing yet, but the huge fluctuations of mana in the air made the hairs on my body stand on end.

“Shh!”

Barin, who was walking at the lead, looked behind him and covered his lips with his index finger, as if he could see something, and signaled to be quiet.

In line with that, the footsteps were walking toward the end of the aisle, walking lightly like a cat.

[Kleurreu… Are you human?]

The words the dragon uttered resonated through the eardrums and heart, and it was enough to understand the dragon’s words just by the movement of mana around it.