Epilogue

Today, two unfamiliar faces suddenly appeared in Silante Town.

In a place where the population was already small, their presence stood out sharply.

A tall girl carried a small child on her back as they walked straight into the modest town.

They looked strange.

Their clothes, soaked in blood, had dried into dark brown stains—

As if they had fallen into a well of blood.

Passersby lowered their heads, not daring to ask questions,

Quickly moving away from the two unusual figures.

After all—

In a small town, encountering two people covered in blood…

No one would want to get close.

Who knew if they were bandits lurking on the road?

No one could tell whether these two beautiful girls were something terrifying.

“Hey! You two—stop!”

The patrolling guards had already received reports from afar—

Two suspicious figures in strange attire wandering aimlessly.

Suspected road threats.

From a distance, the two guards spotted them—

And were immediately startled.

The first thing they noticed—

Those striking bloodstained clothes.

Brownish-red, like moving clumps of dried blood.

The girls also noticed them—

Watching curiously, as if trying to assess the situation.

The guards hesitated.

Being stared at by two blood-covered women…

It was undeniably unsettling.

But then they thought again—

They were guards!

Beginner swordsmen!

Why be afraid of just two women?

After a brief exchange,

They gathered their courage and walked toward them.

The girls seemed to understand their intent.

They simply stopped, sat down on a bench by the roadside,

And waited.

The taller girl gently set down the smaller one,

Waiting for the guards to approach.

From afar, everything had seemed vague.

But up close—

Something felt off.

This town was remote.

Yet these two…

“Could they be noble ladies from a great family?”

One guard suddenly whispered his thought.

The other nodded silently.

Women like this did not belong in a border town—

Let alone a place this small.

Their imaginations began to run wild…

And they froze.

“What do we do…?”

Dubang asked.

“How would I know…”

Dupang replied.

They shrugged helplessly.

Meanwhile, Luna sat on the bench, watching them.

When they suddenly stopped moving,

She grew confused.

If they wouldn’t come—

Then she would go.

She stood up, lifted Allen onto her back,

And walked toward them.

Now the situation reversed.

Dubang and Dupang suddenly felt awkward.

They exchanged glances, sighed,

And hurried forward.

“Hey! Miss! Don’t move—let me help you!”

As they approached,

They were once again struck by the girls’ beauty.

They exchanged subtle looks only they understood—

These must be nobles.

Perhaps they had encountered danger in the forest.

“Let me carry her,”

Dubang said, stepping forward.

Luna wasn’t tired—

But seeing their sincerity,

She handed Allen over to ease the tension.

“Please follow us to the town center.

We can talk there.”

They tried to maintain a polite and refined demeanor.

Luna found it strange.

Under normal circumstances,

They would have been restrained immediately.

Yet instead—

They were treated like honored guests.

“Miss… what happened to her?”

Dubang asked cautiously.

He was uneasy.

The girl on his back felt cold—

And had not spoken or moved at all.

Combined with the bloodstains…

A strange thought crept into his mind—

Could she be… a corpse?

“She’s… overwhelmed by grief.

Her mind is unstable,”

Luna explained.

Even she felt afraid.

Allen’s condition was clearly abnormal.

She had always been delicate like a porcelain doll—

Often mistaken for one.

But now…

She truly seemed lifeless.

“I’m worried too…

Do you have a doctor?”

Luna asked casually.

Though spoken lightly—

The guards felt immediate relief.

A doctor meant illness.

Illness meant life.

No one is perfect.

People get sick.

That explanation made everything feel normal again.

“She’s human…”

They thought.

“Oh—sorry, miss. I spoke out of turn,”

Dubang apologized quickly.

As he carried her,

A strange sense of pity filled him.

She was so light—

Like paper, ready to be blown away.

From their appearance and her state,

The guards pieced together a story.

This girl…

Was pitiful.

Luna suddenly realized—

They had misunderstood something.

But at least—

They didn’t see her as a criminal.

That alone was fortunate.

“Are you two brothers?”

Luna asked, trying to ease the tension.

“Oh! Forgive us—we forgot to introduce ourselves.

I’m Dubang, and this is my brother, Dupang.”

“Thank you for your help,”

Luna said politely.

Though in truth—

She could have carried Allen for miles without tiring.

“No need to thank us.

Do we really look alike?”

Dupang asked.

“Yes.

It’s as if you were carved from the same mold,”

Luna replied.

It was true—

This was her first time seeing real twins.

Earlier, she had only noticed them vaguely from afar.

Now up close—

They were nearly identical.

“Believe it or not—

Dubang was born just a few minutes before me.

That’s why he’s the older brother.”

They continued chatting casually along the way.

After a while,

They finally reached the town center.

Dupang went inside first to report.

Dubang stayed behind, chatting to pass the time.

Soon—

Dupang returned.

“The mayor invites you in.”

“Thank you,”

Luna said.

“We’ll take our leave now.

It’s been an honor serving such beautiful ladies,”

Dubang added.

He gently returned Allen to Luna.

“Until we meet again!”

“Until we meet again,”

Luna replied.

But these were merely polite words.

Their lives followed entirely different paths.

They had only crossed briefly—

By chance.

Would such paths ever cross again?

Perhaps not.

To the girls—

They might remain nothing more than a fleeting curiosity.

“Hello, young ladies.”

The mayor was an elderly man with white hair.

He glanced at them briefly.

A strange pair—

A red-haired girl and a silver-haired girl.

A rare sight indeed.

The silver-haired one looked lifeless,

As if lost in thought.

The red-haired one,

Full of energy.

“I don’t know what happened to you—

But if you need help,

I’ll assist as much as I can.”

His tone carried impatience.

He disliked dealing with nobles.

Who knew what trouble they had caused?

But since the guards insisted they were victims—

He had no choice but to help.

“We want to go to the capital,”

Luna said quickly.

“There’s a mail carriage this afternoon.

You can go with them.”

“But we—”

“No ‘but.’

Anything else?”

Luna fell silent.

“…No.”

“Then you may leave.”

The mayor said bluntly.

End of Volume.