That night, Berna could not sleep. Not because he had insomnia. But it was because his heart was producing so much happiness that his brain was imagining his meeting with Ellie tomorrow. But he was trying to sleep. Although he did not sleep well so he woke up after dawn when the sun had not yet risen. Berna rushed to take a shower and put on her normal clothes. When they came down for breakfast, Marudi and Merna were surprised that their adopted son was not wearing the clothes that Jonan had provided. “Honey, why are you wearing normal clothes?” asked Merna while putting her arm around Berna's shoulder. “Mother, I don't want any distinction between me and Ellie,” Berna replied. "Smart boy," said Marudi. “Before leaving, you have breakfast first, okay? There is bread and chocolate jam,” said Merna. Berna nodded and ate his breakfast with his adoptive parents. Not long after, a female servant came with her provisions placed in a large wooden box and wrapped in a dark red cloth.

“Boss, they can't pay the debt. So I brought valuable collateral,” said the tall, skinny man as he lowered Ellie until she fell.His fat boss wore a neat white coat, a cigar that was always tucked to his lips, and a bald head looked intently at Ellie. But Ellie wasn't afraid. He even glared back at the boss.“Hey girl, it's not good to stare intently at someone who lends to your parents. I'm Bossman," said Bossman.Ellie didn't answer. She kept her gaze fixed on Bossman."Kid, be polite with Bossman," said the tall, skinny man.“Already let it go, Salino. She won't harm us," said Bossman."Why are poor people always troublesome?" Salino then spit out.Now Ellie was staring intently at Salino."Hey kid, don't look at me like that. You know that look of yours is disgusting.""And your behavior is just as disgusting," Ellie replied.Salino was furious. He picked up Ellie and was about to hit her."Salino!" called Bossman, “Stop it. Hitting children is a despicable act."Salino then put E

Berna's anger overflowed. His blood boiled when he saw Ellie being dropped by Salino. An angry, sad expression laced with tears graced his face as he ran to catch Ellie. When he caught Ellie and put her on his lap while kneeling, Berna looked at Ellie's face while crying. The pink sweater that Berna had given him was now mixed with blood.“Ellie,” said Berna.“Be…Berna…,” Ellie raised her right hand to hold Berna's cheek.Berna then grasped Ellie's right hand with her left."Ellie, hang on!"“Be… berna… I…,” Ellie didn't continue. Instead, she smiled at Berna with half-closed eyes as if resigned to what had happened to him.“I'll heal you Ellie,” Berna then put her left hand on Ellie's injured chest.Instantly his left palm emitted light. But Ellie's injuries were so severe that the healing process had to take a lot longer. What's more, Ellie kept bleeding. Ellie's right hand then held Berna's left hand which was treating the wound on her chest. She gripped Berna's left hand as best h

Berna tried to crawl into a tree. Then he leaned his back against the tree and wrapped his legs with cloth. He was sweating profusely when he had to endure the pain.“Resurrecting the dead has enormous consequences. I could have been swallowed earlier as a sacrifice," said Berna.Berna calmed herself. Because he understands when he's in a panic, he can't think straight. After feeling calmer, Berna reopened the old book and reread the taboos about alchemists. One of them, of course, is resurrecting the dead. There is a missing part of the writing. Berna then put his fingertip on the missing piece of writing. Slowly a writing appeared that made Berna's eyes not blink."To resurrect the dead, an equal exchange is needed," Berna read.Now, Berna understood that in order to resurrect Ellie, he would have to sacrifice his life. That was why both of his legs were missing because he didn't meet any of the conditions. He also said he was stupid. This is because all this time he has carried

Morning is approaching. Ran's body had recovered after walking for three days. After he packed up his things, Ran again walked south. In his heart, he always hoped that after coming out of this forest, he would find a village or a settlement. But before he left the forest, Ran heard something. He then stopped and lowered his head while holding a cap made of woven bamboo.“Are they bandits?” Ran asked in his heart.There was the sound of feet jumping from one branch to another among the towering trees. The branches of this tree are big, so they are strong enough to make a foothold. As time went on, the sound of jumping feet became more and more clear. Not long after, shot a rather fat man with a stick from behind. But Ran noticed it. So he turned around to the right as he drew his sword and the man with the stick flew far away rolling on the ground and ended up on a mound of gravel."I don't want any trouble with you guys. So let me pass," said Ran.The bandits just laughed. Among the