One's Eden: Hanayuki Travel

“... Make a promise.” The light-brown-haired girl and the pitch-black-haired boy put their pinky fingers together. “… Promise me that you will love me forever and ever… Even if I die and am reborn in another world. You will still be in that world going to love me… Even I don’t know who you are anymore. You will keep loving me… Even if I don’t know who you are and get creep out, you will still love me…. Even if I have got a lover, I want you to love me…. Even if I’m not cute or anything, you will still love me. Even if we’re born far away from each other, you will come to love me… As long as you love me. That would be enough to fill your heart.” The girl said. Through, the boy was aware of how selfish the promise is. The boy just made a brief grin and accepted the promise. “No matter where you go… No matter what world we’re reborn into… I’ll come to find you and tell you how much I love you.” The boy added. After making their promise, they both gaze at each other's eyes. Their feelings channel through each other. Without resisting, they both pressed their lips together. Sealing their promise. From the distant world, the girl perished, followed by the boy. But their story wasn’t over… Their souls longed for each other for eternity in time and space. ♦♦♦♦♦ One beautiful day. Clear blue sky paired and clouds drifted smoothly in the sky. The gentle breeze of air made my hair flatter. On the ground were long trails and wildflowers in full bloom. I fix my hair and put it back on my ears, I looked around and said, “... Such a wonderful world.” Time for introduction, my name is Hanayuki Travel. I’m a traveler obviously. I guess I’m 17 years old. Honestly, I don’t really know my age. Why do you ask? It's because I got amnesia. I don’t know my origin or anything about myself. I don’t even have the slightest clue about myself in the past. When I say I’m 17 years old, people don’t believe me. They always say that I’m 12 years old or 14. I don’t think about it that much. My mission is to travel around the world and get some clues about myself. “Help! Help! Help! An earth dragon appeared!” “Ahhhhhh!” Not far from my position, I heard the screams of people. Worried about their situation, I hastily ran to check them out. Reaching my destination. I saw a brown dragon with thick scales like rock around its body. It was an A-class monster named Earth dragon. Below the dragon was some adventurers desperately fighting the dragon. On the ground was bloodshed. Some of the adventurers are already lost their lives. A-class monsters are hard for normal adventurers to handle. They should just flee when they encounter one. Besides earth, a dragon is not a type of monster that will attack a person normally. Something might have happened before this tragedy. Helping these people might be a bad choice to make. Choosing people to help is one thing I’m used to doing. I know that I am not able to save everyone. I’m not a hero or anything. I’m just a traveler. They should just clean their mess. I thought and turned my back away from the chaos happening on the roadside. “Help! Please, somebody help! My child and I! Somebody!” I heard the cries of women and turned my glance back to them. I saw a little child about 3 years old again being hugged tight by her mother. Looking at their attire, they are not adventurers. The carriage is full of goods and equipment. The owner must be a merchant. Therefore, that woman might be his wife. The adventurers that they hired to protect them from the monsters were in a binge of death. Some of them were already dead. I don’t like putting my nose in danger. That’s the way to live a normal peaceful life. But the little child is not at fault here. … “Lightning punch!’ Bolt of lightning strikes right through the earth dragon's jaw. Its thick rock like scales broke down shattering into pieces the moment my fist landed. “S-So powerful…” The man with a sword in his hand said. “That’s not free… You’ll be going to pay some gold for it.” I said. “It's fine… You saved my life after all… Also, have you killed it already?” “Nope.” “Why? It's a dangerous monster. As an adventurer, you must kill it.” “I’m not an adventurer… I’m just a traveler. I’m just worried about your child. That's the only reason I saved you. The Earth Dragon is not a kind of monster that will attack people. Normally, I believe there is something inside the car that it wants.” I said to the man who seemed to be the owner of the carriage. “I’m just a traveling merchant going to Stella city. I don’t know what you’re saying at all. Besides, I’m sure this is my first time encountering an earth dragon.” Ignoring his talk. I checked something inside the carriage. I take a look at the item he's selling and find something that attracts my interest. I took it out with my two hands. “That’s the mystic egg I bought in the country of Cristina… What are you planning to do with it? Its expensive.” “Instead of gold, can I have this instead?” “Sure if that’s what you wanted. You saved my life after all.” I walked in front of the earth dragon and placed the egg in front of it. “Here, this is what you’re looking for, right? You can have it back. You’re a precious baby.” Puzzled with my words by the adventurers and the merchant. After I placed the egg on the ground, I stepped back and looked at it with gentle eyes. The earth dragon got up and stared closely at my face. The merchants, with horrified expressions, drew their weapons again. It licked my face and then took the egg. It turned its back and dug a lot into the ground. I think it has already fled. “That was stinky… I guess I’m taking a bath after this… You are scammed that egg is not a mystic egg. It's a dragon monster egg. The mother senses her child and hunts down its location. The Earth dragon has a specific fragrance that they only have. The mother dragon followed its scent and attacked you thinking that you’re the one who stole its egg.” “That must be true, but it was still a monster… My comrade was killed because of it. I can’t forgive that monster.” The man with a sword said with a tear in his eye. “You can’t do it… You’re too weak. I sense no magic from you. You’re one of the people taking this dangerous job as an adventurer with a half-ass heart. Adventurers are ready to die. That’s the reality of life in this world. If you can’t accept it, then find another job.” “You’re so cruel!” “By letting that dragon go you’re also guilty!” Adventurers with their weapons attacked and attempted to attack me. “She is our savior. Don’t hurt her!” The wife and the merchant were troubled by the sudden turn of events. “Lightning punch!’ I punched the man with a sword downward. The force of my punch resulted in a small crater on the ground. My fist directly connected to his face. Breaking multiple teeth and his face to an unrecognizable state. The other three adventurers flinched after seeing the horrible state of their comrade and stepped back. “She saved us… She is not guilty.” “Well, she is not that back for giving the monster its egg back.” “Ummm… You are so cute.” The last comment about me is disgusting. But I can’t blame them, because only a few people are blessed with incredible cuteness. They all dropped their balls and retreated with the man dropping them. The merchant and his wife shook my hands and gave me some gold as a reward. “I don’t really need it… I already got the egg as my reward.” “Don’t be shy… You save the most precious reward that I got from god. My child and my wife. I can’t sleep at night if something bad happens to them. This is also my fault for not checking my items. I’m not knowledgeable yet. Just thank this as a symbol of our thanks.” “Thank you very much, little miss… because of you my child is safe.” I smiled after hearing their words. It's flattering when someone says their thanks from the bottom of their heart. I always try my best to avoid such unnecessary things, but I’m always dragged into trouble for some reason. The merchant left going toward this destination. Meanwhile, I turned my body to the other side of the road. Reading the sign. “To Stella city… That’s my next destination.” I happily take my step forward. For me, I have no past to recall and no definite future to think about. The only thing I have was living in this present and hoping. Somewhere in this long journey, I might remember something important from my past. This is a story about in how I reunite with the one I loved the most.