Vol 6 Chapter 19 (2/2)
“In such troubled times, everyone wants to leave their name in the annals of history. I doubt the Administrator wishes to live a peaceful life in this county city–”
“No, I do indeed want to live a peaceful life here.”
“Eh?” Yi De’s words shocked me greatly. When she saw my expression, she began to giggle uncontrollably.
“You don’t need to be this shocked, no? There are a lot of people like me actually.” Yi De smiled as she took another sip of tea, “In any case, unless the Imperial Court transfers me, I won’t be leaving this place.”
“… I see.”
Impossible. I can’t get her to leave. That Yi De no longer exists.
That lively innocence is gone, that indomitable fighting spirit is gone as well. In front of me was an outstanding Court official who sought to live peacefully in a small county city.
“Well then… Ah–!”
I’ll be leaving then.
I stood up and planned to say these words but because I’d sat for too long, my soles and waist were numb and I cried out as I fell to the ground.
Because of loud cry, Yi De got shocked terribly and spilt tea on herself.
“Ah…” I, the culprit for this mess, lay on the ground, not knowing what to do.
I looked at Yi De and all of a sudden, her eyebrows creased and she yelled at me as she stood up, “What is with this screaming you idiot!!!!”
“Eh?” Her angry roar stunned me. It seemed like the Yi De I knew appeared for an instant just now.
“Eh?” Yi De was similarly stunned and seemed confused as to why she would say such things and hurriedly apologised to me, “Ah, ah, I’m really sorry, I don’t know what was wrong with me just now!”
— What is with this screaming you idiot!!!!
Those words left a very big impression on me then.
When I first transferred to this era, the one whom I met first was Yi De. And those were the first words I heard in this era.
Yi De was still apologising but I was ecstatic.
“Hahaha–” And couldn’t hold back my laughter. Looks like ‘Yi De’ is still there.
“Umm, is Imperial Uncle alright?” She extended her hand to me to help me up.
“Ah, I’m fine, no problem.” I said, and grabbed hold of Yi De’s hand, scaring her and making her let a delicate ‘oya’ cry.
“Administrator– No, Yi De! You must leave this place with me!”
“Eh?! But…”
If I can’t move her with simple methods, then I’ll use even simpler methods and just plead with her outright. I’ve decided after all, that I must take Yi De with me.
“Perhaps you might find these words strange, but I hope you can remember me. If it weren’t for you then, I wouldn’t have been forced onto the route of history. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have made a speech to recruit troops nor would I have been able to meet with Yun Chang and the rest. I would have just become an ordinary person that couldn’t be more ordinary! So how could you drop out halfway during my journey? You must take responsibility!”
“U-u-u-umm! This is…”
“In conclusion–” I was almost kneeling by now as I held onto Yi De tightly with both hands, and buried my head into her hands, “I need you!”
“Eh… This…” I raised my head and looked straight into Yi De’s eyes.
Her eyes were filled with doubt and seemed to be devoid of emotion. And I hoped that I would be able to transmit the emotions in me to her.
And then she smiled bitterly, which I took as a sign of my victory.
“Though you are a weirdo, you seem very impressive.”
— Though you are a weirdo, you seem very impressive.
The scene before seemed to overlap with the one in Zhuo county then. I was filled with doubt then, but now it was excitement that filled me.
Yi De’s memories still haven’t come back but I shall thank my blessings for now.
Yi De, welcome back.
(TL: In the original fiction, they reunited in Gucheng where Zhang Fei was there first, and Guan Yu second. Zhang Fei was convinced that Guan Yu betrayed Liu Bei despite the pleas of Liu Bei’s wives and duelled Guan Yu. Some commander of Cao Cao came along and Guan Yu stopped and killed him and thus, Zhang Fei believed in Guan Yu once more.)
“Zi Zhong, xiao Yong, you’re both back huh.” After I returned to the inn, I found that they had settled in nicely.
“It’s been a long time, my lord.” “Xiao Bei, I’m back~”
The 2 of them didn’t seem to have changed. Zi Zhong was focused on doing our accounts while xiao Yong was lazily lying on the table.
“How did it go?”
When they heard me, they looked at each other and then nodded slightly at me.
“Un, I got through to Lord Liu Biao. The only problem is that I had to use a lot of money to do so.” “For my side, I got held up along the way, but Lord Sun Ce gave her word very quickly~”
“… That’s how it is.”
Gong You didn’t forget to wrap up for the other 2. Looks like the Xu state 3 have reunited as well.
“How was it, big brother? Did Yi De agree to coming along?” Yun Chang rushed down and asked about Yi De first.
“Un, she finally agreed.” I nodded at Yun Chang, “She said she’ll need to write a resignation letter and make some preparations and then she’ll be ready to leave.”
“Ah~ That’s great!” Yun Chang exclaimed as she collapsed into a chair nearby out of relief,
This, is probably the true reunion at Gucheng.
“… Well then.” “Has our lord decided on where to go?” “There are 2 paths, Liu Biao and Sun Ce, available after all.”
The Xu state 3 got back into their usual way of speaking once more.
“Un…”
Of course it will be Liu Biao since I can’t go wrong by following the course of history.
But now that I was faced with this problem, I began to reconsider my choice. Many things that shouldn’t have happened, have happened anyway after all, with Yi De being a prime example.
Perhaps I should try and do something for Yi De.
— I’ve decided. We will go and visit Sun Ce in Jiangdong first before heading to Jing state.
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