Trickcal: Chibi Go story · Yearning stories
Sherum's Yearning story
Sherum's Yearning was truly incredible. The memory of the world, of all things... Her passion for keeping records was far greater than I had imagined.
1 scenes, 65 lines
1. Memory of the World
65 linesMemory of the World
What do recordkeepers truly seek?
A record of all that I see, feel, and experience?
To leave those records behind and have their names remembered by history?
That is what most would assume...
But perhaps records begin with the desire to know everything.
Witch Library
Hey, Barie. How've you been?
You're here, Master... What do you need today...?
Uh... You know. That thing.
Sorry...? I didn't quite catch that...
Ahem. You know... Sherum's records.
There was that whole bread thief thing in the Sprite Kingdom recently... I came to see if Sherum had recorded anything about it.
Erm...? Did it happen within the past week?
Yeah, yeah! Exactly! Whew... I keep telling Erpin it wasn't me, but she keeps accusing me anyway.
She's at her usual spot, right? I'll go see her, then.
Erm... about that... Scribe Sherum hasn't come to the library for a week now...
Huh? Wh-what?!
Witch Palace
*Knock, knock*
Sherum? Sherum?
Uh... Is she not in her room?
Hmm... What should I do...? I'm starting to worry about her.
*Creeeak*
Master. I was waiting for you.
Ack?! You scared me!
To answer your question first, Master, the Sprite Queen was the bread thief.
Huh? Wh-what?!
Furthermore, the Head Priestess is already aware of this. Precisely one hour from now, the Sprite Queen will be assigned to cleaning duty as punishment.
Seriously, what is going on?!
Can you see this?
Sherum pointed into the empty space.
Uh... Huh?!
As expected... you can see it, Master. I had suspected as much.
It reads, “The Master looked directly at the Elias Record.” Just as written.
Huh? Uh...? What?
As written?
Precisely. This is what I call the Elias Record.
It is not visible to others.
Considering its importance, that is only natural.
What exactly do you mean by the “Elias Record”?
It is a collection of information on everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen in Elias.
It may be easier to describe it as the world's memory.
Because it contains the memory of the world, it took some time to decipher. Of course, even that was recorded here as well.
It contains stories about me, of course... and stories about you, Master...
This is beyond extraordinary.
I cannot find the words.
Sherum's Yearning really is... incredible.
Then do you know what that thing is?
Yes. It is called a Yearning.
Uh, right. And... that's all you have to say about it?
You said everything is written in there. That means you can know the future through it too... Doesn't that make everything feel kind of hollow?
Hmm... I am not so sure. I have always loved stories in their purest form.
Curiosity comes to me long before any sense of futility.
Past history I never recorded... and events in the Sprite Kingdom that occurred while I was recording affairs in the Witch Kingdom...
There is such an enormous amount to go through that I have not had time to feel any futility yet.
R-Right...
If anything, I suppose I am frustrated... I wanted to record it all myself, but I have only one body and cannot record several things at once.
I-Is that so?
Yes. Now that I have answered your question, I suppose you will be returning to the Sprite Kingdom?
Then I will return to my work.
Huh? What work?
I need to reorganize my records of the events in Elias that I missed. Now, if you will excuse me.
*Slam!*
Uh... okay. Good luck...