episode_0191

“It’s been a while, Ferdion.”

At the words the man suddenly said.

““… … .””

The crowd looked at the man with questioning eyes.

I mean, not only did it come out of nowhere, but it was also difficult to understand.

And as for Wade, the person in charge of what those words were saying.

He looked at the man with a slight frown, then opened his mouth and spoke.

“… I am not Ferdion.”

He said he was not Ferdion.

Just like that, Wade denied the man’s words.

However.

“Well, there’s no way you remember it now.”

In response to Wade’s response, instead of agreeing, the man added something meaningless and even shook his head as if he was disappointed.

“Master, may I ask your humble servant a few words?”

It was then that the leader asked a question to that man.

“Allowed.”

The man nodded briefly.

“That guy, Wade Heblon… Do you mean Perdion?”

The leader asked the man again.

At that question, the man tilted his head for a moment.

“Ah, I see. You can’t see it now.”

He seemed to agree and nodded slightly.

“Hmm. No, even if it was you from before, I might not have recognized you.”

So, the man muttered to himself.

“Yes. That human is Ferdion.”

Eventually, the religious leader’s question was answered in the affirmative.

On that.

“Ah… ! As expected!”

The leader shouted and bowed his head repeatedly towards the man.

Then, he immediately raised his head, looked at Wade, and said:

“I see. If you are Ferdion, everything makes sense. The reason why you were able to change the predicted future again and again.”

The leader’s eyes looking at Wade were extremely intense.

“It’s not enough to have interfered once in the past, so they appear again and try to hinder the great cause. It’s so boring.”

The religious leader said this in a voice filled with clear anger and irritation.

“… I don’t know what nonsense you’re talking about earlier. I am not Ferdion.”

Wade denied it again.

“No, you are Ferdion.”

The man denied Wade’s denial.

“… I don’t know what basis you’re spouting such nonsense.”

Wade responded to that action as if it was absurd.

“Hmm… No matter how much I say, I don’t think anyone will listen.”

The man looked at Wade quietly, then looked away and asked.

“What do you think?”

Toward Veluid, who was quietly watching their conversation.

“… … .”

To that sudden question, Belluid gave no answer.

No, I couldn’t.

He was deploying a shield with all his might to protect the group from the man’s presence.

And even though he was trying his best, his shield was shaking dangerously.

There was no room for him to open his mouth right now.

It was clear that if I lost my concentration even a little, my shield would break.

“Oh, my.”

Seeing Veluid’s face dripping with sweat, the man looked puzzled for a moment, but then waved his hand as if he had realized something.

Then, the presence that was weighing down the surroundings disappeared in an instant.

The monsters no longer exploded, Ethan’s trembling body stopped, and Veluid’s defense shield, which seemed as if it would break at any moment, regained stability.

And, Veluid’s complexion also recovered quite a bit in an instant.

“Now, tell me.”

The man made a request to Belude.

“… … .”

The man wasn’t the only one paying attention to Veluid.

Before I knew it, everyone around me was looking at Veluid.

It was because they noticed it too.

Veluid’s expression and reaction are different from what others see.

Those eyes are shaking.

and.

“… Principal, what does that mean?”

Wade, who could be said to be the center of this series of conversations, finally asked Belude.

At that question, Veluid looked pondered for a moment.

“… Wade, I know your secret.”

Soon he opened his mouth and spoke.

“… … .”

Wade narrowed his eyes and stared at Veluid at what Veluid said.

How long had it been like that?

“… What does that mean?”

He asked again.

Wade was trying to gauge.

What does Veluid mean?

What is the ‘secret’ he is talking about?

Belluid finally faced Wade’s complex eyes.

“You are not originally from this world, are you?”

Calmly, it caused a huge ripple in Wade’s heart.

***

“You are not originally from this world, are you?”

In Veluid’s words.

“… … .”

I couldn’t come up with any answer.

… I am not originally from this world.

I was originally born on Earth and lived there.

For some unknown reason, I was reincarnated in the world of the novel I had read.

With the name Wade Heblon.

However, I didn’t tell anyone about it.

I never mentioned a word about it to anyone close to me, not even my father.

Rather, I played a thoroughly ordinary child.

To completely hide the fact that I am not originally a resident of this world.

However, the truth that had not been told to anyone came out of Veluid’s mouth.

I couldn’t help but be taken aback by that fact.

It didn’t occur to me that it was just something that was thrown around.

I think that’s because Veluid’s expression and eyes contained an unwavering confidence.

Because I saw it and felt it, I did not deny what he said.

Instead, I raised my head and looked.

The companions were looking at us with eyes filled with doubt.

“There’s nothing to worry about. They won’t be able to hear the sound.”

Belude seemed to have sensed the meaning of my gaze, and spoke.

“The nature of the shield has been changed. All external sounds are blocked so those inside cannot hear them. but… … .”

Veluid shifted his gaze.

“The author may hear it, but it’s just that.”

The ‘author’ that Belluid was talking about was Ethan.

Ethan was outside of Veluid’s defense shield, and he was not a human who could be trapped even if Veluid tried to confine him with a shield in the first place, so if he talked like this, he would have no choice but to hear it as is.

“… Ethan is fine.”

As for that, I didn’t really care.

It was because I thought it would be okay to tell Ethan this story.

“… Rather, let’s just talk about it.”

I asked Veluid to continue the conversation.

How does Veluid know that I am not from this world?

My mind was dizzy with many possibilities about it.

In my head like that.

“The name of the world you originally lived in was… ‘Earth’, right?”

“… … !”

Veluid made another ripple, and I was more shaken than ever before.

Seeing me so agitated, Veluid continued speaking.

“You were born and raised on Earth, and one day you came across a certain novel. and… For some reason, one day I opened my eyes and found myself reincarnated in the world of that novel… Is that right?”

“… … .”

After hearing those words, I was convinced.

That Veluid ‘knows’ things about me.

Although it is unlikely because he did not reveal that aspect at all, I was considering the possibility that Veluid, through his excellent insight, ‘guessed’ that I was not from this world.

However, it is impossible to find out such specific information with such speculation.

In other words, he really ‘knows’.

About my past.

About my existence.

“… … .”

I looked at Veluid without saying anything.

And, I quietly asked him for an answer.

Why do you know that?

How does he know that?

“You might wonder how I know these facts.”

Beluid seemed to have realized the meaning in those eyes, and quietly nodded.

“… The answer is simple. Because I called you into this world.”

The surprising truth came out of my mouth.

“… … !”

I couldn’t help but be very surprised by the answer.

I have always wondered how I came to this world.

Ever since the moment I was reborn in this world as Wade Heblon.

However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t find the answer.

No, I couldn’t find even a small clue or clue, let alone an answer.

So, I decided to quietly bury that question in my mind.

I plan to find the answer after the original story is over.

However, that question was resolved here.

Through none other than Veluid’s mouth.

My mind was dizzy.

My heart was pounding.

My thoughts were completely unorganized.

However, even in such a confused mind, there was one question that stood out.

“… Why did you call me here?”

Why, why did Veluid call me here?

There were many other things I wanted to ask, but that was what I wanted to ask most right now.

Why did Veluid choose me and bring me into this world?

Of all the people on earth, why me?

The answer to that question.

“… That’s because you are the reincarnation of the hero Ferdion.”

Veluid announced in a very heavy voice.