Chap 106-Jealousy

 

“Ha, why should we listen to you?”

“Huh? What’s that sound…?”

I opened my eyes to the murmuring.

What I saw through the blurry vision was, as always, a black-haired woman who looked exactly like me, or rather, Yeon Bennet.

‘Looks like she’s going to show me her memories again.’

The clues she had shown me so far.

Even I, with my dull senses, could now understand.

This black-haired woman is the original Yeon Bennet.

Considering her relationship with Master and the System Administrator…

The original Yeon Bennet must be a transcendent, and a very powerful one at that.

Thinking about it, it was obvious.

There was no way a body that could seal the Evil God’s power and wield it without any problems could be ordinary.

Of course, there were still unanswered questions.

Duke Bennett had clearly said that Yeon Bennet was a soulless doll.

Why did she, who was a transcendent, end up like that?

And…

Why did I end up possessing her body?

As the blurry vision gradually returned, the scenery that came into view was different from the memories I had seen before, with many people present.

Most of their faces were blurred like fog, though.

“What, do you want to show off because you helped us a little? You volunteered to do it all.”

“That’s not it. The Evil God is dangerous. In some way, they’ll stab us in the back…”

“Ha. You cowardly bitch.”

‘Even so, aren’t you going too far?’

Who on earth was pushing her so hard?

I raised my head to identify the owner of the voice.

And…

Huh…? Nabi…?

Nabi, or rather, Anaide, was mocking and pressing the original Yeon Bennet, who couldn’t say anything and kept her head down.

“Do you know why we don’t trust you? Even if I, who am much weaker than you, call you a coward, you can’t even make a peep like a cripple.”

At those words, laughter spread like waves around her.

The original Yeon Bennet only lowered her head deeper.

‘No… that… my Nabi wasn’t such a rude kid…’

I couldn’t believe the scene before my eyes.

The white cat who fell asleep in my arms, played with me, and protected me in dangerous moments.

Nabi in that memory and Anaide, who was cruelly pushing the original Yeon Bennet in this place now.

A strange sense of alienation, as if I were facing two completely different people, shook me from within.

“Sister, stop it.”

Someone grabbed Anaide’s arm and began to dissuade her.

“I’m sorry, Yeon. My sister doesn’t mean it that way…”

‘Oh? It’s Master.’

Seeing Master after a long time, I felt a sense of joy without realizing it.

“It’s okay, Dorothy.”

The original Yeon Bennet briefly shook her head at Dorothy, then slowly took a step forward in front of the group that was mocking her.

“You can laugh. You can think of me as a useless bitch. No matter how you treat me… I don’t care. But.”

Swish-

She drew a dagger from her waist.

The moment that small sword was held in her hand, her presence filled the space as if exploding.

“I can never allow the proposal to accept the Evil God as our ally.”

“Haa… You really don’t understand!”

Anaide raised her voice as if annoyed.

“If we continue like this, the damage will be great! We might even lose! Why are you trying to take the difficult path when there’s an easy one?”

“Because it is right.”

The original Yeon Bennet said firmly.

“That small rift that occurs the moment we choose the easy path will eventually destroy us all.”

“Betrayal? We can stop it when the time comes! Winning is the priority now!”

“Enough.”

The air froze at the short word.

Even the people who were noisily chattering, and even Anaide and the original Yeon Bennet, who were fiercely confronting each other, lowered their momentum.

‘Pink?’

Familiar color, softly scattering pink hair.

Her face resembled Lina’s, but the atmosphere was completely different.

Instead of Lina’s warmth, an icy coldness enveloped her face.

She opened her mouth.

“The Evil God will now be on our side.”

“But!”

“I’m sorry, Yeon. You haven’t forgotten our deal, have you?”

“Kugh…”

The original Yeon Bennet bit her lip and silently lowered her head.

“More than that…”

The pink-haired woman suddenly turned her head.

Exactly, towards me.

‘…!’

She was accurately seeing through me, who others couldn’t perceive at all.

A cold gaze raked over my body, making my skin crawl.

“Someone seems to be watching your memories, Yeon?”

As soon as those words were finished, something pressed down as if strangling my neck.

I couldn’t breathe, and my vision blurred.

The figures of the people scattered and disappeared like dust, and in the darkness…

Only the original Yeon Bennet and I remained.

“Sorry. Were you scared?”

“Keuk… Keheuk… No, I’m okay…”

I managed to answer, coughing roughly.

“What… what was that just now?”

“That’s that woman’s ability. Even if someone just thinks of her, she can exist there. Since a memory related to her was playing in my memory, she was momentarily present there.”

“What… that’s ridiculous…”

“That’s why most transcendents don’t even try to think of that woman if they can help it.”

The original Yeon Bennet said calmly.

It was clearly a fraudulent ability that didn’t even appear in the game, but for some reason, I felt like I could guess that woman’s name.

“Could it be that that woman is… Dreamer…”

“Stop!”

The original Yeon Bennet sharply cut off my words.

“You’re guessing right. But I want to talk to you alone right now.”

But even with her warning, I couldn’t stop thinking of that pink-haired woman.

Because she looked so much like Lina, my head was in chaos.

As if she read my expression, she sighed deeply and said.

“She just looks a bit similar, so don’t think strange things.”

Of course, she did resemble her, but she was definitely a different face from Lina.

The atmosphere was also completely different.

But even so, that pink hair and the familiar outline of her face continued to confuse my mind.

“…….”

“…….”

And for a moment, an awkward silence flowed.

“Um…”

“That…”

“…….”

“You go first.”

“No, you go first.”

There were many things I wanted to ask her.

What her identity was, why I ended up possessing her body, and how she ended up sealing the Evil God’s power.

But.

One problem was more important to me than those things.

The words I definitely wanted to say if the original Yeon Bennet existed.

I took a long, deep breath.

The words that had filled my throat to the brim were bubbling so much that I couldn’t hold them back any longer.

“Please…”

“……?”

“Please return me to normal! You crazy Masochist!”

…

“So… you and I are the same person with the same soul, only our memories are different, right?”

“That’s right.”

“And you sacrificed your memories in exchange for sealing the Evil God.”

At my words, she nodded.

“That… so Dreamer, Eterisha. She created me with your soul… is that it?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, then…”

“Yeah. Of course, you can’t go back to normal. It’s an ability engraved in your soul, even if you don’t have the memories.”

She said casually.

“Th-This! Take responsibility! I didn’t want to become such a pervert!”

“So, why is it my fault that you became a Masochist?”

Wow…

How can a person be so shameless?

“This is Ha Yeon, your ability! Even if we have the same soul, aren’t we different people if our memories are different?”

“But it’s not related to memories, it’s an ability possessed by the soul, so it’s yours.”

According to her, I was destined to live as a hopeless pervert for the rest of my life.

Despair covered my entire body.

“Hmm… that’s strange…”

Ha Yeon rested her chin on her hand and said, looking at me with interest.

“You actually enjoyed it quite a bit, so why are you pretending to hate it now?”

“Wh-What?! When did I…!”

“It’s not like you couldn’t have avoided it, but you deliberately let it happen more than once, right?”

“No, that’s…! It’s not like that!”

Ha Yeon narrowed her eyes, then smiled and delivered a fatal blow.

“It’s okay, I’ve been there too. I understand.”

“……!”

Ha Yeon smiled with a somewhat bitter expression and continued.

“Still, don’t hate it too much. It will be a great help to you. That’s a level 10 power, you know.”

“Huh…?”

This kind of thing… is level 10…?

No wonder the performance was so good.

Level 10 power.

In other words, the power called ‘myth’ is the power that the Akashic Records recognize the life that the transcendent has lived as a myth and grants it.

So…

In a word…

“You crazy Masochist! Get away from me!”

I shouted with a look of contempt.

My face was burning hot, and I couldn’t lift my head.

‘What kind of life did you live to get this kind of power…’

“Pfft… Hahahaha!”

Looking at me like that, Ha Yeon grabbed her stomach and started laughing, wondering what was so funny.

After a while, her laughter subsided, and she asked.

“How is it, are your questions a little resolved?”

“Yes… to some extent…”

Unresolved questions still lingered in my mind, but I nodded, sensing the situation.

“Then…”

The smile disappeared from Ha Yeon’s face.

She began to advise me with a serious expression.

“Don’t touch Calamity-Class Monsters anymore.”

“Yes…? But…”

“My memories. They’re currently held by Calamity-Class Monsters. The Evil God had them devour them.”

Come to think of it…

I had only seen her memories after a Calamity-Class Monster had died.

“So even if you have more questions, I can’t answer them accurately. My memories aren’t complete yet.”

“But… so shouldn’t we deal with Calamity-Class Monsters even more? That way your memories will return… and you can become the original you, right?”

Ha Yeon shook her head.

“That’s what the Evil God is aiming for.”

“To summon me again as a transcendent, to make it so that you can no longer exist as the Evil God and to release the seal. And…”

“If I come back… you will…”

Ah.

That’s right.

If she were to come back, I would probably…

“So it’s better to complete your plan quickly before the Evil God plays any more tricks.”

My heart sank.

My real plan, which only Master had vaguely guessed.

She already knew everything.

“Once you wake up… you’re really going to have a hard time from now on…”

Ha Yeon lowered her head and cast an anxiously trembling gaze at me.

“I’m sorry. For passing on the work I had to do to you…”

The moment I met that worried gaze, my heart filled with an inexplicable warmth.

“It’s okay! I’ve already prepared myself for it!”

I answered cheerfully so that she could feel at ease.

“Sigh… I’m jealous.”

“……?”

At that moment, a clear drop of saliva dripped down from her mouth.

The emotion that had filled my heart just a moment ago shattered and scattered.

‘Crazy bitch…’