Episode 10: A Dramatic Escape

People don’t die easily.

For example, even if you’re caught by a cult and have your limbs torn off.

Or if you’re stabbed by a robber and have a hole punched through your stomach.

Or if an airship crashes and you’re slammed into the ground.

Isn’t that obviously a death sentence, you ask?

No, I don’t die.

Only everyone else but me dies.

Because I have resurrection magic, so I come back to life.

On the other hand, people without resurrection magic will all die.

Just like now.

,Kyaaaaaaak!’

,The airship, the airship is crashing!’

,Save me! Save me, Mom!’

People screamed from everywhere.

It would be weirder if they weren’t screaming when the airship is crashing.

Except for one person next to me.

Aransel was not screaming or making any noise.

Whether she has a strong heart or confidence in surviving.

Even in the midst of the crash, she hurriedly looked around.

It was a look of searching for something.

Which means she has an intention.

Kugugugung-

The airship began to crash even more.

Since it’s powered by magic, I don’t know what will happen, but crashing from this altitude will kill everyone instantly.

The only fortunate thing is that the airship wasn’t crashing at a rapid speed.

Airships are originally designed to float with helium.

This otherworld airship is probably filled with magic instead of helium, but it didn’t crash immediately.

But it’s only a matter of time.

If an object of this size eventually crashes from the sky, the people inside won’t be able to withstand it.

,Aransel, tell me what you’re trying to do.’

,Airships have magical safety devices related to movement. It’s a structure that evacuates passengers.’

Aransel’s calmness was now understandable.

She suppressed her bewilderment and only focused on reason to survive.

,The explosion happened at the power source. The pilots and airship maintenance crew are on board at the power source.’

,So that’s why the airship personnel haven’t appeared in this situation.’

It means they can’t come this way or they’re dead.

,Aransel, I’ll go there. You evacuate.’

Aransel’s gaze reached me.

,I’m a Holy Magic user. Although my level is still low, I have healing abilities.

If I can save even one of the airship personnel, it will be easier to resolve this situation.’

Aransel stared at me for a moment.

I guess it’s because I’m calmer than she thought.

Unfortunately, death doesn’t confuse me.

The certainty that I won’t die was more useful than I thought in making decisions.

Still, I don’t want to be in so much pain that I die, so I want to avoid the crash.

,I’ll leave it to you.’

Aransel agreed without asking further.

While Aransel was looking for the escape magic device, I hurriedly walked down the airship corridor.

The people inside the airship were in a state of panic and didn’t know what to do.

There was no prior notice of an accident when the airship took off.

Aransel is the exception in this other world where losing one’s life is commonplace, but this is usually the case.

It’s like a damn world of macho men who give up their lives.

When I broke through the people and came out of the corridor, a strong wind blew.

The forest is getting closer in real time.

Holding onto the railing of the outer corridor and heading towards the power source, I soon saw the collapsed power source.

Smoke was rising, so it didn’t seem like anyone was alive.

Moreover, the corridor leading to that side was cut off due to the aftermath of the explosion.

It’s a distance that you can barely reach if you jump.

,Ha, I really hate this.’

I just came to run an errand, but what the hell is this situation?

I scratched my head and slowly took my hand off the corridor railing.

Instead, I ran and took a stance to leap.

Whether I crash like this or crash like that, the situation is the same anyway.

If it’s the same in the end, I should try anything.

,One, two.’

With a deep breath, I ran forward with all my might.

The wind hit my body fiercely, but I managed to step on the end of the corridor and jump.

,Three!’

My body jumped into the air and momentarily fell into a state of weightlessness.

Kuoong!

At that moment, the airship shook violently and fell a little further down.

As a result, the landing point became farther away.

My body slowly went down as it floated in the air.

My feet don’t reach.

Falling to death means your bones are shattered and your organs are crushed.

I come back to life even if I die, but I didn’t want to die.

,This is bullshit!’

With curses filling my mouth, magic power gathered at my fingertips.

Soon, a golden rope appeared in my hand.

Holy magic I learned on the condition of becoming friends with Sisiroka.

Sacred Weapon.

The golden rope extending from my hand tied the opposite pillar.

At the same time, the wind that blew pushed me as it was, and my body drew a parabola.

As soon as the opposite corridor got closer, I canceled the Sacred Weapon.

Then, with the force of inertia, I rolled down the corridor and crashed into the wall.

,Keueueueugeuk!’

I twisted my body as if convulsing from the pain in my back and barely pulled myself together.

Unfortunately, I didn’t even have time to feel the pain.

,That was a close call.’

When I got up, the door leading to the power source was twisted.

I changed the Sacred Weapon into the form of a dagger and stabbed it in, and it cut well.

I’m so glad I begged to learn this.

The form is still unstable, but it’s okay as long as I can use it.

Kwang!

When I kicked open the power source door, smoke soared up as it was.

I hurriedly lowered my head, and I could see the situation inside.

Everything was broken here and there, and some parts were on fire.

The source of the smoke was over there.

I covered my mouth and nose with my hands and looked around for people, and I saw the shattered floor.

Judging from this, I thought that a lot of managers must have fallen over there.

Is this a wasted trip?

As I was thinking that, I soon saw a person.

To be exact, it was a corpse.

A corpse with half of its body blown away, as if it had been caught in an explosion.

The uniform was similar to that of a stewardess, so it seemed like an airship attendant.

Only the upper body was left, so I thought she must have died before she could feel any pain.

An ordinary person would just give up and go back.

But the story is different for me.

I can’t save a dying person, but I can save a dead person.

As I was about to lift her up, I saw a small box on the shelf.

I picked up the box, checked what was written on it, and put it in my pocket.

Then I dragged the corpse with only half of its upper body left outside.

,Kellok, kek.’

My throat was blocked because I inhaled some smoke, but there was no problem.

I also picked up a spare set of clothes that were hanging on the way.

It’s covered in dirt, but it’ll be okay.

I put my hand on the corpse’s chest.

,I have to make physical contact to save you, do you agree?’

Unfortunately, there was no answer.

Please, don’t let this person get up and sue me for sexual harassment.

When I activated Resurrection, a bright light enveloped her.

I quickly put on the skirt I had prepared after seeing her legs being restored.

She won’t regain consciousness right away during the resurrection time anyway, so there was plenty of time.

,Heueok, hak!’

Soon after, she opened her eyes wide and coughed.

I quickly took my hand off her before I could be caught.

,Are you okay?’

,Uh, heueu, wh, where is this.’

,It’s an airship. Do you remember when you lost consciousness?’

,So, something, something exploded.’

She was talking nonsense as if she was confused.

Fortunately, she doesn’t seem to remember that her lower body was blown away.

,I’m sorry to bother you in the midst of the confusion, but the airship is in a critical situation of crashing. Do you know how to activate the escape magic?’

,Ah, I know. It’s in the passenger boarding area.’

She staggered to her feet.

As expected, Resurrection.

I healed her perfectly.

Sisiroka is a shitty magic that I couldn’t save, but I saved a stewardess I saw for the first time!

I feel reassured.

,Let’s move right away.’

Moving was more important than getting her mind together now.

When I took her outside, I still saw the severed corridor.

The attendant’s face turned white.

,Are you good at jumping by any chance?’

I’m not good at it.

* * *

When I returned with the attendant who did a somersault in the sky, the passenger room was even more chaotic.

Some were praying to the Transcendental Being, and some were even rioting.

And the person who suppressed that riot was Aransel.

Suppressing a riot even in this situation, she’s not ordinary either.

,Aransel.’

,Harua?’

Aransel found the attendant standing next to me and was finally relieved.

She must have been nervous as well, as she was in a life-threatening situation.

I’m okay, but she has great mental strength.

,Attendant-ssi, I’ll leave it to you.’

,Ah, yes, yes!’

The attendant hurriedly passed through the passengers and began to check the escape magic.

Thanks to Aransel sweeping through, the people were relatively calm.

,Escape magic is working!’

After checking, the attendant hurriedly got up from her seat.

,Re, really? Can we escape?’

,We’re alive! We can go back!’

,Uwaaaaaaa!’

People were in an uproar at the attendant’s cry, hoping that they could escape.

Aransel and I were finally relieved.

Aransel came to my side.

,You worked hard.’

,Harua too.’

I really wonder what this commotion was all about.

I need to deliver the letter and go back quickly.

As I was thinking that, I soon saw the attendant’s face gradually turning white.

I have a bad feeling about this.

,Aransel, just a moment.’

I left Aransel and went to the attendant, and she met my eyes.

I lowered my voice and asked among the rejoicing people.

,What’s wrong? Is it possible that it’s not working.’

,Ah, no. It works, but, that, that’s because.’

The attendant slowly lowered her head.

,Th, there doesn’t seem to be enough magic power loaded to move everyone here.’

Accidents mostly occur from carelessness and greed.

It costs a lot of money to operate an airship once.

So, the company operating the airship wanted to make money somehow.

That’s why, a while ago, they expanded the seats on the airship beyond the regulated limit.

As a result, they were able to carry a large number of people at once.

Somehow, the seats were terribly narrow.

And that was the problem.

The seats were expanded to carry people on the airship, but the number of people for escape magic was not increased.

It was a naive judgment that an accident wouldn’t happen in the meantime.

The attendant’s eyes are shaking violently.

She’s just in charge of guidance at best.

She’s not in a position to know all the internal affairs of the airship.

Even if she knew the situation, she wasn’t someone who could change anything.

The situation was not favorable to blame her.

,The people operating the airship power source did not survive. Wouldn’t it work if we excluded them?’

,I’ll try my best, I’ll try my best somehow.’

We didn’t have an answer to solve this problem.

The loaded magic power can only be supplied by the Magic Tower that engraved the magic.

This was a unique means for the Magic Tower to monopolize magic.

People’s selfishness and greed.

Those two things were driving the accident that happened now to the worst possible outcome.

An uncivilized other world.

No.

This time, modern society is not much different.

,Everyone, please line up in order, in order!’

People line up at the attendant’s instruction.

They lined up quietly as Aransel was growling next to them.

They move one by one.

Watching that, I approached Aransel’s side.

,Aransel, go forward.’

,…Go forward?’

,Not everyone may be able to escape. There’s not enough magic power loaded for the escape.’

Aransel belatedly realized the situation and her eyes widened.

I’m also a person.

Aransel is someone I know, before being a racist.

I want to save someone I know before someone I don’t know.

,Then Harua, you too.’

,I’m okay. I can’t explain it, but I have an ability that allows me to survive somehow.’

Aransel also knows that I’m a Transcender.

Although I’ve never talked about my abilities, she knows that I’m a Noname.

She should know that what I’m saying is not a lie.

Aransel quietly stared at me.

,…I don’t want to.’

And shook her head.

When I looked at her with bewildered eyes, Aransel stared ahead.

,The reason I wield a sword is not to live longer than others.’

What kind of crazy talk is that?

But Aransel’s eyes were sincere.

Kugung-

Even as the airship was crashing even more, Aransel’s expression remained unchanged.

,You’re talking with a lot of romance.’

She picked up a sword to protect someone.

I don’t particularly believe in such heroic words.

Still, at this moment, the decision Aransel made was brilliant.

It is noble to save others even at the cost of one’s own life.

Before I knew it, almost everyone was leaving.

As expected, the sacrifice of the people at the power source was great.

The airship wasn’t filled to its full capacity, so the magic power might barely be enough.

But unfortunately, the attendant’s calculations were more accurate than I thought.

The last person left, and the attendant’s fingertips trembled.

Now only me, Aransel, and the attendant were left.

,Ne, next, person, come.’

I could see the tears in her eyes.

Seeing that, I realized the meaning of the tears.

,Is this the last one?’

,…..’

She swallowed her tears and lowered her head.

Kugugung-

The airship accelerated its crash once again.

It was now impossible to stop the crash any further.

Everyone wants to live.

That’s the same for both Transcenders and people from this world.

But the attendant was trying to pass the last chance on to us.

I didn’t know if it was her sense of duty or the value of saving her life.

,Aransel.’

When I called Aransel, she stood still in that spot.

It was an immovable posture that she had no intention of moving.

I’m sighing.

Soun raised her disciple admirably.

She is stubborn.

I learned that stubbornness while spending a few days with her.

There wasn’t enough time to break her stubbornness.

,Attendant-ssi, go.’

,Ye, yes?’

The attendant raised her head and looked at us with surprised eyes.

A faint hope of being able to live and guilt.

Those two things coexisted on her face.

,We’re okay. We have a way.’

I’m glad for the first time that I have Resurrection.

,Bu, but.’

,Go.’

Soon after, Aransel joined in.

The attendant hesitated, but neither of us had any intention of moving.

,Th, thank you. Really, thank you so much.’

The attendant burst into tears and activated the magic.

Soon after, her figure disappeared.

Only me and Aransel were left on the airship.

The escape magic device completely went out and stopped, as the attendant said.

,Aransel, don’t you regret it?’

She missed the last chance to live right in front of her eyes.

At my question, Aransel slumped down on the passenger seat.

,I regret it. Don’t say the obvious.’

Aransel was also the same person.

Everyone didn’t want to die.

,But I would have regretted it more if I had survived like this.’

So Aransel willingly stayed.

,So you stayed too, right.’

Looking at her like that, I got up from my seat.

,I’ll tell you one good news.’

I rummaged through my pocket and took out a small box.

The words ,Escape Pod’ were written on it.

Aransel’s eyes gradually widened.

,The airship captain was aware of the escape magic situation, so he must have prepared for the worst.’

He had to live, even if no one else did, so he prepared something like this.

,Stop being pathetic and let’s go.’

I never intended to die from the beginning.

I made everyone escape because I thought it would be easier to use the escape pod if I reduced the number of people.

I’m not a sacrificial person for anyone.

,…Why didn’t you tell me sooner?’

,I thought if there were people left, you would have said to use it to save those people.’

Aransel had a dumbfounded expression.

,…You have a bad personality.’

Did she think I was a saint or something because I was willing to stay?

I have no intention of being that.

,That’s why you’re living thanks to me.’

When I smiled brightly, Aransel sighed and got up from her seat.

,It’s going to be hard for us to get close.’

,We were always like that. Why are you bringing it up now?’

There’s a reason why we’re incompatible with each other.

,Now, let’s escape.’

A dramatic escape.

There’s no dopamine more thrilling than this.