episode_0021

As a place where causality was distorted, danger lurked everywhere.

A place where even one mistake could mean your life. It was so large that I thought it would be virtually impossible to live here.

But even in those places, we were moving forward without any hindrance.

And that’s because of just one person.

‘that’s interesting.’

The old man advanced by skillfully avoiding or disarming traps.

It made me realize why he is called a legend among scholars for being able to see through traps right away even if the traps are different each time.

In particular, Sarah couldn’t take her eyes off the old man’s trap as he was dismantling it.

The two eyes gave a sparkling feeling, as if they were looking at something unknown.

While I was moving on like that.

The old man’s steps suddenly stopped.

I knew why the old man stopped.

‘There’s a cliff in front of you.’

From the outside, it looks like there is land.

Except for the straight road, there was no bottom.

If you step on it, the ground will immediately collapse.

The old man noticed this and stopped.

On the other hand, Sarah didn’t seem to know why she stopped.

“Wait.”

The old man taps the ground with his hand.

Then, except for the area where the road is, all of the ground collapses and a cliff appears.

Sarah is shocked when she sees that.

“Hiik!”

“Follow me carefully.”

The old man began to calmly walk across the narrow road.

The old man walks steadily and without hesitation.

After going some distance, I also crossed the road.

Crossing the street felt nothing special.

There aren’t any traps, and although the road is a bit narrow, it’s stable enough so there was no major problem crossing it.

That’s how we arrived on the other side.

“… ”

Sarah was still unable to cross because of fear.

The old man also seemed to be quite worried about what to do.

“It’s just like this from here… ”

“It will be even more difficult in the future.”

We are still at the beginning of the historic site.

Even though it was infinitely small compared to what I would experience in the future, if it was already difficult, there was a high possibility that I would not be able to go out.

I shouted to Sarah who was far away.

“Sera! Don’t be too scared! Slowly, taking deep breaths.”

Sarah seemed to have made up her mind by what I said, so she took a breath and took a step forward.

I could still see a slight fear on my face, but I could see the will to move forward somehow.

“Yes. I’m doing well now.”

Contrary to my worries, Sarah was approaching calmly.

Perhaps because I am the type of person who becomes calmer the more nervous I get, I quickly reached the halfway point.

“Just do it.”

Sarah walked with a little more confidence, as if she had gained some confidence.

Just a little bit further and the moment is about to arrive.

thud!

A historic site that suddenly rings.

The ground shook and Sarah’s body shook.

Sarah, who was in a state of panic due to the shaking shock, lost her footing and fell.

“Aaaagh!”

Sarah’s voice resonates like an echo.

I kicked the ground without hesitation.

A body that shoots down in an instant.

I arrived faster than Sarah was falling, picked up Sarah’s body, and kicked the air with a little force.

Then, a huge wind pressure swirled around and the body was launched upward again.

I was able to set my feet on the ground above again.

The old man was looking at me with surprised eyes.

Sarah had fainted, but I carefully laid her down on the ground and shook her hands.

“Thank goodness.”

“… What are you?”

The old man asked.

I just smiled at him and didn’t give any reply.

When the old man realized that he meant not to answer, he let out a laugh.

“Amazing guy. Let’s take a break. Because it will be quite a shock.”

“Of course.”

After leaving the old man preparing something for a moment, I remembered the echo from before.

A sound that seems to have been caused by observing the entire current situation.

Especially since I was at an age where I was cautious and observed those around me.

All I could think was that someone had done it intentionally.

‘Considering that I couldn’t catch anything in my surroundings.’

I thought it might be possible to go deeper.

Because in this place where causality is disrupted, it is not strange if something exists.

It was a time when I was thinking deeply about it.

“Ugh… ”

Sarah regained consciousness with a groaning sound.

After regaining consciousness, Sarah quickly felt around her body to see if anything was wrong.

“Huh! What, what is it? You’re alive… ”

Her incomprehensible gaze turned to me.

I shrugged my shoulders at that.

“Why?”

“… How did you do it?”

“How did you do it? I just saved it.”

To put it simply, it was a simple matter of falling faster than the falling speed and climbing back up.

“It doesn’t make sense… ”

“Whether it makes sense or not, that’s not the important thing.”

“That’s right… ”

“Anyway, are you okay?”

In fact, from Sarah’s perspective, it was no exaggeration to say that she died and came back to life.

The fact that he fainted immediately proves that he suffered a significant psychological blow.

Although it looks good on the outside, it is clear that it is not a lie.

Sarah nodded as if it was okay.

“Yes.”

“Then I’m glad.”

“Still, take it easy. Even if you think you’re okay, your body won’t. Even though my body is shaking right now.”

“Huh?”

Sarah’s eyes widened as she finally saw her trembling body.

As the old man said, there were quite a few times when I couldn’t calm down my shocked body even though I thought I was okay. Sera was in that state right now.

“I’ll rest for a bit… ”

“

Sarah sat down as if she had collapsed.

I didn’t realize it until just now, but now I do.

The feeling of exhaustion in your body will be significant.

“I’m resting. Old man. I’ll take a quick look around and then come back.”

“Okay.”

I left the two behind and walked away for a while.

***

The place I headed to after leaving for a while was the place where the guy who caused the earthquake earlier was located.

Originally, I thought it would take a long time to get a feel for it, but he showed himself as if he was provoking me.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve been ignored like this.’

First of all, it was surprising that I realized that I was sensing it through energy.

I never even thought that he would boldly attack me.

‘Normally, I would think he’s crazy.’

If you think about it, it wasn’t particularly strange.

This is a place where the existing laws have already been distorted, so isn’t there a guy like that?

“So, don’t complain.”

I took out my sword.

This is a place where causality is distorted.

Here, I had no problem using all my strength.

‘Of course, if you swing it with all your might, the dimension itself will be cut.’

At least, it means that there is no limit to the power.

I swung my sword at the bell.

The lightly swung sword split the space.

Beyond the gaping space was a room filled with items that appeared to be relics.

When I stepped into that place, the space I had come through was closed.

I shouted as I looked at the empty space.

“Come out. When speaking softly. If you don’t come out during the 3-second count, take care of the rest.”

Give a clear warning and then count.

“3. 2. 1.”

Crrr…

The sound of crying that is heard as soon as you say 1.

When I turned my attention to where the howling had come from, there was a wolf with three heads.

I laughed out loud at the sight of that familiar monster.

“Why is the gatekeeper of hell here? What is here?”

Because what appeared before me now was the gatekeeper guarding the entrance to hell.

Hell, which confines sinners and demons.

The entity that prevented intruders from entering was the monster called the Gatekeeper of Hell.

As much as it guards the entrance to hell, it is strong enough to tear apart quite a few demons with its teeth.

‘Why on earth would a guy like that be here?’

The gatekeeper of hell was born to guard the entrance to hell.

Such was the essence of the gatekeeper, and the basis of the myth lies there.

It means I can never be here.

No matter how distorted the causality was, it made no sense for such a fundamental distortion.

It made even less sense for the gatekeeper of hell to come here on his own.

‘That means someone gave the order.’

It makes sense if you’re listening to someone’s orders.

Here another problem arises.

‘Who on earth gave the order?’

The gatekeeper of hell listens only to the king of hell.

It was the gatekeeper of hell who did not listen to the words of the Goddess of Light.

But why on earth would the king of hell place the gatekeeper of hell here?

It was almost a nonsensical assumption that a nobleman who could not interfere with the underworld would have placed a bastard here.

‘Then is it fake?’

I thought of the possibility that the gatekeeper in front of me was a fake being.

I immediately erased it from my mind.

To say it was fake was because the status of the gatekeeper in front of you was clearly that of the gatekeeper of hell.

No matter how much I tried to hide it, I couldn’t hide the status I had.

At least for me.

‘I don’t know what happened.’

If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that what I say I don’t know is true beyond what I can imagine. It meant that the gatekeeper of hell was guarding something unknown here.

“So come out when I have good words to say.”

A warning is displayed once again.

This time, there seemed to be no sign of backing down.

Well, there’s no way a guy born as a gatekeeper would listen to an intruder.

I had no choice but to raise my sword and swing it at him.