episode_0040

I quietly let go of my anger and came out.

Hiria, who followed, asked worriedly.

“Is there a need to react so strongly?”

“… No.”

Actually, there was no reason to react like this.

All you had to do was just ignore what the beggars said and correct them later if they crossed the line.

However, the reason he reacted so sensitively was because there was a guy who had done something in the past.

‘Although quite a bit of time has passed now.’

The events of that time were so vivid that I still remember them. That’s because I was truly a crazy person back then.

‘Even now that I think about it, I was a crazy person back then.’

It was not long after I ascended to heaven.

Now that I was trying to stay quiet, I decided to kill all the gods in the underworld.

The reason is simply that things that don’t even know the topic have touched a line that shouldn’t be touched.

Because of that, I just tried to kill them all.

Of course, if that happens, there will be a big problem with causality. But at that time, I was so angry that I couldn’t care about that.

No, it was ridiculous to even care about it.

To me, it was like touching something that was disgusting and shouldn’t be touched.

If all the archangels and goddesses hadn’t stopped me directly at that time, the current dimension of the underworld would probably have become a world full of chaos with the causality law greatly distorted.

Even if you don’t touch the line, that’s true.

What were the humans in Hage trying to say that was wrong?

When I think about it now, it was truly a bad thing.

That’s why I’ve tried my best to endure it since it happened.

Sometimes things like this that I don’t even know about the topic try to cross the line again, and it gets quite heated.

“After… ”

Take a deep breath and cool down.

As I calmed down a bit, I remembered my purpose again.

“First, let’s go to where the kids are.”

The beggars weren’t important right now; the most important thing was finding the guy who kidnapped the kids. If you cross the line, you can stop it. Even if that’s not the case, you can just fix it later.

As of now, there have been no major problems.

“But don’t overdo it.”

Hiria’s worried voice continues.

I don’t know if it was just concern, but I could feel a little anxiety in her eyes. Is it because he saw me excited?

I don’t think it’s just because of that.

It feels like worrying about something unknown and feeling anxious about it.

I can’t explain because I don’t know much, but I’m sure she’s worried.

It means that I am unlikely to commit something.

‘I’m older and time has passed, so I wonder if I can easily commit a crime.’

In fact, you can commit it.

Regardless of getting older and time passing, your personality doesn’t change easily.

But at least I had a lot of experience, so the probability of that happening was extremely small.

‘You wouldn’t know that.’

Still, if you’re so worried, there must be something going on.

I thought about it casually, but there was actually no point in asking this.

All I have to do is be careful.

“Okay.”

I answered Hiria’s question.

That’s it for the small talk.

Now it was time to start looking for it in earnest.

Leaving behind Hiria’s still worried gaze, I walked away.

***

back street.

When we arrived there, we found traces.

Normally, it would be hard to find because there wouldn’t even be a trace left.

Currently, next to me was an archmage who had reached transcendence.

A magic circle rises above Hiria.

Ugh!

As if the light was resonating, a magic circle emitting blue light began to spread everywhere in an instant.

Then the traces are revealed.

There were all kinds of traces, but a few of them caught my eye.

“Footprint.”

The footprints of countless young children were heading in one direction.

And there were always someone’s footprints next to the footprints of children.

I said.

“Probably the culprit in this incident.”

“Uh. But what was strange was that the children followed the criminal in a strangely obedient manner. Also, if you see a faint trace of magical energy nearby, it’s just one thing. Hypnosis-related abilities or magic.”

Because she has achieved transcendence in magic and other abilities.

It seemed like he figured it out right away.

“But what do they do by kidnapping children?’

Usually, people who kidnap humans can be divided into two categories.

One is the wealth of something.

One is a human experiment.

However, in this case, children were mainly kidnapped.

It is safe to say that only the children were kidnapped, despite the fact that they only talked about it.

Although I ponder over why the children were kidnapped.

Nothing really came to mind.

However, Hiria immediately blurted out something that came to mind.

“I think it’s a human experiment. First of all, humans see and feel many things and remember them in their minds. But children have relatively few such things and are pure. This also affects the life force and the soul. So, if you think about it, children are only good prey for people like warlocks. However, the biggest reason why children were not used as human experiments… ”

“Is it because it is more pure?”

“Correct answer.”

Hyria snaps her fingers and shows positivity.

She continued her explanation.

“Warlock. These guys basically have evil tendencies. However, there are times when the innocence and spirit of children react to their evil and the experiment is ruined. That’s why they shy away from children. And yet, the fact that they pushed ahead with something like this… ”

“A warlock with quite outstanding skills. Right?”

“Correct answer.”

She snaps her fingers again.

He seemed to be in quite a good mood.

I wonder if he’s that happy that I gave him the answer.

I didn’t want to ruin the mood, so I didn’t bother.

“Then should we follow this trace first?”

“That’s okay. But he’s not an idiot, and he must have put some kind of device in place. But who am I? He is a great wizard who achieved transcendence.”

She shouted confidently and stretched out her finger.

A blue energy wavered at her fingertips.

Hiria shouted with a confident smile.

“Even if most of my powers are sealed away, the knowledge in my head does not disappear. No matter how skilled they are, there is no way a mere warlock can avoid my eyes.”

As he says that, he shoots out a wave of blue energy from his fingertips.

The blue energy that escaped from her fingertips wandered around and followed one place.

“Now all you have to do is follow along.”

She said proudly.

Certainly, at times like this, even if he is full of pride, he looks quite cool.

I can confidently say that I have seen magic countless times.

It was amazing no matter how I looked at it.

“Then let’s go right away!”

But apart from doing such a great thing.

When I saw Hiria’s innocent smile, I thought once again that she was indeed a pure person.

It must not be easy for a person to be that pure.

I said, ending the leaking laughter with a smile.

“Shall we have a drink once this is over?”

Even after spitting it out, I feel strange.

I didn’t originally intend to say this.

He let it out as if something stored in his brain had been taken out.

However, while feeling strange and awkward.

I feel more comfortable and familiar than ever.

“Alcohol? Suddenly?”

Hiria asks me in surprise.

It’s strange to think about it, but how embarrassing it must be from her perspective.

I answered, thinking that of course he would refuse.

“That’s right. But I suddenly want to drink it.”

She raised her eyes for a moment at my words.

Soon he burst into laughter.

“Good. I wanted to drink it too.”

The answer you hear.

I couldn’t understand why on earth I was accepting this.

Once again, I ended up saying something different from what I was thinking.

“It’s a promise.”

Hold out your little finger.

As if I had returned to my innocent childhood.

Little finger bets have no effect or meaning.

This crazy guy.

I cursed myself, but that didn’t stop me.

It was because of a memory that momentarily passed by beyond my memory.

-It’s a promise.

The memory of saying that and locking my little finger with someone.

These memories did not exist in my memory.

How could you make such a promise with someone?

I was not a child, and there was no one who would participate in such childish pranks.

However, for some reason, it felt fleeting, precious and missed, as if it were my own memory.

Have I finally gone crazy?

Otherwise, it would have been difficult to understand his current actions and the memories that came to mind.

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense for me to do these things unless I was crazy or lost my mind.

I let out a laugh at my own incomprehensible actions.

What on earth is this doing?

It was just as I was trying to retrieve the finger I had held out with the intention of coming to my senses.

“Then.”

Hiria seemed to match my childish behavior.

I hung my little finger.

Her bright smile.

Seeing her smile brings back memories once again.

-then.

At the same time, I feel more awkward than ever about the current situation.

I felt more missed and familiar than ever.

In the midst of such contradictory feelings.

I forgot my original purpose and became lost in thought.