episode_0050

I could clearly feel how courageous Shumi had been to come to me to catch me as I was leaving, through the trembling as she held onto my sleeve.

“It’s a place I definitely want to go to together..”

Shumi’s pink eyes look more earnest than ever.

Since he was not mean enough to refuse Shumi’s last request, who was like his younger sister, he decided to move together.

“Okay, let’s go eat together, Shumi.”

Tread.. plod..

Slurp..

just as expected. Perhaps because he didn’t want to fall so much, Shumi, who was following right next to him, seemed unwilling to let go of the sleeve he was holding on to with great difficulty.

Sigh..

This was a revelation of her true nature of trusting and relying on me. This is Shumi’s true appearance.

Rather than being courageous and doing everything alone… Sometimes, he knows how to rely on someone to receive love and be silly.

Seeing Shumi like that, I held her hand on her sleeve for the first and last time and decided to move leisurely, following her slow steps.

A lot has happened in the meantime.

Kidnapped by someone I trusted and left alone in a cave.

A dizzying experience of having to kill to survive in a harsh forest.

In order to protect oneself, one must be wary of others and even have a cruel spirit that must always be suspicious.

Although it didn’t start out well, each and every one of these experiences made me stronger. Perhaps, the pain was even more severe than the pain of loneliness that Shumi felt.

But I know it’s relative. So I don’t think the pain she felt was any lower than mine.

I just believe that since I was able to do this on my own, Shumi will be able to do it even better.

That’s it.

***

The cool breeze blowing through the sky touches my face pleasantly.

The fact that {Ryu’s Nest} is floating high is something new to me every moment, and I try to enjoy the clean, warm air and enjoy it for the first time in a long time.

‘It’s a pleasant wind…’

Let’s go through the {Association} and go a little further into the commercial street before entering the “noble floor.”

One by one, antique buildings that were incomparable to the “lower floor” began to appear, and shops selling various luxurious items and food were listed.

‘As expected, there are a lot of interesting things.’

Buildings comparable to those of the “lower class,” as well as armor stores, clothing stores, and even restaurants… I immediately recognized that this was a shopping center mainly used by the “aristocratic class” at a glance.

Since Shumi, who knows {Ryu Nest}’s information better than anyone else, is taking the lead, we decide that it is not an illegal action and decide to trust and follow him.

Sniff…

＇Sweet fruity scent.?＇

While I was taking a moment to admire the neat and stylish buildings, a sweet yet savory scent wafting from somewhere caught my attention.

“It’s over there. Dahuinnim.!”

As Shumi’s steps gradually became faster…

just as expected. The place she headed was in front of a small bakery that exuded this sweet scent.

A large piece of glass that shows the process of making it between small-scale buildings.

I felt so fond of this old age that I wanted to enjoy it too.

“Once upon a time, it was a snack that my mother often bought me. lol..”

“I always thought I would come back someday… It’s really nice to be able to come here with Daheein!”

Shumi’s expression was clearly smiling happily, but somewhere… there was a vague mixture of bitter and nostalgic feelings inside.

Since I didn’t have the courage to ask her about her past, I just hoped that this moment would remain a good memory for her… I held Shumi’s hand again and entered the store.

Tiring~~

After seeing Shumi’s expression of renewed vitality, I was about to look for snack-type preserved food that I would need for my future journey.

Throbbing.. Throbbing..

For some reason… I was feeling the seizure in my right eye that occurred when I implanted the [Slime] magic stone again.

＇Suddenly..?＇

I thought this pain would go away soon… I tried to endure it, but even more so, the crazy throbbing pain and increasingly heavy breathing slowly ate away at me.

＂Ugh..＂

just as expected. Shumi, who was watching me right next to me because I was different from usual, quickly approached me as if surprised and worried.

＂Dahuin.. come to your senses.＂

“Hey, take a breather outside first.”

The moment when I barely managed to get out with Shumi’s support and leaned against the exterior wall of the building to catch my breath.

dump..

A mysterious humming sound coming from somewhere… further irritated the excruciating pain in my right eye.

Strong.. Strong..

＂Quk.!! Wow, the eyes…”

“so painful..”

As if someone was stirring the inside of a raw eyeball with a spoon… Along with the pain, the white of my right eye gradually turned black, and the skin around it also began to turn black, like cracks in glass.

{{The Piece of Greed has detected an irresistible {{Imprint of Greed}}.}}

Kwasik!!!!

An alien sound that feels like my head is splitting in half echoes, and a text window with incomprehensible content obscures my reagent.

＇Piece of Greed??＇

The cause of this terrible pain is heard from somewhere…

no..

I knew it was because of the humming sound that was getting closer and closer, so I had to find the cause. It was clearly related to something called {Piece of Greed}.

‘Where… Where the hell are you!’

‘This sound is driving me crazy.’

Pop!!

{{The Forgotten Soul strongly blocks {{Imprint of Greed}}.}}

Strong.. Strong..

{{Shard of Greed ignores it.}}

Even though the contents of the text window that I couldn’t understand were coming up one after another, I didn’t forget to look until the end and soon… I sensed something strange.

“What’s going on? Are you in a lot of pain..?”

“Da, Dahein…your right pupil is red.”

just as expected. Shumi, who was watching me in pain, said something strange.

＂Uh.. the eyes. sucker?”

It was that moment.

‘Well, what is it? Why am I in front?’

It’s like…

As if I was watching myself from another person’s point of view, it was clearly conveyed through my right eye.

Ssss..

Let’s direct our gaze straight ahead, at the point where people were looking at me.

＂Da, you..?＂

A mysterious woman with skin even whiter than mine, as if she were not human.

Her jet-black hair was so beautiful that I could almost say she was my twin, and it caught my attention.

Just one thing…

The difference with her is that the eye color is not blue, but rather red, reminiscent of bright ruby.

＂You.. what are you.＂

Just when I was unable to understand that even my sixth sense could not detect her approach at all… I couldn’t help but be embarrassed when I saw myself coming through her right eye.

It’s none other than…

This is because her unidentified right eye, like mine, was discolored where the white should be, revealing a dark appearance.

Again.. again..

“Don’t come closer..”

“stop..!”

I screamed in a voice full of fear.

But she didn’t stop.

And I gradually come to accept this anomaly.

That her right eye and my right eye share the same field of vision.

Without showing any change in her expression, her eyes were only looking at me… and I remembered the memories of that day in the cave.

“da.. you then. That?”

A mysterious phenomenon occurred during the process of implanting a [Slime] magic stone in a cave a few days ago.

At that time, as now, I experienced an abnormal phenomenon that caused extreme pain and felt like I was peeking into someone else’s vision.

And I was able to recognize again that the cause was this mysterious woman whose identity was unknown.

Again.. again.. again..

So little by little…

Just little by little…

A mysterious woman approaches me, humming softly.

I never knew why I felt this creepy and disgusting feeling when meeting someone for the first time, but my instincts were telling me.

The fact that I have to run away from here quickly.

no..

That I had to run away from her forever.

I, who could never feel good like that, quickly got up and tried to run away from her, but the mysterious emotions and pain coming through my right eye, which had suffered a seizure, began to swirl rapidly as if they were trying to take over my entire body.

‘W-what is this feeling.?’

I was able to perceive this meaningful emotion flowing powerfully and quickly through my right eye.

It was like… a crazy feeling of happiness accompanied by a strong possessive desire.

I instinctively felt that I should never get involved, so I thought about running in the opposite direction, forcefully enduring the mental pain.

Dent!!

For some reason, the pain in my ankle felt as if it had been stabbed by a knife, and I lost all strength in my leg and fell down.

Clap!

＇What, what..?＇

＇My legs.. don’t move.＇

It was as if the nerves in my ankle had been cut with a knife. I could feel the mysterious pain in detail, but my leg looked fine without any injuries.

Again.. again.. again..

Ssss..

After falling so cruelly, my eyes turned to the unknown woman who had come right in front of me… I began to be swept away by a strong shock again.

A flushed face filled with a red blush, with a calm expression without any distortion, as if it couldn’t feel any emotions.

Red eyes looking at me deeply as I fall.

The most shocking thing among them was the dark, foreign magical daggers embedded in both of her ankles.

She stabs herself several times again with the dagger she casually pulls out, as if she had harmed herself.

At the same time, her clearly felt pain was conveyed through her right eye, which was discolored red.

“Stop it.”

Nevertheless, she shows no signs of pain and comes right in front of me and offers me her hand as if nothing is wrong.

{{Shard of Greed binds {{Imprint of Greed}} forcibly.}}

“Finally.. we met.＂