episode_0051

Upon hearing Leviah’s words, Cael looked at her and shed tears.

“Leviah. Honestly, I knew from the start that you didn’t like me. That’s right. It’s strange for someone like me to be liked by anyone. I knew you were helping out of pity. I know that what I’m saying now is also because of pity. But still, you know. When I’m with you, my heart keeps racing. I end up having pointless hopes. So, you don’t have to help me anymore. I’ll try to overcome this on my own…”

For the first time, Cael gathered his courage and distanced himself from Leviah’s sympathy.

Then, he explored numerous ways on his way home.

It seemed like he was mainly searching for ways to learn magic. Because, to suppress Tekas, it was absolutely impossible with just swordsmanship. Cael knew that. He wanted to be recognized for his swordsmanship, but he also knew that alone wouldn’t help him overcome this situation.

Should I say he was lucky?

During the time he took a leave of absence to learn magic, he suddenly received a notice informing him of his parents’ passing through an obituary. They both had died in an accident.

Attending the funeral of the parents who abandoned him as a newborn, Cael foolishly shed tears. Since Trangman had originally possessed Cael as a newborn, they were not his real parents. Nevertheless, tears continued to flow. It was because he now truly felt alone.

Fortunately, after fleeing, Cael’s parents did not have any more children and had cut ties with relatives, so Cael was the only blood relative left.

A substantial amount of inheritance came into Cael’s possession. Seeing that he had this much money, he stopped crying, thinking that they must have lived quite lavishly to abandon him and never come back.

“Really… If I just consume this, I can learn magic?”

“You’re stating the obvious. We never sell items to indecisive people. We’re selling it to you because you’re willing to pay a hefty sum. If you don’t want it, you don’t have to buy it. There are plenty of other buyers besides you.”

“Well… I’ll buy everything. If I consume a lot at once, will it be more effective?”

“Of course. You only get one chance, so think carefully and purchase as much as you desire.”

Using the inherited fortune, Cael purchased a potion that would allow him to learn magic. It was said to be famous in the other world.

He spent all of the substantial inheritance. But he was happy. Now he could finally learn magic.

‘Finally, I… can escape from this kind of life.’

Cael consumed a large amount of the potion called the elixir.

After that, as everyone knows, he became a wandering spirit unable to leave the afterlife.

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[Trangman: That’s all. After that, Macderas possessed my body, and I watched over everything. It was exhilarating. Watching him defeat Tekas and countless people in an instant using swordsmanship. It was something I couldn’t have imagined being able to do with my own body.]

Macderas fell silent for a moment after reading Trangman’s comment. Then, he slowly began to type out his response, trying to understand his feelings as best as possible.

[Anonymous7001: It must not have been all joy. If I did something unnecessary, I apologize.]

Trangman responded as if understanding the intention behind Macderas’s words.

[trying man: Honestly, I felt a bit of inferiority. You’ve already reached a point that I couldn’t reach even in death. Seeing you effortlessly handle things I could never accomplish in my lifetime made me feel defeated. Even watching Leviah cling to Macderas made me feel empty. No matter how many times I confessed, I was rejected, and it’s clear that Macderas’ attitude towards me is quite different from Leviah’s when he’s around.]

[trying man: Nevertheless, I must admit, I enjoyed it. Thanks to Macderas, I saw how people acknowledged my presence, and most importantly, how I helped Leviah. Leviah’s brother… truth be told, I’ve known for a while that he was being tormented. But I pretended not to know. I felt helpless because I believed I couldn’t do anything to help. Remember Tebeston, the guy Macderas crushed? He was the one who relentlessly tormented Leviah’s brother… the brother of that tormentor was Tekas.]

Leviah’s brother suffered at the hands of Tebeston, while Trying Man was tormented by Tekas. The fact that the tormentors were brothers was a cruel twist of fate.

[Anonymous7001: I didn’t know that. So, in a way, Baron Theron would become Tekas’ father as well.]

Trying Man affirmed this. Then he continued.

[trying man: Accepting all kinds of help like a fool, even saying I liked it, yet knowing Leviah’s brother was suffering, I couldn’t help. I had no confidence in defeating Tekas’ brother, and even if I did, I feared retaliation from Tekas. No, to be honest, even Baron Theron, holding a noble title, was afraid.]

[trying man: Frankly, I was so desperate. But didn’t Macderas help? Thanks to him, I found peace in my heart. At least Leviah will think I helped her. To Macderas, I might seem utterly pitiful, but at least I’ll be remembered as a good person by her.]

He is not considered pitiful. Looking at Trying Man’s body reveals it all. His tattered palms clearly indicate how much he dedicated himself to sword training. What he lacked was not determination but power, and further, talent.

Despite countless efforts, he couldn’t surpass the limit of not being able to use magic. He couldn’t escape his status as an orphan abandoned by his parents. Even if he ran through the swamp, Kael would have done the same, sinking deeper.

Even the potion he desperately sought turned out to be a scam.

[trying man: Another thing… those scammers… thank you for taking care of those scammers who sold me fake potions.]

Suddenly, he remembered when he first possessed someone. They were members of the bandit guild called “Akir.” He killed them both, yet surprisingly, there was no significant reaction from the guild. It’s about time they reacted.

“It doesn’t matter if they make a move. If they come for me, I’ll just kill them all.”

[Anonymous7001: What are you planning to do now?]

[trying man: I’m thinking of leaving soon. I’ve heard that if I talk to the administrator when I want to, I can leave this world. I don’t know what happens to a soul leaving this world, but thanks to Macderas, I feel like I can depart peacefully in the end.]

Dum-dumming Trying Man. However, Macderas knew his words were false. After all, Kyle’s body, which Macderas had possessed, kept trembling. This emotion was one of fear or sadness. Perhaps it could even be called lingering regret.

Just as Macderas was about to offer comforting words to Trying Man.

Beep beep beep!

A loud sound began to echo throughout the house.

“What’s this?”

As Macderas looked around, Trying Man hastily typed a message.

[trying man: Communication… It’s a communication device! It seems someone has used its emergency signal function to send urgent messages between users. Quickly! You need to check it out!]

[Anonymous7001: An emergency signal? To whom?]

[trying man: The only person I have contact with is Leviah. So the emergency signal must have come from Leviah. Macderas, please… please check it.]

Macderas quickly moved to the communication device to check the message.

There, instead of Leviah, another man’s voice was recorded.

[Ah… Is this the right button to press for it to work properly? Can you hear me? Why are you ignoring me? If you use the emergency function, it’ll be so noisy that you can’t ignore it.]

The man’s voice came through the communication device.

“Who are you?”

As Macderas spoke, the man on the other end of the communication device replied.

[Who else, aren’t you Kyle? Would you understand if I mention Akir Guild? Why the hell aren’t you at the academy and causing trouble for your innocent friend elsewhere?]

“How did you handle Leviah? No, let me change the question. Why did you target Leviah?”

[I’m not targeting anyone, you idiot. I’ve been waiting all day, and the only person I knew your contact was with was this woman. Several innocent people got messed up because of you. So, take some responsibility. Ah… so you have stashed away some potion, right? Bring it over to where I call you.]

“Potion?”

[You have a large supply of time magic potions, you idiot. I heard that two of the suppliers you sent them to died? Only an inspector could possibly do such a thing… but anyway, it seems certain that you have the potion, and there are hostages here, so there shouldn’t be any problem. Stop messing around, come to where I tell you. You can hear directly what happened to those guys. Ah… and do you know what happens if you report it somewhere? If it’s confirmed that someone came with you, she will definitely be killed.]

Macderas’s hand began to tremble. Surely, it was Kyle’s will. A sense of impending doom, despair, and hopelessness engulfed him. Just as Macderas was about to respond.

“I’ll kill you… Leviah… If you touch her, I’ll kill everyone. So don’t even think about it.”

Unexpected words started coming from Macderas in Kyle’s body.

Simultaneously, a message from the system rang out.

[Player Trying Man’s soul power has exceeded normal levels. Macderas has temporarily entered a state where he can transfer control of his body. At the same time, the user’s soul is rapidly fading.]

Looking at the system message, Macderas thought.

Perhaps this was his last chance given to Trying Man.

—

“Kyle! Don’t come! Don’t come here! It’s dangerous…! Aaah!”

A girl screamed in agony as she was hit in the abdomen by the man in a dark room.

But her voice didn’t reach anyone.

The man who kidnapped Leviah searched her, laughing unpleasantly.

“Don’t resist already. Save your strength, I’ll make sure your friend enjoys watching you. Understand? Wouldn’t that be more fun for you too?”

The girl cowered in pain, trembling sadly.

‘I don’t want to die… Save me… I’m scared… Please…’

She shouted not to come, that it was dangerous, but in her desperate situation, the girl longed for a savior to rescue her from this despair.