episode_0056

Funny enough, the first thing Deltan did after waking up was go back to sleep.

It was natural. Even though he finished the work by displaying superhuman mental power at the end of the proof, doesn’t that mean he recovered from fatigue?

No, if Deltans had been sane in the first place, they would not have done anything like admitting their own weakness.

It was three days later that Deltan, who had fallen asleep, opened his eyes.

“… So, 12 days have passed since I lost my mind?”

“Yes.”

“I’m going crazy.”

Deltan opened his eyes, washed his face dry, and let out a sigh of despair.

‘I expected the actual time to be about four days at most.’

Considering that I only slept for the past three days, it took 10 days to prove it.

In other words, he had been standing there without sleep for ten days.

Should I consider myself lucky that I didn’t have a hole in my brain?

‘… Anyway.’

I just feel glad that it ended well.

The first thing to do is identify trends.

Deltan got up from the bed and called the hound and Cargo to hear what had happened.

“There are demons camped outside the tribe! I came back after cleaning up my body as well!”

“Sa, please save me… .”

There is a contrast between Kaltara, who has smooth skin, and Cargo, who has become a sloppy poor person.

The process by which they become like that is… It would be better not to know.

“Okay, thank you for your hard work and wait again.”

“Can I go hunting?”

“Do it yourself.”

Kaltara smiled brightly and led Cargo and the hound out.

‘Uuuuu… I was trying my best to ignore Cargo’s moans of ‘!’

Only then did the cabin become quiet.

Deltan slowly turned his eyes and looked next to me.

“Is it falling now?”

There was Agnes, who was closely attached to the Deltan.

From the moment I opened my eyes until now.

Agnes was glued to Deltaine like a piece of gum and could not be separated from her.

“It’s been a while. I’m doing that because I’m happy to see you.”

“It’s been so long. Wasn’t he next to me even while I was sleeping?”

“Sleeping doesn’t mean we’re together.”

Agnes overlapped Deltan’s hand.

The smile he made while doing so had a somewhat mysterious and dark look.

“To be together means looking into each other’s eyes and sharing words and feelings. But that doesn’t work if one person is asleep. It becomes a one-sided appeal. So I wasn’t with you.”

What on earth are you talking about?

Deltan thought about that and snorted, ‘Hmph.’

However, he didn’t do anything like shake Agnes off.

“Anyway, I only lived with my mouth.”

Her stubbornness isn’t that bad.

Perhaps the aftereffects of the ordeal had not yet completely subsided and I was missing the warmth of people.

So, you can be indebted to me for now.

I put off shaking it off until after my mind has fully recovered.

‘Then let’s go soon.’

Now was the time to take the fruit.

Deltan’s gaze was directed to the top of the snowy mountain visible through the window.

The swirling snowstorm enveloped the top of the flower in a transparent film.

“It’s been like that ever since you fell asleep.”

“I guess they wanted to start a rumor by saying they came out.”

The Deltan’s tone was aggressive.

‘Of course you should receive compensation.’

No. 3 A token of endless winter.

And information about ‘Number 9 Demonic Extrias’ and ‘Eternal Contract’ were all promised rewards.

And Deltan had no intention of ending there.

‘It’s embarrassing.’

Even though it was proof, the experience was something that hurt the pride of Delta people.

It could be said to be childish, but Deltan was planning to make him pay for what he did.

“Are you coming?”

“Uh, I have to go.”

“Together… .”

“Stay here.”

The conversation she would have with the Spirit King from now on was things that Agnes did not need to know.

Deltan had no intention of telling her his purpose.

“… .”

Agnes quietly looked at Deltan.

What comes to mind is a face I see once in a while whose thoughts I don’t know.

Soon, Agnes pursed her lips.

“Once.”

“What.”

“I think you are trying to leave for a place I don’t know.”

Deltan’s fingertips trembled.

Meanwhile, Agnes continued speaking.

“I don’t like that.”

“Do you want me to tell you that I have to report my destination every time?”

“No.”

Agnes stretched out her hand and hugged Deltan.

“Don’t go too far. As long as I’m here.”

Agnes’ expression was not visible when she said that.

That’s why I’m burying my head in the Delta people’s arms.

Quite meaningful words and meaningful actions.

Deltan had a slight doubt about that, but quickly erased it.

Then he placed his hand on Agnes’ head and pushed her back.

“Sit down and don’t talk nonsense. I’ll be back soon.”

*

The expression on the face of the Delta people climbing the snowy mountain was not very good.

More than anything else, I was more concerned about Agnes’ reaction before leaving.

‘It’s not appropriate to act vaguely.’

I tried to suppress the feeling inside me as I said that, but it wasn’t easy.

Unlike the original purpose of this trip to the snowy mountain, it was a journey to gain more information about a woman named Agnes Levadein.

That she is not just a mischievous person, that she has a strange obsession with her mother, and that she is thirsty for affection.

As a Delta person, this was information that was ingrained in me even though I didn’t want to know it.

‘… ‘Stop thinking about random things.’

Deltan exhaled and shook off his thoughts.

It was not the time to worry about such things.

Before we knew it, we were at the top of the snowy mountain.

When I raised my head, I saw something.

“… I guess size wasn’t important.”

The Spirit King, whose body had been reduced to the size of an adult male, was sitting on the frozen lake.

Of course, it looked like it was made of snow.

[Has the proof been completed?]

“Okay, that rotten proof is over.”

[Then ask a question.]

The Spirit King stood up and said.

Deltan looked at that and then smiled crookedly.

“I have something to do first.”

Perfect!

When I snapped my fingers, a spark appeared.

Phew!

Flames exploded from the Spirit King’s head.

Even though the top of his neck was missing, the Spirit King just stood still as if he didn’t care at all.

[Is it anger?]

“Not even anger.”

After all, it is not someone who can cause harm no matter what you do to that body.

Although I expected it, I couldn’t help but feel sad.

“Then let me ask you a question.”

I think I need to think of another way.

[What do you want to ask?]

“First, Demonic Extrias. What does that thing do?”

The questions asked were narrowed down to three.

When Deltan asked a question, the Spirit King spoke in his characteristic voice that sounded like it was hitting him in the head.

[The beginning of all life.]

“Intuitively.”

[A cradle that embraces life.]

Deltan narrowed his eyes.

Still an abstract word.

Before I could say anything more, the Spirit King continued.

[An intuitive explanation is impossible. Because the movie itself is about abstraction.]

“I heard that this is where you were born. Don’t you even know what your mother does?”

[I do not know.]

Deltan let out a laugh.

‘It doesn’t really seem like he’s lying.’

I had to think that I really didn’t know.

It was annoying, but there was no reason to waste time on it.

Deltan continued with a connected question.

“Next question, why is such an object attached to her body?”

[no reason.]

“What?”

[The movie does not question my place.]

For a moment, Deltan’s expression hardened.

“… Is there no reason?”

[The woman was just there.]

I had bad luck.

That’s what he was saying.

It was a strange thing.

The moment Deltan heard those words, he felt a strange anger that he could not quite understand.

It was not a type of anger that burned hot or exploded violently.

I could just say it was a form of anger that was coldly pushed down and stubbornly pressed down, or, if I had to compare it, to a swamp.

The reason for the emotion.

‘… What is he saying now.’

I didn’t bother to look.

Perfect!

bang!

The Spirit King’s lower body flew away.

[Something.]

“Just because it sucks.”

[I understand.]

Suuuu-.

The surrounding ice turned into snow crystals and began to stick to the Spirit King’s body.

In a short period of time, the Spirit King regained his intact body.

[Are there any other questions?]

Endlessly emotionless.

Also indifferent.

The Spirit King did not seem to place any value on all of this.

This was an attitude that Deltans did not like very much.

“Next question… .”

I don’t like it either.

Deltan, who was thinking about this and muttering with sunken eyes, finally spoke.

“… What is the Eternal Contract?”

[Contract for renewal of contract.]

“What is the contract for?”

[Selection and survival of dimensions.]

Deltan’s brow furrowed.

“What?”

[Selection of dimensions to remain until the next era. And a contract for the election of that representative.]

What nonsense is this?

How far does this scale go?

That was the first question that came to mind, and the next thing that came to mind was about the people behind it.

No, it was absurd to question it.

‘… ‘That’s understandable.’

The Deltans had already obtained information about them.

“Pawn.”

A hall whose name began to appear on the interface at some point.

They are probably the only ones behind all of this.

It had to be that way.

The existence of ‘Hall’ appeared on the interface when ‘No. 1 Armed Compass’ was completed, and from then on, its name appeared every time the cartridge’s armament was completed.

The crucial thing was that.

The moment Hermanisis was defeated, they, who had previously left short comments such as ‘looking at’ or ‘admiring’, showed an explicit reaction for the first time.

Deltan looked at the Spirit King, hoping for confirmation.

[right.]

The answer that came back was positive.

“What… .”

Nature frowns.

After that, many questions arise.

What on earth is a hall, what is the level selection we are talking about, why most of the materials in that contract are demons, and what will happen when the contract is completed.

However, there was something that came out of my mouth before that question.

“Don’t ask.”

[Yes.]

“Why me.”

why.

Why is it that I am the center of this?

Why did I end up in a world I never knew before, and why do I have to do this?

[I can not say.]

Wow.

Deltan’s fist clenched.

His golden eyes turned toward the Spirit King with a blazing appearance.

The Spirit King added a word to that.

[It is such a promise.]

Stop.

Deltan’s movements stopped.

His eyes were wide open, and his mouth was slowly opening.

The Deltan’s reaction at the end was a laugh.

“… Yes.”

It was a topic that I said I couldn’t talk about, but it contained too explicit information.

“You are in the hall too?”

The Spirit King responded with silence.

Then.

Damn it!

My facial skin was frozen.

The Spirit King raised his hand and grasped the edge of the facial leather.

Then he peeled it off and threw it at Deltan.

No. 3 was the face skin of the Spirit King.

[If you want to know the answer, keep working hard.]

cold.

The leather I held in my hand was truly cold, and what was even colder than that was the fire burning in my chest.

‘… It was in one barrel. I guess this is it.’

Deltan stared at the Spirit King for a long time, then spoke.

“Go and tell it.”

[what.]

“I will come right away and tear them all to death.”

The Deltans abhorred this situation.

Being in a position where I am swayed by the events happening around me, and being out of reach of those who did it.

The declaration continued with that feeling in mind.

“You are first. Wait.”

The Spirit King, whose face was no longer distinguishable, turned his head towards the Deltans and soon collapsed.

There were no words left.

Deltan was sarcastic about that.

“I was scared. You idiot.”

I could see the path I had to take.