episode_0065

Blink.

When Lily opened her eyes again, the scenery before her eyes had changed. Instead of the floating fragments of memories, a musty smell and a dark surrounding greeted her.

The floor is littered with monster corpses that appear to have been dead for several hours.

Lily had been moved back a few dozen minutes before she was forced to move by the scroll. As if to prove it, a corpse that looked like Oleg could be seen in the distance.

“Eek-.”

Lily felt scared there.

That’s where the terrible tragedy began!

All the painful moments I’ve experienced so far flashed through my mind.

Lily quickly started to move away from the sewer.

Because I wasn’t satisfied with just running fast, I cast a speed-boosting magic all over my body.

The corpses strewn about the floor began to move away in an instant.

The worst tragedy could have been so easily avoided.

*

“Whew-.”

Lily let out a small sigh of relief as she emerged from the sewer. Then, like a wizard, she began to assess her situation.

“···What is it?”

Somehow, he returned to the past. He obtained a miracle that was impossible even with modern magic.

It was such an unrealistic situation, it felt like a long nightmare. But it definitely happened.

The terrible memories and pain that remain in his mind prove that it really happened.

It wasn’t long before Lily realized that this regression was caused by the warrior. The scenes she had seen in the first place were scenes made up entirely of the warrior’s memories.

A bitter taste lingered in her mouth for a moment.

“Really··· I only receive help until the end.”

Sniff sniff.

Small drops of water formed in her eyes.

Tears kept flowing out, as if what was happening in my mind had spread to my body.

“This is not the time.”

Lily came to her senses for a moment to figure out the situation. First, she had to check the time zone she had returned to.

For now, I’ve managed to avoid the sewer, so I’ve prevented him from causing trouble for his teammates. However, when I calculate the time, it seems like he’s still in a big fight with the warrior.

“Why of all people···.”

She had no choice but to shake her head.

I wish I could come back a little earlier…

Although there were some complaints, that time did not last long, because just returning to the past was already a great miracle.

If I could just erase that one nightmare, I wouldn’t mind going back to any time period.

“You have to apologize.”

Lily muttered and made up her mind.

Let’s apologize for what happened so far. Let’s admit that it was my fault for doubting others for no reason.

This was something that had to be done, no matter what time period I went back to.

So Lily went straight to Luke to apologize.

As I walked, I felt a surge of emotions. A feeling of guilt weighed on my body.

So when I arrived, I already looked like a crying child.

So he starts to panic, and she starts apologizing…

“Ying ying··· I’m in Mia······.”

I had no choice but to be dragged away by Yuris, who was watching from the side.

*

And so we arrive at this situation.

“Ying ying······.”

Yulis watched Lily squirm in front of his eyes.

I already felt like I was getting a headache.

“Oh my···.”

She let out a small sigh.

It was amazing that such a strong-willed child could cry, but the real problem was something else.

There was already a victim who had returned to the past, other than himself. That meant that he had been through a difficult nightmare.

‘I wish it had ended on my own terms…’

The reason Yulis kept his mouth shut all this time was simple. He had enough of this miserable experience alone. He didn’t want to open his mouth and see the warrior suffer.

In any case, Luke’s motive was to save all four of us. He would surely feel a sense of guilt if he heard that he had already been defeated by the Four Heavenly Kings once.

So there is no need for any vague consolation or encouragement. You probably didn’t believe it in the first place.

There was nothing more tiring than having my colleagues find out and have it reach Luke’s ears.

So I tried to keep it a secret as much as possible······.

It seemed that the Demon King’s Army and the Four Heavenly Kings were not so easy. Judging from the fact that one more person had already returned.

“···First, apologize.”

After thinking for a while, Yulis said so.

Well, it seemed right to offer an apology.

Anyway, this time it was Lily’s fault, even if it was because of a curse.

Thinking about how I had to appease the warrior because of that fight… I felt tired again.

So, it was right to apologize. However, she attached a condition.

“Instead, don’t tell me that you’ve returned to the past.”

“Why?”

“The hero is going through all that trouble to protect us. How would you react if you heard that he already lost once?”

Yulis explained why he had to keep the return a secret. He would probably be sad. He might not believe it. So there was no need to tell him.

“Ah··· I see.”

To some extent, Lily seemed convinced.

“······But is it really necessary to hide it like that?”

However, her thoughts seemed to be a little different.

There were still tears in her eyes, but there was a faint sense of doubt within them.

Yulis tilted his head.

“Yes?”

“At least in the scenes I saw, the warrior was suspicious even when he received favors. Even if you treated him well, Yuris, he just felt burdened for no reason.”

Yulis briefly brushed back her bangs.

It was a bit shocking. I knew he felt uncomfortable whenever I approached him, but I didn’t know it would be to this extent.

After she did that for a moment, Lily continued.

“Wouldn’t it be more helpful to just reveal it···?”

“······ No, not yet. ”

Yulis thought about it for a moment, then shook his head.

That would be fine, but I still can’t quite imagine what the warrior would look like when he finds out the truth.

So I thought it would be better to hold off for now.

And now this came first.

“First of all, apologize to the warrior. This time, it was your fault.”

“······Yeah.”

At those words, Lily nodded gloomily.

And then he started to walk towards the warrior again, stumbling.

And so we arrive at this situation.

*

However unpredictable life may be, there is a limit to how much change can occur.

Any change that goes beyond the limit raises doubts about probability.

For example, when a brat with a dirty mind suddenly hands you an apple or starts fidgeting like a puppy that broke a flower pot.

I looked at the woman standing in front of me.

Shivering like a hamster in the rain. At least, that’s something I know her to never do.

If he shows that kind of appearance, it must have been a few weeks since he was captured by the Four Heavenly Kings.

‘what.’

When a person changes too suddenly, it’s natural to be suspicious. Thanks to that, I was able to think like this for a while.

‘Is this the Truman Show?’

Well, these days, only the most absurd things have been happening.

When I think about it, this world is also a set.

As I was thinking such absurd thoughts, Lily opened her mouth again.

“I was wrong···.”

I can’t even count how many times I’ve heard that apologetic voice today.

At this point, I think I’m starting to get neurotic.

I don’t know why she did this, but… Anyway, it seemed like her apology was sincere.

To be honest, I was a little angry, but I think I feel a little better after receiving this apology.

But, I am a man.

It seems he is not the kind of gentleman who would immediately forgive someone just because they apologized once.

“···What did I do wrong?”

“······Sob.”

She cringes at my half-hearted tone.

Yes, in short, I was upset.

Despite all the hardships, all he got in return was that kind of reaction, so Pinto was hurt in many ways.

Of course I know it’s because of the curse, but…

I am human too, so even though I knew it rationally, I couldn’t easily get over it emotionally.

Because of that, I can’t even show my face in front of the saint.

“That, that··· You just accused me of being the Demon King’s Army without any evidence, and you got angry because my opinion didn’t match up with yours, and in many other ways······.”

After staring at her like that for a while, she started confessing. Judging by the way her mistakes were coming out so easily, it seemed like she knew her own mistakes too. I nodded with a satisfied expression.

“Yes, you know very well.”

“······.”

“But you did it even though you knew that?”

“······ugh.”

Hearing this apology, I felt like the anger I had been holding in had gone down a little.

But, I am the warrior Luke.

He is a narrow-minded person.

Seeing that brat cowering like that really made me want to tease him.

How long will this little brat be like this?

I can confidently say that this is an opportunity you will only see three times in your lifetime!

I had to tease him as much as I could while I could.

So I started teasing her a little bit.

“I still shudder to think about how heartbroken I was back then.”

“······.”

“You cursed at me like that and then came right away to apologize. Don’t you think you’re shameless? Huh? Huh??”

Because there aren’t many situations in my life where I’m in the top.

Maybe it was a little exciting.

Thanks to that, I think I overlooked it.

“···Black.”

How unstable she is now. How much courage it took her to come to me. A bowl full of water will spill over if you just tap it a little.

“Hueeeng···!”

That was exactly her situation right now. Tears were flowing out of her eyes like a flood.

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry for everything···! For all the times I’ve been so mean to you. For all the times I’ve gotten annoyed and doubted you every time I saw you···.”

“Huh, uh uh···?”

“I didn’t mean to make it that hard for you···. I didn’t know your circumstances and continued to do that··· I’m sorry······!!”

“Uh, huh?”

A wailing sound echoes across the dark night sky.

The eyes of the people around were momentarily drawn to this place.

“Oh my god, you’re making a child cry···.”

“Oh my, isn’t that trash?”

At that moment, I felt that the situation was not good.

No, I never thought I’d cry this loudly over a slight bruise.

Thanks to that, the situation was easily reversed. I had no choice but to hurriedly abandon A’s position and return to B’s position.

Originally, women’s tears were no different from a cheat key even from a biological perspective.

“Excuse me, Lily? Calm down. Stop crying. ”

“Hueeeung~!”

“Don’t worry. It was all a joke. Most of the anger has already passed. You don’t have to feel so sorry. Oh, but there’s still a little left.”

“Eww···!!”

“Oh my, I’m going crazy.”

So I had to cling to Lily for a long time to comfort her. The stares from people around me were quite harsh.

Well, I’m not sure if my comforting him because of the curse is helpful or counterproductive.

Still, as time passed, her crying gradually subsided.

“Sigh, sob···.”

It’s still the same, but it’s still spicy.

I took a deep breath and said to her.

“Sigh… Okay. Anyway, I’ll accept the apology. You should go now. Thank you.”

“Yeah···.”

Then she slowly started to move away. Even while we were breaking up, she kept glancing back at me to check my mood.

I waved my hand until she disappeared from view, then finished my remaining worries.

“···Why on earth are you doing that?”

I never thought you’d apologize or anything like that.

I know the power of my curse. Even if it was obvious that I had done something wrong, it was unimaginable that it would come to me first.

All the curses placed on me allow me to rationalize myself. That’s why I can’t even imagine what she looked like.

‘Yulis too, he’s been acting strangely a lot lately.’

Any sudden change in behavior should be questioned as to its plausibility.

No matter how strange the result is, it is because there is a cause and effect that the result was derived.

So what caused her to cower like that?

It seemed too sincere to be considered acting.

In the first place, I can’t even think about the benefits I can gain from acting, and there’s no way I could act that well in the first place.

I wanted to know the reason, so I continued to ponder.

‘The curse won’t be lifted, right?’

The peculiar, stifling feeling that comes with the curse still remains.

So, that means there is another reason that surpasses the curse.

I was wondering why that was… and then an idea occurred to me and I turned on the status window.

Now that I think about it, there was still one skill left that I didn’t even know the use for.

If the cause is not an external factor but within me, then it means that one of my skills was at work.

———-

Name: Luke

Lv: 80

[Skill]

Magic Control Lv6, Bright Ryu Swordsmanship Lv.6, Battle Focus Lv.5, Multicasting Lv5, Pain Resistance Lv8, Poison Resistance Lv 10, Blood Flow Acceleration Lv4, Pain Memory Lv4, Blood Power Replacement Lv4, Blood Absorption Lv4, Fireball Lv5, Unbreakable Lv2, Poison Master Lv1, Martial Arts LvMAX, Pain Imprint Lv2, Noble Sacrifice LvMAX ······

———-

When I open the skill window, various characteristics and skills are listed. After catching Oleg, I have grown a little bit again.

First of all, the level went up by 1, and several skills, including Indomitable and Blood Power Exchange, went up by one or two levels.

It did make me feel good to see that sight, but that wasn’t what was important right now.

I wiggle my fingers again, clicking to enlarge one of the skills. Of these, there was only one skill I still didn’t know about.

Bb-

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[Noble Sacrifice]

Since ancient times, devotion at the risk of one’s life has been the greatest and most noble law.

Especially your life as a warrior is even more so.

The day you take your last breath, a miracle will happen in the world.

※ This skill is automatically activated when the person concerned dies.

※ The value of your life increases significantly.

※ Your life has absolute value regardless of whether you survive or not.

+

When you press the skill, the skill expands with a short mechanical sound. The descriptions are still unknown.

But the dazzling golden aura visible around them told me that this skill was special.

Most skills don’t have anything like this.

“Um··· That’s right.”

I tilted my head, wondering what the problem was even after looking at it like that. It is said to be activated when you lose a life, but I have never lost a life in the first place.

There were a lot of critical situations, but nothing that could cost you your life. After all, I’ve played this game so many times, how could I die so easily?

At least, I believe in my abilities. I wanted to believe.

‘Then is the cause external…?’

Or maybe they just acquired some crazy acting skills.

“Hmm···?”

As I continued to ponder over this, I discovered a subtle difference.

“Come to think of it··· The color is strangely weak?”

The dazzling golden light seemed weaker than before. The light that had filled the surroundings seemed to have diminished slightly.

“Is it because of my mood···?”

I was curious about it, but I soon let it go. It wasn’t that big of a difference, and it had been so long since I saw that skill that I couldn’t remember it very clearly.

I guess I was just mistaken.

‘Let’s take a rest for a while.’

Thinking like that, I decided to stop my reasoning and take a break. However, the dimming of that faint light left a lingering feeling in my mind for a long time.