episode_0136

Immediately after seeing Rohan and Ichinose being caught up in the Monolith.

Zion and Clara moved reflexively.

Zion walked around with his equipment, hoping to find some traces that could be traced.

Clara immediately contacted the lead actor’s number, which she had obtained while receiving immigration help in the past.

With my mind in a panic, I somehow managed to convey the situation by moving my trembling lips.

The protagonist, who was aware of the situation, arrived at the scene faster than the police officers.

“···.”

The protagonist, who arrived at the scene, crumpled his expression at the ominous feeling conveyed by the remaining remnants of magical power.

Negative emotions were surging and sparks were about to burst out.

but.

The protagonist had no time to properly feel despair or bitterness.

Because there were Zion and Clara, whose minds seemed to be in danger in Rohan’s absence.

The elf girl I saw in the footage of the old monolith was right in front of me, but it didn’t seem like a situation where she could bring up the past.

“Ju, Jooyeon-nim··· My brother··· My brother···.”

“It’s okay. Rohan will come back alive. He has the ability to do that.”

Joo-yeon hugged Clara and said those words, but deep down, he couldn’t be sure.

It is true that Rohan’s survival skills are excellent and Ichinose Yui’s skills are great, but that is only when taking the average of the Academy cadets.

Even if you fly and crawl among the cadets, you still lack the ability to be called a true expert.

Above all, there were too few people who returned from the monolith.

In addition, Rohan was involved in this situation twice.

A student who lost his country to a disaster called the Void Whale. What kind of bad luck is this?

“···.”

The lead character holds two girls in a state of panic.

He relayed the situation to the security officers who appeared through wave detection.

Based on the main character’s testimony, security cameras in the area were secured.

The missing person has been officially declared missing.

The missing people are two first-year cadets from Orion Academy.

Ichinose Yui and Rohan.

The protagonist contacted Ichinose Yui’s father, Ichinose Jun, who was busy with business management at Sanhwaguk.

Noah Frozenheart, who was in charge of the hierarchy of the Academy City cats, also heard the news.

Noah arrived at the scene panting, as if he had run at full speed without any thought to his physical strength.

As I watched Zion and Clara in a daze, I began to realize that the situation was real and that my friend was missing.

The eyes that were always full of life became like the eyes of a dead fish.

People around him barely managed to appease him as he repeatedly belittled himself, saying that he would have followed him if he had been there with him today, but he left for no reason.

4 hours after the monolith appeared.

Ichinose Yui’s father and mother arrived in Academy City.

Ichinose Jun, a big shot who everyone knows, came running from Samhwakuk carrying his wife.

There was a commotion among the sheriffs and officials, but no one was willing to approach them.

Because I know that Ichinose Jun is very upset.

The one holding the reins of Ichinose Jun is his wife.

As his emotions grew stronger, Jun Ichinose’s expressions became more awkward, and he restrained himself. Yui Ichinose’s mother approached the protagonist.

She was an old-fashioned beauty with flowing black hair that caught people’s attention.

“General Jooyeon. Ah, I guess I should call you Instructor here.”

“It’s been a while. And I’m so embarrassed··· Even though I have a duty to protect the students, something like this can happen···.”

“It’s not the instructor’s fault. This kind of disaster is not something that can be avoided no matter how hard one tries.”

“···.”

“Can you tell me more about the situation first?”

Ichinose Jun’s wife was always a calm and cautious woman in the protagonist’s memories, but today, her appearance felt very out of place.

The protagonist read that her hands, which were neatly gathered together, were trembling.

Is it right to say comforting words that the male cadet who fell into the dungeon with you is trustworthy?

The lead actor was absolutely incapable of making a judgment.

9 hours have passed since Rohan and Ichinose Yui went missing.

Sheriffs and scholars are swarming the scene.

Noah, of course, as well as Zion and Clara, were still here.

Noah, who had lost all his energy, was in Jooyeon’s arms with his eyes closed.

Zion and Clara found a little bit of composure.

Because I know Rohan’s abilities. I believe that even if Rohan doesn’t have any skills, he will somehow survive the dungeon.

In the minds of the two girls, Rohan and death are concepts that cannot coexist from the beginning.

“After···.”

Jun Ichinose took up a cigarette again, even though he had quit more than 20 years ago.

He held the sword and smoked a cigarette in the corner, keeping silence. His wife said nothing about it.

Waiting like this is the only answer.

I don’t know how much time has passed inside the dungeon.

The characters who fell into the dungeon through the monolith are going back and forth between life and death, but the characters who wait endlessly without being able to provide much help from the outside are also exhausted.

Even though I feel helpless and unable to do anything for the missing person, I cannot leave the place just in case.

It’s a truly sad situation.

Just before 10 hours had passed since he went missing.

Wheeing──!

Jiiing──!

Zion and Clara’s smartphones vibrated at the same time.

“!”

The two held their breath in a familiar yet now impossible situation.

I hastily took out the device from my pocket.

A message posted in a group that had been filled with silence.

Zion and Clara opened their mouths wide at the sight that made them rub their eyes, wondering if it was a welcome sight.

[Rohan: Where are you both?]

*****

Peee …

The blade swung by Ichinose passes through the monolith that has taken up residence in the mansion.

A clean slash.

The pitch-black tombstones flow down diagonally.

[Quest completed.]

[Receive rewards.]

[Party full recovery is performed.]

Kugugugu──!!!

Magical power swept around Rohan and Ichinose like a typhoon.

The floor of the dungeon collapses and your body floats up.

[There is no designated return point.]

[Random location – Return to residence.]

The notification window is subtly different from last time.

Rohan opened his eyes with a clear mind and no more dizziness after the treatment.

‘oh···?’

It wasn’t on the roof of a restaurant, just like when Zion and Clara returned from the dungeon.

Not that kind of place, but a familiar place.

What you can see with your back to the floor is a ceiling that is not at all unfamiliar.

The place where Rohan and Ichinose fell apart was the Orion Academy boys’ dormitory.

That’s Rohan’s room too.

“What are you doing? We’re back.”

Rohan woke up the girl in his arms by patting her.

Ichinose slowly raised her head, opened her eyes, and looked around blankly.

I guess it still doesn’t feel real that you came back from the dungeon alive.

“Here···?”

“Academy dorm. My room.”

At the words, “Rohan’s room,” the girl’s eyes came back to life.

Ichinose pushed away the thoughts that were coming to mind and remembered the most urgent thing.

“Ro, Rohan! I’ll let you know later···! Let’s go to the hospital first!”

“It’s okay. I’m fine.”

“···?”

Rohan held out his arm to the girl who didn’t understand what he was saying.

Beneath the blood-stained and torn Academy uniform, it was clean.

“What is this···?”

“Check the place where the baby was born.”

The torn Academy uniform did not return, but as Rohan had said, the wounds on his body had all healed.

At the same time, Ichinose recalled the information Rohan had left at the police station.

“···Come to think of it, Rohan said this last time too.”

“That’s right. Don’t other people have similar cases?”

When Rohan asked back in a sarcastic tone, Ichinose shook her head.

Because there is no other case like that among the survivors besides Rohan.

“Will it happen? There will be many people worried. I have to contact them.”

“Huh? Ah···!”

Ichinose realized that he had been occupying the Rohan throne all this time.

The girl was speechless at the strange position reminiscent of a lover.

Ichinose, who got up as if springing back, took a step back and pressed her back against the dormitory wall.

Rohan raised the corners of his mouth at the sight and plugged in the charger to his phone, which had a low battery.

“···Ro, Rohan.”

“Huh?”

“When you are investigated···you know?”

“Mention only the necessary parts?”

Ichinose nodded as if to say that that was exactly what Rohan said, then took out her smartphone.

Rohan continued to ponder over the sight of the girl making a phone call somewhere.

‘Clara? Zion? Instructor? Police Department?’

Rohan, who was wondering who to call first, left a message in the group.

Not even 3 seconds later, a phone call came.

[Clara]

I’ve been through a lot, and I miss Zion and Clara.

Unlike the dungeon, not much time has passed here, but I’m worried about how you’ve been doing.

Rohan, with the corners of his lips raised, answered the phone.

─ Oh, brother!? Where are you? How are you? Are you okay?

─ Rohan! Where are you? I’ll go now!

Zion and Clara’s urgent voices pour out one after another.

“This is the dorm. My room. I’m fine.”

─ Hey, dorm? I’ll go now!

─ Don’t move and wait there!

There was a loud crash and the phone was disconnected.

Likewise, Ichinose, who had just finished talking on the phone, poked Rohan.

“Why?”

“···Father, your parents came to Academy City.”

“Of course. You must have been really worried.”

Rohan raised the corners of his lips.

Ichinose lowered her head to hide her heated face.

It is inevitable that Rohan and his parents will face each other like this.

That made the girl picture a future in her mind.