episode_0138

“You there. Are you Kali?”

“Huh?”

“Come on! Stop pretending! If you speak with that short voice, I’ll know you’re faking it!”

“Uhh…”

“Che, Cheon Michael Jackson! Calm down!”

As he reached out to grab the girl’s cheeks, he was stopped by the knights.

At first, he was unsure, but now he was certain.

That kid is Kali.

“Where exactly did you find this kid?”

“In the middle of the passage leading to the rainwater tunnel, among the flesh of a dismembered woman.”

“…”

As expected.

This kid can only be Kali.

Resurrected with 10th rank magic, Resurrection, Kali was in a ‘perfect state.’

I’m not sure how being consumed by the emotions and arrogance at the time of death can be considered perfect, but borrowing Luna’s words, let’s just call it a ‘perfect state.’

In this state, Kali has an immortal body.

No matter how much she’s cut or injured, her body endlessly regenerates.

When I separated the female torso from the spider body, they regenerated into two separate entities.

I thought I had turned that female torso into dust with my Blood Storm Strike.

But it seems that tiny piece had enough regenerative energy, so it regenerated into this childlike form.

“Do you know this child?”

“I do. I know her well. She’s just acting right now. Normally, she’s not this innocent. I’ll take her with me.”

“Hmm… Alright… Just write up some paperwork. It’s just for record-keeping purposes, so don’t be too uncomfortable.”

“…”

After exchanging glances with the girl, Mijung, who was standing next to me, the knights gave us suspicious looks.

It seems like they’re misunderstanding something strange.

But after finishing the paperwork, I was finally able to take Kali with me.

“Huh?”

But even as she came out, she continued her immature act.

She kept acting clueless, even in the hotel room where it was just the two of us.

“Put this on. Mijung threw in some clothes that should fit her size.

But the problem is…

“Huh?”

“Hey… How long are you going to keep this up?”

Even in the hotel room where it was just the two of us, she continued to act clueless.

She only made sounds in response to my words.

She didn’t seem to understand anything I said, just tilting her head with a clueless look.

She just played with the clothes I threw at her.

Did her intelligence decrease?

“Hmm…”

I gently patted her head, but I couldn’t feel any magic.

Well, I could feel a tiny amount, like what an ordinary person might have.

There was no overwhelming magic emanating from Kali.

No special abilities or aura either.

Just to be sure, I decided to examine her body a bit more.

“Hey, try this.”

“Ah…”

“Try spitting out spider silk.”

“Huh…?”

“If you can’t do that, then try making a hand shape like this. Bend your middle and ring fingers. Doesn’t it look like spider silk would come out from your wrist?”

“Uhh…”

“It seems like you can’t do it.”

I carefully examined her body, but there was no doubt.

This was a human female body, completely devoid of any spider monster characteristics.

This only made the situation more perplexing.

Is it really right to see her as Kali?

Or should she be seen as a different entity from Kali?

“Is this a side effect of Resurrection…?”

One thing is certain for now, this kid has a complete human body.

And the fact that Kali has lost all her memories, including her language abilities.

Moreover, it is clear that she has lost all her characteristics and abilities.

In this state, she is no different from an ordinary girl.

“······Yujin. What should we do about this?”

“I know. It’s driving me crazy.”

“Are we going to use it?”

“What? Where can we use this?”

“······Nowhere, I guess.”

Mi-jeong turns her head away from me.

It seems that Mi-jeong is at a loss as to how to handle this situation.

Although it is undoubtedly a byproduct of Kali.

Without Kali’s memories and abilities, it is difficult to treat her as the same person as Kali.

It is not my place to blame her for Kali’s sins.

But there is no way to utilize her either.

Unfortunately, she has been reset to a level where she cannot even speak or make rational decisions.

If only her intelligence were a bit higher, I could have sent her to do some manual labor to earn money.

“Should we leave it to Cornelia? No, it’s too risky.”

I briefly considered leaving it to Cornelia, but decided against it.

What crime has Cornelia committed?

Suddenly taking care of an unmarried child.

Moreover, it is not yet certain that this girl is safe.

I may not have noticed, but there is a low but definite possibility that Kali’s personality still resides within her.

So entrusting her to Cornelia is too risky.

“I guess I’ll have to take her with me.”

“Yujin.”

“Why? What is it?”

“Nothing, really.”

“Why have you been acting like this since earlier?”

Do I have to take her with me?

I can’t just throw her on the ground because it’s too troublesome.

Killing her is even more repulsive.

“Yujin.”

“Oh.”

“What?”

At that moment, the girl trembled her lips and said.

My name.

She called my name while looking directly at me.

It doesn’t seem like she randomly uttered words she heard.

It is clear that she recognized that ‘Yujin’ is my name and said it.

“It seems like she is learning to speak quite quickly. Is her intelligence quite high?”

“I…ntelligence? High.”

“Hmm. She might be useful. Maybe she has talents in magic or sorcery.”

It’s possible.

It turns out she may have the talent of a grand wizard or a top sorcerer.

The only problem is that she is very fidgety.

The real issue is how to take her with me.

Both Mi-jeong and I are stateless, so we are constantly interrogated wherever we go.

Since she can’t even speak properly, there is a high probability of being suspected of kidnapping.

“There’s no other way. It’s better to reveal your identity to the Holy See and let the Holy Kingdom handle you.”

There is no other way.

If I reveal that this girl is something separated from the Four Kings, the Holy See will take care of her properly.

They will also be on guard to some extent, so even if she suddenly reveals her true colors, there should be no worry about people getting hurt.

“Let’s go.”

“Ugh…”

“Are you coming?”

“Ugh…yeah…”

As I tried to hold her hand and lead her, she shook her head and resisted.

She seemed to have realized where we were going.

“Ugh!”

She suddenly sat down and clung to my thigh.

This is going to be difficult.

I just realized that she will be very fidgety during dungeon exploration or battles.

In the end, I had to put my hand under her armpit and lift her up.

“It’s not something you can get rid of. Let’s go.”

“Ugh…ugh!”

She sneezed heavily and suddenly disappeared.

All I have in my hand is a torn garment like a rag.

When he suddenly disappeared, I was taken aback.

“Huh?”

“······?”

“······?”

On the back of my hand, something cute made a sound.

When I heard a black color rustling, I wondered what it was.

A tiny spider, the size of my fingertip, was looking up at me.

This little guy······.

I thought he was a pure human.

But it turns out he was a monster capable of transforming into a spider.

It’s only natural if he’s a byproduct of Kali.

“You pass. It should be fine to carry on like this.”

“Huh!”

If it’s a small spider like this, I can take him anywhere.

As he wriggled happily and danced, Mijeong puffed up her cheeks in a slightly dissatisfied manner.

“······Name?”

“Name? I haven’t decided on one.”

A name.

It’s better to give him a name if we’re going to be together.

“······Then, can I. Name him?”

“Do as you please.”

“······Mumyeong. Let’s go with Mumyeong.”

“······Wow. Lame.”

“You shouldn’t say that.”

Mumyeong (무명).

Nameless.

I decided not to give him a proper name, as he was separated from the body of the Great Druid Kali.

“It’s time to head to Körn. If we’ve caused this much commotion, all eyes will be on us.”

It’s time to get things done.

.

.

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“Huh?!”

I sat up abruptly.

It had been 24 hours since she had fainted from magical exhaustion.

“Lady, I’m glad you’re safe. But we still need to do some basic checks-”

“Enough. Where’s the man who caused all this chaos?”

“Are you referring to Cheon Michael Jackson? He has already left Körn.”

“······.”

My heart sank.

How could we meet again?

Just when we finally met, he disappeared.

Unable to believe it, I ran out of the hospital like a madwoman.

I visited the cathedral, met the bishop, and asked the Holy Knights, but they all said the same thing.

Yujin had left Körn six hours earlier.

“Ah······.”

Yujin had left just as she said she would.

I had hoped she might change her mind, but Yujin was resolute.

“I thought I could hold onto her······.”

I had resolved to be firm.

If I ever had the chance, I would hold onto her no matter what.

But that was a misconception.

In reality, I had several opportunities.

When Yujin was lying unconscious from magical exhaustion, I could have restrained her instead of giving her magical energy.

I could have bound her with her own magic instead of saving Xenon.

But I couldn’t do it.

The fear of being rejected by Yujin was more terrifying than I had imagined.

Having been abandoned once, the thought of being rejected again was even more frightening.

So I let her go.

This time, I gave in.

I let Yujin go.

“She won’t come back, will she?”

Yujin seemed very busy.

But I wasn’t convinced that she would come back to me even after her work was done.

Even in her own opinion, she didn’t seem to want to come back to such a troublesome woman.

I returned to Briem Manor, crying uncontrollably.

Cornelia was nowhere to be seen.

With tears streaming down my face, I staggered to my room and began packing my belongings.

I had caused Cornelia too much trouble in Körn.

It’s time to return to Hameln now.

With that thought in mind, Jill opened the drawer, her eyes widening.

“Huh? My, my dagger!”

The dagger was nowhere to be seen.

The ceremonial dagger.

The dagger she had given to Eugene in her past life had disappeared.

Jill, frantically searching for the dagger, stopped in her tracks.

A single note lying on the desk caught her eye.

Approaching it as if entranced, Jill unfolded the note and her hand trembled.

– I borrow the dagger

I borrow it.

In other words, it meant that they would come back to return it someday.

It was a promise of the future.

Eugene had not left forever.

She would return someday.

To answer my confession…