episode_0141

At Ansimjeong (安心停), Noah finished eating his fill.

Rohan was already exhausted before he could even be investigated.

I definitely ate something delicious, but instead of feeling any stronger, I feel like I’ve lost all my energy.

After being so flustered by Aeng-Aenose’s sudden remark, I couldn’t tell if the food was going into my nose or my mouth.

But shouldn’t we still say hello?

Rohan nodded to Ichinose Jun, who was leading Sion and Clara and collecting the cards.

“Thank you for the food.”

“Hmm.”

Ichinose Jun stared at Rohan for a moment and then nodded.

There was still no change in expression.

After that, we all rode in a taxi called by Ansimjeong and headed to the police station together.

Momo called Jooyeon and told her that she was on her way to the police station, and they had a short chat.

The rest of them didn’t really talk. The car was quiet.

If Noah had been awake, the mood might have brightened, but our Suin girl must have had an overly satisfying meal because she fell asleep as soon as we got in the car.

‘My head hurts.’

Rohan checked Sion and Clara, who were holding his arms as if they were binding him, and then looked at Ichinose, who was sitting in the front seat.

As if he noticed my gaze, he slowly raised his head with his eyes closed, but before he could fully raise it, he averted his eyes in the middle.

“···.”

Rohan chuckled and closed his eyes.

When I got off in front of the police station, Jooyeon was already there.

After approaching and exchanging brief greetings with the two parents, he checks on the cadets and the girls.

The lead actor looked at Rohan and frowned, showing a questioning look.

“Rohan. Didn’t you get enough rest? Your complexion doesn’t look so good.”

At the lead actor’s question, Rohan smiled weakly and lowered his head.

“Instructor. I apologize for making plans on a day you should be resting.”

“This is also part of the instructor’s job, so don’t feel sorry. You didn’t fall into the dungeon on purpose, and you didn’t encounter the monolith after entering a restricted area, so act properly.”

“Yep.”

“The investigation won’t take too long. It’ll probably be similar to last time.”

The protagonist and Jun Ichinose take the lead and enter the police station.

The rest followed suit. Rohan looked at the group as he started to move his feet.

“Wouldn’t it be better for Zion and Clara to go home and wait? You said it wouldn’t take long, but the investigation won’t be that short.”

““···.””

The two men glanced at Ichinose and shook their heads.

If I can’t wait inside the police station, I plan to wait in the parking lot.

“Will you wait···.”

“I’ll wait.”

Momo, who heard the voices of the two girls that seemed to be full of determination, approached with graceful steps and reported.

“Don’t worry. It’s okay to wait inside. There’s also a cafe, right?”

“Ah! Thanks for letting me know.”

As Rohan expressed his gratitude, Momo looked at the entrance to the police station.

Yui and Noah are just entering.

Before entering, Yui glanced this way and took heavy steps.

“Wouldn’t it be better for Rohan Cadet to go quickly? I’m not the one being investigated, so I don’t mind taking it easy, but Yui has already gone in?”

“Oh, brother··· Come back quickly!”

“You didn’t commit a crime, so there’s no need to cower. Go comfortably.”

Let’s let Rohan go, saying that Zion and Clara are okay.

After greeting Momo, Rohan started walking away.

Momo saw two girls competing with her daughter.

These girls are truly beautiful.

“I’m sorry for stealing. Is your name Zion? Is that Clara?”

We exchanged a lot of glances.

But this was the first time they had had direct communication.

“K, it’s Clara···!”

“This is Zion Testarossa.”

Momo opened her eyes wide after hearing the introduction.

“Testarossa···? This time, he came back to Tigrova···.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Momo naturally heard what happened inside Tigrova.

Since I am on a close relationship with Emperor Seolho, it is inevitable that I will hear about it.

I just thought it was interesting.

It was obvious that he was an elf since he was of Testarossa’s blood. I only knew that he was young, but I didn’t know his exact appearance. I didn’t know that he could be this close.

‘Zion Testarossa… Clara… Our daughter, you have to cheer up.’

The two girls each had their own charm that was overly stimulating to hot-blooded men.

Momo quickly finished her admiration and took out her smartphone with a bright smile.

“Since we met like this, should we exchange numbers?”

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The information the two people who returned to life had was invaluable.

The scholar accompanying the sheriff was so excited that his hands were trembling as he typed.

As the dungeon was regulated and a framework for investigations was created and new laws were introduced, Rohan and Ichinose Yui received a considerable amount of coins in their accounts in exchange for sharing information on the spot.

That’s it.

As the protagonist said, the police investigation did not take long.

It must have been a little over an hour, including a short break.

It was just a story about dungeons, and since the protagonist and Ichinose Jun were there as guardians, the necessary parts were sharply separated from the boring scholarly curiosity.

‘It’s withering.’

It seemed to Rohan that the lifespans of the sheriffs had been shortened considerably due to tension.

“···We will conclude the investigation here. Thank you for your cooperation.”

The marshals rose from their seats, their legs trembling with weakness, and bowed their heads.

He didn’t forget to give a polite greeting to the main character and Jun Ichinose.

Rohan looked at Aeng-Anose sitting next to him.

We were just stuck together, but a lot of the awkward atmosphere melted away.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Rohantoyo···.”

Now, he looks at me and answers.

At that time, we exchanged smiles with each other’s feelings.

Ichinose Jun approached quickly.

“Can you spare a moment?”

Ichinose Jun’s gaze was firmly directed at Rohan.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Rohan and Jun Ichinose came out through the back door of the police station.

Directly opposite the parking lot. There is a thick wall so the road is not visible.

On one side, a group of security officers were seen gathered together and smoking.

Ichinose Jun led Rohan in the opposite direction.

As I was walking, I came across a vending machine in the corner.

Jun Ichinose, who had taken two cups of coffee, handed one to Rohan. Only then did he speak.

“I called because I have something to ask you.”

“Yes.”

Is it something about Yui? Or the dungeon? Or…

Rohan waited for Ichinose Jun’s question while thinking of various things in his head.

“···.”

Ichinose Jun, who had been looking straight ahead without making eye contact, stared at Rohan.

The gaze of the strong penetrates deeply.

Rohan felt as if he was being penetrated and pierced by everything.

Ichinose Jun, who had been quietly watching Rohan, rarely showed his emotion by erasing his expressionless face.

Frown.

As expected, there is something that has been bothering me.

The parts of Rohan that he doesn’t like. Problems that he himself had in the past.

Ichinose Jun asked directly.

“Have you ever prayed earnestly that you didn’t want to die?”

“···I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

You’re not going to make me pray now, are you?

Rohan concentrated with tension.

“It’s a story about how to live. You can assume a battle.”

“In battle, I always aim to win and survive.”

“What a vague and shallow answer. Momo won’t even laugh at you.”

“···.”

A single word that Ichinose Jun casually said strangely resonates with me.

What Rohan felt wasn’t something like discomfort.

It was a feeling that a weakness of mine that I didn’t even know I had was revealed.

Let’s just keep Rohan’s mouth shut.

Ichinose Jun showed his talkativeness for the first time.

“I met Momo and Yui was born, and I learned the value of life and family. When I had something more precious than life, I fell for even the most rustic provocations.”

“···.”

When I just swung my sword, no matter what anyone said, I just closed my ears and went my way.

But now it’s different.

I couldn’t tolerate a single word that touched my family.

“When I pass by a bakery at dawn, I can smell the delicious smell of baking bread. I always knew that. But instead of smelling it and thinking about whether I’m hungry, I think about my family.”

Rohan’s fighting style and thoughts during battle.

Jun Ichinose sees them.

“You must have used the gamble of using your life as bait to cut off the enemy’s lifeline as if it were nothing.”

“···.”

“Throw it away and empty it. You think that if you just kill the person who is trying to dirty your path, the people who are left behind will be happy? That’s not a good idea.”

Because if Rohan dies, his daughter will be sad.

Before you experience regret, you need to pinch the twisted section once.

You must realize that life is precious, and that your own life is included in that preciousness.

Rohan understood what Ichinose Jun was trying to make him realize.

Words that might have been rude got stuck in my throat.

I thought it would be okay to say something, even if it was rude. I was sure that it would be okay to say it.

“···Your explanation seems awkward.”

At Rohan’s words, Ichinose Jun’s lips moved slightly for the first time.

He’s smiling very faintly.

“This is a story I hear often. Momo is said to be clumsy in her actions.”

“I understand now. Thank you for your kind words.”

“Change your mindset. Right now, you’re just pretending to care about the people around you while making them worry.”

“Yes!”

“It is no different from giving up. There is a way to defeat a superior enemy, even if it is not gambling. Don’t choose the easy way alone.”

“···Thank you!”

Ichinose Jun threw the empty coffee can into the trash can and turned his back.

“If you have something to organize your thoughts, do it neatly and come back.”

Ichinose Jun left his seat with silent steps.

Rohan felt that now was definitely a good time.

Open a store.

Buy it.

[The second transcendence shines.]