episode_0146

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Noise rang out.

It was after hearing that noise that I suddenly woke up from the flashbacks that were flooding my mind.

The devil’s horse.

For some reason, it felt like time, which had stopped for a moment, was moving again.

In the end, I let out a small sigh as I looked down at the octopus-shaped demon that looked like a broken rubber ball.

From the cut cross section, light-filled particles leaked out and rose into the sky.

Like a signal of something.

Is it announcing his own death?

A space filled with only darkness inside the fog. Paradoxically, the light that rose into the sky looked like the moon.

The full moon between dark clouds looks as if its edge is slightly obscured by pitch-black clouds.

However, soon the weak moon floating in the night sky slowly erodes into black and even disappears.

“Professor.”

And without realizing it, I was drawn to the beacon rising into the sky, and while I was looking at it, I turned my head to the voice I heard from behind me.

A girl with forward-pointing pointed sheep horns and long hair caught my eye.

Perhaps after an intense battle, his long hair was somewhat matted and his clothes were also a bit messy.

And she is looking at me with blood-red eyes.

“Has that been sorted out as well? He’s a bit annoying, so it took me a while to deal with him.”

When I stab the legacy of the octopus demon, whose form has already disappeared and only the cloudy magic stone remains, with my great sword, it too disappears with the sound of crumbling sugar crafts.

A pair of vivid red eyes that seemed to be filled with blood, which contrasted even more with the slightly twisted face, caught my eye and I took a deep breath.

“… Are you okay?”

When I saw that, I instantly realized my condition.

For some reason, after killing this guy, I was just standing there a little dazed.

I thought it was just insensitive, but since these guys were enemies anyway, I thought that even if I had to kill them again and again, it would be no different from just pouring a cup of tea in my daily life.

For some reason, some strange feeling arose and I was tilting my head.

When I felt that and turned my gaze in another direction, I saw that the rest of the guys were also staring in this direction.

I guess I was probably the one who delayed the longest.

He was a guy whose vitality was needlessly strong.

The guy’s ability was probably regeneration or something similar, but he tenaciously came back to life even after being hit by a flaming bullet, being struck by lightning, and having his body cut in half by a huge piece of metal.

However, immortality does not exist, as did The One, the head of the Circular Church in the past.

It gradually lost strength and its regeneration began to slow down, and eventually it was no longer able to resist and split in half before disappearing.

And even the emotionless guy tried to run away in fear, as if he still had any instinct for survival at the end.

As long as intelligence existed, emotionlessness could not exist.

“It was a fierce battle. Shall we camp here today?”

A woman with short brown hair came this way and asked. It was Jang A-hyeon.

I knew it without saying anything more. I guess he was puzzled by me for being blank for a moment or thought I was in really bad shape.

“No, keep moving. Time is time, but staying for a long time in a place where a battle took place is something that should be avoided.”

“Are you really okay? You look a little tired somehow.”

When I shouted at her as if I was protesting, they became even more concerned about my condition this time.

I shook my head slightly.

“It’s not like that. For some reason, the emotional ups and downs get worse every time I get closer to the center. It might be Alexstras’s masterpiece.”

“Then wouldn’t it be right to take a break? Wouldn’t it be a little more dangerous to move forward as is? .”

“I see. Well then, let’s do that. Please let the rest of us know. Oh, I will also convey the relevant information to the organization’s observers.”

“Yes, I understand. I will do that.”

I let out a small sigh as I watched Jang Ah-hyeon nod to the red dragonian and return to her waiting unit.

I wanted to be alone for a while so I turned my head, but I didn’t know that a pair of gazes were looking in this direction.

“What, are you not going? I just want to be alone for a while.”

“… Are you really okay?”

“I told you so. It’s a temporary phenomenon. Because it was such a stuffy space, my mood swings just got a little worse. You’ll get better if you rest a little.”

“But the professor… .

For a moment, I turned my gaze toward her, feeling a little annoyed. This was because I could guess what she was trying to say just by hearing the tone behind her.

Do you still think I am their kin? Do you think it hurts to kill your own people?

‘I want it.’

It was my fault for not explaining it properly, but I was a little annoyed at her who kept asking about it, so as soon as I looked at her with a hard face, that feeling somehow melted away and disappeared.

Even Shia would know that asking again about something she already refused was wrong, so she shouldn’t have anything to say, that’s what I thought.

For some reason, her clear, clear red eyes had returned to the slightly empty look they had before.

“I already said that what you think is not true. Even if it were true, I wouldn’t have any qualms about it. I’m not that weak, so stop ignoring me.”

Her eyes trembled at the cold sound of my voice.

She slightly lowered her head, feeling sorry, but she bit her lip slightly, expressing some curiosity she wanted to ask me.

A small sound of flesh being torn was heard. I thought it was probably the sound of my lips being torn apart.

Her canine teeth, which had progressed to a high degree of pulverization, were sharp and sharp at the tips. Of course, my lips would have been torn.

But then when she lifted her head and removed her teeth from her lips, there was no wound there.

No, rather than saying it isn’t there, I should say it has healed before I know it. There was a small trace of red blood on her smooth, attractive lips that clearly belonged to her.

‘That’s amazing. Are you actually better than me? That kind of super-regenerative ability is something I don’t have even in my dragon state. After all, it’s a dragon.’

“I’m sorry.”

Suddenly she apologizes to me.

“There is nothing to be sorry about. I understand that my condition seems strange. Because I too am a little puzzled. I’m just saying there’s nothing to worry about… .”

“I don’t know why, but I keep feeling the professor’s emotions. Since the professor returned to his original form, the professor’s emotions have continued to flow into me. Things have been a little strange for a while now. The professor didn’t say anything, but I felt like he knew what was going on. that… I was holding back here because it seemed like an invasion of personal privacy… Just now… .”

“What is that?”

When she spoke while looking at me, I was surprised and asked again.

Her story continued for a while. The tone of voice was calm, as if a child was holding back tears.

It was like the first time I met her. It was as if he didn’t know his own feelings and continued talking in this direction, wondering about the emotions he didn’t understand.

‘It’s dangerous. Since my existence is a Dragonian, not a dragon, I thought there might be some reversal someday, but so quickly.’

Feeling a little embarrassed that she could hear all of her emotions, she scratched the side of her head slightly, and the dragon’s scales made a hissing sound.

She said she can’t read thoughts, only emotions, but I don’t know how long that will last.

“Hmm. Can you still feel it?”

“Ah, I don’t feel it anymore. that… Sorry.”

“No, it’s not your fault. However, I think it would be a good idea to refrain from developing your abilities in that direction. As you said, I also have my own privacy. It’s not something that’s welcome when you peek into other people’s feelings.”

“Yes… I’m sorry, Professor.”

When I gathered myself together and expressed my rejection in a somewhat wary manner, as if putting up a mental barrier, it seemed that I could no longer feel her.

Since the original 『Grandis Saga』 is an online game, there is no magic such as mental defense.

And I was a little worried about whether this would work since I brought the game character with me, but it seemed to be resolved with a simple mindset.

‘Is it possible to read the emotions that come out only when my feelings become numb? ‘I’ll have to be careful.’

When I saw her turn around and leave, I clicked my tongue.

Since I was back as a dragon rather than a human body, there was no cheerful tsk sound like when I polymorphed.

Instead, I heard the sound of wind blowing, so I sighed heavily again.

‘Clearly the cause of my condition… .’

Actually, I knew.

The reason why my emotions gradually escalate as I get closer to the source of the devil.

And why must Yoon Sia never find out about it?

‘Shit.’

I remembered something that happened in the past.

I remember meeting a former conductor of the circular bridge who called himself the Collector in the organization’s building.

‘It was quite a shock.’

In the end, the words that absorb God, who is called a great being.

This is what the guy said with a smile when I asked him why that was possible.

“Are you trying to play a prank on me? Do you know your current situation?”

“Uh heh heh, this is not a prank or joke. Hmm… Looking at Northmund’s actions, I thought he was already aware of this fact, but it seems not to be the case.”

“It’s absurd. If this is just buying you time… .”

“Aha. Then, Northmund, you are acting that way instinctively. Well, that explains it as well. In fact, it would be better if it were that way. Rather, because I can tell you the truth.”

A large, muscular old man who smiled slyly even when his limbs were broken and he was in a Bodhidharma-like state and held by me by the collar.

After hearing that, I was silent.

“Truth?”