episode_0189

Luke pulled his gaze down to the land.

If you had come in person, you wouldn’t have been able to enter because of the radiation.

It was simply a magic that expanded one’s field of vision, so it had no effect on the body.

While Luke looked around.

“… … ”

Elin couldn’t open her mouth freely.

The sky is covered in gray.

Debris that appears to be something broken.

A dull atmosphere with no sign of life whatsoever.

Anyone can see that the world wasn’t originally like this.

That means it was Germ who brought it to this point.

“… Oppa.”

Ellen called Luke nervously.

Honestly, I couldn’t predict what kind of reaction he would show.

“Brother?”

“… … ”

There is no significant response.

Ellen looked closely at Luke’s face.

Out of focus eyes.

His clouded pupils prevented him from looking at Elin, who was right in front of him.

“… … !”

I suddenly became anxious.

When you ask what happens if you forget your memories.

He confidently said he would re-carve it for me.

Of course, I wasn’t bluffing.

Of course, I didn’t really want that to happen.

Am I losing my memory right now?

If all of Elin’s memories disappear, it’s time to start over again…

It’s frustrating.

Maybe I should have just told him not to.

When regret suddenly comes over you.

“I expected it… .”

Luke barely opened his mouth.

“I don’t even know where this is.”

A hollow laugh escapes from between slightly parted lips.

There’s no way I miscalculated the coordinates.

I put the most effort into it.

Because it’s magic that has been tested for years.

This place had to be South Korea, and more specifically, Seoul.

but.

The remains of a building with only the aftereffects of the explosion remaining.

Traces of soot remain here and there.

A gray earth covered in dust.

High-rise buildings collapsed to the point where they were difficult to recognize.

And only the distorted Korean sign proved that this was Korea.

If this continues, it’s obvious that I won’t be able to find my way home.

“They’ve completely destroyed it.”

Gernom was by no means an easy demon.

They came from a whole other dimension and came up with something like this.

At this point, it was certain that all the nuclear weapons in the world had been launched.

“That… ….”

Beside her, Elin shook her head anxiously.

I didn’t know what to say at this point.

Can I comfort you so carelessly?

No, is this any consolation?

It was on a different level from the downfall of the Bertain family.

If we hit Elin, the entire continent would be destroyed.

I feel like I’m going to suffer mental damage that can’t be defined by the word shock.

Ps …

Luke let out a laugh.

“Still, that’s fortunate.”

“Huh, huh? What?”

Ellen was embarrassed.

Is it a good thing that Luke’s hometown has ended up like this?

Have you lost your mind?

“You know that if we hadn’t stopped Germ, the continent would have ended up like this, right?”

“That… …Yeah.”

“So that’s a relief. We can protect Elin’s world.”

“… … ”

“Don’t make that face. I don’t remember it anyway.”

It wasn’t like I was pretending everything was okay.

I was worried that all my memories from the continent would disappear and my memories from Earth would come back to life.

What the hell is going on here?

It seemed impossible to regain memories after seeing this scenery.

Rather, it is fortunate.

What I felt when I saw the destroyed Earth was not pain.

Somewhere between emptiness and futility.

Rather than feeling like I was home, I felt like I was looking at the tragic end of another world.

Luke gently stroked Ellen’s head.

He said, raising the corners of his lips.

“Now my world is not Earth, but a continent.”

“Still… … .”

Glance at once.

Elin noticed.

I opened my mouth carefully.

“I think I wanted to see my hometown again…but it ended up like this.”

“I didn’t have any particular regrets. I was just curious.”

“Any questions?”

Luke smiled bitterly.

“This is something that can’t be solved anymore. It’s not that important, so I’ll just skip it.”

I didn’t tell Elin though.

I wanted to go to the room once.

Other than the dimension that confined Gernom.

I mean the room where the computer was.

I was clearly playing [Raising a Princess] and pressed restart because it said a hidden route had opened.

Luke fell to the continent just like that.

What happened in the room next?

A question remains.

When Germ came to Earth.

If Luke hadn’t been sucked into the game, he would have died for sure.

On Earth, I wasn’t a wizard or anything.

Because I was just an ordinary college student who liked games.

At first, I resented it.

Developer sent to the continent of Luke, God… or whatever.

I wondered if it was so wrong to want to see Ellen happy.

But after sealing Gernom, I thought about it carefully.

Maybe we should be grateful to that being.

In the end, I survived.

Because I personally raised my beloved disciples.

Maybe the timing was right.

Or maybe he knew and sent Luke on purpose.

But many questions remain.

It became impossible to resolve.

The world has become such a mess that there is no such thing as a community left.

To begin with, [Raising a Princess] wasn’t that major of a game.

So I’m just going to leave it alone.

I don’t know who it is.

I thought I would be forever grateful for this opportunity.

Luke took Elin’s hand.

I was wondering if there was anything left to show the tour.

If things continued like this, it was obvious that foreign countries would also be destroyed.

“It’s slowly slipping away. Since it’s already completely broken, there’s nothing to show you.”

“Ugh… … .”

The magic was maintained by Elin’s magical power.

When Elin nodded and slowly tried to stop injecting magic power.

[Did it make her happy?]

Letters floated into the air.

“… … ”

A system notification that appears when Luke is dropped into this world.

It was exactly the same window that told me that a hidden route had opened.

However, at that time, it was ‘Please make her happy.’

Did I make you happy?

Given the circumstances, it’s likely he’s referring to Elin.

Let’s turn our head to the side.

“What is that?”

Elin was also looking at Luke.

Luke flinched.

“… … Can you see Elin too?”

“Huh? Yeah… It says ‘Did you make her happy?’? ”

It was a phrase that no one but Luke could see.

But Ellen read everything Luke had seen.

Why is it visible to Elin now?

Because you’re using Elin’s magic?

Was it something to do with magic?

When confusion grows.

[I’m glad you look happy.]

The content of the text printed in the air has changed.

A phrase that seems to have fewer people than system notifications.

Somehow, it felt like he was speaking with a faint smile.

That’s why.

“… Who are you?”

Luke asked impulsively.

No matter how much I talked, there was no answer.

I have a strong feeling that you will answer now.

I don’t know why.

however.

I thought this would be the last time.

I was convinced that if not now, we would never be able to talk again.

[It doesn’t matter who we are.]

“… Us?”

Wasn’t it just one person?

Luke looked closely at the phrase that changed next.

[What’s important is that Ellen will be happy in the end.]

“Answer the question.”

I didn’t let my guard down.

The unidentified phrase always prioritized Elin’s happiness.

After not appearing for a while.

There was a time when Luke suddenly appeared when he retired from his coming of age ceremony.

The problem was that I had no idea what the purpose was.

You never know, right?

Because he’s crazy like Gernom.

He might attack, saying that his hobby is to knock someone down from their happiest position.

[We’re almost there now. I wanted to stay with you till the end…]

The more I see the meaningful words, the more suspicious I become.

Woof-

I also slowly increased my magic power.

I don’t know if I could stand up to someone strong enough to force a dimension shift.

Because you have to do what you can.

Gulp.

Ellin also became nervous next to her.

A moment to prepare for an attack that could pour in at any time.

[Thank you, teacher.]

“… … !”

Luke was frozen in place.

perhaps.

A thought came to me.

A possibility that I always had buried in a corner of my heart and didn’t want to imagine.

A hypothesis that I had consciously avoided in order to focus on Elin next to me comes to mind.

If this world weren’t a game.

If it were a completely different dimension, far away.

Where did the nine Elins that Luke failed to save go before?

[Thank you for trying to save us… and ultimately saving Elin.]

It quickly passes through my mind.

13 years old.

15 years old.

18 years old.

Ellin of various ages who have not yet become adults.

Poisoned.

Accused of being a witch and burned at the stake.

Fall into despair and commit suicide.

The Elins who died in various ways… and whom Luke was unable to save in the end.

[I’m sorry for dragging you into our world without permission.]

“Elin… ?”

The nine Elins that I had only seen through the monitor overlapped.

[However, this was the only way to save the teacher.]

The writing is getting blurry.

Luke said urgently.

“Ellen. Is that right?”

“That’s what my brother said… .”

By then, Ellen had also noticed.

Stories Luke told honestly.

Among them were other Elins whom Luke had failed to save.

[I couldn’t help you much because I don’t have much strength, but thank you so much for coming all the way here.]

I didn’t end up answering the question, but I felt confident.

Luke couldn’t even save them.

They saved Luke’s life.

[I hope you are happy now, teacher.]

Swish.

With those words, the floating phrase disappeared.

“… … ”

Luke stared blankly into the empty space where the text had disappeared.