episode_0214

“Don’t let anyone else in there but me.”

“I will do as you command, my lord.”

plod along.

Yerina, who left the interrogation room, put on her hat and bit her lip.

Even now, when I think about what happened in the interrogation room, my mind feels distant.

‘You bastard, the great devil…. ‘What on earth did you bring with you…?’

As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that it was not the Great Devil but a third person who landed in this world, annihilated the undead army, and approached the White Magic Tower.

All that has been revealed about him so far is that he serves the Great Devil as his servant.

Despite the long interrogation time, very little information was obtained.

It wasn’t the Great Devil’s uncooperative fault.

Rather, the Great Devil was cooperative to the point where it seemed excessive.

He said he wanted to live and told me everything, even without asking.

It seemed like he was trapped inside the sword and couldn’t escape.

The problem is that no one, including Yerina, could hear it.

no. To be precise, I could hear it, but I couldn’t remember it.

When the Great Devil gave a detailed explanation about the unknown guy, the information about him disappeared.

I tried everything to get information somehow.

I even tried communicating through letters instead of words.

I even tried to receive it indirectly using a password.

I tried to find out the truth by asking questions that could only be answered yes or no, as if asking 20 questions.

But the result was all failure.

Although the last method was closest to identifying the other person’s identity, it did not reveal any key information about him.

What is the race, what is the name, what is the purpose…

Nothing could be known about its nature.

‘But if this is information in its own way, it is information.’

However, this did not mean that all such attempts were meaningless.

The most valuable information was obtained.

It was ‘information that the information could not be recognized.’

Why can the Great Devils recognize their opponents, but why can’t the humans, including Yerina?

If it was a person that only the devil could recognize, that was not the case.

It was clear that Nameless, who until now had mistakenly thought he had been brainwashed by the enemy, could also recognize him.

The great devil and the unknown.

What these two had in common would be a clue leading to the identity of the other.

‘Now that I think about it, Rex too…’

There was something special about Rex, a high-ranking warrior.

At some point, he suddenly disappeared, and returned about a minute later, forgetting everything that had happened.

This was my first time doing something like this.

If I lost my memory, everyone on site would have lost theirs.

What does it mean that Rex was lost alone?

The answer was simple.

In the place where Rex teleported, he saw something he shouldn’t have seen.

One more thing there.

The fact that Rex lost his memories ‘alone’ means that the world is independent of the present world.

in other words.

Rex had been to another world for a while when he lost his memory.

‘No matter how much I look at this…’

Although it was full of limited information.

Evidence piles up one by one.

Doubt turns into certainty.

With the great devil as his servant.

He holds the magic stone of Eugene, who disappeared from this world.

In addition to having the ability to transfer to another world.

It is a being that erases records through the involvement of the laws of the world.

No matter how much I think about it, it narrows down to just one.

Just as she was about to say that name, Yerina’s lips trembled.

A whirlwind of unknown emotions overtook her, giving her goosebumps.

“Draken…”

Is there anything else?

Is there a being with such tremendous power?

Other than Draken, who had a single world as his body, I couldn’t think of anyone that could do something like this.

My heart feels tight, and my vision becomes dizzy.

Draken succeeded in descending into this world?

The being that Eugene had so warned and feared?

In that case, since the God who would protect the present world is dead and no longer there, shouldn’t the present world have been shattered to pieces?

Unless Draken was watching on purpose, it should have been assumed that the main body had not descended.

It may be that some of the alter egos, or even dregs, that it is a luxury to call them, have succeeded in descending…

Although it was not yet a crisis of destruction, it was clear that it was a crisis of similar magnitude.

Even if the four great devils ran amok in Amman, it would only end up being dangerous for the country.

Right now, the global alliance was shaking because of Draken’s self-immolation.

‘His goal is probably the descent of the main body.’

We must stop Draken’s body from descending.

Do whatever it takes…!

After making that decision, Yerina clenched her fist.

However, how can we deal with a being that we cannot recognize, and even if we recognize it for a moment, all of our memories have been erased?

The clue was with Rex.

In the other world that Rex passed through, it is possible to recognize enemies.

Probably, the moment you return to this world, the law will be applied and you will lose all your memories from there.

If Rex was taken to that world by Draken, he should die and return.

But Rex came back alive and well.

In that case, it would be more correct to say that Rex was attacked rather than dragged away.

Then by what means?

The most influential thing was, of course, the false intention.

The moment he put on the Merida style armor, he disappeared as if he was being sucked somewhere.

Although the exact correlation is unknown, it is at least certain that Oui is related to the transference.

Yerina looked at her hand full of wounds and clicked her tongue.

“Tsk.”

Oui.

It was a sound full of love and hate.

Yerina felt her calm mind wavering and shaking, so she quickly shook her head and erased the useless thoughts.

‘after. Then, Rex invaded the area where he could recognize the opponent and fought hard, but was unable to kill the opponent within the time limit and was kicked out…’

I thought this might be the closest to the correct answer.

Of course, this is still just a hypothesis…

Still, among the hypotheses that have been developed to date, it was the most convincing and perfectly explained all phenomena.

‘There’s no way the theory that the dead Eugene came back and left behind a mess is true.’

Who on earth said that?

ah. It was Jill.

Apparently, Eugene was trapped somewhere and sacrificed his very existence to escape, becoming unrecognizable to anyone, and is now struggling to regain that existence…

I pictured Jill being so excited that she had come up with an amazing hypothesis and explaining it all over and over again.

Yerina couldn’t bear to tell him to stop fantasizing in front of him.

All I could do was agree with him, saying yes, that could happen.

As more and more places of hope emerged, the quality seemed to be deteriorating even faster.

‘Jill is talking nonsense. Julia seems to be living a drunken life again.’

A deep sigh escaped me.

Among the union’s top executives, Yeri was the only one in normal condition.

Of course, that is ‘relatively normal’, but Yerina is also clearly in a dangerous situation.

If it hadn’t been for the book of meditation that Alicia had saved me, I probably would have lost consciousness a long time ago.

‘Now that I think about it, I guess that law book was also given by Eugene…’

The mysterious shaman who moved with Alicia must have been Eugene.

Palak.

In Yerina’s hands, a book of mental law that had been worn out after opening it countless times over the past three years was opened.

This is something that has cured my mania, even if it is not yet completely cured.

This is what Eugene gave me…

Even though you were hurt so much by me, you even did these things to be with me…

ah. Today is particularly difficult.

I somehow endured it, repeating to myself that those who will live must live.

Today, I really feel like I just want to sit down and cry.

The moment Yerina was trembling.

In an instant, her eyes brightened.

“Ah! Pursuit team!!!”

Only then did I remember the trio leaving to chase down an unidentified enemy.

Guiho, Transylvia, and Alicia.

If the enemy’s true identity is Draken, or his alter ego, as Yelina estimates…

“Alicia is in danger!”

All three were dangerous.

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“Then kill yourself right now, Linda.”

[Are you serious, master?]

“If you are just reaffirming the order, there is no need to do so. Commit suicide. Leave no trace and physically destroy all data.”

[······.]

Linda stares at me silently with her mouth pursed.

But that doesn’t mean this place is engulfed in silence.

Dddd….

An unknown vibration surrounds us.

[I think there might be an earthquake for a moment.]

Shameless voice.

The double and triple barriers confuse our sixth sense, but everything that happens outside this room is being read.

Since the archmage is my opponent, it seems like my sixth sense is especially blocked.

Actually, I am reading the external situation through vibration and tactile sense.

‘We are surrounded.’

From what I read, this mansion is surrounded by countless rebars and skewers.

Suddenly, the mansion looked as if it was surrounded by thorns.

If anything were to happen, thorns would immediately pierce through the wall.

[I’m sorry, master. I also want to carry out my master’s orders right away, but I can’t. We signed a contract with the Union. My job is to manage the archive, but if I commit suicide, my contract will be lost.]

“It doesn’t matter. I own you. No matter how much the penalty is or what the punishment is, I take full responsibility. Don’t worry and commit suicide.”

[master······. This may be a bit rude, but you often hear people say you don’t notice, right? I. I’m saying I don’t want to die right now.]

Linda looks very sad and pitiful.

It’s not something that imitates emotions.

It’s a real feeling.

But this… no matter how you look at it, it’s not Linda’s.

The emotions definitely did not come from Linda’s circuit.

In each of those words, spoken dryly and bluntly, as if acting out an emotion, there are complex emotions that Linda cannot possibly feel.

Not only the simple desire to survive, but also anger, regret, longing, and…

Is it loneliness?

This is Linda?

I can’t believe it at all.

“Have you even bothered to lie? I’ll ask you just once. What is your identity?”

[······.]

“Got it.”

The answer is no.

Then all that remains is an all-out war.

As soon as he forged his will and pulled out the intangible sword, Nameless’ eyes widened.

Because his sixth sense is blocked, and because of Linda’s all-out acting, he seems to not be able to understand the situation at all.

“Ji, what are you doing now?”

“Come to your senses. This is not Linda. It is something in the shell of Linda. Now, metal skewers are targeting your neck, forehead, heart, lower abdomen, and thighs from all directions, so be careful.”

“Huh?!”

[How about we break up peacefully without a fight? Anyway, my core circuit is not here. This means that even if you fight, it is impossible to achieve your goal. If you fight, there is a high probability that you will get injured or lose a comrade… Are you really going to start this pointless, loss-making fight?]

“······.”

Linda smiles and makes a refreshing threat.

At this, his expression frowned for a moment.

I quickly realized it was a bluff.

A fight that is meaningless and only causes losses to me?

Then why would Linda offer me peace?

If you fight, you will also suffer more damage, so you want to avoid fighting.

And above all, he misunderstands my purpose.

Linda would have noticed this a long time ago.

“I think you’re mistaken. I’m not taking the risk of destroying just one of you.”

[then······?]

“I take risks for my people.”

“Mister! The magic circle is ready!”

“······This side too, preheating. End.”

At that moment, Myeong-myeong and Mi-jeong shouted.

I also forge the sword energy gathered in my hands to become stronger and sharper.

However, no matter how much it is strengthened and strengthened, a sword made only of intangible will will never become as hard as a true sword.

Was I foolish?

Was it a mistake to leave the magic sword behind?

no. no.

Because you can’t do this with a magic sword.

“Dacia style. And Merida style Oui…”

Quagwagwagwang!

With skewers shooting through the walls and windows.

My will scattered black energy everywhere.

It was a will that combined two types of will.

“Heavenly Blood Gap (天羅血甲)!”

Although it is the same as the Iron Blood Storm Clash, the dense sword energy is scattered in all directions.

The shape formed by the gathering of sword energy is not the shape of a net with nowhere to escape, but the shape of a shield.

It is a glove that is ready to grind, kill, and bleed everything in its path.

[ah······. In the end, like this-]

The moment it touches that armor plate, the wind-up machine is instantly broken into parts.

The skewers and rebars that were aimed at Moo-myeong and Mi-jeong were all bent and bounced off as soon as they touched the blood armor.

Kugugoogung!

After the shield that crushes everything it touches passes by.

Before I knew it, my mansion was destroyed beyond recognition.

The archives, which resembled a world tree, have collapsed, unable to withstand the load, and are collapsing.

“You don’t know me very well yet. No matter what percent chance I have of dying…”

The decision was made from the beginning.

There was no such thing as a reversal.

I was just listening because I was curious about what Linda was suggesting.

“I never intended to let my women live if they were in danger.”

The fact that the Union is entrusting record storage to the archive means that information about heroines is also accumulated there.

It was already decided that this place would be destroyed before they became dangerous.

Linda… No, if he had been wise, he would have made a show of committing suicide.

There is no sincerity. Sincerity.