episode_0344

To Talia, who showed curiosity, he took out a resurrection stone and handed it to her.

It seems like a resurrection stone should have something special about its appearance, but its actual appearance was not that special.

‘I guess it’s more special because it’s ordinary.’

Problems could arise because the abilities alone were special, but there was no need for the appearance to be special.

Moreover, since it wasn’t that great of a thing in the game, it was pulled out frequently and not treated as a great thing.

“You probably didn’t give me an ordinary stone as a joke. “What is this stone?”

It was a stone that contained the ‘miracle’ of bringing the dead back to life.

This stone is equivalent to one human life.

“It’s called a resurrection stone.”

“Resurrection stone? There is a word that means revival, coming back from the dead. “I think it’s too much to build for a stone in the middle of the day.”

“It’s something that fully lives up to its name.”

“Are you saying this item can bring the dead back to life?”

“Yes.”

“… … .”

Thalia seemed to be wondering how to react to this.

“For your information, I have already escaped death with that thing.”

“… Please tell me in detail. “You’ve ever escaped death with this?”

It was a story about my time as a mercenary, which was nothing short of dark history, so it was something I didn’t want to talk about.

However, in order to help her understand, I had no choice but to share my experience.

I briefly described how brave and badass I was when I was younger, and mainly described the emotions I felt when I came back from the dead with the Resurrection Stone.

“Was it really death, not just injury?”

“yes. It is true that I died and came back to life. When you wake up from death… So, when you come back to life and breathe again.”

I still can’t forget that first air.

Of course, after doing it a few more times, I got to the point where I could pretend to be calm even though I wasn’t used to it.

Managing my facial expression was important because I didn’t want others to notice that I was resurrected.

“It looks like he lived a tougher mercenary life than I thought.”

“Mercenaries themselves are done by people who sacrifice their lives. “It’s not new to have died.”

Moreover, I was a mercenary who hunted monsters, the worst of all mercenaries.

“Do you believe it now?”

As I listened to my story, it seemed like the ridiculous object called Resurrection Stone was slowly becoming more serious.

Thalia’s hands, which had been fiddling with the stone without hesitation, became more cautious.

“They tell me to believe, so I have no choice but to believe. “Nobody else is telling me to believe it, but I can’t believe it.”

“The resurrection stone cannot save you at any time.”

Using a resurrection stone on a corpse with only a few bone fragments left in the grave does not bring the person back to life.

Resurrection was only possible for corpses that had recently died and whose internal organs were not rotted.

I explained to Thalia how to use the Resurrection Stone, and the longer my explanation went on, the more strange her expression became.

“So who are you going to entrust this to? Rebecca and Fran?”

“yes. One of the two. Wouldn’t it be better if fewer people know about these things? “I think it would be better to give it to Fran since he is a healer and can use it without others finding out.”

Thalia was troubled by my words.

Aside from whether or not the Resurrection Stone was real, it was something that needed serious consideration as to who it would be best to entrust it to.

“I think this is something that the people in the field have. “If I were to make the move myself, I wouldn’t be able to hide the rumor that the dead person has come back to life.”

“I think so too.”

“However, I think you should think again about giving it to Fran. “I admit she’s a great therapist, but I don’t think she’s qualified to take on this stuff.”

“That means no francs.”

“It’s not that I don’t trust her, the problem is that I have too much affection for her. If this product is as effective as you say, it should be used to save people who will benefit humanity more. But Fran won’t do that. “I value each and every patient in front of me.”

After listening to Thalia’s words, I realized that Fran was not the right person to keep the Resurrection Stone.

“I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. “It would be difficult to leave it to Fran.”

Due to Fran’s personality, he will feel guilty seeing dying patients the entire time he has the Resurrection Stone.

“Is Rebecca going to be okay?”

After all, it was a good decision to consult with her.

I was worried that there might be something else I was missing, so I asked Thalia.

“Vice-Captain Rebecca, I think she is at least better suited to entrusting goods to you than Franc. However, I’m not sure if I can use this item rationally. Aren’t you an emotional person? “Especially when I encounter a monster, I tend to give up first.”

Rebecca is a trustworthy and passionate person.

However, it had the disadvantage of being easily swayed by emotions.

To use the Resurrection Stone, a person who commands from the rear is appropriate, but the problem is that Rebecca is someone who takes the lead and fights in a more dangerous place than her unit members.

After listening to Thalia’s explanation, I spoke.

“How about leaving it to Baine?”

Baine was able to see the situation rationally and was positioned in the rear using his long-distance abilities.

He is a person who possesses the Resurrection Stone and knows how to use it neatly and sensibly when he sees the situation.

But Thalia and Baine also shook their heads.

“The importance of the item is too high for Vine to have it.”

“Then who should I leave it to?”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of anyone I could trust anymore.

“I personally think Gabriel or Ariando are suitable.”

Gabriel’s appearance was understandable.

Because I don’t know what kind of personality she is.

But I didn’t expect Ariando to pop out here.

“Gabriel, I feel sorry for her, but I don’t trust her enough to talk about the Resurrection Stone. But how did Ariando get mentioned?”

“Have you ever thought that Ariando is surprisingly suitable? She has the ability to hide herself. “If this item is to be used, Ariando will use it without attracting others’ attention.”

Since there is a skill called stealth, it will not be easy to find out that the resurrection stone was used.

“But isn’t Ariando too young?”

“If it were just because of age, Rebecca should have been the only choice.”

“… I see. “I made a mistake.”

Just because Ariando’s personality was bright and childish, it couldn’t be said that he wasn’t trustworthy.

In fact, Ariando showed quite an adult appearance among the children.

‘It’s not that I’m lacking in skills, and it’s not that my abilities are inadequate.’

When I realized that I had been prejudiced against Ariando, I couldn’t help but reflect.

“Then, I’ll leave it to Ariando.”

“Even if you regret it later, you can’t take it back.”

“You won’t regret it. “Can I just ask you one thing?”

Before deciding on Ariando.

There was just one thing that bothered me.

“However much.”

“Why did you say no to Baine?”

Honestly, if Ariando can do it, I don’t think there’s any reason why Vine can’t do it.

However, I can’t help but feel it’s surprising that Thalia says Ariando is better than Baine.

“That child is secretly soft-hearted. That kind of thing has to be done by a strong person. “If you hear that someone has died, you’ll be lucky if you don’t faint from shock.”

“…..”

I couldn’t help but believe these words because they were not from anyone else but from Thalia, Baine’s own mother, but I was embarrassed because they were very different from the image I had of Baine.

‘For now, Baine is like that.’

I thought about Ariando’s personality again.

She was a strong-willed child who ran away from home to seek revenge when her older sister was attacked by a monster.

Even though Talia didn’t know about the incident, it seemed like she already knew about Ariando’s bullying.

“Arian, can I bring you over?”

I continued to ponder Thalia’s question until the end and nodded.

“…yes. “Let’s call it.”

I know a lot about Vine, but I thought it would be better to trust the eyes of someone who has experienced everything.

※ ※ ※

“thank you! “I’ll come again!”

“Here again?”

“Will it be difficult?”

For what reason would you come then?

I thought he was saying something like let’s have a meal together like he did in his previous life, but looking at Princess Haehwa’s regretful eyes, I thought that wasn’t the case.

My eyes were burning brightly with the determination to come back to the front line at least once.

“It’s hard. “I heard you will be attending the academy.”

“yes that’s right.”

“Then wouldn’t it be okay to come to the front lines for training during vacation? “As long as you come, we can provide you with an opportunity to fight together with your unit members.”

“and! great! I will definitely come! “We’ll become closer then!”

Princess Haehwa quickly accepted Thalia’s words and her eyes sparkled as she looked at the children who had gathered to see them off.

The children who heard that the princess stopped the giant by herself did not react too badly.

“When are you coming back?”

“I’ve been a little busy these days, so it might take a few months before I come back.”

Is it just because I haven’t been able to spend proper time with someone I haven’t seen in a long time?

The children could not hide their disappointment during the whole seeing off.

As I was about to leave, I also felt regretful.

Yesterday, I had a conversation with Ariando, who was sung by Thalia, but because there was a hot topic called Resurrection Stone, I couldn’t talk about anything else.

Glancing-

‘You’re still out of your mind.’

Ariando was also there to see us off, but he still seemed to be completely out of his mind.

What happened yesterday made her like that.

They give you a ridiculous item called a resurrection stone and tell you that the children’s lives are in your hands, but isn’t it natural for them to lose their senses?

Since Thalia was confident that Ariando would do well, I also decided to believe that Ariando would do well.

“Be well.”

I walked up to Ariando, who was still unconscious, patted his head, left a word of encouragement, and got on the carriage.

“You can come again, right?”

“What is there that you can’t do if you put your mind to it? If the princess wishes, she can come.”

It was the moment when Princess Haehwa’s outing to the front lines ended with satisfactory results.