White Pain

Immediately after escaping the rocky mountain, I used the summoning order to summon the guild members.

Numerous people poured out from the pillar of light falling from the sky.

“Guild Leader-nim?”

Everyone looked surprised, probably because of the sudden summoning.

However, there were no complaints. I put Sohee down on the ground and hurriedly opened my mouth.

“There are enemies in front, in front of the rocky mountain. It’s the Exorcist Guild.”

Since getting involved with the Exorcist Guild on the day of the server integration, there have been several minor and major disputes.

Because of that, our guild members were absolutely sick and tired of the Exorcist Guild.

The guild members, who were summoned without knowing why, ignited the emotion of anger.

Thank goodness. I thought there would be few people logged in because it was Christmas, but more people than expected responded to the summons.

As I was letting out a sigh of relief, Snow Mage came fluttering his blue robe.

In his always playful eyes, the emotion of curiosity was floating.

“Hey, Blood Demon King-nim!”

“Yes?”

“Who is that person?”

“Ah…”

Snow Mage reached out and pointed to a girl sitting behind me.

As expected, just changing the character customization isn’t enough for others to recognize her.

Even though the nickname Jupiter was clearly floating above her head.

“No way, it’s not, is it?”

“That’s right. Jupiter.”

“Heok…!”

Snow Mage made a startled expression at my answer, then cautiously approached Jupiter.

However, Jupiter’s reaction was strange.

She seemed to have lost her strength, sitting on the floor, showing no reaction at all.

I was concerned about Jupiter’s strange behavior, but it was time to drive out the Exorcist Guild members first.

“Everyone, form a party!”

After quickly forming a party, I handed over the command authority to Snow Mage.

I wanted to move myself, but I had to check on Jupiter’s condition.

“Take care of it. Wipe those bastards out.”

“Yes sir!”

Snow Mage led the guild members and entered the rocky mountain.

“Jupiter.”

Jupiter didn’t answer. She was just sitting on the floor, blankly breathing.

What the hell happened?

I sat down on the floor and met Jupiter’s gaze.

Her gaze moves quickly. The small white girl was constantly moving her eyes as if looking around.

That speed is excessively fast.

“Could it be…”

Only then could I recall what Jupiter had said.

Was the question of how to do it asking about that?

Could it be that this girl can’t control her own abilities?

Is that white pain continuing?

I reached out and grabbed Jupiter’s cheek.

Her white and soft cheeks were distorted.

“Snap out of it!”

In this state, there was no way I could help.

First, I have to get out of that time.

“Jupiter!”

My voice won’t reach her. It will seem like everything around her has stopped.

However, the sensation of the body remains the same. I grabbed Jupiter’s cheeks and stretched them to the sides.

Jjuuueok-

Helena, who was watching the scene from the side, gasped and turned her head at the sight of the white cheeks stretching like mochi.

Her trembling shoulders seemed to be holding back laughter.

“Jupiter!”

“Heu,”

A voice flows out. Jupiter, who had been floundering in another time, was slowly falling.

I shook her cheeks wildly.

“Wake uuuup!”

“Heueieik!”

She fell. She fell completely.

Jupiter let out a faint groan and grabbed my hand.

“Are you okay? Are you okay now?”

“Hi, hiiii…”

She’s still not normal.

I tapped Jupiter’s head. Kong, kong.

I had to keep stimulating her body. I had to mess with unexpected places to keep her from concentrating.

At that moment, Jupiter’s body went limp as if her consciousness had left.

“Uh…”

[Standby Mode]

[Slow Party]

[Knight of Light]

[Jupiter]

Above Jupiter’s nickname, the words “Standby Mode,” meaning temporary logout, appeared.

It seemed she had briefly left the capsule.

I picked up Jupiter’s limp body in my arms and got up from my seat.

Helena’s uneasy gaze follows me from behind. She didn’t seem to like me carrying an enemy, Jupiter, in my arms.

I moved Jupiter to a safe place and put her down.

Unlike her small size, she felt quite heavy.

It was because of the thick full plate mail she was wearing.

The more I look at her, the cuter she is. Why did Jupiter hide this appearance and play the game as an old man?

I sat down on the floor and looked down at Jupiter.

It may not be the same as reality, but the feeling of her soft cheeks remained on my fingertips.

It was about five minutes later that Jupiter returned.

“Heok…”

Jupiter, who had regained consciousness, groped her body and glared at me.

Why is she looking at me like that? I frowned and glared back at Jupiter.

After continuing the meaningless staring contest for a while, it was Jupiter who eventually gave in.

The white girl avoided my gaze and let out a weak sigh.

“Blood Demon King-isiyeo… You must have seen it just now.”

“That thing, are you talking about the white pain that comes?”

What Jupiter is talking about is probably the extreme acceleration of thought that comes with the white pain.

I nodded.

“Blood Demon King-isiyeo, how are you able to be free from that pain?”

I hesitated at Jupiter’s words.

If someone suddenly asked how to breathe, how many people would be able to explain it easily?

It’s a natural talent. From the moment I realized my talent, I also knew how to use it.

There was no way I could explain the method.

“Please. Blood Demon King, help me…”

Her last words scattered weakly. The tone she had been maintaining until the end collapses.

Jupiter was looking at me with powerless eyes.

The Knight of Light she had been drawing collapses. All that remains in its place is a powerless girl.

“I, I also… want to be like you…”

What should I do about this?

I glanced at Helena. Helena was also looking at Jupiter with a complicated gaze.

“Jupiter.”

“Me, me…?”

“Yeah.”

Then, Helena, who had been silently closing her mouth, opened her mouth.

It was quite unusual for her to speak to Jupiter first.

Jupiter seemed to have the same thought as me, and looked at Helena with a surprised expression.

“Can you come find me in reality?”

“You…? Not the Blood Demon King, but you?”

“Yeon-i will naturally be with me.”

“You mean you can help me? If we meet in reality, you can really control this?”

Helena didn’t answer that question. But Jupiter seemed to be happy with just that, and opened her mouth with a bright smile.

“I’ll go. I’ll go. I’ll definitely go, so… help me.”

I looked up at Helena without saying a word.

She said that I would be with her as if it were natural. She said it so confidently, what if I don’t go out and stay cooped up in my room?

***

After finishing the short war that took place in Deron, I returned to reality and met Sohee.

She put me in the car and headed to the Future Digital Complex Center.

It was the first time Sohee had volunteered to help someone first.

I looked up at Sohee with a questioning gaze.

“Do you really know how to control that?”

I can’t explain it in words, so how can Sohee help Jupiter?

“Hayun knows the method.”

“I know it, but I don’t know how to do it. Can you explain how to breathe to someone else?”

Sohee couldn’t answer that question.

How long had we walked? The place Sohee and I arrived at was in front of the machine that used to test reaction speed.

It seemed to be under maintenance now, as there was a red tape around it, and a huge tent was covering the machine.

“Why are we here? Are you going to test my reaction speed?”

“Similar. It stopped during the test last time, right?”

“Hmm…”

I recalled my vague memories.

Certainly, it ended in vain while gradually increasing the difficulty.

While I was examining the machinery, a girl slowly walked from afar.

White hair slowly scattered over a soft cashmere coat.

It was the same as yesterday.

Sohee opened her mouth to Jupiter.

“I explained it on the phone earlier, right? I’ll have all the data that comes out of here.”

“Yeah.”

“And don’t let anyone outside know about it.”

“Yeah.”

“You have to keep Hayun a secret too. Got it?”

“I know.”

Jupiter answered Sohee’s words and looked at me with a complicated gaze.

Why is she looking at me like that? I crossed my arms with a confident expression and looked down at Jupiter.

As expected, I was slightly taller.

“Hayun-ah.”

“Yeah?”

“Can you go inside?”

It’s a friend’s request. And it’s to help Jupiter.

We’re in an adversarial relationship in the game, but now that I know her situation, I couldn’t help but help her.

“So I just have to do the reaction speed test, right?”

“Similar.”

It wasn’t a difficult task.

When I nodded, Sohee started operating the tester.

A faint light came on under the thick tent.

“Both of you come inside.”

Sohee said that and went inside the tent.

I stared at Jupiter without saying a word.

As expected, my line of sight was higher. I looked at Jupiter and raised the corners of my mouth.

She’s small.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that…?”

“It’s nothing.”

Immediately after entering the tent with Jupiter, I immediately connected to the virtual world.

Beyond the large screen, the figures of Jupiter and Sohee were reflected.

[Ah- Hayun-ah. Can you hear me?]

“Yeah.”

[Just think of it as a reaction speed test. There won’t be anything difficult.]

“Are you really just doing that? There’s nothing else? Can this help Jupiter?”

[Don’t worry, Hayun.]

It’s easy to say.

I nodded with a sullen expression.

Then the reaction speed test started right away.

The weapon I’m using is a familiar sword.

Holding a long one-handed sword in my hand, I moved my body and swung the sword as before.

As the stage increases, the speed at which the targets move increases.

I thought about it before, but it was still a test without much difficulty.

The test ended without anything special happening.

I felt a little empty.

“Is that it?”

[Good job. You can come out now.]

As soon as I came out of the virtual world, Jupiter immediately crawled into the capsule.

I sat down on a large chair nearby and looked at her worriedly.

***

[Can you hear me?]

“Ah… I can hear you.”

The girl called Jupiter in Deron, Ellie, nodded at the voices coming from all directions.

She arrived in the virtual world without any problems.

[Check your body first.]

Ellie did as the voice told her.

She slowly moved her arms and legs and caressed her body.

Short arms and legs, and soft skin that was no different from reality.

Everything was the same.

At that moment, black hair fluttered in front of Jupiter’s eyes.

“Th, this is…?”

[Did you notice? That’s…]

“Th, the Blood Demon King’s body…!”

[That’s right. It’s Hayun’s body.]

“What the hell are you doing…?”

[From now on, I’m going to replay Hayun’s memories for 30 minutes.]

“30 minutes…?”

It was the moment when Ellie asked back blankly.

Ellie’s arms and legs began to move on their own.

“Wh, what is it!”

***

“What…?”

Why can’t I see it?

I stared blankly at the screen that had turned black after Jupiter went in.

Could it be broken?

I glanced at Sohee, and she waved at me and gave me a light smile.

“Sohee-ya?”

“Yeah?”

“I can’t see the screen.”

“Ah, Jupiter asked me to. She said she didn’t want to show it.”

“Heok…”

Her personality in the game and reality are completely different.

The Knight of Light Jupiter, who was always confident, was a shy girl in reality.

A little cute-

I nodded, thinking of Jupiter’s appearance.