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by adminA woman approached me with a soft voice and gentle actions, as if to appeal that she had no hostility towards me.
According to herself, her name is Hela.
She calmed down the three monsters that were growling at me with a single word, and then she said, stroking the three monsters that had come to her side.
Liftrasir.
It’s my first time hearing this word.
It may have been natural since this was a world I had never seen or heard of, but the title the woman in front of me used to refer to me was somewhat familiar.
An intuition that is almost like instinct.
But even more so, I couldn’t ignore the feeling of déjà vu I was feeling right now.
“Hmm, you don’t want to reveal your name?”
Just before, Hella, who had asked my name, let out a nasal voice and narrowed her eyes.
Although I still didn’t feel any hostility, I could clearly feel that there was some displeasure mixed in her heart.
Revealing my name to the unknown castle owner, and the possibility that she might attack me if she gets upset.
I quickly completed the calculations in my head and chose the path with fewer risk factors.
“This is Seong Yu-jin.”
“Oh, I see.”
When I told her my name honestly, she smiled as she erased all signs of displeasure.
What I said was my real name.
There was only one reason why Hela revealed her true name rather than an assumed name.
My instincts were screaming that I should not lie in front of her.
And the very next moment, I realized that my judgment was somewhat correct.
“Anyway, you are a very wary child. Even though you are here by my side, safer than anywhere else, you are wearing round clothes without letting down your guard.”
“… !”
Her narrowed gaze turned to me.
round clothes. I wasn’t stupid enough to not know what that word meant.
I don’t know how she did it, but Hela saw through the barrier I had set up.
A moment to exchange a few words. With just a simple glance, Hela saw through my barrier.
‘He is definitely not an ordinary person.’
A cold sweat broke out. As I swallowed nervously, Hela burst into laughter and waved her hands in the air.
thud-.
A shock strong enough to make my eyes widen for an instant struck the barrier.
The detection barrier screamed out the situation just now in my head, but even without that information, I was able to know what had happened.
‘Forced destruction by magical power.’
The most ignorant and most standard method of breaking the barrier.
This is a method that damages the structure of the barrier by colliding with the barrier or exploding it from the inside with an absurdly heavy and powerful lump of magical energy.
“Hmm… ? This is quite surprising.”
However, such a standard method did not work easily for my barrier.
Even at S rank, which was the highest level of barrier technique I had ever achieved, the highest level hunters had trouble destroying the barrier.
And the EX rank barrier technique, which was upgraded from then, boasted durability that was literally like an iron wall.
“I apologize for trying to force it to be destroyed.”
Hella’s smiling expression turned into surprise, and she apologized to me with her quivering lips.
But the next moment, she muttered to me as if warning me.
“However, I don’t really like setting up a tent in my palace. So, won’t you remove the barrier?”
“… I understand.”
He nodded obediently and removed all the barriers.
It was an extremely dangerous action, but it could not be helped.
The magic that Hela unleashed to break my barrier was far beyond my imagination.
If I had used that magic power not to destroy the barrier, but to destroy my body… .
‘I don’t even want to imagine.’
Since the strength of the defensive barrier is weak, it will not be a total kill, but it will be difficult to put up a proper resistance.
It didn’t look like he was using his strength properly, so if he decided to use magical power, there was a possibility that the barrier would be damaged little by little and eventually break.
On the day that the barrier is destroyed or my magic power runs out first, I will never be able to avoid death.
So, the conclusion was reached.
“Thank you.”
Hela nodded with a faint smile and bit the watchdog with a wave of her hand.
As I returned to my original position and looked at the three watchdogs who had started guarding the stairs again, she called me.
“Now, let’s go to dinner. My family and friends have prepared a grand banquet for you.”
He suddenly tried to break the barrier and then followed me.
Although he was friendly towards me from the beginning, it was difficult to understand his intentions, so I couldn’t easily let go.
As I passed the barrier, I sharpened my five senses more sharply than usual, became alert to my surroundings, and followed Hela who was walking ahead.
“It’s a desolate world, but my palace is still as beautiful as it is, so I don’t think your eyes will be bored while spending time here.”
I nodded as Hella spoke as if bragging about the richly decorated hallways and art pieces everywhere.
The interior of the palace that followed her was as splendid as she said.
How many minutes did it take? Finally, I found a huge door at the end of the long hallway.
“This is the banquet hall. Your legs will be tired from walking, so let’s share the detailed explanation over dinner.”
When Hella smiled and stretched out her arm towards the door, the huge door, which was about 5 meters high, opened of its own accord.
A view of the inside of the banquet hall beyond the wide open door. I was instantly overwhelmed by its grandeur.
“Please come in. We have made the appropriate preparations to welcome a distinguished guest.”
As if I was fascinated, I followed her into the banquet hall, and the scent of delicious food and fragrant alcohol tickled my nose everywhere.
When I looked around, I saw a lot of delicious meat and salads and other delicacies lined up.
Steak grilled with butter mixed with herbs, tomato salad with cheese, bread with sweet fruit jam, milk with honey, and rich wine.
It is a Western-style dinner that anyone can enjoy regardless of whether they like it or not.
“Sit down. This is a dinner prepared just for you.”
“Thank you.”
Hela and I sat facing each other in front of a round table covered with a snow-white tablecloth.
The haggard-faced butler and maid put all the food around them on plates one by one and placed it on the round table.
The maid cut the bread and meat into bite-size pieces, and the butler filled a little more than half of the glass with wine and brought it to me.
“Gangglot, Ganglati. Thank you for your hard work.”
When Hella smiled, the two family members left as if satisfied.
“It’s a delicious-looking dinner.”
“I told you, didn’t I? They said they had made proper preparations to welcome a distinguished guest.”
He’s a distinguished guest. What does I really mean to her?
Riftrasir, the name Hela used to refer to me when she first encountered me.
Perhaps the meaning behind that title is the reason why she treats me so well.
“Get in. Food gradually loses its flavor as it cools, and wine gradually rots from the moment you open the bottle.”
She added that there was no poison and told him to be at ease, and then she quenched her thirst with wine and put a piece of meat into her mouth.
The sight was strangely seductive, and the food that disappeared into her mouth looked very appetizing.
I want to eat this food. I want to quench my thirst by drinking this drink.
Such a desire suddenly began to arise.
‘I said it was prepared for me anyway… .’
Wouldn’t it be okay to eat it?
I picked up the fork neatly placed next to the plate.
I can feel Hella’s gaze staring at me with crescent-shaped eyes, as if urging me to eat it quickly.
Deeply…
I picked up a steak. The fragrant scent of butter and the flavor of meat permeated my nose.
I lifted the fork that was stabbing the meat. Without hesitation, he immediately turned his arm and shoulder joints and brought the meat to his mouth.
‘iced coffee.’
It will definitely be delicious when you put it in your mouth. My head screamed and urged my arms to quickly put it in my mouth.
but.
“… Why do you put your fork to your lips and stop?”
My instincts told me not to do it.
The arms become stiff, and the lips that are in contact with the meat do not open.
“It was a dinner prepared to the fullest. If it doesn’t suit your taste, I’ll reflect on it at the next dinner party, so for now, just take a bite for me.”
You have to get out. Something is strange.
Something is oppressing my body and mind.
As soon as I felt that fact, my left hand, which was not holding the fork, gained strength.
Quad deuk-!
“What… !”
Like a clenched fist, the space was distorted and torn apart.
The walls of the banquet hall were bent like clay dough, and the ground I was standing on was shaking like shocked jelly.
Even I was shocked by the sudden situation and my body froze.
Before I could figure out what I had done, a notification in the status window appeared before my trembling eyes.
[The sovereignty of this world is in effect!]
[In an alien world outside of reality, your abilities increase significantly!]
[The sovereignty of this world manipulates imaginary space!]
The sovereignty of the other world has been activated. From the content of the notification, I can guess that this is not reality, but a world somewhere else. Without any time to be surprised by that fact, my mind suddenly became clear and my body felt relieved.
Ding-!
Ding-!
Ding-!
A notification sound started to sound repeatedly.
With frowning eyes filling my vision, I checked the notifications on the status window that were still piling up before my eyes.
[The strength stat has increased.]
[The strength of the heart resists the illusion of Helheim!]
…
[The strength stat has increased.]
[The strength of the heart resists the illusion of Helheim!]
…
[The strength stat has increased.]
[The strength of the heart resists the illusion of Helheim!]
…
Since when did the increase in the mental strength stat and the resistance to mental attacks due to the higher imagery stat continue to occur.
Why had I not noticed such a drastic change until now?
“… Tsk.”
The answer was given by Hela’s cold expression.
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