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Chapter 145: True Face (3)
The ruins, which seed like they would collapse at any mont, ceased their trembling as soon as the visitors left.
“Well…”
The black-haired man standing blankly in the middle of the passage chuckled as he observed the now silent ruins.
(What are you doing?)
But soon after, a fierce voice accompanied by a penetrating gaze ca from behind.
The man just turned his head with a blank expression.
“Could you stop glaring at like that? I haven’t done anything to deserve your scrutiny, have I?”
(I clearly warned you not to interfere, didn’t I? Did you forget your determination to live?)
“Yeah! Just as you said, I didn’t interfere and stayed quiet. Did I disturb you two fighting? I just helped that little lady I rescued a bit! Is that any of your concern? I didn’t think so.”
(….)
For a mont, Sabulom couldn’t speak, his mouth remained shut.
“You said it yourself. Whether I save a worthless human or not is none of your business. But why are you questioning now? I find it quite absurd.”
(Even now, your nature remains unchanged….)
“Although it’s a bit ambiguous, I’ll take it as a complint.”
The man smirked, smoothly brushing off the sowhat sensitive remark.
– Ooooo
In no ti, a brief light emitted from the man’s body, and he began to gradually fade away.
“Now that the summoned demon is dead, and my pieces have been moved outside, there’s no reason for to stay here anymore. It wasn’t very comfortable, but I still had a good ti, goodbye~!”
The man waved his hand cordially as he said his final goodbye.
Without changing his expression, Sabulom opened his mouth slowly.
(I don’t care what you do. However, the aftermath should not spill over into this land. Rember my words, Remiharam.)
“I don’t know how many tis you’ve said the sa thing. If you have ti to advise , you should do it to your followers. That big guy I saw earlier, he didn’t seem like he could live long. It would be unfair if he got sick and died, wouldn’t it?”
With those words, the man disappeared as if evaporating into thin air.
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“You don’t rember?”
“Yeah. I don’t know what I did, but I’m sorry for what happened to you. Sotis things like this happen. So stranger gets into my head and starts babbling strange things, and then suddenly everything goes blank…”
Set kept apologizing, still holding onto his throbbing head.
While it varies from person to person, those who fell into a ‘deep coma’ generally don’t rember what happened at that ti.
It’s probably the sa for that guy.
I don’t think rembering would do any good.
“The ruins have quieted down.”
The ruins, which seed like they would collapse at any mont, beca quiet as soon as we left.
It seems the divine energy of the sand deity in the ruins couldn’t reach outside.
That sand deity must have been quite bewildered.
Surely that little mage standing behind didn’t know how to use spatial transitions.
Spatial transition.
In simple terms, it’s a magic that moves people within a certain range to another space.
Even though it’s a high-level magic that can only be achieved at the level of 7th grade or higher, it’s not sothing that can be easily used just because the magic level is high.
Not only do you have to estimate the distance between the spaces you want to move, but you also have to ntally grasp and calculate complex factors such as the flow of mana, the surrounding terrain of the destination, and so on, and materialize them with magic in order to realize it.
Even considering the pure distance between the ruins and the entrance, it was by no ans a short distance,
Wasn’t she already out of mana from the beginning?
Unless soone injected a large amount of mana, the current situation could never have happened.
“Anyway, are you okay, junior? I heard those scrawny guys from the Society were after you.”
“I’m fine. I received help from so special individuals.”
The word ‘individuals’ caught my attention, but I didn’t show it.
“I’m sorry. I unintentionally caused trouble for the seniors too.”
“No need to apologize. If anything, I’ve caused more trouble, not less.”
Set got up from his seat with a strong voice and stretched his body.
“But what about you guys from the society? Doesn’t seem like we got out first?”
“That’s…”
Luna’s gaze naturally turned towards .
“Just in case, I’ll go check near the entrance! You guys take a break for a mont!”
Before I could respond, he swiftly ran towards the entrance.
Once again, unintentionally, Luna and I were left alone.
“….”
It’s awkward.
I didn’t feel like this just a mont ago.
I have no idea what expression to make or what to say.
As I was pondering how long to maintain the silence, an uncertain feeling washed over ,
She finally spoke up.
“Are you hurt?”
“No.”
“Are you feeling tired or uncomfortable anywhere?”
“Do you really think that’s a question for you to ask?”
“Well, excuse for worrying, Senior…”
She seed a bit flustered, pursing her lips as if hesitating.
“What about mbers of the Garam Magic Society? What happened to them?”
“I killed them.”
Now there was no need to hide it, so I affird with a brief answer.
“Will you kill too?”
I couldn’t answer that question directly.
“As I said before, I have no intention of telling anyone about you, Senior. It’s been that way from the start. Whatever the Senior’s identity or power may be, that’s the Senior’s business. I don’t think I have the right to blabber about it.”
I understand.
Even if it’s not a human but a god who cos, she won’t say anything about .
I know better than anyone how heavy her lips can be.
“I’m soone who was saved by a senior. It may sound extre, but if the senior wants to live, I’ll live, and if they want to die, I’ll die. That’s how precious the senior is to .”
It’s not just a little extre.
To live if I want you to live and to die if I want you to die?
At that mont, I rembered so fool from a past life who lived with such a trivial ntality and t a miserable end.
“…How did you know?”
“About what?”
“That I saved you. How did you know?”
It couldn’t have been just intuition.
Luna was completely unconscious and couldn’t be aware of her surroundings at that ti.
Even during the removal of the Heart Curve, I thought I wouldn’t leave any traces, so there was no way she could be sure that I saved her.
On what basis did she have the confidence that I had saved her?
“By feeling?”
It was truly a disappointing answer.
“When I was kidnapped by the Society, I was in a state of unconsciousness. I was carelessly abandoned in the darkness. Suddenly, a mist appeared before .”
“Mist?”
“Yes. It was a very strange mist, eerie yet strangely comforting. It warmly enveloped , who was left alone. I can’t forget how warm it was when I woke up. And the feeling that was the sa as that….”
“Did you just feel it from ?”
Luna nodded with a completely blank face.
In the end, did I sow the seeds and reap them myself?
Despite her extraordinary intuition, the fundantal reason must be my own sympathy.
“How did you manage to use Spatial Transition? You weren’t even in a state to use it.”
“Oh, I’m also curious about that. I was gathering mana when suddenly, a strange energy ca from behind…”
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly spaced out.
Then, as if enlightened, she began nodding her head abruptly.
“I don’t think you can kill .”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“I t Remiharam.”
Still shocked, I grabbed her shoulders and asked.
“You, you t who?!”
“Remiharam. Re! Mi! Ha! Ram!”
As if engraving it firmly in my mind, she shouted into my ear emphatically.
What’s this?
She’s not soone to lie about sothing like this, right?
Co to think of it, she ntioned special individuals to Set earlier too.
Did she really receive help from the To?
What’s going on with the To…
“Curious, aren’t you?”
Luna looked at with a confident expression, as if she had taken control of the situation.
“But what should I do? I don’t want to talk about it.”
“….”
“To satisfy the Senior’s curiosity, I might not be able to die yet.”
Her face, full of satisfaction, sharply contrasted with my bewildered expression due to the unexpected situation.
“Then I’ll go to Senior Set for a mont. We never know when another accident might happen.”
I couldn’t stop her confidently walking away, so I just stared at her back.
“Oh right.”
Suddenly turning around, she…
“…..!”
…hugged tightly without any warning.
“What are you doing?”
“Just feeling a bit regretful. I thought it might have been better to lie flat on the ground in this state…”
With incomprehensible words, Luna moved back towards where Set was.
In many ways, the situation had beco quite complex, leaving my head extrely confused.
However, there was no ti to calm down my bewildered mind.
As soon as she left, mist rose from where she had been embraced.
[How can you make such a stupid expression?]
With a mischievous grin, Kaeram poked my cheek firmly.
“Is what she said true?”
[What]
“That she t Remiharam! That guy just shows up out of nowhere to any human?”
[How would I know? With his unpredictable nature, he could very well do that… Ah, forget it! Don’t bring up that bastard in front of !]
She was rather indignant about discussing it.
[Don’t push it…]
“What?”
[Forget it! Just talking to myself!]
She seed to have so idea, but judging by her way of speaking, she wasn’t going to spill.
In the end, all I got was a piece of parchnt supposedly from To.
It seed like a significant achievent, but rather than feeling pleased, I felt uneasy.
“Hey, you guys over there!”
Amidst all this, a desperate call ca from behind.
Set, Luna, and I, all turned our heads towards the source of the urgency near the entrance of the ruins.
“Everyone’s safe! Thank goodness!”
It was one of the villagers I’d seen passing by earlier, looking quite frantic as if he had rushed here.
“What’s going on? Why are you all here?”
Set asked, looking puzzled.
“I, I’m not sure what’s happening right now! So of the people who went to the ruins with you all have returned and started attacking the remaining mbers of their group in the village! It seed like there was so kind of altercation…”
Set was the first to react.
“W-What about the villagers?”
“The villagers are unhard! But we’re in a situation where we can’t intervene! If we continue like this, the village…”
Without waiting for more information, Set imdiately dashed towards the village.
“It seems like the Garam Society has finally shown their true colors…”
Without hesitation, Luna followed Set hastily.
It seed like the situation was far from over.
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