< Chapter 104: An Unexpected Encounter (2) >
Goldie had slightly nodded at my words and looked at .
His deep eyes seed to urge to touch the wall in front of us.
Even White Tiger had a desperate expression for so reason.
“What’s going on?”
Could there be a hidden room? I walked toward the wall that both were staring at.
“Here?”
Nod.
It seed to be the right spot. I nonchalantly reached out and touched the wall.
Sizzle–
“Whoa!”
At that mont, a fierce spark burst forth. I wanted to pull my hand away, but my body wouldn’t move.
“Ugh!”
I was straining every muscle to move my hand when–
–I leave this ssage for the descendants of the tribe who stand here now.
Suddenly, a male voice was heard. It was neither Korean nor English but a type of language I had never heard before. Yet, sohow, the aning was clear.
–Please take good care of the last hope of the Rena.B.Riferiel tribe.
Zap, sizzle–
With those words, the sparks intensified even more.
“Aaaagh!”
It was a piercing pain I had never experienced before. My consciousness began to fade away in that agony.
* * *
I had a dream.
The dream of that day.
–Seo-yul-ah, I have sothing to ask you.
For the first ti, I saw my brother Shin with a desperate expression. In the fuzzy world of the dream, he was saying sothing to .
I couldn’t hear it.
It was blurry, like a thick fog.
The dream world was fading away like clouds.
However, the expression my brother Shin wore, as if he was about to cry, was clearly visible.
–Thank you, Seo-yul.
A single choked-up word.
Amidst the blurry scenery, that single word was heard clearly.
–There’s not much I can do to help you. All I can offer is an exceptional mory, good enough to rember the original work, and… knowledge about the world. These things will undoubtedly be a great help…
With those words, the dream world shattered and dispersed.
* * *
I had woken up.
“….”
What was that just now?
The first thing that consud my mind upon waking was the two-letter word.
Dream. Yes, I had dread.
I had heard the words “thank you.”
And then…
“mory and knowledge?”
He had clearly said that at the end.
I was certain.
I couldn’t hear the last sentence entirely, but there was no mistake.
“…So that’s what it was?”
I had once questioned my own mory.
Could it be possible to rember a long novel, among the 1000 I had read, in such detail, even though I had only read the original [S-Class Status Window] about ten tis?
That had been my question.
I had simply concluded that it was because my ‘intelligence’ had increased. The character ‘Kang Seo-yul,’ into whom I had reincarnated in this novel, was a genius who excelled in both letters and martial arts.
The fact that the knowledge that the original protagonist should know unconsciously existed in my mind was one of the reasons supporting my hypothesis.
But that was not it.
“This mory and knowledge were gifts from Shin hyung?”
It was an unexpected fact.
And I learned one more thing. This reincarnation was not a coercive act by Shin hyung but had occurred because I had accepted it.
The conversation that started with ‘please’ had ended with ‘thank you,’ so it was probably certain.
Then why had I accepted such a request?
“…Ah.”
I scratched my head.
My head felt so heavy.
I couldn’t think anymore.
Sothing felt like a brake had been forcibly applied to my mind. A feeling that the brake was slowly being released.
“What the heck?”
It was while I was sighing like that.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, I snapped to reality at the cold, rough touch of the floor on my back.
I sprang to my feet.
I had clearly touched the wall monts ago, a spark had exploded, and I had fainted due to the pain.
“Goldie, White Tiger, where are you?”
I didn’t see the two tigers that should have been around . Although I don’t know about White Tiger, Goldie wouldn’t have left fallen like that.
Wondering what had happened, I quickly looked around.
“Ah.”
Fortunately, I found Goldie and White Tiger quickly. They sat side by side, about 10 ters away from , looking up at sothing.
“…Ice?”
It was a block of ice.
A giant block of ice, bigger than myself. It was more opaque than regular ice; I couldn’t see inside. I walked over to it.
“Is this ice created by magic?”
I sensed the aroma of magic from the ice. What was this?
Why was there a block of ice here?
“ow.”
“ooow.”
It was when I was looking around the ice. The two of them bit each of my feet and pulled.
“…Should I touch this one too?”
Nod.
Both nodded their heads at the sa ti.
“Bro, I fainted just now by touching the wall for no reason.”
Goldie seed to hesitate for a mont but looked up at with a desperate expression, as if asking for a favor.
“…”
I had no idea why they were doing this. Could sothing important be inside this ice?
“Ah.”
I didn’t know.
I probably wouldn’t die.
I closed my eyes tightly and touched the block of ice.
At that mont, cracks appeared in the ice.
—Elven contact confird.
At the sa ti, I heard a voice.
A voice strangely familiar to my ears.
“Ah.”
This was the voice I had heard just before losing consciousness earlier.
He had certainly asked for sothing and at the end…
At that mont, my pupils began to dilate slowly.
Rena.B.Reperiel.
“Rena Beast Reperiel?”
The mont I uttered that na.
—Releasing the seal.
Crash-!
The ice shattered into pieces.
After a shower of scattering ice fragnts, a young girl with silver hair appeared.
Judging by her appearance, she was about 10 years old.
Her silver ears were prominently displayed on her head.
“…Insane.”
That figure.
I was sure.
Rena Beast Reperiel.
Beast was the middle na of the royal family of the beastn. This little girl was the last heir of the beastman royal family.
“…You’re the princess of the beastn.”
In the not-so-distant future, she would be one of the executives working for the destruction of humanity under the organization known as the ‘Demon King.’
The worst traitor of the beastn.
That was Rena Beast Reperiel.
“Why…?”
Questions piled upon questions, spawning countless question marks in my head.
* * *
“Ah…”
It was 11:26 PM on a Sunday.
After arriving ho, the first thing I did was lay down the princess on the bed.
“What trouble you cause.”
I couldn’t even begin to explain how much effort it took to bring her here secretly.
First, I had to prepare a hat and a hooded sweatshirt to hide her bright silver hair and the two ears sticking out of her head.
I had to avoid drawing attention, so I chose tis when people would be scarce to use public transportation like trains and taxis.
I could have asked for help from Yu Hwa or Jia, but it felt awkward. How could I even begin to explain her existence?
Anyway, after all the twists and turns, we successfully arrived ho.
“White Tiger and Goldie, you both worked hard too.”
I spoke to the two tigers huddled in a corner of the bed.
They must have been extrely uncomfortable hiding in my bag.
Indeed, Goldie looked quite dull.
“ow~”
But why did White Tiger look so happy?
“Ah.”
Maybe being next to Goldie made even the confines of a bag feel like heaven?
“Really, you’re spoiled,” I clicked my tongue.
“Anyway…”
My gaze shifted back to the princess.
Her na was Rena Beast Reperiel. An ‘antagonist’ with a significant role in the original story. Her emotionless expression while tearing people apart was the epito of terror.
Thinking about the grueso descriptions from the original story happening in reality, gave shivers.
“What do I do with her?”
How should I handle her? According to the original story, I should have killed her right away but…
“Hmm.”
A desperate voice I had heard in the ruins weighed on my mind. Probably the entity that sealed her away.
He had referred to her as the last hope of the Riferiel tribe. Their last hope in the fight to protect the world.
Which ant…
“Is this princess originally good-natured?”
This led to this hypothesis. Of course, I couldn’t be sure. If she were evil, as in the original story, I would be in danger the mont she opened her eyes.
But I felt I didn’t need to worry. If she were evil, Goldie and White Tiger wouldn’t have been so desperate to rescue her.
“ow.”
Just then, Goldie affectionately licked the princess’s cheek as if willing her to wake up. White Tiger didn’t even show jealousy, just watched as if it were natural.
About 10 minutes passed.
“Uh…hm.”
That’s when a moan escaped the princess’s lips. She was shivering as if she had a nightmare.
Then, she opened her eyes.
“?”
She looked at with eyes as clear as the day. A stark contrast to the weapon-like, lightless eyes described in the original story.
At that mont, my speculation turned to conviction. This princess was not evil.
“Have you co to?”
However, the princess didn’t respond to my words.
“Hm.”
She simply trembled, like a frightened rabbit.
“ow.”
Startled!
She jumped at the sound of Goldie’s ow. She looked at Goldie with frightened eyes.
Her pupils brightened at that mont.
Quickly, she embraced Goldie and buried her face into him.
“ow!”
Perhaps unable to bear it any longer, White Tiger pushed his way in between them with a grumpy expression.
“Woah…”
Then she embraced White Tiger as well. She held both tigers and wore the happiest smile. It was a smile that made even feel happy.
“Um, Princess. Are you okay?”
After a considerable amount of ti had passed, it seed she had finally relaxed, so I asked again.
“…”
As I expected, this ti she didn’t tremble in fear. It seed she no longer perceived as an enemy.
Tilting her head, she responded.
“Hey, am Princess. You okay?”
“Hunng?”
Her tilted head and unclear pronunciation stood out.
“Pfft.”
I unintentionally burst into laughter at that sight.
Then the princess glared at , her eyes flaring up.
“How dare you! Do you know who I am to be so disrespectful!”
She yelled at in fluent language.
“Ah, sorry…?”
Just then. What language was that?
The princess was not pleased with my reaction.
“Ah, judging by your expression, it seems you understand the language of the Beastn. Why didn’t you speak it from the beginning?”
I heard it again.
It was a language I felt like I had never heard before. It felt similar to the language system I heard when unsealing the spark earlier.
It must be the language of the Beastn.
How did I understand it?
The answer ca quickly.
It was because of the dream I had earlier. God had gifted with the ability to rember everything about the original work and the basic knowledge of this world.
Perhaps this knowledge included the language of the Beastn.
“Are you listening?”
“Ah.”
I ca to my senses at that.
“Is this how it’s done?”
“Ah, so you really do speak the language of the Beastn. Excellent.”
Fortunately, she seed to understand .
“What is the current situation?”
The princess looked at seriously.
“That’s what I want to ask you, Your Highness. Why were you sealed there?”
“Sealed? You say I was sealed?”
The princess’s expression beca grave in an instant.
“Seal… yes, that’s right, a seal.”
She spoke with a desperate expression.
“Where is Genis? Where is he?”
“Genis?”
“He’s my bodyguard. We were definitely fleeing together…”
She seed confused, her hand clutching her head as she quivered.
“Yes, we definitely fled to Elf Country… Genis…”
“Your Highness?”
Her expression grew more and more grave.
“I can’t take it anymore… I…”
She hugged her small body tightly. It was a dark expression, consud by fear.
I cautiously approached the crouching princess and put my hand on her back. She flinched as if unaccustod to human warmth.
After a while, her trembling subsided.
“I apologize for my inappropriate behavior.”
A mont later, her stern expression returned.
“Now, I understand my current situation.”
“Would you like to explain?”
“Alright, first of all…”
Her story was quite long.
The Beastn nation suffered near annihilation at the hands of demons. They organized a group centered around a bodyguard nad Genis to escape with Princess Rena to Elf Country. They succeeded in fleeing there but even that wasn’t safe.
“In the end, I was sealed by my followers for the future revival of the Beastn.”
And thus Rena Beast Reperiel was sealed in a hard-to-find aerial ruin.
“That’s it.”
“I see.”
“I’ve heard that the Beastn nation was the first to be destroyed during the great war. So, what you’re saying is probably true.”
“So what is the current situation? What happened to the war?”
“Ah, I’m not sure either.”
“The war ended ten thousand years ago.”
“Ten thousand years?”
She looked aghast.
“So, what was the outco?”
“Stalemate. Mutual destruction. Both sides were annihilated.”
Her head hung low, clearly shocked.
“No way, that’s impossible…”
She rushed at , gripping my shoulders and looking up at with desperate eyes.
“Then what are you? If the war ended in mutual destruction, nothing should have survived!”
“I’m a human.”
“What?”
“The only surviving race from the great war. Humans.”
“Humans?”
She seed puzzled, her lips trembling. She clearly couldn’t comprehend what I was saying.
“What is a human?”
“What?”
It was now my turn to be surprised.
“I’ve never heard of the human race before.”
My eyes widened in disbelief.
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