Pick Me Up! Novel Chapter 176: The Intent To Kill (1)

Chapter 176: The Intent To Kill (1)

Several evenings had passed.

In the living room of the mansion exclusively for Party One, on the fourth floor of the waiting room, the major heroes of Townia had gathered.

Ahem.

Edis cleared her throat as she looked at , signaling her intention to start speaking. I nodded in agreent, and Edis took a deep breath before she began.

I think everyone here must have witnessed a similar scene.

Silence filled the room.

Most of the heroes gathered here were four-star heroes.

From Kishasha and Katiio, who had been four stars since their summoning, to heroes like Jenna and , who had started at one star and promoted up to four stars.

Indeed, there are six four-star heroes now.

Kishasha, Katiio.

Myself, Velkist, Jenna.

And lastly, Edis.

This was the list of four-star heroes in Townia.

Except for Edis, everyone else belonged to Party One.

Nevertheless, as mbers of the other parties were also scheduled for promotion, the ranks of the four stars would gradually increase over ti.

To be honest

Jenna sighed.

Its incredible. I dont know what it ans exactly, but I can tell its significant.

Are you talking about those people who were crowded in that palace?

Velkist chuckled, arms crossed.

Jenna continued.

I just did as I was told from above, but it seems there was a aning to all that. I should have paid more attention.

I dont quite understand. Could soone explain? Werent we just supposed to annihilate those enemies?

There was aning to the missions we undertook.

Im not so sure. I have no interest in solving riddles. It just looked like a bunch of humans and monsters gathered in a splendid palace, squawking at each other before it all ended. What aning does that have?

If you didnt know the full context, it could be confusing.

The story had shifted to a strange place once we had promoted past two stars. Its a bit lacking in hints to discern the purpose of this worlds existence.

Its terribly vague. If youre going to inform us, you should do it properly.

Thats true. There are many confusing parts.

If you dont know, let

explain step by step.

Neryssa spoke up from a corner of the table.

She was the only three-star among the heroes here and knew quite a bit about this world and the missions, so I called her. Neryssa cleared her throat and spoke.

To put it bluntly, our holand, Townia, is already ruined. And the reason we were summoned here is to reverse that past and save Townia.

Velkist furrowed his brow.

The scene you all saw was just before Townias destruction. Its ant to show how this world was created.

This is a bit

Let

explain slowly.

Neryssa glanced at

before continuing:

Our holand, Townia, was long destroyed, and we had to return to Townia before its destruction to carry out our mission. The heroes summoned to the waiting room are chosen to save the world, and the princess plays a key role in the mission.

Uh, its a bit complex

Jenna nervously scratched her head.

I dont quite understand. Even if what Neryssa said is right, I dont rember agreeing to any contract. When I ca to my senses, I was here.

My analysis is that lower-grade heroes might have been brought here against their will. It seems different for higher-grade heroes.

So in the end, I was dragged here against my will.

It seems so.

Everyone contributed to the discussion as the eting proceeded.

It seed Jenna and Velkist were still not convinced. Neryssa continued to explain, breaking down the information into understandable chunks.

My mory is different. Ive never seen that blond woman.

Maybe your mories will return with the next promotion? I also seem to rember hearing soones voice. Its a very faint mory, but it might have been the goddess.

Kishasha objected, and Edis calmly countered.

Either way, nothing changes. We still have to break through up to the 100th floor. Whether Townia is in trouble or not is just an annoying issue.

Nothing changes. But if this information spreads carelessly, it could disturb the others. Lets keep our mouths shut about this among ourselves. Han, what do you think? About the lower floors

Han?

Edis approached .

I want to hear your thoughts. You havent said anything so far.

Thats true. Brother, what do you think about what we saw?

All eyes were now on .

I clicked my tongue and finally spoke.

I dont care. Do as you please.

What?

Let

know how you decide later. Ill follow along.

I stood up from my place.

Edis followed, looking flustered.

Where are you going?

Sorry. Im not feeling well.

I quickly left the drawing room.

Even if I stayed quiet, Neryssa and Edis would lead the eting.

The conclusion would be reached soon enough. The truth of this world would be kept secret except for major combat details, and we would not discuss it carelessly with others. That was the direction the eting was taking.

All of it is a lie anyway.

What I had seen was not sothing I could tell anyone.

Whether they would believe it or not, the information itself was dangerous. If the heroes knew the goddesses treated the people of Townia like toys, their morale would drastically drop.

I opened the door at the end of the hallway.

It was my room.

I collapsed onto the sofa beside my bed.

Its annoying.

Everything was so complicated.

I didnt even know how many tis I had been betrayed.

The scenes I had witnessed were spinning in my head.

I need to organize this.

For that, I needed help.

I snapped my fingers, and imdiately next to , stardust twinkled.

[The first of Lokis subordinates, Iselle arrives!]

Iselle spun around and perched on my shoulder.

I began to unravel the tangled information, piece by piece.

Iselle watched

thoughtfully.

[Youve been strange for a few days. Whats going on?]

I have a question. Can you answer it?

[Of course! Ask

anything!]

Iselle boldly thumped her chest.

Anything, huh? Lets see. I smiled and began.

I saw sothing interesting at the promotion ceremony.

[Yes, the four-star promotion ceremony here received a lot of attention from the director. It was specially made for Townia, so it should be easy to understand]

They did a good job of spinning a convincing tale.

Iselle flinched.

[What do you an, Loki?]

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