31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 378)
Grief’s reaction was strange..
‘This power... what?’
And the power that arose in response to the darkness of grief that entered my body was even more strange..
Whioooooooo…
Exciting energy spreading throughout the body.
Bitan frowned and hurriedly withdrew his arms and shouted..
【stop!】
“…….”
【Confirmation is complete. It's okay to go out.】
“In the future... What happens??”
It was an important question for me..
Stay here or wander the world again.
【This place….】
Grief took all my worries away in an instant..
【It will be your home in the future.】
“…….”
【And all the darkness of the tabernacle will be your brother. They don't have any strengths other than being nice, but they will definitely be of great help someday... huh?】
He put his hand on my shoulder and hugged me gently..
【Don't cry, boy! Sis, I hated it.?】
“That's not it….”
I've never had anything I could call home. The moments I had with Santos were happy, but the time I spent with him was only a fleeting moment during his long ordeal..
And, no matter what the assortment is, it's true that he got kicked out..
【You don’t have to accept it if you don’t like it..】
“…I don't hate it.”
【Really?】
“It's because I like it.”
This is now my new home.
A new nest with Yurim.
Say goodbye to cages with iron bars anymore..
Suddenly-!
The door opened and Yurim appeared..
“Really? Seol can really stay.?”
【…You were all listening!】
Even though Bitan had a rather stern expression on her face, Yurim didn't care and jumped in with her arms wide open..
And held me and my heartbreak at the same time.
‘It's warm….’
It wasn't a bad feeling to know that there were people who were sadder than me and happier than me..
“welcome to the tent!”
It was winter not long after my seventeenth birthday. I am a new member of the tabernacle.
* * *
Time passed quickly.
Next winter has already arrived.
“It's been a year since you came here.”
“I am grateful.”
Even in the midst of grueling training, there were times when I took a break like this..
I'm talking with Torquay and Bitan..
I served two teachers here.
I learned fighting techniques from Toki, and general studies related to the power of darkness from Bitan..
I heard that the grief called Nosa here was actually a demonic spirit with tremendous power. They say he made a lot of mistakes in the past, but looking at him now, I couldn't believe it..
Instead, the power he had was real..
I am different from before.
Although there was still a long way to go, considering the past of persecution, it could be said to be a tremendous change..
【I saw a lot of potential in you. But, it's not good.】
“yes? that….”
Are you saying there is no possibility??
If not….
【How many times have I said that good training and adequate rest, especially rest, should not be skipped?!】
“sorry, sorry.”
【hmm… I don't know, I don't know why.】
Misan looked at me with a serious expression..
【That's why you want to become strong. What is it??】
Toki also chimed in next to him..
“I also think the same way. The reason the boy wants to become strong is not a desire for revenge or a desire to fight..”
【I have a burning desire to become stronger, but it's not because of the hell I experienced as a child... Is something inside you forcing you to move forward??】
I couldn't get a single word out properly..
Most of what they said was not wrong..
need to be strong.
If I had to give a reason, I could give dozens, if not hundreds, of reasons..
However, if you ask me if the reason is sincere... will hesitate to answer.
‘I don't know.’
If you ask me if I want revenge on the faces who made my life go to hell, yes. But that couldn't be the goal of life.
Tingling…
‘Ugh….’
also.
[Intermediate insight activates.]
[didn't find out anything.]
[Intermediate Perception activation fails.]
A headache that makes it impossible to continue thinking.
【are you okay?】
I laughed awkwardly at the worry of grief..
【Well, I'm not saying it was necessarily a bad thing.!】
“I also agree. don't think in a hurry.”
【However, it may be necessary to clarify this later. Otherwise you'll soon hit the wall.】
“…I'll keep that in mind.”
Grief held my shoulder tightly and said,.
【1Grief, who has been watching for years, tells me, you have a talent that others do not have..】
The cute fingers folded one by one.
【The ability to face fear, magical talent, and even the ability to read boards..】
“It's okay to be confident. You are a talented child. So there's no need to push yourself too hard..”
“…yes.”
It seemed like the group was determined to lift me up. It felt unfamiliar to be here anymore..
“I'll stop then….”
【okay.】
I had to spar with Yurim, so I left first..
Then, I heard the words flowing out and stopped in place..
【What I don't understand the most is his judgment. No, should I say luck??】
“you're right. The hell the boy experienced was a fate where if 100 people entered, 100 would come out dead. But didn't it eventually flow into this tent, as if it knew the way from the beginning? All of the decisions that saved Yurim ended up leaving a foundation for the curtain to flow. … That wasn't the intention, but it turned out that way..”
The reason I saved Yurim was because I thought it was necessary..
Yeah, that's why.
【The boy who decided to escape from the loading dock was only 9 years old at the time. Does that make sense? Grief is incomprehensible. It was a nosebleed.】
“It's definitely strange.”
Strange?
I?
I rested my chin and thought for a moment..
【Perhaps Seol sees through the essence of fate? You know what you must do. The most important thing.】
“…Again, this is an excessive inference..”
【yes? But what about the power hidden in the body? Perhaps even more than the child who was taken away by the faces... no, that's not it.】
“Even if you have a lot of talent, it can't compare to deep talent. The only thing that can compare to that child's talent is Yurim's talent..”
【In the fight against the faces, the only ones we can hope for are future generations, those two alone.!】
“Labor and management, what are the thoughts of the owner of the tent?….”
【huh? I don't know, that guy. He's probably busy with various things. why? I'm worried?】
“You haven't been seen for a long time.….”
【He's the only one who can stop his angry face, so he'll show up in no time. We need to leave the angry faces to him and nurture those children. To reap the disaster we left behind. The location is?】
“…We're continuing to look into it..”
that kid?
Who is that child, why are they so afraid?.
* * *
Time is fair, but for me, who had endured difficult times, these happy times seemed to pass by faster than before..
I celebrated my 20th birthday today..
“Happy birthday, Seola!”
Yurim hugged me tightly.
“huh. Let go, will you let go? out of breath….”
“ah! sorry!”
Changes in time could only be felt as changes in seasons. Since I came here, I haven't been outside even once..
I've never had any complaints about it.
They would have shown me the outside world whenever I wanted..
I was the one who actually rejected it..
The world is hell, and I've always told myself that in order to get there, I have to become much stronger than I am now..
And now, it has had some pretty big results..
[enlightenment! Awaken new abilities.]
[awakens the black flower.]
[enlightenment! Awaken new abilities.]
[Learn to avoid shadows.]
[enlightenment! Awaken new abilities.]
[Awakening the creation of creation.]
……
As if I was walking down the same path I had walked before, my strength increased day by day..
Even though Bitan is a demonic spirit, he told me that my talent in dealing with darkness is better than his own..
It was a very strange feeling..
The fact that someone acknowledges.
Should I say that it makes me cry for no reason?.
Even so, I had no intention of being satisfied..
In addition to what Bitan and Toki taught me, I started making my own weapons..
1Throughout the year, I worked hard, even skipping the occasional break, and I made progress..
The more I devoted myself to training, the more frequent the headaches became..
I concluded that headaches were my defense mechanism to avoid the harsh reality..
Because it was easier to think simply like that..
“Lunar New Year, happy birthday! Everyone is gathered, so come quickly. And the two of you stay together for a while!”
“Hey, someone was there.!”
“away! away!”
Yurim is embarrassed and Kiri is making fun of her. Just as I have become a full-fledged adult both in age and in appearance, she has also become a woman with her own neat vibe..
Of course, their true identities were new fighters trained in the tent..
Anyway, everyone was gathered today, perhaps because it was a birthday..
“Voila!”
“…….”
A small space in the widest cavity in the hideout..
Kiri, Zilliac, and Toki and Bitan are always in the hideout..
“Are you surprised? huh? I was surprised?”
Ah, even Yurim.
The remaining personnel were dispatched externally, so I have never seen them in person. I knew there were four more people in total, including the owner of the tent..
Anyway, now everyone in the hideout has gathered..
“happy birthday!”
“Happy birthday, kid..”
“boy! You have become a wonderful adult.!”
【congrats! congrats!】
“I congratulate you the most!”
this.
I didn't expect it at all.
I had no idea they were planning something like this..
【Ahem….】
Grief crept up on me and clung to the chest of my robes..
red ruby.
crow's eye.
It is a symbol of the tent.
【From now on, you will start working as a tent..】
“…….”
【Ooh, don't cry!】
“I'm not crying.”
【My eyes are moist?】
“I yawned….”
I cried a lot when I was sad, so it is right to smile on good days as well..
Yurim laughed together.
【then… The first task is….】
* * *
frontier mountain cabin.
No, it was a guesthouse in the shape of a mountain lodge..
It was a guest house that must be passed through in order to cross the mountain, so there was frequent traffic..
There were times when the floating population was greater than that of guesthouses in large cities..
Now, next to me, a beautiful woman was entering the guest room with her arms folded..
‘I have to do it like this?’
Yurim quietly whispers to my question.
“of course! It is the most convenient way for young men and women to avoid suspicion.?”
“By the way….”
“We came here with a tent. It's not Yurim and Snowfall.”
“…okay.”
“Hehehe.”
“…Why are you laughing.”
“just.”
I sat down with Yurim and ordered food..
“Why order this much??”
“You may have to sit for a long time.”
“…That's right.”
“And I'm hungry too.”
“Of course, that was the purpose?”
“Shh… Don't look back and answer back.”
“huh.”
“Here he is. If you look back now, you'll doubt it.”
“The impression is.”
“It's the same. I don't think it'll be confusing.”
“That's it then.”
“Go into the room.”
“Well then, cancel the food. Let's catch up right away.”
“eww….”
Yurim cried and called the clerk..
Yu-Rim's expression noticeably brightens when the clerk approaches her and tells her that Jori has already arrived..
“Yurim, knock on the door. know?”
“huh.”
After some time has passed.
Yurim came up to the guest room with her mouth full of something..
Sooooo…
Knock knock…
“Are you there??”
“…….”
A startled sound was heard from inside, as if Busan was shaking..
“What, what's going on! I've never called a customer before?”
“I'm not a clerk.”
“Then go away.”
“…It's difficult, but they really won't open the door.?”
“I told you to fuck off….”
While Yurim was arguing with the man through the door, a crow flew in through the slightly open window..
The crow waddled over and sat down on the chair..
“Hehe… What, why is the crow….”
at that time.
Whirly Whirly…
the crow became huge.
No, it changed into human form..
The man had a shocked expression on his face..
“…….”
If a crow that came through a window instead of a door took human form and sat on a chair, anyone would have the same facial expression as the man..
The crow was me.
“Should I shake off my shoes and come in??”
“…….”
Grumbling…
I pulled up a chair, got a little closer to the man, and said,.
“It is a tent. From now on, answer the questions.”
“what….”
The dragon who came here.
first mission.
“I made contact with a man named Lian Kuros.?”
- Ryan, an external dispatcher, has gone missing..
A man who is visibly embarrassed when asked a question.
“that….”
Thump thump thump!
A loud noise was heard from the doorway..
‘what?’
I realized something I had forgotten and opened the door..
Clap…
“…Next time, open the door first rather than ask questions..”
Yurim was standing with a distressed expression..
And after that, several people were also there..
“know each other?”
“who? Oh these guys?”
“huh.”
Yurim’s and my eyes crossed..
“…No way.”
At the same time, all weapons were pulled out and a loud noise was heard throughout the guesthouse..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
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