319 episode memory (4)

How strong have I really become?

This is a question I’ve been pondering over the past few months.

It was only in the game that I had a feeling that this number would be a certain amount, but it was difficult to realize just that.

Because this isn’t just a game.

‘In that sense, it might be a good opponent.’

Even ‘Prince Knights’ who can manifest Aurors are considered equal to those of the 6th floor explorer, and in the face-to-face battles, they are ranked higher than that.

However, I’m not particularly impressed with the specs.

Of course, the spirit engraving is still only at level 6, and the level is low, so the number of essences is overwhelmingly small compared to the strong people of this era… … .

From Ogre to Bayon to Stormgash.

There are as many as three integers in the 3rd rank.

Essence combinations are also tailored to create synergy rather than lack of fundamentals.

Above all, the biggest reason why tanks can’t keep up with knights is the lack of deals, which can be covered with Demon Crusher.

So again… … .

‘The conditions are the same for each other.’

If you get hit by one shot, it’s the same as going to the goal.

“… … .”

“… … .”

There was an occasional silence on the dark stairs.

When I came out strong, did I feel a bit uncomfortable there too?

‘Did you go out hard for nothing?’

He meticulously measured the distance from me, enough to make me think like that.

But the more I did, the more I raised my concentration.

And as if the battle between the swordsmen of the old days was decided in one breath.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The victory was decided in an instant.

Whoops.

It was the other side that made the first move.

Just one step.

The moment he climbed a stairway to fill the gap that was just that short.

“Uh-huh!”

I chewed my tongue and sprayed the acid blood I had been holding onto his face.

However, he did not avoid it.

Like a boxer who said he would not even blink an eye even if his fists flew, he stretched out his sword in an unequal position.

It was the reason why the Corpse Golem Essence was a scam.

Because no bastard knows about acid blood.

It’s probably blood. … .

Chewy profit-!

The acid blood touched him before the sword.

There was only the sound of melting, and no screaming continued.

However, even with cancer training, as a human being, it was impossible to completely control the body.

His eyes were temporarily closed and the tip of his sword shook.

Taking advantage of that gap, I twisted my body to the side and flew in.

Tadat.

While hovering, the sword swung past his side.

It wasn’t a serious injury.

But, did he realize that fact only by the touch from the sword?

Shrek.

He raised the shield he was holding with his left hand.

Since the first move was null and void, I decided to hold out with defense this turn.

Seeing the white glow formed on the surface of the shield, it seemed that he had one defensive skill.

However, that was his second defeat.

This hammer has an armor piercing attached to it.

aa-!

As soon as the hammer is struck down without mercy.

“Cuckoo!”

He opened his mouth and spouted blood.

His eyes were filled with only embarrassment.

Hell, I did a good job blocking it with my shield, but I don’t understand why my body was hurting.

But understanding and understanding are two different things.

Tadat.

Accepting the current situation that it was dangerous, he sprinted down the stairs and stepped back.

Trying to buy some time to fix it somehow.

This was his third defeat.

I also have grab skills.

Whoo woo woo woo-hoo!

By linking [Transcendence] and [Eye of the Storm], I brought the distant one in front of my eyes.

and… … .

“Oh, no… … !”

What can’t be done

Kwajik, Kwajik, Kwajik!

I hit him with a hammer until he smashed his head.

***

“Oh, I’m sweating.”

After a total of three confirmed kills, I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead. Although the battle lasted only a few seconds, it was because of the considerable consumption of mental power.

Well, the reward was certain though.

‘Kya, the equipment starts at least at the 4th level.’

Seongju has invested a lot, so the equipment is quite good. I couldn’t afford to leave it, so I quickly took off the equipment and put it in the subspace.

There was not enough space, so I had to take out the least valuable ones, but that’s an unavoidable problem.

Suddenly, I remembered the note Amelia had left.

Did you get the shards of records and go alone?

‘… … what are you going to I haven’t found a place to bury the equipment yet.’

Cancer, how did you collect these? Leave them alone.

I can’t go there until I get it fixed.

I don’t even know how to use it in the first place.

‘Anyway, it’s an opportunity that won’t come again, so let’s grab it first.’

After I had finished rooting, I left the naked body behind and went down the stairs.

tuk.

The stairs themselves were very wide, but when they all went down, there was a wide passage that could easily pass 20 people.

By the way, there was a huge door at the end… … .

‘It’s slightly open.’

There was no one immediately visible nearby.

So, I killed as much as possible and approached the door.

There was only one person in the huge cavity beyond the door designed for shelter.

A crown that has been ripped off by the winds and waves of time.

Fat belly fat.

Gorgeous outfits that look like they’re made of good-looking fabrics, and heavy double eyelids that make them feel burdensome.

There must have been a Seongju whom he had seen from a distance before.

“… … Is it Sir Omanus?”

At that time, perhaps feeling my popularity, Seongju spoke to me in a voice full of anxiety.

hmm, what to do

After thinking for a while, I just looked up.

“You… Iron mask?”

Seongju looked at me and was startled.

“Lord Omanus, who came to check what was going on, where would you go… … .”

“Omanus is dead.”

“… … .”

“Oh, just in case, I was the one who killed you.”

“… … !”

When I calmly told the truth, Seongju opened her eyes and began to step backwards.

hey, do something useless.

Would you be able to run away like that?

“👌👌👌 let it go! I mean let go! It’s rude! Dare to know who I am… … !”

As soon as he approached and grabbed the back of his neck and lifted him up, Seongju began to struggle with all his anger.

It was very ugly to be the ruler of the city.

Zep, even if it’s a panic room that nobody knows about except for cancer, I would have taken some more escorts to hide.

“Well, what do you want… … ! That, stop! Say it in words!”

While holding the castle in one hand, he tapped his body and simply searched through his belongings.

And soon I found what I was looking for.

Amelia said she must have it in her arms, but it was true.

I didn’t know it was in the form of a necklace.

tuk.

He gave me strength to break the necklace, and then released Seongju.

Seongju, who opened his eyes and had taken away the treasure left by his predecessors, shouted out in a rage, but he didn’t even rush at me to see if he had any thoughts.

‘Okay, once I got this… … .’

Worried that it would work just by touching it, I grabbed the necklace string and put the fragment of the record into the subspace.

“bloke… … ! I know what it is!! Come on, give it to me! I mean, give it to me!”

“It’s been noisy ever since. Can I get you some?”

“… … .”

After closing Seongju’s mouth, he asked calmly.

“Do you know how to use the shards of records?”

“bloke! Really looking for this… uh, uh!!”

“Just answer the questions. It’s just you and me here.”

“… … Do you think I have something to tell you!”

Surprisingly, Seongju was quite tough.

At first, he got angry, then he said he didn’t know, and only after being beaten in the end did he tell the story left by his predecessors.

“Is there no way to write?”

“This, once known, he, yes… … . When a person called by the times comes to their side, light will come out… … .”

This was unexpected information.

According to Amelia, even the lord of Noark didn’t know how to use it, so it seemed that he kept it.

But in fact, I knew it all.

‘It wasn’t active, but it was naturally triggered when conditions were met.’

It was a good idea to ask just in case.

“Now if the question is cleared—”

“Okay, tell me this. What should be done if the one who has been called of the age wants to go back again.”

“What… … ? I wonder why—”

Seongju’s eyes widened as if he had no intelligence at all.

“Come on, please… … !”

Seriously, if you don’t know about it, you’re an asshole.

I didn’t want to hide it, so I just nodded.

“As you might guess. So tell me How do I get it back to the original time?”

“Uh, somehow… I wondered how I got to this place that no one knew about, but the background… … .”

“I never asked again.”

When I made a bitter voice, Seongju hurriedly answered the question with a white face.

“Wow, I heard it was just like when you came. When I’ve done all my work here, I’ll be able to be called back… … .”

“It bothered me.”

“… … May I ask you one question?”

While I was thinking about what to do now, Seongju spoke to me.

“Mi, what kind of person will I be in the future?”

Seongju’s eyes gleamed to the point of being uncomfortable. Did he expect that he would leave his name in history like a hero?

“Why are you asking that?”

“All, just curious… … . Now that you’re here, the future doesn’t exist… You might be wondering.”

Yeah, he really doesn’t know anything.

After all, there must have been talk of a treasure that could go back to the past and change history.

“Ah, how are things today? Orculis, have you succeeded in driving those junks out of this city?”

“Are you so curious about the future?”

Seongju nodded her head.

“Then close your eyes.”

“… … I got it.”

“What do you see?”

“I can’t see anything.”

thank god.

I would have been in trouble if I saw something.

“That is your future.”

I hit the hammer with all my might.

***

dump.

Red blood puddles began to pool in the place where Seongju’s body lost power and fell.

I looked away without much excitement.

Even if half of what he saw and heard while living here was half true, he was deserving of death.

‘In the first place, I was destined to die that day.’

For reference, the murder of the lord was known to the public as the work of Orculis, and Amelia believed that too.

But, as it turned out.

The real culprit is me.

‘Well, I’m not surprised anymore.’

In fact, I contemplated until the end whether to kill him or not.

Still, there was one reason why he finally hit the hammer.

Even if I just leave, there is a high possibility that Seongju will be murdered by someone today and history will be completed.

No, it certainly will be.

Really, but one.

Actually, the only thing I killed was a spy.

The real Seongju escaped to the earth and completely deceived the world for 20 years while hiding his identity.

Unless it’s such an absurd case.

The result does not change—

“uh… … ?”

For a moment, I stopped walking without realizing it.

“Wait a minute.”

He seemed to know the feeling of the philosopher who shouted Eureka.

“… … deceive the whole world?”

It felt like an electric current flowing from my head to my toes.