Episode 59
‘Damn. ‘Maybe I should have kept my eyes closed.’
Taehyun cursed in the pitch-black darkness.
This is because there is no way to explain the current situation other than that it has been affected by Rosaria’s technology.
I said I would be careful, but this is what happened in the end.
Taehyun looked around, blaming himself for his lack of alertness.
Anyway, I can’t do anything without getting out of here.
I had to think of a way as quickly as possible.
‘I heard that a succubus can make you dream. This doesn’t seem like a dream…’
Taehyun has already reached the highest level of S class with limited magical power.
I am confident that I can take on a national power level player without using predation right away.
As if laughing at Taehyun, the opponent limited his physical abilities and sealed his seven skills.
The queen of nightmares.
‘Succubus Queen.’
It didn’t seem strange even if this moment I was experiencing was also a dream.
Taehyun shook his head.
‘crazy. At that level, he’s almost like a god.’
I was trying to make a pact of summoning against a being like this.
A belated laugh escaped me.
That was when Taehyun tried to blame himself for his recklessness.
I remembered what a famous player from my past life said at a press conference.
‘A mental attack penetrates the opponent’s weak mind. Whether it’s a monster’s skill or an awakened skill, the caster is watching it from a place the opponent can’t even imagine. I don’t know how to break the opponent’s mentality, but one thing is certain. If it endures and destroys it, the caster will suffer considerable damage.’
Why does this word suddenly come to mind?
“no way. “Are you watching me?”
The only surroundings are pitch black.
It occurred to me that Rosaria was watching.
Goosebumps appeared on Taehyun’s back.
“I’ve known her since she had tentacles, but she’s scary.”
Contrary to his words, Taehyun’s eyes began to come to life.
It doesn’t fit my personality to be dragged along the way the other person wants me to be.
‘There’s only one thing I can do anyway.’
As always, it is Taehyun’s only option in times of crisis.
Unique skill Predation.
released its power.
Quaaaaaaaaa.
As if responding to the master’s call.
The dark red magical power that bloomed from his body ate away at the endless darkness.
This damn situation.
“Eat them all, Predation!!”
Quad deuk. Quad deuk.
As if coveting a living being.
The darkness began to clear with an eerie sound.
* * *
Beyond the darkness.
Taehyun, a middle school student, was there.
Her parents have passed away and she is moving from one relative’s house to another, and her level of awakening is unknown.
Although I live with vague hope.
He was a child who was in despair due to lack of certainty about the future.
‘What is this again?’
Taehyun was looking at his childhood self as if he were out of the body.
It’s not like a dream.
Because it is too vivid and sequential to be called a dream.
Rather, it felt as if someone was reading his memories.
‘Reading memories?’
It was only then that Taehyun remembered where he had been a moment ago.
That he escaped from that pitch-black darkness using predation.
It was recognized that Rosaria’s technology had been destroyed.
As soon as he recognized it, Taehyun’s body, which had been faint, became slightly darker.
This made it clear.
“Why don’t you just show yourself?”
In those words.
Ssssssut.
Rosaria, who had suddenly transformed into an ordinary human woman, appeared.
Unlike Taehyun, he had a vivid body.
[You’re a kid with good instincts. I can’t believe it reached the original woman so quickly.]
Rosaria burst into laughter.
“I think it’s too rude of the person who came to sign the oath of summons.”
Taehyun said, avoiding direct contact with her red eyes.
Everything I am experiencing now has happened since I made eye contact with her.
As long as the power she possesses is unknown.
It was judged that fighting from the front was dangerous.
Looking at Taehyun like that, the corners of Rosaria’s eyes curved like a bow.
[no use. This is a world of imagination. You will show everything to your wife.]
‘Tch.’
Taehyun, who understood what she said, approached her and shook his fist.
But it just passes through.
The magic of predation was no longer activated.
[Arthur. You won’t be able to use that interesting power here. So do the red eyes. You are a really interesting person.]
‘It’s a disaster.’
There is nothing that can be done with the power of Predation sealed in the opponent’s home ground.
Taehyun’s expression became distorted like never before.
The good news was that I didn’t feel the same hostility from her as before.
[But it’s strange. Normally, he wouldn’t even be able to recognize her, let alone move.]
She was curious about Taehyun, who had endured her techniques not once, but twice.
“I don’t listen to nonsense.”
[Don’t be so nervous. Do you know anything? At the end of the memory, will your true wife save you? Until then, it is your fate to quietly wait for disposition.]
“….”
Looking at Rosaria, who had already turned her gaze back into the memory.
Taehyun sighed.
‘First of all, I’ve gained some time.’
In my memory, Taehyun was already in high school, past middle school.
Either be killed by Rosaria or make a pact of summoning with her.
One thing was certain: there wasn’t much time left.
‘We must find a way until the regeneration of memories ends.’
Taehyun and Rosaria watched the replay of memories with different thoughts.
* * *
Taehyun had few good memories from high school.
The house he settled in with his aunt was not well-off, and his relationship with Jaeyoung, who had trusted and followed Taehyun, gradually grew apart.
At school, I was the target of Lee Jeong-jae’s gang, and every day was a series of fights.
What allowed Taehyun to endure with hope was the decision of ‘potential level unknown’.
There were people like Choi Na-young and Shim Yak-yong and Ko Tae-wook’s uncle couple.
Surviving each day with anger and tears.
There was only so much that teenage Taehyun could do.
Twenties.
Before I knew it, Taehyun in my memories had passed three years of high school and was now 20 years old.
I became independent from my aunt’s house and worked hard during the day to earn money and trained at night.
Afterwards, he succeeded in registering at the Blackhead Training Center, and thanks to Go Tae-wook’s recommendation, he got a job as a porter despite being a non-awakened person.
slowly. Slowly but honestly.
Taehyun endured blood-drying days as he waited for the moment of awakening.
Since the past life was a series of contempt and ridicule, there was no difference among the players.
Gradually, the number of people around Taehyun recognized him.
As Kim Tae-hyeon, a talented porter.
The name began to become known.
Around that time, I felt a sense of relative deprivation as I watched Lee Jung-jae and Lim A-young appearing in the media like regulars.
Taehyun persevered, believing that his time would come someday.
“….”
Taehyun felt a strange feeling as he looked at himself in his past life.
Wow.
A miserable past.
As I watched that life, my fists clenched without me realizing it.
and.
Memories are replayed sequentially until you reach your thirties.
It became ‘that day’.
SSS grade monster Asmodeus.
Due to its formidable power, players who could be said to be the party’s best power died.
In front of him, Taehyun, who had grown into a veteran porter, was helpless.
[Hoo~ Asmodeus. I met that guy and he’s still alive. It looks like the lifeline is longer than it looks.]
Rosaria glanced at Taehyeon as if she was amused.
I thought it was unusual, but it exceeded my expectations.
Taehyun had a unique past compared to other people he had seen so far.
Whether willingly or unwillingly, stepping into the depths meant that one was full of talent as a player.
Most of them were people who had achieved success without great trials or hardships.
That’s why Taehyun’s life contrasts with theirs.
The history of meeting Asmodeus, who was aiming for the position of Grand Duke, aroused Rosaria’s interest.
Her playful expression did not last long.
This is because a man appeared along with Taehyun’s awakening.
King.
The man with red eyes who brought Taehyeon back.
[That person…!!]
Even in my memories, I felt an unrivaled power.
Rosaria gasped and panicked.
In an instant, the mental world became unstable, and Taehyun did not miss the opportunity.
* * *
“Haa… haa….”
Taehyun gasped and opened his eyes.
As soon as the king appeared in the memory, a loophole appeared in Rosaria and the magic of predation returned.
The opportunity given was enough.
“We finally got out.”
Taehyun’s red eyes flashed and he grabbed Rosaria, who was sitting on the throne.
Then, the moment when he was about to cut her head off with a talisman.
[good night. I will allow the contract.]
Stand tall.
Taehyun’s movements while holding the talisman stopped.
“what?”
Rosaria turned her head and showed an expression like a merciful queen.
It was a smile with a completely different atmosphere than before peeking into the world of images.
[Didn’t you hear? He said he would allow the contract.]
“You want to make an oath of summons…? “Why did you suddenly change your mind?”
Taehyun’s skills are still all sealed except for predation.
If there was a battle, it was Rosaria who had the overwhelming advantage.
To give up that advantage and suddenly change your attitude.
It was natural for Taehyun to be wary.
[Hehe… As expected, you don’t know anything.]
“Explain it so I can understand.”
[I don’t know anything. Now what are you going to do? Surely you don’t think you can kill your wife with that knife?]
“….”
Just as you said.
It didn’t seem like a monster the size of Rosaria would suffer fatal injuries if its head was cut.
Even if they catch her, Taehyun will also have to risk his life to get out of here.
at last.
‘There is only one choice this time.’
Taehyun exhaled and took the talisman.
“good. I will make a pact of summons. “How…”
Naturally, I didn’t let my guard down.
Just before I finished speaking.
It just happened in an instant.
Kwasik.
Rosaria bit Taehyun’s neck.
Tiring.
[The terms of the contract have been fulfilled. The oath of summoning is made.]
A message window appeared in front of Taehyun, whose eyes widened in surprise.
[Skill ‘Contract with the Devil’ is changed to ‘Queen’s Man’. The skill’s rating is readjusted.]
[The new skill ‘Complete Hypnosis’ is registered. The skill level is readjusted.]
[Charisma value has increased by 100.]
‘What….’
[Hehe. Make sure you sleep well. The one chosen by the king.]
Without any resistance.
Taehyun’s consciousness blurred once again.
* * *
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Paul Becker.
“You finally woke up.”
It was a familiar cabin with a bonfire in the center.
“This place can’t be…”
Paul Becker, who understood Taehyun’s reaction through the earrings, nodded.
“I was surprised too. “When I came back from patrol, I found the player lying next to the warp gate.”
Taehyun, who felt confused for a moment, was dazed.
“How much time has passed since I… left here? No, wait.”
A way to most clearly check the current situation occurred to me.
Taehyun opened the status window.
and.
“her.”
A laugh escaped Taehyun’s mouth as he checked the physical stats and skill list.
