Episode 536: Last Mercy (1)
Line couldn’t say anything.
It felt like both my heart and lungs were filled with water.
No voice came out of my open mouth.
Liné pursed her lips and gazed clearly at the other person.
see.
The image of a man standing still in the dark beyond the dark warning sent by the decision.
He was somehow an ordinary person.
But it’s actually not ordinary. Just looking at his appearance, he was a handsome man who was flashy and hard to find.
However, strangely, the impression was not clear and did not remain in my memory.
It’s still the same now that I’m keeping an eye on it.
Should I say it feels like staring into a mirage?
Even though I knew this was Dreamland, it felt like I was dreaming.
“Did I startle you too much?”
Zero Order raised both hands as if to prove that he was a harmless person.
A gesture of surrender.
As soon as he took that action, the darkness overflowing from him disappeared.
After freeing herself from the pressure that was squeezing her heart, Liné was finally able to speak out.
“Who are you…?”
“Your voice is shaking. I’m sorry. “I didn’t mean to.”
“answer! “What are you…”
“Hmm. What if you are a lost traveler? “Will you believe me?”
Line did not believe what Zero Order said.
There was no way a lost traveler could be giving off such a terrible aura.
Zero Order, who felt the gaze that was still full of caution and stronger than before, let out a chuckle.
“You’re being too guarded. Don’t look at me like that. “When I look at those eyes, it reminds me of old memories I don’t want to remember.”
“….”
“Anyway, it’s not a lie to say that I was just passing by. Because I was just passing by by chance. “I just didn’t think we’d run into each other here.”
“You mean me?”
“okay. “What’s your name?”
“…I don’t have a name to share with strangers.”
Zero Order smiled at the bold answer.
It was a smile so captivating that it captivated the opposite sex, but it didn’t feel that way to Line at all.
“Aren’t you afraid of me?”
“I’m afraid.”
“And yet you say that?”
“I’m scared, but that doesn’t mean I can bow down to the other person.”
In fact, I feel like I want to kneel down right now.
My fingertips kept trembling due to the instinct to beg for my life to be saved.
But Line suppressed that reaction.
How dare you lower your tail right away without even bumping into someone properly.
Someone she respected would never have done that.
Line gained courage as she remembered Ludger, who never gave in even though he knew his opponent was strong.
Zero Order saw that and rolled his eyes.
Although his face was smiling, the emotions in his eyes were so complex that it was difficult to express them in words.
‘what?’
Even Rine, who was facing her, could feel that subtle reaction.
“Let’s stop gossiping here. So you don’t plan on telling me your name?”
“If you reveal your name first.”
“this. “Did you really mean it?”
Zero Order rubbed his chin as if he was thinking.
Liné felt sweat forming on her tightly clenched fists.
As I thought about it, I remembered seeing something similar to that.
That day, a black storm raged in the capital.
It was not only similar to what I saw that day, it was very similar.
The density of power and danger is such that it feels much stronger than Basara.
That means the identity of that man…
As soon as his thoughts reached that point, Zero Order’s mouth opened.
“okay. We’ve come this far, so there’s no need to hide or do anything. My name is Surna. “What about the lady?”
Zero order. Surna revealed her name and asked for Line’s name.
“…Rine.”
“Rine. hmm. Right. “You’re a student here at Seorn, right?”
Line nodded instead of answering.
“As expected, there was.”
“Do you know about me?”
“I know about the power you have. “Especially those eyes.”
Surna said, pointing to Rine’s eyes.
Rine was startled by those words.
I felt like a secret I had never told anyone was revealed.
“It wasn’t originally planned to be like this, but it’s so amazing how fate works. “I never thought I would find what I was looking for in a place like this.”
“…What is the purpose?”
“Aren’t you curious?”
Rine’s eyes widened at those words.
“What is the source of your power? “Why were you born with that ability?”
Surna’s eyes were bent as if she was happy, and Rine’s image was reflected in them.
The image of an immature girl who is not trying to show it, but is unable to completely hide her feelings.
“I can help.”
Surna whispered cunningly like a snake.
Line’s eyes shook greatly.
* * *
“…Nirva.”
Due to the sudden appearance of Nirva, Ludger and the rest of the party were on high alert.
However, as if Nirva could not see such a reaction, he took out a book from a nearby bookshelf and flipped through the pages.
It is a book containing someone’s lifetime of knowledge and memory experiences.
It is a dangerous item that consumes your memory the moment you read it.
But Nirva casually turned the book to the end and closed it.
“Isn’t it fascinating?”
Nirva put the book back in its original place.
“This place is full of all kinds of knowledge. But only a select few have access to that knowledge.”
I am one of them.
Nirva didn’t bother to say anything. This is because he has already shown enough through his actions.
“What on earth did you come here for? “Are you planning on going forward yourself?”
Ludger had no choice but to think that way.
Since the family member who sent it was harmed, it was natural for Nirva himself to step forward.
“I thought so too at first.”
“I did it?”
“Seeing you come this far has changed my mind a little. “I think I’ll give it one more chance.”
“Opportunity?”
Zandman’s eyebrows rose into an inverted shape, as if those words weren’t usually offensive.
“This is the so-called appeasement. “Rather than picking a fight, I’d rather give them the help they deserve.”
“I can’t believe it.”
“The books you see around here. Knowledge that everyone covets, but cannot dare to touch because of its danger. “Don’t you want to take a look?”
“what?”
“What are you hiding? If you’re a wizard, or if you’re a human, isn’t that true? I’m saying I have a question. For example, the young man there. “Hans.”
Hans was startled when Nirva pointed at him.
The reason he pointed out himself here was because he never said his name, but Nirva knew his name.
“aha. You might be surprised to know my name even though I didn’t introduce myself. But that’s natural. “Can a landlord act like a host if he can’t see the list of guests?”
“Not exactly the owner. “It’s about the butler or chamberlain.”
“Now that he’s asleep, I’m the top manager. This much is natural. “Not only about his name and past actions, but also about his unique constitution that allows him to turn into an animal.”
“…!”
Hans’ eyes trembled greatly.
A constitution that turns into a beast. How much trouble did you have to endure because of that?
If it weren’t for this, Hans would have been able to live like an ordinary person.
Changing something you didn’t want was no different from a curse.
So Hans had been looking for a way to solve this constitution on his own for a long time.
“You mean the method is here?”
“Why not? This is a treasure trove of knowledge. It is a place where all human history is engraved. Someone with a constitution similar to yours must have existed in the distant past. “How did you solve it?”
“That’s…”
Hans managed to calm his excitement.
Although it is hard to tell whether everything the other person says is true, it is because he now thinks about who he trusts and follows.
Nirva knew this too, so he took his gaze away from Hans and moved to Ludger.
“okay. Ludger Chelsea. What about you? Although he continues his life as a teacher in Seorn, the reality is probably not like that at all. “Isn’t there something you are desperately looking for?”
“gibberish.”
“haha. You’re full of vigilance. It is commendable that you do not blindly believe what the other person says. But am I really lying? “Are you really saying this to try to understand his feelings?”
Nirva grinned.
It was a composure that was difficult to show unless one was certain that one was holding something.
“I’m looking for a solution to non-attribute magical power.”
“….”
“Oh. Are you not agitated? So how about this? The reason you are looking for that solution is because you feel guilty about the child who lost his mother. “Can we say this is the correct answer?”
guilty?
Everyone turned to Ludger at Nirva’s words.
In particular, Nirva’s words spoke louder to Sedina because she had previously observed the delicate relationship between Line and Ludger.
I know I shouldn’t listen to the devil in the form of that old man.
However, it was hard to ignore it. Every single word he said broke my heart.
“Other than that, how about revenge on the Holy Kingdom of Bretus?”
When the story of the Holy Kingdom of Bretus came up, Zantman was puzzled this time.
What is there to talk about between Teacher Seorn and the Holy Kingdom of Bretus?
But Zandman did not say that question out loud.
Rather, I read that Ludger, a wizard who has lived for a long time, has some kind of connection with the Lumensis Church.
“Otherwise, how can we give rest to an immortal being?”
Nirva spread his arms as if asking anyone he wanted to know anything.
“I can give you all the knowledge you want.”
“So what are the conditions for giving this much?”
“I just want you to stay here calmly.”
“For a price of knowledge, this is absurd. “Even if I receive knowledge, it’s meaningless if I’m trapped in Dreamland.”
“Then you can be sent outside. “Because I can show that much mercy.”
mercy.
Nirva said the words.
It wasn’t something I said to deceive or tease the other person.
He truly thought that what he was giving was mercy.
If he wanted to, he could kill Ludger and his group right here with his power.
Instead, at the point where the issue was resolved through dialogue, Nirva was making a huge concession.
But that only works for people who don’t know the truth.
“That’s funny. “If you let us go, what are you going to do with the hundreds of thousands of other people?”
“That’s none of your concern.”
“I guess so. “But I can guess what they’re trying to do.”
Nirva’s eyebrows twitched at those words.
However, he immediately took care of his facial expression and showed his composure.
“is it?”
“It’s not like we’re going to gather people and throw a party like this. Everyone gathered here is just a sacrifice, isn’t it?”
sacrifice.
At those words, the smile on Nirva’s lips was completely erased.
“Because we will need this many people to resurrect the imprisoned god.”
“That’s really…”
Nirva shook her head as she tried to say something.
I realized that since I knew this far, there was no point in concealing or denying the truth.
“This is true. “Where did you first notice this?”
“I knew it from their actions. “Because he guided us deep into Dreamland and at the same time sent his subordinates to kill us.”
“There was a need to thin it out appropriately.”
“That’s the part. Why do I need to thin it out? Could it be because there is someone who is getting in the way? For example, even the slightest foreign matter cannot be tolerated in important core processes.”
Nirva did not answer.
He just stared at Ludger as if asking him to say more.
But that’s why it was creepy.
The pupilless golden eyes did not reveal any emotions whatsoever as to what they were thinking.
Fear of the unknown.
Only now did Sedina realize why she felt bad every time she saw Nirva.
“Someone is sleeping deep inside. A being stuck in a giant obelisk-shaped stake and falling into a deep sleep. “Aren’t you trying to resurrect him and make this world yours again?”
“I heard you well. But you made three mistakes.”
“Quite a lot.”
“I will kindly review three of your mistakes.”
Ludger gestured as if telling me to do something.
“first. My goal is not the resurrection of God. Resurrection is for the dead, but how can you resurrect someone who is already alive? I just need it to wake him up from his sleep. “The people gathered here are only used to awaken him.”
Is the number of lives needed to wake us up from sleep at least in the hundreds of thousands?
It was truly an astonishing scale.
“second. My purpose is not to make this world mine. The world originally belonged to the goddess, and it was the wicked Rumensis who took it away. “How can you say that you are taking something away when you are giving it back to its original owner?”
“Okay. What is my third mistake?”
“third.”
For the first time, Nirva’s smiling face became frowned with annoyance.
“You refused my final mercy.”
