Chapter 382
Laplace knew that Sumire would despair after hearing his words. Because to Sumire that Laplace saw, Shin Yuseong was like the sun.
However, Laplace’s prediction completely failed.
“Laplace-nim…do you know how to save Yoosung?”
On the contrary, when Shin Yuseong faced a crisis, Sumire became terrifyingly calm.
-Even if it’s just a piece, I’m a witch. Of course you know how. But that’s like looking for grains of sand on the beach.
“Please tell us.”
Of course, Sumire’s changed appearance made Laplace happy, but on the other hand, she also felt bitter.
What kind of expression will Sumire make when she learns the price she has to sacrifice for that possibility?
Laplace weighed it in his head. On one side of the scale was Shin Yuseong, Sumire’s everything, and on the other side was her fake self.
– …okay.
After a brief silence, Laplace opened his mouth. Laplace knew what Sumire wanted.
– As you said, there is a way.
The flower decoration on Sumire’s hair radiated light. Laplace did not borrow a body, but incarnated in the form of a spiritual body.
– But, as I said before, it’s dangerous and difficult. It’s like throwing yourself into a pit of fire.
Even though the answer had already been decided, Laplace told Sumire.
– If you can’t find it, what do you think the price will be? You too will become a dream resident. You will be ruled by Morgan.
He told me how reckless it was to stand up to Morgan and how dangerous the space engulfed in dreams was.
“If I hadn’t met Yoosung, I wouldn’t have believed in myself for the rest of my life. Yoosung… It’s as if you’ve already saved me.”
However, as expected, Laplace simply nodded at Sumire’s clear answer.
– okay. I guess so.
convenience and owner.
If you look at it that way, it was just a relationship based on a contract, and it was a relationship where the two didn’t have to worry so much.
However, Laplace had looked back on why he cared for Sumire so much.
There were few things that Laplace, who had lived for an eternity, hadn’t tried. So there was no way he would be interested in the things he had done.
But even if he didn’t want to admit it, Laplace began to develop strange feelings when he saw Sumire, who looked just like him.
A human life that Laplace, who transcended human beings, never experienced. The life of an ordinary woman.
It would have been nice if she had just thought of her as an ordinary contractor, but now as she projected herself, she began to think of Sumire as a child.
Looking at Sumire, who looks exactly like herself, if I had lived a normal human life… If I had a child, would I look like this? and imagined it.
– …Morgan traps the opponent in his dream and sucks their energy. Even so, the opponent can’t realize that it’s a dream. Do you know why?
Sumire, who thought about Laplace’s question with a serious expression, answered cautiously.
“Is it because… the dream is as vivid as reality?”
– no. Even in those countless memories, Morgan repeats the opponent’s most desperate moment.
This is knowledge that only Laplace knows. If it weren’t for the witch of the same calamity, this might have ended with Shin Ha-yoon’s perfect victory.
– A person full of hope is strong. There is no room for Morgan’s hand to intervene. However, no matter how strong a human being is, moments of despair come.
However, Yooseong Shin saved Sumire, and Sumire was able to obtain Laplace’s piece. Now it was Sumire’s turn to save Shin Yuseong.
“Morgan… You dig into the moment when your opponent is weak?”
-okay. So, Sumire, you go to that moment and turn sadness into joy. You just need to change the heart of Yuseong Shin from despair to hope.
Laplace looked around at the cluster of lights that spread out like the Milky Way in a space swallowed up in darkness. Morgan’s world imitated the infinite universe, but there were five planets that stood out among them.
This is the most massive chunk of memory in Morgan’s space.
– Only five. As expected Shin Yoo-seong…. Things will be solved easier than I thought.
There is no way if the spirit of the original is fragmented into 100 pieces and 1000 pieces. However, even at the moment when the existence disappeared due to the power of dream, Shin Yoo-seong seemed to have properly tied his mind.
“Mr. Yooseong…”
– Of course, it’s too early to be relieved. Even if you recover one of your divided minds, it means nothing unless your allies find the rest.
“I… trust my colleagues.”
As Sumire clenched her fists, Laplace laughed at that cute figure.
– Hey. Isn’t it better to let people know this before trusting your colleagues?
Sumire, who belatedly realized the reality at Laplace’s words, looked at the pocket.
[Data transfer impossible]
However, perhaps because she was trapped in the dreamy barrier, Sumire’s pocket was unable to send messages.
“Uh heh heh…”
Embarrassed, Sumire presses the buttons on the hologram here and there.
[No signal.]
[Cannot send data]
[KimSilverA cannot receive messages.]
[Sumire’s pocket is currently offline. Available services can be operated even offline…]
Pocket is immovable.
“Hehehe! Laplace-sama, what are you doing!? At this rate, I can’t let everyone know how to save Yoosung…”
In the end, Sumire, who was flustered this time, asked Laplace, the all-around solver, and, sure enough, Laplace solved the situation simply.
– Hey, don’t worry. If you become a witch, you will be able to communicate with a few people telepathically.
* * *
The moment the purple dream environment hit him, Yuseong Shin realized that Morgan’s words were not metaphors.
[If I scatter you to different dimensions… Will your friends be able to find you?]
At first, the moment the light poured in, my vision began to fragment. My bodily sensations began to diverge. After that, the mind began to split into many branches.
‘It’s like a convenience.’
Now I am not alone. But I am not an individual me. Even if you cut a long string arbitrarily with scissors, the fact that it was a string does not change.
Convenience is also like that. Even if a single memory turns into a scene and gets jumbled up, the fact that it is me remains the same. important thing.
‘Not to forget.’
The moment your hands split in the dazzling light in front of your eyes. Shin Yooseong caught himself. I held onto my mind so that I wouldn’t break into pieces like shards of glass.
The body disappeared the moment it was engulfed in the dreamy light, but I tried to keep my mind intact.
It feels like your body is being torn apart atomically. It feels like a huge blade cutting through my head.
However, Shin Yoo-seong remembered more and more. The moment she took back her abandoned self, Sumire’s courage, Eun-ah’s request… Adela’s tears.
‘I’m sorry. I will never forget.’
Amy is good at spicy food. Thoughtful Lee Siu. Rhenia, who often forgets after borrowing things, but has a kind heart, and everyone who believes in her.
– Dad
.
Damn-!
Cracks formed in his body and a cracking sound was heard. That’s evidence that the mind was captured so that it could be broken into chunks rather than fragments.
bang!
The moment when your body and mind are divided into 5 pieces. In front of Shin Yuseong’s eyes, different landscapes unfolded.
The tree stump where Shin Yoo-seong spent time alone in the Shin-o family. The nursery school where it rained the day Yooseong Shin was abandoned. Musinsan’s cave. The cafeteria of the nursery school where we ate without power.
‘…five pieces. Is it thanks to holding on to the spirit until the end?’
Now, Shin Yoo-seong’s job was to hold on to his spirit, hoping that his colleagues would find him. Gaon’s Shin Yoo-seong, who met his colleagues now, should not be forgotten. The rest is up to the teammates.
“Everyone… I’m sorry.”
Shin Yuseong murmured in the emptiness that could not be heard.
Anger is like a straight line, so you can’t see your surroundings. It made me forget Master’s teachings and made me overconfident.
So Shin Yoo-seong had to remember this moment. In order to correct the unfavorable situation, he had to regain
his
fragmented self
. The fragmented minds became calm as if they had fallen into a long slumber.
* * *
A darkened world.
Adela heard an unidentified voice in the endless darkness of the universe.
– If you can hear my voice, look around you. I don’t have time, so I’ll explain briefly.
The feeling that the sound is going through the head instead of being transmitted through the ears. Her voice resembled Sumire’s, but her personality felt from her way of speaking was completely different.
“…Ah, I said Laplace.”
Unlike the previous party members, Laplace was a bit unfamiliar to Adela, who became a party member after Velvet hatched.
But what matters now is the content of the message rather than who the messenger is.
– New Youseong is dangerous. We need your help to save it.
Adela groaned involuntarily at the news that Shin Yuseong was in danger.
“You…”
Even though she tried to shake it off, Adela’s heart raced as the ominous thoughts slowly crept into her head.
It was an absolute fear to Adela that the life of a loved one was being threatened.
‘Now… I have to shake it off.’
Adela cleared her mind and closed her eyes. I tried to regain my senses and analyze the situation.
‘Looking at how the space has changed, Shin Ha-yoon has finally awakened the witch’s power like Louis’ time…’ It
could be because what Shin Ha-yoon used as a catalyst was the dragon Velvet’s mana. However, it was hard to believe that Shin Yuseong, who had even won Lewis, was in danger.
‘Then Shin Ha-yoon, who is strong enough to threaten you, is on the same level as Luis… or stronger.’
No matter how much he was the student council president, compared to Shin Yoo-sung, Shin Ha-yoon’s performance externally was insignificant. If so, it meant that Shin Ha-yoon had been hiding his abilities until now.
In any case, the priority now is to find Shin Yuseong. It was impossible to defeat an opponent stronger than Lewis without Shin Yoo-seong.
With her thoughts clear, Adela looked around with a widened view.
– Find the memory of Shin Yoo-seong hidden by Shin Ha-yoon. It shouldn’t be hard to find because the memory is too large to be hidden by trickery.
Adela saw five large planets. According to Laplace, those are the five memories Shin Ha-yoon shared.
Adela, biting her lip impatiently, suddenly thought of velvet.
Seeing herself trapped in Lewis’s nightmare, Velvet probably felt the same way. Even if I smiled brightly on the outside, I couldn’t do it on the inside.
“…was this how you felt, Velvet.”
Now it’s Mother Adela’s turn to set an example. As Adela stretched out her hand toward the glowing planet in the darkness, the chosen planet sucked her in with its terrifying gravity.
For the first time, it is his turn to look into Shin Yoo-seong’s memories.
“Looks like it’s my turn this time.”
