Chapter 328. Either way (3)
[Thus, in order to prevent the phenomenon of restoring fate, either you or Xaviel Asrahan must either die or disappear from this world.] ‘
…what?’
Lloyd hesitated.
I doubted my own ears.
What the hell did you just hear?
‘You’re crazy. What nonsense are you talking about?’
I immediately felt that way.
He hoped that the answer he had just heard was an illusion or an error.
But the answer that came back was still cold.
[This is an undeniable fact. All the errors that are currently occurring in this world are caused by you taking on the role of the main character without permission. So, the possible choices are either one or the other. Either you die and give up the role of protagonist to Xaviel Asrahan, or you kill Xaviel Asrahan and completely take over the lead role.] ‘
….’
Unknowingly, I looked back at Xaviel.
He was sending more concerned eyes than before.
‘Maybe my face has become paler.’
It seemed like that.
That’s why he’s looking at me with those eyes.
Unbeknownst to a guy, he must be staring at me with worry.
I immediately smiled at the thought.
I hoped that the smile would not feel awkward.
But I don’t know if I know how you feel.
Or is it that it has nothing to do with knowing?
Bo-ok was just taking out my answer.
[If either you or Xaviel Asrahan disappears, the world will choose the remaining protagonist and recognize the story as normal at that point. Finally, the restoration of destiny, an incomplete reset, will stop, and the story will continue with the one remaining person as the main character.]
“….”
Not even a sigh came out.
Because he entered Lloyd Frontera’s body and survived.
Because it changed the story of this place.
I had been thinking that the days I had been doing like that would be related to the restoration of fate.
But I never dreamed that the solution would be such a harsh alternative.
‘Couldn’t I rather tell you that I need a lot of RP, that I need to use that method to prevent the restoration phenomenon?’
Seriously, I even heard that thought.
Even tens of thousands of RP is fine.
No, even if it costs 100,000 RP.
If that was the solution, it would be 100,000 times better than now.
‘Then do nogada. You will be able to see the angle that can be solved even if it is very difficult and hard to roll. But this…No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know.’
This side or Xaviel.
One of them must die.
You must completely disappear from this world.
Until then, whether it’s a restoration phenomenon of that fucking fate or an incomplete reset, it doesn’t stop.
‘Then what should I do?’
I don’t know.
I really don’t know.
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t find an answer.
I don’t know if I can come up with an answer in the future.
‘Wait then…What if I use the Dragon King sponsorship membership benefits after I die? What if you resurrect? Then, even if I come back to life, since I’m already dead, can I stop the restoration of fate?’
I immediately asked for an idea that came to my mind.
However, Bo-ok shook his head in response.
[That method is not possible. As a result, since you do not disappear from this world, the moment you are resurrected, the phenomenon of restoration of destiny will proceed as it is.]
What is this.
At least, it was a way I came up with in the middle of the day.
But Lloyd did not give up.
With the feeling of grabbing a straw.
With a heart looking for a ray of hope.
I asked Bo-ok again.
‘Then what’s the next best thing? How else than one of them to die or disappear? Is there no Or a way to slow down the restoration of destiny?’
[No.]
“….”
It’s like cutting the string of hope that this side has been working so hard for.
It was such a simple answer.
It was the same after that.
Thinking of you.
With really hopeful expectations.
Lloyd asked Bo-ok a few more questions.
Like making a declaration that he would give up the main character’s position to Xaviel.
Asking for understanding by honestly revealing that he is not the real Lloyd.
At least he asked if he could not leave the Prontera estate.
I asked everything that came to mind.
But Bo-ok’s answer was the same.
[Impossible.]
“….”
Is it because this world has already recognized this as an error?
Or is it because it has gone too far from the original story to go back to such moderate methods?
I couldn’t tell.
But one thing was certain.
‘Me or Xaviel. either way. There is no other way.’
It felt like it was dark in front of my eyes.
Even though the huge wave caused by the jewel spreads over the water surface above their heads.
Even though the waves are creating huge waves.
The waves hit the dam.
Even though the waves escape through the pre-made flow channel.
He didn’t even look that way.
No, I didn’t even want to pay attention.
‘What should I do?’
A feeling of tingling in one side of the chest.
I don’t know if you know that feeling or not.
Xaviel looks at me asking if he’s okay.
“Oh it’s okay. really.”
said with a smile.
However, the look of concern in Xaviel’s eyes did not disappear.
Are you sure you haven’t heard an answer from Bo-ok?
Or did you hear a strange solution?
Your expression is very serious.
It was such a worried and questioning look.
So it was.
“I got an answer. Fortunately, it wasn’t a strange solution. It seems that the phenomenon of restoration of destiny can be easily prevented.”
if you or i die
if you make that choice.
will be able to stop
Thinking so, Lloyd smiled.
The more a corner of your heart groans.
The more I think about it, the more I can’t come up with an answer.
He tried to smile brighter.
That’s how I came up to the surface with Xaviel.
Even during that brief moment of splashing toward the surface, Lloyd’s head was rolling furiously.
The solution I just heard from Bo-ok is either way.
how to accept it
What kind of trick could he use to keep both himself and Xaviel safe?
I desperately pondered and devised and folded my brain folds.
But there was no sharp point that came to mind.
‘It’s a big deal. I really can’t see the angle this time.’
I wanted to hold my head.
‘Because even tricks and thin rocks need a gap in the first place to work. It’s a trick and a sham to poke and use gaps that others can’t see. But this time? there is no gap Bo-ok gave a straight answer. Either way, none of the other methods would even work.’
One of the two must die.
Or you must disappear from this world.
There is no other solution other than that.
Thanks to you, even if you worry and devise.
Even if you agonize with the momentum to open the brain fold class.
Novel methods seldom came to mind.
‘Should one of us or Xaviel go to another dimension instead?’
Wouldn’t it be nice to ask the dragon king to use dimension shift magic?
At least that seemed possible.
‘Like the last time I went to Seoul.’
go by yourself
Either send Xaviel.
The one who went away like that will never come back.
That would surely prevent the restoration of fate.
‘Still, I don’t mind that. No, I hate it.’
Thinking, Lloyd shook his head vigorously.
‘It’s nothing to do with sending Xaviel. Even if I don’t have a conscience, that’s a bit. But I hate going to Seoul even more.’
return to seoul
so don’t come back
Just thinking about it made the bridge of my nose twist.
‘I hate that place.’
To be honest, I really hated it.
Anyway, no one knew anymore.
don’t even have a family
There are more painful memories than good ones.
‘That’s why I’ve lived even harder since I came here. I don’t think I’ll die after living a meaningless life, just going through hardships like I did in Seoul. I can see the angle to live a slightly different and meaningful life. I thought I could only suck honey that happily.’
So, there was a lot of work done here.
Thanks to that, it was a car that I thought was worth buying now.
For the first time in a long time, being treated like a human being, he was able to live with respect and admiration throughout.
‘But you threw it all away and went back to Seoul? Nonsense.’
The more I thought about it, the more tired I got.
‘Besides, if I go there, I have to live in Lloyd Frontera’s body, not my original body. You won’t have a family, house, property, bankbook, resident registration card, or even a transportation card. It’s a shortcut to becoming an illegal immigrant and a beggar.’
I even thought it would be better to die than that.
The conclusion came naturally.
‘So the way to go back to Seoul is dismissed.’
Rather, let’s find another way.
There will definitely be tricks you haven’t thought of.
One day, there will be a yabawi that will brighten the light.
‘Because there is still plenty of time. Almost two years are left before the phenomenon of restoring destiny begins. Besides, if you feel like you’re running out of time, you can use Time Freeze to buy time to ponder and devise.’
So let’s not be quickly disappointed.
Let’s not get frustrated or hard.
Let’s not give up hope.
So Lloyd promised.
It gave more strength to the two legs that stirred in the water.
Just like that, in just a few seconds of coming to the surface, he thought, calculated, and made up his mind.
And the moment you stick your head out of the water.
I came face to face with an unexpected cheer toward myself.
“Waaaaaa-!”
“…her?”
Lloyd narrowed his eyes.
Cheers were heard from all directions.
He rips off the wet bangs sticking to his forehead.
I looked around.
Finally, I was able to confirm the face of those who cheered.
“The water flowed just as expected by design! Success Mr. Lloyd!”
“…Lord Bavaria?”
A lake created by the construction of a dam.
I could see Lord Bavaria shouting from the top of the cliff on the edge.
There were also sappers holding shovels side by side.
And that wasn’t all.
On the cliff on the other side of the dam, the White Lancers were cheering on the one hand and writing something on their palms on the other hand.
Perhaps thanks to the senses he gained while climbing the Sword Master, he could also hear their conversations sparsely.
“hey. Do you have any charcoal left?”
“Wait a minute, Commander. Are you writing it on the palm of your hand?”
“I’m afraid I’ll forget it.”
“Can’t I just write it down first?”
“Then write it down carefully. As I recall, Lloyd-sama said that when digging the ear with a cotton swab, he started digging from the bottom.”
“I remember too. Then, in a clockwise direction, 5 times in each direction, right?”
“that’s right. Surely it was. Write it down. It’s an ear-piercing tip for those who have reached the rank of Sword Master. At first glance, it may seem like an insignificant habit, but perhaps it has a significant meaning that we are missing.”
“Of course not. It is the lifestyle of the person who most recently ascended to the level of a sword master.”
“Am, you have to follow and learn. If this is a textbook, wouldn’t it be the latest version?”
“That is true. Shouldn’t we get out of the Sword Master Syndrome now?”
“Exactly!”
…A great conversation was going back and forth between the members of the White Lancers with various meanings.
“….”
Stop it, you crazy people.
No, I know it’s kind of desperate.
I know that Sword Master Syndrome is painful because I’ve been through it myself.
‘But isn’t that a bit harsh?’
Lloyd must have felt a real sense of excitement.
But there was nothing I could do.
It was because those who gave burdensome praise and cheers appeared (?) hand in hand like in Vienna.
For example, what if you run into orc warriors while walking down the street?
They all shouted in unison.
“It’s also Lloyd! Lloyd is our friend!”
“Lloyd is great! You made a huge dam!”
“Lloyd is cool! I even made a gem of truth!”
“But I don’t think I can make a girlfriend!”
…It was like that.
Such an enthusiastic response even moved to the calm elf chief Muira.
“Lloyd Frontera, you are truly wonderful.”
“…yes? What does that mean?”
“I saw it with my own two eyes.”
“What did you see….”
“When I was working on the Jewel of Truth. There were huge waves in the artificial lake, but most of them flowed through the spillway built in the dam without difficulty. Thanks to this, many plants were able to avoid getting hurt.”
“Are you talking about the bush that grows on the edge of the artificial lake?”
“yes. So I was thrilled. Just like when we moved and planted all the grass in the area to be submerged in advance when building the dam.”
“No, that’s because there are many precious herbs growing there….”
“If it were you, you would have built a dam with all those points calculated. You are a very caring person.”
“….”
I’ve never even calculated that.
It’s just how it happened.
But Lloyd just laughed awkwardly.
I just silently accepted the compliment that openly painted my face.
In fact, I didn’t have the spirit to respond to the compliments pouring in.
There was no room for that.
Although on the outside I was smiling.
It was because my heart was complicated inside.
‘Me or Xaviel.’
Destiny to be concluded only when one of the two dies or disappears.
What kind of dirty alternative is this?
Just thinking about it made my back hurt.
It is a jewel built with so much hard work.
I thought I could figure out how to prevent the restoration of fate by building a jewel.
I didn’t know that the prevention method would be such a harsh option.
‘Oh shit.’
If I keep thinking like this, will I be able to find the answer?
Maybe it’s just wasting time.
On the one hand, while reassuring myself that it will be okay.
On the other hand, I had to try to suppress the anxiety that came in from time to time.
‘however…Other people are just praising me without knowing anything.’
It suddenly felt lonely.
I want to talk about the troubles in my heart.
Do you think that no one even knows that such troubles exist?
Suddenly, I felt like a lost child.
The feeling of being alone and detached from everyone shuddered.
I spent five days like that.
in everyday life.
Laughing off compliments that don’t touch your heart.
It must have been a mealtime when I laughed brighter so as not to be noticed by others.
“Somehow, your expression has been dark lately. Did something difficult happen that you couldn’t talk about?”
Like a pat on the back.
The Countess handed over a cautious question.
