Chapter 46
After I came out of the dormitory of the Faculty of Heroes.
Tumble, Tumble-
I walked aimlessly.
He swore that he would surely receive the price for the disgrace.
But… rather than rejoicing, I am filled with skepticism.
I am lonely.
“Whoa….”
struggled to live.
If I do not graduate from the Faculty of Heroes with excellent grades, I will die.
The chances are slim right now.
So, I purposely kept my distance from my surroundings and did not give my heart to anyone.
Then I would feel a little lonely, but I thought that no one would be hurt.
It wasn’t…
Nike, PI, Aisha, Woohee Jang, Andrew, Esilder, etc.
As we share our daily life together, I feel like I have a new affinity for it.
Im sad.
okay. This feeling I’m feeling right now is sad.
at that time.
“Theo!”
Nike, who ran from afar, tried to comfort her.
Not wanting soulless consolation, I let Nike go.
‘A ruthless bastard.’
A little bit of anger
Neike, the main character of this work, ‘The Chronicles of Kyrenzena’, plays around without a sense of urgency.
Therefore, there were often cases where the new users who came in were the main character, sweet potato, and gave up the game.
He is clearly a good man, but he does not have his own philosophy.
Should I call him a white paper guy?
It is quickly dyed by the surrounding environment—people, countries, workplaces, etc.
Until two years later, with deep realization and awakening, he is a hogu like he is now.
A chick that hasn’t turned into a chicken yet.
‘by the way······.’
I’m too young
sell out
No matter how unfairly framed they were, they would do the same thing as children in their mid-teens.
Had I been rational, I could have come up with another good way to prove my innocence.
[···you. Isn’t it?]
[I can go back now.]
Phil’s words come to mind.
I felt it at the time, but other than that, she must have been considerate of me.
It was a problem to catch a living person.
“······ha.”
continues to sigh.
The loneliness of being alone in the world, the loneliness that it seems that there is no one on my side around me dominates me.
Im sad.
Was I such an emotional person?
The period of approximately three and a half years until graduation.
Since I can’t go back anyway, I decided to accept it silently.
But I changed my mind.
‘too long.’
It’s only been a month or so since I fell into this world, and my mentality shakes so much.
In the rest of the time to come, there will be countless things that will upset you as much as today.
As I was walking aimlessly, thinking about various things, I saw Siena sitting on a bench.
“Theo!”
She found me and ran to me.
“Is the conversation over?”
“······okay.”
“Fufu, where are you going now? Let’s go together.”
“·············”.
I have no energy to respond.
I gulped Siena’s words out of one ear and walked recklessly.
how far did you walk
Soon, the training ground appeared in front of me.
‘Why did I… come here?’
Is it because of the thought that if I move violently, I won’t feel relieved…?
Even in modern times, when I was under a lot of stress, I used to move my body violently.
Having come all the way to the training ground, let’s overwork your body.
Let’s get rid of this feeling right away.
profit-
Open the door to the training ground and enter.
Sienna also followed me.
‘After all, there is no one in the dungeon at this time of day.’
I went straight to the gym.
There, Noctar and Orc mates were competing with each other to hold a barbell.
“Whoah! Thirteen, fourteen… fifteen!”
bang!
Noctar put down the barbell with a bunch of disks down roughly.
Then he looked at me standing in front of the door.
“Hey, Theo. I’m here. Is work well done?”
“…Noctar.”
“Uh, why?”
Noctar looked at Siena next to me.
“Well, it’s still going on.”
“·················ogue.”
In a way, Noctar is a representative character whose future has changed because of me.
What will Noctar think of me?
“I have something to tell you.”
“What?”
I swallowed my saliva.
“…I am the culprit of the magic dungeon incident.”
Noctar tilted his head instead of running at me in anger.
“Yeah? Okay. Tell me if you want to tell me why.”
“…it’s not a joke.”
I looked intently into Noctar’s eyes.
His eyes were straight.
“Of course you do? Theo, you’re not kidding. But I don’t think you would have done it maliciously.”
“·················ogue.”
“Is there something you can’t say?”
Noctar answered without delay.
His eyes didn’t flutter at all.
like it really doesn’t matter.
I wasn’t crazy.
Why the hell are you trusting me and showing such faith?
“…why do you think so well of me? Is it because you’re teaching me a theory problem? Or is it because you’re telling me about Andrew’s relativity?”
At my somewhat exasperated words, Noctar shrugged.
“Do you really need a reason…. Once you believe, you will believe until the end.”
The other orc comrades also nodded their heads as if it were natural.
I feel like something is suffocating my heart.
Have I ever received such unconditional trust from others in my life?
“····································································································································································“
I said with my head turned.
“Fufu.”
Siena looked at me like that and smiled.
* * *
“So… Theo. Are you going to catch the culprit who caused the magic dungeon?”
Noctar scratched his neck.
“Yes. I already know who the culprit is. It seems wise to arrest a large number of people in an instant.”
“Okay. Brothers, have you all heard? Get your tools.”
At Noctar’s words, the orc comrades moved in unison.
They pulled out one by one from the stand and held them in their hands.
Holding a one-handed axe, a two-handed axe, and a spear, they stood with their backs behind the noctar.
“…it can be dangerous. The culprit is a low-ranking, but incumbent hero. He also has high-level magic artifacts, so he uses magic with various status ailments.”
I warned you with all my heart.
I was rather embarrassed when he said that he would help me without any doubt.
“Then what, can I just do what you told me last time?”
Noctar tapped his side in the head.
This is a method in which [Battle Instinct], [Blood Rage], and [War God’s Protection] were forcibly activated during an evaluation match against Andrew.
I peek- laughed.
“It is. Even if it is a magic that has abnormal status from a higher level magic artifact, it will be possible to offset it once. If that is the case, before explaining the plan—”
I rummaged through my pockets and pulled out the contact crystal.
‘If you mobilize Amy, it’s enough to catch the criminal if it’s just me and them.’
As I was organizing my thoughts like that, the Orc friends’ eyes widened.
“What is this?”
“Is it a jewel?”
Ugh, you bastards.
“No, it’s a contact crystal ball. With this, we’ll call a person in charge of reconnaissance.”
I pulled the string attached to the contact crystal ball.
Did 30 seconds pass?
Amy’s voice comes from the crystal ball.
—Did you call me, Master?
Unlike actual conversation, there is some noise.
It’s a low-class product, and it’s probably because the distance is quite far.
“Yeah, Amy. What you have to do is-“
My words did not follow.
“Wow! What the hell is this, Theo? Are these wizards made? These bastards… I know they’re insidious, but they make all sorts of weird stuff.”
“Is this the culture shock you learned in class…? It’s dangerous outside the desert.”
“It’s amazing. Spend it all and lend me some, Theo. I’ll have to contact Zulmaran in my hometown. If there’s a naughty cub, I’ll go kill it right away.”
The orcs groaned over and over, as if they were curious.
─···Bocchan? What are you doing?
Amy beyond the crystal ball asks as if puzzled.
“···No. There is something going on, but it has nothing to do with the current disturbance.
—I see, Master. Need more?
Amy’s question made me think deeply.
…more is needed.
“Bring only one pair of comfortable clothes to move around. You change into clothes that are easy to move, too.”
─I see. I will leave immediately, Master. In case of additional emergency, please contact us immediately.”
“i get it.”
I pulled the string once more and ended the call.
Said Siena, who looked at me quietly.
“Whoa, Theo. What should I do?
“…I think I’ll just have to stay still.”
am i crazy what else to do
I don’t need Sienna’s help.
If there is only Amy among the orcs friends, the arrest can be completed.
Amy, who has [Patience], [Breakthrough], and [Acrobat] characteristics, is optimized for infiltration.
After she finds out the location of the criminal, if she rushes in with her orc friends, the arrest is complete.
Sienna smiled politely.
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
“Are you saying you don’t need me?”
“okay.”
“What? Am I wrong?”
Sienna narrowed her eyes. It’s like the eyes of a beast.
I hurriedly changed my words.
“Well, it would be nice if you could help.”
“Is that so too?”
“Yeah, yes.”
“Fufu.”
Sienna hung on my arm.
Orc friends looked at me like they were pitiful and shook their heads.
‘Damn it, it’s mine.’
It’s not that I hate Sienna, but it’s too burdensome.
By the way, it will take quite some time for Amy to arrive.
It would be good to give notices, etc. in advance.
‘Sienna and Amy will understand at once…’
Not these naive Orc friends.
“Pay attention for a moment. Using the interlude, I will explain the operation.”
“Okay, boiling?”
“I remember when I was 10 years old, when I went to loot the neighboring tribe. That was the first time I wet my ax with someone else’s blood.”
“…then I’ll explain, so just ask what you don’t know.”
I started the briefing.