chapter 100
100. Dohanna (2)
“·······Yes?”
Dohanna asked again.
It wasn’t that I didn’t hear it. I could tell by the look on his face.
Because that is a face that doubts its own ears.
“You heard it right.”
Dohanna opened her mouth several times.
Time was running out, but she waited.
“Why, why?”
An expected question.
Perhaps my answer will hurt.
“Because I need it.”
“Isn’t it possible for me to…?”
“It must be difficult.”
Dohanna bowed her head.
Since I couldn’t see his face, I saw something else.
For example, a thinly trembling hand.
I cautiously added a word.
“You don’t have to do it if you don’t like it. I will find another way somehow.”
This is what I said, but I don’t think I can keep it.
It’s not just my life that’s at stake now.
In the end, you have no choice but to force it.
“・・・・・・Are you aiming for it? If you say that, how can I refuse?”
It wasn’t what I was aiming for, but I thought it worked well.
I hate myself for thinking I’m lucky with this.
“Huh, okay.”
Dohanna tried to smile.
“I will look for it. Is there a way?”
“Thank you.”
“What?”
There were many emotions in that smile.
“Now we are going back to normal.”
Sadness, pain.
“Ah, now ‘I’ can’t see Mr. Yoohyeon.”
Regret, anxiety, depression.
“Thank you so much.”
I could tell without having to use my powers of observation.
“I didn’t want to greet you so quickly.”
Dohanna looked at Joo Hyunah once.
Because of the distance, Joo Hyun-ah could not hear our conversation.
“For Hyuna, it would be better not to.”
I couldn’t answer.
It was not a question I dared to answer.
“I am ready now. What should I do?”
I said to Dohanna, who was trying to keep as calm an attitude as possible.
“Just trust me.”
Dohan I said that her head hurts this morning.
Recently, my ability has been put to good use.
I think of it as a precursor.
A harbinger of memories coming back.
“Dohanna, listen carefully.”
“Yes.”
The omen has already occurred, so we just need to open the way.
[ Use the skill, ‘bluff’. ]
Bluffing is the ability to persuade others.
“You already have your memories back.”
Even if it’s a lie, if you persuade it, the other person will believe it.
And the power of illusion is stronger than you think.
“·······Ah?”
Dohanna stumbled.
He grabs her hair as if complaining of a headache, then closes her eyes with a small moan.
Took.
Then, Dohanna’s hand reached her floor.
At the same time, the pin she was wearing in her hair also fell off.
“·······.”
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Dohanna’s bangs, which were tumbling next to her, came down.
Just enough length to cover the eyelashes.
Then Dohanna slowly opened her eyes.
“Mmm.”
Keeping her mouth shut, look around her.
She tilts her head as if appreciating her situation, and looks at her own clothes.
Do Hanna frowns.
I realized immediately.
I’m back.
Dohanna slowly raised her gaze and asked her.
“It’s strange, why are you in front of me?”
When we met, I couldn’t say anything.
More than anything, it was a shock.
Despite finding her memories, the fact is that she didn’t hate this woman.
When I didn’t answer, Dohanna called Joo Hyunah who was far away.
“It’s Hyuna.”
“Yes, boss!”
“Can you explain? Where am I and why am I here?”
“······· Huh?”
Joo Hyun-ah’s eyes widened.
Looking at Dohanna, looking at me.
“Hey, this… ….”
“Right.”
As soon as I gave him a definite answer, he started to cry.
“Majestic······.”
“Why is this?”
Suddenly, she clung to Dohanna and cried.
“Hyuna, you should calm down first.”
“But, I missed you so much… ….”
“·······.”
She let out a sigh and went out and patted Joo Hyun-ah on the back.
“Lee Yoo-hyeon.”
“······What.”
“You should explain instead.”
Unique soft tone.
The atmosphere has changed beyond compare to the one before.
Above all, the unknown ominous feeling in the eyes.
No matter how many times I looked at it, it was clear that it was black.
“Yes, you still keep your mouth shut. I expected it. Because you hate me.”
“·······.”
“But you and I are allies right now, right?”
Dohanna smiled brightly.
Have you already figured out that far?
“There are many things I want to hear… But since you look impatient, I will ask just one question. What’s the situation?”
I briefly explained the situation.
“It’s strange, I heard the answer, but I have more questions.”
Of course.
Because I omitted the part about losing my memory.
“I don’t remember anything from that time, but I’ll listen to that later. The situation itself is also interesting.”
Wait, nothing at all?
What is that…….
“Is it okay to take care of that?”
Dohanna looked at the cocoon.
It’s already about 1.5 Times bigger than before.
…… Regarding memories, shall we think later?
“Can you do it?”
“I don’t know. It’s not going to explode right?”
“For now.”
Dohanna, who dropped Joo Hyun-ah, walked forward.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this. Strange thing.”
As she observed the cocoon here and there, she took out the ring from her hand.
Seruk.
Dohan I took off her ring, and she did nothing but put it in her pocket.
“·······What is this?”
On the way, I was puzzled when I saw the ring on her opposite hand.
It took exactly 5 seconds to get here.
And.
“Okay, I got it.”
The sky was clear again.
The cocoon is gone.
This is one of Dohanna’s abilities, ‘time warp’.
It is a force that literally distorts the flow of time.
To put it simply, Dohanna changed only the time of her cocoon to ‘after it has already exploded’.
Deleting the damage caused by the explosion itself.
This was possible because several conditions were met, such as time distortion, not time manipulation, and that the explosion was in a “Confirmed” Situation.
Of course, since it is a fraudulent power, it requires a cooldown of 1 year each time it is used.
“Eh, is it over?”
Joo Hyun-ah asked as if he was losing weight.
“It’s over.”
It’s right that the flag is over.
The king’s existence has already disappeared, and the cocoon of his last power has already burst.
That’s it.
Really.
“Seo Nari… To Jang Hara… Oh, is there a ranking first?”
After the situation is over, Dohanna starts to start her curiosity.
Nari Seo is already growling.
Before things get complicated, I approached and grabbed Dohanna’s shoulder.
“Stop it and talk to me. Do you have a lot of questions?”
“·······.”
But somehow, there was no reply.
Feeling anxious about something, I asked again.
“······Do you have any questions?”
Even when I asked, he just looked this way.
Dohanna looked at my face and hands alternately with a blank face.
“What, why?”
“I don’t know. Why are you doing this?”
He seemed genuinely confused.
Seeing that, I was also confused.
You must have regained your memory, but you look like this?
“Would you mind putting this away for now?”
Dohanna shook her hand off her shoulder and slightly distanced herself from her.
“It is a mysterious feeling that I feel for the first time. Yeah, that’s interesting.”
Dohanna sweeps her chest with her unknown face.
Apparently, it’s been a while since I found my memories, so I’m confused.
Should I leave it like that for a while?
“Go away.”
I was going to do that, but Seo Nari suddenly intervened between me and Dohanna.
Then I pushed Dohanna with all my might.
Dohanna took two more steps back.
“······What is this doing?”
“Think carefully. Why am i doing this oh don’t you know Because I have no memory.”
Nari Seo’s hostility, which was already severe, reached its peak.
After all, it must be like searching for memories.
“I am Nari? Why is that suddenly…?”
Jang Ha-ra, who came after him belatedly, stopped Nari from restlessness.
I didn’t know who to stop, so I left it alone.
“Ah, I have to radio.”
First of all, I am also a commander.
There is a way to contact other heroes.
I took out the walkie-talkie from the subspace and delivered the message.
“The situation is over.”
***
We went straight out of the woods.
I got annoyed just by hearing the word ‘forest’, and I got out of there in an instant, as if everyone else was the same.
It seemed like I got out of there in about a minute.
Anyway, after leaving the forest, I could see that everyone was gathered near the entrance.
It was only natural that the situation had ended.
Also, many returned as corpses.
I did not witness their deaths, but many wounds must have been born.
“You seem to be feeling guilty.”
Those were Dohanna’s words.
“Perhaps he was the one you dragged in?”
“Right.”
“But I didn’t die because of you. Don’t be too heartbroken.”
“I didn’t.”
“Oh, you were a child without blood or tears. I didn’t know.”
Their deaths are sad.
To the point where I want to save it if I can.
But I don’t feel guilty.
There is no one here, no one I urged on.
I don’t talk bullshit about proud death. I’m not even saying that I’m not responsible.
I just respect their choice.
“Hmm?”
Then, a system message appeared before my eyes.
At first, I thought it was a quest clear message.
Because there is no other message to send at this timing.
“Ah…”
No.
[ There are 10 seconds left until you can select ‘Spirit’. ]
[ You cannot select after 10 seconds, and the ‘Shinki’ is randomly selected. ]
Shinkira.
Come to think of it, I couldn’t choose.
“·······.”
I silently raised my finger.
It’s a problem I’ve been thinking about many times, but now I’m not worried even though the options have changed.
[Do you want to evolve the Artifact, ‘Goodwill’ into a Divine Sacred Heart? ]
[This wear is a one-time use. Would you like to proceed? ]
If you compare them to a novel, they would be ‘extras’.
Such beings whose amount can be condensed into only a few lines.
It’s only from my point of view, though.
Anyway.
“Dohanna.”
“······It’s called by that name. Why?”
“You may not remember, but there is something I said today.”
In most fantasy novels, many sacrifices are made.
It also sacrifices extras that readers may not even be aware of.
Fight and die in the invisible place.
Just like them.
“In this story, there is no sacrifice.”
[ Summon the Divine Spirit, ‘Salvation’. ]
The greenish pendant has changed into a jewel I’ve never seen before.
Looking closely, the jewel in the center of the pendant had grown larger.
I walked slowly to the place where the dead people were.
[ Set the range. ]
[Range – user center radius 100 meters]
It’s a new weapon that I just got, but I knew how to use it.
[ God, ‘salvation’ is used. ]
The jewel broke in my hand.
The broken jewel broke into very small pieces and flew away somewhere.
The destination was the heart.
One by one, a piece of jewel seeped into the heart.
[ The light of salvation heals people. ]
The fragments permeated even the dead.
[ The light of salvation revives the dead. ]
One two.
Three four.
Five six.
Since then, many more and many more.
The dead began to rise.
“······You truly amaze me. I never thought I would have developed this talent while I lost my memory.”
“I can’t use it anymore.”
[ The divine instrument has been destroyed. ]
“Rather than that… have you already guessed that far?”
“Curiosity is the most valuable law when you solve it yourself. But there are still many questions.”
“Then I have to tell you the rest.”
“That’s good, can I ask you a favor?”
“Sure. Instead······.”
I looked for a place to be alone for a while.
“After a while.”
[ You have cleared the main quest. ]
The operation to subdue the monster king ended in success.
But my work is not over yet.
Now it’s time to complete the last step.
In order for me to remain here.