chapter 173
173. Bringing back memories
Would Garam or Xenia get in the way?
Or will Daisy suddenly have an accident and lose her concentration?
I woke up late at night when everyone else was asleep.
And then he checked the ring she had been clutching on her hand from earlier.
It’s nothing special to look at, it’s just an ordinary accessory.
Why did Iris want this ring? At first she didn’t know why.
I thought it was just a reaction to giving her ring to her master.
However, this regressor followed the trick using the cape of severance.
She was thinking of cheating the rules of the world once again.
“… Following the cape, now it shows the entire memory.”
Unbeknownst to me, such self-talk came out.
Iris had a penalty for directly revealing my memories to others.
She got around it by pouring all her memories into this ring and sharing it.
She probably took a lot of time and effort for this.
It’s not very helpful if you remember halfway through and include it.
The gem-like law of causality often changes even the most minute changes.
There’s no way Iris, the regressor, doesn’t know that. She certainly knows.
She
She must have tried to keep all the memories alive and hand them over to me.
Sug-.
After looking at the ring for a while, I slowly put it on my index finger.
Then I felt something creeping out of the ring.
A terrifying aura penetrates the body soon.
Recognize!-
I reflexively tried to remove the ring, but withdrew my hand.
It’s not an aura that can actually do any harm to my body.
However, what is inside is very miserable and cruel.
My body naturally reacted to that strong negative energy.
– The Last Hero. –
At first, I didn’t know why Iris had such a title.
However, he noticed the guy’s circumstances and finally found out why.
The only survivor of the world he passed through.
That was the last hero, Iris Future Walker.
“Whoa.”
Exhale and calm your body.
Just in time, the electricity supply must have been destroyed, and the bet will not be properly gathered.
Thanks to that, I was able to accept the eerie energy of the ring without difficulty.
After a while, I thought my body was getting heavier.
I soon felt like I was sinking into a dark abyss.
Siss….
Slowly, very slowly, the memories Iris possessed flowed in.
A world exactly the same as the one I fell into.
Everything is the same. Me, Master, and disciples too.
The only difference is what happened after that.
‘Isn’t Grand Master Garam back yet?’
‘Yes. I guess I fell into the enemy’s trap and strayed.’
This is Garam, who participated in the battle of the royal castle on time.
In Iris’ memories, she had never been near the royal castle.
‘The royal castle has been passed over. The continent is collapsing.’
In the first place, the royal battle did not even exist.
Everything was erased due to fragments of demons that appeared from within.
Countless people were slaughtered, and their blood and emotions became good food.
In the meantime, there were a few things like now.
The most representative thing is that my teacher and I were damaged by the influence of Pacheon.
How are you recovering because you can afford it in the world I used to know?
In Iris’s world, everything collapsed, so there was no time for that.
‘Ah….’
‘Lily!’
First, Lily was killed by her enemies.
It was a scene I never wanted to see again.
Not to mention, Iris, who experienced the incident herself, must have felt like vomiting her blood.
After that, the warriors continued to fight until the end, without giving up.
However, the fragments of the first and second demons formed an alliance.
After that, demons and fanatics flocked from all sides.
The tired and injured warriors were forced to keep pushing back.
In Iris’s world, the fragments were all normal.
From the beginning, he drives the warriors with overwhelming strength.
Looking back at those memories gave me goosebumps.
If he fought in a healthy state, not in a weakened state.
I bet everyone was seriously injured.
And if I win, I’ll be glad.
‘Take care of the sisters.’
Ester, who specializes in ambush and poison dance, throws away all her strengths.
Defying time while facing the enemy single-bloodedly, he eventually died in battle.
The enemies even cut off Esther’s horns to watch.
‘Go away, Hyuna.’
In the scene where Master is sacrificing… I don’t know what to say.
This is just the past, no. Even knowing that it didn’t happen.
I wanted to jump out of my seat right away and tear them apart.
After that, the resistance continued, but it was already after the balance of power collapsed.
Eventually pushed to the last line of defense, Iris and her warriors fought and fought again.
If you defeat one enemy, two or three will attack.
I am pushed behind in numbers and my physical condition is not normal.
The last battle that can’t be won in the first place, a struggle right before death.
‘Keuuh….’
‘Master….’
The remaining warriors fell one by one.
Daisy, Gerard, Iris… And I was among them.
With eyes full of regret, unable to even close their eyes.
‘… Master.’
The feeling of looking at my corpse hugged by Iris was quite strange.
When others died, anger and murderous intent rose up.
The moment I witnessed my death, I didn’t have those feelings.
It was all just staring blankly.
Iris slowly raises her head and looks in front of her.
In addition to the fragments that have already met death by the hands of the warriors.
It seemed like there were two more people I was seeing for the first time.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t say for sure.
Iris’s vision was also very blurred.
The moment Iris’ body fell forward like that.
A group of unknown purple lights covered her all around.
It was so dazzling that not to mention the enemies surrounding Iris.
Even I, who indirectly looked at her memories, covered her eyes.
Shaaa!!-
Then, suddenly, she wanted to see the light in front of her eyes.
My body landed on the bed! And felt like falling.
“….”
She hurriedly stood up and checked her surroundings.
This is not a battlefield where the corpses of enemies and allies were lying around.
It is not the miserable place where my disciples and warriors fell.
This is Daisy’s house located in the royal castle, and my room.
Beyond the memories Iris showed her, she came back again.
“… f*ck.”
When I confirmed that I had returned, swear words came out without my knowledge.
If what you saw a moment ago is real, if it’s Iris’s past.
She goes through a more miserable time than I could have imagined.
I tried to resist the overwhelming power of the enemies, but it was all meaningless.
The warriors who were like family lost their lives one by one.
In the end, I had to let go of my teacher as well.
It has never happened to me, and it cannot happen.
However, it has already happened to Iris.
I didn’t see the future like I did, but I went through those things.
They are struggling to return to the past.
– Hell itself. –
Yes, it must have been hell itself.
For Iris, the only remaining weapon and foundation for reversal is her own memory.
To keep that, I had to keep quiet.
Otherwise, there was a penalty of losing part of the memory.
That’s why I’ve been an immature, gaping Iris until now.
The inside must already be burning black.
I must have constantly suffered from obsessive compulsion to do something somehow.
“The Last Champion….”
Grabbing her forehead, I stood up and headed for her window.
When I open the window, the cool night air enters the room.
Thanks to that, my head, which had been messed up like crazy, was sorted out to some extent.
First of all, the future Iris knew and the future after that were completely different.
The first and second fragments have already been completely destroyed.
In addition, the royal castle has not been overrun, and the continent is not overflowing with demon worshipers.
It is the enemies, not the allies, who are exposed to constant checks and attacks.
Since the attack on the capital has failed, demon worshipers are only public enemies.
Since they were defeated, the power of the church was naturally intact.
– If you look at it this far, it’s overwhelmingly advantageous. But…. –
However, that amount of sacrifice was also followed.
Once Master and I were completely disconnected.
However, Master says that I am getting better little by little.
In my case, it was so seriously broken that I couldn’t see the answer.
And Garam and Xenia suffered serious injuries.
These are the two warriors who took part in catching the two fragments.
Unbeknownst to me, the fatigue must have reached its peak, and I was even injured.
Even if things improve, it’s best to stay away from these two for a while.
In other words, the hero of the sword and the hero of the spear are just like me and Master.
It was said that they would be out of power for a while.
Also, Lily isn’t showing off, but she must be very tired.
Right now, Gerard and Iris, who had a bloody battle in the north a while ago, are also a problem.
The only ones in good condition are Daisy, who was waiting in the castle, and Esther, who was in the south.
And Iris, who took relatively little damage.
It was fatal that there were three warriors who could show the best performance.
– If forced, Gerard, Iris, and even Lily can be exported…. –
Even if you do that, six, only six is all.
Of course, both the first and second fragments were defeated by the three warriors.
But neither of those guys were in peak condition.
There is no guarantee that the fragments of the Demon God are not normal.
If only, really one in a million.
If the next fragment appears in perfect condition.
Can the six warriors overcome without losing their lives?
I can’t help but worry that even if I win, I might be injured too badly.
I saw the true power of the demon fragment through Iris’ memory.
I couldn’t see my worries as futile.
– Still, there wasn’t a major incident that would cause the fragments of demons to appear. –
There was no massive slaughter or flood of negative emotions that would bring forth the fragments of demons.
Wouldn’t it be known if the north had been pushed back, didn’t they say they successfully blocked it?
Thinking about it made me feel relieved to some extent.
But, even so.
There have been times when the impossible has happened.
A representative example is that the fragments of the first Demon God had already appeared.
The reason is probably, that damn causality.
Considering how easily the demon fragments were subdued.
It was as obvious as watching a fire which way the causal rate leaned.
“Please, don’t worry…. Please… At least for a month….”
Please don’t break things.
If it’s going to explode, just wait a little longer, then explode.
I ended up staying up all night with such anxious thoughts.