Living as an Unemployed in Another World

144 – 5. Witch Moon (20)

5. Witch’s Moon – Erosion (3)

From that day on, I spent the whole day figuring out how to run away from her.

Whether eating her meals or walking around her mansion, watching a witch who seems to be waiting for the happy moment of her life, her love for her, which remains in her heart, even though it is small, overcomes my anguish. It was a little dull, but…… Even going near her room reminded me of the scenery of that day and gave me nausea, so I had no other choice.

From the beginning of her, I entrusted her body to her to survive in her other world, and in the process I built a relationship with her beyond her needs…… The purpose was futile, and there was no other way for me.

There was no thought of spending thousands of years in the world of the dead just to learn magic.

There was no guarantee that other than me, the future of the many former owners of this mansion would not become mine. When her affection for me cools off, when my talents are once again limited, when she is disappointed in me, when she finds out that I will never understand her all her life…… I definitely believed that people like me would be reduced to experiment materials and turned into common skeletons.

In the short time that is less than 6 days left, I acted as usual in front of her, no, rather exaggeratedly expecting her pupil…… Behind her, she desperately scraped together her data on the outside world. I can assure you, never in my life have I ever looked into something so desperately.

And, just one day. On that day, the whole mansion was overflowing with unknown energy created by her ‘magic’, and the twist of cause and effect that could not be explained physically, such as things split themselves and shadows soared upward, ruled the mansion. While she shut herself up in her lab, saying that I would finish the ‘preparations’ for me…… Faced with her ‘magic’.

Now, the two dimensions are gradually approaching each other, leaving only a physical distance of about half a finger’s span. There is no more heat or gusts of wind, just quietly sucking in and radiating light…… With such a figure in front of me, I eagerly searched her room.

“Gureuk. Grrr.”

“Shut up, before you shut that mouth.”

I threatened him when the bag slung over his shoulder made a sudden convulsive sound. Having searched through the remaining rooms on the pretext of cleaning the mansion three days ago, it was undoubtedly luck.

Although it’s not a real subspace pouch, it’s a ‘monster’ whose mouth is connected to an unknown dimension, but on the outside it’s just an old leather bag. Although it is a kind of monster that I, who have no power, can’t handle by nature, I managed to subdue it by using all kinds of items.

After he shut his mouth, I started to look carefully at the items in the closet and drawers again. I realized right away that the things that looked like ordinary trinkets or objects on the outside were actually magic items with a little magic on them. The volume and weight limits of the bag had already been tested a long time ago, so I had to pick and steal only the net worth that was possible within that limit.

I don’t know the details of the outside world or the level of culture, but at least if everything she’s told me so far is true, magic isn’t everyone’s domain. If wizards aren’t that common, and I’m guessing, anything that contains even a little bit of her magic is probably of considerable value. It is a choice that I have no choice but to put money in my hands without any living base.

I try on jewelry such as rings and necklaces one by one to understand the effect, and I randomly pack items with jewels that are worth both externally and financially, or things that will help me protect my body in the future. Stuck in The sight of him rummaging through other people’s rooms with bloodshot eyes was like a petty thief, but he had no time to worry about that.

No, considering her dedication that I had given her unilaterally, it was okay to think of her as paying off her overdue wages. At least at the time, I rationalized her own behavior that way.

Various gems including rings and necklaces, women’s accessories, numerous magic items, and…… A book of magic that she bestowed on me. I now know that it was a lingering regret in a corner of my heart that I dared to consume the book even though I couldn’t use magic. I slung the ruptured bag tightly over my shoulder and turned around.

Eclipse. A masterpiece gifted to me by a witch.

I turned my back, thinking that there would never be a ‘slot’ that would become mine in the future, the dream of all wizards.

I don’t have the confidence to live forever.

I don’t even have the confidence to endure eternity.

The life I wanted was to be with you until a certain moment…….

For humans to handle me, you are too heavy, too inhuman…… Afraid.

On her last day at the age of 17, I stood in front of a room full of memories of her and her and said,

“I’m sorry.”

Those were the last words I left her that she didn’t hear.

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And the dark night. On a cold winter day, I stood somewhere in the woods and stretched out my hand toward the sky. At the end of it, the full moon was shining brightly as if mocking me.

An enchanted forest from which you can never leave. But thanks to the ring on my finger, I didn’t have to get lost anymore. My whole body is drenched in sweat from running desperately toward that direction for tens of minutes, and the back of my hand wearing a ring is red from being beaten by the cold. Writhing in the cold air that fills my lungs, I continue to pray for redemption toward the damn moon.

If that’s impossible, I’d rather…….

After a while, I finally got out of the forest. I was standing in front of a cliff, not a performance that even myself could not believe, a landscape with thick forests.

Looking down, a river flows, and beyond that, there are several mountain ranges. Standing on the edge of a cliff where I could die immediately if I fell, I put on another ring and barely memorized the starter phrase while enduring a swarming headache.

“Blink【Disappear】.”

My vision went dark, and when I came to my senses, I found myself rolling in another bush. However, I couldn’t delay. She had to run away a bit before she noticed my escape. I grabbed my sprained ankle and ran again, breathing heavily…….

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“…… “

With everyone watching, I touched the slippery tip of the glass with my finger. My story ends here. The end of the past, over 500 days.

After that escape, the witch did not pursue me, and now, nearly five years have passed since then…… I’m still struggling in that nightmare.

Now that I know the truth, I have nothing to shy away from. I spoke to everyone in a calm voice.

“The witch is coming.”

On the day I returned from the capital, I clarified the unknown letter lying on my desk. Also, what happened to my dear friend.

How could a body with only bones change so much to come to this distant periphery? It’s obvious. As if appealing to my memories of sharing with her guy, it was clearly the work of a witch.

Until now, if you were reluctant to go out into the world because of vague anxiety, from now on, you have to tremble in a definite anxiety that you don’t know when she will come. I wanted them to know about my fear. I know, I’m afraid…… I want you to get away from me before you get caught up in it, before it’s too late. After silence, Mira opened her mouth.

“Let’s run away.”

“To where?”

I asked. She appealed to me, chewing her lips. There was a nervousness in her purple eyes that she had never seen before.

“Anywhere…… Good anywhere Can we do anything if we join forces? Pack your things, get on a boat, and go to another country…….”

“Camilla.”

“Jin!”

She jumped up from her seat and shouted at me. I told her of her conclusions, which she had reached a long time ago.

“Impossible. If she said ‘come’, she’s coming. Distance, closeness, hiding somewhere, disturbing information, things like that…… Meaningless.”

“Why are you so sure? Do you want her to come?”

“I told you, it’s meaningless. No one brought a letter to my room that day. Even that is magic. It’s not our inn, it’s as if my location itself has been specified. It’s the same as what I’m doing here right now. Wherever you go, no matter how far you go…….”

At my resigned voice, Mira sat down in her seat with her shoulders drooping. I spoke again.

“Besides, did you forget? In the first place, I came here by crossing the continent by boat. I don’t think it took 5 years to search and find me like that. In the royal capital…… I have already heard her voice when I wake up after dying once.”

This time Grace reacted. Facing her transparent eyes, I appealed like a criminal awaiting her sentencing.

“It was connected with me from the beginning. It was just me who didn’t know. And because of showing off too much, because of showing his work to others…… He said he would come find me.”

“Jin.”

“I was playing around from the beginning. My lifeline was already at the end of that nail…….”

I started to laugh before long. Oddly enough, I just laughed. Soon after, I declared.

“Leave. Everyone.”

“…… You said it was useless?”

“Not here. From me.”

Mira swallowed in vain for a moment. However, a louder noise rang out immediately after that. The bottle Alphonse held in his hand was shattered by the force of his grip. Red liquid ran down the table and shards of glass were scattered everywhere. In the midst of the sight, he spoke to me in a menacing voice.

“Does such a word come out so easily to you?”

“Then what are you going to do? Are you going to fight? Thanks for the words, but how?”

“Jin!”

“Do you think you can win with that axe? Do you know what kind of monster we are talking about?”

“Jin, please stop.”

“A dragon would be better. At least it will be an honorable death! You like that!”

Alphonse’s expression turned grim, but he didn’t act any further. I deliberately put the harshest words into his mouth.

“Come to your senses, you are just mediocre adventurers. No matter how strong you are…… “

Pair!! I stopped talking when my head turned with a tingling pain for a moment. I thought it was the mummy for a moment, but she was still looking at me with tears in her eyes. Incredibly, it was Grace who blew her hand. She closed her mouth tightly, then withdrew her hand and hung her head.

“Please, stop… ….”

“… ….”

While everyone was taken aback by her violence, I stood up, rubbing my sore cheek and dragging her chair.

“Idiots… ….”

I just left the table. Drunk and staggering down the stairs. As I passed through the hall, pushed the door open, and came out, the dawn sun greeted me.

The sea breeze swept my forehead once. I covered his dazzling eyes with the palm of my hand, then dropped my hand.