§ 138. Labyrinth (7)
“Sigurt Sigurdsson. That’s what’s so vicious about him. Even though the avatar being controlled by him is conscious, there are many cases where she does not recognize that she is simply a puppet that moves according to his will.”
Leonard asked back as if he was puzzled by Romain’s explanation.
“You’re saying you can’t perceive it even though you remain conscious?”
“yes. “Because of the clever way he uses it.”
Romaine paused a little before continuing.
“He usually manipulates his puppets in two ways. One is to dramatically increase a person’s self-esteem, stimulate the desire to become a greater being, and make the doll accept itself.”
“Hmm?”
“The problem is after we accept him. Once the consciousness is connected, the doll’s spirit is infinitely elevated by combining the long experience and knowledge the person has accumulated and the wild desire to become a great trend. At this time, the doll thinks she has become his helper, and she freely lends her body, mistaking the person’s strong desires for her own.”
Romain and Leonard.
The two were currently walking down a long stone hallway.
The old, moss-covered stone wall shows signs of age, but the blue torches that light up sporadically on it are bright, as if they had just been ignited.
“The other method could be said to be more vicious. It is a method of reducing a person’s self-esteem to the bottom or driving it into a serious predicament, causing the doll to completely give up self-consciousness. The doll moves completely according to his will. In severe cases, people may mistakenly believe that the doll is Sigurd Sigurdson.”
Romain, who was walking ahead, looked around for a moment at the fork in the road, then got his bearings and started walking again.
“In this case, the doll literally lives as Sigurd Sigurdsson. Of course, the process of making a doll give up self-consciousness is not very humane, so it is impossible to avoid the occasional memory defect occurring in the doll.”
“There are memory deficits? But how can you not know that you are being manipulated?”
“Because the moment you fully connect with him, most of those gaps will be filled. As I mentioned before, humans who are connected to Sigurd cannot escape the high that comes from extremely stimulated mental activity. “Because the sensation is so strong and fascinating that you don’t even notice that some of your memories as a human being are disappearing.”
Romain, who had said that much, laughed softly for a moment.
The mouth beneath the half-mask twists with dark arsenic.
“It’s unfortunate that the doll, who was so unaware of his subject, continued to be mistaken even after he left. He says he is not just a human, but in fact a devil. “He is a demon king who crosses dimensions, and he will one day become a great story.”
“… … .”
“Because we feel so insignificant and are deeply frustrated, it is easy for us to get lost in the momentary elation that someone else provides for our convenience. “Isn’t this truly foolish?”
That empty voice felt like extreme self-mockery, and Leonard, who was a little embarrassed, looked away for a moment and cleared his throat.
Fortunately, they reached their destination before the atmosphere became heavier.
Romain stood in front of a large door decorated with elegant embossings and spoke to Leonard.
“This is my base. To enter together, Leo must become a member of my party. As I explained earlier, Leo, all you have to do is say yes.”
And as soon as those words ended, a broken text window appeared in front of Leonard’s eyes.
〚■■■ had a party□ for $ks□Rns. Would you like to accept it?
〚Accept / Clause〛
Leonard, who was startled, took a look at Romain’s face and then nodded.
“… “I accept it.”
Then, suddenly, the text came to mind again.
〚■■■ and I have formed a party.〛
“Hwiyu.”
Leonard shook his head and took a sip from the bottle.
“What can I say, I heard a lot of explanation from you in advance, but it’s still surprising. “It seems like this place really is another dimension.”
The two were currently in the labyrinth.
For some reason, Sigurd Sigurdsson urgently accessed the labyrinth, and Romain was also able to successfully regain some of the lost connections.
Sigh. When the door opened with a heavy noise, what appeared before my eyes was another hallway lined with several rooms.
Leonard’s eyes widened at the brightly decorated interior, unlike before. Romain walked inside with great strides and said,
“I will also give you authority over part of the base, Leo. From now on, you will be able to travel freely only to permitted places.”
“Hey, Romain! I never imagined it. This is really… … !”
Leonard looked around with a flushed face.
“Isn’t this a perfect safe house! “Can I bring other people here?”
Then Romain looked back at him as if he was dumbfounded.
“We came here on purpose to avoid the eyes of the guardians of Delcross and the high-ranking demon kings. But if we openly bring women here, will we be able to conceal it properly?”
“Why not?”
“Of course not. No, more than that, do you need another secret place when you have so many safe houses all over the continent?”
“It’s always not enough. I don’t want to go back to a safe place once I’ve used it. “It smells like a corpse.”
“… … .”
Romain kept his mouth shut.
Although he was a young man who looked fine on the outside, Leonard was actually a very cruel person.
The prince had been playing with small animals in the palace since he was young, and when he grew older, he created a secret safe house and attracted people to it. And most of the people he brought with him turned into cold corpses and were buried in the safe house.
If he had not been a prince, he would have been branded a devil worshiper or a murderer of the highest order and executed long ago.
Well, because of his extraordinary nature, he might have the luck to become the loser of the continent in the future.
If Delcross had fallen at the hands of [Kia] as planned, they would have been busy fighting a war of conquest instead of wasting their time drinking like this.
“By the way, if the labyrinth is so good at avoiding the attention of others, why doesn’t the storyteller of this dimension run away here?”
Jump, jump, jump.
Leonard asked as he opened doors here and there to look inside.
“Because Sigurd Sigurdsson cannot escape the dimension of Delcross.”
“why? “Is it because his body died in Delcross?”
“Not really. The only problem is that the moment his soul leaves the Delcross dimension, he will have to face the wrath of the Holy Emperor, who has lifted all restrictions. “Didn’t you lose a doll just now under the pretext of briefly opening the labyrinth?”
Sigurd Sigurdsson had already been a target of success for several years.
The reason he has been able to survive until now is because he lives in a doll’s body and does not deviate greatly from human laws. They are taking advantage of the limitations of success.
Now there is only one way for him to be free.
There is no choice but to hold one’s breath among the few dolls left and wait for the day when Seonghwang reaches the end of his human life and dies.
“It would only be possible if the doll had a very long lifespan. “Now there are only two dolls left, and making new dolls is clearly an act that violates human laws.”
It was a fleeting connection, but in the meantime, Romain, who had fully understood Sigurd Sigurdsson’s situation, smiled with a confident face.
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It was right then.
“… huh?”
Leonard said, stopping in front of the door at the end of the hallway.
“Romain, is something strange? “I definitely remember seeing this place before.”
“yes? “Is that possible?”
Romain asked back as if he was puzzled, but Leonard kept his mouth shut and slowly opened the door.
I felt a strange sense of déjà vu, wondering if this door had often been opened and closed in this way.
Wow… … .
And the interior of the exposed room was simple.
Simple furniture including a small couch. And clean pastel-toned wallpaper with a modern sensibility.
“That wallpaper… … .”
A strange memory suddenly appeared in his mind.
The slight warmth in your hand and the eyes looking up at you.
Leonard looked down at his hands with a blank face.
Was it a mistake? It definitely looks like someone was strangled here… … .
Romain opened his mouth as if he was worried about his unusual condition.
“There are many thoughts remaining in the labyrinth, and sometimes these can affect people. But that thought is definitely not Leo’s. “Isn’t today your first time here?”
“… okay. “Isn’t it clear?”
Perhaps they were confused with one of the safe houses in Rohan.
Leonard tilted his head and closed the door.
* * *
As soon as Seongjin returned to the palace, he visited the emperor’s office.
The siblings and Masain tried hard to dissuade him, saying that he needed to rest, but Seongjin persuaded them with the following words.
“I’ll just go to my father and ask him to fix it! Doesn’t that solve all problems then? “I don’t have to put off urgent reports, and I can practice tomorrow without having to rest!”
Of course, Seongjin thought his condition was relatively fine, so this was just an excuse not to miss training.
And fortunately, the persuasion worked quite successfully.
“is it?”
“That’s certainly true.”
“Well, if it’s your Majesty, Father.”
okay. Your Majesty’s cheat is always invincible.
So, when Seongjin arrived at the imperial palace, despite the late hour, the emperor’s office was brightly lit as always.
Perhaps because he had been working late, Seonghwang looked a little tired when he greeted Seongjin. He quietly looked at Seongjin, who entered the office, with unreadable eyes for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth and called out to him.
“Mores.”
“yes.”
“Mores.”
“… yes?”
“… … .”
Seongjin looked puzzled and answered again, but Seonghwang was silent for a while.
Just when I was starting to get worried that this guy was uncomfortable, he suddenly made a gesture to Seongjin.
As I got closer, it seemed as if it was different. Suddenly, a strong light poured down on my head, and I felt my physical condition improve in an instant.
Even though he had already received treatment from Logan once, did Seonghwang see something lacking in his eyes?
In addition, I can feel that my condition has clearly changed since before treatment.
I heard that this nobleman’s power is somehow different from the general divine power, and indeed.
“Sit down.”
“yes.”
Seongjin sat down across from me with a little admiration.
Then, as if Lewis had been waiting, he poured tea of the perfect temperature.
I think this guy was expecting me to come.
‘Well, if you know roughly, it would be easy to report… … .’
Thinking like that, I took a sip of my tea.
“okay. “Did she go to the labyrinth safely?”
Phew!
Seongjin almost spewed tea out of his mouth.
“… Did you know?”
When Seongjin asked with a worried expression, Seonghwang tilted his head to one side.
“I thought you came to tell me that, but was it a secret?”
“No, no… … .”
Seongjin answered while breaking into a cold sweat.
Of course, it would have been difficult to hide anything from this man, but I still tried to avoid talking about things that were dangerous as a result of being involved in the labyrinth.
I just wanted to report on the suspicions of the Scarzzapino family and the true identity of that Ricardo guy.
Also, I asked about Oracle.
“sorry. “I think I’ve caused you unnecessary worry again.”
When Seongjin bowed his head and apologized, Seonghwang responded with a serious expression.
“No, it’s okay. I wasn’t too worried. “You told me a long time ago that you defeated the monster in the labyrinth once and for all.”
“… yes?”
When Seongjin asks, not knowing why, Seonghwang’s eyes sink deeply as if he is recalling something.
“okay. I don’t know how I forgot about it until now. “You definitely told me that back then.”
“… … ?”
And the corners of Seonghwang’s mouth slightly rise.
“I told you that you are very strong now, so don’t worry about anything and just have faith.”
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