§ 200. Louise (3)
A junior who came to visit me bowed his head with an apologetic look on his face.
-I’m really sorry, senior. Still, I’m so glad you’re safe.
Hearing that shameless guy’s words, my fists naturally tighten.
However, Seongjin, who realized that even the slightest movement would cause a catastrophe, gave up on immediate punishment and rested his head quietly on the hospital bed.
I really can’t kill that bastard.
-Anyway, you are really great. Who would have imagined walking back from there?
The junior who dragged a chair and sat down next to him was waving with an expression that seemed extremely harmless.
-개새끼야. Cough!
When I answered without thinking, I coughed and small droplets of blood splashed out.
Cluck cluck.
Still, he is in good condition considering he suffered from severe airway burns. Without the help of a respirator, I was able to survive to some extent with just a small oxygen line in my nose.
-This is not all because of you! Cough! How can a guy who served in the control tower confuse LIMA and ROMEO? Crazy bastard.
Thanks to a wrong order, Seongjin left the operational area alone and became stranded in the middle of the Fire Caterpillar nest.
The Fire Caterpillar was a monster that spewed deadly poison. With a moment’s wit and extreme concentration, he barely escaped the situation, but originally, as soon as he was isolated, he would have been engulfed in poisonous smoke and turned into a handful of blood.
The junior was well aware of this fact, so he stayed by Seongjin’s side for a while and obediently pretended to take care of himself.
-I’ve thought about it sometimes before. My senior acts so noble even when he only eats Jjambap. Haven’t you been able to drink a sip of water for the past two days?
While I was diligently eating my long-awaited patient food, a junior who was carrying water next to me suddenly said something unexpected.
Seongjin’s eyebrows twitched.
What kind of bullshit is this?
-That senior’s arrogant attitude in everything. Is that some kind of compensation mentality to hide low self-esteem?
-what?
-Extreme hunger can ruin a person, but I think you eat while observing all manners. How did you get into that habit?
Seongjin felt his appetite drop.
What did this guy eat wrong? You’ve been reciting instructions out of your mind, and now you’re making a fuss about people eating?
Originally, I would have just slapped myself on the back of the head and finished it off, but unfortunately, my physical condition was not right now.
-Do not make noise when chewing. Use chopsticks properly. Isn’t this just ordinary home education? What’s the problem?
-… yes?
As if he had heard an unexpected answer, the junior looked at Seongjin dumbly for a moment. Then she asks again with a suspicious expression.
-Are you serious about that?
-What if you don’t mean it?
what? why? what?
I moved my chopsticks and glared at him with a sullen expression on my face, and my junior suddenly burst out laughing so loudly that the entire hospital room was gone.
-ha ha ha! Are you a senior? Home education? Ahahaha!
The guy who was holding his stomach and bursting into laughter eventually fell off the chair and slumped down on the floor. He laughed so hard that he now had tears in his eyes.
Is this bastard here to visit the hospital or to give someone medicine?
-ha ha ha. This was the funniest joke I’ve heard recently. Thank you very much, senior, for leaving us with a pleasant memory at the end. I’m serious about this.
“I must have laughed so much,” said the junior who had barely recovered himself.
-last?
-yes. I have to say hello to you soon. I should have made this move myself a long time ago, but I was too complacent because I was just hoping for a fluke.
He adjusted the laces of his combat boots, tidied up his clothes, and spoke calmly.
-Senior, do you know that? This world will soon be destroyed anyway. Everyone will die sooner or later, it’s an inevitable fact.
Then, the junior blinked his right eye busily and stared intently at me with his remaining eye.
-Then why are you still persistently alive? It’s all pointless now, so why are you waiting so desperately?
Seongjin knew very well when that guy’s habit came out.
Left amblyopia. Jinx looking at his prey.
You bastard, close your eyes right now.
Who is it looking at like that now?
Seongjin, who was reflexively tracing the position of the familiar sword, suddenly realized that his waist was empty and was struck with shock, as if he had been hit hard on the head.
… uh?
No nutcracker? why?
* * *
omg!
Seongjin suddenly opened his eyes and took a deep breath, breaking into a cold sweat.
‘… ‘Nutcracker!’
As soon as he came to his senses, he hurriedly groped his waist. And as always, Seongjin checked the sword belt and hilt in their familiar positions and then heaved a sigh of relief.
‘Oh, what is it? ‘You were surprised.’
Thump thump thump.
As my heart beats faster, a sense of reality slowly comes to me.
‘Was it all a dream…? … .’
The moment I realized it, the pain in my entire body that I had felt so vividly before quickly subsided. I no longer feel the burning sensation of my airways that used to sizzle every time I take a breath.
Well, it was already over ten years ago. I thought I had completely forgotten about it by now.
Sungjin, feeling relaxed, lay down and blinked for a moment.
‘But where on earth is this?’
When I look up, I see a very unfamiliar ceiling. The place where Seongjin was lying was a room as small as the palm of your hand.
‘… Was there a place like this in Delcross?’
Bright lights of unknown origin pour in, and the simple pastel-toned wallpaper covering the ceiling and walls gives it a modern feel.
As I stood up in confusion, someone spoke to me next to me.
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[Did you even have a dream? Just lie there.]
A calm voice that now feels very familiar.
When Seongjin, startled, turns his head, he sees a familiar figure.
[…] father?]
The only furniture in the room was a small bed on which Seongjin was lying and a desk small enough to be considered a side table.
And there was Seonghwang standing in front of the desk.
He was dressed in light casual clothes, without the robes he usually wore, and spoke in a casual manner while leafing through the few books he had.
[Or would you like to read a book? It seems that it will still take more time for the effect of the tea to completely wear off.]
… Medicine tea!
Only then did memories from before he lost consciousness flash through Seongjin’s mind one after another.
After drinking the medicinal tea given by Countess Sigismund, Seongjin felt that something was unusual and immediately tried to call Seonghwang.
The fact that he is here now probably means that Louise has properly listened to Seongjin’s request.
However, I thought that if the success came, I would definitely borrow Sir Sharon’s body, but how did this come about?
‘Hey, devil? Are you listening? ‘What on earth happened in the meantime?’
I quickly called the demon lord, but there was no answer.
Instead, Seonghwang selected a book and approached Seongjin at a leisurely pace.
[No matter how much you call it, you won’t hear it now.]
[…] yes?]
[This is a space where all external thoughts are cut off. Therefore, the thoughts here also cannot flow out.]
A space where even the devil’s thoughts are cut off. A powerful voice that is transmitted directly as if it were ringing in your head, not in your ears.
After thinking over and over again, Seongjin came to one conclusion.
[This is not the real world.]
Then Seonghwang slightly tilted his head and answered.
[I don’t know. It is a bit absurd to say that it is not reality.]
Then he sat down on the edge of the bed and quietly focused his gaze on Seongjin.
[However, given that this is not the Delcross dimension, it may not be reality. This is the newly created Flame Dimension.]
[Flame injury… … .]
[okay. There was no other way to completely block the thoughts pouring in from all directions.]
Seongjin slowly pondered the meaning and was astonished.
Wait a minute, are you saying that this guy created a small dimension to block thoughts?
‘Are you saying that if you become God’s representative, creating dimensions one by one is not a task? no way… No matter how much you think about it, it’s not normal. Can there really be no consequences?’
Come to think of it, Seonghwang’s complexion seems paler than usual, perhaps due to his mood.
[Are you okay? Isn’t it because of me that you were overexerting yourself?]
When Seongjin asked worriedly, Seonghwang asked back as if he was puzzled.
[swarm? Why did you think that?]
[Your complexion looks a little bad?]
[…] … .]
Seonghwang then blinked his eyes as if he was a little embarrassed, and then let out a small sigh as if he realized something. A slightly bitter smile appears on his face as he looks down at the book in his hand.
[no. I guess it’s just because this isn’t a place I have very good memories of. It’s all in the past anyway, so don’t worry about it.]
Well, in order to create such a specific and realistic image, the caster’s memory would have to be the foundation.
And those memories may not always be good ones.
[I’m sorry, father.]
Seongjin bowed his head obediently and said.
No matter what my initial intention was, it is true that I drank the medicinal tea with my own hands.
At the time, I thought I had found the best way to smoothly overcome the situation, but who would have guessed that suddenly I would hear auditory hallucinations coming from all directions.
As expected, Seonghwang, who seemed to have guessed the situation to some extent, raised his head and looked at Seongjin.
[It’s worth knowing. You probably never expected this result.]
[Yes, that is actually true. I thought one drink was nothing.]
Even though Loferum eggs are part of the raw material, according to the process obtained by Orden, the content is extremely small.
Although medicinal teas have been circulating in Sigismund’s territory for several years now, only a small number of them have begun to show clear abnormal symptoms. After all, these are all recent events.
I never thought I would suffer from such terrible auditory hallucinations just because I drank one drink.
‘wait for a sec! Now that I think about it, I saw that a new dimension was created to block the evil spirits… … !’
So does that mean that what I heard earlier wasn’t an auditory hallucination?
Are you saying that they are all real thoughts?
At that moment, Seongjin’s head began to spin.
Medicine tea and Loferum eggs. An organ that receives gray plague and death. People of Sigismund’s territory who talk nonsense and slowly go crazy.
‘I have a rough idea of how medicinal tea affects people. But, then, the reason why such a change happened so quickly only to me… … .’
Somehow, an unpleasant feeling creeps in.
Seonghwang, who was quietly observing Seongjin’s complex expression, gave a hint at the right time.
[I’m sure you have guessed it to some extent by now. The medicinal tea distributed in the Sigismund Territory clearly creates flame crystals with an extremely low probability in the minds of those who have taken it for a long time.]
If you take it for a long time, there is a low probability.
And in Seonghwang’s next words, Seongjin’s anxiety turned out to be true.
[However, a small amount of medicinal tea may be sufficient to stimulate what is already present.]
Seongjin’s eyes shook violently.
That means only one thing.
[So, I was originally… … .]
No, it’s not me.
Seongjin looked at the familiar combat uniform he was wearing and the tattered bandages wrapped around both fists, biting his lip and shaking his head vigorously.
The sword belt and nutcracker that I thought were tied to my waist had also disappeared without a trace.
It’s natural. This is a world of flames.
It is a space where strong thoughts create substance.
[Mores is-]
Seongjin continued speaking in a trembling voice.
[That child had an innate ability to burn. Was he originally a psychic like the twins?]
Suddenly, the fact that Seonghwang’s gaze was at a height not that different from his own struck Seongjin deeply.
fantasy,
