MEMORIZE Chapter 353

00353 Barbara ———————————————— ————————=

East, West, South, North.

Among the units in charge of these four gates, the unit that marched at the forefront was the Dongmun unit, with Lord Han as its commander.

While crossing the ‘Castle Forest’, the Dongmun unit encountered users who appeared to have run away from Barbara, and suddenly stopped their march. And through the communication crystal ball provided for smooth communication between units, they expressed their intention to wait for instructions on the next direction of progress, such as processing of users or continuation of the march.

And the West Gate unit that received the communication said, “First of all, I want you to guide the users this way. “The march will stop here for a while, and do not let down your vigilance around the area until further communication is received,” he replied.

Eventually, the users who fled from Barbara arrived along with the users from the alumni unit who came out to guide them.

‘One, two, three, four, five, six, seven… . ‘Seven people?’

As we counted the number of people one by one, an unexpected suspicion arose. The number of people may not matter much, but the more I look at it, the more I feel the subtle sense of discomfort that has been building up since the first time I saw it.

‘Shall we bring Ansol?’

Just as I was about to feel regretful that there was no Bokdong next to me, Goryeo Road started asking questions.

“I heard that you are a user who ran away from Barbara. It looks like it’s going to be very difficult… . Sorry, but I have a few things to ask. Because these are important things to us right now.”

“haha. no. it’s okay. It’s a little difficult, but now I just feel fortunate to have met similar users. I heard the situation roughly from the people in front of me. “I will answer your questions with sincerity.”

Goryeo Road’s question was answered by a man in the very center among the seven users. His appearance is extremely shabby, and his face looks full of fatigue. There was a look of relief on his face, as if he was truly fortunate.

But I squinted and looked at him closely. I keep seeing clothes that are torn here and there and clothes that are so dirty that I wonder if they were done on purpose.

“Thank you for your understanding. So first, could you give us some quick user information? “If you have a clan, I’d like to hear it together.”

“This is Baek Geon-woong, a 4-year user. Currently, I am independent. “The original clan was disbanded after the Iron Mountains expedition.”

As the man revealed his name, Lord Koryo looked around at the users gathered around him. Looking at his eyes, it seemed like he was looking to see if anyone knew Baek Geon-woong. However, all of the users gathered here had some level of status or reputation.

On the other hand, Baek Geon-woong seems to be an average user, so it is correct to say that there are generally few opportunities for interaction. Unless there is a special relationship.

After checking the reactions of users who were all shaking their heads, Goryeo Road opened its mouth again.

“okay. So, can you give us a brief overview of Barbara’s situation now? For example, how the current battle is going… .”

“It’s the aspect. To be honest, I left the city a week ago, so I have no way of knowing about the battle situation. sorry.”

“yes? What do you mean by that? “You don’t know the situation?”

“It’s literally true. We left the city about a week ago. “At that time, the city had not yet been invaded.”

This means that they came out of Barbara even before the invasion.

‘But are the clothes like that?’

Barbara’s stabilization can be said to be the best in the North Continent. Moreover, if it came out a week ago, it must have passed through an area near the city. As such, it was safe to say that it was rare for clothes to be damaged to that degree, or rather, not at all. I felt my initial suspicions growing even stronger.

“First of all, let me tell you about the situation before we came out… .”

While listening to Baek Geon-woong’s next words, I activated my third eye.

‘under?’

And the moment I checked his user information, I felt a tremendous amount of power enter my eyes.

“Where should I start… . First of all, it was the Golden Lion’s arbitrary action to cut off the warp gate. It seems unlikely that attitudes will change in the East and South, and users are continuing to leave. “I thought maybe they were trying to forcibly secure defense personnel.”

“hmm. However, I understand that not only the warp gate but also contact itself was not established. “How did that happen?”

“ah. that… . I understand that similar phenomena occurred in other cities that were invaded in the past. But even though Barbara wasn’t invaded… . Honestly, I’m not sure why. but. “Every time I tried to communicate, the flow of magic power became very unstable.”

He calmly shook his head left and right as if he had no idea about that part of Baek Geon-woong. His story continued.

It seems that the Golden Lion later did its best to defend the city by coaxing and soothing the users. However, the North, which was believed to be the last bastion, had already turned its back, and the number of people escaping through the gate increased as the days passed.

In this situation, Baek Geon-ung tried to hold on somehow, but in the end, the moment he saw that the invaders were within a stone’s throw, he ran away from the city without hesitation.

“I admit it was a cowardly act. But it didn’t seem like the city could hold on. At one time, it was a city with more than 10,000 people… . “When I came out, there would be less than a thousand people left.”

“hmm… . I heard you right. “So that means you don’t know anything else.”

“yes… .”

Baek Geon-woong added in a tone filled with deep regret. And Goryeo Road, who was watching it, nodded his head with a calm face. In some ways, Barbara’s situation was no different from the East being dominated by the South. It seemed like he had already expected it to some extent and didn’t find it particularly strange.

“All right. Then we have to decide what to do with these people… . I think it would be best to go back to the city for now. “It’s dangerous here.”

“ah. “I need to ask you something about that for a moment.”

“Please?”

“If you’re going to Barbara now, maybe we’ll…” .”

At that moment, Baek Geon-woong stopped talking.

Because I took a step forward. With everyone’s attention instantly focused, I slowly walked towards Goryeo Road.

“huh? Mercenary Road. “Is there something you want to say?”

“yes. Koryo Road. “Do you remember the incident where we cleared out the spies last time?”

“ah. Of course I know that. In particular, thanks to the Shadow Queen’s ability, even those who did not come out of Baek Seo-yeon’s mouth were able to come to their senses… . But why are you suddenly bringing up that story?”

“Suddenly, a thought occurred to me. “If you don’t mind, would you mind if I ask them a few more questions?”

I was no longer a chick. He was the user who made the most remarkable contribution in preparing for this war, and was the lord of the Mercantile Clan, whose stock price was currently rising. In the past, this would have been an act that would have been called arrogant, but now I am in a position where I can speak out.

Goryeo Lord looked puzzled for a moment, but then nodded once or twice as if to give it a try.

I started asking questions right away.

As always, it starts with a fastball.

“I will tell you first. “I am very suspicious of you.”

“yes?”

“The distance from here to Barbara is five days if you travel quickly. If you go slowly, it will take about seven days. There is no major problem with the words themselves… . By the way. “I can’t help but think that the timing is so perfect.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

“You said you came out just before the city was invaded, but you don’t know that. It could have been invaded more than a week ago. No, maybe it has already fallen. Do you understand what I mean now?”

Murmur.

The moment I finished speaking, there was a small commotion among the surrounding users. Most people seemed to be surprised by the sudden remark and suddenly asked, “Why is this nonsense?” But I was expecting this reaction anyway, and because I had confidence and a secret weapon, I did it right away. This is because I wanted to end it quickly and without any delay.

“oh. Mercenary Lord?”

At that time, a polite yet quiet voice called to me from next to me. The identity of the voice was melody. She gently crossed her arms and spoke in a low tone.

“What you said just now, are you now suspecting them of being vagabonds?”

“That’s right. Currently, all spies have been caught. Since we couldn’t contact the spies, I thought they might be curious about our situation. So, they probably planned to steal information from the users in front of them, or rather, by disguising them as users.”

“Hmm. That’s a really great guess. There is no physical evidence, only a feeling… . “Is this too far-fetched?”

Seonyul let out a light laugh and criticized me with an expression full of sarcasm. Then, as if he thought he had an ally, Baek Geon-woong quickly regained his smile from his embarrassed face and said,

“haha. it’s okay. I understand. In a situation like this, it could definitely be suspicious. Regarding that part, let me explain… .”

“no. Actually, I think it’s far-fetched, but I also have similar thoughts to Mercenary Lord. That’s why it is like that.”

It was then. Seonyul, the tarot card magician who objected to my words, calmed his expression in an instant and immediately changed his attitude.

“Yes, yes? Well, what is that… .”

“We are not fools. What you say seems plausible at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, there are so many unclear aspects. For example, a crystal ball for communication. Even if you did it inside the city, you could have used the crystal ball if you had left the city. We just used it very well. Have you ever tried it?”

uh. This is what I was trying to say.

Even though it felt forced, it was a bit of a disappointing moment for me, who was trying to say it out loud and continue with further explanations.

“Oh, no. “Because we don’t have a crystal ball.”

“aha. I see. Then, let’s do a simple body search. If he was a spy, I think he brought a crystal ball to secretly transmit communications. Isn’t it? Mercenary Lord?”

When the person he thought was an ally changed his attitude and attacked, Baek Geon-woong’s always calm expression disappeared and only a look of complete embarrassment took its place.

‘hmm. ‘They’re quite a match, aren’t they?’

Eventually, I was amazed when I saw the melody narrowing its eyes at me. Of course, the thought that she was an unpredictable woman still remained.

“You really are doing too much!”

At that time, a woman who had been quietly listening from behind shouted loudly in an angry voice.

“Do you know how we felt when we left the city? I was so anxious coming here. I thought I finally found an ally. Treated like a vagabond who didn’t even become like this… .”

The woman’s face showed a look of sincere injustice. However, to me, who was already confident with my third eye, it only seemed like he was trying to somehow escape the crisis by appealing to his emotions.

“how… . how… . You can do this, right? I thought I barely survived… . how… . Black… . Black… .”

How did you do this?

‘I know because I’ve seen all of your user information.’

“Hmm. I understood what the Mercenary Lord meant. However, I don’t think it’s right to just push it forward based on the idea that it’s like this. The timing may be right, or you may not have thought about the communication crystal ball. Anyway, aren’t they really unfair users?”

I felt disappointed for a moment, but Lord Goryeo’s words were the most appropriate words for the current situation.

Baek Geon-woong must have gained some strength when Goryeo Lord defended him, and opened his mouth with an expression that reminded him of something.

“ah! wait a minute! There are many people here now. Among these, I believe there is at least one person out of seven who knows. Oh, no. Needless to say, among the people I met for the first time was a face I recognized! If you go to him, you will be able to prove your innocence.”

“oh. Now that I think about it, there might be a way to do that. Still, just in case, we will conduct a body search and temporarily confiscate the crystal ball… .”

Is this a final struggle? Of course, this method may be a sure method, but it had the biggest blind spot. It is said that spies in the east, south, and secretly in the north were also eliminated, but the central spies still remained.

In other words, there was a high possibility that Baek Geon-woong and the people behind him were vagabonds disguised as users.

I quickly shook my head. And then he quietly opened his mouth.

“no. There is no need to do that. “There is evidence.”

“yes? Evidence… .”

I heard Lord Goryeo’s voice asking a puzzled question, but I called out one person’s name without delay.

“High user performance.”

“yes. Clan Lord. “Did you call me?”

Then, Go Yeon-ju, who must have been waiting since I left, quickly stepped forward and answered.

“ah.”

And at that moment, the sound of Lord Goryeo taking a breath was heard next to him. Go Yeon-ju often sends me on business trips, so he probably has a good idea of ​​what I’m going to do.

“I don’t think all seven people in front of me can resist your abilities.”

“Hmm~.”

I looked back at Go Yeon-ju and pointed to the tramps who were standing with nervous faces. She trailed off for a moment with a leisurely moan.

“Ho Ho. I think so.”

and. Ko Yeon-ju’s eyes, which eventually answered in a characteristic languid voice, had already turned a light gray color.

*

The sun was setting and dark twilight was casting over the plain. However, seeing the dim light seeping in here and there, I knew that evening would come soon.

As I look around calmly, I see tents neatly set up, as if they have already prepared for camping. Originally, we would have marched as much as time allowed, but since leaving the ‘Forest of the Cluster’, we have not done any rapid marching at all.

Because we will soon arrive at Barbara.

The remaining distance was enough to be covered in two days no matter how slowly one went. As such, it was now necessary to stock up on physical strength for war.

As I looked at the users coming out of the tent and talking with serious faces, I turned my head once more. I turned my head to the center of the camp, where seven people were hanging from wooden poles. Blood stains can be seen here and there and the person is not moving, so it appears that he is already dead.

The identities of the seven hanging people were vagabonds who came three days ago disguised as users. I easily revealed their identities using Go Yeon-ju’s unique ability ‘Eyes of Temptation’, and they were immediately captured and revealed most of the information they knew.

Of course, because they were small fish, there was nothing worth salvaging. What are two things that are at least useful?

One is that Barbara has already been occupied. And the other one… .

Ugh… .

It was then. I suddenly turned around at the sound of the sword’s resonance. Then, after examining his back, he was able to confirm that Nam Da-eun was standing somewhere.

“The Mercenary Lord has done a great job again this time.”

A cold and cold voice. Just hearing her tone made me think she hated me, but now that I knew that wasn’t her true intention, I calmly shrugged my shoulders.

“I was just suspicious. “It’s not something that can be praised for its merits.”

“You are humble.”

Ugh.

I tilted my head. They did help me when recommending clan members, but after that, whenever we ran into each other, we would just nod and avoid each other. That’s why I thought Geomhu suddenly talking to me was a little strange.

‘Why is he like this all of a sudden? Burdeningly.’

As I was contemplating how to react here, I could see Nam Da-eun’s lips opening once more.

“There is a meeting this evening. Of course, among the group members.”

“okay.”

Clear business and simple answers. And then the uncomfortable silence continues again. As this atmosphere continues, why do I keep feeling like I did something wrong?

To get rid of the unexpected feeling of guilt, I decided to answer more sincerely.

Ugh!

“I will definitely participate in the meeting.”

“… … .”

Nam Da-eun nodded at my confirmation. Soon she and I looked at each other and exchanged glances.

About 10 seconds passed as we made eye contact without meaning to each other.

I could see Nam Da-eun pursed her lips, as if she still had things to do with me. Then, she lowered her eyes and shyly held out her hands along with her quiet voice.

“Well, Mercenary Lord. This… .”

“… yes?”

“ask… . do… . please… .”

“… Is it like that again?”

Nam Da-eun must have been very embarrassed to say this to me, so she just nodded and shook her head, looking down at the floor. In her delicate hands, she held a sword that had been emitting an annoying resonance just a moment ago.

‘It hasn’t been resolved yet.’

I sighed inwardly and carefully picked up the sword.

Wooing oohing.

Suddenly, the sword started making strange noises.

I was so startled that I lost sight of the sword.

Wow.

Then, this time, a sad crying sound was heard.

—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=

Nam Da-eun: Seol. Why do you keep doing this? huh? Stay still.

Seol-ah (Sword): I hate it, I hate it. I want to go to my dad. I miss you dad. Ugh.

Nam Da-eun: Oh, Dad? Why dad suddenly?

Seol-ah (Sword): Sigh. His dad is the master of the sword, and his mom is the queen of the sword. But why don’t you two get married?

Nam Da-eun: … So, marriage? This guy is going to be in big trouble… !

Seol-ah (sword): Whining! I want a little brother! Let’s get married and make a younger sibling! Whining!

P.S. It’s just a skit.

『Reripple』

1. Kuroshion: Congratulations on first place. haha. You are watching Worlds Cup! Although I don’t follow it on a regular basis, I still enjoy seeing the results. 🙂

2. Chupa Chick Stick: You can score 101 or higher! It’s possible!

3. Natural Natural: The owner of a sword can receive love and obedience from all swords. (Jinji.)

4. Thanatus: Hahaha! Ah, I burst out laughing when I imagined it. That won’t happen! lol. Oh, you are truly amazing. I was feeling a little depressed today, but reading Thanatus’ comment made me feel better. 😀

5. Taeil: You’re going to the military! Stay healthy! I’ll be waiting with a pile of serial minutes!

6. Sunsets: A special group of people will be out tomorrow for a while. There are men too! And I plan to use other people’s romances as seasoning, not as main characters. Hehehe. A lot of interesting things came to mind!

7. Red cat: Ah. okay. This is because omissions were made to speed up the progress. Honestly, it would be better if I just used it without omitting it. Because you can write whatever you want. But if that happens, I really think it will end in episode 1000. ㅜ.ㅠ Anyway, I will pay a little more attention!

8. [暗黑]魔劍流: I lost 11 promotions. In bronze. lol.

9. Lea: Ko Yeon-ju, Im Hanna, and Jeong Ha-yeon! I like older people! I want to pamper him so much. lol.

10. Cheonseongnyeo: Haha! If there were hundreds of people, wouldn’t Su-hyeon die in vain?! lol.

Thank you for always reading. I hope you can always read my writing with a comfortable mind.

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