Chapter 194 – 194. When cause and faith disappear
“what?”
Aria was confused as she looked at the loose mud and tried to explain something to me, but my eyes were following the mud.
“Why is this like this? Obviously when I saw it… … .”
Embarrassed, Aria tried to explain something, but there was no need to listen.
Because I felt like I had a general idea of what was going on.
‘You were fooled.’
There is no explanation other than that.
My soul, which was the first time in the first place?
When I first heard it, I was skeptical, but when I thought about it calmly, I quickly realized that it made no sense.
“Aria, stay calm and explain the situation.”
“Ah yes!”
Aria, who was trying to collect the mud again, immediately starts talking at my words.
“That’s right. Since it was vacation, I went back to my hometown and cleaned, chopped firewood, killed animals, and helped my parents… … .”
It starts like a child explaining that he has finished his vacation homework.
“But didn’t another door suddenly appear in front of our front door? She was glad her mom wasn’t there to make her stew at that moment. She saw that… … .”
As he was talking, he seemed to have remembered something and clapped his hands in surprise.
“Uh, Mom! “I have to tell my family I’m here!”
Aria says that she must have been embarrassed by the sudden disappearance. It seemed like it would take some more time to hear her story.
* * *
Late evening.
After hearing the whole story about Claire’s General Store, I was lost in thought for a while.
Erica had already left a long time ago, and Aria had also returned to the dormitory. Since she had returned to the academy anyway, she decided to spend the rest of her vacation here.
After finishing the street performance, Owen briefly returned with a proud expression on his face, but then left to wash up.
Since Findeneye flew out the window earlier, it seems to have gone out to play and hasn’t come back.
In the end, the only ones left were me, the dark spirit, and Stella, who had sprouted horns. So, Velika was sticking out.
[If you wear white gloves, you are the great devil of deception.]
Velika responds with an expression that makes her feel annoyed even thinking about it. She didn’t seem to get along very well with him.
[The name is Learic. I thought I couldn’t see him for a while, but he was stuck in a strange place.]
I don’t know how long the Great Devil’s time period was, but if it was the Great Demon of Deception, the Dark Spirit and I were related.
Because he was the original owner of Remegeton, the spirit stone that we have been using for quite a long time.
[…] … .]
A dark spirit with his mouth closed and his head lowered. Beside him, Velika continues her talk without even noticing.
[You said he runs a store, right? Don’t even think about buying anything. Just think of it as a loss to just buy it.]
“okay.”
[It won’t simply be about paying the price. At some point, your life may be for sale.]
Ophelia came to mind right away.
There was no need to reflect on what the woman who wanted to be with his love had said.
[Even the great devils don’t know what his real face is. Because he is a guy who likes to deceive people.]
“… … .”
[But there are faces that I use often. A young man with white hair. I don’t know why, but he keeps using it?]
A white-haired man.
Remembering that this was the keyword that Aria had also mentioned, she glanced at the dark spirit temple.
“Do you know anything else?”
[Ah, um.]
The hesitating dark spirit answered awkwardly.
[I don’t know much about the Great Devil.]
I may not want to say it, but I haven’t forgotten what he said when I fought Magan before.
He asked right away, holding onto the tail of the horse as if chasing him.
“I heard that you are a descendant of the child who received Lemegeton.”
At those words, Velika also slowly turns her head and looks at the dark spirit temple. Her expression became even darker.
I thought it might have been clear when I saw that Lemegeton seemed to recognize her as his master.
[It’s a long time ago. It’s just that the blood lines are the same. I tried to find Lemegeton while I was alive, but I ultimately failed.]
“… … .”
[And you also learned that it was a very futile thing.]
I point out that Lemegeton was a trap set by the Great Devil of Deception.
There still seemed to be something lingering about her.
‘someday.’
If I save the continent and peace comes. This time with the dark spirit master will also come to an end.
Because she too was a dead person in the end, she had to go into rest.
But before that.
Now I had no choice but to admit that at some point, the wish to relieve her of the lingering affection she had for me had taken root within me.
[Anyway, it will be quite difficult to fight Learic. Long ago, when demons were fighting each other, the number of times I killed Learic was over double digits.]
In short, it means that even if you think you killed someone, you still have to doubt whether they really killed you.
[But can you go after that general store?]
Velika also nodded as the dark spirit naturally shifted the topic to the general store.
[So, that’s right. From what I heard, it seemed quite difficult to find.]
“There is a way to do that.”
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There is a thread wrapped around my hand, but even if I use it, it is not easy to chase it.
Because you have to chase after the general store that roams all over the continent.
[really?]
[You can chase after him?]
“I will let you know tomorrow. “I want to be alone today, so please save me a moment.”
He motions with his hand and asks the two people to leave their seats. Both the Dark Spirit and Velika were taken aback by the unexpected wedding invitation.
After listening to a few grumbles, I was able to send him out.
“Whoa.”
Deep darkness.
Since there wasn’t a single light on, you wouldn’t think there was anyone inside if you saw it from the outside.
I leaned back on that soft, reclining chair and closed my eyes for a moment.
I flinch.
The skein of thread tied to my right hand began to respond.
Even though there is no wind, the light swaying tickles the back of my hand.
When I slowly opened my eyes, there was an old-fashioned purple door in front of me.
A nameplate that says Claire General Store.
Of course I knew it would come.
I get up without much reaction, grab the door handle, turn it, and go inside.
The inside was just as Aria had said.
It was dark and there was nothing on the stall. Traces of the fierce battle with Aria remained here and there.
“Welcome to Claire’s General Store.”
A white-haired young man standing beyond the counter in the distance. The white gloves on his hands revealed his identity to me.
“Learic.”
Learic, the great devil of deception.
Even though his name was called, he asked without changing his expression at all.
“Is there something you are looking for?”
Hearing that he would guide me if there was anything I was looking for, I opened my mouth and headed towards the counter.
“You are what I want.”
“… … .”
“That’s why you came to me because I was alone.”
A conversation with Learic told by Aria. We were able to infer a lot about Learic through that brief conversation.
Conversely, Learic too.
He must have thought about Aria and me in many ways, and I expected that he would come here in person to confirm it.
The information that Aria unknowingly put into her mouth is something that the great devil of deception cannot tolerate.
“Don’t act like a businessman, just say what you want.”
When I told him calmly, he smiled and put his hands together as if he was amazed.
A bunch of cards popped out there.
“Do you know the card matching trick?”
The front of the card is unfolded so that only I can see it.
“It is a magic trick where the customer guesses the card they are thinking of without looking at it.”
It was one of the common magic tricks.
But I knew he wasn’t saying that because he wanted to show me a magic trick, so I didn’t bother to hang up.
“I can do it like magic, not magic.”
Before I can even think about the differences between the two, he hands me one of the cards spread out on the counter.
“This is the card you were thinking of.”
Tuk.
clover 8
I just chose the first card that was there, and if it was correct, it was correct.
“aha? “It was Clover 8?”
“… … .”
“I don’t know what card you chose. But I got it right.”
“Is that because it’s your ability?”
“That’s right. “I don’t know what the guests want.”
“… … .”
“But I can give it to you.”
There was no need to add the word “in a twisted direction.”
“By the way. “A very strange guest arrived today.”
Learic took out a card from his spread out deck of cards. He puts it under the stack of cards.
“Hasn’t this time actually already passed once?”
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
“The continent is being reset and starting again.”
What was clearly a single card unfolds into a bunch of cards.
As a result, there were two stacks of cards on the counter.
“Isn’t it absurd? But I was also excited at the same time. Ah, it’s been a long time since I’ve been that excited.”
“… … .”
“If that’s true, wouldn’t this world be full of deception?”
When we peek into the abyss, the abyss also peeks at us.
We researched the Archdemon Learic and inferred many things from our conversations with him.
Learic, on the other hand, had been making inferences about us for a short period of time.
“Deius Verdi, the memorial master who killed four great devils… … No, Kim Shin-woo.”
“… … .”
“It was truly amazing. “I never thought the day would come when I would sell a product called the first soul.”
“It was fake, though.”
When I murmur a warning, he grins and shakes his head.
“It’s real until you realize it’s fake, isn’t it?”
It is sophistry.
But he was someone who enjoyed such sophistry.
Even if I tried to refute it logically, it was obvious that it would be answered with sophistry again.
“There is only one reason I came. Kim Shin-woo, please share your memories.”
“… … .”
“I wonder. How did this world begin its second cycle? “I wonder if those people called God had their hands full even then!”
“refuse.”
“Please don’t do that.”
The counter between us disappears. In addition, the entire general store is immersed in darkness and melts.
However, it was not simply a threat or an adjustment to intimidation.
What shot through my body was a soft feeling that couldn’t be called life.
“I can show you what you want most that you don’t even know about.”
Learic laughs like a whisper.
“You can also find out what you value.”
It may sound like a threat, but it was appeasement. That’s pretty sweet too.
“Ever since I took over this general store from the dwarves, I have seen many groups of humans. “It was really fun.”
A white-haired man approaches me in the dark.
“You know what? Most people live without knowing what they truly want. “It’s the exact opposite of the devil.”
“… … .”
“Especially people like you who live buried in beliefs.”
Learic pressed his fingers against my chest and smiled sarcastically.
“If you show me everything you know, I will grant your wish.”
“Salvation of the Continent.”
When I answered in a half-hearted tone, Learic started giggling.
“Is it a great cause? There are quite a few people who give that answer. But that’s not the point. “It’s just that the sense of responsibility is too strong.”
Learic stretched out his hand as if he had expected it. Inside, a white sphere was emitting a soft light.
“Just leave it to your instincts. Let’s find what you want by putting down your cause and beliefs together.”
“… … .”
“Kim Shin-woo, what is your real wish?”
Soon, the white sphere Learic was holding began to gradually transform into the form I truly desired.
fantasy, game, possession,
