Episode 47 Evolution and Bet
The wind blowing from the north froze the world.
At the same time, the scenery of the academy, which was on vacation, was showing an empty landscape, putting the festival that had been held not long ago in shame.
Although most of the students and officials returned to their hometowns after a long time, some remained at the academy and spent time in the dormitory.
Although there were no lectures, only those who applied could receive individual classes from professors, and there were students who did not go to their hometowns for various reasons.
Hwiiing.
A strong wind blew through Lucia Everlast’s shield.
Although there was no wind, she fastened her clothes and entered the building in front of her.
“ah! Miss Lucia. “You came today too.”
As she entered the building, a woman dressed as a nurse greeted her warmly.
Lucia nodded and handed over something she had brought in her arms.
“It’s a new snack from the capital.”
The cookie that was labeled mint chocolate flavor had a strong feeling that people would have different opinions, but the nurse accepted her gift with a smile.
“yes. “I will eat it gratefully.”
She placed the container of snacks on the desk and continued.
“Are you here to meet student Adrias?”
“I just came here to give you snacks, so I’ll use it as a convenience.”
“Miss Vivian happened to come to visit me in the hospital.”
“is that so.”
Lucia nodded as if nothing had happened and looked at the stairs leading to the hospital room.
Then he bowed his head and went up to the hospital room.
“really. “Why do they take turns visiting patients like that?”
The nurse shook her head as if she didn’t understand and went to work.
Lucia arrived in front of the hospital room, lingered in front of the door for a moment, then quickly opened the door and entered.
Then, Vivian, with a slightly surprised expression, was seen sitting next to Adrias, who was lying as if dead.
Although the truth about the terrorist attack was hidden from the public, Lucia understood the situation because she had already encountered Vivian several times and heard the reason why Adrias was injured.
“… … .”
“… … .”
The two remained silent, making eye contact with each other, and then Lucia walked over first and sat down across from Vivian.
After an awkward moment, Lucia finally opened her mouth first.
“It seems like you really come here every day. “Aren’t you tired of it?”
Vivian nodded slightly in response to Lucia’s question.
Then Lucia tilted her head and asked.
“Aren’t you going back to your hometown?”
In response to Lucia’s question, Vivian looked at Adrias’ face and shook her head.
“I am from Nichel Kingdom. “There’s no need to go far.”
“Even if it is the Kingdom of Nichel, it will take 5 days to arrive by train.”
“… … “I really don’t want to go.”
Well, he said he didn’t want to go, so there didn’t seem to be any need to say more.
Lucia was looking closely at Vivian, who was looking at Adrias’ face, and a random idea occurred to her.
And then I spit out a thought that came to my mind without me realizing it.
“Do you like your senior?”
Was it such a sudden question?
Vivian turned her gaze to Lucia, who had spoken, and just stared blankly.
But the answer came quickly.
“maybe.”
Even after saying this, Vivian still had doubts.
Do I like Adrias Cromwell?
Or maybe I like the fairy who brought me out of despair.
‘In the end, we are the same person.’
No need to worry.
I like Adrias.
That’s enough.
Of course, I was still not good at expressing my feelings directly to myself.
If this feeling matures a little more.
Will I be able to say it confidently then?
“is that so.”
Lucia nodded, hiding her surprise.
I never would have guessed that he would speak so confidently.
I was surprised that my thoughts came out of my mouth.
At that time, Vivian asked Lucia the same question.
“you?”
“Do you like it?”
“huh.”
Do I like my senior?
Honestly, I don’t know.
Of course I like it.
Not as the opposite s*x, but as a friend.
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However, what Vivian is asking now probably means that she likes him as the opposite s*x.
After thinking for a moment, Lucia shook her head, encouraged by Vivian’s confidence.
“I do not know. “I like it, but I think it’s slightly different from you.”
“okay.”
Vivian turned her gaze to Adrias with the attitude that it didn’t really matter.
Actually, she didn’t really care.
All that matters to her is that she likes Adrias.
Your feelings were important.
So again, the two just spent time in strange silence.
* * *
[“How long are you going to just sleep? Wake up quickly.”]
It felt as if someone was whispering in my ear, and my consciousness slowly rose to the surface.
As soon as I came to consciousness, my brain slowly started to work.
‘I am now… … .’
My body didn’t move.
It was like I was being pressed down by scissors, I was conscious but I couldn’t do anything.
I was helpless.
Still, as I tried to move my body somehow, I gradually felt the sensation in my body returning.
Around the time I was struggling alone like that.
[Time remaining: 00 seconds]
[Adrias Cromwell has evolved.]
[Hwangool transformation completed]
[The trait ‘Dual Core (Epic)’ disappears.]
[The characteristic ‘Bowl (Unique)’ is created.]
[The talent ‘Mana (talent)’ is created.]
Even with my eyes closed, I could see the message window.
At the same time, I remembered how I ended up like this.
‘I had a fight with Fayat. ‘Has terrorism been prevented?’
You could have asked why I went through the trouble of buying it alone.
But if you think about it the other way around, I am the only one who knows about the existence of terrorism, so who will believe me and help me?
Even if I told you, I would only arouse unnecessary suspicion or be treated like a crazy person.
‘Is Carlos alive? … .’
It was different from my initial goal of simply rescuing Diene, a playable character.
Now that my identity as Adrias was solidified, I couldn’t let Carlos, who was almost the only person who treated me well along with Amy, die.
‘If he only had the identity of Kim Jin-hwan, the result would not have changed.’
Even though I have the ability to do it and know the information in advance, doing nothing doesn’t suit my temperament.
Of course, I almost died due to the appearance of an enemy that was beyond my calculations, but even if I had known, I would have tried to prevent the terrorist attack in the end.
‘By the way, from now on, you must not use original sin’s special techniques carelessly.’
We almost died from the recoil, but ironically, if it weren’t for the special technique, Vivian and I would have been killed by Fayat.
But the thought of feeling that bullshit feeling of emptiness again gave me goosebumps.
‘Is Vivian safe?’
I may be alive thanks to evolution, but if it weren’t for Vivian, I would have died a long time ago.
‘I’ve been trying to ignore it for a while… … .’
I can’t deny it now.
The month I spent in the barrier of sloth had no small significance not only to her but also to me.
Moreover, I owe my life to this incident.
‘I need to clarify my attitude toward Vivian.’
Thoughts were racing hard in my head, but now I had to open my eyes first.
My hearing and touch were gradually returning, but my eyelids were still heavy.
‘Let’s get up now.’
I tried my best to move even a single part of my body.
Then I could barely feel my index finger moving.
“uh? “It moved.”
And then I heard someone talking next to me.
Is this Lucia’s voice?
When I heard her voice, I felt like my body’s senses came back a little more.
After struggling alone for a while, I finally felt my eyelids flutter.
‘Please.’
Light came through my trembling eyelids.
And I finally succeeded in opening my eyes.
I saw the pure white ceiling and Lucia and Vivian on either side of me.
‘Is it a treatment center?’
Lucia saw that my eyes were open and pushed her face towards me.
“Are you awake? “I will bring a therapist shortly, so please wait.”
Only after hearing her words did I realize that I had lived.
And I was relieved to see Vivian sitting next to me, her eyes wide and slightly excited.
‘Vivian is alive too. thank god.’
I wanted to express my gratitude for saving him, but I couldn’t open my mouth.
Soon Lucia went outside and Vivian spoke quietly.
“Adrias.”
She called my name and carefully approached my ear.
“The power that Adrias showed must be hidden, right?”
That power?
Are you really talking about special techniques?
“Once we received the investigation, it was somehow glossed over.”
Apparently, they tried to quietly prevent terrorism, but considering that they were investigated, it seems like they failed.
Since it ended up like this, I can’t make any excuses.
‘How should I explain the special technique to Vivian? ‘I’m glad there’s no feeling of black magic at all.’
Then, as if she read my thoughts, she spoke.
“You don’t have to tell me. “I feel fortunate that Adrias is alive.”
After that, Vivian quietly told me what she had said during the investigation.
‘Vivien and I were happy to see Hazal after a long time, so we followed him and found a suspicious place and accidentally got involved in an incident. After that, we were both attacked by monsters and were driven to the brink of death, and an unknown person helped us.’
Of course, when I say this, there are many things that cannot be explained and are suspicious.
But what can I do?
Since the only witnesses are me and Vivian, they will have no choice but to listen to us.
However, we cannot threaten or torture those of us who have contributed greatly to preventing terrorism into confessing.
Besides, you won’t believe it even if I tell it like it is.
To find out that I had done it, you had to know that I had original sin and that I could use the special skill ‘Sloth’, which was hard to believe even if I explained it to them.
I barely nodded to show that I understood, and Vivian also understood what I meant and smiled.
After a while, Lucia brought a therapist.
The therapist who approached me did a simple test and then opened his mouth.
“It’s luck. In fact, you may never wake up.”
Is that what you are going to say to the patient now?
I wanted to open my mouth and say something, but I didn’t move.
On the contrary, I felt drowsy even though I had just opened my eyes.
“Student Adrias Cromwell has been bedridden for two weeks now. So even if his body recovers, he will need some rehabilitation.”
The therapist continued talking whether I dozed off or not, and from what he said, I realized that two weeks had already passed.
‘Time like my blood.’
Then vacation must have already started.
I had planned in advance what I would do during vacation… … .
As I continued to think, I eventually fell into a deep state of anguish.
* * *
Five days have passed since I woke up.
In the meantime, despite my therapist’s dissuasion, I was discharged from the hospital and treated myself.
This was possible because I had a regeneration and recovery potion that others did not know about.
‘Terrorism is hidden from the public eye. not bad.’
All I had to do was stop it.
I didn’t do this because I was blinded by a desire for publicness; I was just happy to prevent terrorism.
‘Thanks to you, Carlos Alven survived. I don’t know what effect this will have on Dienne.’
I wish I lived.
I wasn’t hoping for something big.
I just want to live like a human being, unlike my last life.
To do that, first stop the destruction of the world… … .
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I didn’t have this information.
If that were the case, I would have just lived happily every day with Amy, without even knowing that destruction was about to occur.
‘It’s a useless assumption. Now that I know, I have to struggle to survive.’
I let out a self-deprecating sigh and looked at the building in front of me.
Today is December 31st.
It was the last day of the bet with Bahat.
Actually, I should have gone right away since I woke up 5 days ago, but I couldn’t help it because I wasn’t feeling well.
Anyway, I’m going to the magic tower today, so it’s okay.
however… … .
“What are you doing here?”
Lucia was walking next to me as I headed toward the Magic Tower, and Vivian followed behind me as if she were a guard.
“I’m bored. “I’m also curious about the newly created potion.”
There was no reply from Vivian that followed.
It wasn’t a hindrance, so I didn’t want to bother making a fuss about removing it, so I just sighed and headed to the magic tower.
When we arrived at the magic tower and entered the first floor, we could see the assistant who had guided us at first.
“What brings you here?”
“I have an appointment with the tower owner.”
The teaching assistant who heard me looked at the two people standing on either side of me and asked.
“Are these people also the promised party?”
In response to his question, I looked at the two in turn and shook my head.
Well, it’s not like a magic tower owner can meet a dog or a cow, and these two can’t go together.
The assistant used a communication artifact to talk to someone and spoke to me.
“Only student Adrias Cromwell was allowed entry. “I’m sorry, but you two can wait here or do your business.”
In the end, the two of us decided to stop here.
I said hello to Lucia and Vivian and followed the instructor’s guidance into the tower.
Due to the mistake I made last time, I followed the assistant without paying attention as much as possible, and was able to arrive at Bahat’s office safely.
smart.
“Lord Tower. “Classmate Adrias Cromwell has arrived.”
“okay. “Come in.”
As I opened the door and entered, a chaotic scene inside the room was revealed.
All kinds of books were spread out haphazardly here and there, and unknown objects were radiating their presence here and there.
In the midst of all this clutter, I could see Bahat sitting on top of a tower of books.
‘I don’t feel any particularly big emotions.’
It was clear that he had something to do with his father, but when he actually saw Bahat, his emotions were faint.
Let’s say it doesn’t feel real.
The anger I felt toward the emperor was a little more direct.
Of course, I had no intention of forgiving him.
‘I’m still weak.’
Maybe my anger is mild because I know my subject.
But I think I will get my hands on it someday.
As I was thinking to myself, Bahat looked up from the book he was reading and started talking to me.
“I know we accomplished something big this time, but a bet is a bet. “I guess you’re ready, right?”
In fact, Bahat came to visit me the day after I woke up.
His emotions were clearly visible on his face, and he had a somewhat displeased expression, but after briefly asking me about the circumstances of the incident, he left.
Since I asked more questions than expected, I thought there would be a few more investigations, but there were no further investigations after that.
It was to the point where I wondered if I could conduct such a sloppy investigation.
Of course, it was a good thing for me, but I couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.
“I brought it.”
I took the potion out of my pocket.
Then, Bahat slowly came down from the air and checked the potion I had taken out.
“It looks like they made it after making a loud noise.”
He was soon handed the potion and drank it on the spot.
Bahat, who was nibbling a little, looked at me strangely.
“Emit potion? “Are you trying to play a joke with me?”
Emmit Potion is the name of the original recovery potion, and unlike the one I made, it was of the lowest quality and had side effects.
I guess I was mistaken because the efficacy was similar, but I was able to smile naturally.
“Do you think they are the same?”
On the contrary, when I asked, Bahat seemed to have noticed that there was something, and looked at the empty potion bottle for a moment.
And soon he looked back at me with wide eyes.
“Heh, heh heh.”
He was silent for a moment and only laughed empty-handed, then sat down on the broken book and looked at the bottle again.
“It’s different. I admit it. Thinking of eliminating side effects… … .”
Then he looked at me with eyes full of curiosity.
“For a long time, I thought it was a dull item. But you had an unexpected talent. “How were you thinking of making this?”
“Tap owner, is it true that I won the bet before that?”
He burst into laughter at my bold question.
“okay. you won As promised, I will erase all my debt and give you one of my favorite items.”
“Lord Tower.”
“why.”
“What if I don’t make one?”
I took out one more potion from my pocket.
Bahat’s mouth slowly opened when he saw him.
fantasy,
