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Even after returning to the village, Dojin had no time to rest.
I had to let the hiding villagers know that the situation was over.
Sophie and her family, who were trapped inside the cave, also had to be taken out.
After that, I had to rescue the injured people together with the villagers.
Thanks to that, Dojin was only able to sit down on the floor at noon when the sun was high in the sky.
After settling down in a suitable spot, Dojin looked out over the village.
Come to think of it, this is my first time seeing the Gulag village under bright sunlight.
To be honest, it wasn’t very nice to look at.
This is because all the doors and roofs were ripped off and the ants destroyed and collapsed the buildings a second time, so there wasn’t a single building that was left intact.
It must be a miracle that no one died… but no one seemed happy about that fact.
It is rare to find someone who looks at their hometown that has been reduced to rubble by bombing and thinks, ‘At least I’m lucky I didn’t die in the bombing.’
By the way, why can’t I complete the quest? Are there any other conditions?
“My brother the wizard.”
While I was thinking about this and that, a familiar face suddenly popped up next to me.
It was Sophie.
With his lips sticking out and his eyes drooping, he looks like a puppy soaked in rain.
Dojin ruffled Sophie’s hair at her gloomy appearance.
The girl, who was slightly smaller than her peers, smiled faintly at Dojin’s touch.
“Mom and Dad?”
“… I’m helping the injured people.”
I can’t help but feel good when the town becomes like this.
‘I wish I had some candy.’
Dojin was deeply regretful that all he had in his inventory was some dried meat and some magic tobacco, and while he was debating whether he should give him some dried meat, Sophie plopped down next to him.
“Brother.”
“huh?”
“Can I tell you my real name?”
What is this?
Is that your real name?
Sophie nodded as she saw Dojin with a questioning look in his eyes.
“My real name.”
“Do you have a real name?”
This time, Sophie nodded and told her story.
“My mom and dad said that I was very sick when I was little. That’s why they had to call me by a different name so that the Grim Reaper wouldn’t take me away.”
The expression on Sophie’s face as she spoke seemed like someone who had made a firm decision.
Well, whether it is a superstition or not, it must be a big decision for someone who believes in it.
In a similar vein, for those who do not believe in Allah, pork is just a delicious food, but for those who believe in Allah, pork is a ticket to hell.
So Dojin said.
There is no need to tell me while enduring my anxiety.
To this Sophie replied:
“No. I’ll tell you.”
As he spoke, Sophie met his eyes and smiled bashfully.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
Sophie took a deep breath and revealed her real name.
“My real name is… Diana. It’s Diana.”
The name Sophie revealed in a whisper.
Dojin’s expression hardened when he heard that name.
‘Diana… … ?’
It’s a name I know.
Even Dojin had encountered people with this name several times in his past life.
Her name was Diana, with her pitch-black hair, her ashen eyes filled with nothing but hatred and emptiness, her torn mouth and a dark scar running down her pale neck.
Another name is… Sword Ghost.
A character who went from being a mercenary who would do anything for money to a murderer of nobles, to a terrorist who seeks to overthrow the country, and ultimately to an enemy of humanity.
Even though this story took place after a considerable amount of time had passed, even taking that into account, this girl and the future swordsman had nothing in common.
So, I thought about the possibility of having the same name.
But Dojin denied this possibility as soon as he remembered it.
Because the image of the girl holding a blunt, short knife with trembling hands and the Gulag Ant lying dead in front of her came to mind.
‘Such talent can’t be common. And if they even have the same name… I guess it’s right to think of them as the same person.’
Dojin, who recognized that the swordsman he knew and the child in front of him were the same person, was able to naturally understand the true meaning of this quest.
‘When I told him to save me, I didn’t mean to save him from death. I meant to prevent him from falling into misfortune.’
It was also written in the quest contents.
To prevent impending misfortune.
That was to prevent Sophie, or rather Diana, from growing up as a black widow.
The moment Dojin realized it.
[Quest Complete!]
[You have earned 10,000 gold.]
[Level has increased.]
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[Saves a child of unfulfilled potential from misfortune.]
[The relationship with Diana, the ‘girl with a sword engraved on her destiny’ continues.]
[Diana’s favorability rating increases to 70 due to the connection.]
The Destiny rank quest has been completed.
As the quest level is the level, the rewards are certain.
First of all, I gained a lot of experience.
My level, which had been stuck at 36 even after slaughtering Gulag Ants all night, shot up to 40 in an instant.
If you were to catch Gulag Ants and level up normally, it would have taken more than ten days, but it was shortened to one night.
Next is money.
When conquering the hidden dungeon, Dojin had approximately 2,000 gold in his hand.
But the gold you just got is a whopping 10,000 gold.
And I even developed a connection with a named NPC important enough to hold a fate-level quest.
Dojin knew very well that these relationships and connections with NPCs, which were entangled like a spider’s web, would later come back as opportunities to obtain big quests.
[The predetermined fate was twisted.]
[A very small portion of the conditions for achieving the great achievement
[You have obtained 1 point of ‘Random Trait Selection Point’ as a partial achievement reward.]
Plus, there are rewards that can help you achieve immediate, noticeable growth.
‘It’s not a random trait point, it’s a selection point. There’s a reason why they call the destiny quest a lottery.’
Dojin desperately tried to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.
How could I possibly smile brightly in front of Diana, who had such a serious expression on her face?
Dojin stared at the words ‘Random Trait Selection Points’ for a few more seconds before painfully looking away.
‘Later. Let’s do it later.’
I wanted to start playing it right away and see what characteristics would come out, but I had to hold back.
You can always turn the gacha you have in your hand to draw special abilities, but there is an optimal timing for networking.
Dojin stroked the hair of the girl who had a serious face that did not match her age.
“Diana.”
Then I tried pronouncing a familiar yet unfamiliar name.
It was a strange feeling.
In my previous life, when I called this name, it was in a voice full of hostility, soaked in pain and groans.
And then Diana cut me down without a care.
Dojin, who was laughing bitterly at the memory of the past, looked at the young Diana and asked.
“You said you had to hide your name so the messenger wouldn’t take you. Aren’t you scared?”
The small head shakes from side to side.
The answer was that it was not scary.
But, as Diana shook her head, fear that could not be hidden was evident in her eyes.
Dojin took out a suitable trinket from his inventory to erase it.
It was one of the items dropped by the Gulag Ants on their way back after throwing the conspirators ant food.
“In exchange for telling me your real name, I’ll give you an amulet. If you wear this around your neck, even if a messenger of death appears and knows your real name, he won’t be able to take you away.”
Diana looked at the blue, shining jewel with wide eyes.
A jewel that holds mana and shines even more clearly.
“Really… Are you giving me this? It seems really expensive… … .”
A girl born poor is intimidated by a gift that seems too precious.
At this, Dojin smiled gently and said.
“It’s okay. You gave me so much more.”
“… … ?”
What did I give you? The large eyes move around.
But soon her eyes were fixed on the sparkling jewels.
Diana smiled brightly as she twirled the blue jewel on her silver necklace.
“I will never lose this!”
“Oh, and.”
As he spoke, Dojin took out an additional dagger and handed it over.
Even though it was called a dagger, considering Diana’s small body, it was almost like a short one-handed sword.
It’s a rather gruesome gift to give to a fifteen-year-old girl.
‘Is it because you woke up because of this incident? Your eyes changed as soon as you saw the sword.’
Diana, who took the dagger in accordance with the expression that fate is engraved with a sword, showed a momentary anticipation.
“uh……?”
Was he surprised by the aura he let out without realizing it?
Diana, who had returned to her usual appearance, looked at her hands with bewildered eyes.
Then, when Dojin calls her ‘Diana’, she slowly raises her head.
“Huh? Yes?”
“It was you who knocked down the big ant back then, wasn’t it?”
“… Yes. I did it to protect Mom and Dad. But how I did it… I don’t remember very well.”
Diana closed her mouth for a moment and paused.
Then I asked Dojin.
“Oppa, can I be as smart as you?”
Dojin nodded in response to the question.
“Of course. You can become stronger than me.”
Actually, I’ve been screwed over by you before. This is a statement based on experience.
“… Lies. I’m stupid. I can’t read. I can’t do math. Mom said only geniuses can become magicians.”
A child’s world is small.
The strongest person in the world, as seen, heard, and experienced by young Diana, is Dojin.
That Dojin is a magician.
So Diana thought that she couldn’t become strong unless she was a wizard.
“Then you should become a prosecutor instead of a wizard.”
Dojin presented a new path to that child.
The path to guaranteed success, scratching off a winning lottery ticket.
“test……?”
“Diana. As far as I can see, you are a genius with the sword. I can tell just by the fact that you killed a Gulak Ant, not just any beast, without ever having learned proper swordsmanship.”
Diana’s simple thought process roughly interpreted Dojin’s words like this.
The strongest person in Diana’s world is her older brother, the wizard in front of her.
The words of that magician brother are undoubtedly true.
So… am I really a genius prosecutor… …?
Adding to this the blind girl’s favor, Diana’s eyes became sparkling.
“Really… Did I really do something that great?”
“It’s a really great thing.”
“If I practice really hard, can I become as strong as you, oppa?”
Diana, seeing Dojin nodding, gripped her dagger tightly.
Dojin suddenly asked her a question that occurred to him.
“Diana, why do you want to be strong?”
Diana, who was holding the dagger tightly and thinking about something, raised her head.
“I… I was so scared when I came out of the cave. Even though I survived, I was scared. I thought one of the villagers might have died. I never want to experience that again.”
You were a good kid.
“Good job.”
That’s why you lost everything.
The face of a woman who remained indifferent even at the moment of death overlapped with Diana’s face, who was smiling brightly, saying thank you for not letting anyone die.
It was quite a strange thing to watch someone’s fate change.
