Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 118



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 118

Change in thinking (2)

Terence’s “house” was equipped with all kinds of things. Part of the space was even a studio. Therefore, there was no problem in making the hot air balloon.

“… … So that’s it. At that important moment when the door opened in front of Butcher, Zion said, ‘Go——!’ while doing!”

Terence himself was also interested in soft science and alchemy, so he was sufficient as Elise’s assistant.

“They sent us all away and he was locked in the hospital alone… … .”

The problem is that he keeps talking.

What did Shion do against Butcher inside the hospital? It was a hero’s appearance… … .

“Be quiet. Would you like to do it? “Because I almost finished it.”

“Ah, yes.”

Terence zipped his mouth.

Anyway, Elise completed the magical magic catalyst.

It is a scroll with “Telemotion Realm” engraved on the skin of an animal, and 22 “Highest Grade Gray Beads” connected to it instead of magic stones to supplement magical power.

If you activate this in a hot air balloon, you will be free from the blizzard for 10 minutes. At that time, we launch the hot air balloon as high as possible and escape this snowy mountain in a snowstorm.

– This is the final plan.

“How about there?”

Elise looked towards Zion.

“This place is also complete.”

He curled his fingers.

The balloon of the hot air balloon—the ‘goofy’ part is made from tanned animal skin, the heater is a magical magic “Fire: Ascendant Ignition”, and the boarding part is a wooden basket that is as light as possible but sturdy and spacious.

“There is no time to waste now.”

Elise looked at the smart watch.

After finding the ingredients and making it, there are only 42 hours left.

“uh. “Then let’s go right away.”

At that moment, the intensity of the snowstorm seemed to have moderated, and they came out of the “house.”

Hwii-!

The snowstorm is still raging. In it, Elise first activated “Telekinetic Realm” using the scroll as a catalyst.

Goooo──.

A protective shield-like area was spread out in a 50m radius, blocking the blizzard.

Zion and Terence Party lined up the guppies on the road. Elise lifted it with her telekinesis, placed it on the heater, and activated the magic spell “Fire: Rising Ignition.”

Quaaaa—!

The flames rise, and Guppy inflates like inflating a balloon.

“Now let’s get on board.”

When we were reasonably ready, Shion spoke.

All six people got on board.

Buuuu——.

Eventually, the entire balloon slowly rises.

The “telemotion area” developed by Elise also moves according to the vector of the hot air balloon.

“Oh oh! It’s floating, it’s floating!”

“nice!”

“also!”

As soon as he got back on track, Terence quickly retrieved his “house.”

“… … .”

Elise looked down from above.

The ground is receding. The sky is getting closer.

Suddenly, my limbs lost strength. I felt like I was slightly out of breath.

“Don’t worry. “This hot air balloon will never break.”

There was no basis for Zion’s rant. Elise crossed her arms calmly.

“Even if I break down, I can live alone. … … . But why doesn’t it break?”

“It’s amplified now.”

“… … .”

I don’t know what you’re talking about.

He sometimes says things I don’t understand.

Now, I’m going to try not to force myself to understand.

Because you just have to accept it as is.

Anyway, the hot air balloon is still ascending. Probably, it will continue until the “Telekinetic Realm” disappears.

“… … Wow, is this too high?”

Terence said, clinging to the basket. The hot air balloon just reached an altitude of 700 meters in just 5 minutes.

Elise said.

“The Telekinetic Realm will be released soon. Everyone, catch something.”

From now on, you just have to get swept away.

It will travel on the wind like a paper airplane.

Of course, Elise will continue to adjust the coordinates with delicate telekinesis. You may get caught in the air current, spin around in place, and fall.

In order to do that, Elise needs to concentrate, and to concentrate, she needs something to hold onto… … .

Wow!

In an instant, the area was disbanded. A snowstorm rolled in again. The entire hot air balloon shook as if there had been an earthquake. Elise unconsciously grabbed Zion next to her.

Kudududududu────!

Violent turbulence shook the basket around. The hot air balloon flew at a steep speed with the snowy mountain below.

Terence’s party members were trembling, and Elise’s heart was pounding.

“Oh oh. What is this. Oh~ oh~”

Zion looked happy. Busily, she stuck her face out of the basket.

My heart is pounding to death.

Elise looked up at him slightly annoyed.

“Be quiet-”

“Isn’t it fun?”

He said that and laughed. A face with a bright smile was suddenly in front of his nose.

“… … .”

Elise’s eyes wavered slightly.

I felt a little dazed.

Suddenly, the words he said today came to mind.

─I wanted to win at least once, so I decided to die. Because I don’t have parents… … .

He was motherless since birth.

His father died when he was five years old, and he suffered from brain tumor and leukemia one after another.

I can’t even imagine what his life would have been like, but maybe.

There must have been no one to lean on until now.

There would have been nothing to have fun with.

“… … .”

Oh, of course, I’m just enjoying this moment, having fun like riding a roller coaster, but I may be just guessing.

but… … .

Is this sympathy, is this compassion?

Why am I only now feeling feelings for which there is no answer?

───!

Suddenly, the snowball rushed like a bomb. The top and bottom were shaking loudly. The basket was almost overturned. Elise planted her forehead on Zion’s chest.

“Hey. “Focus on telekinesis.”

Zion said. Elise blinked her eyes and examined her posture.

He was standing there almost as if he was being held in his arms.

“I will take care of it.”

She quickly straightened herself again. She cooled her puffy cheeks in her blizzard and cast a telekinetic film over her entire balloon.

───.

The vibration gradually subsided. The hot air balloon advanced through the air like a ship with its sails spread.

In a relatively stable device, the unit of time is 20 minutes at the most.

Soon, the snowstorm, which had been gradually weakening, completely stopped, and the magic spell that made the hot air balloon rise also ceased to be effective.

“It’s about to fall.”

– At the moment Elise said.

Kwahaha ───!

The hot air balloon landed as if it was going to crash.

* * *

A cliff at the edge of a snowy mountain. At the place where the hot air balloon got caught in the tree, I was looking down at another stage filling the horizon.

“… … “It’s Mirone.”

It’s a maze.

A real maze.

A huge maze with dark red rectangular walls forming a geometric shape that continues endlessly.

“Hmm… … .”

Next to me, Elise also fell asleep. I glanced at her, then asked Terence Partey behind her.

“Are you guys going too?”

“huh? Oh us? we… … .”

Terence scratched his hair and laughed like a wolf.

“lol. Actually, we talked about it in advance. “I decided to be satisfied with having come this far.”

“… … okay?”

“huh. I wouldn’t have been able to wake up in the snowy mountains without you and Elise, right? “It would seem like a nuisance if I leaned any further than this, and I think I got a grade that was much higher than expected thanks to it.”

Terence and the party members took off their backpacks one by one.

“here. I packed up all the leftover food and ingredients. Elise and Shion take two of these. Take it. You should be able to easily survive for two days. Will.”

“note… … okay. thanks.”

I saw Elise. Elise also nodded, looking at Terence Party.

“great job. “I will remember your help.”

Indeed, the attitude of a nobleman praising commoners. The gesture itself is noble and full of dignity.

“Oh yes! It is an honour! Well then, have a nice trip! Have a nice trip, Zion!”

“Be sure to be in the top 10!”

“Thank you~”

“Going to Zion, Gerken won!”

Terence Partey waved at us. Then, while facing each other, we operated the smart watches on our wrists together.

Pop-! Pop-! Pop-! Pop-!

Creating a small halo of light, they disappear somewhere.

The evaluation exam ended with only the coordinates left.

“Are you going to keep going?”

Elise asked.

“of course.”

I was trying to figure out the structure of the maze from above with the SZX-9500.

“Oh right. Do you have a relic?”

I suddenly became curious.

This noble lady may know more about relics than I, a returner.

Elise frowned.

“What kind of relic is this all of a sudden?”

“just. “I’ll get one when I go to college.”

“… … What is Jang Man? There is a family relic. “I haven’t had a transplant yet.”

Like this, the children of the family do not receive relic transplants until they become fully adults. It is postponed again and again until the machine is clearly completed and the main line can be operated freely.

This is because relics are not more-is-more.

Rather, if transplanted too disorderly, the relics will collide with each other, causing coin damage.

“So you must be a class A relic?”

“I see… … Are you really asking if my father is dead?”

“no. “Are you crazy?”

This is also why the position of the head of the family is important.

Relics are naturally expelled from the body when the owner dies, and they will all be inherited by the next head of the family.

“… … then. You know.”

Elise looked back at me, moving her fingers in the air.

“There is no more time to waste now. therefore-”

“The party ended here, right?”

I said so. Elise’s lips stiffened.

“… … .”

She stopped in that position.

He just looks at me without any expression, and nods his head as if something has come loose.

“… … It did.”

“uh. bye. “I’m going to take a look here.”

I waved my hand.

“… … okay.”

Elise let out a small breath and trudged down the mountain path.

As I was walking, I stopped, looked back at myself, and headed towards the maze.

I stop once more, glance again, and head towards the maze.

On the other hand, I turned on the SZX-9500 while standing on a cliff. I looked out over the entire maze.

I plan to move after remembering the entire structure.

“I can’t see very well.”

Even with the SZX-9500, it’s a bit difficult.

First of all, the beginning of the maze itself is clearly visible. There is a lounge-like space in the middle of the maze, and there are also traps.

But the further you go, the taller the plants grow, and the fog covers the ceiling, making it impossible to observe from here.

“… … “I’ll have to go to find out.”

After recording the structure in a “notepad,” I went down the snowy mountain.

Several teams were already gathered at the entrance of the maze when we arrived.

“They are the elite.”

Even if you look at it from afar, the aspects certainly look familiar.

From James and Brown, who I had previously performed in a play with, to Mel, Curio, and other top performers from Magic High School, to Elise, who was now on a team with my friends.

They were each having some kind of conversation in front of the entrance.

I slowly walked away.

─Huh? It’s Zion!

Suddenly Raye pointed at me. My eyes are good too.

At that moment, everyone there, including Elise, who had just left, turned to look at me.

It was a little awkward.

I entered the maze right away.

─Oh, Zion! It’s dangerous to go in right away!

ignored.

In the first part of the maze, the walls were green. The height was majestic, perhaps 20 meters, but I made my location itself 3D.

In other words, I turned on the mini-map of the [Dungeon System].

My minimap is different from a normal minimap. The terrain and features are distinguished in great detail, making it very useful.

“I guess I can just go… … .”

I walked the maze as I remembered. Thanks to “Notepad,” there was no need to hesitate. There was no obstruction at all.

As we progressed further, the green wall turned red, and the foreground itself became much darker.

Then at some point.

Shoot——.

The sound of fluid grazing tree branches rang out. Sniff Sniff – The smell I was smelling was foreign.

I stopped quickly.

I lowered my posture.

I slowed down.

I went as slow as possible.

It’s not difficult. Stealth, stealth, and secrets were my specialties even before my return.

Anyway, if you walk a little further from here, you will find the lounge that you saw in advance.

“… … “It’s over there.”

rest area.

I’m still not sure if it’s a lounge, but anyway, a building was found in one corner of the maze.

Just in case, I looked inside with the SZX-9500.

“… … .”

My body stiffened.

It wasn’t a break room.

It was like a prison.

The entire wall was blocked by a magic bulkhead and a double window made of iron bars, and there was a person inside… … ?

“what.”

I blurted out without thinking. I got up and approached there.

“… … “That’s right, right?”

As I got closer, it became clearer. A smile formed on my lips.

“hey.”

It’s just that I don’t fit in with this guy at all. Because it was her first time seeing him locked up somewhere.

“Why are you there?”

Inside the prison, there is someone looking at me with a slightly proud face.

─… … .

A man who does not say anything, but whose dawn-colored eyes shine in the darkness of his cell.

Trapped for good reason──Gerken Khaldun.

“Oh my. “Who caught you while you were walking?”

He moved his lips without making a sound.

─Run away.

“Run away?”

That was the moment I asked back.

Shootaaa——!

A flash of light came from the right side of the maze.

Gerken closed his eyes tightly.

I also closed my eyes and opened them.

“… … .”

─… … .

Nothing much happened. Gerken looked at me outside the cell and frowned, and I spoke to him inside the cell.

“What is this?”

Shootaaa——!

A flash of light came again.

Gerken closed his eyes tightly.

I also closed my eyes and opened them.

“… … .”

─… … .

This time it was the same again.

I didn’t mind, but Gerken alone widened his eyes.

I asked back calmly.

“What do you mean?”