Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 134



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 134

Lion cub (3)

─Do you know how hard it was for me?

A temporary toilet at the excavation site. Groul grumbled. Since the guy was a magical being, he complained that he was driven to the brink of death in a magic prison.

“good job. great job.”

─Words cannot heal… … . I need a tablet, or rather a desktop.

“… … okay.”

─The highest specifications cost at least 7,000 ren… … High end… … A separate monitor capable of the highest quality… … .

“I understand.”

Only then did Groul flutter his nose.

When did you learn words like high-end again?

“you. “Have you checked what the relic is?”

─Yes.

Groul sat at the sink.

─It’s magical power.

“horsepower?”

─It seems like a lump of ancient magic from a long time ago.

“… … Then they hit the jackpot.”

Ancient relics, especially magic or magic, are incredibly expensive, let alone practicality or usability. Because the customer is a ‘magic tower’ with no limits to money. No matter how trash it looks, the minimum price is 10 million ren.

“If it’s magical power… … . “There’s no way I could steal anything.”

─No. It’s possible with just a little bit.

Groul said indifferently. My eyes widened.

“really? “Can you eat it?”

─That’s not it. Do you think I’m a glutton? You can’t digest the magic power itself. Magic cores and magic stones are edible because they have the properties of stones.

“… … then.”

─I can carry it instead. It applies magic power to the body.

Groul stood on both feet and spun around.

─I bring the magic power, and then the master transplants it into the roots of the relic.

As he said that, he pointed to my right forearm.

The root of a relic usually refers to the ‘connection’ attached to each relic. This connection can be strengthened by connecting other relics, or implants for body modification can be implanted.

My “Treasure Hunter” relic has 2 roots, and Growl has 5 roots.

“I can’t put it on you?”

“Treasure Hunter” is a D-class relic. It’s originally an F, but it’s amplified, so it’s too low-level to be implanted with ancient magic.

─Not for my roots. I will decide what to put on my roots.

Groul suddenly wrapped his arms around me.

“Your roots are precious? “Don’t you know that transplanting roots incorrectly can lead to death?”

─… … If I help you, you’ll be okay. We can only transport a small amount anyway.

“… … .”

I looked at Groul. I let out a small sigh.

“okay. “If you succeed, I’ll give you anything you want for 30,000 ren.”

─Nyan♬♪

Groul’s eyes widened.

“let’s go.”

The guy who nodded resolutely turned into stone debris and stuck to the side of my forearm.

I went to the scene.

─Be careful!

─The heat cooled down. It seems to be a mass of ancient magical power.

─I will contact Magic Tower right away.

The excavation site was recalled. I slowly approached there.

Magical power glowing vaguely within a pure white shell.

“go.”

Stone debris flows down from the forearm—Growl moves gently. It slowly seeps into the ancient magic mass.

“C01.”

Then someone called me. It was B04. She stood next to me.

“Good work. “Thanks to you, I too will be promoted.”

“… … is it so?”

Just then, the crumbs of Growl come back again. Perhaps because it contains a lot of magical power, its speed is very slow. It’s even sparkling white.

“Just don’t let your guard down. “The convoy of Petra’s daughter remains.”

“Oh yeah.”

I stood in front of B04. I blocked my view with my body.

“Thank you, B04.”

Groul flowed from behind.

—I’ll take a break for a moment… … I think it will take a day or two… … .

A weak voice. The guy fell asleep holding the magic power in his arms, and B04 nodded with a satisfied smile.

“okay. “Thank you for your hard work, C01.”

* * *

The reason why [Yawol] bothered to install a barrier in the museum was to block the outside view and at the same time use it as an escape route.

“Form-adjustable barrier”

[Yawol], who had hijacked the ancient magical power, adjusted the shape of the external barrier of the museum and placed it under the desert. It was an underground tunnel.

“… … let’s go.”

Currently, ancient magic power is being transported through there.

B01 in the lead keeps looking back at me as if he’s angry about something. What are you going to do?

That crazy guy seems to think I’m taking credit for it.

“C01.”

At that time, B04 called me. She looked Elise next to me up and down. She is still tied to the electric wire, and a mask is placed over her face.

“From now on, we will drop off targets at designated locations.”

Our B04 team was in charge of Elise’s kidnapping. I asked A09.

The mission outline is to go up to the ground, ride a camel across a sandstorm-ridden desert, and bring Elise to a specific point.

That’s it.

“B04 will be left out of here.”

B04 said to the leader.

B01 drew a circle, and the five members of the convoy, including Elise, came to the ground with the camel.

Hehehe… … .

A desert where the sandstorm has moderately faded. There were only four camels brought out.

“I will burn the target first.”

“… … B04. “Let’s put the target behind me, right?”

I spoke to B04 who was trying to take Elise away. B04 looked back at me. She seemed suspicious, so she shrugged.

“The target will hate it because he remembers being electrocuted by B04.”

Elise also clung to me. B04 looked at the two of us in turn and said.

“C01. “If you have other feelings-”

“It’s Petra. Petra. “You can search with a different mindset.”

“… … i get it.”

B04 nodded. Elise let out a faint laugh.

“This guy seems to be funny too.”

I was so relieved.

* * *

Tadak-tad-tad-

Four camels walked through the desert for three hours. Now the sandstorm is almost gone, but the heat and heat are sticking to a place in the middle of nowhere.

“Arrived.”

B04 said. Shion tapped Elise on the back with her shoulder. Elise, who had been sleeping against her for an hour, suddenly woke up.

“Put it down.”

Following B04’s instructions, Elise was placed on her knees in the desert.

“Leave the restraints on, and take off the masks.”

Shion took off his mask. There was a faint trace of saliva in her mouth.

B04 gestured.

“I leave it and go back.”

“Can we continue like this?”

“okay.”

B04 and C01, C05 and C06. The four masks turned around. I got on the camel again.

“let’s go.”

Since I remember the location, I can just follow along and come back. I don’t know what happened to Elise before her return, but this would have been enough ‘disturbance’.

Shion sighs in relief… … .

“… … !”

Elise’s eyes turned blue.

The intuition of a wizard who senses magical power. It triggered. She placed a telekinetic shield on Shion.

Next moment.

───!

The magical spear that took shape was sharp.

It wasn’t one sack.

Dozens of spears rushed forward like missiles and hit them directly on camels.

Kwahaha ───!

An explosion of blue magical power.

Zion rolled through the desert like a stone. As soon as Elise unchained him, she ran to him.

“Are you okay?!”

“Ah… … .”

Fortunately, he was unharmed.

“… … “Except for the ribs being a little off.”

“which… … !”

She turned to look in the direction from which the attack was fired.

Also, they were masked guys.

This time B01.

“How long will those crazy masked bastards last?”

Elise was almost sick of it.

Sreung-! Shion took out a sword from her waist.

“He’s a strong guy.”

B01 is a pure powerhouse. B04 and the rest of the C code, caught up in the guy’s surprise attack, are already in a dying state.

“Elise. Teaming.”

Zion looked at Elise. She nodded quietly.

─You managed to survive. C04.

Beyond the sand dunes, B01 said.

“Ugh. “Why are you suddenly acting like this?”

Shion asked as he got up.

B01 solemnly raised his voice.

─Your entire team violated the organization’s rules. Top and bottom. [Yawol] is the foundation that has been maintained to this day. I also grew up obedient and-

“Don’t recite the narrative, you idiot.”

He cut off his words and took a big step forward. B01 launched her magic spear.

–visor!

I barely managed to hit it. The power of the javelin was quite dizzying.

“… … hey. “It must be difficult to access.”

I was a little embarrassed.

He is at the level of a long-distance thug. The fact that he can condense magical power into a form means that he is, unfortunately, a higher level magician than Elise.

“Run. “I will assist you.”

“… … check.”

Zion summoned Perion. At the same time, it hit the road surface. He rushed forward, blowing sand in the air.

“You———!”

B01 formed a magical spear and fired. Elise’s telekinesis distorted the orbit. The javelin narrowly grazed Zion’s body.

Thanks to that gap, Sion reached B01, but he swung the magical spear with both arms.

Buuuuung-!

Zion blocked with his sword.

Chaae-ae—!

My knees were bent by the force of the force. She quickly took a back step.

“Are you good at close combat?”

It’s much stronger than you think. Shion cleared his throat as he lowered his sword.

B01 chewed his lips and frowned.

“C01. “You are not worthy of belonging to Yawol.”

“I never belonged, you crazy person.”

Then he took off his mask. B01’s eyes widened.

“under… … .”

The guy trembled with anger and lowered his head. He was a person with a great sense of belonging.

“… … “I see.”

He muttered softly and then raised his face again.

“… … .”

He swings his spear without saying a word like a crazy person.

Boom──! Bung bung───!

It was as if the sand dunes were about to be plowed. Shion dodged it by rolling around, and Elise used her telekinesis to aim for his big movements. She stopped her body for a moment.

Shion then cut his chest.

“nice–!”

It was carved as deeply as possible, but it was not a fatal wound. It was blocked by armor and a machete.

B01 threw out his spear like a fan and pushed Zion away.

“… … .”

The guy drew magic power into his body again. Shion had no intention of giving it time.

“Sigh!”

As he rushed towards him, B01 swung his spear again.

──Pretend to swing.

It was a javelin.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

The target is not Zion.

Elise in the back.

She hurriedly spread the telekinetic membrane in several layers. The javelin’s speed slowed when it touched the curtain, but it was a stopgap measure.

Shion twisted his body towards him. He caught up with the javelin first and struck it down hard.

and.

Quaaaa——!

The entire window exploded. The sandy bottom was dug like a port. Zion was swept away by a direct hit and thrown into the desert, and Elise’s body was cut by magic fragments.

… … Crispy- Crispy- Crispy-

The sound of burning sand.

Weeeeing-

Tinnitus filling my ears.

It feels like I’ve fallen into the sea.

In the desert where blue flames flicker, Elise looks back at Zion. Her whole body is covered in blood.

Big, big… … .

From the other side, a gasping sound is heard. It is B01.

Looking at the masked guy, something stirred inside Elise.

It was a tantrum.

Why on earth is that kid like that?

Why on earth are they doing that?

On the subject of a scum-like human being who is stuck at the bottom of society and lives by committing crimes.

───That anger caused Elise’s magical body to run wild. Magic power surged from the Danjeon. Every circuit in her body was opened, and circuits that did not exist were pierced.

The overflowing magical power rose blue next to her. Her lemon-colored hair stood on end.

She slowly stretched out one hand.

Ugh!

He grabbed the neck of B01, who had fallen several hundred meters. I broke the guy’s body in an instant. He was hoisted up into the sky.

The guy tried to resist by releasing his magic power, but her telekinesis swallowed it all up.

Wow, wow… … .

B01 in pain.

Staring at him, Elise recalls memories of her time in solitary confinement.

It seemed to be digging the ground, scratching with its fingernails, swallowing sand, and spitting out maggots.

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk of of of of…

Because of those damn memories, she clenches her hands even more tightly.

Tap-tap-tap… … .

It was no longer a moan, but a sound like something being torn apart echoed from his throat.

At that time, Elise was about to break the guy’s neck.

chin-!

Someone grabbed her wrist.

“!”

Elise took a deep breath. His hair, which had risen like snakes, sank back down.

“stop.”

It was Zion. He grabbed Elise’s wrist and slowly put it down.

Then, he approached B01 alone.

“… … .”

B01 was already dead. The cause of death was cervical vertebra crushing.

Zion didn’t show it.

“Why… … .”

Instead, he grabbed his sword.

“There’s no need to get your hands dirty again.”

Sigh-! He stabbed B01 in the neck. Her neck bones were cut unrecognizably.

Elise trembled. I hesitantly approached him.

“Whoa… … .”

Shion knelt down and took off B01’s mask.

An ordinary face that vomited blood and died.

He was middle aged.

The face of a head of a family who can be seen anywhere, anytime, with sons and daughters around my age.

Elise bit her lip.

“… … Cover it. Why is this-”

“You have to see it.”

Zion said.

“You have to remember.”

The battle should not end with simply killing. You have to face the consequences of your actions.

To do this, you must remember the face of the person you killed.

The same goes for B01 and Dumas, the original C04.

“… … .”

Elise looked at Zion like that. She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind too. She soon looked dead at B01 with wide-open eyes.

“… … Cough.”

Suddenly, the sound of hemoptysis was heard not far away.

The two people looked back at the same time.

It was B04.

The other two were killed almost instantly by a single blow, but she was still alive.

Shion ran to her.

The bleeding was severe. Her throat was almost torn, and there were fatal wounds here and there…

“Get out of the way.”

Elise pushed him. She first used telekinesis to stop the bleeding in the ruptured parts of her body.

“… … knife.”

Then he took away the sword of Zion. I stabbed my vein with the blade. Bleeding broke out. She used her telekinesis to create a tube of vacuum, connecting her own veins with B04’s veins.

It was a blood transfusion.

“… … “It’s okay because I’m type O.”

Elise explained to Shion, who was staring at her blankly, but her expression soon turned into a sign that she had made a big mistake.

“this!”

“why.”

“If this person is RH-hyung, it’s a big deal.”

If only pure blood is transfused, the magic power within the superhuman body adapts it to the body as much as possible and accepts it. However, the Rh- type cannot do that because not only the blood but also the magical power that flows through it is special.

“… … “If you’re that lucky, you should die.”

“What irresponsible words are those?”

Shion shrugged his shoulders. Elise bit her nails, hoping nothing bad happened.

After about 30 to 40 minutes, B04’s injury healed on its own.

“Huh… … “I’m stable.”

“I’m glad.”

The blood transfusion was stopped. Zion also took off his too-hot mask.

“… … You know.”

Elise glanced at Zion and asked.

“Are you okay?”

“Of course it’s okay. You’re fine. “I have pretty good recovery.”

“… … “On the other side.”

The other side.

Perhaps he is asking about murder. Shion stroked his hair.

“are you okay. It’s better than me dying. “They must have been prepared to die when they attacked.”

If you are going to take someone else’s life, you must be prepared to do the same.

Zion always maintains its stance.

“Zion.”

Elise called him. When he turned around, only his lips twitched. It felt like there was a cake stuck in his throat.

Shion seemed to know roughly what she was trying to say.

“After all, you’re teacher, right?”

When he said that it was no big deal and that there was no need to be thankful, Elise’s expression briefly distorted into sadness.

“… … .”

She lowered her head to avoid being seen. She clenched her teeth.

It’s not teacher.

Elise knows.

It’s not teacher.

It’s not teacher.

Not teacher… … .

The numbers that are endlessly added to him, the additions that multiply infinitely and weigh him down, are making him infinitely negative.

Those things themselves are too much of a pain for me——

Elise’s body tilted. She collapsed as if leaning on Shion’s shoulder.

It was a faint.

“… … no.”

Shion, who was left alone, looked around. In the vast desert, Elise fainted, B04 also fainted, and the rest all died.

“What are you asking me to do?” … .”

Shion pressed his forehead against the coming headache.