Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 141



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 141

Bilateral contractual relationship (1)

[20]

[Great success]

The moment the rifle ejected the magic bullet, the world stopped.

Exciting- Exciting-

My heartbeat rang clearly.

A feeling of exaltation that far surpasses Perion.

Ultra-fast speeds that your brain can’t even perceive because it’s acceleration.

So, in a place where time seemed to have ‘stopped’, I pulled out the dagger from my waist.

The bullet is still hovering in the air.

No, it is slowly rotating and moving forward.

I ran and pushed away dozens of magic bullets with my dagger. So that everything gets out of the way.

“… … “Huh-uh-uh.”

But, is the increase in ability level too excessive?

Even at this level, I feel very out of breath.

I feel nauseous, and the muscles of my entire body are shaking. I feel like my insides are being torn apart.

I guess this is what happens if you don’t diversify your investments.

Well, there is no way I could survive an “Agility” of 20 with a “Durability” of only 1. To put it simply, it has become a glass cannon.

Then there is nothing we can do.

I approached Dylan first. A golden-haired man who still smiles and carries a noble pose.

“What’s wrong with a man having short hair?”

I pulled him over and stood between the gun emplacement and the party. If you fire the gun again, this guy will turn into a beehive. In that state, he placed the dagger on the guy’s neck.

It’s a perfect composition.

Afterwards, I took a small breath──

“end.”

──The acceleration of agility has ended.

Ta-da-da-da-da——!

A bullet that deflects arbitrarily. An infinitely twisting trajectory. Next, a gale blew up along the path I had ‘traversed’, and keeeeeek──! Skid marks were belatedly engraved on the asphalt.

“Po-uh, huh? Ugh, ugh!”

Dylan, who was instantly kidnapped, screams.

“This, this. what-”

He looks blankly to the right and left alternately, almost looking like he is possessed by a ghost.

“Listen carefully.”

I held the blade to his throat.

“… … .”

Gurgling – A drop of cold sweat flows down the snail’s neck and touches the blade of the dagger. Its eyes roll and look at me.

The me reflected in that guy’s face is probably a poker face.

Gambler’s class passive. An expression that goes beyond simply maintaining composure to deceive and intimidate the opponent.

Bluffing.

He spoke in a manner appropriate to his life.

“1mm is the border of the underworld. “If you move, you will cross the river.”

“… … Oh, I won’t move. “Never.”

Dylan became quiet. Thanks to the short hair, he looked like a well-groomed Maltese.

“Let’s send the team members first.”

I sent a message to Solliet.

[I’ll take my time, so go first. Call me when you find the hideout. Let’s join there.]

Then her expression became scared. It’s as if she can’t tolerate anything at all.

[Soliet: I refuse. Why is Zion wasting so much time alone?]

[Do you see the dice I rolled on the floor? 20, right? That number is weighted to the base stat. I have 20 Dexterity for a moment. I can run away by taking time alone.]

The power of Agility 20 was temporarily halted, but the status abnormality itself still remained.

Just 3 minutes.

[Soliet: Zion. Do you know what HP you have now? It is 75%.]

I didn’t know that either. It moved for at most 1 second, but it was 25% sweet.

[75% is still a lot. Up to 20% is okay. They will catch up soon, so go first.]

[Soliet: 20%? Are you crazy? It’s too dangerous.]

“… … Tsk.”

To a certain extent, I can understand Soliet’s replies, which keep dissuading him because it is dangerous.

Because she doesn’t want to lose a friend.

[You only have two lives anyway. Even if you die once, it’s a gain.]

[Soliet: How irresponsible is that!]

… … No, because I don’t want to lose the person itself.

It’s not because I’m special.

In the past, that guy Kiely was the one who risked her life to protect her from a monster just because we were on the same team.

Probably PTSD in a different sense than Elise.

Maybe it’s a more serious trauma than Elise. To Solliet, who lost two of her most precious people in an instant.

[It would be more efficient for me to hold on here and you run away. You know that.]

[Soliet: Let’s take Dylan hostage and move together.]

[Let’s all move something together. It’s too noticeable. I have to hide in the city. Are you going to take hostages and do quests?]

[Soliet: Somehow! You can find a way [Zion]

Although I know Solliet’s obsession with loss.

Rather, because I know everything.

She was frustrated.

A heated sigh escaped through clenched teeth. He cast a distorted gaze at Solliet.

“hey.”

For a moment, her shoulders trembled. Still, he looked straight into my eyes. She had a strong stubbornness that was unique to her.

“Stop acting friendly.”

I have to defeat her like that. It has to be twisted away.

Her belief, her desire to handle everything on her own and her desire not to give up on anyone.

A defense mechanism to avoid hurting oneself by pretending to protect others.

Because she pushed herself to death.

“Have you forgotten our contract?”

“… … .”

“It’s the contract you wrote.”

Solliet’s face shook. She took a deep breath of her own, but left no room for me.

“’If contact or meeting occurs outside of the public eye, do not pretend to know each other.’”

A contract she wrote herself and proudly presented to me, blocking all emotional exchange.

I recited the provisions.

“’All conversations during missions are limited to public areas. Avoid unnecessary conversations, such as asking about each other’s past.’”

There was definitely something like that in the contract.

I also had a promise to myself.

“Perform your mission during the mission.”

In fact, contracts and commitments are something that can be broken at any time.

It’s like a ‘promise’ that only exists because it’s broken… … .

“Don’t be mistaken. “Since when have we been friends?”

There is no room left for her as she is filled with Javed and Felix.

Because she can’t let go of those two, our relationship is impossible even as friends.

The closer I get, the more I won’t be able to bear it.

“therefore.”

Therefore, we are a business partnership made with money, where we simply track and follow the knightmare together.

‘Being together until the end’ means that there is an ‘end’ in the end.

“The line you drew from the beginning.”

… … but.

actually.

This might be what I’m saying to myself.

“Don’t go over it. Protect. “Don’t do anything frustrating.”

I have to do that.

I have to.

If I let my guard down even a little, I might fall in love with you again.

Because I might bother you again with my damn love.

“in action. “If you continue to stay still, it is a violation of the contract.”

She bit her lip. She moved her body as if she was about to say something, but then she answered with a message.

[If HP falls below 30%, it will return immediately.]

I brought the dagger closer to Delric’s neck.

“Oh my! What are you all doing? Bo, send it to me! Send it to me! “You can catch it within the city!”

“what? Catch it in the city? “You just moved 1 mm.”

“Oh, no. I won’t catch you! I won’t catch you! “I won’t catch you!”

Dylan cried desperately, and Solliet and the party members quickly moved. They spread out and hid in the smog on the other side of Dylan.

“I added that you shouldn’t chase after me.”

“Don’t chase me! Don’t chase me, guys! I only captured a few hundred users! “You can let them go!”

“You’re telling me to chase after one person?”

I found Dylan struggling to be funny, so I made a joke.

“Oh, don’t go, what kind of a bastard you are, what a fucking bastard!” Send it! “Send it to me!!!!!!!!!!!”

Even the gun battery and guard knights are tired of that extreme survival instinct.

Is this guy already dead once?

“Did you die once?”

“no.”

“Then you can die.”

“No! never!”

Then suddenly, sniff-

Something is taken care of. This guy smells like money and treasure.

It looks like an inside pocket.

I put my hand into it.

“Huh! Why, why are you like this… … Haha.”

“Stop talking like a dog. Is this guy crazy?”

“… … yes. Take it. “Take everything.”

I took Dylan’s wallet and valuables.

“I won’t pursue it.”

Just then, an escort driver came out.

He put down his sword and ordered the gun battery to also put down their horse guns.

“Sir Dillon is a close associate of the Count. If you do this, something bigger will happen than now. Just end it like this. Even if you lose a few users, there is no harm in doing so. I’ll send it to you. “I won’t even chase you.”

“… … that’s right. I won’t chase. I swear. Well, if you’re moving at that speed just now, you won’t be able to chase after me anyway. You seem very fast. Hehehe.”

There is still about a minute left for “Roll the Dice”, but it is difficult to fight them all with just one dagger.

Even if it were possible, you’d be crazy to do that. No country is so out of focus that it massacres 30 people in an instant.

“Remember, Dylan. “If you chase me, I will kill you.”

“Okay, sure. It’s a hidden class, right? i envy you… … Hehehe.”

Dylan suddenly became a real Maltese.

“Well, but! I’m telling you this because you are a precious hidden class, [Carl] Don’t trust that bastard. “I can’t explain the exact reason, but they are people you shouldn’t trust.”

“doesn’t care.”

Anyway, I trust Soliet, not them.

… … That’s right.

[I would like to ask Dylan to add me as a friend.]

You don’t know, right?

As I approached him, I pretended to put a zipper on his mouth. Dylan also received a hug by flapping his head and nodding.

[Status abnormality: Dice roll disappears.]

The buff for “Roll the Dice” has ended, but it still needs a little more time. Until Solliet and the party find a suitable hiding place. Can I take it for 10 minutes?

“wait.”

“Yes, yes. Hey everyone, wait.”

I drew a card. This time it was a blue and white card.

“hmm.”

It’s just a good effect.

Roughly speaking, “phase transition.” You can change the positions of the card and your body, and the range of effect is approximately up to 1km.

Dylan said cautiously.

“I won’t chase you. “Now go.”

“How can I trust you? “Just wait 10 minutes.”

“Hours, ten minutes?”

“uh. why. “I’m going to cut my neck.”

“no!!!!!”

Dylan is still scared of me, and the confrontation continues.

I stared at the system clock and waited.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes… … .

10 minutes

“It feels like 10 minutes- 100 million!”

Immediately he threw Dylan back. They took advantage of the opportunity to take hostages and threw cards into the air.

Hwiiii——

The card stretched out through the wind, and I switched phases at the appropriate coordinates.

* * *

… … Meanwhile, room 106 of [Planarium Academy]. It was two days before school started, so it was still a peaceful morning.

“phew.”

Elise wiped the sweat from her forehead.

“complete.”

He muttered softly and smiled.

She worked hard for one day to complete her accommodations.

The barriers installed in Room 106 are [Internal Expansion] and [Security, Protection, Detection], and the permanent maintenance techniques are [Automatic Detection] and [Magic Injection].

The room, which was about 6 pyeong, has already turned into a 40-pyeong camp.

“It would be good for math.”

High mana concentration has these advantages. Since the natural supply of magic power is not cut off, even if the same spell is installed, it is implemented at a much higher level.

Anyway, I am a little dissatisfied with the level of the first floor itself, but honestly, I am very dissatisfied, but there is nothing I can do about it.

She came out.

I saw Room 107 next door – Shion’s room.

“… … Hmm.”

I glanced at my surroundings.

smart.

I knocked.

There was no reaction.

I glanced at my surroundings again.

I pushed the doorknob.

It opened right away.

Even the most basic locking device was not installed.

“… … Look at this. I knew it.”

Elise first sighed.

Even his internal security was more serious than the external security.

Aside from the roughly unpacked luggage bag, there was a student ID card left on the desk. What would you do if someone stole it?

Until now, Zion had been kept out of the top tier thanks to its low grades, but not anymore.

The rumor about him is already spreading.

Aside from the swordsmanship with which he defeated Gerken during the evaluation exam, some soft-spoken guys had somehow found out about Sion’s growth.

“I’ll take care of it.”

Elise picked up her student ID.

“… … !”

For a moment, an eerie gaze glares at you.

She almost raised her magic power as well, but yaaa-

It was a scolding cat.

“… … ah.”

Elise looked at the child. She relaxed her expression as if the child was seeing her own face. She even smiled brightly.

“you… … .”

This is the child I saw in the desert.

The child who maintained his sanity in the desert museum and prison where he was kidnapped. Today, I am also wearing a necklace around my neck.

As expected, it was Zion’s pet.

Elise squatted down with a slightly bitter look on her face. She stroked the child’s chin with her fingers and moaned softly.

“You can’t protect yourself alone. “I’ll leave it in my room.”

Then the cat writhed at his feet. Elise took advantage of that opportunity and picked up her student ID card.

“Where is the owner?”

Meow-

The child pointed to the CD cases scattered on the floor.

It was Beth Dundon.

“Are you playing a game?”

Bedun Dun. I analyzed the data for about 48 hours, so I know what Elise is.

More than that, this kid is really smart.

“thank you.”

After patting him gently, I came out.

And then I was about to go back to my room muttering, “Bedun dun, bedongdong.”

“… … Wow.”

Someone was standing there.

He was standing in the middle of the hallway, glaring at himself, or more precisely, at Zion’s student ID card held in his hand.

Gerken.

“Why, why are you doing that?”

When Elise, whose feet were numb, hurriedly asked, he pointed to his student ID card and said just one thing.

“thievery.”

“No.”

I answered right away.

“… … .”

It was a look of disbelief.

Elise waved her hand solemnly and strictly.

“no it’s not? No. “It’s not about stealing, it’s about protecting-”

Despite the strong denial, Gerken didn’t say anything. He just raised his eyebrows and trudged past.

Elise shouted at the back.

“I said no three times. Four times so far. “You just spread rumors.”

No answer comes back.

Still, Gerken’s mouth is the heaviest among anyone she knows.

Elise returned to her room, pursed her lips.

“… … Bethun dun, Bethun dun.”

I took out the game console hidden under the bed. I pushed the Bethany CD into the CD slot.

“connect.”

As soon as I pressed the power button, she was sucked in.