Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 144



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 144

Planarium (2)

Bang bang bang bang!

I put up a signboard in front of the greenhouse.

[Askal Farm]

Askal Farm. Of course, there’s nothing there yet, but it’s very satisfying to see.

“… … I’m counting on you. “I don’t know how long I will stay.”

I spoke to the farm. We also put our hands together and prayed.

In [Planarium], all kinds of objects have souls. If possible, it is best to treat even the smallest things with respect.

“it’s good.”

For reference, Raye was still tearing apart the meat. Gerken went on a business trip to buy his seeds.

“Zion. “I think the kids all grew up happily because the mana quality here is so high.”

It eats while holding its two hind legs, but surprisingly, it doesn’t look dirty at all. The oil is just right on the lips like lip balm, there are no sauces or pieces of meat splashing or spilling, and you just swallow just the right amount with each bite.

Dining etiquette has almost reached the state of art.

Well, in terms of Edsilla, Trick City Area A is a top-tier area where only second- and third-rank noble councilors can live. Even though his words and actions may seem a bit sloppy, his nobility is as natural as breathing in his daily life.

“I wonder if their mom and dad raised them well.”

“… … What is he saying now.”

I thought as I looked at his cheeks bulging with meat.

Raye.

Mila.

She is the hero of Trick City.

Maybe not now, but someday it will happen.

The reason why the powerful nation called ‘Edsilla’ leaves Trick City alone. The reason Trick City’s autonomy is practically guaranteed to the level of a separate country and even gives Edsilla voting rights is purely because of the underworld.

Trick City is the only breakwater that blocks the underworld. Monsters who want to come up to the continent from the bottom must ‘must’ go through Trick City.

The mainland of the continent is all benefiting from Trick City to some extent.

However, the underworld soon explodes.

At this point, it seems like how the world works.

Heroes always emerge in difficult times.

“It’s getting dark little by little.”

I looked at the sky.

Before we know it, night is falling.

“Go down now.”

Raye stubbornly shook her head.

“No, you have to eat all of this. There might not be tomorrow. “I starved yesterday.”

“I’ll wrap it for you.”

I pulled out the Askal sword. Shake it as is – cut the meat into bite-sized pieces.

“Oh… … “Sion is good at it~ Jjamba, who worked part-time at a meat restaurant, is not going anywhere~”

“Take it all. “Let’s throw away that Daseulgi soup.”

The dried pollack soup that Raye ambitiously cooked has already been reduced to a bizarre substance.

“Can I take this much?! Zion and you?!”

“I ate a lot.”

Raye gave a thumbs up as she put the meat in a large container.

“thanks!”

Then, like a squirrel, he quickly turns around and runs down the forest path before I can say anything.

“… … Hmm.”

I got up. I took a small breath and placed my hand on the ‘ancient magic’ on my right forearm. I closed my hands as if holding a card. A square entity materialized in its grasp.

It’s a card.

A card that sparkles in pure white.

“… … “Is it a barrier?”

The effect is not well understood. However, if “Treasure Hunter” works ambiguously, it means that it is an excellent product.

I flicked the card up.

Hwii… … .

The card, which was fluttering in the wind, soon spread like a transparent film and wrapped around the greenhouse.

─Wow, Juin, what is it?

“I don’t know either. “What do you think?”

─Well, I don’t know.

Groul tapped the membrane and muttered.

─It’s not a barrier, it’s like a semi-permanent ‘barrier’? Maintain homeostasis.

“Barrier?”

─Yes. I think it will last for a very long time unless it is artificially dismantled… … .

“You’ll stop the spirit at least, right?”

─Of course.

Contrary to common sense, the soul may or may not form a form. Because the very finely mixed soul particles in the atmosphere are also souls.

However, the biggest danger in [Planarium] is the ‘revenant’ that has become a reality. These are people who want to steal the bodies of the living.

─Not even a vengeful spirit can penetrate here.

“Is that so?”

Groul’s common sense is thanks to his smartphone, but the knowledge related to magic probably comes from the previous ‘S-class monster Groul’.

“… … ah. “Here he comes.”

─Wow. That’s fast.

Down a dark mountain road, you can see a head climbing the road, maintaining a marathon-like pace.

It’s Gerken.

I covered that long distance and round trip in just 4 hours, but my obsession with sweet food is truly crazy.

Gerken quickly came up and put down the seeds, panting.

“In order, mango, watermelon, melon, strawberry, pineapple, mango…” … .”

“Oh, you had a hard time. “Go down and rest.”

“… … “If you don’t grow it properly, your stake will be taken back.”

With those words left behind, I went back down the way I came.

“Growl. Did you hear? “Let’s plant seeds.”

─Yes~

* * *

The first day of school. The day the College Board’s second quarter resumes.

After the temporary convocation, all seniors who returned to [Planarium] lined up on the playground.

Everyone is fully prepared.

It looks like they brought in a bunch of different items, tools, and materials, but most of them won’t work. [Planarium] has a completely different environment from the secular world.

… … Sigh.

Suddenly, someone stood next to me like a ghost. I glanced over there and was startled.

It was Elise.

But it looked strange.

“Did you catch and eat a panda?”

The dark circles are long, almost like a panda, and the eyes are almost bloodshot. Did you not sleep at all?

Elise looked up at me, shook her head, and let out a small sigh.

“There is a child to save. A magazine of major events. “You don’t know.”

“Then do you understand?”

“Haaaam… … .”

The guy who yawned while covering his mouth quickly began to doze off. I feel like I’m going to fall – but the moment I do that, my knees actually give out and I lose my balance.

I grabbed his back. He forced himself up, supporting himself with his forearms.

“What are you doing?”

“… … ?”

Elise looks up at me with slightly unscrewed eyes. Those dazed pupils startle and shake. Then he hastily looks at the postures of the two of us.

My arm wrapped around my waist, closer than usual.

“What are you doing! “Let go, let go!”

Kyaaa – He struggles like a cat and retreats to show off to himself.

“Even if I catch you, it’s a damn thing. “If you’re tired, go and rest.”

“… … Be quiet. “I’ll take care of it.”

Elise looked at me and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Then, suddenly, I felt a gaze.

It was Solliet.

She looked back and forth between Elise and me with a slightly bitter smile on her face.

──Nice to meet you.

At that moment, ‘Del O’ spoke from the podium.

──Starting today, the second quarter begins at [Planarium Academy].

The sighs of nervous seniors subside in the playground.

──It is also the day when the turbulent cycle of [Planarium] begins.

Turbulent cycle. It’s like the season of [Planarium]. During stable cycles, the encounter between reality and the soul becomes less frequent, but during turbulent cycles, it becomes very active.

──During this turbulent cycle, [Planarium] is completely connected to the ‘immaterial world’ for 45 days. No one knows whether those 45 days will increase or decrease. All mysteries will occur, such as time being bent and space being warped.

In the turbulent cycle of [Planarium], any mystery imaginable can occur.

It is a mystery that cannot exist anywhere else than [Planarium].

So it is a place where the soul resides, and at the same time, it is an alpine area that is like a mirage.

──I’ll say it again. The student ID cards we have distributed are the ‘weight’ that holds you in this world.

Then Elise poked my forearm. It was the corner of my student ID card.

──During the 45 days, we will make every effort to keep you safe, but we cannot guarantee all safety. Self-rescue. Save yourself and hold on. If you can’t do it, give up at any time.

I chuckled as I was handed my student ID card.

“I was wondering when it would be given to me.”

“… … It wasn’t stolen. “If you’re going to store it poorly, just leave it to me.”

──Then… … . Feel it.

At that moment, ‘Del O’ raised his hand.

At that moment, as if I had been waiting.

Goooooooo───

[Planarium] The whole thing resonates as if it resonates with the world,

Slam!

With a leap forward as if a key had been inserted.

The air in the [Planarium] suddenly changed.

The blue sky turned purple, and the moon grew in two and looked down at the ground like the apple of an eye.

──In this [Planarium], soul experts, or embodied souls, reside. The staff at [Jeokmakgwan] will be happy to assist you with detailed consultation. Complete as many missions as possible to earn as many achievement points as possible to exchange for CP… … .

Soul expert, or ‘embodied soul’.

Del O withdrew like that, but the seniors gathered in the playground for a while, filled with goosebumps.

I looked around the grounds of [Planarium Academy].

In some buildings that were obviously empty, lights were on.

* * *

[Silence Hall]

Elise is sitting in the counseling chair and looking at the ‘official’. A woman with crimson pupils, her black hair flowing long.

“if… … Are you a spirit?!”

This rude question is for Raje, not Elise.

It’s been a while since Elise formed a party with Raye, Kane, and Escher.

“I am human. “You idiot.”

“… … “You’re an idiot.”

Raye pouted her lips.

“Well, it’s good to have doubts. There are many souls that are like real humans. “Of the souls, 30% are good people, 30% are thoughtless, 10% are uninterested in the world, and 20% are bad.”

The woman looked at the student ID cards that Raye, Elise, Kane, and Escher had on the desk.

“First, let me introduce myself. “It’s Akane.”

“Aka… … yes?”

Elise’s eyes widened.

“Are you by any chance Akane Kaedzen Meol?”

“There’s someone else who knows me.”

All you know!

She is a mythical figure in the magical world.

An unfortunate genius who reached the pinnacle of the ‘Le Olien’ school before anyone else, but turned away from academia after being betrayed by his teacher – according to his own opinion – and a puppeteer who massages the soul.

“Anyway, this is the extent of the ‘mission that gives a lot of achievement points’ that you requested.”

She held out a pamphlet.

◆ Mission: Retrieve Fragments of Time

◆ Grade: S grade

◆ Overview: Recovering torn fragments of time

◆ Achievement points: 30,000

◆Mission: Eliminate the tree naksa at the end of the western forest.

◆Grade: A+ grade

◆ Overview: Removal of tree branches

◆ Achievement points: 10,000… …

“Just one fragment of time costs 30,000 S.”

“okay. “This fragment is somewhere in the forest east of [Planarium], and if you retrieve it, you will receive 30,000 achievement points.”

“If you get 30,000 points… … .”

“Even if we split it among four people, the top spot is guaranteed. “Well, I would rather spend it on buying food or something for 45 days.”

However, Elise twitched her lips exasperatedly.

“But can you do this at senior level? The fragments of the concept are very… … “I know it’s difficult to handle.”

Of course, a fragment is just a fragment, but if a ‘concept’ is attached to it, its value and weight change.

Even the fragments with the concept of [time] attached to them… … .

“That’s why they give you 30,000 points. For your information, I dismantled soul fragments when I was your age, okay?”

Akane said something genius.

“… … .”

Elise, who prides herself on being at least an equal genius, is driven by a certain competitive spirit.

“Guys. What do you want to do? “I think it’s worth the challenge.”

There are still 45 days left. Even if you try and fail, you will still have time, and if you succeed, you can start from a far ahead position.

“what… … “If you do it, do it.”

“that’s right! Ellie, let’s do this quickly and earn 30,000 points!”

“… … .”

Did you hear?

Elise looked at Akane with these eyes, and Akane chuckled and handed over the mission pamphlet.

“Draw. “Try hard.”

* * *

The Elise party from [The Silence Hall] is standing in the forest east of [Planarium]. The sky is still purple, but the ground is as clear and bright as any other morning.

“Haaaam… … “Then, shall we split up and search for traces first?”

The team members nodded at Elise’s words.

The party is divided into Elise, Raye, Kane and Esher. There are three teams like this.

The reason why Escher Kane is on the same team is because Kane hates scary things.

“I’ll be out before 4pm, so don’t worry too much.

“… … Who said you were worried haha? ha ha ha?”

Kane trembled and laughed hahaha.

“Then let’s disperse. If you find a clue, don’t be hasty and share it. “Don’t ever act unexpectedly.”

“””check.”””

Everyone scattered in different directions.

Elise also walked along the forest path with cookies hanging on her.

but… … .

Rustling. Rustling.

Every time I hear the sound of stepping on the grass like this.

Tagdak. Tagdak.

The sound of a camel’s hooves comes to mind.

A very pretty, cute and handsome camel.

A camel with shiny black fur.

A camel that I already gave a name to.

‘Bianca’ keeps flashing in my mind.

“… … No no.”

She shook her head.

─Let’s go!

Cookie also answered in agreement.

“I know too.”

The top priority is the College Board.

Games only on weekends.

Also, you already earned three gold coins, right? This weekend is crazy! If you earn it, you can buy Bianca.

… … What if it sells before then?

“kill.”

Just thinking about it makes me feel feverish. In that case, you have no choice but to become a PK user.

anyway.

As she climbed the mountain path, she accepted the feeling of magical power. This is because fragments of a specific [concept] cause very unique waves. Therefore, if you open the antenna in your head and filter out only abnormal magical frequencies… …

In a moment.

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Lightning struck the purple sky. In an instant, the world became infinitely brighter. Elise closed her eyes.

It popped up again.

“… … ?”

The lightning stopped.

In the middle of the sky, as if buffered. Just as it is scattering pure white light.

“What is this-”

Quang!

Suddenly, lightning strikes late, and the world now becomes infinitely dark.

Shootaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Rain fell like never before.

“… … really.”

The environment is dirty.

Elise asked, shaking her head.

“cookie. Are you okay?”

There was no answer.

I saw the waistband.

There were no cookies.

“… … .”

For a moment, it felt like a hammer had fallen on my heart.

Did I miss it because of the lightning?

I looked around, but it was nowhere to be found.

She felt like it was instinct.

have to go back

however… … .

Where did you come from?

The footprints you walked on have already disappeared.

Once she moved. She walked somewhere. She ran everywhere. She wandered through her forest like crazy.

Shoot ah ah ──

My whole body was drenched in the rain that seemed to be falling like a hole in the sky, my arms and legs were slowly losing strength, and the organs in my stomach were hurting as if they were twisted.

“!”

My eyes opened wide.

A sparkling light was caught somewhere.

At first I thought it was an illusion, but it wasn’t.

What── the lights on the sign.

[OPEN]

open? open?

“open!”

Elise ran there. She didn’t care what happened. It probably means there are people there… … .

The closer it got, the clearer the shape became.

It looks like a greenhouse.

The words engraved on the illuminated signboard reading [OPEN] are [Askal Farm].

She quickly opened the door.

It was warm.

Bubbling – the sound of something boiling. Above all, the ‘human warmth’ flowed in.

“haha… … .”

Elise was almost on the floor, breathing heavily…

at that time.

“Are you coming now?”

A somewhat familiar, mischievous voice calls to me.

Elise lifted her gaze, covered in rain. Someone was standing in the kitchen on one side of the greenhouse.

With only the back visible.

Elise tilted her head.

The voice was familiar, but the body was not.

“who… … .”

Before the words can be formed into a sentence, he looks back.

Elise’s eyes widened. Her mouth opened wide.

“I almost got a little annoyed waiting.”

he is… … As far as the face goes, it’s Sion Askal.

however… …

“you… … “Are you Zion?”

“Then who do I look like? soul?”

“… … .”

He is much taller. The same goes for physique and skeleton. Of course, the current temperature is a world away compared to the beginning of the semester, but now… … .

He came towards me, sighing. Elise stood up in a daze. She could only touch her chest.

He held out a note.

“ruler.”

There was a date written on it.

[June 8th. Open the farm gate.]

Strangely enough, today is engraved in his own handwriting.

June 8th.

Elise looked at it blankly.

“You gave it to me. “You didn’t write down the year so it was held every year?”

“When did I… … .”

I don’t remember giving it to you.

-Elise’s lips stopped as she was about to say.

At the same time, he remembered the goal of the S-rank mission he received today.

[Recovery of Fragments of Time]

“… … no way.”

Elise raised her head in a daze.

“that’s right.”

Then he, Sion Askal, smiled slightly and placed his palm on his head.

“You stopped by the future for a moment.”