Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 43



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 43

Stepping stones (2)

… … Elise and I are sitting on different benches in the same park.

So, Elise is sitting at the end of the bench next to the bench where I am sitting.

It’s physically quite far away, and it’s a distance that no one would ever think about because they know each other.

“… … “I can’t see any inscriptions.”

I studied Elise’s script on my smartphone. It was worth reading in moderation.

“Just looking at it, you wrote it.”

It seems like a reasonably well-written article, but the content is a bit harsh.

First of all, there are men and women. Women are nobles, and men are servants of nobles. The man steals the secrets of the family he served, runs away, causes great damage to the family, and is eventually caught by a female noble. The woman tries to kill the man, but uses her superhuman, sacred, and benevolent patience to let him go.

A two-person play that dramatizes the conversation during that process.

Anyone can tell that Elise wrote this.

“It’s okay.”

I put down my smartphone. Elise snorted. How dare you judge me? So, you don’t mind that I wrote it? What does this feel like-

“Then you don’t mind that I wrote it? “Don’t even think about evaluating me.”

They say it is the correct answer.

“… … But there were a lot of words to change in the dialogue. First of all, change ‘Dunae’ here to ‘Duare’. “I’m going to kill you. Isn’t that what you’re saying?”

Then Elise said, “It’s the same,” and frowned.

“Dunae is a fancy word for ‘kill.’ Without even knowing-”

“know. But Duare is the plural of Dunae.”

Latinel words have high-level, middle-level, and low-level words, and are divided into plural, singular, and neutral forms.

If you kill only one person, it’s singular, if you kill two or more, it’s plural, and if you kill something that isn’t a person, it’s neutral.

In that respect, ‘Duare’ is an advanced plural verb used by nobles.

“… … “You’re such an idiot.”

Elise frowned and twisted the corner of her mouth.

“Do you kill the same person twice? Well, if I could kill one person twice, I would do it too.”

He is sarcastically glaring at me from the corner of his eye. There are so many people in the park that they don’t even want to make direct eye contact. I wonder if there are any eyes to see.

I accepted it calmly.

“Nobility can use plurals to emphasize their words. “Did you forget?”

In colloquial speech, plural forms are sometimes used for emphasis. I am on the verge of exploding emotionally – a sophisticated expression for nobles.

It is a verb conjugation that ordinary people cannot use.

“Something like that… … .”

Elise rolled her eyes with a puzzled expression and swallowed slightly.

It seems like it came to mind late.

“Like what you just said, it’s an emphasis of ‘I want to kill you twice.’ “Why would you do this when you know so well?”

Like this, Latinel is a needlessly difficult language, but I don’t find it very difficult.

This is because all the contents and uses of the textbook contained in “Notepad” emerge, assemble, and apply as naturally as breathing.

Latinel textbooks also function as a ‘database’ of my intuition.

“There are quite a few other words that could be changed, so I’ll edit them and send them to you.”

“… … .”

Elise stood up. Without another word, he disappeared across the park.

“What is he?”

Anyway, I selected the words to edit from the script and sent them to Elise.

* * *

sunday.

I was in good condition this morning. The growing pains subsided, and I didn’t feel sleepy. It was a day that should not be wasted.

I quickly went to the lake and did deep breathing exercises. I learned ‘Ochosik’, which is my swordsmanship homework. I checked the final version of the two-person play that Elise sent me last night.

While I was wasting so much time.

[Item appraisal completed]

[Appraisal details: Mandragora 537g, excellent condition]

[Acquire 10,000 Dark Web EXP.]

[congratulations. The level increases to 13.]

Mandragora appraisal has been completed. The dark web level also rose quickly.

Please note that you should earn as much experience as possible now. After the dark web becomes famous, this experience becomes very valuable.

[EasyCash’s top-quality Mandragora will be sold at the 73rd Bark Auction in 2 days, 21 hours, 9 hours, 37 minutes.]

‘Bark’ is a play on words that differentiates the levels of auction.

Aark, Bark, Cark, Dark, ascending to ABCD, with Dark being the highest level.

Aark is priced under 10,000 Ren, Bark is priced between 10,000 and 100,000 Ren, Cark is priced between 100,000 and 1,000,000 Ren, and Dark is priced over 100,000 Ren.

“… … “If this sells, we will raise a lot of money.”

If you include the gift certificate given by Bellingham, the profits from [I will do it for you], which received about 5-6 orders in addition to Laye, and the Mandragora sales, it is now worth making a reservation.

I sat on a stone chair near the lake and made a phone call somewhere. The phone number was familiar to me.

Tooru… … . Tooru… … .

A mechanical sound is heard after the receiver rings a few times.

—Edsilla National University Hospital. Make a medical appointment once –

Hold once. Soon after, someone answers the phone.

-yes. We will help you make a medical appointment. Have you ever received medical treatment before?

“Never before… … .”

Suddenly I swallowed my words.

Before regression, I received treatment at Edsilla National University Hospital. They diagnosed me with Danjeon cancer and told me.

‘One year at most.’

I was devastated, but I couldn’t give up on treatment, and I lived 10 times as long as a year. Of course, for the last three years—the final stage of Danjeon Cancer—he was as good as dead, but if it weren’t for that wolf cub, he could have lived another month or two.

-hello?

“… … .”

Oh, by the way, that’s not the problem.

When I was receiving outpatient treatment at a national university hospital for about 7 to 8 years, I saw an article reporting a complete remission of Danjeon cancer.

It was absurd.

They say that the National University Hospital is the best on the continent.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the subjects of complete remission were not humans.

It was a pig.

Even so, I looked up where the hospital was and who the doctor was, and couldn’t help but laugh.

The emotions that ran down my spine at that time are still vivid.

Was it a trick of fate or a trick of God? No.

There is no need for such a description.

It just felt like shit.

“no. “You dialed the wrong number.”

I hung up the phone. I looked up at the sky for a moment and took a deep breath. Then I called another hospital.

Too, too, too.

After a few short tones, a human voice is immediately heard.

—Libra Medical Center. This is Aden Edsilla Hospital.

Libra Medical Center.

The highest-class, high-end hospital on the continent, run by a family I hate to death.

I pursed my lips and asked.

“… … Professor Juhains. “Is it possible to make a reservation for treatment?”

—Oh, I’m sorry, but Professor Juhains’ outpatient treatment will be available until the end of next year.

“I suspect Danjeon cancer. “It’s almost like it’s confirmed.”

—… … .

The other person stopped speaking.

After all, Danjeon Cancer is the continent’s worst incurable disease that kills everyone, whether they are ordinary people, knights, mercenaries, supervisors, adversaries, pros, or enders.

I said sighing.

“I understand that Professor Euhines is quite interested in Danjeonam. “Can you please ask me one question?”

—… … yes. I will ask your question and contact you again later using the same number.

“then… … “Let’s wait.”

I put down my smartphone.

* * *

“The bowl has arrived~!”

10 pm. I am working part-time at a meat restaurant. It’s the weekend so there are a lot of people, but work is as easy as always.

I wiped the dishes and grill with Perion detergent in an instant, wiped it, wiped it again, and by the time it was roughly cleaned up, I went out of the kitchen to throw away the food waste –

“… … ?”

An alley with a food trash can.

There was an unexpected person there today. The back of the train rider’s head was visible.

“What are you doing?”

“!”

A driverless driver wandering down an alley quickly looks back.

She, with her striking red hair hidden behind a beret that most detectives would wear, is, of course, Solliet Arcne.

Solliet looked around and approached us. She looked at me and pursed her lips.

“why? say.”

“… … “Can we talk for a moment?”

“uh.”

I opened the food trash can lid. The tip of Solliet’s nose fluttered at the wafting smell.

“I’m curious.”

she asked in a stuffy voice. The stench made my facial wrinkles flutter and tremble.

“what.”

I threw the bag full of food into the trash can.

“Nomi is alive-”

“I wonder who this guy is.”

bang-! Closed the food waste bin. Only then did Solliet breathe through her nose.

“… … “Are you sure that Nightmare is alive?”

assurance.

If you look closely at Solliet’s face, you can see that the dark circles are quite dark. Have I been worrying all this time without even sleeping?

“uh. “I’m sure.”

I spoke confidently. Solliet asked back with a trembling voice.

“I mean, is there any evidence?”

“Yes.”

There is clearly evidence that Nightmare is alive. This is evidence that Solliet herself later found herself through toil that bordered on mental illness.

“that is… … .”

Visibly agitated, she took a moment to catch her breath.

“Is that true.”

There was quite a bit of suspicion in that tone.

It was worth it. Probably, until now, everyone in this world would have treated her as mentally ill for her beliefs.

“uh. “It’s definitely there.”

“… … .”

Solliet bit her molars hard. As if this gave her some confidence, she held out her entire wallet from her inner pocket.

“Then, I’d like to hire you.”

I looked at the contents. There were 10 1,000 Ren in cash, or 10,000 Ren.

Isn’t this a bit small for chasing down a nightmare?

“Just this?”

“yes?”

“Is this all?”

“salary… … no see.”

I don’t think it was a salary.

“… … hmm.”

Anyway, 10,000 Ren per month. No matter how much Soliette is, it will be a pretty big expense.

Of course, there are millions of Ren in her personal account, but if she spends it, her family will get caught.

“This is a contract.”

Soliet added another piece of paper.

[Request acceptance contract]

The client ‘Soliet Younes Arcne Ciel’ and the attendant ‘Sion Askal’ enter into the following contract to accept the request.

It was a contract.

“I didn’t know your full name, so I used it as Sion Askal.”

“that’s right. That’s it. “I am not a nobleman.”

“yes. Please read.”

I skimmed through the contents.

Article 1.

The attendant cooperates with the knightmare tracking mission presented by the client.

Article 2.

When contact or meeting occurs outside of the public eye, the performer and the client do not pretend to know each other.

Article 3.

All conversations between the performer and the client are limited to public areas. It is okay to exchange opinions that are helpful in carrying out missions, but unnecessary conversations, such as asking about each other’s past, are prohibited.

Article 4.

The performer and the client meet on a set date every week and exchange details related to the request in detail.

Article 5.

The client pays the executor 10,000 ren in return for the contract.

Article 6.

The client and the performer will keep confidential all information and materials acquired pursuant to this contract.

Article 7.

The client and the executor pledge not to break their mutual trust for any reason during the contract period.

I laughed softly.

It means hiring, but not crossing the line. In particular, Article 3 would mean to never ask about incidents related to Nightmare, that is, about the precious people he took away.

“what. “The contract says it’s just 10,000 ren?”

“This is a typo. It’s 10,000 Ren per month. “I will correct it.”

Solliet said confidently. I narrowed my eyes and waved the contract around.

“20,000 ren.”

“… … .”

Solliet’s mouth opened slightly.

“And, if I find Nightmare.”

I thought about it for a while. How much is the incentive?

He stroked his chin and nodded.

“Success fee: 10 million Ren.”

“Did you go crazy?”

Soliette was startled and cursed with a breathless expression.

It’s her habit. When you are startled, your mouth reacts before your actions.

Snap – I snapped the contract with my fingers.

“why. Can’t you even pay that much? If you sell just one treasured sword from your home’s arsenal, you’ll get that much. “A nightmare bounty of 10 million ren is cheap.”

“… … under.”

Solliet sighed. Her head felt pounding, so she ran a hand across her forehead.

“Are you only after money?”

“Of course then.”

“… … yes. “It’s actually better.”

However, she quickly looked relieved and nodded. Rather, it was as if he had been looking for someone like me all along.

“Then, give me the evidence first.”

With those words, I held out my hand. Solliet asked back with round eyes.

“What is it?”

“You need money to get evidence. Give me the down payment. “About 10,000 ren.”

“… … Consider that as a down payment. “Bring me proof and I’ll give you your salary.”

“Your salary is 20,000 Ren per month, right?”

“… … yes.”

Fuck.

Soliet mumbled something very quietly, but 20,000 Ren was reasonable.

I smiled and answered

“okay. Contract established. “After College Board on Monday, come to the lake behind the old building at midnight.”