Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 58



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 58

Tomorrow (2)

I took sick leave.

No matter how hard I try, my body doesn’t move, and my head spins like I’m on a roller coaster.

I was prepared to have points deducted, but fortunately Gioli knew that I had been directly involved in the Recordak incident last night.

Thanks to that, I received ‘special recognition’. This means that no points will be deducted if you miss class.

“… … “The side effects are terrible.”

This time too, it must be because of Perion. Even if it seems like it’s okay, it goes away in an instant.

anyway.

Current time is 11:45 PM.

I am looking at the water from the lake behind the old building.

Please note that the hospital appointment has already been made.

[Reservation completed: Libra Medical Center Aden Edsila Hospital]

[Wednesday, March 28, 15:00.]

Libra Medical Center, Aden Edsila Hospital. The last Wednesday of March.

Today is March 21st, so it is exactly one week later, which is about two weeks earlier than before the regression.

At that time, I only got tested early, but the treatment schedule itself was pushed back a lot.

“… … “Life feels like shit.”

I mutter that for no reason as I think about starting chemotherapy again.

Rustling-

A human wearing a straw hat appears from the bushes.

It’s Solliet.

She walked over and sat down on the stone chair. She said, looking at the lakeside as I did.

“The assignment for the third week of swordsmanship is the three-sword technique.”

“… … Oh yeah?”

The theme of the third week seemed to be fasting.

If you tie three or more sword blades together, it becomes a sword blade. If grass blades are raw materials, sword blades are pillars. A pillar that supports the building called Swordsmanship.

Here, Samgeomsik refers to the three most popular swordsiks that utilize the five Chosik [Five Chosik].

‘Five-second style, three-sword style’ can be seen as the basis of swordsmanship.

“And take it.”

Solliet handed over a thick envelope. I looked inside.

Twenty 1,000 Ren bills.

20,000 Ren is just right.

“Thank you for the salary.”

“How will the investigation proceed?”

Solliet asked about that first.

Of course, she doesn’t care about me. There is no interest or curiosity about the state of one’s body.

Of course, it’s not that I feel sad or bitter.

Because that’s Soliette. Because we met now because of work.

“It’s simple. “We’ll have to reorganize.”

The Nightmare is definitely alive, but just knowing that fact is not enough to chase it. I still don’t know the identity of Nightmare.

As I said, I was only a very small helper to Solliet, and Solliet herself decided the outcome with her own hands.

“… … “You mean reconstruction?”

“okay. “I should go to the scene where he killed someone, reconstruct the incident, and trace back time.”

For a moment, her expression became cold.

I continued speaking without heeding anything.

“I guess I’ll have to follow in his footsteps by retracing all the revealed and unrevealed incidents.”

At the same time, he hands over the case file prepared in advance. It was the ‘Nightmare Case File’ that she must have read hundreds or thousands of times more than I did.

“You decide the order.”

The official death toll from the Nightmare incident was 17 people.

Although it was quite small compared to the demons in Mirinae, the social impact was of a different order because Nightmare only selected knights to kill.

I told her.

“But you can’t avoid what you want to avoid. “Because we can’t just choose which investigation to conduct.”

“… … Fuck you. All right.”

Soliet muttered quietly. she asked, taking out her cigarette with her trembling hands. The end of the year burned red.

I leaned back on the stone chair, looking at the night sky. In that cold texture, an old thought suddenly came to mind.

Solliet had two important people. One was her family, and the other was a close friend of that family.

Javed and Felix.

It’s still an unfamiliar name to me, but to Solliet, it was a relationship that had been with her since birth. These were people who spent more days together than days they were not together.

Javed was Solliet’s older brother, three years older. Solliet learned from him his attitude and mindset towards the world.

Felix was Javed’s close friend and the man Solliet liked. The two always argued about trivial things, but it was because they liked each other. This was because they were not sure of their feelings.

Maybe she could have become a lover with Felix. She may have received Javed’s blessing and promised her eternity.

That future was stained with blood in an instant.

It was only when her loved ones died that she realized that her feelings were love.

Before I returned, I wanted to become their replacement.

of course.

It was impossible.

When she killed herself, I realized I shouldn’t have even tried to replace them.

When she left this world, I finally let go of my attachment to her. She gave up all feelings of regret and affection.

It is still the same now.

I just don’t want to miss the opportunity to revive Soliet.

I just hope she lives longer.

I just hope you find your own value in this life.

No matter how much you love someone, they are not more important than yourself.

“… … yes. All right.”

Soliet exhaled smoke. Her colored sigh bloomed thickly in the night sky. She said, stubbing out her cigarette in her personal ashtray.

“I will deliver it soon. “What incident should I start with?”

“okay.”

She got up.

I did not see her off as she went back the way she came.

Tiring-

I was about to spend some time alone in contemplation, but without notice, an alarm rang on my smartphone.

[Tori: Are you writing the script? It seems like everyone but you knows what the outcome will be.]

It was Elise. I gave a cursory reply.

[ㅇㅇ I’m writing this.]

[Torai: Yes. Yes. I’m curious, when are you going to finish writing the script and when are you going to hire more people? This is a child who has low brain intelligence and cannot grasp reality or be self-objective. Why do you buy it? die.]

“… … .”

Has he really gone crazy all of a sudden?

“I’m doing this because I want to be the main character.”

Since the main character is a woman, you will be doing it anyway.

[Are you a fool? You are the main character, and you are the one who saves the people. Don’t worry, we will select the script properly.]

One day, I watched a musical that reinterpreted ‘The Bard’.

The reason why my memories of that time are clear even without the help of a “notepad” is not only because the people who went with me were Theia and Gerken.

It was just fun.

I, who hated this world because of Danjeonam, and Gerken, who seemed indifferent to anything except success, forgot everything at some point and immersed themselves in the play.

The story of the ‘bard’ is briefly explained as follows.

First, the main character, the bard, is the best storyteller and singer in the kingdom, or bard.

He performed on the streets as usual, but one day he received an invitation from the king and went to the royal palace. He stayed there for a week and prepared for the performance, but for some reason.

Suddenly, terrible murder cases occur one after another.

The bard is unknowingly caught up in the storm of serial murder in which the head maid dies first, then the minister dies, the baron dies, and even the prince dies… … .

(Spoiler alert)

In fact, the bard was the culprit.

The bard had a secret of birth.

He is the illegitimate son of a king and a maid, in other words, he is of royal blood.

However, the queen, maternal nobles, and the head maid, who were concerned about a succession dispute, put pressure on Bard’s mother, and she eventually ran away from the palace and settled in a distant countryside with young Bard.

The queen did not tolerate even that. She sent an assassin and she killed his mother. She even tried to kill the young Bard, but he was hiding under the floor.

At the bottom, he witnessed his mother dying.

Therefore, The Bard is a revenge story. A reinterpretation that overturns the original genre of ‘romance’.

But love clearly existed within it. It was a tragedy that happened only because of love.

[Torai: As you said, I will find a role for you. I am the main character. Instead, the deadline is three days. If it’s not fun or your low-class personality comes out, I’ll cut you right away.]

“Ah, I want to throw a pad lip.”

I held back. Because Yael gets to curse at the same time.

[Okay, so let’s turn it off.]

Elise’s reply ended there.

* * *

Clem Hall on Friday. Elise went to school with Kane, Escher, and Raye as usual.

As soon as I sit down, I start humming without even realizing it. Maybe it’s because of the main character role, but I feel good for no reason.

In fact, the script has already been written based on ‘The Cunning King’. Sion Askal’s script is definitely the worst.

“Is something good happening?”

Kane asked. Kane and Escher both looked tired.

I heard you went to a club last night.

“well.”

Elise’s expression changed to a gloomy one.

“joy. “He says he’s the main character~ I hope so~ I hope he doesn’t even include me~”

That was a sharp point. Raye crossed her arms as if she was very upset.

Elise quietly excused herself.

“… … “You said you didn’t want to do it.”

“No! “Who wants to do the background!”

She offered Raye the role of a tree. Place a wooden panel and draw only the part of her face. Like a photo zone at a theme park.

“I don’t think a talking tree is bad.”

He responded politely.

This is a play with an invitation from ‘Sermones Laeterni’. You can’t ruin it by putting Raye on it for no reason.

“and… … Ellie is awesome. really. it’s okay. “I’m going to ask Shion for a favor.”

This time Kane and Escher frowned.

“Xion, what are you asking that bastard for? “He’s going to be fired soon.”

“That’s why.”

Raye looked pitiful at them.

“You guys have been saying that for three weeks?”

“… … He’s holding up really well, that bastard. “Isn’t that right?”

When Escher looked back at Kane and asked, Kane also laughed as if he was dumbfounded.

“That’s right. How on earth is he alive? Why is he alive? … “Oh, I have a bit of a hangover.”

“Oh, it’s Zion.”

Does this mean that even tigers will come if you call them?

Just then, Zion appeared.

He trudged over and sat in the back seat. Raye looked at him carefully and headed towards him… … .

“Nice to meet you.”

The front door of the hall opened and the voice of the person in charge was heard. Raye quickly sat down.

“This is your second time?”

Shelton was again in charge this Friday.

His qualifications as a magic tower wizard and chief researcher are superior to those of Chadrek and Asylene.

“Today’s assignment will be done not only by Endex but also by all seniors from Magic High School who participate in the College Board… … “Everyone, it might be a little difficult.”

Everyone in Clem Hall was tense.

The person in charge directly said that it was difficult. It means it’s going to be really intense.

“You will enter ‘magic space.’”

Then, the tension concentration in the space became higher than that of oxygen.

To put it simply, magic space means ‘a space made of magic power.’

It looks like a cramped cabin on the outside, but once you go inside, it’s as wide as three or four playgrounds combined, and you can breathe even though it’s clearly under the sea. These are all magical spaces.

Just 50 years ago, it was a mysterious space that only occurred naturally, but these days, technological advancements have made it possible to build it artificially.

“Relax. Everything in magic space is real. Therefore, it can hurt you and even cause death. “This is because the medium that maintains the magic space is the ‘magic core.’”

Demon Core is easily a higher version of Demon Core. It can contain much more information than a magic core of the same mass, can process much more magic power, and is much more expensive, high-performance, and rare in all respects.

Therefore, the magic space created by the magic core will be almost the same as the real thing, and the danger there will also be no different from reality.

“The assignment has only one purpose.”

Shelton said with a bright smile.

“For 30 hours. “Hold on as long as you can.”