Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 65



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 65

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Lobby, 10th floor, 20th floor.

A total of three desks were destroyed.

From now on, check-out will not be extended, and therefore the heating in the room will not work. Because the door won’t lock, hallucinogenic gas will come down into the room, and everyone will fight, thinking each other is a monster.

A hotel scheduled for destruction… … .

On the other hand, I comfortably sat down in the lobby on the first floor. The temperature, which had been dropping over time, had now surpassed -30 degrees Celsius, but it was reasonably bearable thanks to the enchantment “Stove” on my underwear amplified by Perion.

Here in the lobby I did my thing.

Simple. Letting go of those who came down to the lobby like sick animals because their stamina and magic power were worn out, or because they suffered from battle, were sent away comfortably.

[03:00:00]

Time passed like that, when there were exactly 3 hours left.

The number of survivors was displayed.

[17]

Very few.

Well, in the cold, where your hands and feet will freeze, the ghosts will be running wild, and Solliet will be grabbing you from above.

Most people won’t be able to endure it.

… … Kwaaaaaa——

Just then, a scream was heard coming down the stairs again.

It’s time to work.

I got up from the sofa, grabbing the axe.

“——Aaaahhh.”

I caught him running somewhere as if he was being chased by something. I was about to hit him on the floor, but he grabbed my arm and pulled me hard.

For a moment, my arm almost fell off.

“Asset! Bruaga!”

The guy wearing a gas mask spat out some kind of alien language, and I was a little confused when I saw his face. It seemed like the other person also saw me inside the gas mask.

“oh! you! Shishishi, Zion! Zion, it’s Zion!”

Raye Hilton. She cried out, holding her arm tightly.

I modulated my voice.

“It’s not Zion.”

“That’s right! That’s right! ”

“Who are you.”

“No joking, no joking! Zion, please save me, me, me! When I was cooking, you bought me two rice and a hamburger! Wow! After Zion! Behind you!”

Raye kept pointing behind me. I also looked back. There was a female ghost who looked quite scary.

“There’s a ghost, there’s a ghost! ghost!”

It looks like he touched a casino chip or something.

I looked at her and nodded softly.

“I’ll save you. Calm down and let it go.”

Then Raye’s face bloomed brightly.

“Really?”

“uh.”

“Are you hungry?”

“hungry!”

I took out the meal kit from my pocket.

“Hold out your hand.”

Raye held out both hands. Pretending to hand over the meal kit, I hit her wrist with the axe—more precisely, her smart watch.

“evil!”

This guy screams even though it doesn’t even hurt.

“you you… … .”

Soon he realizes what he has done, and his deer-like big eyes become filled with astonishment.

I said.

“believe. Because this is what saves people.”

“You meaaaaaagh———”

Raye was repatriated early while screaming.

I looked at the smartwatch again.

[3]

Before we know it, there are only three people left.

Excluding Soliet and me, it’s probably ‘that guy’ of course.

——Jeobbuk.

Just then, the sound of footsteps came down. The scent of magical power emanating from her body reached my nose.

Judging from my experience, I can tell who someone is without even looking at them.

Final boss Gerken.

He looked around the lobby with a normal face even in this cold.

“Was it a mess you made?”

I naturally became flirtatious.

“It’s not me.”

Then Gerken spoke in a dry voice.

“It’s a winning way, but it’s not efficient. “Life is a marathon.”

“Have you been drinking?”

He suddenly makes strange noises.

Gerken cleared his throat.

“… … “There may be a need to consider political factors as well.”

“politics?”

Well, Gerken will become a member of the National Assembly in the future. That’s why I don’t gossip or talk less.

The best way to not make enemies is not just to say nice things, but to not say anything.

“You could become a public enemy. College Board is long. “It’s only the first quarter.”

“That’s why you’re wearing a gas mask. “To avoid getting caught.”

“Rumors spread sooner or later. Because there are a lot of people. “The reasoning will be completed someday, and the words are fast.”

“You’re not going to spread it, are you?”

“… … .”

Gerken closed his mouth.

This guy’s politics are simple.

Talk as little as possible, but only tell the truth when you must.

Pursue trust, but do not maintain it unconditionally.

Trust must be broken only when there is an unconditional cost that transcends it.

Just like when he betrayed Theia Ithil.

I’m not trying to criticize you, but I’m just saying that in a relatively light situation like the College Board, you won’t necessarily make enemies.

“Gerken is right.”

In a moment, another voice came from behind Gerken.

It was Solliet.

“Your ways are wrong. Zion Ascal.”

She scolded me and struck Gerken’s temple with the blade of her hand.

thud–!

At that moment, Gerken’s eyes lost focus, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

“uh.”

“Oh.”

Gerken was taken away with a single snatch of the hand. He was slightly embarrassed.

The final boss was killed.

“I guess my betrayal was unexpected. hot.”

Solliet looked somewhat amused. In fact, she enjoyed situations like this when playing games in the past.

Should I say he is on the mischievous side? I heard you like leading other people into traps.

Crack——!

Soliet broke Gerken’s smart watch.

“What are you going to do now?”

[2]

Only the two of us remain.

Ah, not just the two of us. There are already many ghosts around. Hundreds of people?

I clapped silently.

Clap clap – Then the ghosts looked back at me.

“Trick my eyes.”

He said, throwing chips at them. The ghosts will definitely know the location of the camera, so they can trick it in some way. These are supernatural and magical beings at the same time.

After throwing about ten chips, many of the ghosts disappeared somewhere.

“… … let’s go.”

I gestured to Solliet.

“yes.”

We walked through the lobby side by side and came out. A bitter chill penetrated her entire body.

Solliet, on the other hand, is fine.

The Arcne family was originally like this. They fly around in the winter, but they’re lazy in the summer.

I took out all the remaining casino chips in my pocket. Solliet, who was staring blankly, said.

“Now, please explain in detail.”

“These chips are magic stones.”

All the chips were piled on the ground. When viewed from the SZX-9500, this was the point where the magic space circuit was located.

“We will use this as a medium to amplify the demon core.”

The Alpha and Omega that maintains such a huge artificial magic spell is the ‘magic core’ itself. A mass of thousands of souls pulsating in the very center of the barrier, that is, on the ceiling.

“Amplification?”

“uh. “It’s my spectrum.”

“… … “Can I make the spectrum public?”

Spectrum is usually treated as a private secret. This is especially true for prospects. If it is leaked, its value may not only be judged, but it may also be completely dismantled and analyzed, exposing its weaknesses to the world.

“It’s a secret only for 6-stars like you. “I’m not.”

I put my hand on the chip.

“If you amplify the magic core itself with this magic stone, the spirits inside will break their restraints on their own.”

“… … Are you saying that it amplifies the ‘inside’ and causes it to break its own ‘shell’?”

“yes. As the demonic core collapses, by-products will flow out.”

Most likely, all the dark magical power will run away. The spiritual energy of the dead will explode, and, freed from their tight restraints, they will gather together their old pain and hatred and cry out.

“It must be painful.”

“If it’s only painful, I’m glad.”

Not only will you suffer from permanent mental illness, but you may also end up committing suicide on the spot.

“We will watch.”

Solliet was acting mischievous.

“what. do.”

“yes.”

I put my hand on the stacked casino chips.

After taking a deep breath, I blew into Perion. Then the chip heated up like a briquette, and soon liquefied and seeped into the magic circuit connected to the magic core.

“… … “Go away.”

Soliet and I took a couple of steps back.

We looked up at this sky together.

Perion ascends through a vast circuit. From the bottom of the magic space, it rises like a spider web in various branches, reaching the center of the magic space, the middle of the ceiling… … .

thud-!

This shook the earth greatly. The countless magic circuits were all dyed pure white.

It was a very beautiful sight.

“oh.”

I was involuntarily impressed, and Soliet also opened her eyes wide.

It was only for a moment.

So so so so so.

An ominous sound rang out as if a glass window was cracking.

Immediately after, an even more desperate scream broke out.

─────!

The cries of countless people that cannot be expressed in words.

Regardless of whether they are men, women, the elderly, or children, everyone who died unjustly here screams with the emotions of that day. It overflows like a huge tsunami and covers the earth.

Cold sweat formed on Solliet’s forehead.

It won’t be something she can easily endure.

“Are you okay?”

“you are… … Are you okay?”

“I have a special constitution.”

It is one of the few benefits of countless anti-cancer drugs. To begin with, the leukemia and brain tumor I had were not ordinary diseases. It is a demonic disease.

Therefore, chemotherapy was no different from anti-demon treatment, and thanks to this, my resistance to demonic things became quite – very high.

“Collapse is starting soon. “It’s going to get harder, right?”

Up to this point, it is only an indirect experience. Now, if the demonic core is completely broken, the by-products within it will flow directly into the body.

I’m actually hoping for that moment, but Soliet won’t be able to last.

“I will endure it. “No matter how big or small, my family also has faults.”

“hmm. okay?”

I shook the magic fork slightly. A crackling swing that requires relatively little effort. It struck Soliet, who was standing next to me, precisely on the wrist.

Kwasik-!

There was a sound of something breaking.

Her smart watch was smashed.

“uh?”

Solliet, who lifted her wrist in a daze, soon realized my betrayal and her face contorted.

“… … “This is crazy-”

So Noekari was forced to return midway. I smiled slightly and raised my head. A wind containing sediment was blowing in the dark red sky.

Ahhhhh──────!

Much clearer screams pierced my ears. Human faces were formed as huge as clouds.

They shed blood.

He opened his mouth wide and screamed. Inside the wide open mouth was another person’s face. They too were bleeding and screaming.

It was crying.

There was regret in that trembling. There was despair. There was resentment. There was hatred. There was sadness. I had regrets. There was discouragement. There was frustration.

Why did we have to become like this?

Why did we have to die like this?

Why are you alive and why are we dead?

Haah Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

As I endured the emotions they released, I prepared to take a deep breath.

Debris will flow from the Demon Core that will soon be destroyed. Even if it’s just a little bit of scrap, it will be of great help to me and “Notepad.”

Blah blah blah ─────!

The shell of the demonic core splits, and countless spirits are released and flood from the gap. It swirls sharply back and forth in the air like a balloon with its knot untied.

I spread my arms wide. Things like hands, feet, or tongue were stuck to the entire body. Strange whispers and dark voices flowed into my ears.

It was nothing.

However, I closed my eyes and opened “Notepad.”

[101 / 105… … 110… … 118… … 127… … 135]

The capacity of “Notepad” increases in real time.

That’s not all. My pure dantian, or magical power itself, is also increasing. Every time you breathe and exhale, the remnants of the demonic core settle into your body.

I repeated Danjeon breathing and suddenly opened my eyes. I looked up at the sky that was still screaming.

Wow!

They are being liberated.

Dying at the same time.

Is this the end of suffering, or is it the second massacre caused by my greed? … .

Tuk-.

Someone touched my shoulder. I flinched and looked back.

“… … ?”

There was a man whose face was half destroyed. He held out his hand to me. I stared blankly. There were casino chips in his hands.

Originally, humans and ghosts could not touch each other, but it might be possible if they used this magic stone as a medium.

“ah… … yes.”

I suddenly grabbed his hand. To be precise, he captured the ‘magic stone’. He waved his clasped hands up and down.

I saw his face. He had no face, but his tilted head somehow felt like a smile.

He disappeared leaving a casino chip in my hand.

Kwagwagwagwagwa——!

At that moment, the shell of the Demon Core was completely destroyed. The collapse of magical space had begun.

I stood still and watched the scenery.

───Qurrrrrrrr… … .

A barrier that is broken in half.

The dream of a theme park collapsing.

A spirit swimming among them.

Lastly, casino chips in my hand.

“rest of it… … “I can think as I please.”

For me, it was a quite harmonious and impressive sequence.