Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 98



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＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 98

After the play ends (1)

[Cleaning]

: Clean by sweeping and wiping dirty or messy items.

[Cleaning lady]

: A person whose job is cleaning.

The general perception is that a ‘janitor’ is a person who cleans a dirty house or picks up trash from the floor and uses a broom, but in the underworld, it is a little different.

A cleaner in the underworld is usually referred to as a ‘person who cleans corpses.’

It is a profession that was born in the underworld and has made its way to the surface. Without cleaners, the underworld would be rotting with corpses.

They kill a lot of people there, but they don’t even think about getting rid of them.

Of course, human corpses are not the only objects of cleaning. They are also willing to clean up the corpses of beasts, monsters, beasts, or strange creatures.

If you just give me money.

Even cleaners play a very important role in the aesthetics of the underworld, so even bad-tempered monsters don’t bother to fight or kill them.

“How many people did you kill?”

I used to be that kind of cleaner. A fairly capable and savvy cleaner.

“see… … .”

Jade seemed to have killed roughly thirty people, but fortunately it was done within a barrier, so the scope was limited.

“… … “Did they really suffer some kind of stampede?”

Instead, the corpses were horrendous.

It doesn’t look like a crushed corpse. To put it bluntly, what would happen if a truck weighing tens of tons hit a human at a speed exceeding Mach?

“It’s perfect if you have a taste for food.”

「Taster」. It is a magic spell that uses flesh and magic stones to create artificial life that eats corpses. There is no one like him when it comes to cleaning up corpses whose form is unclear.

The principle is similar to that of a golem, but it is probably not invented at present… … .

wait for a sec.

“No.”

Of course, this “Tasting Demon” is a magical magic spell from the future. The latest technology to be invented at least 3 to 4 years later.

However, the memory of using that magic spell is clear in my mind.

If you remember it, you can recall it as always.

“… … .”

I closed my eyes. As if searching a file with a notepad, I retrieved memories related to ‘Sesigwi’.

[…] … Magical Magic: Tasting Ghost User Manual]

[This is a one-time magic spell. Since the circuit setting has already been completed, attach it to the corpse and ignite it with the magic stone.]

Tasikgwi (屍食龜) is not a magic spell that is difficult for the user. In fact, it is close to a ready-made product.

The magic spell that has already been set is like an amulet, so if you attach it to the corpse and ignite the magic stone, the ‘Taste Demon’ will immediately arise.

─Oh. oh. It happens. Hey, isn’t this interesting? Master. Ms. Theia. Look at this. Eating a corpse? Where did you buy it? Oh oh. oh. Eat, eat!

─At a nearby magic magic store. Can you stop making a fuss?

Don’t remember this.

I remembered the magic spell of the Sisigwie.

I recalled the magic that was filled in the palm-sized amulet and the magic order that circulated through the magic – the circuit diagram, and called it into my hands.

Tsuzzzzzzzz… … .

There was a sound of burning skin. The magic power was increased by a whopping 30%, and 5% of the capacity was consumed, but the taster’s magic spell was hot as a tattoo on the palm of the hand.

It was successful.

Now, we need a body.

I finally found a big chunk with the SZX-9500.

This looks like Berhalsi’s corpse. Is it his liver? Is it the lungs?

I roughly labeled it “tasting ghost.” As a substitute for a magic stone, I took out only ‘1’ magic core from the “notepad” and stuffed it into the flesh.

Cud-duk-duk-duk-duk!

The mass of flesh moved and was torn apart, hatching into a “seeking demon.”

It looks like a rather creepy turtle. Because ‘gwi’ itself means turtle.

It moved around diligently, finding metallurgical metallurgical corpses and eating them.

“… … “This person is the problem.”

Suddenly, the driver’s body came into view. Unlike other monsters, its form was relatively intact, but it was just as miserable.

“Hey. “Don’t eat that person.”

I stopped the taster who was trying to cling to the driver. He glanced at me and then focused on the blood on the road again.

Crispy- Crispy-

The corpse is scooped up and eaten like a snack. It’s a familiar sight, so it’s nice to see it.

“It works.”

A magic spell from the future brought into the present.

It worked properly as if my memories were not false, but rather the past, no, the future, what can I say.

Anyway, I felt like I was eating faster and better than before.

* * *

1 hour has passed since the incident occurred.

“… … Arrived.”

‘Inri’, one of the members of ‘Geumungaek’, arrived at the scene.

─Confirm. What is the status of Berhalsi?

Berhalsi, whose pockets were severely strained, came up with a crazy plan to kidnap Libra’s direct descendants and asked the old guests to cooperate.

Of course, Noah flatly refused.

No matter how bad Libra’s Jade is, Libra is Libra. Because there is nothing good that can come from raiding a beehive for no reason.

The “old guest” deliberately did not go near the scene of the incident in order to avoid even raising suspicion.

However, about 5 minutes ago, intelligence came in that Jade had safely arrived at the Hanging Garden, and Noah dispatched a member out of simple curiosity.

That was ‘Inri’.

“… … Clean.”

The space itself is a mess. There are many signs of battle, such as the asphalt being crushed and the ground sinking, but there is only one corpse.

Jade’s driver.

So clean.

“Jade doesn’t look like she was evacuated… … Berhalsi is also presumed dead.”

Since there is no body, death cannot be confirmed, but no vital signs of Berhalsi can be felt within a 1km radius.

─Uh. Confirmed.

Inri still did not understand the situation.

Jade was accompanied by only one driver as an escort, but he actually died, and the senior member of Endex remained.

“There is only one Endex senior on site.”

─Really? “Then he probably organized it.”

“… … what.”

Inri frowned.

-He told me he was going to clean it.

“alone?”

Inri asked quietly and looked down at the ground.

Just then, Libra’s attendants arrived next to Endex Senior.

─I also think it would be ridiculous for Sion Askal to do it alone… … Couldn’t it have been handled together with Jade?

They were dressed in suits and had a conversation with Senior, the content of which was captured by Inri.

──I took care of it… … No, I kicked him out.

“You say you did it alone.”

─Wow, really?

Sion Askal just said that.

‘I kicked him out by myself.’

─It’s fascinating. Looks like you have a lot hidden, that kid. Just in case, come back now. Get involved for no reason.

Inri nodded and immediately disappeared.

* * *

“He will be treated as a death in the line of duty.”

From Libra’s strategic planning office, six tailors were dispatched. They said as they cleaned up the driver’s body.

I nodded calmly.

The man who seemed to be in charge among them asked.

“So, what exactly happened?”

“… … Didn’t Lord Jade tell you?”

“Lord Jade is in the Hanging Gardens.”

This means that they discovered the incident on their own and arrived voluntarily without Jade’s orders.

Well, there’s no way Jade would send someone just to collect the body. Whether the driver dies or not, he is a human being whose own dignity is more important.

he asked.

“Was there an attack?”

“Yeah what… … .”

I was worried.

They don’t know Jade’s strength yet. You can tell just by looking at the clothes they are wearing. Dressed in a suit and light blue tie.

It means that it is still at the end.

“There was an attack. “It was light.”

Jade hates having her strength highlighted. The reason is probably because the fighting style is punching.

Because of this, Libra’s immediate family and its core executives only have a vague idea of ​​Jade’s strength.

At first glance, it would be at the level of a second-rank knight. If I put it a little higher, it would be at the level of a first-rank knight… … .

Neither.

Even if 100 first-rank knights attack him at the same time, he can kill them all.

“I took care of it… … No, I kicked him out.”

I thought saying “processed” was a bit extreme, so I changed it to “kicked out.”

The employees looked at me up and down with strange expressions, but then nodded.

“yes.”

They put the driver’s body in a coffin and left.

Now, all I have left is some gloves. The gloves that Jade left behind.

Is this really a cleaning fee?

“… … “It must be a luxury product.”

Let’s get an appraisal later.

I stuffed my gloves into the back pocket of my pants.

* * *

… … Friday night, 11:55 p.m.

‘Clem Hall’, whose interior was temporarily changed to a private room.

Where College Board meetings were always held, today the dance that marked the end of the festival was in full swing.

However, only the upper class who have been invited in advance can enter, so it is not as crowded as outside. Rather, it is leisurely.

“… … .”

Elise stands alone in the corner of the ballroom. Without saying a word, as if leaning against the window.

Of course, there were many people who approached her. Dozens of men approached her and raved about her performance, but when Elise showed no response, she ran away without even having the courage to invite her to dance.

All.

“Ellie~”

Raye, who had just finished waltzing with a man, approached me with a smile.

“sorry! The kids won’t leave me alone! Ah, I guess I did really well in the play, didn’t I?”

Every time Raye makes eye contact with people, it’s the head maid~ That’s the head maid~ It’s me, the head maid. I went around doing it.

“I know.”

For your information, the entire theater team attended this ballroom. It was thanks to Elise’s special invitation, and it was actually an after-party for the theater team.

“But didn’t you say you were going to Eli’s Magic Tower?”

“… … I postponed it because I was tired. Just one day.”

Elise sipped coffee from a champagne glass.

“Huh. Unbelievable. “Ellie is delaying the Magic Tower?”

The original plan was to leave today, but I don’t know.

Even Elise herself doesn’t know why.

Why are you wasting your day here?

“But Zion said where did he go? The kids talk a lot about Duke. That’s right, Ellie, did you see Escher jealous? “Duke was just complaining that he wasn’t that good!!!”

As Raye said, Sion Askal is nowhere to be found.

Suddenly it disappeared like the wind.

Elise seems to vaguely understand the reason.

Heartbroken.

Probably because of me.

“… … wait for a sec.”

“Uh, yeah~”

Elise walked away. She didn’t like the noisy atmosphere, and her head hurt a little. She did so and she came up to the roof of the hall.

The view was wide open. Her hair blew in the rushing wind.

phut-! phut-! Fireworks exploded and colored the sky.

Elise folded her arms on the rooftop railing. Bending down she placed her face on it.

“… … .”

She thought quietly about Sion Askal.

First of all, he is a strange person.

He is a crazy person.

-Shut up before I tear you apart.

Still, sometimes, I suddenly remember the verbal abuse he made to me at the beginning of the semester.

Heat suddenly rises on my forehead, and I want to rip out the mouth and kill myself first.

─I hate you. More than you think.

The same goes for his expression of pure malice in Recordak.

Elise hates Sion Askal, and Sion Askal also hates herself.

But that makes it even weirder.

He said he hated him, saved him, was worried about him, and even seemed like he was going to confess something today.

“… … “Did you really get special training during winter vacation?”

Elise is still unfamiliar with his changes.

The little guy who was getting kicked around by Kane, Escher, and other guys suddenly changed at one point, making me angry, irritated, and–

Even though they hate me, they like me.

It’s such a strange thing to say, but it’s understandable if you like something so much that you end up hating it so much.

Because Elise was like that too.

Because the person you like so much doesn’t like you, so you have a dark history of hating yourself.

Was it when I was six years old?

My younger self was a loser.

Therefore, Sion Askal is also a loser. His intellectual ability and ability to empathize are exactly at the level of his six-year-old self.

“… … Foot.”

Thinking like that, Elise smiled without even realizing it.