Old People Don’t Hold Hands - Chapter 126



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Episode 126, Cigar (2)

“… … A cigar, you say?”

“Yes. Do you know about the god called Shigeru?”

He asked back calmly, as if he had no idea what the woman was saying.

The woman’s pupils were shining, slits long and vertically.

He was just watching me.

“… … This is the first time I’ve heard of such a god?”

“gibberish.”

I said it as if it was nothing.

The woman simply burst into laughter and replied:

“If you don’t tell me straight, I’ll have to check. I see, when God enslaves humans, he puts a mark on them.”

… … Chew.

But he struggled to avoid showing the mark of the Apparator to the woman who was trying to touch him somehow.

The woman leisurely held my chin.

With my other hand, I simply reached out to my torso.

however.

Clang!

Diana quickly swung her sword to block the woman’s arm.

“This keeps bothering me… …!”

… … But even though Diana tried her best to hold on.

With just one twist of the woman’s wrist, Diana’s black woman was torn off.

… … It seemed that there were levels to the transformation power that the woman was using now.

It usually seemed like the more body parts you changed, the stronger you got.

To be honest, it was a strong opponent.

Even when only the arms and legs had changed, they were comparable to us, so in their current state where half of their body has changed… … .

It would have been impossible for us to win.

However, it was not possible to simply show the manifestation sign to a woman.

Do we have no choice but to hold out until Nowen comes? Even if Nowen comes, is there a chance of winning?

What should I do against this person… … .

While I was thinking about a method for a moment.

In an instant, the positions were reversed and my body became free.

I stared blankly ahead for a moment, and there it was.

Instead of me, there was Diana, with her head held in the hands of a woman.

“These, these, in pairs… … !”

The woman became even more irritated by the sudden change and screamed in anger.

“Ugh, ugh… … !”

As the woman’s hand tightened, Diana struggled as if in pain.

… … But, you know.

No matter how much he wanted to save me, this was bound to be a wrong decision.

Because we still haven’t been able to eliminate the penalty that the host has to bear.

“We should kill the useless ones first!”

……therefore.

If that woman dies, I die too.

Still, Diana changed her position even if it meant taking a risk.

I guess it’s because I realized that Diana, not me, could not bring about any change.

I quickly summoned the goods and activated the maximize at the same time.

But instead of burning them haphazardly like before, I gathered them into one point.

The fire was concentrated as much as possible.

In fact, it was bound to be a much more difficult and elaborate task than just spreading the fire freely.

Originally, the power of disaster came from the will to burn everything and turn it into a disaster.

Concentrate the flames as much as possible and wrap them around your fist.

I ran towards the girl.

“How dare you… … !”

The woman also raised her empty hand to stop it, but it wouldn’t be easy.

Because it was different from the simple fire he had been shooting at the woman just a moment ago.

“Ugh… … !”

Did women also instinctively sense this?

Even though he let go of Diana, who he was holding onto, he tried to block my attack with both arms.

No way.

Kwaaaa …

The flames, which had been condensed into an incredibly dense mass, soon penetrated the opponent’s guard and struck directly into his torso.

“Keuk… … !”

The woman glared at me, spitting out blood in shock.

I took advantage of the woman’s momentary hesitation and retreated with Diana, who was exhausted.

“This kid, he wants to talk… …!”

“Shit.”

Who would think that this is the attitude of a person who wants to have a conversation?

Let’s just gather the goods and call them out to the other fist.

Kwaaaaang!

The woman clashed her two arms, which had turned into dragons, against each other.

Growled.

“Okay. Let’s give it a try.”

“… … You were the one who attacked first.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran towards the woman at a speed that was too fast for him to even keep up with her eyes.

I tried to fight back with my fist wrapped in treasure.

Before my fist could even properly hit the woman’s body.

“Ugh, uh, not yet, possible… … .”

The woman’s body collapsed in an instant, leaving only a short groan behind.

Kuung!

The black energy instantly left the woman’s body as she fell down with a heavy sound again.

… … Only the body of a woman, completely human like before, remained here.

After the woman collapsed, I stood guard for a moment and then sneaked over to check on her condition.

If you can see he’s breathing, he’s not dead yet.

… … Did he simply faint?

It was a bit odd that he suddenly collapsed, but considering his state of exhaustion, it wasn’t all that strange.

As I was examining the woman’s body for a moment, Diana limped toward me.

“… … What is that woman going to do?”

I think he’s asking whether or not to kill a defenseless woman.

“First of all, I have no intention of killing you.”

This woman clearly knew my name as I was a god in EndWorld.

Cigar.

In fact, it’s a name that people used to talk about when they were just a minor god with almost zero recognition.

Even Rebel, who was desperately trying to catch me, didn’t know my name.

That’s why they only called me ‘the devil’… … .

But this kid definitely knew my name, even though I had momentarily forgotten it.

That’s right.

I guess you know me well from the EndWorld days.

That too is about the ‘me’ of the time when ancient people were alive.

So, even if he could be my enemy, I have no choice but to seek information first.

“… … You’re going to let this person live? What are you going to do when he wakes up?”

Of course, since women’s power is not trivial, this can be a concern… … .

“Miss Diana, take a look around.”

“……yes?”

“You will probably see something like a fairly thick thread.”

At my words, Diana looked around with a puzzled expression.

Soon he picked up a red thread and came back.

“Are you talking about this?”

“yes.”

In the dragon’s nest, which was covered with numerous treasures, red threads were often spread out.

And these threads had names.

That’s right, Lahmerah’s atonement.

… … Well, according to legend, this was an object related to the death of the demon dragon.

A man named Lahmera who was in danger of death after meeting a demon dragon.

It wasn’t enough that he tricked him into entering his nest with his excellent speaking skills.

It is known that he was imprisoned and killed by weaving a red thread around his body, which was believed to be a treasure.

Well, no one really knows if that’s how he died.

However, it cannot be seen as entirely false.

In fact, Lahmerah’s atonement had a peculiar effect.

It’s a pretty great effect that seals a dragon-shaped monster so it can’t use its power.

And clearly, this woman was using the power of transformation related to dragons.

Let’s just keep our eyes fixed on the fallen woman and extend our hand.

Diana carefully placed the red thread over my hand.

I started to carefully tie up that woman.

“Let’s keep him tied up like this for now, and try to talk to him when he wakes up.”

“… …Can this thread really hold a woman?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. It’ll be hard to exert force at this level.”

Diana nodded briefly at my words.

When I sorted out the situation like that.

“Decleeeeeeen!”

… … From the entrance, a loud voice was heard, along with the sound of footsteps running fiercely.

The owner of that voice was none other than Nowen, who had come with Biella.

“I came running because I heard a commotion! Is something happening?”

“Oh, that’s right, sir! The smell was really strong, and uh… … .”

… … Oh, looking at Biella.

It seems like he’s finally adapted to the curse and can walk and talk quite well.

I turned to Nowen and Biella, who were looking at me with worried faces.

He pointed to a woman who had passed out and was tied up with rope.

“Who is that?”

Nowen tilted his head as if he was puzzled and asked.

I shrugged and answered.

“I don’t know. I was suddenly attacked.”

“… … An attack? I definitely didn’t feel any signs of it since I got here.”

“I didn’t follow him, he seems to have been here originally.”

“I see… … .”

“So, I’ve tied you up with rope for now, but when you wake up, I’ll figure out what to do.”

“Is that so? That’s fortunate, if nothing happened, ahem… …!”

……what?

There hasn’t been much of a reaction despite the battle.

Is it because this was already sorted out in the first place that they don’t really care?

No, rather, it seems like he has something he wants to say… … .

“Mr. Nowen, was everything okay?”

“Big! That’s what I’m talking about… … !”

“Sir! We found something interesting! Look at this!”

With those words, what Biella handed over was this.

It was a cube-shaped object with familiar pieces tangled together.

And this is an item of a higher level than the four-sided fragment we saw before.

It was ‘half of the four sides’.

“… … Where did you find this?”

“Ahem! That’s right… … !”

“I found it! I had a good feeling about it… … ?”

“Ugh, I, I wanted to say something… …!”

… … Oh my, how can you have such a good feeling even in this kind of thing?

“Judging from your reaction, this must be a really good product. This?”

“It’s a good thing. And it’s a great thing.”

“Oh~?”

“It was something I had never seen before, but it was amazing. When I touched it, the treasures inside the nest moved freely. It was as if they were trying to return to their original places… … .”

“Well, it’s something with a similar use.”

Of course, at that time it was just a piece, so its effect was weaker than it is now.

The fragments of the four sides, or rather, the ‘half of the four sides’, had the ability to return things entangled in the labyrinth to their original form.

First of all, this Dragon’s Nest is a world line within the Labyrinth.

“With this, you can also take a closer look at different places.”

“Ah! So we did it?”

“yes.”

Don’t look at the two people who are excited as if they are happy about what I said.

I turned my gaze back to the woman.

He is still unconscious, but it is too early to feel relieved.

“First, let’s tie this woman up in a corner.”

“You’re saying to tie it up in a corner… and leave it there?”

Leaving Biella looking at him with a puzzled look.

I quickly took my seat and ‘tied’ the woman up in the corner.

The rope that bound the woman’s body was tied to various hooks on the wall.

I had him pinned down so that he was completely pressed against the wall.

I mean, completely unable to move.

“Ugh… … , do I really have to go this far?”

Biella clicked her tongue as if she was tired of seeing that sight.

“We are doing this because we are a formidable opponent.”

If I don’t do this, I don’t know when he’ll run wild again, so I have no choice but to do this.

After completely capturing the woman, he asked three people to watch over her.

I explored the area with half of the slope in my hand.

Whenever you enter a cave where treasures are scattered all over the place, use half of the four sides.

Clang! Clang!

As if nothing had happened, the treasures began to be organized and returned to their original places.

… … Perhaps this is what the Dragon’s Nest originally looked like.

Thanks to the use of half of the four sides, I was able to examine the cave much more easily than before.

In addition, I learned something new that each cave is filled with incomprehensible language carvings.

Occasionally, treasures would catch my eye and I would be able to save them, but if there was a problem… … .

The ‘Frost Queen’s Crown’, which was needed more desperately than any other treasure, was nowhere to be seen.

Sure, even when I played EndWorld, I only saw someone using it.

I have never personally obtained it.

All I know is that the object is inside the dragon’s nest…

It’s obviously hidden as a hidden element, but I can’t break it here and there to check. Well…

When you have used half of the four sides in all the caves and still cannot find the ‘Frost Queen’s Coffin’.

A message came from Diana.

– Mr. Declen, the woman is awake.

… … If I can’t find it even after using all the methods available to me.

I have no choice but to look into it from you.