Old People Don’t Hold Hands - Chapter 132



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Episode 132, The Frost Queen’s Crown (4)

“… Mr. Biella?”

As soon as I saw Biella, those words came out of my mouth without me knowing.

Then Biella.

“… … Biella?”

He muttered as if something was bothering him.

“Oh, my sister… … .”

The girl who had just bumped into him looked at Biella and held her hand tightly.

“… … Ugh, my head hurts again.”

He frowned and grabbed his head.

He looked at me again.

… … I was able to see Biella again, but the way she looked at me felt quite unfamiliar.

Empty eyes, as if he didn’t know me from the start.

Well, I think this is the first time I’ve been looked at like this.

From the moment we first met, Biella couldn’t help but try to look good to me.

… … This is the look in your eyes.

I feel like I’m being treated like an invisible person, so I don’t like it.

“Hey, who are you torturing the child?”

At Biella’s words, I just stared blankly at her for a moment.

He looked away again and looked at the girl.

The girl was hiding behind Biella, holding her hands tightly with both of her hands.

… … Huh?

As the child began to shrink, Biella began to look at me more suspiciously.

“What the heck! What did I do to the child to make him this scared? Huh?!”

… … Just by feeling, it seems like he might be that child’s guardian.

Instead of answering Biella, I reached out my hand.

Biella flinched subtly, perhaps thinking that I would threaten her if she took action.

I just reached out and pointed to the child next to her.

“Do you know this person?”

“……what?”

When I asked the child specifically, he was surprised for a moment.

Biella looked visibly embarrassed and started screaming.

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

… … As expected, I’m really bad at lying.

Looking at this reaction, it seems like they weren’t even acquainted before.

Well, that couldn’t have happened in the first place.

This was clearly an illusion created by the Frost Queen.

“I asked because I didn’t think she was the child’s mother.”

“Sister… … , I’m scared of this guy… … .”

Still pointing at the child, he asked, and the girl hid even more behind Biella.

“Hey, just wait! I’ll protect you.”

Biella looked at me with a wary expression, then answered while hiding the child completely behind her.

“Oh, why don’t we know each other? Can’t you tell just by looking at her? You can tell right away that she’s my older sister.”

… … Hmm.

Are you really going to lie like this?

“Then this child is my older sister… … .”

I was about to ask her more, thinking that if I pressed her a little harder I might be able to find out about Biella’s situation.

I kept my mouth shut for a moment and looked at the child hiding behind Biella.

“… … Phew.”

That girl hiding behind Biella is definitely there.

He was smiling at me.

The child continued to smile after making eye contact with me.

When Biella looked at him, it seemed as if he had never done that before.

“Sister… …, I don’t want to talk to that man anymore… …. Let’s go over there.”

Before I knew it, my expression had changed to that of a scared child and I was just sobbing.

“… … Huh.”

Let’s sigh at that sight.

Biella hugged the girl as if she didn’t care about my reaction.

“Okay, okay. Let’s avoid that weird guy, quickly.”

… … As if he were the child’s real guardian, he carefully patted the child’s back and walked away.

“Hey, wait a minute! At least remember the name―”

Even in the midst of all that, he was glaring at me when I tried to talk to him.

“You, I don’t remember your name at all. Don’t talk to us anymore!”

… … With those words, Biella turned around completely.

He didn’t even look this way.

On the other hand, the girl who was hugging Biella’s neck tightly as she walked away was still looking at me.

“… … Hehe.”

I just laughed.

I’ll have to find out more about that girl, but where did you find Biella?

“… … By the way, you don’t remember the name?”

No matter how much I think about it, there are still many things that don’t make sense.

I couldn’t take my eyes off Biella and the child.

Someone tapped my shoulder from behind.

When I looked at who it was, it was Inozen who had casually placed his arm over my shoulder.

“… … Ugh, the smell of humans is so disgusting. Hey human, what are you doing here?”

After exhaling once in response to Inozen’s question, let’s return our gaze to where it was before.

“… … Huh? Isn’t that the human that hangs out with humans? That noisy little woman.”

“okay.”

“But why are they separate?”

“… … I can’t even remember the name.”

Let me answer Inozen’s question briefly.

Inogen also seemed puzzled and quietly watched where Biella was.

At first I thought it was strange that Biella had lost her name.

What Inozen is looking at is not Biella… … .

“There’s something strange about him.”

It was a little girl next to Biella.

“You think it’s strange?”

“Every human being has a smell and a sound, but this guy doesn’t have that.”

“… … ?”

Smell and sound?

for a moment.

“Is that the smell you say is terrible?”

“Yeah. Each person has their own smell. Whether you like it or not. In a place like this, it’s all mixed together and it’s disgusting.”

“… … Then what is that sound?”

When I asked him this, Inozen brought his face closer to mine, still leaning his arm on my shoulder.

And then he opened his mouth with a playful smile.

“… … Should I tell you? I’ll tell you if you release the restrictions first.”

Although it was Inozen who spoke provocatively.

There was no room for such a petty trick.

“If you knew who was holding your leash, you wouldn’t be saying that.”

Let’s quietly recite Inozen’s situation again.

Inozen made a pale face.

“Heart sound.”

“Are you talking about the sound of a beating heart?”

“Yes. There’s no way a living human wouldn’t hear that. Their heart would be beating.”

“But what does that mean you can’t hear it… … ?”

What, did that kid die or something?

No matter how much I thought about it, it was a story that was difficult to readily accept.

So my immediate conclusion is:

“It’s not like you couldn’t hear it because you were far away?”

“Hey, is that right… …! Yes, you dare… …!”

I wonder if my words really hurt your pride.

Inogen got angry and tried to raise his claws.

“Are you really going to talk back to me?”

As soon as I went out strong, my tail tangled.

“You, you are such a petty person. No matter what, you doubt the power of the Demon Dragon… … .”

“Then let me ask you one thing.”

“… …ask.”

“So you can hear the heartbeat of a human being far away?”

He asked, pointing to a woman in the corner chewing bread alone.

Inogen simply nodded with a blank expression.

“Yes, of course I can hear it.”

“… … But you’re saying that you can’t hear it only from that kid?”

“I don’t know why, but I can’t hear it.”

If you can’t hear the heartbeat that every human being hears.

It’s probably one of the two.

The heart is not beating, or there is no heart at all.

“If you really don’t believe me, try contacting that human woman.”

“contact?”

“Yeah. Wouldn’t a person without blood circulation be cold?”

At Inozen’s answer, which was clearer than I thought, I now looked at the child.

The child was smiling brightly at Biella for a moment, but then he met my eyes.

He suddenly glared at me with a cold expression as if asking when that had happened.

… … Well, there are more than a few strange things when you see something like that.

In this world, which is nothing more than an illusion, there is no way that anyone like Biella originally knew could exist.

And the more I thought about it, the more I realized that that wasn’t the only strange thing.

What did you feel from the conversation just now?

The thing is, he doesn’t like me talking to Biella for too long.

Especially after I questioned Biella about her relationship with the child, she started to throw tantrums and wanted to go back.

… … Even if she is a girl without a guardian, how can she be so obsessed with a complete stranger?

And above all.

A child who probably hasn’t even finished elementary school knows how to manipulate an adult woman so skillfully?

There is another problem here.

It was the first time I told Biella my name.

At that time, Biella clearly reacted to what I said.

[Oh, my sister… … .]

The child held Biella’s hand tightly while crying.

Biella shook her head for a moment, then, as if nothing had happened, she started treating me like a stranger again.

If she can even forget her own name, Biella must be hallucinating like me.

So, here, that kid… … .

I wonder if Biella is doing something to keep herself from coming out of her hallucinations.

Once we reached this conclusion, we could decide what to do next.

First of all, I should try contacting that girl like Inogen said.

If your heart doesn’t beat like Inozen said, your body will be cold.

If so, then it must be some other being than a human.

In EndWorld, and especially in the Labyrinth, most beings that are not normal humans are… … .

It’s the enemy.

I need to get in touch with that guy somehow, but there’s just one problem.

The thing is, Biella is sticking to that girl like a piece of gum.

There was an easy way to solve that.

Unlike the complicated and complex South Korean solution.

The EndWorld solution is very simple.

Spend your first money.

Second, use your power.

And finally, if money and power can’t solve it, just use force.

Of course, right now my power is blocked.

This side has unexpectedly strong allies.

“Inogen.”

“Why, human.”

“Can you hold that woman, my colleague, for a moment?”

“… …Why should I do that?”

“We need to rescue that woman quickly so we can get out of this smelly place soon.”

“Hmm! That’s not a bad suggestion. It sounds good.”

“Instead, you should avoid being noticed by others.”

Before we get into the real details about the Frost Queen’s illusions.

It would be better to refrain from any conspicuous actions.

“… … So you want me to seduce that woman?”

“no.”

“… … ?”

“Take hold of that woman’s left wrist.”

“Your wrist?”

“You’ll know when you try it.”

“… … ? You’re just going to send me away without even giving me a proper explanation. What on earth do you think I am… … ?”

Despite all this grumbling, Inogen approached Biella as if he couldn’t help it under my gaze.

Likewise, the girl cowers at Inogen as if she is scared.

Biella tried to shout at Inogen to chase him away, just like she did to me.

Inogen did not give in, and grabbed Biella’s left wrist with force faster than her.

And soon after… … .

“What, what are you doing!”

There was nothing in sight where Biella’s voice was heard.

The reason is this.

The Mirror of King Nett, which belonged to Biella, was activated, and Biella’s ‘stealth’ ability was transferred to Inogen.

……okay.

Although I was half in doubt, the manifester’s power was not blocked.

Well, this is a good thing.

“You, you, what are you―, Ugh, Ugh Ugh!”

Biella tried to shout something again, but Inogen covered her mouth.

At some point, I couldn’t even hear a sound.

Then the girl.

“Hey, Sister? Sister? Sister!”

… … He seemed quite bewildered by Biella’s disappearance.

Well, for now, I’ve separated Biella from the child.

Let’s check it out.

I wonder what that guy’s identity is.