Old People Don’t Hold Hands - Chapter 166



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Episode 166, Development (3)

I was frozen in bewilderment.

Diana took a step closer to me.

He looked up at my face blankly in that state.

“… … If Mr. Declen were in the same situation as Mr. Nowen, what do you think Mr. Declen would do?”

what.

It’s not my situation anyway, so all of a sudden?

… … More than that, why are you asking me this much about what my opinion is?

Let’s just stand there frozen in silence for a moment.

“… … .”

Diana just stared at me persistently, as if waiting for me to answer.

Hmm… … .

“Do I really have to answer that?”

“yes.”

I don’t know why you’re curious about this, though.

I exhaled once and opened my mouth.

“… … Of course I wouldn’t do that either.”

“… … No, you’re not going to do it?”

“In a situation where you don’t know when you will die, wouldn’t your lover be nothing but a weakness?”

Something similar actually happened when I played EndWorld.

At first, I just left the character I was raising alone because he had a lover.

As you dig deeper into the labyrinth, enemies increase and kill the character’s lover.

The penalty for having a lover and then having them die was so great that it was better to not have a lover at all…

From then on, I mercilessly prevented the children I raised from having lovers.

In some cases, he directly controlled the characters and made them break up.

Something similar happened while I was growing up.

Even though I went to all that lengths to make it so that even in EndWorld, I couldn’t find a lover.

There is no reason to create a country.

Above all, isn’t this no longer a game but reality?

Let’s answer like this while looking straight at Diana.

Instead, this time Diana hurriedly averted her gaze.

“Oh, I guess so. I, I know that too… … .”

“Yes, well… … .”

I thought it would end with those words.

Diana turned around again and looked at me.

“Wouldn’t it be nice to have that? … … It could be of help.”

“I am in a more dangerous situation than Mr. Nowen. I have no time for that. Above all, I would be a burden rather than a strength.”

“But, but… … !”

Diana tried to choose her words to refute my words in some way.

“Burden over strength… … … … I understand.”

In the end, unable to find anything to say in rebuttal, I could only reply like this.

On top of that, his face turned bright red at my words and he started fanning himself.

… … As if he had hit the nail on the head.

Since you said that.

“… … I’ll go back and finish what I have to do first. … … See you later.”

With those words, he quickly left the place.

I stood there dumbfounded, staring at the back of Diana’s head as she hurriedly walked away.

“Ugh.”

… …Why are you suddenly doing that again?

Leaving Diana behind, who had said what she had to say in a hurry and then left.

That evening too, I meticulously planned and managed my work schedule to fit my future plans.

I also conveyed the design to Nokian so that they could execute it as is.

Since then, I have watched the hideout change.

Since leaving the hideout and arriving at the inn, he has been consistently feeding eggplant to Nowen and his colleagues.

In this way, I raised my abilities, repaired my equipment, and prepared for the labyrinth quest step by step.

However, if there is something that is a bit difficult in the current situation where everything is going well… … .

The news was that no particular message had arrived for Aizel.

Considering what we’ve done so far, they wouldn’t have left us alone for this long.

After finishing the building renovation, work began on dividing the building into several rooms.

Another week later.

Looking at the situation, it seemed like if it took just one more week, the room division work would be more or less finished.

So now we.

The goal was to contact the Destruction Society within a week and resolve the issue of increasing the number of manifesters.

After coming back from contact with the Destruction Society.

I was thinking of selling off my living space and gradually releasing some currency.

The task of creating the currency was to recruit several emitters similar to Nokin and have them do it.

… … Looking at it this way, it seems that Nokin is perfect for the role of assistant.

Even if they come up with some pretty radical reform proposals like crazy, what will they do?

Because he is good at tricking people into following him.

Thanks to Nokin, I was able to put my mind at ease to some extent with the work at the hermitage.

… … On the other hand, for some reason, I put aside Aizel’s quiet movements.

Finally, the morning of the day scheduled for the labyrinth trip dawned.

The hall to be used for moving was, of course, the hall in Zone 5.

The plan was to move there through the hall located in Zone 2.

Everything went smoothly until we left the sanctuary and moved into the forest in Area 2.

After getting ready in the morning, we went straight to the carriage.

After arriving at Area 2 by carriage like that… … .

I walked to where the forest in Area 2 was.

The forest in Area 2 was still half-ruined after being burned down by the Tracker.

After that, minor incidents such as the closure of the labyrinth continued.

It seems that the temple was not even willing to touch it.

… … Well, it turned out to be a good thing for us.

If only the hole in this place became known for no reason.

It’s a shame, because it’s going to be us.

Let’s all throw ourselves into the hall and move to Area 5.

A fairly familiar landscape came into view.

… … That is, the unique and desolate landscape of District 5.

In the place where the sandstorm was blowing fiercely, not a single person was in sight.

Of course, it could be because it’s late at night.

It seemed that the hunters who were mostly stationed here were also refraining from going out.

Well, that’s to be expected.

I think by now, the hunters have somewhat realized that they are being hunted, whether they know it or not.

“… … As expected, it’s amazing. There’s a hall that moves from city to city!”

“Hey, human. Only insignificant creatures like you find that fascinating.”

“… … So, then is this something that the Demon Dragon can do?!”

“Of course teleportation is possible. Our dragon was originally… … before the existence of gods.”

“Oh, originally… … ?”

“… … I don’t remember what I was trying to say.”

“Huh, you said it was a dragon. You even forgot that?”

As Biella laughed, Inogen stamped his feet as if he felt wronged.

“I, I’m telling the truth! I, I’ve been wronged. Human!”

… … Well, it’s so quiet around here that it’s okay to make a fuss like this.

We moved around, chatting comfortably.

First, I explained my plans for the future while I was moving.

The first thing I talked about was, I guess.

It was about the destruction party.

Everyone reacted differently to the word ‘destruction party’.

“… … Destruction. What a subversive word.”

Nowen, who has been feeling antipathy towards the name of the Destruction Society without even realizing it.

“Huh, so it’s not just me who wishes for destruction.”

Biella mutters nonchalantly.

“And, you wish for destruction, Biella! Then that won’t do… … !”

“Huh, why are there so many things that don’t work?”

Nowen speaks with impatience at Biella’s words.

Let’s leave Biella, who deliberately responds more bluntly to such a Nowen.

“The Society of Destruction… … .”

Diana simply recited the group’s name silently.

And Inogen.

“… … Human, how do you know about the Destruction Society?”

I already knew about the destruction party.

Of course, I expected it to some extent.

Among the few items related to the Doomsday Sect that I obtained from EndWorld, there was one like this.

A note from the Demon Cult.

Simply put, they worship the devil and try to revive it… … .

As EndWorld’s system explains, it was an ancient note left behind by those so-called evildoers.

Some of them, who were called elders, belonged to the Society of Destruction.

The note I obtained while chasing the weeds below was the note from the Demonic Cult.

And it said this: