The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 96



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Episode 96

This is inevitable.

Cheryl wiped her mouth and thought.

I can’t take the attack if the other person attacks me. Yes, this is a legitimate action. I was just taking action to protect myself.

Phew.

A finger bone with flesh on it protruded from the mouth.

I looked at the little finger bone for a moment and then turned around.

Corpses, corpses, and more corpses.

Just a few hours ago, he was a breathing, talking human. Now, he is in a form that can hardly be called human.

Ate a person.

That’s delicious too.

Disgust, nausea. Such trivial things arose inside my body, but an overwhelming sense of satisfaction overwhelmed them all.

Cheryl realized.

That this is the right way to live.

monster.

It was when I smiled bashfully, recalling sweet words.

“I thought it would be like this.”

I turned my head slightly.

Quilbian was approaching with a trembling expression.

“You came?”

“Yes, I came looking for you. I told you. I can find you wherever you are. You smell something.”

“Ah, the smell.”

Cheryl brought her bloody hand to her nose and sniffed.

“It smells delicious.”

“This isn’t the kind of smell that makes you feel good. It comes from when coffee is brewing, meat is cooking, or bread is baking.”

Quillvian put on his gloves and began to collect the pieces of the body.

“Why? Are you going to eat it? It’s leftovers, so it won’t taste good.”

“I don’t have any interest in eating people.”

“Then what are you going to do?”

“I can’t give you a grand tombstone, but I can at least organize it.”

Quillvian rummaged through the dead men’s luggage and brought out a short shovel. He began to scoop up dirt and cover the corpses.

“hey.”

“Don’t talk to me. I’m busy.”

Cheryl shrugged and leaned against the tree. She watched Quilbian moving busily, then yawned slightly.

As time passed, a small grave was created. Quilbian placed a human sword next to the grave.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“What?”

“I ate a person.”

“Can you at least compliment me? Say something like, “Oh my, you ate well.”?”

It was Quilbian who approached after shaking my hand.

“I’m really scared of salt. When I didn’t know anything, I wondered what the mind had to do with anything, but now I’m most afraid of the mind. I didn’t give you a proper funeral, but if I did this much, you wouldn’t blame me.”

“What’s there to be afraid of when you’re dead?”

“That’s what salt is. It torments people even after death.”

Quilbian looked around.

“What are you going to do now?”

“You’re not going to kill me?”

“I’d like to, but I have some circumstances that make it difficult for the time being. I’d like you to do it alone, but you don’t want to do that, do you?”

“Yes. I don’t want to die.”

“Then I guess I have to live, right?”

Cheryl stood up with a grin.

“Becoming a monster isn’t always a bad thing.”

“is it so?”

“Yes. It’s so free and ecstatic. I feel like I’m finally seeing a world I didn’t know about.”

I took a deep breath. The air could be so refreshing.

“Is there a village nearby?”

He asked while looking at Quilbian.

“Well, I’ve never been around this area before.”

“I want to go somewhere with lots of people, really quickly.”

“Are you trying to kill me?”

“Yes! I really can’t stand it.”

Cheryl grabbed Quilbian’s arm and shook him like a child.

“Let’s hurry. To a place with lots of people. No, let’s go back to the city. People from the church, it’ll be really nice to see you again.”

“Let’s just get out of here. I don’t want to eat next to a dead body.”

“is it so.”

Quilbian took the lead. Cheryl continued to swallow her saliva as she watched Quilbian’s back.

The smell was so delicious. The dish was incomparable to the human that Quilbian had just eaten.

A breath escaped my lips. I couldn’t hold it in any longer.

He reached out and grabbed Quilbian’s shoulder.

“Cheryl.”

“yes?”

“If you eat me now, you’ll regret it.”

“No! I don’t regret it. So right now… … .”

As I felt my body heating up, I opened my mouth wide. A sweet voice spoke firmly.

No, he said.

“Why not!”

Cheryl screamed nervously. Her sweet voice paled in comparison to the scent of Quilbian.

Take a big bite of Quilbian and you’ll feel like you own the world.

“I feel like I’m losing control, Cheryl.”

Quillvian was smiling with his clasped hands hanging down.

“I’m clearly awake, so why can’t I come up to the surface?”

The monster inside me responded to Quilbian’s voice. The sweet voice grew louder and louder.

Cheryl covered her ears.

“No, you’re not me. I’m Cheryl. No one can take what’s mine.”

The monster inside should stay silent.

Cheryl approached Quilbian, her mouth watering.

“Please don’t resist. If you stay quiet, I’ll eat it all in one gulp. Then you won’t get sick.”

“I don’t care if it hurts, but this body isn’t mine. I’m the owner of this body. I may be stupid, but I’ve lived diligently. Wouldn’t it be sad if someone who lived like that ends up getting eaten?”

“I don’t mind.”

“That damn bitch doesn’t listen to anyone.”

Cheryl ran towards Quillian with a laugh. Just as she thought she had grabbed his arm, something quickly shot up from under his chin.

It was a shovel.

Kyaang!

There was a clicking sound and my head lifted. I felt a little dizzy and heard tinnitus, but I quickly recovered.

Cheryl cheered.

“I love this body so much! It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t get tired, and I can do anything!”

“It looks like that.”

“Please be quiet. I have to eat quickly!”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Cheryl charged, kicking the ground. The distance between them narrowed in an instant. But as Quilbian dodged to the left, her body gained speed and passed through the air, rolling on the ground.

Cheryl stood up with a sullen expression, brushing the dirt off her body and looking at Quillvian.

“Why do you keep avoiding me?”

“Would you stay quiet?”

“yes!”

“What would I say to a crazy monster?”

I charged again. My body was brimming with strength, but I couldn’t use it properly.

When it seemed like he had caught it, Quilbian avoided it, and when it seemed like he had reached it, the shovel got in the way.

Choaack!

Cheryl stroked the ball. The shovel’s cut left a tattered mess.

“It hurts.”

“It must hurt.”

I rubbed my cheek gently with my palm. I could feel the split flesh healing.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“You must be stupid.”

“And I think I know how to use my body.”

I crouched down tightly and tightened my thighs. My body flew like an arrow.

Quilbian’s face zoomed in for a moment. He stretched out both arms and grabbed Quilbian’s body.

The shovel landed on his back, splitting his spine, but he was okay. The pain was nothing compared to the reward that was to come.

“Got it.”

“It’s so fucking fast.”

Quilbian’s face was right in front of her. Cheryl stuck out her tongue and licked Quilbian’s cheek.

“It tastes sweet.”

“okay?”

“Yes. How come you smell so good? You’re different from other humans.”

“Even though our egos are different, our tastes are the same.”

Quillvien’s two hands cupped Cheryl’s two cheeks.

“You want to break it? It’s no use. This body won’t die. What the Great Sage said was true. A disaster has come. I am the disaster that will destroy this world.”

“No, you’re not.”

“Are you ignoring me? Mr. Quilbian doesn’t know. This omnipotence. There will be war. The corpses will pile up. The endless feasts!”

“Listen carefully. You can’t be a disaster. Because you’re just a poor woman. The disaster is the monster inside you.”

Cheryl looked into Quillian’s eyes.

He was looking at me as if he really felt sorry for me.

It was an unpleasant look in his eyes.

“I’m sorry. If I hadn’t come here, the monster inside you wouldn’t have existed. Then, you would have lived a pretty good life as a saint.”

“What are you talking about? I’m happy right now. I’ve never been happier in my life.”

“People are easily swayed. I used to be like that. They seem like complicated creatures, but when you look at their actions, they’re actually quite simple. And they break down easily. What if your brain breaks down a little? If you do, you become a completely different person.”

“Listen, now is not the time to be talking like that. Mr. Quilbian, you’re going to die now.”

“If that’s what you want, then do it. Just like you ate the people earlier. Right?”

Quillvien craned his neck.

As if telling me to bite it quickly.

It still looks delicious. One bite and you’ll be in a trance. Rip open the neck bones, dig into the intestines, and you’ll be in a state of bliss…

“I ate a person.”

“I saw it.”

“I ate wolf before. It was really delicious.”

“I’ve eaten wolf meat so many times that I’m sick of it. But it’s not tasty. It has a strong gamey smell.”

“I am not human anymore.”

“I guess so.”

“How, how do people eat people? Yes? Right? So I’m a monster. A horrible monster. Really… … really… … .”

His face suddenly became distorted.

I kept feeling nauseous. My eyes were filled with tears and I couldn’t see properly.

Cheryl stepped back, shoving Quillian away.

“Mr. Quilbian, I know this is a shameless request, but will you listen to me?”

“say it.”

“Please go and tell the families of the people I ate. I heard that they were killed by a terrible monster. There is a lot of valuable money in the luggage the church gave me. Please share it with them.”

Cheryl moved her hands. Her left hand was on her crown, her right hand on her chin.

“and?”

“To the people in the church… … please tell them to come to their senses. I’m not a saint, so they should stop following the wrong people. It was wrong to kidnap them in the first place! I told you several times that it wasn’t true.”

He spoke with a grin and then gave a clumsy smile.

“And one last thing.”

“You ask a lot of favors.”

“I’m sorry. Can you make the grave somewhere with lots of flowers?”

“I’ll try.”

“thank you.”

I slowly applied strength to the two hands that were covering my head. I could feel my bones twisting.

Cheryl said, crying.

“Is it because I’m a bad person that this happened to me? No, it’s because I’m not a person, but a monster… … .”

“I told you, you’re just a poor girl.”

“I hope so.”

Cheryl looked into Quilbian’s eyes and mustered up the last of her strength.

*

Quillvian looked at the fallen Cheryl.

My neck was bent in a direction it shouldn’t have been.

Instant death.

“Your salt is strong. A child exposed to it cannot remain sane. It is normal to go crazy. That is normal, but this child died still human in the end. Your will could not break this child.”

Cheryl’s body shook.

My body slowly rose and my broken neck returned to its original position.

My closed eyes opened.

Quillvian looked into her eyes and laughed.

“It won’t be fun. The toy will slip out of your hands at the last moment.”

“… … .”

Cheryl looked around in silence, then stabbed her own heart with the blade of her hand.

“Are you going?”

“Yeah, I’m tired. Are you done talking with Veil?”

“Uh. I’m done.”

“Are you two planning to catch me?”

“I want to, but it’s not easy. I’m too weak to go to your real body and negotiate.”

“Wait. I’ll come to you once the treatment is over. Then, I’ll eat you both up.”

Quillvian answered with a smile.

“You seem angry for some reason.”

Cheryl didn’t answer, but pulled her hand away from her chest.

Cheryl’s once vibrant eyes became clouded as blood poured out.

One man died, and a monster left.

Quilbian looked at the corpse with a bitter expression and then raised his head.

“Damn, it’s my job to clean up after myself.”

(Continued in next episode)