These are Fake! - Chapter 224



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224. Christina’s Decision

I shouted urgently.

“I, I have my eyes closed! I didn’t see you! Then how can you pluck out my soul!”

“Heh, right. You must have known about me since you kept your eyes closed until the end. I don’t know how you knew, but it doesn’t matter. Just open your eyes.”

“Are you trying to force it to come up?”

I was startled.

Could it be that he is trying to lift his eyelids with his fingers?

If such a simple act were possible, wouldn’t it be useless to close your eyes?

But what happened next showed me that it wasn’t as foolish as I had thought.

“As the guardian of souls, the manager of souls, and the explorer of souls, I command you, insignificant soul, open your eyes.”

What he did was an order.

And I was astonished by that order.

‘Ouch! Oh, this can’t be happening!’

A vibration came through my body.

No, to be exact, a vibration came to my soul.

Sherridan’s words burrowed into my soul, and a burning desire to follow his will arose in me.

Then the body moved according to the will of the soul.

My eyelids were trembling and slowly trying to open.

‘no!’

I rejected it in my head.

But the body could not go against the soul’s orders.

‘I’m going to be annihilated! I’m really going to be annihilated!’

For a moment, I felt an overwhelming sense of fear.

The most terrifying feeling I’ve ever felt as an Astin swept through my soul.

Because of that, I couldn’t think of anything else.

My mind went blank as if everything, not even the thought of rushing at Sheridan or running away, had been erased.

“Eeeeeeeee!”

Eventually, the view slowly began to come into focus.

A cave was dimly visible, and something seemed to be visible in front of me.

That being is probably Sherridan, and the moment I see him properly, I will disappear.

“Eww!”

My eyelids almost flew up and I screamed in terror.

At that moment, the Sherridan was becoming clearer.

“stop.”

“omg!”

In someone’s voice, the command that was engraved in the soul disappeared.

And then I immediately closed my eyes again.

“Gasp, gasp… … !”

I stood still and trembled.

My whole body shivered and I broke out in a cold sweat, as if I had caught a cold I had never caught before.

The situation that had been the same until the very end made me fall into extreme panic.

It was Sheridan’s voice that woke me up.

“Oh. There’s someone here that I didn’t expect.”

‘An unexpected person?’

As I slowly came to my senses, I began to feel doubt.

Was there anyone else in this place?

The hunting party is all dead, and Horton leaves.

All that’s left is me and that guy.

At that moment, I heard the voice that had saved me earlier again.

“Stop it. Don’t touch Astin.”

A voice so familiar.

A voice I know all too well.

It was Christina.

‘Ha! That guy saved me.’

Ironically, the crisis was overcome thanks to Christina.

I hadn’t thought about it because he hadn’t said anything until now, but he was with me too.

“If you say so, then I understand.”

Sherridan answered like that and then stepped away from me.

When I felt that, I sighed in relief again.

“It has been a long time, my lord of aesthetics. May I, the lowly but guardian of souls, Sheridan, pay my respects to you?”

“No, don’t. I don’t want to hear your greeting right now.”

Christina refused calmly.

But I felt it.

There was a coldness in the guy’s voice that wasn’t usually there.

Sheridan said he felt it too.

“I see I have offended you. But please understand. This is my job.”

“… … .”

Christina was silent for a moment.

Then he opened his mouth.

“Do you really know the whole truth?”

“To be precise, I should say ‘most.’ The only one who knows the true secrets that can affect this world is Lady Aeneas. However, I can answer your questions.”

“Then do you know who I am?”

Christina asked the usual question.

Then Sherridan smiled and answered.

“Heh, of course. I know who you are, and I also know why you don’t know your own existence, and why you came here. Didn’t you come here to find yourself?”

Sherridan’s answer was full of questions.

But those answers made me uneasy.

“That’s right. I kept having this feeling. I felt like if I came here, I would find myself.”

‘what!?’

I was embarrassed.

So is that why you followed Sister Elle?

Did you follow me into the cave?

“I have a feeling. I feel like I have to find you now. But… … .”

Suddenly the guy stopped talking.

At that moment I felt it.

That Christina was looking at me.

“critical…….”

I tried to call the guy.

But Sherridan cut him off.

“Does this human bother you? It’s interesting. Even if he doesn’t realize his own existence, the Master of Beauty would care about such a lowly soul.”

“… … .”

Christina didn’t answer.

My head was in a state of confusion, with nothing to do.

Sherridan continued speaking.

“Anyway, the fact that you have such a mind means that you are not an evil soul. Good. Let’s postpone the judgment of this soul.”

“thank you.”

In the end, thanks to Christina, I was able to get out of the crisis.

But even with that flow, I didn’t feel good.

Because somehow it felt like Christina had stepped forward because of me.

“Do you want to know yourself?”

“… … Yeah. I think that’s what I should do now.”

“If the Master of Beauty wishes, I must inform you.”

“Then tell me.”

“Not here. In order to wake you up, we have to go to the right place. That’s the condition for waking up. And if I tell you your identity here, this person who hears it will go crazy. You don’t want that, do you?”

“… … .”

There was silence for a moment.

Then someone grabbed my hand.

It was Christina.

“Astin, I have to go now.”

My mouth wouldn’t open.

Because I didn’t know what to say.

I’ve always felt that Christina was special.

As we traveled together and experienced many things, I gradually came to realize it.

So I knew that something would happen because of this guy someday, but I never imagined that it would end up like this.

At first, he was a bothersome guy who only said bad things, but he became family and a friend.

Maybe that’s why.

Why does my heart feel so heavy when I hear that guy say he has to go?

“I didn’t like you. You were the only one who always saw my true self.”

“… … .”

“But then again, you were the only one who noticed me. That’s why I liked that. When no one else saw me, you were the only one who saw me.”

What does this mean?

I didn’t understand, but more than that, those words made my heart ache.

“Astin, remember me.”

With those words, Christina released his grip on her hand.

“Oh, Christina. Christina!”

I was so surprised that I flailed my hands.

And then he tried to open his eyes.

Sherridan and all, I felt like I would regret not seeing Christina now.

Okay.

But someone covered my eyes with their hands.

The being spoke.

“Are you planning to waste his consideration?”

It was Sherridan.

At those words, I stopped moving.

Thud, thud… … .

The sound of Christina’s footsteps grew distant.

And then I heard nothing more.

I just stood there dumbfounded, listening to the sound.

Then Sheridan said.

“It seems like it was all thanks to you that he was able to come this far. In that sense, I can’t help but give him a gift.”

“… … .”

“Ask me anything. I’ll tell you whatever truth you want. Of course, not about him. Like I said, you’ll go crazy.”

“… … .”

“You’re not going to tell me? Well, that doesn’t matter. You’re just throwing away the opportunity he gave you. Okay. Well, that’s it… … .”

“there is.”

Only then did I answer.

It was true and I didn’t feel like saying anything, but my mouth opened on its own when I heard that I was throwing away the opportunity Christina had given me.

“what?”

I thought about it for a moment.

Because I didn’t think much of it, it was an impulsive answer.

‘ah.’

Then one important thing occurred to me.

My life goal, which has continued from my previous life.

“I want to know when the Sungar opens.”

That’s right, Sungar.

The place where the legacy of Ronin, the god of concealment, sleeps.

Shouldn’t we go there and get the legacy of the Ronin that can even kill a god?

That was the way to survive the ego stone and become whole again.

‘And just to see Christina again… … .’

I didn’t know what kind of person Christina was.

But if I were to meet you again and I were still the same imperfect being I am now, I might go crazy like Sheridan said.

To avoid that, I had to gain the power of Sungar.

“Oh, Sungarra. Hehehehe.”

Sherridan smiled in an unknown way.

He soon told me the reason.

“You want the greatest truth of all the questions I’ve ever asked. Asking about Sungar.”

It’s a huge truth.

If it were Sungar, it could be done.

Because it is a place that left behind the power to kill even gods.

“I feel like I’m at a huge loss for having to tell you this without any compensation. But I made a promise, so I can’t refuse.”

Sherridan said that and then whispered to me.

“Only two years. That’s the time left until the gates of Sungar open.”

“… … !”

Two years?

In such a short time, I couldn’t help but flinch.

It took considerable skill to enter Sungar.

Because that’s not a place where experts can survive.

But, just two years was such a short period of time for me.

“Haha, I can sense your surprise. I can feel your soul’s pounding. It must be the anticipation created by human greed. That you can obtain the power of Sunghar. Do you think that’s possible?”

I didn’t answer.

Because in Sheridan’s eyes, I am such an insignificant human being.

But then, immediately, unexpected words came out of his mouth.

“In that sense, I’ll give you one thing to help you with.”

Sherridan’s hand was still covering my eyes.

He said, pulling his hand away.

“You have interesting eyes. There’s something about them that’s just right.”

“… … !”

I was surprised once again.

You could see through my psychic abilities just by touching my eyes for a moment.

The interest’s ability to figure everything out was creepy.

“There is a place called Mount Ternere nearby. Go there.”

That was the end of it.

And then there was no sound.

Still, I couldn’t open my eyes.

I stood still and waited for more time to pass.

After some more time had passed.

Sigh.

I opened my eyes.

“… … .”

There was no one.

I was alone standing in the cave.

There were no bodies of Christina, Sheridan, or any of the hunting party members who were presumed dead.

I’m really all alone.

“under.”

I sighed quietly.

I can’t believe what just happened.

at that time.

“Astin.”

I heard a voice calling me from afar.

When he turned his head, he saw a man being carried by Horton.

It was Kirk.

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