These are Fake! - Chapter 225



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225. The Vanished Being

“… … Hey, weren’t you dead?”

“What a misfortune this kid said the moment he saw him… … Ugh!”

Surprisingly, Kirk was alive.

My depressed mood eased a little after seeing that the guy was safe.

The joy of finding him alive made my parting with Christina feel a little hazy.

Eventually Horton came over carrying Kirk, and it was only then that he realized that Kirk’s body was not normal.

Then I asked Horton.

“What happened? Where did you get this guy from?”

“Haha, you wouldn’t believe me even if I told you. I was buried in the stone floor.”

“A stone floor?”

“Yes. That guy earlier… … No, I went inside according to that guy’s instructions, and there was only Kirk’s face. I was surprised because I thought only the head was left, but the guy was screaming for help. When I looked into it, only the head was out, and the body was buried in the stone floor.”

It’s not dirt, it’s stone.

It may be surprising, but it wouldn’t be difficult for Sheridan, who is virtually a god.

“I worked hard to get him out and bring him here. By the way, what happened to you? Where did he go? Huh? Why aren’t there any bodies?”

Horton looked around while asking a question and then exclaimed in surprise.

When he opened his eyes earlier, it seemed like the hunting party’s corpses were there.

“I went. A little while ago.”

“You asked a question too since you look okay?”

Horton seemed to think I survived because he asked questions.

I decided to let it be.

“Yes. I asked questions and I heard the truth.”

“I see. Good job. Otherwise it would have been dangerous.”

Somehow he seemed to find comfort in the fact that I had heard the truth.

He even took a quick look at my little finger.

I tried to say something when my little finger was fine, but I quickly shook my head and turned my gaze to Kirk.

I checked on Kirk too, and luckily he was fine.

Although he was buried in the stone floor, he seemed to be in good shape, with only a few bruises.

Kirk said, sensing my gaze.

“Hey, Astin. You’re still alive. Yeah, you can’t be beaten. I knew you were coming, so I came to Sabara in advance and waited for you.”

“Yeah, I managed to escape. But I ended up going the wrong way, so it took longer. But what about you? What the hell happened to you?”

“Okay, let me hear it now. What the hell is going on?”

Horton agreed with my question and asked, and Kirk opened his mouth.

“What the hell is going on? I got caught in a really dirty way. When I looked into it, it turned out that the job I was given wasn’t hunting monsters, but killing people. Oh, seriously!”

“I know that. We learned it all when we got here.”

“What’s even funnier is that when the person who was the leader at the time hid it and confessed it here, I said I wouldn’t do it. I have no intention of doing things like contract killing. But I was the only one who thought that, and the rest of them said they would do it, either because they were scared of that damn leader or because they were greedy for money. That’s how I ended up like that.”

“Could it be that the mercenaries buried you?”

“That’s impossible. That strange person you saw was like that. I originally wanted to kill him, but he refused to die, so I let him live. Instead, I buried him in the stone floor as punishment for coming all the way here.”

“ah.”

“Ha, I see.”

Only then did Horton and I realize what was happening.

Kirk stood up to the Master and refused, and that saved his life.

In some ways, it was his righteous beliefs that saved him, and in other ways, it was just a case of sheer luck.

“Anyway, let’s get out of this cave quickly. I can’t stay here any longer.”

At Kirk’s urging, this time I started carrying the guy and moving.

I slowly walked out of the cave, but there was really no one there.

The sight of so many people walking in together a few hours ago seemed like a dream.

“Finally… … Finally… … !”

After a while, we came out of the cave and looked around.

Before I knew it, the day had ended and it was night.

Still, Kirk was thrilled to be out of the cave, arms outstretched and overwhelmed with emotion.

“how will we do it?”

“Kirk’s condition is like that too, so we’ll stay nearby today.”

“That would be good, right?”

Eventually we decided to sleep out and found a suitable place.

After that we took a rest, and as the food went in and we got more comfortable, Kirk started talking.

He tells the story of how he came to Savara after escaping from the blood wizards and what happened after that, his mouth not stopping for a moment.

I enjoyed listening to the story of a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time, but I felt an inexplicable emptiness in my heart.

The story ended when Kirk got tired and we went to bed.

Even though I still felt empty, I forced myself to sleep.

* * *

“I can see the village.”

“They’re all here!”

We left in the morning and arrived at the village of Benda around lunchtime.

While Kirk was jumping for joy, Horton and I tilted our heads.

Because the atmosphere was strange as we approached the village.

Buzz buzz!

Boom boom!

People were gathered, and the atmosphere was very chaotic.

Horton grabbed one of the men and asked him.

“What’s going on? What’s happening that’s making the town so chaotic all of a sudden?”

“You must be coming from outside. Last night, the village chief, his family, and all the village elders were killed. That’s why there’s chaos now.”

“The village chief and the elders?”

Horton’s gaze turned to Kirk and me.

Because we can guess why.

‘Sheridan took the price for breaking his promise when he left.’

It was clear that they had harvested the souls of the village chief and others.

He was so greedy and schemed so hard that he ended up losing his life.

The villagers, who had lost their village chief and leaders in an instant, were trembling with fear and did not know what to do.

We headed to the inn without caring about it.

We had reserved a room at the inn and met on the first floor, where the idea of ​​having a meal came up.

“I guess I should go see Sister Elle. I need to tell her about Christina.”

“Okay. Then we’ll eat together. Have a nice day.”

“Okay, then.”

As I left the inn, I checked on the two people.

Yesterday before I went to bed, the stone child appeared again.

When I asked him about the two people, he answered like this.

-These two guys are not perfect. It’s just that Sheridan has granted them grace and delayed the soul harvest. Since they have already faced Sheridan, their souls can be harvested at any time. That’s the price of seeing Sheridan.

In other words, the curse of Sherridan still applies.

It was said that it could be like this until you grow old and die, or at some point your soul could suddenly be harvested.

In the end, since there was nothing I could do, I had to hide the truth.

Soon I went to the inn where Elle and Sadie were staying.

When we got there, Sadie was outside.

As I approached her, Sadie looked at me and asked.

“Is Christina gone?”

“Did you know?”

Surprised by the question, I asked.

Sadie shook her head.

“I just guessed when she said she would follow you. In fact, if she hadn’t come forward, I wouldn’t have let you go.”

“What is that… … .”

“Nabadox moss is deadly to monsters. That’s why I knew when you mentioned hunting parties and said you were hunting monsters. There was something unusual inside the cave.”

“… … .”

“Given your relationship with Kirk, I knew you wouldn’t give up. So I thought about putting a temporary restraint on you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to stop you.”

Is that what you were worried about at that time?

“I agreed because Christina said she would come forward, and I had expected it to some extent. I thought that if I met that strange being, there would be a situation where Christina would leave no matter what.”

“Did you know that Christina was not ordinary?”

“Of course. Sometimes, I would forget about her existence. Even though she was right next to me, I didn’t notice her existence. How many people do you think would do that to me? And a child at that.”

“There probably won’t be any.”

“Yes, so I couldn’t not know. But since I wasn’t a being that harbored hostility toward you, I just watched quietly. That would have been less likely to upset you.”

I felt it too.

Most people Christina met while traveling were unaware of his presence.

At first I thought it was because the guy didn’t show his presence.

But as time went by, I began to realize that it wasn’t true, and yet I pretended not to know.

Because to me, the guy felt clear.

‘Could that be what you meant by what you said yesterday?’

The guy said to me before he left.

When no one else saw him, he was the only one who saw him.

Maybe I said that because I felt myself more clearly than others.

“I should tell Elle.”

“Yes, that’s what I’m going to do.”

“He’s going to be sad. Chris… T… What was his name?”

“Yes? Christina.”

But suddenly Sadie’s reaction was strange.

She tilted her head and said.

“Was it? Well, anyway, go in. Put a good word in Elle.”

“Yes, I will.”

Although I thought something was strange, I nodded and went inside.

My sister was on the second floor, and seemed to be taking a break while reading a book.

“I’m here, sis.”

My older sister saw me, smiled happily, and came over to me.

“I was worried anyway. Did you find Kirk?”

“Yeah, fortunately he’s okay. He’s resting at the inn right now.”

“That’s good. Are you okay?”

“Me. But, Sister, don’t be surprised and listen carefully. Over there, it’s Christina… … .”

“Christina?”

I opened my mouth hesitantly.

The one who especially cherished Christina was her older sister.

Wasn’t it thanks to my older sister that I brought Christina home and that our relationship was formed?

So it was only natural that my sister would be sad when she found out that Christina was gone.

So it was even more difficult to talk.

Just when I was about to open my mouth.

“Who is Christina?”

“what?”

My expression became blank at my sister’s question.

For a moment, I couldn’t understand my sister’s question.

My sister asked again.

“You asked who Christina was?”

“What are you talking about? Who is Christina? I mean, Christina.”

“So who is that? You just said, ‘Hey, it’s Christina’? Who is that person? Oh! Do you have a girlfriend?”

My older sister said that with her face wide open.

And that too, very innocently.

“… … .”

I couldn’t say anything.

I didn’t understand the situation at the time and couldn’t figure out what was happening.

I thought my sister was joking, but that wasn’t the case.

Because in my sister’s eyes, there was really no memory of a being named Christina.

‘What on earth is going on… … .’

At that moment, Sadie, who had been outside, came into the room.

“Are you done talking about Kirk?”

“Yes, I was just doing that.”

When Sadie and her sister said that, I quickly intervened.

“Sadie, I told you about Christina earlier. But you don’t remember Christina… … .”

“Christina? Who is that?”

“… … .”

But my mouth was shut again.

Because Sadie said the same thing.

Even the girl I just spoke to doesn’t remember Christina.

What on earth is going on all of a sudden?

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