These are Fake! - Chapter 226



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226. The insect of Mount Ternere

“Astin, what’s wrong?”

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t say anything for a moment.

Then, the older sister asked with a puzzled look, and Sadie also looked at her with a strange look.

“Oh, no, that’s… … .”

I mumbled at first.

“It was a story about a girl at the inn where I was staying. The innkeeper was looking everywhere for his daughter because he couldn’t find her. So I asked around just in case.”

“Oh, was that it? Well, Master and I don’t know.”

“Oh, I see. Okay, I understand.”

Only then did Sadie and her sister shake their heads and look away with questioning eyes.

I was so confused and still had a hard time believing their reactions, but I tried not to show it.

After that we talked about the schedule.

Sadie and her sister said they had no plans to return right away because they hadn’t gotten all the ingredients yet.

Still, he said he would arrive by the time the martial arts tournament started.

I also gave a rough outline of my schedule, but honestly, my mind was so complicated that I couldn’t remember what I said.

“Then go back safely.”

“Okay, have a nice trip, sister.”

After saying goodbye like that, I walked back to the inn.

But it soon stopped.

‘What the hell is going on?’

I was so confused that I just stood there and thought about what had just happened.

Sadie and her sister suddenly lost their memories of Christina.

All of a sudden, without any mental magic attack or anything.

It was so strange and bizarre it was scary.

How could something like this happen all of a sudden?

Tatt.

Soon I was walking quickly back to the inn.

Since it had come to this, I thought it would be a good idea to ask Kirk and Horton too.

When we arrived at the inn and went to our room, Kirk was sleeping.

I woke the guy up by knocking him on the head.

“Hey, Kirk, wake up. Quickly.”

“Ugh… … Hey, what’s wrong? I’m sleepy because I ate.”

Kirk didn’t want to get up, but I forced him to and asked.

“Hey, do you know Christina?”

“I’m so sleepy, what are you talking about? Who is Christina?”

I hardened my expression.

But just in case, I asked again.

“You know that girl I saw at Badgley Estate? The one who asked people who she was.”

“You asked who I was? Was there a kid like that in Badgley’s estate?”

“… … .”

I had no idea, but Kirk seemed completely unaware of it.

It really is as if everyone has lost their memories of Christina.

When things got to this point, I had this thought.

‘Am I crazy? Is it possible that Christina is just in my head?’

I remember, but no one else knew.

Instead, he looked at me strangely when I talked about Christina.

So now I’m starting to think maybe I’m mistaken.

In the end, there isn’t even a single thing that can prove that Christana actually existed.

But I soon shook my head.

‘That can’t be true. Christina is real. She held my hand.’

Before leaving, the guy grabbed my hand.

And before that, hadn’t I carried you around many times?

It would make no sense for there to be no such thing as Christina.

But then, I remembered the last thing Christina had said.

[Astin, remember me.]

‘Did you have a hunch that this would happen?’

At the time, I simply thought of it as a final greeting asking people to remember me as I left.

But when I applied it to the current situation, those words took on a different meaning.

‘I wonder if once I find my true self, the existence of Christina will disappear?’

It was just a hypothesis.

But there was no other explanation for the current situation.

Since Christina, who was with us, disappeared, she was also erased from our memories.

“under…….”

I felt somewhat empty.

It wasn’t an exact hypothesis, but it felt true for some reason, and because of that, I felt a sense of loss, as if Christina had died.

If this is true, it means that Christina no longer exists in this world.

‘Wait a minute, what about me?’

Then an idea occurred to me.

If Christina disappeared as I hypothesized, why is she still in my memories?

Why can’t everyone remember but me?

[Astin, remember me.]

‘Could it be that he has feelings for me… … .’

I didn’t know that might be the case.

Maybe someone wanted to remember the soon-to-be-disappearing Christina.

That was the last thing I left in my hands.

‘Yes, Christina. I will remember you. I will… … .’

I made up my mind like that.

I will never forget Christina.

puck.

“Hey! What are you thinking about, waking up someone?”

Then Kirk tapped me on the shoulder, snapping me out of my thoughts.

Only after I finally gathered my thoughts was I able to put my confusion to rest.

He straightened his face and answered.

“No. By the way, I don’t see Mr. Horton. Where did he go?”

“I heard you’re going to a kid named Danny? You know, there’s a kid in town who’s a Pathfinder. He’s going to bring him and his sister. He’s going to take them to Savara.”

“Danny and Marie? Uncle?”

My eyes widened slightly.

“Marie? Your sister’s name is Marie? Yes. My uncle wants to take those kids in. He said he’d be their adoptive father.”

“Adoptive father? No way… … .”

Something just occurred to me.

When we visited Danny two days ago, he was telling us stories about the town and was worried that he would be kicked out.

When Horton said he would make sure that I didn’t have to worry about that, this seemed to be what he meant.

“Actually, Uncle Horton had a son, but he died of an illness. I guess that’s why he’s attracted to this guy named Danny.”

“Oh, I see.”

Horton was somehow particularly kind and gentle to Danny.

Horton appears to have seen his dead son in Danny.

‘That’s a good thing.’

I thought it would be a good thing for Horton, Danny, and Marie.

Then something occurred to me and I asked Kirk.

“Hey, do you happen to know Mount Ternere?”

“Mount Ternere? I think I’ve heard of it before… … .”

The guy seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly snapped his fingers.

“Oh, I remember! There was a request that passed by there a while ago. I think it was a request to escort a high-ranking official? The fee was low compared to the period, and I didn’t like the reason for the escort, so I gave up.”

“What was the reason for the escort?”

“The road was blocked by some bug, right? I was going to have to get through it, but you know I hate bugs, so I told you not to do it.”

“bug?”

Soul Reaper Sheridan told me that I had interesting eyes and told me to go to Mount Ternere.

I’m sure there’s something there that might help.

Could it have something to do with that bug?

“Where should I go to get to Mount Ternere? How long does it take?”

“What? You’re going there? Why all of a sudden?”

“Because of my older sister. She said she needed alchemy ingredients, and I thought those bugs might help.”

I gave a vague answer, and Kirk told me the direction and distance to Mount Ternere.

After checking the information, I got up from my seat.

“I must go to Mount Ternere. Can I go to Savara with Uncle Horton?”

“Hey, you’re leaving now? Are you crazy? It’s about a week from here. You might not be able to get back to Sabara in time if you go there. You have to go to the martial arts tournament.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be back before then.”

I packed my bags right away.

Kirk kept trying to stop him, but he had already made up his mind.

After buying enough food to last a few days at the inn, it was already dark outside.

“It’s already night? Are you really going now?”

“If you don’t want to be late for the martial arts tournament, you have to move even if it’s at night. Let’s go, I’ll see you in Sabara.”

“Hey, Astin! Hey!”

I left Kirk’s screams behind and used my teleportation skills.

So I left the village of Benda and ran towards Mount Ternere, which was not on my plan.

* * *

I moved towards Mount Ternere almost without rest day and night.

As Kirk had worried, he didn’t have much time to rest because he was thinking about the martial arts tournament.

Fortunately, thanks to the haste, Mount Ternere, which was supposed to be a week away, appeared before our eyes in just five days.

-Beep!

Crackle!

Florence and Aku cried as they flew around Mount Ternere.

The guys were also happy to have arrived.

“let’s go!”

I also ran towards them, shouting, and started climbing Mount Ternere.

There was a carriage road up Mount Ternere, but contrary to what I had heard from Kirk, there was nothing special about it.

The road was deserted, and there were no people or animals to be seen.

“Did you take care of all the bugs as requested?”

To the point where I think that way.

There was no problem to that extent.

But after a while.

-Beep!

Crackle! Crackle!

Florence and the Aku guys sent out a warning signal.

It means there is something ahead.

I quickened my pace towards him.

Then, soon, an unpleasant sound began to reach my ears.

Wheezing!

Wheeeeeeeeing!

It was the sound of the wings of flying insects like mosquitoes and bees.

I frowned slightly, and soon I could see what the sound was.

Wee wee wee wee wing!

Wheeing!

Peeing! Peeping!

There were unknown bugs flying around in the middle of the road.

There are so many of them that you can’t even see ahead.

Seeing that, I could relate to Kirk’s comment that it was disgusting.

If it weren’t for Sheridan’s words, I don’t think I would have come here for the request either.

But I’m in a situation where I have to find something here.

I had no choice but to take a closer look at the swarm of bugs.

“If things like that suddenly appeared, does that mean there’s something here?”

That might be what Sheridan was talking about.

So I looked around, but I couldn’t see well because of the bugs.

So I had high hopes for Florence and Aku.

-Beep!

Crackle! Crackle!

The guys had already run away far away.

It’s so absurd that I can’t help but laugh out loud that these guys, who are supposedly birds and rats, are running away because they’re scared of bugs.

I had no choice but to search for it, and because of that, I gradually got closer and closer to the swarm of bugs.

Then the bugs that sensed me rushed at me.

Wheeing!

The numbers were significant and threatening.

I used the most appropriate technique for this situation where things were flying in from all directions.

“Vacuum fist!”

A vacuum formed in my fist.

Then, the bugs that were flying from all directions were sucked into my fist.

Right after.

Phew!

The vacuum exploded and the bugs were blown to pieces.

Phew!

Peeping!

“Ugh, what the!?”

But the bugs didn’t just die.

I don’t know what it was, but it hit my fist and it hurt.

I was shocked when I saw his fist.

“How did this happen?”

Blood was flowing out of a small hole in his fist.

The fist protected by the aura failed to stop the insect’s attack.

I was so shocked and dumbfounded.

The aura barely managed to break through the bug’s attack.

How is this possible?

He picked up a wriggling bug.

It was smaller than a bee, but its appearance was very strange.

It had a round body with four wings, and its entire body was made of dots.

It was my first time encountering a bug like this, so I was quite upset, but that was it.

“Could this be?”

As I continued to look at the bugs, something strange caught my eye.

The dots on my body kept moving.

But isn’t that movement similar to something?

Right in the eye.

“Could it be that this isn’t a dot but an eye?”

Surprisingly, the dots all over the body were eyes.

It was a bug whose entire body was covered in snow.

But at that moment.

The bug’s eyes turned yellow.

I looked at it curiously.

Peeing!

There something shot at me.

It was a ray of light.

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