318 – [5] Take responsibility.
#318
We immediately provided Ines with food, water, and other miscellaneous supplies.
She thought about giving her her main weapon, a spear, but since she didn’t go into the elevator, she ruled it out.
“Because I’m carrying a folding window anyway.”
“But you never know. “Avoid fighting as much as possible.”
“I understand.”
“And when you go up, send me a note down the elevator explaining what the situation is like on the ground. Let’s start later. “Can you do it?”
“There is nothing that cannot be done.”
Why are you so dependable today?
Ines, who was usually unlovable, was now being reborn as a trustworthy protagonist.
It feels like a red carpet is being rolled out in the future.
I thought that maybe all the plans I had had would be brought forward.
Now I thought all I had to do was fix the fact that he was a racist, a southern bastard, and a Yard Pound supporter.
Wait a minute, I don’t think I can fix this. What should I do?
“It doesn’t matter what happens later. “I will grant you one wish.”
“What, you’ll listen to anything?!”
“Yes, anything.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
“M Chang?”
“Mchang.”
There was no need to set conditions here and there like before.
A wish that truly grants anything.
At that one word, Ines blushed and laughed heartily.
Eventually, she nodded, looking as if her confidence was fully charged.
I was so motivated that I was worried about doing something strange.
Still, since she wasn’t that new, I thought it would be as okay as possible.
“Wait a minute, but what if I don’t get here on time?”
“You mean you can’t get here on time?”
“So, if you meet a knight or a monster and go back far, it will take a long time to return to Arecibo.”
“That’s right. But that’s not really a problem.”
Because the situation is the situation.
I was able to wait even though it was difficult for a few days.
It was better for her to take things step by step rather than hastily escape and have everything go wrong.
Furthermore, considering Ines’ true nature, her life was more important than our quick rescue.
“Put your life first and act as safely as possible. “We can wait a few more days.”
“But then you two can escape…” ….”
“Why don’t we wait a few more days? Honestly, there is a lot of food and water here, right? “The air is flowing in its own way.”
If you want to endure, endure.
And even if Ines breaks the news too late, she will be rescued by a thousand birds before she does.
“I say this over and over again, put your body first. “Don’t prioritize us.”
Therefore, I repeated these words to her.
Ines’ expression brightened even more, perhaps because she was moved by my words.
However, as you can see from the fact that I can say these words and make this request.
I did this because it didn’t seem like it would be that easy.
“Yes! I get it!”
Going from the outskirts of the academy to the center alone will not be easy.
I stroked Ines’ head.
So Ines headed to her land.
Approximately two minutes had passed since the elevator stopped.
A torn notepad came down.
Scrawled letters caught my eye.
– A little enemy above. Why?
– Hidden. It’s okay.
– Escape progress.
“Ah.”
Wait a minute, this.
It is said that there are enemies above and that they ran away because of them…….
“…… “You must have escaped safely somehow, right?”
“I see. Please, I should…….”
I didn’t know what kind of enemies there were.
What is certain is that Ines is an opponent who needs to run away.
We must escape safely.
I desperately hoped that she would escape safely.
And then he picked up the weapon.
This was because we did not know when the enemy above would enter this place.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a bad thing since you would be able to deal with it and escape right away.
* * *
And as if ignoring these boundaries.
For more than two days, there was not even a trace of anything that could be considered an enemy.
Aren’t people coming to kill people when they’re trapped?
They were extremely lazy.
Of course, in a situation like this, there was no structure.
In the end, all that was left was time.
Me and Shannon cleaned up the 5th floor, which was full of corpses.
Various items were removed from the corpse, and the rest, including the body, were placed in an unused corner room.
I had a hard time cleaning the vent because I was afraid of oxygen shortage.
I also did various other works.
However, after that is over…… I became focused on lounging around.
Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t think of a way to escape.
I sometimes tried to escape in my own way.
A representative example was the passageway of the freight elevator where Inez escaped.
Even though I couldn’t squeeze my whole body into the elevator, I was able to squeeze my body into the passageway where the elevator goes.
“The wall is too slippery…” ….”
“I think I’ll have to cut all the wires to get inside the passage.”
Not only that the walls were slippery, but the interior space was smaller than expected.
Even if the narrow space could be expanded somehow, the way to go up was somewhat uncertain.
I wondered if Shannon could use water school magic.
“Shannon, can you use water school magic to raise me to the first floor?”
“It’s as high as five stories…… ? “I can never, ever do that.”
Actually, she said she didn’t have the confidence to raise me up to the first floor with water magic.
It was the origin.
We squatted in the corner again.
Time disappeared as quickly as the money in my wallet.
“…… “Sian, it’s been a few days for us today.”
“Four days.”
It has been four days since I was trapped here, and three days since Ines left.
Our will was broken even further.
I seriously suspected that something was wrong with Ines.
Otherwise, there was no reason for it to take this long.
Of course…… I did tell Inez that she could proceed slowly.
But there is no reason to take it this slow.
Three days was too much.
If we only moved 10 meters per minute, we would have escaped to Arecibo a long time ago.
“It’s not like Ines betrayed us or anything, right?”
“I wouldn’t have done that.”
“It’s not like you were kidnapped by knights and went that far away, right?”
“I don’t know if I’ve gone astray somewhere. “I wouldn’t have been kidnapped.”
Considering Inez’s personality, kidnapping was impossible.
In fact, right before he was kidnapped, he drew a lot of aggro, including discriminatory remarks, and died when he died.
“Then, then why…?” ….”
“…… Iknow, right.”
There was no particular reason.
Except for the possibility that something went terribly wrong and he died.
The good news is that even without Ines, there are a thousand of them.
Actually, the fortunate thousand birds, like Ines, have not yet arrived.
“Ugh.”
“Ugh.”
Your childhood friend will die like this.
You idiot, why haven’t you come to rescue me yet after listening to all the stories?
“We…… “It’s not going to end here, right?”
“Probably not. Honestly, there is still a good chance of survival for that.”
Anyway, death was unreal.
Instead, the possibility of being rescued only after the final exams were over was gradually increasing.
Fail or retake the course.
A terrible future is coming.
“So let’s not lose hope and wait a little longer.”
“Yes… ….”
“By the way, if you’re bored, would you like to study for the final exam together?”
I took out a notebook from my bag to forget this reality.
It was a summary of the lecture that I brought with me to read when I had time.
Until now, I didn’t watch it because I hated studying, but if things ended up like this, it would be a different story.
Memorizing everything will be good for the future.
After that, time passed like waves.
We ended up reaching the conclusion that studying in extreme situations is actually not fun.
A certain Heavenly Demon said that anything is fun if you have a hungry spirit.
Could it have been a lie?
The notebook headed back into the bag.
Me and Shannon sat quietly in the corner.
Is it because I studied boringly?
Hope has disappeared to the point where a depressed patient could commit suicide a hundred times.
“Aaaaah!”
As a result, the atmosphere was in the midst of collapse.
Shannon burst into tears sadly.
“Why…… Why…….”
“… ….”
I no longer had the confidence to comfort him.
I was silent with my head down, as if I was a criminal.
“I’m 20 years old…… I’m at the peak of my age…… There are still many things I want to do before I die…….”
“Mr. Shannon… ….”
“I wanted to travel the world, eat delicious food, make a lot of money, be dutiful to my parents, and…… !”
It continued endlessly.
It seemed like there were a lot of things I wanted to do.
Thinking like that made me feel even more guilty.
Shannon had already expressed her intention not to go together.
In fact, people would not have come if it were not for the negotiated item called ‘massage’.
So, in many ways, I regretted bringing her.
Of course, he said it was his choice to come here, but how rational is human psychology in extreme situations?
I guess that’s why he’s reacting like that because he’s even forgotten what he said.
“I wanted to go on an adventure in Charelthea with my friends…… Most crucially…… !”
“Most crucially…… ?”
“I wanted to get rid of the virgin tag! Argh!!!”
It was so terrible that I felt like committing seppuku.
When I thought about it, most of what Shannon had said so far was something I thought she would like to try before she died.
It was universal, especially the last one, and I couldn’t help but sympathize with it.
Still, I still had a lot of time, so it wasn’t really urgent.
“I don’t want to die like this without being able to do anything!”
“I’m sorry. If it weren’t for me, Mr. Shannon wouldn’t have gotten caught up in something like this…….”
These words were spoken reluctantly.
However, upon hearing that, the person in question became more depressed and began to cry.
Now all I could do was pat him next to him and comfort him as much as I could.
I comforted him as much as I could by massaging his tail.
Wiggle.
It was in the meantime.
Suddenly, the tail soared upward.
It was threatening, and I was startled and took my hand off the tail.
Then, looking at Shannon, who was embracing her face with both arms, her eyes were revealed with a mixture of venom and melancholy.
Among the things I have seen of her so far.
I have never felt more threatened than this.
“Shan, Mr. Shannon?”
“…… “Take responsibility.”
“Yes?”
“It’s a responsibility order.”
Her arms were released.
I could see the corners of his mouth quivering.
“This is what happened because Mr. Xian brought me here…….”
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“…… Sorry.”
“It doesn’t matter what…… “Take responsibility.”
“… ….”
“Because it doesn’t matter what I’ve wanted in life. Please please…… Please make anything come true…….”
Everything she has said so far.
It is safe to say that currently, there are virtually no wishes that can be granted.
Except for one thing.