88 – The Trial of Nothingness – 19
[Purity] Was a unique ability that had an effect that could be considered the most fraudulent among my abilities.
Reverts the state of the target. In other words, it means that only the person to whom the effect was applied can turn back time.
There is only one case where such [Purity] Does not apply, and that is when damage is caused by the void attribute. Except for this, there were virtually no counters in all areas.
But there is another counter. Just now.
“Clara?!”
“I’m trying to heal you, so stay still.”
What is it? What was the problem?
Obviously [Purity] Was activated targeting Clara. In fact, Clara’s condition seems to have improved, so it’s almost certain.
However, for some reason, the mana deficiency itself did not recover. Even if it is an incurable disease with a 100% fatality rate, it would be useless if it was reverted to before the disease occurred? Have you ever run out of mana?
-Lack of mana is probably the reason, but even if you have enough mana, you won’t be able to cure mana deficiency with [Purity].
‘Why?’
-People with mana deficiency have a congenital disorder related to mana. [Innocence] Can’t restore the disability I had from birth.
…But didn’t Claudia say it’s been 3 years since she came to the orc village? If Clara had congenital mana deficiency, would she have had it since birth?
-The scary thing about mana deficiency is that it doesn’t seem to be a problem at first, but as time passes, mana consumption increases. That Clara wouldn’t have had any problems until she was 10 years old.
‘Then there is no particular way..’
-It’s sad.
Still, I did use [Purity] To improve Clara’s condition. Thanks to this, she ran out of mana, but it didn’t matter because she was almost consumed fighting Gurush anyway.
“What did you… Do to Clara..?”
“She only gave me some prescriptions.”
“I can’t believe it…mana deficiency isn’t a disease that can be cured with healing magic…?”
“I told you. It’s just a little prescription. It is not cured.”
“…….”
If my prediction is correct, will it last for about 3 days? No, maybe even faster than that.
“…Over there…”
“You can clearly see what you are trying to say, so just keep quiet.”
Looking at her facial expression, she seems to be trying to apologize, saying, ‘Sorry for the misunderstanding.’ But I like that kind of warm and awkward atmosphere the most. You just have to accept it as a favor.
“Thank you, I never thought you would do this.”
“Did you just give me a simple prescription?”
“Still, just the fact that Clara isn’t in pain gives me reason to be grateful.”
“..Then do it yourself.”
Then there is nothing to see here. You can come back in a day or two to recover.
“Wait…! Where are you going…?”
“I was told to leave sometime.”
“That’s… It seems like you don’t want to treat Clara…”
“I’m not someone who takes people’s lives that easily. And I tried to do your favor too. However, due to circumstances, I was going to start gathering after about five days.”
“…I see…Sorry, I think I was too mad.”
“..Then please do me one favor as an apology.”
“… Please?”
“Yes.”
It just went well. Claudia seems to have a fairly high status as she is called a great shaman in the orc village. Let’s use that to solve one annoying problem.
“What is your request? I’ll listen to anything. If you ask me to attend the night, I will gladly respond. Instead, only once.”
“…I’m a person who shouldn’t make fun of my lower body…That’s a bit…”
“…Are you… A eunuch?”
“f*ck, isn’t it?”
Are you a eunuch if you can’t play the lower part?
Of course, most people think that way, but I don’t. Rather, I am quite confident.
“Then what is it?”
“…There is such a thing.”
“Do you have a lover? Or your wife?”
“Not as a lover… But as a wife… Oh f*ck that’s enough!”
This isn’t what’s important right now. It came in so quickly that I almost forgot it.
“You know the undead that appeared recently, right?”
“…What do you know about the undead?”
“I asked the question.”
“……”
Claudia remained silent for a while in response to my question, but then opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.
“Right. Undead armies recently invaded our orc village.”
“…Was the orcs the winner?”
“Yes, the level of the undead was abnormally high, but we had Gurush on our side.”
As expected, Berazie was partially defeated…
No matter how strong Gurush is, it’s true that it falls far short of Beragee, and Beragee herself knows that much.
But the orcs won the war? It was a story that made no sense except for the number of cases where Berazie lost on purpose.
“Then have you ever seen a tall, pale human male fighting the undead?”
“…No? I’ve never seen a human…”
“Hmm…”
Of course, Berazie didn’t show up… Then the problem is…
“…Do you know how many orcs died at that time?”
“…Well..? Wouldn’t it have exceeded 3,000?”
“How did you deal with all those over 3,000 orc corpses..?”
“All the orc corpses that died in the war are buried on the battlefield. I guess I should just leave it alone. I don’t know why, but they just say it’s their tradition.”
“….”
No, the f*cking orcs were the problem. Was there a tradition like that? That’s why Berazie targets the orcs.
Whether I win or lose, I’m going to throw away all the corpses, but even if it’s like me, I’ll roll my eyes.
“Actually, that’s the reason I came to the Orc Village. “
“…..Because of the orc corpse?”
“Uh, that f*cking tradition of the orcs was bothering me a bit.”
After that, I told Claudia the details of the undead army that invaded Boreas.
At first, Claudia didn’t believe it either, but when she heard that all the corpses of the orcs had become undead, her face hardened.
“…If that’s true, that’s a very big deal.”
“So take care of the orcs on your own. From what I’ve seen, it looks like this is the village shaman…”
“The Grand Sorcerer is a position given to the person who is the best at using magic in the village. Magic itself isn’t as popular among the Orcs, so I don’t have the same status as Gurush, but I can give orders.”
Okay. Then, the first task of using Claudia to prevent the undead of the orcs was solved… Now the second task remains.
“There is a wizard who deals with the undead. Her name is Berazie, and her level is 94.”
“…..Wait, isn’t that too much of a joke? Level 94.”
“Whether you believe it or not, it’s up to you…But it’s probably easier to just accept it as the truth.”
“………”
Berajie will definitely attack the orc village again.
I’m going to attack the orcs in order to recover the power that was lost because of me. I’m aiming for that Veronica to be exact.
-I’ll be in charge of Berazie.
‘I will believe you.’
-Huh, I’m glad you became someone the king trusted.
I always trusted you.
So I’d appreciate it if you could step out of the shadows for a few hours a day of personal relaxation…
-What if I leave?
‘hahahaha! I was worried that it would be uncomfortable if I stayed in the shadows!’
-Thank you for your concern, but I feel most comfortable in the shadows. Enough to stay ‘for life’.
I’m not good at that…
“Then…what should I do…?”
“What should I do? I have to stop it.”
“But a level 94 undead mage…? We can’t stand a chance…”
“There is no need to worry, so calm down.”
I have [Purity], Berazie’s special ability to counter undead magic. So, as long as I am in the Orc Village, I won’t have to fear the undead army’s attack.
However, there is a precondition that you must spend some time in an orc village instead…
“Because I can stop the undead mage…You can save me a house.”
“..Home?”
“Uh, you never know when he might come in, so you should stay here.”
Berajie must be mistaken that I am currently in Boreas. I used it instead to live in an orc village, and the moment the undead army was about to attack, I planned to use [Purity] To make the undead army useless.
“I could save a house… But it would be shabby than this house.”
“Then that’s enough. It won’t be long anyway.”
***
“Ugh…”
“Are you awake?”
When I arrived at the (Um) house I rented from Claudia for a while, I laid Illyana down on a bed made of straw. Then, at just the right time, Illyana flinched and she slowly opened her eyes.
“…Ah…”
“Oh?”
“Where is this…?”
Oh, you’re much calmer than I thought. She honestly thought that as soon as she woke up she would go riot right away.
“Where do you think it is?”
“…..A very old house…?”
Well, that’s true, but… I chose the best house among the remaining dugout houses. Others had floors entirely made of dirt.
“…My brother…Is he dead?”
“…That’s a bit embarrassing question.”
“…I know…Now I know…”
Perhaps Illyana already knew. The fact that Dredd is dead. She just couldn’t admit it.
“Your brother must be dead. He might be alive, but the odds are slim.”
“…I see…”
Illyana listened to my answer and answered with a trembling voice. You seem to be trying to be as calm as possible, but you can’t fool my eyes.
“By the way… What are you really…”
“Me? Just an aristocrat traveling the world…”
“A lie… Such a person… Killed an undead orc… Put me to sleep…”
“…..”
Could it be that … Illyana has memories of her when she ran out of control? Otherwise, they wouldn’t know that I fought an undead orc.
If you say so… You must know about Veronica…
“Out of the shadows… Came a black woman.”
“Did you see it..?”
“Yeah…It was so pretty…Fairy…Is it?”
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-…I’m not as short as a fairy.
Veronica grumbled, but that wasn’t the point for her now.
“Tell me… What the hell is it?”
“….Just a short street passerby.”
“…..”
The eyes of suspicion are too stinging. But what can I do?
Here, I can’t proudly say, ‘I’m actually from another world, and I came here by believing the words of Veronica, the commander of the Demonic Corps!’
“…If you don’t like it…It’s okay if you don’t tell me…Just tell me one thing instead.”
“Tell me? What?”
“…My brother…Killed him, who is it?”
“Uh…”
This is another difficult question.
The one who killed Dredd… I honestly don’t know. They say he went missing while fighting the Orc Undead, but he could have just passed by and been eaten by a monster, or he could have just been killed by the Orc Undead…
As for the fundamental responsibility… You could say Beragee was the culprit who killed Dredd. After all, it was Berazie who created the orc undead.
“Tell me…You know…The undead are monsters controlled by wizards…!”
“…I can tell you. But what would you do if you knew?”
“…I will take revenge.”
Revenge…Do you really think that’s possible?
Your spirit is good, but your opponent is bad. Because Berazier was level 94 and was strong enough to fight against the top 4 on the continent. No matter how talented Illyana is, she will not be able to cross the 70 level gap.
“It is practically impossible.”
“No… I will make it possible.”
“Do you want to be stubborn?”
“I’m not stubborn…! I’m very strong..! Mana is as much as later…And…And…”
My head hurts. I let out a sigh because I felt like my luggage had increased for no reason. Had she known it would be like this, she would have just left it in the city…
As I let out a deep sigh, someone entered the house, lifting the cloth covering the entrance.
Claudia had brown skin, a tall stature for a woman, and a beautiful appearance comparable to that of a celebrity.
“Claudia?”
“…There’s a face I haven’t seen before.”
Claudia glanced at Illyana as she placed the dried jerky in her arms on the table.
“Here is food. Eat if you are hungry.”
“Thank you.”
“So…Who is that kid?”
Claudia raised her eyes and smiled as if Illyana looked very cute.
“Illyana. She lost her brother because of Vera Zie, her undead mage I talked about.”
“…Oops…”
As soon as Claudia heard her Iliana’s story, she opened her eyes wide and put on a pitiful expression.
“You must have been a pitiful child…”
“… The name of the person who killed her brother is Vera Zie… Hey..?”
“Well, that’s right. Don’t go looking for it.”
“…I don’t like it…I will definitely find it and take revenge…”
Stubborn… In terms of game, isn’t it the same as saying that a beginner would catch a raid monster at the highest level?
I know you’re sad about losing Dredd, but you have to face it…
“Illyana, you are a very proud child..!”
“.. Huh?”
Then, Claudia grabbed Illyana’s shoulders with her moved eyes.
“Vengeance for the family… What a wonderful idea.”
“..All..Who are you…”
“Would you like to learn magic from me? I will help you avenge it.”
“…Uh…”
“…?”
…Huh?