236. Dimensional Rift (3)
I thought I did a good job dealing with the demons.
Because I remembered as much as I could about the description of the battle between the madman and Alexia, and conveyed those characteristics to Arya.
Arya thinks I’ve been looking into the future, so she was able to convince me without much difficulty.
As for the traveler, she was never depicted fighting in the original story, but we figured she wouldn’t be doing anything spectacularly idiosyncratic.
So, even if the Mine made a surprise attack, it would have been possible to respond at the level of delaying time on the line of the Imperial Army.
If that mine is not Tilpitz…
But how did Tilpitz slap me in the back of the head?
The more I thought about it, the more heated I was, so I decided to cool her head off and stop thinking about her.
“I don’t think there’s anyone…”
“Sure.”
Remnants of a collapsed building.
I picked Julia up and walked between them, looking around her.
Not a single building was intact.
At least, a building close to the original shape remained, and when you go inside, the inside has been transformed into a nest for wild beasts that are all smashed to pieces.
I continued to search for people living in the rubble pile, but it was all in vain.
“Over there…”
“This is my house.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No. It’s not just my house.”
The Lichtenburg Mansion, which was finally reached, was literally shattered.
The building collapsed and only the ground remained, and the garden, which used to be full of green grass, was filled with unorganized bushes.
In the first place, more than half of the ruins of the city were covered with green forest.
Not even a human being can be seen pecking its nose, and it is full of tall trees, wild animals, and insects that can only be seen in the south.
Still, I quietly proceeded with the search just in case.
The thoughts of what would have happened to Erikana and what would have happened to Emilia could only be thought in each other’s heads and never uttered.
Suddenly, I wondered if only the system was like this.
So, to be able to use teleportation magic at any time, I caught two birds flying side by side and engraved a teleportation spell.
If I use this, I will have to leave Yulia alone, so she doesn’t want to use it that much….
“The sun is setting. Shall we spend the night here?”
“That’s it…”
It must have been late in the afternoon already, and the sun was starting to set quickly.
She couldn’t stop eating anything, so she hunted a deer she caught from afar with magic.
The concentration of mana in the air was so thick that it felt like magic was working better than usual.
And we built a fire and made a bed inside the old church in the old town.
As I sat leaning against the wall of the cathedral, watching the venison being grilled on a tree branch, my thoughts kept drifting to the wrong side.
In order to stop my thoughts, I kept talking to Yulia.
“Isn’t it cold?”
“A little…”
“Then cover my jacket. I’m hot.”
“It’s hot… Is it?”
“That’s right. Cover it.”
“Thank you…”
“But how long are you going to talk so hard?”
“Yes? Is Schluse older than me?…”
“Your mental age is much older anyway. Feel free to call me that.”
“·······.”
Yulia bit her mouth shut in surprise.
Looking at the state of the city, it seemed that the time I would spend alone with Yulia would be quite long until I returned.
Although we are close, I often felt like there was an insurmountable line somewhere in the middle.
Things we know each other clearly, but can’t put into words.
To break the awkwardness, we decided to break that taboo together.
This time I properly acknowledged that I knew about Yulia’s reincarnation.
“Uh, how far do you know? It’s not just guesswork-“
“From the beginning to the end. That you reincarnate infinitely with the same appearance as the name Yulia. And that you always die of an incurable disease and die around the age of 20.”
“How to do that…”
That was a difficult question to answer.
But if I didn’t say this and endured, I felt like it would only make our relationship more awkward.
Yulia’s secret has been exposed, which she has not been able to tell for hundreds of years.
Maybe I should tell you something corresponding to that.
“I made you.”
“You made it?”
“Yes. What should I say… You are a character in a novel I wrote. I also created this world. I somehow ended up in that novel.”
“So you mean something like a god?”
“In terms of knowing the secrets of this world, yes, but not very omnipotent. But-“
“Pu-sup… Pu-huh…!”
“What. What’s so funny?”
“No… It’s because it’s so empty. Do you know what rumors are circulating about Schluse’s identity?”
“I don’t know.”
“A demon’s puppet, a person chosen by the Aegis, or a son of a god… But a person who only knows a lot about this world. Nothing special than I thought.”
Yulia grabbed her stomach and laughed heartily, then she said while wiping her tears.
I think it’s the first time I’ve seen Yulia laugh so loud…
His smile was so pretty that his heart ached just looking at it.
“I am the creator of you? Isn’t that special?”
“Anyway, I’m not omnipotent, I’m just an insignificant ordinary person.”
“Grunt… That’s right.”
I have the ability I received as a perk of possession, but if you ask me if it’s omnipotent, I’ll answer that it’s far short of that level.
In a way, Yulia was right.
An ordinary person who only knows a lot about this world…
Thinking that way made me feel a little stupid.
This is also a world where people speak and eat and live normally, so why did I look down on them for just a combination of typefaces?
According to that logic, the moment I entered here, even I was nothing more than a combination of movable type.
“Very unexpected.”
“What is it?”
“I thought it would be a big surprise if I said this. I said it with a big heart.”
“It’s surprising, but I’m glad I heard it. I was very curious about Schluse’s true identity. I feel somewhat relieved. But other people besides me might just faint in shock.”
“Then let’s do what only you know.”
“Yes?”
“Ah······. I’m all refreshed too. After talking.”
It seemed like the stress was alleviated.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to speak for the rest of my life.
Perhaps even if I go back to the real world, I won’t be able to tell anyone that I was possessed in my novel.
That’s because you’ll be treated like a madman.
But after telling Yulia everything, it felt like the blockage inside had been cleared.
“Meat! I want to burn!”
“Ah. I see.”
I didn’t even notice the time passing while we were talking.
The meat was about to burn, so I hurriedly turned it over and came back and sat down against the wall.
Looks like the distance is much closer than before.
It wasn’t because of my mood, but before I knew it, Yulia’s head was leaning on my shoulder.
Is it because it’s cold?
At all, I went to the side and stuck to it.
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Then, as I gently grabbed that little hand, Yulia brought a pod.
Her hands were very cold.
“Are we the only ones here?”
“·······.”
Yulia’s sweet voice echoed softly along the walls of the cathedral.
What do you mean by ‘here’?
Islands? Or empire? If not that, the entire continent?
Either way, it was clear that this was a difficult question to answer.
“Well, I think this is like a parallel world.”
“A parallel world?”
“Yes. Parallel world. It’s similar to the world we used to live in, but it split based on a certain divergence point. For example, it’s a world where I didn’t enter the cave with you on a boat… Say it that way.”
“Aha. So, what happened in this world and why did the system become like this?”
“It must have been a war.”
“Then it seems the Empire has lost.”
“Sure. Shall we go to the south or the desert tomorrow? There might be people there.”
“Yes. I do. I already miss seeing people’s faces.”
“Isn’t my face a human face?”
“hehehe. The face of someone other than Schluss.”
Yulia wriggled and took my arm.
Seeing that he was a little drowsy, he seemed to have calmed down a lot despite the sudden situation.
I didn’t want to shock Yulia, so she deliberately told the story in a positive way.
It was highly likely that the empire was not the only one that perished.
First of all, no matter how much rescue messages were sent in all directions, there was no reply at all.
This was the case even though this was a method of communication used throughout the continent, regardless of country or language.
Even in the air, no communication magic was detected.
Originally going here and there, day or night, the encrypted communication magic will fly around nonstop.
But I didn’t feel those things at all and it was quiet.
For the first time since I was possessed, my sixth sense was completely silent, and it was a strange feeling.
In other words, the remaining humans on the continent could not use communication magic completely, or humanity itself was completely annihilated, or one of the two.
In addition, looking at the condition of the trees, moss, and ivy that covered the islands, it was not a green forest that could be created in decades.
A tree known to live forever is planted in the center of the Imperial Palace.
That small thing had already grown to the height of a clock tower, boasting a gigantic size.
Thousands of years, maybe even tens of thousands of years, could have passed if that slow-growing tree had grown to that extent.
In addition, the concentration of mana in the air became much thicker.
This was also proof that a lot of time had passed.
‘Isn’t humanity extinct?’
Suddenly, I had an idea.
I don’t know at what point this world split, but it seemed that the human race in this world had already perished.
Maybe because of the war.
Was the human side and the elves at war?
No, the desert has neither enough energy nor a focal point to fight a war right now.
The Great Forest? Or a kingdom?
‘That can’t be…’
If it is a war between mankind, it cannot reach the level of destruction.
There are no nuclear weapons in this world either.
Then there is only one possibility left.
It was a war with demons.
When I thought about that, I suddenly felt frightened.
Wasn’t it the same as I was preparing for the war against the demons?
I thought that perhaps this place might not be a parallel world divided by a certain divergence point, but simply the future of the world I lived in.
“Schlus.”
“Huh?”
At that time, Yulia was pulling my arm.
I was dragged along and brought my ear to Yulia’s mouth.
Yulia quietly whispered in my ear, blowing hot air.
“Can’t you feel something vibrate?”
“Vibration?”
Feel the vibration?
I put my ear to the floor, but I didn’t feel the vibration for a while.
“Can’t you hear me?”
“Ah. I’m sorry. I must have misunderstood…”
“No wait.”
Instead, my sixth sense sensed something.
I faintly felt something moving under the floor.
[Quest・・・・・・]
Then the quest window popped up.
It was a moment when I was anxious because I ran out of coins at the store.
If you supply coins through this quest, you will be able to use the recovery medicine no matter what unexpected situation occurs.
[Quest: Defeat Untier.]
[Difficulty: ★★★★☆]
[Reward: 8 Shop Coins]
“Huh?”
Untier?
That ancient beast I caught?
That’s why you’re alive.
“Yulia! Hug me!”
“What?!”
Kwaang······!
At that time, the vibration suddenly became strong, and dust flew with a roar.
After leaping hugging Yulia, when I looked back, there was a big hole in the place where we were.
A huge pillar rose through the hole.
No, it wasn’t a pillar, it was a bridge.
Untier’s huge legs.
Kooung!
“Kwoaaa!”
Soon another hole opened, revealing another leg of the guy.
I hurriedly escaped outside the cathedral and soon found the ugly monster rising from the ground destroying the cathedral.
Ancient monster, Untier.
The guy I saw before was right.
“Ah, ah…”
“It’s okay. Calm down. It’s nothing.”
“Well, isn’t that a big deal?”
“I’ve caught it before.”
After putting Yulia on the ground, she pulled out a barfe in her right hand.
The blue light was held in my right hand and became the shape of a sword, and I grabbed it with both hands and raised it high into the sky.
‘The risk is a bit high, but…’
I was thinking of using the same method I used to catch Untier the other day.
Fantastically injecting magic energy into Bape, it increases its size and strikes Untier with it.
Its skin repelled all magic, no matter how strong it was, so this was the only way.
The problem is that after using this, both arms become rags.
Besides, it doesn’t work with recovery medicine or recovery magic, so there’s no way to recover it other than leaving it alone for a long time.
I won’t be able to hold Yulia for a while, but I couldn’t help it because I had to catch and kill Untier first.
“Huh?”
At that moment, something shimmered and fell from the sky.
It was so fast that I couldn’t catch anything but flashes.
Magic…?
“Keueoeouk······.”
At some point, there was a large hole in Untier’s chin.
His intestines and blood were spilled all at once through the hole, and he collapsed.
[Complete Quest]
[8 Shop coins will be given as compensation.]
What is it?
I didn’t kill you, but the quest was completed.
No·······.
Maybe what I did is right.
“What kind of magic was that? It was so fast I couldn’t see it…”
“It wasn’t me.”
“Yes?”
When I looked up at the sky, Yulia looked at me as well, then looked up in the same way and slowly opened her mouth.
Someone was slowly descending from the sky.
Yes. Someone, not something.
It was clearly in the shape of a person dressed in black.
I should have been happy because it was the first person I saw in 6 hours, but it looked like I couldn’t just be happy.
“That, that person…”
Black hair and a large physique.
And empty eyes.
He looked exactly like me.