Love Letter From The Future chapter 158

3. Dragon’s Eye, Human Mind (22)

When I came to my senses, my body had already staggered back up.

The dull pain caused a tingling pain. First of all, although he came to his senses, the effect of the anesthesia still remained, and the thought circuit repeated idling.

There were memories pouring in.

The fragmented words rushed in like seawater upon a rising tide. Memories of death, memories of parting, the man always stood between them.

Of course it wasn’t my memory.

However, I caught a clue in the boundary of that faint and blurry memory.

“… … Neris Findleston.”

I couldn’t tell whose name it was.

It was the first time in my life that Neris had a last name. However, my voice calling the stranger by name was powerful and full of conviction.

As if to prove that the information was true, Neris-senpai’s body trembled violently.

Since the reverberation of the anesthesia was so strong, the work after that was sparse.

The moment Neris-senpai rushed in, my pupils were torn vertically. It was a rather familiar feeling.

That feeling when you diagram the curvature of space.

Only then did I understand how to write dragon blood characters. There was a more complicated element in the fetters of the world that I had seen as ‘space’ so far.

Space does not exist alone.

Time and magic were closely related to him. Among them, the dragon blood letters were like a kind of license to access the world of magic.

It was right before Neris-senpai’s dagger touched me.

For the first time, I drew dragon blood characters in the air. Anyway, the use of magical power was limited, and there was no way to overwhelm Neris senior with physical ability.

Only dragon blood texting was the best response I could take.

Magic that can be activated instantly without even magical power was generally useful. Even if the power was strong, there was nothing better.

Flames and explosions covered all directions.

I was the only exception among the objects scattered, half-destroyed, and bounced off in a mess. Even I wasn’t affected by the flames, but I had to be somewhat affected by the shock wave.

Again I staggered backwards. The anesthesia hadn’t worn off, so I couldn’t control my body well yet.

Of course, it was nothing compared to senior Neris, who was hit directly by the dragon blood message.

She flew like a small animal hit by a kick, and after hitting the wall once, rolled on the floor. A fire spread over it.

“Kyaa! Buy, save me!”

It was an embarrassing feeling. My mind was still hazy, so I couldn’t think of a proper way to save Neris-senpai.

Then, the place where my thoughts went crazy was the canteen hanging from my waist.

Yes, it will be water.

It was a very simple decision. In the first place, there was no way to extinguish the flames with that amount of water. However, it had been a long time since my circuit of thought had completely melted.

so i forgot

The fact that the liquid contained in the canteen was not water but alcohol, and as the flames burned more intensely, senior Neris’ eyes were stained with more intense fear.

It was the look of a madman.

It was a common misunderstanding these days. However, it seemed that even the seeds would not work if I had to make an excuse that my intention was not so.

A sigh came out of its own accord. Either way, I couldn’t kill Neris-senpai, so I devised a workaround.

Pak, as soon as she kicked Neris-senpai, she was thrown out the door.

It was only natural that the woman on fire could not be moved by hand. Senior Neris couldn’t even pay attention to the pain in his foot.

It was fortunate. You’ll just have to spray water on it.

I immediately poured the water from the basket containing the mop onto Neris-senpai.

After that, it was even more embarrassing.

“… … Uh, where are you from?”

I was silent for a moment in response to Neris-senpai’s question as he lowered his head.

How can I disguise my identity for as long as possible?

The dragon blood character was no different from a symbol of authority bestowed by the emperor. Of course, the emperor would have known who was the user of the dragon blood characters.

What if information about me is reported to the Emperor?

It was very likely that the true powers of Imperial Intelligence would visit me before long. I hope you are moaning and thinking with a head that can’t turn.

My mouth moved on its own. As if it should be like this.

“Neris Findleston, let me tell you one thing to be careful of in dealing with me in the future.”

And the hatchet cut through the air.

It was an instant. It was the first time I knew how a blow with such a smooth trajectory could be lethal. Even though I moved, I was surprised at myself.

It’s so fast.

Even without using magic. A quick and accurate trajectory, a clean blow without a single point being wasted, lodged in senior Neris’ shoulder.

A scream erupted along with blood.

Regardless, my hand gripped Neris-senpai’s wet brown hair. Her fear-drenched eyes were stained with tears.

A hoarse voice came out of my mouth.

“… … Do not question me.”

Then Neris sunbaenim shed tears and nodded his head frantically, and I thought as I looked at him.

It’s impossible to clear up misunderstandings for a while.

It was immediately after I was injected with a drug that neutralized the anesthetic effect that my mind became completely clear.

Hook, and immediately my consciousness was injured in the foreground.

My bodily sensations, which were hazy and dull, returned to normal. Only then did I have to slightly frown at the pain I felt in my limbs.

The headache that stabbed me like splitting a stone with a chisel was unpleasant. It must have been the reverberation of anesthesia.

It was a place that looked like a conference room.

Surprisingly, the building of the Newspaper Department was not entirely two-story. They were secretly appropriating a large space underground.

The lighting was sufficient.

The high-intensity magic lamp seemed to symbolize the imperial family’s capital power. Even if you can’t do it, it was a luxury item that had to be given hundreds of gold.

It was a table that could seat dozens of people. There was the highest seat in the center, and there were seats left to sit on either side of it, and after that, chairs were placed one after another.

Of course, I was sitting in the top seat.

The person who put the neutralizer on my arm was senior Neris. With shaking hands, she slowly withdrew the syringe from me.

Senior Neris’ face still looked miserable.

There was a musty smell because the mop was covered with water. The reverberation of the flames left burn marks all over Neris’ uniform.

In some places, it was torn to the point where the pure white skin was visible.

It would be disgraceful as a woman, but I decided not to mind.

It was better to live in fear now.

Because they were the ones who touched my people first in the first place.

Except for senior Neris, there were few people who looked normal among the familiar newspaper staff. Only the rest of the personnel who ran to the sudden call were swallowing dry saliva.

I was the one who single-handedly destroyed the academy branch of Imperial Intelligence.

Even senior Neris, the strongest among them, couldn’t budge on me. The eyes of the men glancing at Neris sunbaenim were directed at her pure white flesh.

The desire that, if done well, might even be seen in a secret place was clearly visible.

Senior Neris looked even more ashamed because of that, but I felt uncomfortable in a different way than that.

Why can’t the imperial spies hide their emotions so much?

Don’t you scream that you got an axe, don’t you talk about your actions because you neutralized your opponent?

It was serious. Even if they weren’t official agents, it was the same.

Having never belonged to Imperial Intelligence, I didn’t know why I was in such a bad mood. Suddenly, a cold voice came out of my mouth.

“Cut your eyes.”

The eyes of a few people were startled and looked down. I looked at him and clicked my tongue.

Senior Neris looked even more restless.

The level of members of the organization was entirely the responsibility of the branch manager. The more uncomfortable I felt, the more nervous I was inevitably being senior Neris.

I wanted to say a few words, but I held back. A person with no history of espionage activities was only a step away from stepping out.

Instead, I got to the point with a sigh.

“… … He seems to have played well for a while, and the people around me are also very upset.”

Fear flashed in the eyes of the newspaper staff. It was the same with senior Neris.

She stuttered and tried to make an excuse.

“just… Because Her Highness asked for a favor… … .”

“That’s why I came.”

My eyes glanced at senior Neris. She didn’t even dare to meet my eyes and immediately lowered her head.

There was nothing more to say. I hammered the nail in a sullen voice.

“… … Don’t touch me in the future, unless you want me to come back. That’s enough for today because you all have work to do.”

The faces of the newspaper members who met me at my words turned pale. Of course, Neris senior was the same.

The notoriety about me must have been heard by them many times before.

And in fact, I was prepared to show action worthy of that notoriety.

If I repeat the mistake again after warning, I have reason enough to retaliate.

Then a voice pierced my ears.

“Well then, Her Highness the Princess… … .”

One of the newspaper workers who tried to question me like that, immediately shut up when my eyes turned to him.

Because I realized it was nonsense.

The owner of the dragon blood letter was an agent of the emperor. No matter how much the princess was, even the first prince or the second princess who was fighting over the position of the next emperor could not take precedence over my orders.

Because my words were the emperor’s will.

To that extent, the authority of dragon blood characters was absurd. So I was still breaking out in a cold sweat.

Impersonating the emperor’s agent?

It wasn’t going to end with me alone.

At first, I tried to take a look at it moderately, but it was impossible to withdraw because it was a situation where I unconsciously ran out of it in a hazy state.

I was still in doubt.

The things I did while the effects of the anesthesia still lingered belonged to things that I wouldn’t normally do.

More than anything, the ax that dug into Neris-senpai’s shoulder at that time.

It was qualitatively different from the trajectory I was drawing.

Of course, it was not a question that could be solved immediately by thinking about it.

For now, I can only speculate that whenever memories flow in, I might be absorbing the experience of the future ‘me’ as well.

After organizing my thoughts like that, I looked at Neris-senpai again.

“And Neris, investigate the ‘Procession’ and the ‘Crypt’ and the ‘Dragon’s Eye’.”

“… … Yes Yes?”

At the sudden request, senior Neris gave me a questionable look.

‘The Procession’ and ‘The Crypt’, and ‘The Dragon’s Eye’.

All of them were written in love letters from the future. To be precise, the last one was a memo left by the future ‘me’, but I was guessing.

Either way, I couldn’t guess at the moment.

Then there was only one answer.

Information gathering should be left to experts. An intelligence organization had finally fallen from my hand, so there was no reason not to use it.

Senior Neris stared blankly at me for a while, but when I stared at her silently as well, I lowered my head in amazement.

Her trembling eyes and her hands clasped together seemed to represent her feelings.

By now, the one word I left behind should be playing in her mind.

‘Don’t question me.’

Senior Neris immediately lowered his head.

“No, I will do as you say… That, maybe your name is… … ?”

At the same time, the eyes that glanced at me.

He seemed half-assured that a figure called ‘Ian Percus’ was undercover. Hagiya, it was only natural if he was close enough to receive text messages from dragon blood.

It is safe to say that the number of cases in which the second son of a rural viscount ascended to the throne as the closest aide to the emperor was nil.

It was an expected question, so my answer was simple.

“… … Call me Ian.”

It might sound like a line drawn by senior Neris, but I couldn’t help it.

Even so, it was a funny situation to use a pseudonym.

Senior Neris lowered his head without saying anything.

“Yes, four! Mr. Ian. Then, to whom should I report today’s work… … ?”

It was an important question.

At the apex of the Imperial Intelligence Service’s reporting system was the Emperor. If it was something to the extent that dragon blood texts appeared, of course it had to reach his ears.

Then it was important to keep the reporting system off the ground, at least for a while.

I deliberately said with a cold face.

“Isn’t a report from a subordinate to a superior?”

In other words, it meant that I should not arbitrarily report to someone who is no higher than me.

The shrewd senior Neris gave a loyal answer, as if he immediately understood my intentions.

“… … Yes, I will do as you say.”

Of course, it was not a sincere answer.

Neris-senpai’s body was still stiff with tension, and the sweat dripping from her forehead testified to her fear.

Still, this was enough for now.

Without saying a word, I got up and tried to leave the conference room.

Then I suddenly remembered something, so I left a last warning.

“Again, don’t touch the people around me… Do it right, okay?”

The newspaper staff who were sitting in my firm tone hurriedly raised their bodies.

Then he bent down and answered.

“yes!”

Only then could I move forward with a feeling of satisfaction.

At this point, no big guy would come out to touch Leto or Emma for a while.

*

And the next day, I accepted the daily newspaper published by the newspaper department.

[The truth of the day that 98% of the academy students did not know! In fact, Ian Perkus has no weaknesses?! The Yurdina family was surprised, and the imperial family was also surprised! “If you touch little Ian Perkus, you will be so f*cked up.”]

My mouth was silent for a moment.

After a while, there was only one sentiment I could spit out.

“… … What is this f*cking title.”

Should I visit the newspaper department once again? I was seriously worried.