270 – Proved by the Regressor (10)
“Let’s go catch Bingryong.”
“… What do you mean?”
“Catch Bingryong and release this barrier. Let’s check.”
What I’m about to do now is actually worse. Some people may think it is complete teabagging.
Saying to the face of someone who has already failed, ‘There is a better way, so let’s do as I say’ is likely to be seen as deception.
But what I want to say, what I want to talk about, is not about the failure of the warlock.
“… “Who are you?”
“I am a climber, and this is inside the tower. “Your world has already been destroyed and has become part of the tower.”
“… “What?”
In a slow voice, I explained to the warlock what happened in the previous episode. Judging from the expression on his face that he was hearing it for the first time, it seemed like he had no memories left.
“You were desperate. The plan failed. Your sacrifice meant nothing. They must have been even more angry when they even said that a regressor like me wasn’t the ‘best’ person. Do you understand now why I apologized?”
“… I’m dizzy.”
“If you really don’t believe me, you can try the technique of dragging me into that inner world. “I guess I can believe it when I see my memories.”
“… “
The warlock palms his face. He thought about it for a while. As he held his face, he glared at me between his fingers.
“What is the purpose?”
“… “
“I know you have tremendous abilities. I understand that you want to apologize to me, but from my perspective, this is my first time seeing you, and of course I have no regrets. “The person you should apologize to has already disappeared.”
“… Know. “At least it’s self-satisfaction.”
“I’ll ask you again if you know. “What is the purpose?”
“I was curious. And maybe, you might be curious too.”
“… “Keep talking.”
The warlock’s eyes shine between his wrinkled purple fingers
“First of all… I want to defeat Bingryong itself. I think there will be some kind of reward as it is a top, and it seems like it is a path that no one else has taken. Besides, since I also use cold magic power, I thought it would be an opportunity for me to grow.”
“That’s honest.”
“I thought it would work better that way. The warlock I saw in the spirit world was that kind of person.”
“Keep trying.”
A warlock who silently gives affirmation by telling him to continue.
“I was curious at the same time. “Is it true that you really failed?”
“… What do you mean?”
“Did you fail to stop Bingryong… ? Otherwise, Bingryong was successfully blocked. Did it perish after that?”
“… Even if I succeed, what does it mean if the world is destroyed?”
“I don’t know. You could have succeeded, but then 100 years later the world would have collapsed. It might not be your fault.”
Defeat Bingryong. If so, the warlock no longer needs to maintain the barrier. Even if it’s because you don’t believe me right now. If you catch Bingryong, you can disarm the barrier surrounding the outside.
So what happens then? The outside world opens up. Of course, this is a tower, and towers often have ‘some kind of wall that cannot be passed through.’
Was it the 16th or 19th floor? It was confirmed that the space of the tower is not just a space for fighting, but the entire world is embodied.
So outside the time barrier. It is an opportunity to check out the world.
“… “
“Let’s join forces and catch Bingryong. And let’s check outside. How is it? Aren’t you curious too?”
“… “What a ridiculous guy.”
The warlock shakes his head and laughs.
“I refuse.”
Thud. The cane hits the floor.
“I was planning to die anyway. Success or failure has no meaning.”
“… “
“Just as your apology was your self-satisfaction, my actions were also simply self-satisfaction. And above all.”
Chuck. The cane is pointed at me.
“What makes me a hero of self-sacrifice? They seem to think so. “I’m just a villain who acted on a whim at the end.”
“… “
“Whether you apologize or not. Growing up in a normal family like you, gaining good traits. When you see a guy like that who is doing well… “When I see a guy like that who is revered as a world hero, I feel sick to my stomach and I can’t stand it.”
Magical energy hovers at the tip of his staff
“Actually, I still don’t completely believe you. But if this really is the Tower, and its goal is to kill me… We’re going to have to fight anyway.”
Okay. Even if I said this, I don’t think anyone would immediately listen.
“So I prepared.”
“?”
“Because I didn’t come here right away.”
I glance towards the entrance of the cave. The sound of footsteps from afar slowly gets closer.
Jeez. Jeez. Jeopuk.
What finally appeared.
“… Are you a warlock?”
A warrior with a stern expression. A topless leader. Captain.
“… “
The captain’s face is shaking with anger, annoyance, and astonishment. Instead of looking at the leader, the warlock looked at me expressionlessly. It almost felt like he was avoiding eye contact.
“I want to kill you.”
“… “
“I still want to kill you. Kill, tear, grind… Umm.”
Match! The captain slaps himself in the face.
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“I heard you made us. I heard that they manipulated us. “I heard that they were raised to hunt us, just like they hunt deer.”
“It’s true.”
“That’s why I’m holding on. I also want to kill you. I thought it was because you were manipulating us. I want to kill you even more…”
A captain who stutters due to excessive anger.
The captain is a simple guy. It can be said that he has an empty brain. He has low intelligence and is not civilized.
However, even if his intelligence is somewhat lowered and he has nothing in his head… This guy is definitely a human being. He has a ‘soul’ that he can offer to the devil. They too are one person. It means that it was enough to feel betrayed and angry about this situation.
Of course… Although I could not explain the concept of ‘tower’.
“You, you… “You… ” !”
“What is this?”
The warlock still ignores the captain and asks me. What is this doing?
“They said they ministered to them in order to sacrifice their souls to the devil.”
“… “
“Didn’t you know that too? Those are people.”
“So?”
“To be honest… To me, you and these warriors are all dead. The reality has disappeared, and they are beings who belong to the tower and live repetitive lives. Isn’t that why you think it’s meaningless? Because it’s already over. “
“… “
“But then… These people…Isn’t it so pitiful? These are the people you sacrificed unilaterally. Shouldn’t we at least check whether their sacrifice was meaningful?”
If I made a mistake, I made a mistake. This is entirely the warlock’s fault. It is also the logic used to persuade the warlock.
In my memories, the warlock craved recognition from others. This means that a human aspect remains. If you were completely cold-blooded, you wouldn’t even be listening to me.
To borrow the power of the strong to catch Bingryong. To find out if the deaths of the warlocks and warriors had meaning. All of this was designed.
“… “
After listening to me, the warlock closed his eyes and pondered, and finally looked at the captain.
“What do you think?”
“… “What?”
“You were born to be used by me, you were actually used by me, and now you are being used as a piece of the tower. Your life was a life of being taken advantage of by others.”
“… “
“But now, after everything is over, someone suddenly appears and asks you to find out if your life had any meaning. Do you want to do that?”
The captain shouted, his anger still undiminished.
“Stupid guy!”
“… Now you look at me…”
“You are an idiot! “You idiot!”
The captain clenches his fists and screams.
“If you did something like that, wouldn’t an apology come first? Why are you so confident that you are looking for meaning?”
“I’m just that kind of guy.”
“There is no such person! Didn’t my parents teach me that?”
“Okay.”
“… “
The captain was speechless for a moment. He quickly came to his senses and glared at the warlock again.
“I’m not interested in Bingryong or anything. I don’t even know if it’s a top or what it is. “There is only one thing I am interested in.”
Chuck. The warlock’s head is targeted.
“We might have killed you. And your plan may have failed.”
“You are as weak as trash, and even if I become weak, it is not enough to kill you.”
“You don’t know!”
The captain shouts again.
“And even if you failed to kill him… “If your plan is ruined, that’s enough.”
“… “
“Go catch that Bingryong. And check outside the barrier. The 1,500 years that you endured. Those long years of taking advantage of our clan. Let’s check if it made sense.”
The warlock holds his eyebrows. The devil’s grip wiggles on the floor for a moment, then disappears again.
“… Yes.”
The warlock stands up from his seat.
“Let’s check. Was it meaningful?”
There were complex emotions hovering in those eyes.
“Good.”
Now all you have to do is catch Bingryong.