gulp-
The moment he saw her, a cold sweat dripped down Liam’s forehead.
Dried saliva from the tension ran down my throat.
Liam stretched out his hand, and the moment Myrtain flew and landed in his hand, he slowly approached her.
As it was, he pointed the spear blade of Myrtane towards her neck.
Still, Lane doesn’t budge.
I mean, I was completely stunned.
If there is a chance, only now.
However, the hand holding the spear did not move easily.
“under… … , younger than I thought.”
Liam sighed for a moment and put the spear back.
And looked at Lane’s faint face.
I’ve seen her a few times, but I’ve never seen her face so close, so I didn’t know.
Increased dark circles.
tired face.
And she had the face of a young girl who looked older than expected.
The more I looked at it, the more it didn’t seem like there was that much of an age gap between me and myself.
“It would be better to hand it over to the association. Myrtain.”
– Why?
“Open the gate. To the Hero Association.”
– Can’t open it.
“… … uh? why?”
Liam put on a puzzled expression.
There was a ring floating around in front of Liam’s face.
A ring that opens the gate attached to Myrtane.
There was a light crack on it.
“this… … .”
Liam’s expression darkened.
* * *
-Hey… … .
A hospital room with a light breeze flowing through the window.
There was an old man with scars all over his body, lying on a bed in the hospital room.
He looks at the little boy with tears in his eyes as he clings to his arms.
– Don’t be too sad.
The old man reassures him by stroking the little boy’s head.
After a while, Lane looked at the scene from a distant place.
Then, gradually narrowing the brow, he lowered his head down helplessly.
It is a familiar sight.
A sight that cannot be forgotten if you miss it and try to forget it.
But now the memories of the past are gone.
Lane walked forward.
I took a step further to see the old man’s face up close.
As she stood in front of the bed on which the old man was lying, she looked down at the old man with bitter eyes.
The owner of the former Myrtane and his grandfather.
He looked at that longing face for a moment and sighed.
“under… … .”
She reached out to Grandpa.
But her hand was just passing through.
he himself knows
that this is just a dream
However, it is not a happy dream, but a terrible dream.
“… … .”
Lane’s gaze turned to the little boy standing next to him.
This one is for that lil chicken owl
No, it was more precisely towards the past self.
And at her weak appearance, no, she grunts at her past weakness.
She despised her powerless young self.
-lane.
Grandpa called himself.
Of course, not yourself, but your past self.
The young man looked up at his grandfather with bright eyes.
He said.
– Please ask for Myrtane.
Finally, she opened her eyes.
* * *
A dream that always breaks at the last moment.
This one is for that lil chicken owl
Now I’m tired of not getting used to it.
After I had this dream, my head hurt so badly.
Layne grabbed her throbbing head and slowly lifted her back.
And I looked around.
It was a cave full of moist air.
“Are you awake?”
“… … ?!”
For a moment, Lane jumped up and took a pose.
Her eyes gradually thinned and she stared at Liam, who was perched on a rock.
Liam Martell.
He was looking at Lane with a tired look.
“you… … .”
“Let’s stop for a moment.”
“What kind of bullshit are you?”
“It really saved me.”
Liam sighed in frustration.
Lane asked, being wary of such Liam.
“Where are you?”
“Annihilation.”
“… … Extinction?”
With those words, she looked around.
The magical power itself was definitely felt.
I couldn’t feel anyone around me except for Liam.
Looking at Lane like that, Liam continued.
“Let’s work together for a moment, while we get out of here.”
To that, Lane replied with a smirk.
“Kill you and get out-”
– Wait, Lane.
At that moment, the dragon’s voice rang in Lane’s ear.
Leanon spoke to Lane.
Lane said bluntly, as if he was annoyed.
‘What is it, Leanon.’
-Don’t use my magic here.
‘… … Why?’
At that question, Leanon calmly warned.
– You may die.
At those words, Lane’s eyebrows narrowed for a moment.
Lane asked Leanon.
‘What kind of bullshit is that.’
– entered his realm.
‘bloke?’
– A person who has received the same name as me from a king. He will come to you if he senses my magic.
‘… … .’
At those words, Lane frowned as if contemplating for a moment.
Leanon never told a lie to himself.
Then it really meant that there was a monster in this extinction that he couldn’t handle.
‘Can’t you kill him with all your might?’
– Even if you cooperate with the man in front of you, it would be impossible.
At that, Lane was silent for a moment.
He just stared at Liam and thought about something, then slowly opened his mouth.
“i get it.”
“… … ?”
“Only a truce while we get out of here.”
Liam frowned at the sudden consent.
Then he sighed and said.
“Then let’s go.”
* * *
Tub- Tub-
A lush forest with huge trees.
There Lane and Liam were walking silently.
After about three hours, Lane looked at Liam and asked bluntly.
“Hey, do you know the way?”
“You feel it too.”
With those words, Liam pointed to the back where he had been walking.
“The magic behind there.”
“… … .”
“Isn’t it the other way around?”
Well, the rich magical energy that I had felt before was emanating from behind Lane.
The richer the magical power in this annihilation, the closer the horse will be to the center.
But there were also things that I couldn’t understand.
“But why don’t you fly?”
With those words, this time Liam pointed to the sky.
A place where the branches of a huge tree cover the sky.
Liam said.
“There were a lot of flying monsters that I couldn’t see because they were covered by the trees above.”
“Your strength would be enough to kill you, right?”
Liam responded by shaking his head.
“No, there are too many and there is no end. I’m going to run out of magic and die before I get there.”
“Can’t we just fly a little lower?”
“There are many monkey-like beasts among the branches. And we don’t know when we’ll get out of extinction, so we can’t waste our magic like that. No, wait. Come to think of it, can’t you also fly?”
At that, Lane shook her head.
said Lane.
“I can’t fly now.”
“yes? why?”
“There are circumstances.”
“what the… … .”
Liam looked at Lane with a puzzled expression on his face.
Of course, Lane just looked at Liam with a calm expression.
“under… … , let’s go for a walk.”
With those words, it was Liam who took the lead again and started walking.
Lane remained silent again, only following Liam.
* * *
“under… … , where did you come from?”
Eight hours later, the sun had already set and the dark night came.
Liam, who thought it was impossible to walk any longer, had no choice but to stay overnight.
“For now, let’s stay overnight here.”
Lane agreed, and Liam went straight to work.
Liam dug under a huge tree to make a pit to stay overnight.
After making a fire with the pieces of wood that had been dug out, the previously caught beast was skillfully placed on a wooden skewer and grilled.
in such silence.
When Liam saw that the meat had been roasted, he held out a skewer towards Lane.
“Come on, eat.”
“… … .”
Lane took the skewer that Liam had given her without saying a word.
Soon after, Liam rummaged through his pockets, pulled out some berries and handed them to Lane.
“What is this?”
“I picked it up nearby while you were sleeping. It is an edible fruit. I saw it in a book.”
“… … You are surprisingly knowledgeable.”
At those words, the corners of Liam’s lips, who were somehow relieved of tension, rose slightly.
Lane looked at it for a moment, then took a bite of the meat and then ate the fruit again.
And the moment he ate the fruit, Lane’s expression frowned.
“It’s terribly tasteless. The fruit tastes like rotten urine.”
“It’s not bad, so just eat it. Because it is a juicy fruit, it can replace water and replenish moisture.”
“… … .”
It was Lane who ate the fruit without saying anything to him.
After eating for a while.
A still silence came again.
Liam just rummaged through the bonfire with twigs, and Lane just stared blankly at him. At that time, Liam, unable to overcome the burdensome gaze, finally opened his mouth as he looked at Lane.
“Why are you targeting Myrtane?”
“… … .”
Lane’s eyebrows twitched slightly at those words.
Lane’s eyebrows, who were looking at Liam, gradually narrowed.
Lane said, glaring at Liam.
“If I tell you that, will you hand over Myrtane?”
“You have to listen to him as well.”
“… … .”
An awkward silence followed.
It was the only thing I could think of, so I brought it up, but it must have touched her heart a little. Liam gave up the conversation and just tried to fall asleep early.
Lane, thinking that the conversation was over, asked Liam a question.
“The former owner of Myrtane said. Leave Myrtain to me.”
“The former owner? Could it be the great hero Harson Marcus?”
Harson Marcus.
One of America’s great heroes in the past, a great hero who was fatally wounded after breaking a dungeon break of the Extinction Boundary level.
It was said 10 years ago, but it was so famous that Liam knew it.
“What are you doing with him?”
“You don’t know.”
“… … .”
Lane answered the question bluntly.
Liam was speechless for a moment and fumbled around the bonfire again with no regrets.
And I had a thought.
If Myrtane’s former owner, Harson-sama, entrusted it to her, shouldn’t I hand over Myrtane?
’cause that’s the way
Lane looked up at Liam as he was pondering that kind of thing.
“Liam Martell.”
“… … yes?”
“Did you choose Myrtane?”
It was Liam who tilted his head at that questionable remark.
Lane, who was still looking at Liam with a calm expression, continued the next words slowly.
“Or did Myrtane choose you?”
“… … .”
“Tell me. I answered it too.”
Liam put on a complicated expression for a moment at those words.
Liam recalled his first meeting with Myrtane in the past.
– You mean this is a myth-level Noble Phantasm?
At the time when I was mistaken for having superior talent.
A shameful past self that no one thinks is under him.
I definitely had to admit it.
The young self in the past was arrogant.
And it was Liam, who was holding Myrtane at that time and remembered what he had said clearly.
-great.
He remembers himself saying that with a young child’s innocent smile.
And it was Liam who realized the meaning of the words she asked at the moment when he recalled those memories of the past.
exactly… … It wasn’t that Myrtane had chosen him.
– From now on, I am your master.
He had chosen Myrtane.
Time to return it back