Underworld Excursion – 1
Impelium shrugged.
“You must already be aware of that.”
“What are you talking about? If I had realized it, I would have used it right away.”
“Anyway, I cannot answer that question. You’ll figure it out yourself when the time comes. Then I’ll give you some advice.”
“… … .”
“Coming back, you’re probably trying to tell Velocian a way to save Serane. However, it is the worst choice to save one party member and then annihilate everyone else. If you are a leader, be a little more calm and cool.”
I swallowed my saliva.
and repented.
the guy is right
I was losing my cool because of the fear of losing my party members.
Going to meet an unknown being called Velocian without any plan would be a bad choice for me, too.
‘Thank you.’
Thank you to Impelium for taking my heart back.
So I opened my mouth to convey that feeling.
But first said Impelium.
“So just throw it away.”
“… … .”
“Abandon Serene and find another party member. That is the best option we can make now.”
Quang.
The moment I came to my senses, I was holding the Impelium by the neck.
“Say it again.”
“I don’t think I heard it.”
“Damn, I was an asshole who thought thank you for a moment. Do you make it so easy to say that you should throw away someone else’s precious colleague?”
“… … .”
“You knew a lot of secrets that I didn’t know, and I respected you a little because you fought against such villains as Adin and Velocian. It’s so disappointing.”
“Well.”
“I will not lose anyone. They’re going to be happy and will make them live a long, long hair!”
percussion.
I clenched my neck harshly.
That was then.
“ha ha ha.”
Impelium bursts into laughter.
He got up from his seat and tapped my shoulder.
“sorry.”
“What is this doing?”
“Sorry. I sincerely apologize. I didn’t really tell you to give up Serene.”
“Then why are you talking like that?”
“I just wanted to check it out. what choice will you make And it gives me exactly the answer I expected.”
thump.
He turned and walked over to the window.
Then I rolled up the curtains and looked outside.
The way you look at the scenery beyond that with your back… … It was very similar to the ‘it’ that I had drawn.
“What makes you so happy? Can we see it together?”
“It’s no use, but come and see.”
“… … ?”
I approached the guy.
And I looked out the window, shoulder to shoulder with him.
“Oh, no?”
But nothing was visible.
The sun must have been shining through the window, but it was empty outside as if the starting point of the sunlight was the window.
“A quiet afternoon. Warm sunlight and well-organized room. And the scenery outside the window.”
“What are you talking about?”
“This is the kind of retirement I envisioned.”
For a moment, I opened my mouth.
Because the things he just described fit perfectly with the ‘serene retirement life’ I’ve always dreamed of.
“So you can’t see the scenery outside. Perhaps the retirement you want is a little different from that landscape.”
“… … .”
“I was a person who enjoyed life in the city. you?”
“countryside.”
“So you can’t see it.”
He burst out laughing.
and turned to me
The guy spoke with a more serious expression on his face.
“Again, you must not meet the Velocian now. But there is another way to cure Serene.”
“… … ! tell me.”
“I’ve heard from Ardwin, but… … Her symptoms are because her soul is clouded. Velocian has half of her soul erased.”
“Also.”
“But the Velocian didn’t openly erase Serane’s soul.”
He looked straight at me.
“If you were to forcibly erase Serene’s soul in front of you, you would have stopped her by breaking her body. He would have known that.”
“… … .”
“So I took the easier way.”
“Easier way?”
“I have erased half of the souls of others connected to Serrain’s soul.”
What are you talking about.
I kept asking for explanations only with my eyes.
Impellium looked out the window once more and said.
“Did you know that Serene has a sister?”
“There was.”
“No, there is. I am still there.”
“… … !”
“The second finger of the lie. Florence is Serene’s older sister.”
For a moment, I felt as if my legs were losing strength.
“After Florence died, Idria kidnapped her. And he made them his own limbs, as he always did.”
“… … .”
“At that time, Idria was solving the final puzzle of her journey into the fake world.”
“What is it?”
“What makes the soul.”
In an instant, everything was connected in my head.
Adin said it before.
Idria will leave for the fake world.
But she can’t fake her soul.
That’s why he said he was planning to annihilate mankind and kidnap countless souls.
“Idria did not intend to destroy all mankind in the first place. At first, while creating a fake world, he must have tried to create a human soul as well.”
“… … .”
“But that was impossible. But Idria was tenacious. After all, I tried it with Florence.”
“Did you create a fake soul of Florence?”
“okay. In that way, your party member, Serene, was born. Serene was originally destined to be aborted. The fake soul created by Idria resides in that empty soul.”
feel like vomiting.
chin.
I finally sat back down on the chair.
Serane’s parents identified her with my deceased older sister.
In a way, the parents were right.
Impellium glanced at me once and continued.
“As I said before, it is impossible for a demon lord to create a fake soul. Idria’s attempt was unsuccessful.”
“… … .”
“Idria couldn’t make a fake. Serene’s soul was perfectly connected to Florence. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t break that connection.”
“Serrain and Florence… … How do you think they are the same person?”
“In a way, it’s not, it’s just the same person. Two bodies share one soul.”
He proceeded to explain slowly.
“Of course, two seemingly perfect souls. It wasn’t like the two souls were connected by a visible string or something.”
“Still, it’s the same soul. Ardwin saw both Serene and Florence. If it was him, there’s no way he wouldn’t have noticed, right?”
Impellium smiled as if you were asking for an answer.
The moment I saw that smile, I realized it like lightning.
“Idria.”
“okay. Idria only slightly changed the color of Florence’s soul. No matter how great a necromancer may be, he will never be able to recognize that they are the same soul.”
“… … .”
“The demon lord couldn’t create a soul himself, but it wouldn’t have been difficult to change the color of an existing soul.”
“Why would you do that… … No, I don’t even need to ask.”
It was Idria who had already killed Ophelia at the hands of Xenia.
This time, it must have been something to harvest lies.
‘If you think about it, we must have killed Florence too before returning.’
Also, I was right.
All the false limbs that fell at Kayle’s hands before the return were not dead.
After all, there’s no way that Demon King would have left his cherished fingers like a ‘child’ to fall in the hands of a guy like Caled.
Perhaps it was a play to raise Caled’s reputation.
Then the Impelium spoke.
“Do you understand roughly?”
“for a moment. As you said, the Velocian only destroyed half of Florence’s soul. Did Idria just stare at it?”
“I did it in secret.”
“What do you mean?”
“Firencia listened to Velocian about the whole story, and rather asked Idria to proceed secretly. Perhaps Idria is unaware of what happened between Velocian and Florence.”
After a moment’s silence, I opened my mouth.
“Why would Florence do that?”
“It must be the heart of a child who wants to help their parents. It will help Idria by sacrificing herself to hold on to Maid’s four feet.”
“under. nonsense.”
“The viciousness of the Demon King and his beauties is only limited to humans. They seem to have camaraderie among themselves.”
“… … .”
“Anyway, is this enough?”
what will happen
I answered somewhat bluntly.
“The most important thing is missing. How do you save Serene without dealing with Velocian?”
“You have to separate the souls of the two connected. Then the world will judge each of their souls as ‘individual’. The laws of the world will accept that.”
“… … .”
“In that case, the destruction of Florence’s soul won’t affect Serane in any way. According to my guess, souls that have already been erased will be restored automatically.”
“How the hell can you break a connected soul?”
“It’s a little complicated to explain in words now. Check it out yourself.”
What do you mean check it out yourself?
After reading my expression, Impellium said indifferently.
“Go to the underworld.”
“… … ?”
“If you go to the underworld, I will guide you there again.”
“Did you tell me to die now?”
“Well, it won’t be easy to go to the underworld alive. To give you a hint, go to the Underground of the Imperial Castle. There you will find a way to the underworld.”
I pursed my lips in embarrassment.
“You just said you shouldn’t find the Velocian. But go to the Underground of the Imperial Castle.”
“You don’t have to go into the ‘private room’. You are free to open any other door.”
“What do you mean by opening it up freely? … .”
“stop. Time is running out. Now go back.”
In an instant, the window disappeared.
Table and tea.
Taken from noblemtl.com
Various furniture and wall patterns also disappear.Eventually, even the Impelium disappeared.
All that’s left is the same gloomy darkness as the first time.
He said at the end:
“I hope you can invite me to your room someday. When you retire.”
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My friends are sitting there looking down at me.I asked.
“Why are you looking so attentively?”
“Your face.”
“It’s natural.”
“You had a very calm expression on your face.”
Eh?
I think we had a pretty intense conversation.
said Jenny.
“Did you have any pleasant dreams? It’s hard if it’s too much fun… … .”
“It wasn’t particularly fun. Don’t worry, we’ve got the right clue.”
“What a relief.”
Xenia let out a sigh of sincere relief.
Neryl crosses her arms.
“What is an impelium?”
“Are you asking on the premise that we met?”
“You said you just got a clue. Besides, I just saw your calm face.”
“Well.”
“What clues did you get?”
I slowly explained it to my companions.
Their expressions change every moment.
In particular, Ardwin was like a criminal who had committed a felony.
“Se, Serene and Florence are one soul? I can’t figure out the important thing… … .”
“It is a fact that the demon king of lies hid with his power. It’s not your fault, so I’m not going to make a face like that.”
“brother.”
“Anyway, if you want to save Serene for that reason, you have to sever the connected soul. He went to the underworld for that.”
Neryl smiles softly.
But his voice was cold compared to his expression.
“Is that some kind of metaphor?”
“Uh, uh… … It seemed to be a pure fact.”
“Did I tell you to die?”
“First, there will be a clue to the underworld under the Imperial Castle, so let’s look for it and talk about it. Be careful not to enter the special room.”
I don’t know where the special room is, but it shouldn’t be a big problem.
No matter how unlucky you are, you won’t be able to choose just a special room out of tens of thousands of doors.
“Jenia. How far have we come?”
“Now it’s all over. I’ll go down. Agril!”
I felt Agril’s descent as I approached the carriage.
Opening the door, I saw Lissel holding Serena’s hand tightly.
“How about Serene?”
“Not good. My fever is so high that I keep talking nonsense.”
“What do you say?”
“I am so happy to be swimming in gold coins.”
“It wasn’t bullshit, the truth came out.”
“Sobbing. Where are you now?”
I said softly.
“It’s all here. And don’t cry Because I found a clue.”
“A clue?”
“I need someone to take care of Serene, so I’m staying here. I’ll come back and explain.”
“Yes, ah. Mr. Maid.”
thump.
Lissel grabbed my sleeve.
She said to me without even thinking of wiping away the tears that were welling up.
“Serine is a tough-spoken person, and sometimes, no, often too snobbish… … .”
“… … .”
“Still, he is a really good person. You must never lose it in a place like this.”
Come to think of it, Lissel had been with Serane the longest.
I nodded firmly.
“don’t worry. I do not lose anyone.”
that’s a warrior