Indirect Reunion – 3
Xenia greeted us at the entrance to the shelter.
“welcome. I don’t think it was easy.”
It seemed that the droopy look was left on our faces as it barely stopped the earthquake.
“It was a bit risky, but it worked out in the end.”
“You suffered.”
“We didn’t do anything this time. Richell did a good job.”
I turned and looked at Lissel.
Her eyes were quickly bandaged.
“uh? Those eyes?”
“I’ll tell you the matter later, so can you treat me first?”
Lissel was surprised by my words.
“no. I’m him…”
“Ricell hasn’t officially joined our party yet, but shouldn’t he be able to do this for the sake of future colleagues?”
“·················ogue.”
“Jenia. Please.”
Xenia healed Lissel without saying a word.
The eye is such a complex organ that it seems to take some time.
In the meantime, Neryl asked.
“By the way, how is the atmosphere here?”
“There is. It’s common sense that you shouldn’t talk to priests or paladins who are usually being healed, right?”
“You answer well.”
“Whew. Anyway, it’s pretty good. You will find out if you go and check it out for yourself.”
We were able to experience her words firsthand after a while.
The second earthquake seemed to be large enough to be felt even in the evacuation shelter.
When we arrived at the shelter, a frenzied cry proved it.
“It’s Maid!”
“Thank you so much, Maid.”
“Heh heh. This time, I really thought it was all wrong.”
“Besides, send us a paladin for fear of harm to us!”
Young Ji-min, with tears in their eyes, came from all directions.
I said holding their hands one by one.
“I am glad that you are safe.”
“Is the earthquake really over now?”
“yes. There will be no more.”
At least until the time I returned, there was no news of an earthquake in the Tetra estate.
There is a small sign of relief on everyone’s faces.
then someone said
“Soldier! How did you know there was going to be a second earthquake? It was also a great earthquake that could not be compared to the daytime.”
I quickly put saliva on my lips and answered.
Shall we finish now?
“Actually, I didn’t know.”
“yes?”
“Originally, I wasn’t there to stop a second earthquake. I was thinking of checking the extent of the damage in your area and checking if there are people who were unable to evacuate.”
At those words, the crowd goes silent.
“For us?”
“yes.”
“Hey, but I don’t think anyone really knows about that…”
“It’s not something you want to know, is it? Saving people’s lives.”
That must have been a one hundred and eighty degree different answer from Cale’s request to ‘check out’ how to prevent earthquakes using Appende View.
That fact brought tears to everyone’s eyes.
“Great.”
“okay. This person is a real warrior.”
“Where is Kayle? Did those kids stop the playful earthquake and disappear right away?”
“You must have gone. You must be very busy.”
“Honestly, I don’t think he really moved for us. Now that I’m done boasting, I feel like I’m going to go.”
Lysell, who was listening, was perplexed.
In any case, from her point of view, she took turns stopping the earthquake once, and the reaction she got back was so extreme that she seemed surprised.
“Hey there… uh…”
Neril shut Lissel’s mouth as he was about to say something.
And whispered quietly.
“Stay still. We stayed quiet during the day when Kayle took his fame.”
“Eup.”
“But it wouldn’t be a problem if you felt resentful if the situation turned out to be the other way around. I’ll release your hand.”
“Pooh. No, at that time, Mr. Kayle didn’t really downplay Mr. Maid. You are beating Mr. Kayle down.”
“It all happened because Kayle hung up on my pride in an outrageous way. It’s self-sufficient.”
Richell looked like he had been hit in the head with a hammer.
“Did you even predict this and show Mr. Cald’s performance as an Appende Bureau?”
“yes? Well?”
Neryl’s shrugging shoulders seemed to be more positive than anything else.
Lissel turned her head to me.
“You’re totally blown away.”
“In terms of the mercenaries, this is like falling alone because they couldn’t overcome the power of their technology.”
“You fell because you stepped! I was an idiot who overlapped with Grade-sama.”
“Oh, have you tried overlapping him and me?”
“Come on, wait, it was only a moment.”
Whether for a moment or whatever, knowing how much a grade meant to Lissel made me smile.
Seeing my smile, Lissel’s expression softened.
That was then.
[Did you see me overlapping you? Something’s wrong with me.]
‘Trail? While you weren’t looking, your voice got thicker.’
[Who is Trail?]
‘ah. It was Grade. Haven’t you been there yet?’
[Are you talking about wanting to go from last time?]
‘What do you say? You’re just giving off an atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re about to go back.’
For some reason, Ardwin was still speechless.
You were still maintaining your necromancy.
‘Anyway, what’s wrong with you? It was Grade-sama who said that the relationship with Lissel ended.’
[··········.]
‘Actually, you still have Rissel in your heart.’
[noisy.]
Grade sighed lightly and changed the topic.
[By the way, did you say that Lissel goes with a man named Kayle?]
‘yes. Right. Kayle, who is called the Champion of the South, is now a member of Lissel’s party. Maybe even Kayle and Grade-sama overlapped.’
[Hmm.]
He clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like it very much.
[Ricell also lost a lot of eyes on people. It wasn’t like that 1,500 years ago.]
‘I mean, I’ve never met Kayle.’
[Because everyone in this world, except me, is an asshole. I have no choice but to hear that there is no eye to see unless you choose me.]
I’m at a loss for words.
I decided to defend Lissel a little.
‘She couldn’t help it. In this day and age, there is no Grade, so we have no choice but to find someone close to us.’
[Huh. My uncle is good at it too. Alright, let me give you a tip.]
‘yes?’
[Because I think you’re a little better than a guy called Kayle who doesn’t even know his face.]
He spoke slowly.
[Go over there and tell Youngji-min like this.]
‘I beg your pardon?’
[Tonight, let’s all eat and drink together. Congrats on surviving this huge disaster. While blessing the future to come!]
‘··········.’
[This is a message I often threw when I was a hero. Richell will love it.]
Oh oh.
I quickly turned around and looked at Youngji.
and shouted loudly.
“everyone. I’m glad you’re safe.”
“Thanks to the warrior!”
“Let’s all eat and drink together tonight. Congrats on surviving this huge disaster. Blessing the future to come!”
“Wow. Long live the warrior!”
That moment.
Russell’s eyes changed.
I quickly folded my arms and took the best position.
great. This would definitely have worked.
After thinking for a while, Lissel opened her mouth.
“Is it too harsh to hear from Grade-sama?”
“·················ogue.”
“Did you think I would be deceived? The necromancer’s spell over here is still shining.”
Usually, she was a fierce Ressel, but there were times when she became so sharp even before her return.
“·················ogue.”
I looked up at the sky for a moment, wondering for an answer.
‘What should I do?’
[Then I will not go.]
‘no. Wait!’
[Please take good care of Ressel.]
‘··········.’
[See you again. God.]
I raised my fists towards the sky.
God loves you
Then I heard Trail’s voice.
[Did you go? Did you go?]
‘What are you guilty of? Why do you disappear every time you meet the warriors?’
[Well, it’s good that you went anyway. Look at this.]
＜Tiring! You have earned 10,000 Fame Points.＞
＜Required Reputation Points to the next level: 40,760/100,000＞
＜In the future, your name will ring in the Tetra estate.＞
＜Total reputation points to be acquired in this case: 15,000＞
＜Your name is ringing in Drucker’s estate. (All points have been collected!)＞
＜Your name is ringing in the Quark estate. (All points have been collected!)＞
＜Your name is ringing in the Rioor estate. (All points have been collected!)＞
＜Your name is ringing in the Avis estate. (All points have been collected!)＞
＜Your name is ringing in Raynus’ estate. (All points have been collected!)＞
＜Neryl Slaine considers you ‘the luck of a lifetime’.＞
＜Xenia Said thinks of you as ‘a person with a warmer heart than anyone else’.＞
＜Ardwin Ain thinks of you as ‘a person like his older brother’.＞
＜Offense Duke thinks of you as ‘a warrior with fine hair’.＞
＜Lissel Bint thinks of you as ‘a person who looks a lot like Grade’.＞
Oh oh.
‘See me as someone who resembles Grade a lot.’
You said that you and I overlapped the grades for a while.
That would be the best evaluation that Ressel could do.
This is a huge step forward.
‘Hopefully, we can invite you to our party this time. Or at least get them out of the Caled Party.’
Where can I check right away?
I approached Lissel through the tumultuous wave.
She had a fat face, and when she saw me approaching her nose, she was startled.
“Why?”
“Is it okay to make that face on a good day like today?”
“It’s a good day for anyone.”
“Yeah, for all of us.”
“Not really for me…….”
“I do not know.”
I shrugged.
“Isn’t it a good day for Rissel? It must have been the day that two people who promised to turn me into a human became. Cald must have told you that too, didn’t he?”
“·················ogue.”
“Think of it as a possibility. You must always be positive to live a long life.”
Neryl laughs bitterly.
“How much longer do you want to live?”
“Wow.”
“What does that mean? Xenia.”
“It’s just an exclamation.”
Then, Lissel opened her mouth.
“But as a result, there is only one hero.”
“yes. That means one of me and Kayle lied. Who do you think it would be, Mr. Rissel?”
“·················ogue.”
“You said that you and Grade-sama overlapped before. Have you ever superimposed Kayle and Grade-sama?”
Richell did not answer, but the silence itself became the most certain answer.
“Come to our party. You’ve been watching Kayle so far, so you’re telling me to watch me from now on.”
Russell pondered for a while.
I waited patiently.
And the wait was rewarded.
“But then Serene will be left alone.”
I was very pleased with her answer.
Worrying about Serena being left alone would mean that she had already subconsciously accepted my offer.
“If I even leave the party, Serene will be left alone with Kayle. But I don’t think Serrain likes Kayle that much.”
I rolled my eyes.
“Did you notice that?”
“yes? Did you notice too?”
From Lissel’s point of view, it seems that I was more surprised.
Anyway, Riesel is right.
Of course, even before and after the return, Serene never faced Caled head-on.
However, there were times when I felt the sharpness that was occasionally seen in the expression and tone of voice.
I shook my head for a moment.
‘for a moment!’
A very good idea came to mind.
‘Ah… but thinking about it, I can’t do it.’
[why. What.]
‘I was going to ask the reseller to convince Serane to bring her. But it’s too dangerous.’
I had a gut feeling that it would be ‘dangerous’ to put the last offense in a kale party more than this.
And returning Ressel to the Caled Party now can be equally dangerous.
Because Lissel’s heart had already leaned toward me.
‘Because I can warn you that the path to becoming a hero is.’
[It will be fine.]
‘It’s not okay. I don’t know?’
A fake warrior’s sword in my hand now.
Caled found out that the sword was a fake through ‘The Road to a Hero’.
And in the fake warrior’s sword, doesn’t it contain the power of Idria, the ability to manipulate space?
In other words.
‘Maybe Idria is showing the path to becoming a hero. Kayle is said to be receiving support from the Demon King. So it’s dangerous to send Ressell back.’
[Because it will be fine.]
‘Eh?’
[Ricell can transform into spirits. If that’s the case, even the Demon Lord wouldn’t be able to find Resell.]
I tilted my head.
‘How do you know that?’
[I must have forgotten that I am a person whose purpose in life is to kill Idria. Didn’t you do any research on that guy?]
Then I saw that
According to my guess in the first place, the true identity of Trail is that man.
[What a man.]
I ignored it and opened my mouth to Lissel.
“Then we can convince Seraine to come to our party with Mr. Rissel.”
“yes?”
“The two of you looked pretty close, so Serene might listen to Mr. Rissel too. Take good care of me.”
“No, I haven’t done it yet, have I?”
“But there are conditions. Don’t go back to Kyle.”
I said.
“Don’t go back to Kayld, turn yourself into a spirit and hide. Because you became a spirit, neither can you find Kayle.”
“·················ogue.”
“Instead, attach a Elemental to Serene. Surely Mr. Rissel could share sights and sounds through the spirits, right? No matter how far away.”
“How else would that be……”
“Because Magna Neros did too. Anyway, with that ability, you can approach Serane for a chance to fall with Kayle. Take good care of me.”
“That’s why I didn’t do it.”
“Grade-sama refused to let me meet you.”
Lissel’s face shakes at my sudden words.
I continued.
“But I am sure. He still hasn’t forgotten you. And the same goes for Mr. Rissel.”
“What do you mean all of a sudden? The story went too far.”
“If you can convince Serrain to join our party within a month, I will convince Grade-sama.”
“··········!”
“As living and dead, it is impossible to be together forever, but with Ardwin, conversations are possible.”
Lissel remained silent.
After a while she said
“I’ll think about it.”
“yes. It’s that good now.”
“There, by the way…”
“You tell me.”
Lissel hesitated and opened her mouth.
“A month is too short. Five months, please.”
I struggled hard to keep the corners of my lips rising.
If you’re willing to decline my offer, there’s no need to ask for a longer time limit.
“Well. How about two months?”
“Four months.”
“Six months.”
“I know. six months.”
Xenia whispered to Neryl.
“Isn’t this like the scene you saw somewhere?”
“You can’t tell me.”
“yes?”
“It’s the pattern that came out when you fell for the pheasant in the Avis estate. Little pheasant.”
“That pheasant…….”
In any case, that’s how I even brought Lissel to our party.
And if Lissel can really convince even Serene…
‘It’s not long now.’
One day he will be left alone.