“Young Master, how have you been?”
When I came out of the dark basement and came out of the information guild, Kania was sitting in a few places in the wagon and waiting.
“Yeah. I did everything I had to do.”
“okay.”
After getting on the carriage and answering briefly, Kania quietly nodded her head. I looked at her quietly, frowned slightly and asked a question.
“Kania, what are you holding on my collar?”
Hearing those words, Kania slowly turned her gaze to the side.
“…Cania?”
She raised her face to where she had turned her gaze and furrowed her brows even more, and she began to stare at me with a frown.
“Tell me quickly, what did you do?”
“I just cast a simple spell to stop anyone from tampering with the Young Master.”
“That’s right, did you feel the black magic when the magic was activated?”
“It must be the mood.”
Saying that, she turned her gaze out of the window again, grabbed Kania’s face, turned it around, and raised a pointed point, and Kania smiled.
“It’s all for the Young Master, so don’t worry.”
“…Believe?”
I was a little skeptical, but decided to believe in Kania’s high goodness level, I started the carriage and said:
“Then… Please give me a report that has been delayed for a week.”
“Okay. First, let’s talk about the Moonlight family and the… friends of the Young Master.”
Because it was such a secret story, Kania, who used black magic to apply soundproofing magic to the carriage, took out a notebook from her arms and started the story.
“In conclusion, the Senate collapsed and the head of the secret family fled.”
“Damn, I guess I couldn’t catch or kill the headmaster.”
“Yes. But with this operation, Serena-san has risen from a puppet to the real head of the family, so I don’t think it’s a bad result.”
Hearing those words, I sighed, and then spoke with a dark expression on my face.
“Well, that’s definitely a good thing… The problem with Serena’s ‘curse of subordination’ is.”
Hearing that, Kania changed her expression to a dark one at the same time.
“Is there really no way to break the curse of dependence?”
“Well. I’ve looked into the ‘game’, so one of the two things that my ancestor, who knew almost all of the information, couldn’t find is the curse of subordination.”
“What about the other one?”
“Ah, that’s mine…”
I was about to answer Kania involuntarily, but I quickly came to my senses and shut my mouth firmly.
“Young Master? Why do you drink while talking?”
“It’s nothing. The other one isn’t even mentioned in the Prophets.”
After answering that, I closed my eyes and began to recall the contents of the Prophets.
– Exactly from the 756th failure, I started looking for ways to increase lifespan and vitality. Otherwise, I thought I would never be able to break it. However, even after spending several months, I couldn’t find a clue.
Seonjo-nim’s complaints, which continued for a long time after that, ended like this.
– So, as a last resort, I opened up the game. Well, there is a code that increases lifespan and vitality like the ‘curse of dependence’ is implemented, but there is no way to execute the code, right? It’s a real bummer…
I’ve never experienced Seonjo’s world, so I can’t understand it well, but I can roughly grasp its meaning.
In short, there is no way for me to increase my lifespan and vitality right now.
Well, I don’t know why, but lately, there are a lot of mistakes in the prophecies, so maybe there’s hope…
“Young Master, what do you think?”
“…No, nothing.”
After thinking for a long time, I came to my senses only when I saw Kania’s worried expression.
Actually, I think it would be better to focus on the current situation rather than having vague hopes for something that has no way.
“Next report, about tracking the scroll shop…”
“Didn’t you catch it?”
“…Yes, it is.”
Saying that, Kania lowered her head, and I let out a sigh.
“It’s okay. I don’t mean to rebuke you.”
“However…”
“In the first place, he might not be the one we could catch.”
If the person we are looking for is the one who sold the scroll that the Demon King had in the final scene of the second trial, we may have been conducting a hopeless investigation in the first place.
He made Kania chase a yangban that he didn’t even know his identity and even deceived the Demon King by himself.
“Then… do you want to cancel the search?”
“No, increase the number of searchers. Even if it’s a little risky, even if you spend more money.”
But you can’t just let your hands go. Victory and success do not come to the lazy.
“Okay, so this is the last report.”
After saying that, Kania cleared her voice and started talking.
“The church recently canceled the Young Master’s orphanage volunteer service order.”
“Huh? That’s why… Ah.”
With a mysterious expression on my face at those words, I soon realized that I had ordered Dmir Khan, the second-in-command of the Demon King’s army, to pressure the Pope.
“That’s what I did. To be honest, volunteering was rewarding and fun… Then the chance of being caught on false evil is too high.”
“It’s a good choice. The orphanage is full of staff anyway, so it won’t be a problem if the Young Master doesn’t volunteer.”
I smiled warmly at those words, looked at Kania for a moment, then cautiously asked a question.
“Let’s create a charity foundation later.”
“…a charitable foundation?”
Hearing that, Kania frowned, so I broke out in a cold sweat.
“No, that’s… Originally I was going to stop at the orphanage line, but whenever I went to volunteer work, it felt so good to see the smiling faces of the children. And, there are other reasons…”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, so, if the circumstances allow, a charitable foundation…”
“…do you have any money?”
I answered Kania’s question with a confident expression on my face.
“There is still a lot of secret funds that my father earned, and if it’s not enough, I’ll just pick it up from the Demon King’s treasury.”
“…the demon king didn’t say anything?”
“That’s right, these days guys keep trying to give me money. It’s obviously dirty money, so I’m a little reluctant, but I wondered if I could use it for a good cause…”
“Whew…”
After hearing my words, Kania sighed and started talking.
“I understand the meaning of Young Master. However, unlike an orphanage, a foundation takes several times more time and manpower.”
“I know, if you do it too quickly, you can get seriously injured. So, I want to set up the foundation slowly over time…”
“All right.”
As Kania answered that way and started taking notes in her notebook, I said with a worried expression on my face.
“If it’s hard, don’t overdo it, Kania. I can do anything about the establishment of the Foundation, so even if you focus on the orphanage…”
“If you leave it to the fool Young Master, who says that creating a charitable foundation, rather than spending money for himself, is healing, it would be a big deal. So, I’ll take care of it.”
Saying that, Kania smiled.
“Thank you, Kania. I’ll do my best to deal with the cleanup and administration.”
“You don’t need to thank me. Isn’t that the butler and henchman?”
Kania, who had said so with a nodded greeting, immediately asked a question with sharp eyes.
“By the way, what is the ‘other reason’?”
“…Oh, what?”
Hearing those words, I cringed for a moment, then tried to look away and said.
“It doesn’t matter, so…”
“Tell me, Young Master. You need to know everything to help Young Master.”
“…If you set up a charity foundation, the main scenario in the future will be much easier.”
Hearing that, Kania asked a question with an expression that she did not understand.
“Isn’t it okay to say that from the beginning?”
“I just… I didn’t want to burden you with a lot of work.”
As she spoke with a slightly embarrassed expression, Kania suddenly bowed her head.
“…Thank you for always thinking, Young Master.”
And, for a moment, there was silence in the carriage.
“By the way, Irina was talking about Lulu earlier.”
In that silence, as you whispered something, Kania, who was lowering her head, began to look at me secretly.
“Kania, could you take me into Lulu’s unconscious?”
Upon hearing that, Kania frowned and answered.
“It’s possible, but I don’t recommend it.”
“why?”
“The unconscious is a very dangerous space. With the exception of Young Master, all kinds of threats lurk.”
After saying that, Kania cleared her voice for a moment and then continued with a serious expression on her face.
“Even when entering the unconscious of ordinary people, you should never lose the tension. However, if it penetrates into the unconscious of an unstable person like Mr. Lulu, there is no guarantee of safety.”
“Well…”
Seeing Kania’s serious expression, I pondered for a moment, then sighed and said.
“So, you’re in danger too?”
“…I’m fine, because I’ve penetrated a lot of people’s unconscious.”
“Okay, then I’ll have to infiltrate the subconscious.”
When I reached that conclusion, Kania started looking at me with an absurd expression.
“…Did you listen to me?”
“Yeah, you’re safe.”
“ha…”
After saying that and looking at Kania with a look of what the problem was, she let out a deep sigh.
“Please take care of yourself, Young Master.”
I was about to reply to that, but when the carriage started to rattle, I scratched my head and looked out the window.
“We’ve already arrived home. Then, let’s go to Lulu.”
“…..yes.”
So I got out of the carriage and started walking towards the mansion with Kania, who was making a dissatisfied expression.
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“…still sleeping.”
Although it took quite a while to visit the information guild, Lulu was still asleep.
In fact, it is more correct to say that he is fainting rather than sleeping.
Did I hit the back of the neck too hard? Next time, I’ll have to adjust the power and hit it.
“Are you ready?”
“Yeah, I’m ready.”
“Again, never touch objects or beings in the unconscious, and if the manager of the unconscious appears…”
It was clear that he was ready, but Kania is already explaining the precautions for the fifth time. Apparently, I was quite worried.
“Kania, let’s stop now and leave. Lulu will wake up like this.”
“…All right.”
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Eventually, after interrupting her and urging her, Kania began to prepare to enter the unconscious.
– Shoo…
The black energy that Kania summoned comes out and attacks her and Lulu.
“Keep in mind. You must be wary of the manager.”
Finally, listening to Kania’s words in the fading consciousness, I was sucked into Lulu’s unconscious unconscious.
“Oh my gosh…”
“It’s more serious than I thought.”
As I entered Lulu’s unconscious, what appeared before my eyes were various weapons.
“Why is the unconscious space filled with things that could be used for self-harm or suicide?”
“Probably, Lulu-san’s most intense desire is being expressed.”
“You mean suicidal thoughts?”
At my words, Kania nodded her head with a firm expression. Even for her, who has entered the unconscious of many human groups, Lulu’s space seems to have approached quite threateningly.
“This is pretty dangerous.”
Unsurprisingly, Kania, who had been looking around for a while, started talking to me with a nervous expression on her face.
“Of course, there are many more bizarre and terrifying places than this one. But, I’m interested in the weapons everywhere. If something happens, I think we’ll have to make an emergency escape with a group.”
Hearing that, I too nodded with a nervous expression and started looking around.
“…Uh, who’s over there?”
“yes?”
Meanwhile, a child who looked like Lulu was sitting crouching. When I pointed to her and said, Kania’s eyes widened.
“It’s strange. The manager of the unconscious doesn’t want to reveal himself. That’s why he tends to hide it…”
“Is it because Lulu lacks affection?”
“That reasoning would make the most sense. And, if it were true…”
Kania, who looked at Lulu who was sitting crouched, soon finished speaking in a low voice.
“…she seems to be craving for ‘love’ more than I imagined.”
Hearing those words, I swallowed my saliva and slowly began to approach Lulu.
“Young Master, are you really going to talk without overpowering the manager?”
“Yeah, you said that if you overpower the manager, you can take the initiative and come out uncooperatively. So, let’s try a conversation.”
“Careful, Young Master.”
After saying that, Kania summoned black chains to use at any time and aimed them at Lulu, and seeing that, I looked forward with a more relieved expression on my face.
“Hey, Lulu?”
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Eventually, I reached right in front of Lulu, who was crouching down, and I began to speak carefully.
“Shall we talk?”
The words and actions to Lulu, the manager of the unconscious, cannot be remembered by the real Lulu, so he spoke in the most kind voice possible, but for some reason Lulu remains silent.
“Luru, don’t do that and talk to me…”
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Eventually, I squatted down in front of her, and the moment I carefully raised her head, I couldn’t help but panic.
“ha ha ha…”
“Lu, Lulu.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
Raising her head, she was in a mess.
There were dozens of cuts on his arms, red bands on his neck, scars and bruises on his face, and dark circles under his eyes.
The nails are chewed, the body is covered with cuts and bruises, and the legs droop helplessly.
Having been in this situation quite a few times, I’m proud to say that if she wasn’t the manager of the unconscious, she would have died of shock from the pain.
“Frey… Are you Frey? Hello.”
As I was thinking about it, she greeted me with a blank look.
“Oh, hello…”
“I’m sorry.”
I was about to receive Lulu’s greeting, but she started talking in a soulless voice.
“I’ll use you. I’ll get your attention and affection, and I’ll break the curse on me, even if it’s a twisted affection that treats me like a pet.”
“Right.”
“You’re going to be unhappy now, because everyone who gives me love or cares has been caught in my curse.”
Of course, I’m more unhappy than Lulu, so I’m not affected by her curse, so I’m wearing a casual expression, so she said with a darker expression on her face.
“Why? Are you afraid of being unhappy? Are you afraid?”
“No, I’m not afraid…”
“You’re a wicked person. You deserve to die. So, there’s nothing wrong with using you. Rather, it’s good for society to use you.”
“Hey, Lulu? Can you hear me?”
“Anyway, I’m not guilty. I’m not guilty… uh…”
Lulu, who didn’t care even if I waved my hand in front of him, was just talking to himself, but suddenly started talking with a confused expression on his face.
“I’m not guilty…? No, I’m guilty.”
“Are you guilty?”
“My, my misfortune took all the students… This raid was because of my misfortune… because of my misfortune, everyone almost died…”
As soon as those words were finished, a deep wound began to form on Lulu’s body.
“It’s my fault… it’s because of me… I should be gone. I’m trash. Innocent children because of me…”
“It’s not your fault. From now on, I’ll explain why, so I’ll tell you my story for a moment…”
“It’s all my fault!!!”
I tried to talk to her somehow, but the words don’t work at all.
“Luru, please tell me my story… Awkward!”
– Quad Duck… Quad Duck…
“All… it’s all my fault… hehe…”
Still, the moment I spoke to her again with a glimmer of hope, an unknown force began to press on me.
“I must die… Yeah, if I don’t die, the world is in danger… So, one day soon…”
– Char Luke !!!
Thanks to that, I was hanging around in the air, but the chain that Kania had summoned started to attack Lulu.
“…Pooh!”
Thanks to that, Lulu was chained and fixed in the air, and I was released from the unknown force and fell to the floor.
“Young Master! Are you okay?”
– Scream! Stand up!
“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts… It hurts…”
I got up from my seat, supported by Kania, who ran to me with a pale face, and found Lulu, tied in the air, cut by invisible knives and bleeding.
– Whoops…
“…Oh My God.”
And the next moment, all the weapons in the unconscious space appeared in the air and started to aim at me and Kania at once.
“I’m living with this pain… I just want to die.”
“Young Master, take heart.”
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Eventually, when an ominous sound came out of Lulu’s mouth, Kania, who had been watching the situation anxiously until then, whispered to me in a low voice.
“I think we need to make an emergency escape.”
– Shush!!
And as soon as Kania finished speaking, the weapons in the air started flying at us all at once.
– Grip Jijijik!!
At the same time, Kania emitted black energy from her body, and the surroundings began to twist endlessly.
“Ahhh…”
“Hold on a minute, Young Master.”
As I am grinding my teeth in the terrible pain that comes upon me, Kania whispers to me in a soft voice.
– Jigsaw! Fragile!
I was held in her arms like that, and just before I lost consciousness, I started to look at where Lulu was tied up in the air.
“I should die… but…”
The weapon Lulu summoned and stabbed us and herself was stopped right in front of her body.
“Huh… haha…”
And the next moment, I fell on the floor of the mansion, breathing heavily.
“Young Master! Are you okay!?”
“…very.”
Normally, I would have said it was okay to not worry Kania, but I couldn’t say it was okay this time.
It was as if I was forced out of my body with a terrible pain as if my whole body was being separated.
“Kania, are you okay?”
“I am okay.”
Thanks to that, I lost my mind for a while, and belatedly asked Kania a question, and she looked at me with a worried expression and said:
“Actually, the emergency evacuation is designed for one person to get out… If the Young Master escapes together, it’s only natural that a crowd will come.”
“…I see.”
Hearing those words, I nodded blankly, then looked at Lulu lying dead on the bed and fell into deep thought.
“So, what are you going to do?”
After thinking about what to do with Lulu for a long time, Kania quietly asked me a question.
“According to the subconscious confirmation, Lulu’s mental state is not very good right now. You know that, right?”
“That’s right.”
“And, the reason is because of the ‘stigma of misfortune’ hanging on her. You know this well too, right?”
“Yeah, but why do you keep asking questions like that…”
As I looked at Kania who tilted her head as she said that, I sighed and answered.
“…Then, there’s only one solution.”
Hearing those words, Kania frowned and said.
“Haona, then the Young Master will be penalized…”
“You can’t control it well.”
I calmly responded to Kania like that, and added in a low voice as she began to make an absurd expression.
“…it’ll be alright.”
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“Ugh…”
Lulu, who was lying on the bed as if dead, opened his eyes with difficulty.
“I want to die…”
Lulu, who muttered what he always said whenever he opened his eyes, started to get up from his seat with a moan.
“Are you awake now?”
“…Yeah!?”
However, when she realized that I was by her side, she backed away with a shocked expression on her face.
“Uh, no. Then you’ll get hurt again.”
“yes?”
But when I spoke in a soft voice instead of swearing as usual, she asked with a bewildered expression on her face.
“Is your arm okay? It was hurt, so I tried to treat it myself.”
“Uh…”
After hearing those words, Lulu looked down at her arm and found a luxurious bandage wrapped around her arm, and asked a question in a trembling voice.
“Why, why are you being nice to me…?”
“yes?”
Hearing that, I
“Why are you so good to me…”
He answered, stroking Lulu’s head with an expression of what he was asking.
“…if my pet gets hurt, the value of the product goes down.”
The time has come to save her.