Episode 129
38. The Rift of the World (4)
“Yeah, it’s me.”
She responds softly.
It looked like I was looking up from below, so I couldn’t see all of her expressions.
She seemed to be smiling slightly over her robe.
Now I’m out of breath
I got up from my seat and looked straight at her.
He’s about one face shorter than me.
It was the same as when I was working part-time the last time, and it was the same Rona’s body shape that I felt whenever I met him.
But apart from being someone you know.
I was just very embarrassed.
‘It is an unimaginable identity.’
Up until now, I thought that he was just a part-timer and a senior who was going on to Ortana’s Faculty.
But did you mean that you were planning something like this?
‘no way… … Did Rona become the subject of Missingno?’
There has never been a time when humans themselves were sewing machines.
Because Taehoon and Soyoung were added, the whole setting of not a human being, but a training ground for four weeks, and furthermore, a fighter was a missing piece.
Even the hidden 2nd chapter scenario came out as a missing piece right now.
To be honest, it was not uncommon for a normal character to change into a missing piece.
Rather, it has established a close cooperative relationship with Master Swallow to identify and correct such incidents in advance.
But that person must be none other than Lorna Aztel.
It’s such an absurd situation, isn’t it?
I couldn’t be quick to judge.
There, Rona… … .
It was also different from any sewing machine I had ever experienced.
The body does not change from moment to moment.
He didn’t make any weird noises, he did his own thing, and he didn’t disappear.
The fact that the console window doesn’t appear is because it’s currently inoperable.
It was the first time for a missing machine to interact so naturally.
‘Missingno is ‘dummy data’ after all.’
I don’t think you can do this with unstable dummy data.
“How did all this happen?”
It seemed like it would be better to break all the four limbs first and get straight to the point.
After all, it seemed certain that Rona was the subject of this case.
The world has stopped, and only Rorna is moving freely like me.
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Maybe it’s because of the power of a mysterious stone like Camilla or George.Judging that the impression they were wearing was a robe, there was a high probability that it was the person who handed the stones to the two of them.
No, it must be Rona-senpai.
“Rona?”
“Yeah, why?”
“Can you tell me how it all happened?”
“Fufu.”
I wondered if I could get an answer, but she just burst out laughing.
‘laugh? Are you laughing now?’
It was quite annoying.
As I wrinkled my expression, Lorna stared at him and took off the robe that was covering her face.
“Sanwoo.”
The face that had been hidden in the shadows the whole time was clearly revealed.
“How do I look?”
“What, what…”
However, the woman revealed from the veil was a little, or very different from the Rona I knew.
Rona’s attractive point was her golden short hair with a slightly curled end.
But the woman in front of her is the complete opposite.
Her long, gray hair hangs far beyond her shoulders.
His face was pale and cold, as if he had not been out for months.
“Rona Aztel-senpai, right…?”
“Yeah, that’s right. Lorna Aztel. Your part-timer senior and Ortana sophomore.”
Besides, her voice sounds more like a mature adult who has gone through all the storms in the world rather than her usual lively girlishness.
Yes, to be honest.
It’s true that I’ve been neglecting Doo-seok’s father-in-law’s shop lately.
Even so, how many things did you have to worry about?
As a hero’s guide, I also have to manage Aidan’s scenario.
Credit management and personal training at Arthur and Arrin’s Faculty were also essential.
At the same time, as the club head, it was entirely my responsibility to promote friendship and maintain a close relationship with the student council.
So, it is quite reasonable that we could not catch the reverse side of Rona.
‘But does this make sense?’
Obviously, up until two weeks ago, I had stopped by the Doosuk Ajae grocery store and bought freshly baked bread.
Until then, Rona still had short hair, right?
Even if dyeing is the case, it is not something that can be done until the hair grows.
Even here, hair loss was an incurable disease.
“Is that hair any kind of magic? It got long too quickly.”
As the sudden question came out of her mouth, Rona’s eyebrows twitched.
“…Is this the right question to ask in this situation?”
It looks like you don’t really like something.
“Aha, you’re testing me. I see. I’ll do as you say.”
Lorna Aztel pulled out a small wand from the inside of her robe.
A huge magic circle was drawn around the floor where she stood, and a single ray of light rose into the air.
“I’ll bring you the world you truly want.”
Let the rays rising into the sky pierce the center of the swirling clouds.
Heaven began to open up.
It was literally an opening.
woo woo woo-
An ominous, unknown sound covers the entire island of Paradise.
The sky dyed green was split in half based on the open hole.
“crazy…….”
What appeared from the rift in the world torn in half was a vast cosmos.
Glittering nebulae and galaxies. A universe full of stars.
But rather than beautiful, it was just terrifying.
“Rona?! Maybe now…!”
I came to my senses for a moment and grabbed her, but with a blink, Lorna disappeared from my sight.
When I turned my gaze again, I saw Lorna smiling coldly from a distance.
Teleportation magic, Blink.
Behind her, the four magic circles that had suddenly developed were spinning.
“Quad casting? Lorna, when did you become able to wield magic so well…”
A skill that can deploy four simultaneous magics.
That’s a powerful skill that Aidan, who went up to Ortana’s undergraduate school, could only use it until he was in his 3rd year.
“You have to deal with it well. If you’ve been alone for two hundred years. Magic grows naturally.”
Lorna Aztel said so and raised her hands to the sky.
at the same time as those words.
Something roared from beyond the cosmos of horror, and a gigantic finger slipped through the rift.
it was a body
Numerous stars formed a cluster and changed into the shape of a finger.
I get goosebumps on my arms, and my body trembles involuntarily.
It was stronger than any fear he had ever felt, and an existence to such a degree that he could not even dare to fight it.
“Oh My God……!!!!”
One of the three evils that appear in the main story of Paradise Academia.
It was Azethos, the time-eater.
* * *
The final boss in this game is not the Demon King.
The final boss of the main scenario is Gailum, the leader of the Liberation Front, a follower of the Demon King.
Until the player sees the ending, he cannot even face a part of the Demon Lord.
An absolute evil in this world that does not allow clearing.
That was the existence of the Demon King.
However, is it because it was a pity that it was only used as a MacGuffin?
The producers of Paradise Academia placed beings with strength equal to that of the Demon Lord, and let the player experience that strength.
The first is Thanatos, the god of death.
The reason why I was able to recall the name Illyana Noel when I was collecting Black Blood.
It was because she was kidnapped by an evil necromancer and used as a catalyst for the advent of Thanatos.
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Moreover, it was so strong that it was treated as the three evils.The expedition consisting of the high-ranking priests of the temple of Canaan, including the Heretical Judgment Bureau, was destroyed in an instant.
Although the late arrival player catches the weakened Thanatos.
Even that was all that was exiled to the original space.
For players who thought it was just a simple event boss mob, Thanatos’s transcendent power was inevitably imprinted.
And the second one was Azethos, the time-eater.
Thanatos can be experienced at a relatively early stage if the timing is right.
It was because the setting was that it was weakened by the All-Star Fellowship before the arrival of the player in the first place.
But Azethos is different.
This guy was the final boss of Jin, which can only be caught by watching the ending of Paradise Academia.
Unlike Thanatos, who appears at an awkward time, or the Demon King McGuffin, who doesn’t even show his nose.
The existence of the three evils that players can only experience its strength.
Such a final boss.
descending in front of your eyes.
It just felt like I was losing my mind.
This simply meant that it was not something that could be divided into a dichotomous view of whether or not we could win.
“You intend to destroy the world…!?”
The pressure choked my throat and the question I managed to spit out.
But Rona just shrugged as if it didn’t matter.
“Why? Wasn’t this what you wanted? It’s new, Sanwoo.”
“I don’t even know what you’re talking about!! How is Azethos descending again?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about… I’ve been waiting for you all this time. You don’t even know that.”
Lorna Aztel slowly approaches.
As if being sucked into her green eyes, her gaze was caught.
“Only a few years have passed in your time. I’ve had days like eons.”
Lorna’s fern-like hand gently wrapped around mine.
The hairs all over his body swelled up at the sudden touch.
It smelled dangerous.
It is slightly similar to Elijah, but the essence itself feels much more twisted than that.
“But you mustn’t forget me, Baek San-woo. You promised to come pick me up.”
It was frustrating.
A cold sweat ran down his back.
“My, when will I…?”
“Two years ago in your time.”
my head hurts. It was also because I couldn’t understand Rona’s words.
Because the green ornaments hanging from his neck kept ripping through his memories.
“I, I… I… I…”
– My strength is not yet complete. If that day comes, I will take you out of this hell.
It seemed as if something came to mind.
is this my voice
No, it was Baek San-woo’s voice.
– Shards of chaos. come here
The voice of the Demon King heard from Hisperiiff is overlaid.
that brief moment.
Countless memories flash through my mind like a lantern.
Everything I’ve been through.
From the time of receiving Keter from Hamel, to Doris Fortress, Golden Mine, and Hisperif Dungeon.
The memory accelerated further.
Entered the introductory dungeon, rescued Camilla, and defeated George in the class battle.
After that, I met Lorna Aztel.
When you blink once, the perspective changes again. The place this time is the pier of the beginning where seagulls fly.
The bewilderment of the possessed me is clearly visible.
where is next
‘On a boat heading to Paradise Island?’
I thought so, but the ship was rather leaving Paradise Island.
I smiled faintly as I gazed at the distant island.
What’s next?
memories that keep passing by.
It was blurry, so I couldn’t see it properly.
As much as the last memory left behind, it was terrifyingly clear.
A girl with gray hair, caught in a chain of terrifying green, and staring at her with a defocused gaze.
It was none other than me who reached out to such a girl.
“Ahhh!!!”
Zeng-
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Memories of the tsar unfolding are shattered. He collapsed from the pain of being stabbed in the skull with a needle.“Now do you remember?”
‘What’s crazy… … !?’
Excessive memories were clearly my point of view. But I’ve never experienced anything like that.
I was able to penetrate the essence without difficulty.
‘This is my memory before I was possessed.’
Until now, I thought he was just an extra from the Eastern Federation.
That wasn’t it.
‘What the f*ck did I do? Where was Lorna tied up? … .’
With a lot of information pouring out at once, I honestly didn’t think I could make a proper judgment.
‘I need some time to clean up, and… … .’
I watched Azethos begin to crawl out of the rift in the world.
‘From there, somehow!’
That was then.
flash!
A green glow from behind.
Ronna, who had always had a strange expression on her face, was agitated.
Another voice was heard.
“Your plan ends here!!”
It was an unidentified person wearing a robe similar to her and wearing a mask.
“who……?”
Before I even figured out what it was.
After that, powerful magic began to pour towards Rona from the developed magic circle.