00814 Elderly pilban (去者必返). ————————————————– ———————-=
Something unbelievable happened. The five hundred soldiers sent as an advance guard were all lost. Even though I waited ten days, I still haven’t heard anything.
How did this happen?
『Atlanta Secret Library ‘History of the Fall of the Balkan Kingdom – Jinjung Diary’』
*
Even at the moment their eyes met, Han So-young maintained a poker face. An expressionless face where you can’t find any emotions even if you look at them with your eyes closed. However, after a while, Han Xiaoyong’s complexion suddenly began to change moment by moment.
Han Soyoung didn’t say anything. He just slowly took the dodo out of his hand and started glaring fearfully at the front where no one was around. Meanwhile, Han So-young’s face turned red and then turned pale again and again, and at the same time, her intangible energy exploded and swept through her room. The energy was clearly alive.
I definitely felt it. The two brightly shining eyes clearly revealed Han So-young’s inner thoughts. Don’t say anything, don’t say anything. What is she like? The moment she opens her mouth she will kill everyone here and she will die too.
“Mmm, Mercenary Rodhehehe… . Uh, hurry inside hehehehe… .”
When Han So-young did not move, let alone speak, Park Da-yeon recommended that she go inside instead. I am grateful for the recommendation, but the child is clueless. She looks like she’s trying to hold back laughter, but her words are already making her laugh. Even though her head says no, her body seems honest.
Suddenly, Da-yeon Park slapped both cheeks hard enough to make a loud sound. She then put on her solemn expression for an instant and guided me with a long breath.
“Whoa…” . Mercenary Road. “Please sit over here.”
“yes. thank you.”
hmm. Has it calmed down a bit now?
As I sat down on the sofa, Park Da-yeon turned and stared at Han So-young again.
and,
“And my sister hehehehehehe…” .”
I started giggling again.
“Oh, I’m sorry. excuse me.”
“… … .”
“… Clan Lord? “The Mercenary Road came to visit us today with a total of two agenda items.”
“Two agendas?”
Han So-young finally opened her mouth. She took off her hands and looked as if nothing had happened. However, Park Da-yeon’s eyes were already shaking mercilessly as she saw that.
“Nehehehe. “There are two agenda items.”
My voice also trembled. Dangerous. Dangerous.
“What?”
“Haaaneun (one is)…” . “Uh, it’s about the disappearance request we’re currently preparing.”
“… … .”
“And the remaining one… . As you know… . 5 percent related to the streets at night hehehe~! Heeheeheehee~! Heng heng heng~!”
Oh, it’s ruined. I thought I was holding it in well, but it exploded again. Although she covered her mouth with her hand, she was now bending down to her waist and whimpering as if she couldn’t breathe. Han So-young’s complexion has suddenly lost all color and looks transparent rather than flesh-colored. Her situation was spiraling out of control.
“User Park Da-yeon. “The guidance is fine, so you can leave now.”
Da-yeon Park nodded frantically and left the room with her shoulders shaking. Soon, when she heard the sound of the door closing, she said, “Puh hee hee hee hee hee!” Laughter, similar to the sound of a horse neighing, echoed through the hallway.
After a while, Han So-young looked at me with a mixture of resentment and shame. The black crystal-like eyes are fluttering brightly, as if they are about to shed tears. Her sharp breathing can be heard clearly in my ears.
It wasn’t that I didn’t have any resentment, but I tried my best not to show it outwardly. Damn you Park Da-yeon. If she is not confident that she will take care of things, she will quietly leave. what’s this.
… Anyway, what should I do?
Even if I think about it carefully, I can’t think of any specific numbers.
In the end, I quietly closed my eyes and slightly lowered my head.
“sorry.”
First of all, let me apologize.
When I opened my eyes again, Han So-young was looking at me with slightly round eyes. A slightly surprising look. She even seemed suspicious of something.
Faced with a look that seemed to demand an explanation, I slowly began to explain. From Soyoung Han’s visit at that time to Gehenna’s hypnosis.
After some time has passed.
“ah… .”
When the explanation was over, Soyoung Han let out a small sigh. It doesn’t matter whether what I say is true or not. As long as she has the ability called ‘extra sense’, Han So-young would have felt the emotions in her story at face value.
“is that so. so… .”
Han So-young nodded three or four times and then lifted her chin to show a much better face. I thought it was a bit too much emotional expression for Han So-young, but I could feel her rigid mood gradually loosening up.
“So, what the Mercantile Lord is saying is that the reason why my behavior was strange at that time was entirely due to the influence of hypnosis. “Do you mean this?”
“yes. I almost got manipulated once too. Through hypnosis, we bring about a kind of powerful suggestion effect. This is a very scary ability. “No one, including me, would have been able to resist.”
“hmm. To that extent… .”
“I just feel sorry.”
“There is no need for the Mercenary Lord to apologize. But as you said, it means that the words you just said were also influenced by hypnosis. “Then I understand.”
“yes? no. that… . Ah, yes yes. you’re right. That certainly might be the case.”
Han So-young looked at me blankly, then quickly corrected herself and cleared her throat. She then crossed her arms and looked down at her desk with her serene eyes. Seeing her deep in thought made her feel somewhat reassured.
okay. That’s Han So-young’s original appearance. I don’t know what she’s thinking on the inside, but she doesn’t seem shaken on the outside. If it were me, she probably would have wanted to die right away, not even kicking off the blanket. Seeing her maintain that level of composure makes me want to clap her hands.
“I’m curious. Why did he hypnotize me?”
Ohh. Are you trying to force me to stop talking and immediately change the topic to ask about something?
I slowly shook my head, thinking that this was something worth learning.
“I’m not sure about that either.”
“Then can you please ask me one question?”
“That might be a little difficult.”
“why?”
“Gehenna is not in this dimension right now. “I returned to my original dimension with Suna more than a month ago.”
“… … !”
The moment I said those words, Soyoung Han looked at me with slightly surprised eyes. She was seen clenching her fists at the same time. But when she blinked once, her hands were resting neatly on her desk. I think she misunderstood.
“why… ?”
“Well, there were several circumstances. “They are not originally meant to stay in this dimension.”
“… “What are the chances of being summoned again?”
“well. Unless heavenly luck and miracles combine… . “I think it’s impossible.”
Soyoung Han stared at me for a moment. She then suddenly raised her hand and began to gently run the palm of her hand down her yawning dodo’s back. Seomseom Okgi tickles his chin and gently caresses his wings. Both Dodo and Han Soyoung seem to be in good spirits. In particular, Dodo seemed to be humming her song.
“It’s good.”
“yes?”
“This kid. “This is my first time seeing Pegasus.”
“ah. Actually, I’m also amazed. “He’s usually someone who doesn’t even let his hands touch me, but he’s calm in front of Istantel Row.”
Han So-young looked down with new eyes, focused all her attention on Pegasus, and opened her mouth as if passing by.
“however… . “I guess you don’t mind at all?”
“… … ?”
“He left… . “It felt like I was talking to someone else.”
“haha.”
I laughed without realizing it. I never thought I would hear something like this from Han So-young.
“Not to the extent of others, but… . “We just acknowledged our differences.”
“?”
“Gehenna has a long-cherished wish to fulfill in her own dimension. I also have grand goals that I want to achieve in the world I live in. “Now that Gehenna has returned to fulfill her own goals, I plan to do the same.”
“Um, um.”
Han So-young, who had been nodding her head the whole time, suddenly lowered her chin wider than ever. As if she was immensely satisfied with something.
Suddenly I had a strange feeling. At that time, when Soyoung Han ran by, I was worried about how I would see her face in the future, but we were talking calmly before I knew it. As before, as always.
Now that I feel somewhat relieved, I think I can get to the point.
“Istantel Low Road. Earlier, to user Park Da-yeon… .”
“If you mean the entrance near the foot of the mountain, we are also preparing for an expedition.”
“As expected, it was like that.”
“yes. It looks like the Mercantile Clan is also preparing for an expedition there… .”
It was like that. The secret rumor going around means that there are a small number of users who are aware of the existence of the ‘bottomless pit of death’. It is highly unlikely that they have already been conquered, and they are probably going through a difficult time. It is not unusual for a representative clan to receive a request for rescue or disappearance. Especially in the city closest to the ruins.
In the current situation, the places where expeditions are being prepared are overlapping. That’s why I came to Istantel Row.
“wait a minute. “Before I speak, there is one thing I would like to hear an answer to.”
Suddenly, Soyoung Han stopped talking. Sitting upright, she looks at me with bored eyes.
“Of course, you know Mercenary Lord… . After collecting our own information, we came to the conclusion that internally, the ruins were not that easy to find. “In my personal opinion, it’s not a place I really want to go.”
“There is a part of me that thinks that way too.”
“Nevertheless, the fact that you want to go… . Is it for us? Or is it for the Mercenary Clan?”
“Of course it’s the latter. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have come to ask for a favor.”
I answered without any hesitation. Actually, I don’t even know what the question means.
But at that moment, was it an illusion?
Suddenly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Han So-young’s mouth and then seemed to disappear.
Han So-young held Dodo with both hands and opened her mouth in a sweet voice.
“yes. “Then shall we begin the story?”
*
After finishing the conversation with Han So-young, my steps back were light.
In the morning, I thought something good would happen today, and things turned out just as I wanted. The expedition was also given concessions, and Han So-young unexpectedly accepted the offer of 5% profit.
However, it was a condition of borrowing rather than receiving it outright. From what I heard, it seems that Istantel Row’s finances have become quite difficult due to the recent efforts to attract users through various policies.
Anyway, the biggest achievement is that the relationship with Han So-young, who was thought to have fallen to the abyss, has been restored to normal.
After returning to Mercantile Castle, I immediately posted an expedition notice on the plaza bulletin board. One thing that is different from before is that it is a pure expedition whose purpose is literally exploration, rather than going to solve a case.
The clan members must have felt this as well, and within a day they were able to gather all the members they had limited to 9.
Now there is only one thing left to do.
You can easily clear the expedition and watch what your brother does.
Thinking like that, I calmly checked the preparations for tomorrow’s expedition and quietly went to bed.
However, late at night, Nam Da-eun and Jeong Ha-yeon came to visit at the same time, saying they had something to discuss about this expedition. However, the two women, who happened to run into each other, looked at each other with awkward eyes for a long time and then walked away awkwardly speaking.
Aside from that incident, it was a night where I could sleep well.
*
It was a clear and quiet morning with clouds flowing gently in the clear sky.
Mercenary Castle was a little chaotic ahead of the expedition departure. When Kim Soo-hyun put on his equipment and came down to the first floor, 10 users were already gathered in one place and waiting for him. When the expedition notice was posted, these clan members applied faster than anyone else. Oh, except for one person.
Anyway, since this is an expedition that can be organized within 10 days at most, let alone several months, there is no need to prepare too much. Kim Soo-hyun checked each and every clan member standing in light clothing and opened his mouth as if there was nothing more to see.
“Everyone is here. “What about Zhuge’s shuttle?”
“what?”
The woman standing behind Kim Soo-hyun responded in an angry voice. There was giggling around. Kim Soo-hyun smiled brightly and turned around.
“It was here. “I want to leave right away, but I’m sure you’ve finished calculating the coordinates, right?”
“Really, are you saying this because I made fun of you back then? “The man is kind of rude.”
Perhaps because he was forcibly dragged out this time, Jegal Haesol did not look very happy. However, despite repeated urgings, I calmly recited the spell even though I gritted my teeth, and soon bright blue magical energy began to gather from all directions.
After a while.
Boom!
With a strong explosion of alcohol, the sight of 11 people surrounded by blue magic disappeared for an instant.
Transportation Ability. It was a signal announcing the expedition to the ‘bottomless pit of death’.
At the same time, it finally began.
Just before the ‘incident’ occurred, Kim Soo-hyun’s final expedition.
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
Actually, I put a lot of thought into writing the last words. In some ways, it is a quite ambiguous expression.
To put it in perspective, you can say that such small expeditions will no longer appear in future Memorizes.
Of course, the gap in the expedition will be replaced with other materials. 🙂
fantasy,
