Chapter 4
4 – She remembers me (3)
‘I’ll try the second round.’
I resent the past who let go of the game out of a sense of betrayal to the game company.
No, if you think about it, it would not have reached this point if the game company had made the ending properly.
But what do you do now?
I have already fallen into this world and I can’t see a way back.
Still, I remember most of the attack from the first round.
Even a very basic strategy would not be different.
‘The problem is the changes in the second round.’
I heard that the second round made different changes from the first. I remember wisely.
Who would have known that a game company’s useless back drum would strike me in the back of the head?
Let’s think about what the change will be.
There may be new events.
New companions or NPCs may have been added.
But the most obvious thing is that the enemy gets stronger.
Most of the stats would have risen from miscellaneous mobs to bosses.
A number of people of interest immediately came to mind.
‘The Four Heavenly Kings.’
Is it the 4th blade of the Demon King? So that’s how it’s called.
But who will remember such a name?
So everyone just called him the Four Heavenly Kings.
The names are a little different, but each and every one of them is a strong force that cannot be ignored.
And the final boss, the Demon King.
The lord of the demon realm who waged war to rule the world.
In the end, the reason for wanting to rule the world was not revealed until the ending.
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The script writer may have forgotten because it was cumbersome to decide.
But strength cannot be ignored.
It was a very difficult opponent in the first round.
Now, in the second round, it is probably stronger. That was the most worrisome part.
‘Can Erina kill the Demon King alone and reach the ending?’
I can’t say for sure. Of course she was strong. But now, she has no colleagues by her side, and she is lacking in many ways.
‘And I.’
Suddenly, a list of requests came to mind.
[Request: Kill the Demon King.]
‘What will happen if you defeat the Demon King.’
Can we return to the original world?
“Why all of a sudden?”
Erina’s face suddenly approaches.
Startled, I stepped backwards to her, but she followed me as she followed me.
“Why… Why?”
“You were making a serious face. Do you have any concerns?”
“No, I have something to think about.”
Even if I tell Erina anyway, she won’t understand.
I hurriedly left her seat before asking her further questions.
The sun goes down quickly and the darkness sets.
A cool wind blows at the same time. It’s cold enough to make your body shiver.
Even though he worked diligently all day, the capital showed no sign of coming out.
In the end, we decided to spend the night in the cave.
“I’ll prepare everything, so take a break!”
Erina prepared her camp with her skillful craftsmanship.
She gathers firewood and makes a fire in the cave.
I made an extra bed by stacking branches and straw around it and covering it with a blanket.
If there was nothing to do, I moved to find a nearby tree branch to get some firewood.
But before I could pick up some, Erina stopped me.
“This is enough. I will take care of it.”
“No. I will light the fire.”
Before I even step out, Erina memorizes her spell in a low voice.
A small spark rises from the collected branches.
The small flame spread straight into a large bonfire.
“I can do this basic magic.”
In the end, I didn’t do anything.
Erina is the person who found the cave to camp in, the person who provided food, the person who collected the branches to be used for firewood, and the person who made a fire.
Of course I did not stand still. Ran around to help.
But when I tried to help, she came quickly and got my job done.
“It’s okay if you don’t do anything. Have a good rest.”
No matter how much you think about it, it’s too much of a concern. It was just like that when I was escorted.
When I saw the little squirrel, I immediately threw away both ends with a long sword.
If there were any branches that bothered me, I cut them down.
As soon as I felt the presence of a monster, before I even saw it, I immediately cut it down in one job.
“Hey, isn’t it a bit excessive to be vigilant like this?”
“No! I don’t know where the monsters will come from!”
Even if I should go to bed comfortably, I gathered straws here and there and spread a blanket.
Then he said he would sleep on the floor.
I wondered if this was enough to think of me as my boss.
When I said that I would rather sleep on the floor, I was terrified and forcibly laid me down on a comfortable bed.
Even now, they are arguing about making a good bed for me.
“Erina.”
“Yes!”
“It’s okay if you don’t take care of me too much.”
At my words, she immediately shook her head. She didn’t look tired or uncomfortable at all.
He was smiling brightly rather than fearfully.
“Of course I will. Don’t be burdened.”
“Still, I sleep here and you sleep on the floor.”
Erina stopped at my words and her face hardened.
She licked her lips as if thinking about something, then put down the straw she had been collecting.
“That’s right. I went too far.”
Then she sits down on the straw that she has gathered.
Suddenly whisper in a gloomy voice.
“Have you been presumptuous…?”
I didn’t think that a single word would kill so much grass.
He hurriedly patted her hand to dry Erina.
“Thank you. Thank you, but I thought it was a bit exaggerated.”
I just said it to calm Erina a little. In contrast, she was noticeably depressed.
‘Isn’t this…?’
Seeing her bowing her head with a gloomy expression on her face made her feel uncomfortable.
Carefully, I approached the pile of straw where Erina was sitting. He seemed surprised when I approached him, but he didn’t avoid it.
As the distance narrowed slowly, her ears were getting redder and redder.
“Erina.”
“Yes…”
With her tense look, her shoulders are full of strength.
She is trying to pretend that she is calm and nonchalant at the same time.
‘Yes. The main character was originally like this.’
I always cherish and cherish my colleagues.
The act of self-sacrifice and devotion is ingrained in the body.
As the main character, it can be said that it is a natural setting, but now Erina is not just a character.
It is a person who lives and breathes in front of my eyes.
“Thank you for making me a bed.”
“It’s all I have to do.”
It is as if you are forcing yourself to do good.
I’m obsessed with taking care of myself to the point that I doubt it’s obsessive.
“I want to help you, too.”
“…”
“So it’s okay if you don’t take care of it too much.”
“Yes…”
Although the melancholy mood was still there, at least I didn’t refuse, so I decided to just do this.
“Okay. Let’s go to sleep.”
I divided my bale and returned it to Erina. And she made a seat next to me.
“Still, would this be okay…?”
When I quietly nod my head, a soft smile returns. Okay. This is fine.
“Then let’s go to sleep.”
“Yes. Good night.”
We fell asleep as it was.
I had to move to the capital tomorrow as well, so I decided to rest for now.
I fell asleep while listening to the sound of a burning bonfire.
Someone is calling me.
A voice I hear for the first time in my life. Still, it wasn’t strange.
The dark darkness was lifted and a dazzling scene unfolded.
There is a huge temple that only appears in ancient mythology.
However, it looks like a ruin with no holy place.
It is also a very vaguely memorable place.
‘Here.’
This is the temple of the goddess we saw in the game’s intro.
It’s not even a prologue. Even before the game starts, the background is reflected with the appearance of the goddess who appears briefly.
‘Yongke noticed it too.’
However, I can’t remember the temple that has become as messy as it is now.
Something may have changed since it was the 2nd round.
‘Help me.’
A voice is heard from somewhere.
With that voice, I called her name, thinking that it was coming.
“Goddess.”
An answer is not immediately returned.
But I was sure. The goddess just called me.
“Come out quickly. There are so many things I want to say.”
Looking at me, it seems that I was forcibly dragged out of my dream.
No matter how much I think about it, the only person who can do this is a goddess.
‘Please come inside.’
“Ha…”
It wasn’t enough to reincarnate me into this world, so he even invited me to his own temple.
I decided to admit the guts.
‘But…’
Why is the temple collapsing? The surroundings are utterly desolate.
I don’t know what happened. For once, he quietly walked into the temple.
‘Please. To the center…’
“Because I understand. Shut up.”
There are many things I really want. I slowly walked into the needlessly wide temple.
“What is this?”
The more I went inside the temple, the more I was at a loss for words.
The pillars collapsed and the roof collapsed.
There are countless blood stains that have darkened over time.
“What…?”
Not one person. Dozens of corpses were left lying around.
Fortunately, there was no stench, but just looking at it made me feel uncomfortable.
When I finally reached the center, I was at a loss for words.
‘You came…’
Feast of countless corpses. And in the middle,
‘I’m sorry. I couldn’t even stop meeting him because I was like this…’
Blood is flowing with the wings torn. One eye is trembling, unable to open properly.
There were no intact parts of the limbs bound with chains. His arm was broken and his leg was broken.
“What the hell happened…?”
There was a goddess hanging from the edge of her throne, holding her breath as if she was about to die.