How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 69



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Episode 69. The Tree of Rest (1).

Kael came down from the roof and entered the house as if nothing had happened. How much time had passed since then? The village of Shabat, which had maintained a blue sky without a single cloud, was slowly beginning to turn into the colors of sunset.

Tariq, who had been heading out, returned home as the sun began to set, his expression hardened to the point where it wouldn’t have seemed strange if he had killed a person at any moment.

It was an expression that could have been somewhat misleading, but Kael, upon seeing it, realized that he was gloomy.

“I only found one.”

A lowered voice came out of Tariq’s mouth, and Kael, who was looking at him, nodded.

“I found them all.”

“Didn’t you say there were two?”

Tariq, who had been sullen with regret over not being able to perfectly carry out the order given to him by Kael(?), asked in bewilderment at the calm answer.

Kael’s head nods up and down again.

“Two are correct. But there is only one left in the village.”

“Then the remaining one… .”

“It seems like I’m heading out of the black forest, following the energy of the tree of rest.”

Outside the Black Forest. For a moment, Tariq’s blue eyes flashed with worry as he thought of Lily and Mabel. Kael said absentmindedly.

“Mabel and Lily don’t have to worry. Dark elves don’t attack living people without reason. Moreover, Mabel is a child loved by the gods, who are always kind to them.”

“okay.”

Tariq was relieved by his words, and Kael’s expression became subtle as he saw him relieved by his words that had no exact basis.

Sometimes, there were people like Tariq who believed what I said without question. Maybe it was because they had the cliché of the world of illusion. I don’t know the exact reason, but Hugo did it, Jack did it, Tariq, Lily, and Mabel did it.

It really felt weird to see so many people like this.

“Master?”

When Tariq called out to him, Kael, out of his thoughts, pulled something out of the other dimension and threw it at him.

Tariq lightly caught the ball that flew in a circular arc and checked what he had thrown to me.

It was a carefully wrapped sandwich and a bottle of water.

“You haven’t eaten anything for two days. Eat something. You’ll have to move soon.”

Tariq looked down at the sandwich and water bottle in my hands and asked.

“Master, aren’t you going to eat?”

After a while… .

Kael and Tariq sat side by side, each holding a sandwich, looking out the window at the gradually darkening weather.

“What was it like when you actually met?”

Kael asked, his gaze still fixed on the window. There was no subject, but it was easy to tell that he was asking about the villagers.

Gulp. Tariq opened his mouth, swallowing the sandwich in his mouth.

“If the master had not told me that they were elaborate dolls, I would have believed them to be real, living beings, even if it felt a little strange.”

He added that the blood flowing from the cut knee of the child who fell while running was red, and the body temperature of the hand of the person who asked to shake his hand was as warm as that of a real person.

“What did the dark elf you found look like?”

Kael then asked.

“She was a woman with long, black hair that was braided. She looked completely different from the dark elf described in the book the master had given me to read….”

?I advise you and your party to leave the village immediately.?

“He advised me to leave the village right away.”

Kael’s eyes narrowed slightly at Tariq’s answer.

… This guy, after hearing that, didn’t he realize that he was a dark elf?

Tariq noticed the suspicious look in his eyes and spoke a little urgently.

“I know what you think, Master, but that’s not the only reason.”

“Not really. I didn’t think so?”

“The way you looked at me didn’t seem like that at all.”

In an attempt to dispel his master’s suspicions, Tariq explained why he thought the woman he had advised, or rather warned, was a dark elf.

“After listening to the master’s words, I looked closely at the people. At first, I didn’t feel it, but I felt that their presence was much weaker than that of ordinary people.”

When I noticed that the sensation was weak, I focused more on that area and realized that the connection between people’s bodies and something inside them was weak.

“I guessed that something was probably a soul. And….”

“and?”

“The black-haired woman didn’t feel that way at all.”

“You did a good job. Good job.”

Tariq smiled faintly, as if pleased by the compliment that seemed to be full of indifference.

“Can I ask you one thing?”

“okay.”

“Originally, even if there had been an explanation from the master, I would have had a hard time understanding it properly.”

Tariq was well aware of his limitations.

People may have noticed something strange, but it would have been difficult to feel the exact reason. He could feel it exactly, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that he had surpassed his own limits.

All I had experienced during that time was being under the spell of the ‘Inner Mirror’, and I was convinced that it was thanks to that spell that I was able to overcome my limits.

“Is it because of the inner mirror? Because I asked to become stronger… .”

Tariq’s words were not fully finished, but he was asking.

Originally, it would have been faster for Kael to come here alone, but he had intentionally brought him along to the Black Forest, and had helped him overcome his limitations by letting him experience the magic of the inner mirror.

“Well, I guess the inner mirror had that kind of effect.”

Kael said he didn’t know, but Tariq knew the truth well enough because he didn’t say ‘no’.

My master was not one to lie, even if he didn’t give me the exact answer or the complete answer.

“thank you.”

“I don’t think you need to thank me for that.”

Before they knew it, the sandwiches they had been holding in their hands had disappeared, leaving only the paper used to wrap them.

Kael crumpled up the paper with his answer, threw it into the trash can like a ball, and then sat up.

A blue moon appeared instead of the blue sky, and the sky was dyed black.

Kael walked to the door and grabbed the doorknob. Before turning it, he grabbed the handle of his sword and looked at Tariq standing behind him and asked.

“Do you know the word apocalypse?”

“Apo… I’m sorry. It’s the first time I’ve heard that word.”

“Then, what about zombies?”

“What is a zombie?”

Kael hesitated for a moment at the answer that came back as if he had no idea, then opened his mouth again.

“What about the skeleton?”

“I’ve heard of that. It’s a type of monster that seems alive even though it’s made of only bones.”

Although there were no more ‘monsters’ left in this world at the present time, there was still much talk about that information.

Tariq was happy that he had come across a familiar word among unfamiliar words like apocalypse and zombie, but his expression hardened as Kael continued to speak.

“That’s right. That’s what we’re going to have to deal with from now on. Keep that in mind.”

“A monster…?”

Has the monster that was said to have disappeared reappeared?

“No. It’s hard to classify it as a monster, so just think of it as a skeleton doll.”

– Click.

The doorknob that Kael held turned, and Shabat’s true face was revealed before Tariq’s eyes.

A few hours. No, less than an hour ago. The sight of those who had been running, walking, and talking to me on the streets transformed into such horrific figures shocked Tariq, who had seen more brutal scenes than ordinary people during his long career as a mercenary.

“Body… If I have a body… I, I can live too…!”

“I’m going to live… Alive and give it to my family… My… family…”

It was shocking and heartbreaking to see those who wanted to live again wandering around yearning for a living body, and at the same time, it was a little disgusting to see Stella relieved that her younger sister didn’t end up like that.

– Bam.

At that moment, Kael lightly hit Tariq on the back with his palm.

“Sometimes you have too many useless thoughts.”

“Master.”

“Your brother just wanted to stay by your side, and they ended up like that because they couldn’t give up their desire to live.”

“…If I cut them down, will they die?”

Tariq asked, and Kael tilted his head slowly.

“Do you have the Holy Sword?”

“no.”

“Or, divine power?”

“I can’t write.”

“If you don’t cut them with a holy sword and don’t use divine power, they won’t die even if you cut them. They will keep moving without end, no matter how many times you cut them.”

Tariq paused for a moment before asking, “Even if you bend, you can’t kill those who can.”

“Then what should I do?”

At his question, one side of Kael’s lips rose slightly. With a smile that was both mocking and playful, he spoke to Tariq.

“From now on, class will be extended.”

“Class… you mean?”

“Yes. You said that you can feel the weak connection between their body and soul? If you concentrate, you will see a thread connecting them. If you cut that thread, they will stop moving.”

The hand that had hit his back pushed him back with a little more force this time. Tariq took a step forward and turned around to look at Kael, who took a step back and sat down on the low steps in front of the house.

“Okay, that’s the end of the explanation. Go.”

Tariq looked back and forth between them and Kael as they approached, recognizing his presence and Kael’s presence.

Even just the numbers that were visible now easily exceeded ten. That’s why Tariq asked back without realizing it.

“Am I going alone?”

“If you feel like you’re going to die, I’ll help you. Don’t worry and go.”

Kael’s words meant that he would not help unless he was on the verge of death. Tariq let out a soft breath, knowing exactly what he meant.

“Can’t you do it?”

Kael’s voice continued, almost provocative, and Tariq drew his sword. The well-forged and well-maintained blade gleamed in the moonlight.

“I’ll try. No, I can do it.”

“okay.”

Tariq ran towards those who were craving his body, and Kael, looking at his back, rested his chin on his hand and opened his mouth.

“Come out now.”

The hidden talent in his voice revealed itself.