This Universe Needs Old People - Chapter 92



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Apocalypse Needs Old People Episode 092

64. Daphne (2)

“Who… died?”

I heard the news while I was reading the documents of new students at the military academy.

Plato, who had obviously come running in a hurry, was unable to continue speaking and was catching his breath.

Maybe it was because I was running out of breath, or maybe it was because the news I had to deliver was the news of her death.

Plato’s eyes were red and swollen.

Plato finally caught his breath and spoke softly to me.

“I heard that Lady Daphne… has passed away.”

What the hell is this?

I have never been this confused since I came into this world.

I wasn’t particularly surprised when Lieutenant General Radu handed me a chocolate bar dyed a hideous purple a while ago.

‘Daphne… is dead?’

The first thing that came to mind was the possibility that someone else had tried to poison Daphne.

The next thing that came to mind was.

“Meursault.”

“Yes? Oh, yes, Daphne is at her mansion right now, but Director Meursault is not in his right mind right now, so I… … .”

Plato thought I was asking what was happening to Meursault, so he started talking about Meursault, but I didn’t hear him.

That’s because I remembered Daphne’s status window that I saw a while ago.

[Name: Meursault’s wife

Strategy Route: Merrybad Ending (Hayden)

Affiliation Area: Cola

Item worn: Charming Eye

*Players using a different version of the system cannot send friend requests.]

Clearly, the Marybad ending was written on the strategy route, ‘Hayden’.

I just brushed it off as nothing.

But in the story of sudden death, there is a player who passed away in a similar way in the past.

I couldn’t help but think of the case of Safety Station 8.

‘Surely you didn’t follow the plan and married Meursault… …?’

Of course, there was a time when I thought my mother had also been eliminated because she had failed in her conquest.

But the young possessed thought otherwise, since even after giving up on marrying Hayden and moving out of the district, she still had time to care for the sick in the slums.

I hoped it would be different.

Because I didn’t want to spend my life in this world by being possessed by someone I didn’t want to be, living the life of a Daphne I didn’t want to be, and getting married I didn’t want to be.

Because, unlike my mother, I wanted her to be happy.

At that moment, the words Daphne had once said to me flashed through my mind.

-I married Hayden because of the quest, but… I regretted it soon. So I asked for help in divorcing Hayden, saying I would rather die and stay with Meursault.

‘no way.’

Why did Daphne choose Meursault over Hayden even though she knew all this?

But if Daphne had actually died, there would be no way to ask.

“Heydam, are you okay?”

Plato asked me that while I was making a face that didn’t seem all right.

I suddenly came to my senses and said.

“What about Anton?”

“Yes? Of course my father would have been shocked too-”

“You, go to Anton.”

“Father… are you talking to me?”

“Go right now!”

When I stood up and shouted at him, Plato hesitated in embarrassment, then quickly left with a look on his face that said he couldn’t understand what was going on.

There is no other reason to take care of Anton while urgently trying to confirm the truth of the news of Daphne’s death.

‘In the game, whenever Daphne was poisoned, Anton would always commit suicide.’

In this situation, I had to prevent Anton from dying.

Hoping that Plato would arrive on time, I headed to Daphne’s mansion.

* * *

Upon arriving at Daphne’s mansion, the servants’ cries could be heard.

Even the servants who would normally have made her go through a difficult entry and exit procedure were nowhere to be seen, as they were all by Daphne’s side.

As we ran into the lobby, Daphne was there with her eyes closed and her face pale.

And then I saw Meursault sobbing while holding Daphne in his arms.

‘View the character.’

I instinctively tried to open Daphne’s character view, but the system did not respond at all.

Oddly enough, Daphne had a smile on her face.

As soon as I saw that smile, I felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness.

‘Really… you knew?’

Perhaps that was why she hesitated to confess her feelings to Meursault until the very end.

Was it because I knew this would happen?

Did I instigate her to death?

Suddenly a chill ran down my spine and it was difficult to breathe.

I was feeling dizzy, but then I heard a familiar voice calling my name.

“Mr. Haydam.”

Meursault, who had been shedding tears while holding Daphne, looked at me as if he had suddenly come to his senses.

“Meursault.”

As I took a step closer to comfort him, a smile appeared on Meursault’s lips.

I stood there without realizing it.

“You came. I’m glad you came.”

Fortunately… you say?

“Heydam, something is wrong.”

Meursault carefully put Daphne down and came to me, crawling on the floor.

“I’m sure you, Haydam, can save Daphne in a way we can’t even imagine. Can’t you? Haydam… … .”

Meursault crawled across the floor and reached out for my collar.

Just before he could grab my collar, a hand suddenly shot out from behind and grabbed Meursault’s hand.

It was Commander Hayden.

“Truly, Meursault.”

The commander took Meursault’s hand and lowered himself to meet Meursault’s gaze.

“Tell me what happened first.”

“dismissal…….”

“I need to know what happened so I can help.”

“… … .”

At those words, Meursault lowered his head.

“… It’s my fault.”

“It’s your fault?”

“I dared to covet Daphne… and that’s why this happened.”

At first glance, it sounded like he was just blaming himself for not being able to save Daphne.

To my ears, who knew that players who failed to conquer would be eliminated, it sounded like Meursault knew something too.

The Commander must also know that Daphne, a player, could not die so suddenly.

“Wait a minute. There are too many ears listening here.”

As expected, the commander stood up from his seat and spoke to his servants.

“I’m going to be with my family for a moment, so please step aside.”

family.

If you think about it, the commander and I were a married couple before, and I was their child.

Daphne and I were a family.

He was the kind of person who would smile brightly when he heard his mother say that she thought of him as a close friend.

‘Even my own mother gave Hayden up to this guy.’

Did I mess it up?

The servants looked at them with resentment at being told to leave their master behind, but they all retreated as if they had no choice but to follow the commander’s orders.

Only after making sure that no one was left in the lobby did the commander speak to Meursault.

“Now tell me. What happened?”

* * *

After Daphne accepted the proposal.

Meursault was staying at Daphne’s mansion.

The servants were wary of Meursault, but since Daphne seemed so happy, they did not oppose Meursault’s remarriage at all, although they did quibble a little.

Because they were the ones who served Daphne most closely, they knew better than anyone that the Commander and Daphne had no feelings for each other.

There were even servants who thought that they were fortunate to have a master who loved and cared for them.

Daphne and Meursault sat leaning against each other, chatting away.

Actually, I haven’t had much contact with Daphne lately.

Meursault thought there was a lot for them to get to know each other.

But Daphne knew a surprising amount about him, and Meursault felt as if Daphne was looking down on his life from above.

Daphne looked up at Meursault with hazy purple eyes and said:

“Why haven’t we talked about it before? If I had known it would be this easy, I wouldn’t have hesitated.”

“Talking to you like this feels like a dream to me, Daphne.”

“From now on, just call me Daphne.”

“Huh? How could I dare… … .”

As Meursault stuttered in embarrassment, Daphne held his hand tightly and said.

“Meursault. The divorce papers will be arriving soon. Just sign them and I’ll be your wife. Husband and wife are equal.”

“No matter what… … .”

“Are you saying you won’t listen to my orders now?”

“Huh? You just said that a couple is equal… No.”

Daphne smiled slightly, her expression softening as if she had been pretending to be angry.

“Okay, now call me.”

“That… Daphne… … .”

“Again. Louder.”

“Yes, Daphne!”

“good job.”

I wondered if this was really a couple, and I felt like I was a puppy being trained, but I thought it would be okay for Meursault to be Daphne’s dog.

“Meursault, you’ve been laughing all this time.”

“Daphne… No, it’s just that I really enjoy talking to you, Daphne. How do you know so much about me?”

“I’ve been watching you for a very long time now.”

“Excuse me?”

Meursault’s heart pounded because it sounded as if Daphne had been interested in him for a long time.

But soon, images of who he was flashed through his mind.

Meursault began to make excuses.

“The rumor that I am crazy is false. It is a rumor made up by those who are jealous of me. Of all the things I have done so far, only a few were things I really wanted to do. The Lieutenant General Bottom job was really something I had no choice but to do because Your Majesty ordered me to do it… .”

“Meursault.”

Daphne calmed Meursault down and said:

“I told you. I know Meursault well.”

When he said that, Daphne’s eyes seemed to truly penetrate everything about him, and Meursault felt like he was being sucked into those purple eyes.

“I accepted the proposal even though I knew everything. So don’t lie. I liked Meursault’s honesty.”

“… Then let me be honest with you. I’m not the person Daphne thinks I am.”

“That kind of person?”

“Meursault is an honest, simple, and sincere young man.”

“Uh, um… … .”

Daphne looked embarrassed for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said.

“Well… I never once thought of Meursault that way… but it’s okay if you think differently than I do.”

“Are you okay with it being different from what you thought?”

“I too am a person with different thoughts from Meursault.”

Daphne, who had said so, was silent for a moment and then carefully began to cry.

“This may sound crazy, but… Meursault, what would you do if I weren’t Daphne?”

“I wonder who I will marry if not Daphne.”

“I’ll tell you what I’m going to say… if you can listen and forget it.”

Meursault felt that there was something strange about Daphne, but he felt that he had to hear the story right now.

I nodded, feeling an unknown premonition.

“Please tell me who you are.”

At Meursault’s permission, Daphne took a few nervous breaths and said:

“Actually, this is not where I was born.”

“Have you been staying in another area?”

“My parents were not commanders, but businessmen. Do you know that they are tycoons?”

“zaibatsu?”

“It’s a concept that has long since disappeared from this world.”

Meursault was interested in Daphne’s knowledge of concepts that had long since disappeared from the world, and as he listened to the story, the following words came out of Daphne’s mouth.

“And I have a younger brother who is weak.”