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Chances to Another Life 111. Anne's Severe Ilness
"A-Anne, I don't understand. You're okay, right?" My mind turned blank at once. Anne looked healthy, well, even with her thin, dry body. However, I couldn't have predicted that she was suffering from a chronic illness. Apparently that's what the healer had kept secret when I asked yesterday. Anne cried silently, she then wiped her tears and looked like she was trying to be strong. "I did fall sick a few times, but I always treated it with medicine that can be bought at a stall and there was no problem whatsoever. However, in the past few days, my body condition has weakened so much that I can't even get out of bed. It didn't go away as long as I took the medicine, so I went to a healer. And, yes, he told me that I had a chronic disease in my intestines, and it had spread everywhere," she explained. I then sat beside her in frustration. "If it's chronic, then the doctor should have detected it when you collapsed at the party. But he said you were just tired! Are you sure he didn't m
Chances to Another Life 112. Try To Find A Way
I lounged in front of Mr. Gunter's deserted stall, there was only one customer who came to buy a dagger this morning, after which the shop was empty. The man who owns it was indifferent and chose to take a nap after leaving the stall to me. Ever since hearing yesterday that Anne won't be around much longer, I've been fretting every second. I don't know, I'm just afraid that if it happens in the near future, while I will definitely leave this world and Celine will be alone. I then sat down on the chair in front of the stall while pondering, I had tried to ask the omniscient Mr. Gunter how much the treatment for chronic diseases would cost, he said that it would require a lot of money because treatment was not enough just once. I considered exchanging some more gold coins to pay for Anne, because I was sure she didn't have much money for that, to the point of letting herself be gnawed by the disease all this time. I also didn't see Celine all day yesterday, more like I avoided her be
Chances to Another Life 113. Rest in Love
I just stood there with a blank stare, accompanied by a few other men and the faint sound of fire coming from the cremation ground. I tugged at the black mourning coat that Lord Crys had lent me with a sense of unease. Some of the guests tapped me on the shoulder to express their condolences, then they left me alone with only two cremation house attendants. I didn't know what was going on, really, it felt like my brain was spinning in circles as I couldn't accept the situation. After the healer spoke to me earlier, his disciple informed me that Anne was dying. I saw the woman, at the point of life and death, ruffle the hair of her only child who was crying hysterically. Anne looked peaceful with a smile on her pale lips. With her remaining strength, she turned to me with a gentle gaze. I knew exactly what it meant, she handed Celine over to me. Her condition at that time was like a corpse with sunken cheeks and blackened eyes. I even just stood trembling in the doorway, while Lord C
Chances to Another Life 114. All Of A Sudden
I only have an hour left in this Leaflim village. I've only been here for a few weeks, but it feels like I've already adapted to everything antique in this world. From the moment I met Celine, to working at Mr. Gunter's stall, everything felt good. I hugged Celine so tightly that the child had a questioning expression. Her face was red from crying and I didn't have the heart to break the news. I didn't want to just disappear and have her search for me in a state of grief. Ah, I thought I still had plenty of time. However, right after this mission was counted as complete, Solace immediately sent me to another place. How cruel of him, I didn't even awaken any power in this world other than the chance to fight Hydra. There were many things I wanted to say to Celine, but suddenly my throat was choked with tears. Looking at that innocent face, I couldn't bear to leave her alone in this world. Celine was alone, and I knew exactly how that felt. "Joe, you're crying." Celine gently wiped
Chances to Another Life 115. I'm in the Danger
It was the same as when I moved from Swinggelir to Leaflim, my consciousness floating between conscious and unconscious. I was clearly aware of everything going on around me, but nothing was happening. Even if it was just the sound of breathing or the breeze. I wanted so badly to meet Solace and question him about why he had sent me on the day Anne died. It was a very bad move from a being who was supposed to help failed people. I'd bombard him with questions I was ready to fire off, but nothing happened. My hands and feet felt numb and my vision was still black. Why did it take so long? The nausea strikes again, and I hold it in as best I can. I planned to throw up in front of Solace, letting her know that he couldn't mess with me just because I was a failure. An instant later, the faint sounds of people talking could be heard over each other, interspersed with deafening noises. It was almost like a New Year's Eve atmosphere filled with fireworks explosions. The sound of heavy a
Chances to Another Life 116. My Role (Again)
Little by little I could understand the situation, Louis was our leader because everyone obeyed his words, Damian was the sniper who was caught by the enemy and was lucky to escape safely, then Alex, Adam, and I were the vanguard who had to conquer the enemy. Now that we were running in a large field with bushes and trees on several sides, it was very easy for us to camouflage. The sound of explosions could still be heard, but the frequency was far away. Still, I couldn't get over the fact that I'd been thrown a grenade, and Louis had warned me that there were mines planted around here. I always complained when I was at Leaflim, about how my days were so boring because I was just working in a stall. However, I was missing that tedious activity again as I tiptoed around to avoid possible mines now! "The terrain ahead is pretty safe, not too many mines like before," Alex said as he got ready to cock his pistol. We were now ducking in these large bushes. "Why is it so quiet? Where ar
Chances to Another Life 117. The Current Situation
This is such an extreme start! As soon as I came here I was knocked unconscious after being thrown by a grenade, realized that there are no supernatural powers in this world, and then witnessed a general kill his own soldiers! That's amazing! What the hell is this? General Collins was still loyal to his position even though several other generals had their guns pointed at him. He had an amiable face that a layman wouldn't believe if told what happened earlier, his blue eyes scanning each of our faces so I deliberately pretended not to see him. "You could be charged with murder!" hissed one of the generals. General Collins casually searched the soldier's corpse instead, putting everyone watching on alert. Soon he showed a rectangular object with alphabetized buttons. Ah, it reminds me of the old-school telephone with an antenna in my world. I didn't experience it because I was born in the modern era, but my mother used to have something similar. "This guy is an enemy spy, infiltrat
Chances to Another Life 118. Task and Ready to Die
"Our target now is to take out the Wisqi army's guard post and seize their transmission device. We can use it to broadcast news to the others, since the hackers are already prepared and have studied the device," General Collins said when we had gathered in the field. I've never seen a hacker, but apparently it's a real profession. If I could choose, I would also like to be reborn as a person who is good at hacking into a system, no need to go directly to the front lines. I then took a deep breath because of my wandering thoughts, maybe this was the effect of the bad food and the pressure on the battlefield that was really pressing on me, even though I hadn't set foot there yet. "You will go in groups of four each. Paralyze, destroy, with whatever it takes, even if necessary with your own blood and tears. We can't let Redsee fall into the hands of those unscrupulous people. We must fight back!" The oration was met with shouts from the soldiers. From their faces, I could tell they w
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136. Lived the Life You Love
I gasped like a fish on land, truly, it felt like I would die on the spot as soon as I crossed paths with Solace. My knuckles were even colder, and my fingernails suddenly turned blue. Cold sweat poured down my back, and my chest was tight. This can't be a coincidence, there must be a purpose for Solace to appear like that, even though he never cared about me before. The grip on my shoulder reflexively made me jump. Leon was also surprised and released his hand on my shoulder with a worried expression. "Are you okay, Joe? You look sick all of a sudden," he said. I tried to neutralize my breathing and realized I was in an alert position, my hands clenched into fists as if ready to punch someone. Damn it, why is the effect of Solace's existence making me this anxious? "Oh, yeah, I'm just sleep-deprived," I boasted. Leon then gave me a bottle of mineral water and at that moment I realized that we had arrived at Mr. Jaden's residence, even the landlord had gotten off the carriage with
135. The Evidence
"From the report of the investigating team, it can be confirmed that there is no evidence whatsoever around the hut and the surrounding area. Even so, the charges will still be dropped because the defendant cannot defend his innocence."I immediately stood up with a fierce face surpassing Leon's lawyer who also showed an expression of shock. This old fart had really eaten bribe money! However, I then restrained myself after receiving a sharp glare from the judge. I wasn't afraid of him, but I kept my promise to Mr. Jaden who was now looking at me as if to imply to stay calm. Leon, on the other hand, just looked down and didn't answer any of the questions the magistrate threw at him, further corroborating the accusation. "That's not true, Your Honor Judge. Leon had a strong alibi at the time of the theft," argued the lawyer. Then, the head of the investigation team spoke up. "That still doesn't confirm anything. Who knows he may have destroyed evidence, because even Mr. Josse's res
134. The Investigation
By the authorities, the entire area from the cottage to the estate was heavily guarded by security guards in all black uniforms. No one was allowed in, except the investigation team who were carefully searching for evidence of the case. Mr. Jaden watched from his terrace with a hawk-like gaze. Mr. Josse and his henchmen had returned home after making a scene on the way here. This incident was more like a search of an accused smuggler or terrorist than a search for evidence of a missing diamond necklace. I let out a long sigh, remembering Leon who was still in temporary prison. He didn't deserve all this mistreatment. I kicked the scattered pebbles as I moved away from Mr. Jaden's employees who were whispering excitedly about this case. I was pessimistic about Leon's eventual fate at the hands of the judges who clearly favored Mr. Josse. I also didn't trust the authorities because they could have been bribed to fabricate evidence against Leon. I had to rely on my own two hands. I ce
133. Suddenly I'm in Court
"Your Honor, allow the witness to give his statement regarding this case and the accused." The man in the smart blue suit spoke with a very convincing and confident gesture. He gave me a quick glance as if to indicate that it was my turn to speak. The lawyer was directly appointed by Mr. Jaden to handle Leon's indictment case. That's right, last night I couldn't resist those rich men from searching my and Leon's cottage. As a result, all the contents of the cottage were taken out and left in ruins. I was worried that they would find my gold coin and accuse me of stealing it, but as it turned out... guess what? That gold coin wasn't anywhere! It seemed like Solace didn't include it because this was the last world before I returned to my original place. But, what right does he have to do that? I could have used that coin to bribe the judge so that this case would be over quickly and I wouldn't be looked down upon by those rich people sitting across from me. "Brother Joe, please give
132. The Wealthy Neighborhood
House—I mean, Mr. Josse's mansion was only two houses away from Mr. Jaden's residence. My guess must be correct that the countryside here is filled with wealthy landlords who own mansions and thousands of acres of land. If the countryside is like this, I wonder how life is in the city? Or are there narrow slum alleys like where I used to live. I parked the brown stallion pulling Mr. Josse's cart of ordered goods. I then ducked in front of his towering fence, trying to find the bell because there was no way I could just yell 'package'. Besides being rude, I'd only get a sore throat from it. Soon the gate was opened by two men dressed as servants. "Please take it directly to the back kitchen," one of them said. I pulled the horse's reins and entered the enormous courtyard, filled with well-decorated weeds, not to mention bonsai that I'm sure would be worth hundreds of dollars if sold. However, those bonsai seemed to be just yard ornaments that had no value here. I shook my head in a
131. I'm Close to the Trouble Makers
Fertilizing the fields turned out to be very tiring, I thought with my previous experience I would suddenly become turbo-charged, but it was the same with the scorching sunlight in the morning. I then put down the sack of stinky fertilizer, and endured the nausea while drinking soothing water. I'd been working since early morning, but this vast field seemed endless. Maybe it's because there are only two of us working, so it feels like it's taking forever. By the way, I'm a farm worker for a rich merchant with a gothic mansion-like house. It's quite a distance from the fields and the cottage, but it's clearly visible from here. I haven't met the owner either because it seems like the workers are scheduled to work at certain hours. I just followed along when my colleague said that the fields were ready to be fertilized. Now I'm just watching the man tirelessly working, since I came, he hasn't even sat down or had a drink of water. He was tall and strong looking, though. "Leon, take
130. Start A New Role
I'm now like a spirit floating through the air, passing through a line of soldiers to a small cemetery at the edge of a village in the middle of nowhere. Time in a vacuum is indeed different from time in the ordinary world, then it seems that I have passed through a lot of things because now Adam's body and the civilians who were hit by the bomb have been buried. I stare at the tombstone bearing my friend's name, along with a picture of him smiling slightly in his military uniform. He's exactly the Adam I saw last time, I've only known him for a short time but the sadness is overwhelming. The soldiers saluted and carried out the military funeral procession as a last respect with great solemnity. Next to Adam's grave, the graves of his other family members were lined up and I couldn't hold back the tears I had been holding back. They were good people, but why did they have to suffer such a tragic fate? I'm leaving this world, and Adam will never return to the military. He's now sett
129. Solace
Even though my vision wasn't completely clear, my body felt like it was moving on its own to beat up the Solace in front of me. I was sure I had exerted all my strength to give him the greatest punch of my lifetime, but all I felt was like punching a very hard wall. Solace was flat-footed, and the look in his eyes clearly showed that he was bored. I felt even more compelled to turn him into a punching bag. I punched again, several times, but to no avail, instead my knuckles turned red and cracked. "Crazy bastard." I cursed as I kept my distance from the creature. "How could you show up without a single guilty look? I know you're not human, but you're even worse than that."It hurt so much when I thought of Adam who had suddenly died at a young age, along with Celine who was alone, and Adellia with her destiny for the kingdom. "You seem to only want to make me a patient of the mental hospital after this. What help is that? It looks like I'm making their lives even more miserable!" I
128. I Wish I Could Run Away
I never took dreams seriously, but this time I really wanted to wake up and escape from everything that had happened. This memory was very vivid because of the pain I was still suffering all over my body after being bounced around by the bomb blast. Particles of dirt were wafting through the air so my vision was limited, but I could faintly hear screams and bodies clad in army uniforms in the distance. It would undoubtedly be fine if I got hit by a bomb, after all, I wouldn't be able to die. However, what bothered me the most was the sergeant's remark that Greenish had been destroyed. That was impossible. How could that be? According to the information I knew, Greenish and other food supply areas had very strict guards and not just anyone could enter there. I even had to go naked to be checked to make sure that I wasn't carrying anything suspicious when I visited the village with Adam. Then, at the same time, my eyes closed because it was so hard to maintain consciousness. I was
