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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
I was amazed at myself, really! Presumably the experience in the previous two worlds had made me adept at dealing with situations, ah, or was this the power I had generated in this world? In essence, I was able to move quickly to avoid the bullets that were now making holes in the ground. I rounded my eyes, how could this be possible? No human can dodge gunfire! Adam, who I reflexively pulled until we both fell, showed an expression of disbelief as he glanced at me. However, I chalked it up to sheer luck that would never happen again. Therefore, I quickly got up and returned the gunfire while walking backwards slowly. There were only three of us here, Louis who was originally hiding near me was nowhere to be seen. Likewise, Alex is nowhere to be seen. That's good, that way we can at least minimize casualties from our side. The enemy man then laughed as he scratched his long hair and reloaded. "Wow, are you sure you're just an ordinary soldier? The last time anyone could avoid that