Gerald's smile had no sneaky intent behind it. It was a genuine smile, and Gin didn't doubt it.Gerald was a legend. Everyone in this world was a witness to his kindness, and Gin had no intention of becoming his enemy. But somehow, his smile bothered Gin.Those warm eyes and that smile felt so familiar.Gargan stood between Gin and Gerald. She had been worried about something she couldn't say. She opened her mouth several times, but no words came out."Aargh! This is really frustrating me!" she complained while stomping her feet."What?" Viviz raised an eyebrow. Only she noticed Gargan's strange behavior, while Gin and Gerald continued to share glances."You will not understand."Gargan tried to say something, but only her lips moved while no sound came out of her mouth. She picked up a stick and wrote on the ground, but every line she had just written disappeared. The oath kept her from saying anything about her master.Gargan gave up. She sighed and let the tension between Gin and G
Before Gin could agree, he hadn't even had time to complain, Gerald took off with a ball of electricity in his hand. Just a little more, the ball hit Gin's head.Gin caught the ball with his bare hands. The electric shock hit his body but it was only a low sting.Gerald smiled then stepped back as Gin threw the ball."You underestimate me?" Gin asked. He wasn't ready to fight, but fighting him with small electric balls like this hurt his pride. Did Gerald see him as weak just because he didn't have a core?"That's terrible. Disaster really isn't easy to fight, right?" Gerald muttered with an amazed face. "Don't get me wrong. It wasn't a light strike, I almost put all my strength into that orb."It sounded like bullshit. The electric ball did not affect him whatsoever on Gin except for making his hands itch.Gerald raised his hands. "I don't think I'm ready to attack you now. I need great power to defeat a disaster."Gin forced himself to be silent and not challenge him. What more powe
At a time like that, the only skill Gin wanted was to stop time. At least, he needed time to open the reward he had just received.Gerald was ready with his rusty sword. Meanwhile, Zack and Ellya were running toward them. Gerald motioned for them to stop before they got into too dangerous a situation.Two seconds passed, and the demons started coming and shaking the ground until it cracked.The ground before them split open like a curtain. Trees fell into the cracks, and animals screamed for help.The ogres ran around in panic while Sheba hid in the distance. In an instant, this beautiful forest had become a gaping hole.The sound of footsteps grew closer as the ground opened wider right in front of Gin. The tree that Gin had originally used as a backrest had now toppled into the ground.Finally, a short and tiny figure approached, coming from the hole. His ears were long and rolled back. His skin looked like a pigskin but was hard and thick. Gerald took an arrow in his back and shot
There was a reason it was called the Tunnel of Memories. From his previous experience, Gin had suspected that this tunnel was bringing back memories.Those demons didn't attack him with physical strength but with their brains. As long as Viviz didn't tell him that it was an illusion, then what he saw might be reality. And so were the flying bunnies."I wish I could show this to my brother," Gerald said with sad eyes.Gin's focus shifted from the bunnies to Gerald. He felt something was wrong. Were all kids obsessed with flying bunnies? Wasn't it strange that they both had a brother who liked flying bunnies?Gin tried his best not to be too obvious as he watched Gerald's face. He felt that something was very fishy here. His instincts were never wrong, and this time it said he had to be very careful with him.The bunny troupe finally ended with a few bunnies hopping around. They didn't fly, but their jumps were quite high. They were pretty adorable to look at.Viviz let go of the bunny
The image of a strong and undefeated hero was gone in Gin's mind when he saw Gerald tremble. He looked pathetic and weak, far from the hero that many people adored.Gerald muttered the same words over and over again. "Release him, please don't kill my brother. Please..."Gin was still confused, of course, but seeing Gerald like this just distracted his mind. The voices no longer affected him as the biggest question appeared in his head.Why would Gerald know about Rose and all that happened?[The tunnel failed to retrieve your memory][Memory reflection failed]The notification came just in time and once again made Gin's brows furrow. He looked back and forth. Wait a minute... If his memory failed to be fetched by the tunnel, did that mean that all of this didn't come from his memory?Gin took a few steps back, discouraging his intention to help Gerald. His eyes trembled as he stared at the hero who sadly hugged his knees.Gin assured himself that he didn't misunderstand. This tunnel
The demons might be small, but their skin couldn't be easily sliced through.Gerald conjured wind magic and slashed at their skin with his air dagger. But not a single scratch remained. Their skin was incredibly tough and resilient."What about your arrows?" Gin asked as he stepped forward toward one of the demons that were about to break through the bone wall.He swung his sword at the demon's neck, but the demon instead looked up and stared at him with a long screeching sound."Useless. They're just ordinary arrows," Gerald replied, stepping back.Gin stood back to back with Gerald. He watched the left side while Gerald watched the right.One of the demons had already emerged from the wall. It was a female with long unkempt hair and a foul stench. Viviz grimaced and recoiled with a disgusted expression. They smelled like corpses.Gin focused his power on his sword and attempted to strike the demon again. This time, he succeeded, although it cost him a significant amount of mana.Unf
"You will live according to my commands until you die," he said.All the flying demons stopped in their tracks, flapping their wings without moving. Meanwhile, the other demons continued to run toward Gin."Kill them," he commanded.Just as their claws were about to reach Gin, the flying demons let out a loud scream and swooped down. They tore apart the other demons with their claws and tossed them in all directions. Not a single one of them touched Gin.Suddenly, they started attacking each other, or rather, Gin commanded them to attack the other demons. Every time those demons died and transformed into flying demons, they would side with Gin and attack the others.It continued like that until the flying demons almost filled all the tunnels. "Kieeek! Kiiieeekk!" Their cries made Gin's ears ring.Gerald stood amidst the chaos, barely holding on. If Gin hadn't instructed them to attack, he would have been killed by their claws. There were several wounds on his body, and parts of his cl
The ball of light entered Gerald's body through the figure in a robe. A few seconds later, Gerald's body began to glow, and he opened his eyes.Initially, his gaze was empty, but when the robed figure told him to sit, he started showing expressions."From now on, you are the true hero," said the robed figure.Gin watched all this with bated breath. He needed Viviz to tell him if this was just a hallucination. He just saw his old body being used by someone else."Your task is to stop the disaster and save the world. I called you Gerald, the true hero. That body and all the memories it holds now belong to you." The robed stretched out his hand to Gerald, and he accepted it.A surge of anger almost blinded Gin. His body was being used by someone else, especially against him. He couldn't accept it.Gin unleashed his anger by slashing at the wall with Gargan. A long crack formed from top to bottom, but it wasn't enough to split it.Gin's breathing became heavy, and his eyes stared sharply