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#094. Crying Woman (4)
Ray opened his eyes and checked his current location.
A dark hallway.
A field of vision that shakes slightly up and down.
Hit— Hit— Hit—
And then the sound of four pairs of footsteps coming from just below.
At the moment, he was being carried somewhere by the children.
‘…Where are you taking me?’
Ray memorized the route by observing his surroundings.
After a considerable number of hallways and corners passed before my eyes.
widely.
The children’s feet stopped.
At the end of the hallway, the children opened the door and went into a room, carefully laid Ray on the bed, and then left the room.
Squeak─ bang.
“… … .”
Ray slowly opened his eyes and sat up, first checking the location of Philip and Veronica.
The presence of the two people felt through the binding magic was located in two different rooms not far away.
Judging from the way it moves little by little within a certain radius, it seems to be examining the inside of the room.
Swish.
Ray also half sat up and looked around the room.
Desk, bed, table, wardrobe, etc.
It was a luxurious room with various furnitures.
However, all the furniture was smaller than the average size, giving the impression that it was made for children.
And another peculiarity is.
‘Dnine.’
The missing leader of the gang was sitting on the chair in front of the desk.
I could only see his back, but judging from the faint sound of his breathing, he seemed to be asleep.
Again── Again──
The moment I was about to get up from my seat, I heard footsteps from beyond the door.
Ray quickly laid his upper body back down on the bed and opened his eyes.
Creak── bang.
The window was small and the room was dark, but it was still dark enough to see who was coming in.
It was Mrs. Lenia.
After looking at this side for a moment, she turned around and approached Denaine, making a small halo appear on her palm.
─No matter… no matter… 16 years old… no… rather… my age… .
A voice filled with faint embarrassment and worry.
The muttering was so quiet that the content could not be fully heard.
She cleared the halo and held the red jewel of her necklace between her thumb and index finger.
Okay then.
Woohoo──
The jewel began to emit a soft red glow.
‘It’s a charging stone. I can definitely feel the mana stored in the jewel.’
One more clue has been added to the suspicion that Madame Lenia is a member of Murcred’s organization.
But the phenomenon caused by the jewel did not end there.
The emotions that had been trapped in Denaine’s bowl began to be sucked into the jewel.
The bowl soon dried up like a pond in a drought.
Woohoo──
The jewel that had finished preying emitted a stronger light of a century, and the red light disappeared as if it had permeated Denaine’s body.
The light soon disappeared.
Darkness returns again.
Crackle─ Crackle─
Ray quickly closed his eyes at the sound of approaching footsteps.
Soon, my closed eyes became bright and I could hear muttering.
“I’ve been waiting for you, my son. This time, I will definitely protect you.”
It was a voice mixed with sobs.
Mrs. Lenia operated the necklace in the same way as before, but soon encountered an unexpected situation.
“… … ?”
No matter how much time passes, the jewel’s light does not get stronger.
The red light shot out towards the boy named Ray without any penetration.
In a way, it was natural.
Because in the first place, Ray’s vessel had no emotions that could be absorbed.
‘Why? It never happened when I used it on other children… .’
But the woman, who was unaware of such facts, could not help but feel very embarrassed.
“… … !”
It was then that an eerie sensation enveloped my entire body.
The woman who instinctively used teleportation magic disappeared from her spot for a moment, appearing a few steps behind.
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Shhh!
By the hair’s breadth, a sharp trajectory passed by, grabbing the air where the necklace had been.
“Did you use that to turn children into dolls?”
Ray got up from his bed and took a stance, sending up a few fireballs around him as he spoke.
If the opponent was a member of Murkred’s organization, I thought I should take away the charging stone that would be a variable in the battle.
Unfortunately, it didn’t work out.
‘I didn’t know you would react to a surprise attack at this speed.’
A reaction speed that is impossible without a considerable amount of combat experience.
It was a moment when my existing convictions became even stronger.
Hurrah!
A bright red flame illuminated the faces of the boy and the woman.
“Oh, how did you wake up?”
“What’s that necklace?”
“I, I don’t think so….”
“What were you planning to do by making the children like that?”
“I, I did nothing wrong, nothing wrong… It’s all for the children…”
Ray tilted his head.
‘It is said that all members of Murcred’s organization display high aggressiveness.
Lenia did not attack this side.
He was busy retreating like someone caught in a crime, and there was no sign of hostility towards him even inside the vessel.
Rather, she was endangering herself.
Because emotions of anger, sadness, and regret were stirring inside the bowl with increasingly heated movements.
Instability itself.
It looks like it might explode at any moment.
The doubts I had since I first saw the other person raised their heads again.
‘Why aren’t all these emotions exploding… Ah.’
Ray soon realized why.
It was because of the jewels.
The red light of the jewel enveloped the bowl, suppressing the emotions from exploding.
If things continued like this, I could intuitively sense what would happen to Lenia’s vessel.
‘The bowl will burst and shatter into pieces. Like Walter.’
In Walter’s case, it happened because the emotions built up much faster than they were resolved, but in any case, the result did not seem to be any different in that the emotions reached their peak.
‘To hear the detailed story, I need to resolve those feelings first… .’
Even if the opponent is a member of Murcred’s organization.
Or not.
Bam. Click.
It was then that Lenia’s back, which was taking a step back, touched the switch on the wall.
Jijik-
When I raised my head, I could see the blinking lights.
Crackle- crackle-
A light bulb that has not been used for a very long time and whose circuitry is badly damaged.
The flickering, which at first continued precariously as if it would disappear at any moment, soon gained a ferocious momentum as the light resumed its function.
Crackle─! Crackle─! Crackle─!
Light that reverses like madness.
A vision that flickers without rest.
Light and darkness race through the room, trying to tear each other’s throats.
yet.
Pot!
The world before my eyes was filled with light.
Ray’s frowning vision.
The first thing I saw was Lenia, her face turning pale.
“Ah, ahhhh… .”
Her eyes were focused on the pure white light of the lamp.
The eyes that were usually filled with affection were filled with deep fear.
The lips that had been portraying elegance were trembling, overwhelmed by an irresistible fear.
“Ahh… ah, ahh… .”
It was reflected in her eyes.
That night, the sight of old enemies breaking windows and invading rooms with lights on.
The sight of their young blood relatives brutally killed under their swords.
“Gyaaa …
Mrs. Lenia sank into her seat, clutching her head.
Bang! Bang!
The windows shattered at the sharp scream, and objects in the room, such as picture frames and vases, shook and fell without warning.
Ray had no choice but to hesitate for a moment.
“Ah …
Dismissed!
The protective shield that Ray had put on reflectively was cracked.
Madame Lenia’s screams became more shrill, and it even gave the illusion that the building was shaking.
“… … .”
No, it wasn’t a mistake.
Damn!
Debris falling from the walls and ceiling starting to crack, unless I’m seeing things wrong.
‘… It’s magic. Using the voice.’
Every time Lenia screamed, the mana from her ring spread and raced throughout her body.
Also, the emotions of the vessel, as if resonating with the scream, became more violent and violent.
But still, it didn’t erupt due to the suppression of the red jewel.
“Ah …
The whole place started shaking as if an earthquake had occurred.
First of all, you must stop using magic.
The moment I started walking with that thought.
“Oh, don’t come! Don’t come near me!”
The frightened look on Mrs. Lenia’s face began to change.
Soon, a ripple of mana was felt at the spot where she had disappeared, and soon after, the same ripple was detected at a point on the 4th floor, the highest floor of the mansion.
‘Movement magic. It ran away.’
Should I have done something different to calm her down?
After all, appeasing other people’s emotions was something he was not used to.
Ray raised his head and looked towards the 4th floor where he felt the ripples of mana.
I have figured out the color of mana used in movement magic and the principle of activation after seeing it once.
‘Is it right to chase after them?’
Although it was not possible to create sufficient coloring with the mana within the ring, it was possible if you drew on the mana in the air.
But suddenly a voice came into my head.
“Never use mana while it’s on standby! If you keep using it, you’ll get mana poisoning! Be sure to only use purified mana from the ring!”
Actually, it wasn’t bad.
He also later tells Veronica that he used up the mana while waiting.
Because when Veronica is worried about this side, she will be able to admire the breathtakingly beautiful white sun that appears in the bowl.
“… … .”
But I don’t want to do that.
… why?
He was a boy who had lived his life giving specific causes and reasons for all his actions and thoughts.
Because of this, such a will that could not be explained logically caused the boy quite a bit of confusion.
“… … .”
After much thought, I convinced myself.
This is a possible rejection of mana addiction.
Also, since I don’t know how to calm Madame Lenia’s emotions, it’s pointless to chase after her alone now.
‘If I break the necklace, my feelings will be relieved.’
The necklace is something you definitely want to get your hands on and examine closely.
Therefore, destruction was a method that had to be used as a last resort.
“Ah …
Kugugugu──!
The mansion still shakes violently and screams can still be heard.
First, let’s find out why Madame Lenia started going berserk.
Ray quickly made a decision and looked around the room.
Crunch.
Ray picked up the picture frame from between the shards of glass.
In the palm-sized photo, a young Mrs. Renia and a child who looked to be about 6 or 7 years old were smiling happily.
I concentrated and recognized the child’s face.
And the impression that came down was.
‘You look alike. Me.’
His own face as seen through Nero’s eyes and the face of the child seen in the photo now.
I can’t say they’re exactly alike, but there were some parts that gave off a similar overall impression.
In the bookstore, and in the mansion, was this why they kept staring at me?
Knock knock─
“This is….”
The next thing I found was an old diary in a desk drawer.
I slowly turned the pages from the beginning.
Sarak. Sarak.
The crookedly written diary mainly contained the happy times a boy named Joshua had with his mother.
Or study together.
Or learn magic together.
Have a meal together.
Or go to bed together.
Sarak.
The diary was interrupted in the middle.
Without any warning.
Let’s go back and check again, the last diary entry was written 10 years ago.
‘The child in the photo seems to be the owner of the diary. If he were 6 years old 10 years ago…’
He must be about 16 years old now.
However, the child presumed to be Joshua was never seen in the mansion.
I turned the remaining pages, wondering if it was in another room somewhere.
Sarak. Sarak.
Then I discovered a sentence.
“I’m sorry, Mom.”
“Because I couldn’t protect you.”
The pages were covered with dried tear stains.
Ray leapt to the side, grabbing his diary and photos.
Shhh─! Kwaang─!
He turned his head, choosing his posture.
I could see Denaine gasping for breath, holding onto the broken leg of a chair, in front of a desk that had been split in half.
“You─! How dare you threaten my wife! I will kill you─!”
Dnine.
I forgot about it.
At first glance, Denaine appeared to be fine.
His eyes were focused normally, and he spoke sentences clearly.
but.
‘I have no feelings.’
There was no emotion in the bowl.
And when he had no emotions, he acted as if he had emotions.
A strong question began to stir and blossom.
The boy asked himself.
What on earth are you guys?