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#083. Confession (1)
“I won’t tell you that.”
For a moment, Curiossa doubted her own ears.
“…I answered all your questions?”
“You just did that. I never promised to answer all your questions. Change the question.”
There was silence for a long time.
Curiosa, who understood the meaning of the words, screamed as if in a fit of convulsion.
“This little brat──!! He didn’t say anything like that──!!”
A cold wind blew.
Crumpled scrap metal and dust flew everywhere, and a suffocating murderous aura quickly engulfed the surroundings.
Protecting Veronica and himself with the shield, Ray continued speaking in a calm voice.
“There was no such thing, but there wasn’t anything like that either. All questions were allowed.”
“Are you trying to deceive me? If you don’t answer my questions right now, I’ll kill you right here on the spot.”
“And that’s the end of the question-and-answer exchange. I have no more questions left.”
Ray’s remarks were planned.
As our curiosity about each other was resolved, I thought that I would be at a disadvantage.
The reason Curiosa did not attack this side was purely due to uncontrollable curiosity.
‘I don’t know how Curiosa will change once her curiosity is satisfied.’
Leaving some of the other person’s questions unresolved.
It could be considered a kind of safety device.
In fact, there are still many things I’m curious about, but I’ve already secured the most important information through the previous few questions.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
The surrounding space began to fold in with an eerie sound, as if the landscape had been torn apart.
“You cheeky brat crossed the line. I’ll tear your whole body to shreds and kill you.”
lie.
You can’t kill me.
“How do you control your emotions?”
Because the current anger in your bowl cannot surpass your curiosity about the last question.
It was then that Veronica intervened.
“Ah, you should save the things you’re most curious about! That way, you’ll always have anticipation! When I eat strawberry cake, I eat the strawberries last!”
Both people’s gazes turned to Veronica at the same time.
‘The kid behind me is….’
‘Lies. Last time I saw you, you were eating it first.’
Veronica’s intervention was sudden but effective.
Because the wind has died down and the surrounding scenery is gradually starting to return to normal.
“… I hadn’t thought about it that way. Hmm… That makes sense.”
Curiosa, who had been muttering for a while, looked at Ray and said.
“White kid. I’ll be watching. The greatest pleasure is to leave a little more food for the red kid to eat, as he said.”
Curiosa’s body, which had been swaying like a tidal wave, disappeared as if sucked into a point in the air.
dump!
Veronica, her nerves relaxed, collapsed into her seat.
“Whoa… Whoa… I thought I was going to die.”
Ray was lost in thought while Veronica caught her breath.
‘…how to manipulate emotions.’
In fact, it was a question that even I didn’t know the answer to.
Because injecting emotions was simply an act performed based on intuition and instinct.
The theory did not exist.
I couldn’t teach it to anyone else.
Veronica, who had been blankly staring, asked.
“Is that okay? In the end, you didn’t answer the question he was most curious about.”
“That’s why I didn’t answer. Because it’s the question you’re most curious about.”
Curiosa left a message saying that she would watch and disappeared.
Clearly, this won’t be the last time we meet.
There may be room for the answers to questions to be used as bait to elicit additional information or to exploit them in some other way.
Of course, unless you know what the other person’s true intentions are, both parties can be exploited.
Ray, who had gathered his thoughts, said as he helped Veronica up.
“Let’s clean up and go back to the dorm. I think it would be good to get some rest and discuss what to do next with Philip.”
“Yeah. I understand. Actually, I was about 3 seconds from fainting earlier. I held on somehow, hehe.”
Veronica’s long shadowed eyes.
In a way, it was natural.
Because of the series of urgent and dangerous situations, your physical and mental strength will be extremely exhausted.
‘I was protecting you throughout the battle.’
That was the reason we were able to get through the battle without much damage.
If Veronica hadn’t been there, there would have been some damage.
“I’ve loaded all my luggage.”
“Get on next to me. We’ll be leaving right away.”
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“huh!”
The two men loaded their loot into the car and drove away from the vacant lot.
And then, as I was passing through the entrance.
“Layah! Over there!”
Veronica pointed up out the window.
Above the canyon, dozens of rock deer were gathered together and looking down.
“Over there! Over there! There’s a franc too!”
Veronica shouted, slapping Ray on the shoulder.
“Veronica, the body of the person driving is not what you hit.
“Fran! You haven’t left yet!”
“Veronica, my shoulder hurts.”
“Fran! I’m here! Here!”
“Veronica, my shoulder hurts a lot.”
You said you felt like you were going to faint.
Where does my strength come from?
Leaving the small question behind, Ray followed Veronica’s gaze.
I made eye contact with Fran’s mother on the top of the canyon.
Even though it was a long way away, I could tell that the guy’s gaze was focused squarely on me.
The guy’s eyes widened.
Repeatedly, as if expressing gratitude for taking care of Fran.
After that, the guy disappeared with the group, and there was nothing visible above the canyon.
The vehicle continued to move forward.
We passed along a winding road with the wind blowing through the valley, and before long, the scenery outside appeared.
Boooo …
The vehicle sped up and raced across the wilderness.
The sky is at noon.
The sun was still hot.
“So last time… .”
Veronica, who had been babbling about things related to Franc, became increasingly quiet as she grew tired.
Then, when the silhouette of the sector came into view in the distance, he asked in a hesitant voice.
“Ray, I have a question. Is it okay if I ask you?”
Ray nodded slightly.
Despite being given permission, Veronica took quite a while to open her mouth.
“Just now. What do you mean by controlling emotions?”
“… … .”
Ray slowly realized that it was time to reveal the truth.
There are some facts that I didn’t intend to hide, but didn’t necessarily intend to come forward and reveal.
Without realizing it, I was putting strength into the hand I was holding the steering wheel with.
The accelerator was pressed further, and the car accelerated towards the sector.
*
“Okay, see you later, Ray.”
Squeak─ bang.
Exactly 5 seconds after the door closes.
Dororong─ Dororong─
I could hear snoring coming from inside.
It seemed like he fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed, without even having time to wash up.
‘I guess I should let him sleep for a bit.’
The current time is 4:14 PM.
Anyway, there was still time left until Philip, who had gone out on an investigation, returned.
Ray turned around in front of the door and slowly walked down the hallway.
In fact, his physical condition was not much different from Veronica’s.
A hazy mind.
Eyelids that keep falling down.
Perhaps because of the intense pain, every muscle and joint in his body screamed.
Squeak─ Squeak─
Like the wooden planks that make up the hallway, creaking incessantly underfoot.
‘… It must be an aftereffect. I used my ministry magic at a level far beyond my original ability.’
Ray recalled the time when he had piloted a hundred rock deer in the open space.
A moment when I followed my instincts and can’t even remember how I did it.
Also, now that Mana’s orbital speed has returned to normal, it’s a moment that can never be reproduced again.
‘It was possible because the ring’s mana was rapidly recharged.’
With that thought in mind, Ray concentrated on feeling the newly created ring.
Above the first ring, above the second ring.
Various types of mana, including purple mana, were flowing leisurely.
However, the total amount of mana contained in the ring.
‘Only half of the mana contained in the first ring.’
The second ring was incomplete.
The light intensity of the ring itself was weak, and the boundary that prevented mana from escaping was also thin.
It feels like a building that only has a skeleton built.
It functions as a ring that purifies and stores mana, but its efficiency is extremely low compared to the first ring that was in a complete form.
‘Unfinished circle.’
I haven’t heard anything like this from Graham either.
I was only told that when the moment of enlightenment comes, you can definitely skip to the next circle.
‘…Maybe it was because the realization was ambiguous.’
In my past memories, one emotion was brought up.
The colors that the emotion radiated were clear and brilliant, but I was still not sure about its identity.
“… … .”
Ray held and released the purple mana that he had drawn up onto his palm.
More enlightenment was needed.
A moment of realization that can give you the confidence that this feeling you have now is respect.
‘… and there’s another change. Besides the second ring.’
The composition of mana stored in the ring has been readjusted.
The three colors of mana that previously took up the largest portion were red, white, and light pink.
Purple mana was added there.
The four colors of mana took up more than half of the entire ring, with the rest being taken up by other colors of mana.
The main elements that make up purple mana are the elements of control, manipulation, connection, and assimilation.
‘I think it could be used for other magic besides missionary magic.’
Just when I was thinking that I should ask Veronica when she wakes up.
widely.
Ray arrived in front of his room.
Squeak─
Ray came inside, closed the door, took off his coat, and lay down on the bed.
Thinking about future plans, there was a lot to do.
I wanted to immediately invest my time in other activities, but I felt like I would have to close my eyes due to extreme fatigue.
Let’s just sleep for 10 minutes and wake up.
No more, no less, just 10 minutes.
How much time has passed since I closed my eyes with that thought?
Knock—knock—knock—
A rhythmic knock was heard.
When I opened my eyes, the clock showed 7:26 PM.
“… … ”
what.
Is it magic?
For a moment I was suspicious of the situation, but seeing that my mind was much clearer, it seemed that I had indeed slept for over three hours.
I got up from my seat and opened the door.
“Are you still sleeping? Oh, I’m out!”
Veronica was standing at the door.
Her clothes were clean, as if she had just showered, and her red hair was still wet.
“I think Philip has arrived downstairs. And it’s dinner time.”
Ray went down to the first floor of the dorm with Veronica.
Outside the window, I could see Philip with the leaders of the five gangs.
Philip’s lips twitched as if giving some instructions.
Squeak──!
“─What is this? I checked it myself and it turned out to be fake information. I told you to gather information, I didn’t tell you to create it. If you handle things like this, you won’t be compensated. Do you understand?”
As I opened the door and went out, the voice became clearer.
The five leaders of the gangs standing in front of Philip all had disgruntled expressions on their faces.
Black rain, rainbow.
And a brown-haired woman with a small scar on the nape of her neck.
I jumped through the sectors, sweating hard, focusing on three keywords, but I didn’t get much nutritious information.
But I can’t give up the 100,000 shillings I was given as compensation… No, I can’t go back empty-handed and disappoint my client.
So, I took great care to create the information myself.
‘Damn. Who knew you could see through everything at once like that?’
‘I thought it was a well-made lie.’
‘Aren’t you secretly putting someone behind us to spy on us?’
The street children’s heartfelt fabrications were all mercilessly exposed by their opponents.
‘He’s so quick to notice things.’
‘A heartless bastard. We worked so hard to piece together all this information.’
In addition, the opposing party’s attitude, which had become more arrogant since yesterday morning, confused the leaders.
“I’m telling you this clearly: if you fabricate and report false information one more time, your contract will be terminated. From that moment on, no matter what you do, you will not be compensated.”
They experienced cognitive dissonance in a situation where they were receiving strict instructions and supervision from someone who was much smaller and weaker than them.
But as time passed, the confusion subsided and other thoughts began to creep into my head.
‘How can you turn it all upside down?’
‘If I can release the seal of the black dragon sleeping on my left arm, I can slaughter everyone here.’
‘I think we need to make it clear who is higher and move on.’
The leaders exchanged glances and looked at each other.
At that moment.
“… … !”
“… … !”
Ray’s eyes met mine.
“Hey, hey. Over there, over there… .”
The captains announced Ray’s appearance by poking each other in the ribs with their elbows.
The anger and discontent that had been bubbling up in their bowls disappeared from their place as if they were running away.
“Ah, Ray! You’re back!”
“Yeah. I got back three hours ago.”
Ray, who approached Philip, glanced at the captains.
The eyes spoke.
─It would be better if you could do it yourself.
It goes without saying that it also contains the meaning, ‘If you don’t want to greet my fist’.
The generals who made eye contact quickly lowered their gazes.
After hearing a few more messages from Philip, the captains bowed deeply and disappeared with a loud greeting.
“Good evening!”
“See you again tomorrow morning!”
The group returned to the accommodation building.
The first floor had a small hall that also served as a restaurant selling simple dishes.
After ordering our meal, we sat down at a table in the corner.
The hall was quiet with no other guests.
Dalgrak.
“The meal you ordered has arrived.”
The waiter who had carried the food onto the table disappeared, and Philip picked up his fork and asked.
“So, how did your outing to the outskirts go? Did it go as planned? I couldn’t stand it, I was so curious all day.”
At Philip’s words, Veronica also looked at Ray with expectant eyes.
“… … .”
Ray was silent for a moment.
I don’t know why, but my breathing felt shaky.
“There’s something I need to talk about before that.”
“Huh? What?”
Ray took a breath and opened his mouth.
“I can see people’s emotions.”