Chapter 287

Episode 287 Cause and Effect (3)

After Raven left the library, I wanted to follow him to find out where the house was, but I gave up.

Because that wouldn’t be polite between colleagues.

The reason I haven’t mentioned my family situation until now is probably because I didn’t want to tell the story. If you’re really curious, it’s better to go back later and ask yourself.

‘……Then what should I do now?’

I continued to organize the plans I had been doing since Raven left, but I couldn’t concentrate, so I just left. And while I was rolling around on the bed after having eaten roughly, Amelia, who had gone out earlier, returned.

“…Have you been doing that all day?”

“however?”

You said you were alone at home?

As I stared at him with those eyes, Amelia shook her head and tossed the heavy pouch.

“Now take it.”

“……money?”

“This is the price of selling the equipment and items the looters had. It was divided exactly in half, so go out to the city tomorrow and start with the equipment you will use in the future.”

“Oh that’s a lot?”

“There are not many blacksmiths in Noark, so it’s difficult to get new equipment, so don’t use it for strict things and use it only where it’s absolutely necessary.”

That’s nagging.

“What have you been doing? Is it going well?”

“It’s still a work in progress.”

Amelia said that she would inform me again when there were results, but she disappeared somewhere saying she had something to do.

Did you stop by for a while to give money in the first place?

‘Tomorrow I’m going to go grill some meat.’

After dawn, I went out early and headed to Commelby, a commercial district called ‘Free Market’. And I asked for some equipment to be custom-made at the blacksmith I used to use often. Sёarᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

They say it will take about three weeks…

‘Business here was good even 20 years ago.’

what do you understand

There are not many places in Commelby that handle high-tier equipment with good cost-effectiveness like this one.

‘While I’m here, I’m going to take a look around here.’

After that, there was nothing to do, so I wandered around and enjoyed sightseeing.

Stop by the Central Exchange to check prices, ask explorers around, and visit restaurants 20 years ago.

I played thriftly until right after the last train, and at night, I went back to the lodging, had a drink, and went to sleep.

And the next morning on the 3rd day.

‘I’m shaking afterward.’

visited the Holy Land.

It was the first time I’d seen him, so I was worried that someone would talk to me, but…

‘Is it because of the large population? The holy map has a completely different atmosphere from 20 years later.’

Fortunately, there was nothing to worry about.

It was different in many ways from our generation, who had to memorize names, faces, and motives for up to a year.

‘Okay, let’s just leave the letter and run away.’

Soon after, I was hanging around near the chief’s tent, and while the chief was away, I put in the letter I had written the day before and left the holy ground.

Then he visited the Church of Leatlas.

Coincidentally, there was a notice about the request that was just right.

The content is the repair of buildings under the Church.

As a reward, it was a request that was practically a service activity with all public values.

“Received.”

Since the start date of the request was 3 days later, I went out to the streets after submitting the application form today.

First of all, today’s work is over, but…

I moved to the library because I had plenty of time.

And as I was quietly organizing my thoughts like yesterday, the chair across from me was pulled with a noise.

drooling.

yes you are here again

“Nice to meet you, Arua.”

“…….”

He readily called out his name and greeted him, but Raven’s expression was pouty.

“Why didn’t you come yesterday?”

No, it’s like we were supposed to meet.

He said it was time to go and left without looking back, saying he was the one who left.

“Okay, did you eat?”

“huh.”

To my question, Raven replied that she ate a piece of bread she brought from home.

what kind of meal is that

“Let’s go out and grill some meat.”

“……meat?”

“Do you hate it?”

“I don’t know.”

“Don’t you know?”

“Because I’ve never eaten it.”

Huo really makes you cry.

“Then you can try it today. What are you doing? Wake up quickly. Can’t you study later?”

“But…”

“Don’t worry too much, I’m going to the store in front of you anyway.”

“I didn’t worry about anything.”

Raven closed the book and got down from her chair, probably getting annoyed at being treated like a child. Then it moved one square to the side, a little farther away from me.

“Don’t sympathize with me. I can buy meat later with my money and eat it.”

The act of trying to buy something was very hurtful to his pride.

damn it was my mistake

For this type, there must be an approach that is suitable for this type.

“Oh, I’m sorry if you thought so.”

As soon as I honestly expressed my apology, Raven got down from the chair again.

And…

“This is the first time an adult apologizes. I’ll take care of it.”

I went back to my first seat and sat down.

This is not even a one cat.

“I’m going to read a book now, so don’t disturb me.”

Soon after, Raven said that in a clear voice and started to read the book for real.

It was a bit ridiculous.

When did I interrupt…

“…….”

“…….”

Anyway, with such a reasonable distance, time passed quietly.

Took.

Raven spoke again when I turned over the last chapter of the book I was reading.

“……Are you an explorer?”

Honestly, it was a question I wanted to come out when.

Because the kids are crazy about this again.

“Yes, an explorer.”

“What grade is it?”

“5th grade…… no, 6th grade.”

I quickly corrected my words.

In case you don’t know, it is judged that it is correct to make all answers based on ‘Nibelz Entze’.

“Is it high?”

“It’s just normal. Most of the explorers in the books you read here would have passed level 4.”

“Um, that’s right.”

Surprisingly, Raven didn’t show an attitude of arguing or ignoring the low grade.

just showing curiosity.

“Can you talk to me?”

“About the labyrinth?”

“huh.”

Afterwards, as if I were playing with a child, I told stories about the things that happened in the labyrinth and the exaggerated stories of interesting events I had heard while living as an explorer.

Oh, I left out the bad stories as much as possible.

Because Raven is different from Dwalky.

Cancer children should protect their innocence.

“It’s interesting. Are all barbarians like you?”

“It’s not you, it’s Nivelz Enze.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll call you by my full name from now on.”

Contrary to the first impression that there are all these crazy kids, Raven was surprisingly well-intentioned.

He was considerate and did not want to do to others what he did not like.

There was only one deficiency.

“But why are you arguing with adults?”

“Because it’s not a fight.”

“There’s no way a smart kid like you wouldn’t know that there’s a better way than turning on the electricity right away.”

“…I don’t know about that.”

What I felt during the conversation was that Raven had a great desire to be acknowledged.

I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t have that kind of desire…….

This guy was several times worse than his peers.

Perhaps the act of giving electricity to passers-by blocking the road was an expression of such a psychology. Anyone would like to show off being a wizard.

I never got the reaction I was expecting.

According to my experience, there is only one thought that comes to my mind when I am suddenly electrocuted.

Did this crazy kid spin?

“Then I’ll go now. Goodbye.”

It was a bit earlier than yesterday, but Raven left the library as if running away from an awkward topic.

So, I just went back to my house.

And three days passed.

***

The era of the past, 20 years ago.

There were times when I was curious about that fact and wandered around the streets every day, but my interest soon died.

Is it a logarithm just because it was 20 years ago?

After all, it is the place where people live.

So for the last 3 days, except for chatting with Raven in the library, I was mostly in the dorm.

‘Oh come to think of it, I didn’t tell you that I couldn’t go today.’

After meeting and talking every day for a few days, I became quite close with Raven.

Not only did he tell the story of the labyrinth, but he himself brought up the story of the family first.

‘……It was unexpected.’

Raven was a single parent family.

It wasn’t just that his father died, but that he had an affair and left the house a year ago?

Oh, by the way, it is said that his father was also a wizard.

Somehow, no matter how smart a child was, he wondered if it was possible to learn magic just by looking at the books in the library, but it was possible because his father had grasped all the basics.

[Anyway, that’s why my mom hates me learning magic. I also sold all the books I had at home. I think I’m thinking of him.]

The housekeeper came in without blinking, and Raven was bewildered, but said it was nothing special.

It seemed to me that even that was part of the defense mechanism.

If I pretend to be okay with others, it seems like it will be okay for me too.

‘Ha, it’s really going to collapse…’

So recently, I have a new goal.

The goal is to help Raven enter the Mage Tower. Well, even if it’s not me, I’ll be a member of the Magic Tower someday

…

Perhaps when she returned to the future, Raven might have become a greater wizard.

Um, but then, will the first meeting be different?

‘How different will it be if it changes?’

It will just make the vampire battle a little easier, and even if it’s not that, it doesn’t matter.

Because the past has already been twisted.

He left a letter in the Holy Land.

Not only that, but in three weeks, Amelia and Noark will go down to save the life of one person who should have died.

‘If it’s going to change anyway, it’s better to induce us to change for the better.’

Yes, in that sense…….

Took.

Arriving at my destination, I took a deep breath at the entrance.

‘Something is tense.’

A nursery school affiliated with the Church of Leatlas.

It is also the place where Dwalki spent his childhood.

“Ah Nibelz Enze, are you right?”

“right.”

“If you wait here for a while, the foreman will guide you on what to do today. Can I get you something to drink?”

“No, it’s fine.”

Soon after entering the orphanage, he said that he had come to do volunteer work, and then sat down and waited. While doing so, a tough-looking man came and led me and a few volunteers to the site.

“As you can see, the building is rather old, so there are quite a few places that are uncomfortable and dangerous for children to live with. Experienced and first-timers are well mixed and divided into groups, so let’s all work hard today.”

What I’m going to do here for about a week from today is repair work on an old building.

I felt a little bit strange.

The last time I came here, it wasn’t for repairs, it was for carrying luggage right before demolition.

“Hey Barbarian brother! The work in the morning is all over, so let’s go get some rest!”

Anyway, I did as I was told to do, and in the spare time I went to the vacant lot

where

the children were playing. ‘… Even

at that time, I didn’t have any friends.’

Drinking water from a canteen, I naturally went to the shade and sat next to it. However, I couldn’t remember the lines I had prepared to become close to naturally. I just

remembered this guy’s last moments.

There were a lot of things I wanted to say when we met again someday.

” I’ll keep it out of the way. Take a break…….”

Dwalki hesitated and raised his body, as if my staring stare was uncomfortable.

Only then did he come to his senses. Let’s

get sentimental later and do what we need to do now.

“Sit down. ”

“Yes, four!”

“……You can speak comfortably. Because I don’t catch and eat it.”

“…….”

At my words, Dwalki sat down again, but he was busy looking at me with an uncomfortable expression as if he was sitting on a cushion of thorns

. “What ‘s

your name?”

“Riole.”

“Last name?”

“I won’t tell you.”

“I’m Nibelz Enze. 6th grade explorer.”

“Yeah……”

Huh, it seems like he’s harassing you.

Don’t you like it when people who look like normal explorers come?

Yes, like these kids.

“Wow, it’s a barbarian!”

“Is this a tattoo? It didn’t hurt when

I sat down on the floor, and the children who were playing came up to me with curiosity. And when I revealed that I was an explorer, they begged me to tell them about the

labyrinth

. But seeing what’s left of it, it seems like he’s curious too.’

Dwalkie was looking at me from afar, as if she wanted to hear the story of the labyrinth. Therefore, I began to open the story in earnest. Oh, of course, it

was a different version from the story full of dreams and innocence I told Raven.

“Goblin! Have you ever caught a goblin?”

“I’ve killed a cancer. After crushing the eyeball like this with my hand, I hit this place with my fist like this. The skull was quite hard, so I had to hit it three times.”

“Wow…”

“It reminds me of stepping on a trap all of a sudden. At that time, I thought it was really crazy. I couldn’t even use one leg at all because my muscles and tendons were torn. I couldn’t even walk properly, so I crawled in the dark for hours looking for someone to rescue me.”

“Uh…”

“Yes. It was a difficult experience to think back on. Whether the bone protruded on the side of the shin and how painful it was every time the bone touched the floor. In the middle, the goblin paralysis poison was also released, so I thought I was really crazy. I didn’t know at the time, but when I looked later, I saw that one of the molars was missing.”

“…Eh?”

Perhaps they weren’t expecting such a realistic story. As the story went on, the children’s faces darkened

.

“Oh and one more thing. People usually think that a monster turns into a magic stone as soon as it dies, but that is an illusion. He stares at me for about three seconds while pouring out his brain water through his nose and ear holes. Just with that look in his eyes.”

“…….”

“Isn’t it fun just talking about monsters? Then let’s talk about people this time. Among the people I know, I’ve met a predator who wears people’s ears like necklaces…” “…

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!”

A little girl who was trembling in front of the front ran out crying. ..

or not, I continued,

“This doesn’t look good, does it? Then this time I’ll tell you about the first time my arm was ripped off.”

“…….”

“Isn’t this too bad? Then… well, I guess I’ll have to tell you the story the guild tried to frame me for and kill me.”

” Hey…….”

“Huh?”

“Is there anything else like that?”

When I was about to start, a child trembled and asked me,

and I nodded without hesitation,

“Then what do you want? I don’t know what you’ve been hearing about, but terrible things like this happen every day during exploration.” This

was the only untrue truth.

Although you laughed at that moment, saying that it was good to be an explorer.

It must have been terrible.

“Yes, so. ……”

I pointed at Dwalkie and said,

“You guys don’t do that, okay?”