Episode 116. Downfall.
The 21st floor of the tower.
The realm of the apostle called the master of time. When we arrived at the entrance, we watched the operation time while looking at the large clock tower.
“There’s no need to think hard. “For this gateway, you just have to look ahead until you get there.”
Unlike other floors, here there are no particularly strong enemies or difficult challenges to overcome.
As long as you don’t fall in love with the world that the tower shows, it’s a path you can pass by just by walking.
Alfredo said, stroking his long beard.
“Verdin, I’m sorry there are many things I couldn’t tell you. I want to tell you about what I’ve been through… . “I can’t do that now.”
Cynthia also had a similarly sorry expression on her face.
“I’ll tell you everything when the time comes. “I never tried to hide it.”
I answered them by pushing hard against the entrance to the clock tower.
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“It’s okay, because everyone has reasons they can’t talk about.”
“You’re not upset, are you?”
“Pouting. “I’m just curious.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“You just need to know. “Do better in the future.”
What happened cannot be undone anyway. If so, how you deal with it is important, and the Cynthia I know would have definitely calculated it.
It means that he didn’t foolishly take the pledge just to survive.
“let’s go.”
I walked towards the stairs leading upward into the wide open clock tower.
Again, again, again, again.
I could hear footsteps up to the first three steps. However, from then on, the surrounding sounds became distorted, as if my hearing was becoming increasingly paralyzed, so it was clear that there was a change in the space.
Easy profit-.
Everything around me, except the stairs I was walking on, was swirling like a storm.
Mountains, seas, caves, swamps, battlefields, etc. were broken into pieces like a puzzle, showing parts.
‘It has begun.’
Screams, moans, joy, joy, roars, and other voices mixed with all kinds of emotions come in.
Dozens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands.
‘Despair of life’, one of the trials of the apostle that is trapped in the confines of time and passes by quickly and repeatedly like a merry-go-round.
“W-what is this?”
Rox was right behind me with a puzzled look on his face.
Where his gaze was directed, there was also a scene where our Strange family went to Ogre Canyon.
“this… . “You f*cking bastards!”
Rox was about to head out of the stairs with an angry expression on his face. I pulled his neck firmly and made eye contact.
“Wake! Did I make it clear? “Do not enter areas other than the stairs.”
“B-but if we don’t stop those guys now-”
“Nothing changes. These are things that have already passed. “You know that too.”
“… … .”
“I’ll say it again, don’t be fooled by the tower. Just look ahead and walk. “Only then can we pass this ordeal.”
I threw one of the daggers hanging on my belt into the wrong space.
Easy profit-
It seemed like it was flying quickly, and then it went from the stairs to an area that looked like a forest.
Sssssss.
Suddenly, the speed decreased and the movement became as slow as a turtle on land. It looked so conspicuous that even goblins, which were low-level monsters, could avoid it.
“what?”
“It’s time over there.”
“Time over there?”
“Okay, if you went in there now. “To us, your movements will appear that slow.”
“… … .”
“On the other hand, how long do you think it will take for you to come back here?”
I threw another dagger towards the other side.
Shock!
This time, the dagger arrived at what appeared to be a cave, and the movement was so fast that even my eyes could not catch it.
Cancankcank!
Fighting.
It was only after the dagger fell to the ground that I was able to find out its location.
“It seems like time goes faster there than here. Maybe if you go in there and come back here. “How long do you think we will have to wait here?”
“… … .”
“Rox, I was close this time so I could stop you. “If this happens again next time, think of it as the end.”
Rox lowered his head and answered in a whisper.
“Sorry.”
“You can do that once. Don’t repeat the same mistake. “Because I don’t want to abandon my colleagues in a place like this.”
“huh… .”
Alfredo swallowed his saliva and asked, quickly looking from side to side.
“In the end, if you go out of the stairs, you’ll be in trouble here, regardless of whether time is slow or fast over there.”
“Yes, the problem is those spaces that we can see.”
“Why is that a problem?”
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“As you saw Rox’s reaction a little while ago. “The apostle shows a scene so painful that it would be unbearable for him to not jump in at the same time as the adventurers undergoing trials.”
“Hehe, that’s good. Because I never had that kind of life.”
“Is that really the case?”
Alfredo did not understand my meaningful smile.
He may think that he has lived an easy life up to this point, but all living things obviously suffer due to the causality created by the author called God.
I gestured to Cynthia, who was standing behind Alfredo. Actually, she is the most dangerous person here.
“Stay close next to me.”
“huh? Why me.”
“Because you are the most dangerous.”
“I?”
“Yes, do you know why the knights of the Pope’s Office cannot pass through here?”
“… “I don’t know.”
“This is because there are many things they consider sinful. “Even things that others can overlook are sins to them.”
And scenes they might regret will continue to be shown here, and Cynthia will also collapse, unable to overcome her guilt when she reaches the middle of the stairs.
“I know what you mean.”
“Everyone, don’t be nervous and just walk in the order I told you. Alfredo, Rox, Cynthia, and me. And Theresia, you can walk in front of me.”
Maria Theresa lightly rubbed her reddened cheeks, put her hands together, and prayed to God.
“ha… . This place is so beautiful. “Thank you God for giving me this experience!”
* * *
The scenes that can be seen through the Tower of Time are not created and shown without an apostle.
It just shows things that happened in a different time and space. This is one of the countless paths created by God.
‘yes.’
So, right in front of me right now, Cynthia is crying in despair with a painful expression on her face.
“Whoa-”
I tried my best to look away.
Obviously, that scene is the moment when Cynthia from my previous life leaves me with the party members.
“Why are you sighing?”
Cynthia, who was walking only looking ahead, looked at me with bright eyes. I looked at her now and nodded her head lightly.
“Cynthia.”
“huh.”
“If a moment comes when you feel like killing me. “It doesn’t matter if you point your sword at any time.”
“… What does that mean all of a sudden?”
“This time, or in the future, if you don’t like me. “It means don’t hide it and say it at the right time.”
She kept tilting her head as if she didn’t understand what I was saying.
“of course. Even now, if you have any complaints, you say it right away, right? If it’s good, I say it’s good.”
“Okay, keep doing that.”
“what? Why is this happening all of a sudden? Like someone who will die soon. “On the subject of the little one.”
Alfredo chuckled and joined the conversation.
“That’s right. Mr. Verdin, don’t say anything strange and just go up quickly.”
Anyway, I need to quickly decide what to do with Alfredo.
I didn’t pay attention because I thought I would die soon, but if I went to a higher floor than this, it would be difficult for him to survive with his skills.
‘I guess.’
When this incident is over, I have no choice but to send Alfredo back to the north or give him a mission other than climbing the tower.
Again, again, again, again.
At some point, I started hearing footsteps again.
Maria Theresa, who was walking ahead, seemed startled as if she had encountered something, and then suddenly stopped.
“Beh, Lord Verdin?”
“yes.”
“Why are you doing this?”
“… “What do you mean?”
“why… . why… . Why are you trying to kill me!”
“?!”
I quickly looked around.
‘Could it be that memories of my past life also exist here?’
What I tried to do to kill Theresa definitely happened in my past life!
“Aaaah!”
She screamed and fell down.
‘damn.’
We’re not even halfway there yet, so why did such a scene appear?
I grabbed Maria Theresa’s shoulders and forced her to stand up.
“Theresa, you must move forward. “It’s dangerous if you stop here now.”
“Save me… . Help me… . Help me! Lord Verdin… . “Why did you do these things to me!”
She struggled greatly and tried to shake off my hand. But it is impossible to escape from my strength.
“Come to your senses. “The person Theresia is looking at right now is not me.”
The person I am now is different from my past life.
It won’t happen again. In her view, I wasn’t doing what I wanted to do.
As soon as I finished speaking, the space distorted and a black hand came out.
Easy profit-
“That’s right, the scene you are seeing is not the current Verdin.”
Next, the person who appeared was a man with black skin that fluttered all over like the hem of his clothes.
Through the deeply pressed hood, the evil white eyes glowed, giving off a strange aura.
“This is Verdin from my previous life.”
“In my past life… . Verdin?”
“Yes, the strongest swordsman that no one can stop. King of Swords, Verdin de Strange!”
Shock!
My blade sliced the dark-skinned man from top to bottom. Of course, the attack didn’t work.
‘Because his body is not here.’
“Shut up, Timeless.”
Timeless came in front of me, sticking out his face.
“what? “How do you know my name? We are meeting each other for the first time today.”
“How do you know my name?”
“Because Amon told me.”
“Amon told me too.”
Of course, not this time, but my past life.
“Amon told Verdin my name?”
“okay.”
“That can’t be possible, right? How can you lie when you lie with such a serious expression? “The renowned Knight of Strange.”
“It’s not a lie.”
“Do you mind if I ask Amon?”
“okay.”
“… “What if it’s a lie?”
“Let me cut out my tongue. What if it’s not a lie instead? “You should have something to bet on, too.”
Timeless quickly walked around us, her clothes fluttering, then stopped next to Theresa and answered me.
“I will try to clear up Theresia’s misunderstanding. “I want to show you everything, not just fragments of memory.”
“This crazy guy.”
“not only… .”
Timeless began circling around us once again, this time stopping behind me and massaging my shoulder with a mean look on his face.
“I will open the time and space that Verdin wants to see. “So that you can change the things you regret in the past.”
“Do you want to see me?”
“Yes, eight years ago now. “A very tragic event that happened on the day you were born.”
fantasy,
