Chapter 76 – I Almost Died

“!”

When I opened my eyes, I saw a familiar ceiling.

It’s my room Not my modern room, but Rosamia’s second floor room.

The warm sunlight slanted through the half-open window.

I felt a strange sense of deja vu.

“Woo-wook…”

Nausea came up at the moment, and I couldn’t stand it and vomited several times.

“Fuck…”

My head was pounding. In the midst of dizziness, I recalled a memory from just before.

Throat blown off

A blonde twin-tailed girl who was a member of the search team suddenly decapitated me.

It happened in the blink of an eye, so no one reacted. Even Irumina.

He probably never thought that a girl would do something like that.

No, that doesn’t matter at all.

What is clear is that I am dead.

There was no missing memory. That definitely happened. My body, standing still with my sight and head gone round and round. The sight was still vivid in my mind.

But for some reason I was alive.

I turned on the selfie camera on my phone and made sure my neck was still attached.

“…”

It was fine. Even when I touched it with my hand, I couldn’t find any traces of being cut.

Had I had a dream?

“No…”

It can’t be. It was never a dream.

That’s definitely what happened

Then… There is only one conclusion.

‘It came back to life.’

I don’t know the principle… I couldn’t think of anything else.

But soon, I discovered another possibility.

I checked the time.

The clock pointed to half past ten in the morning. The date was the same.

“…”

I recalled the memory again.

As far as I can remember, it was a little after eleven when I fell asleep after being served by Rosamia and woke up again.

But now it’s half past ten.

That means…

“Are you back to the past?”

In other words, I did not come back to life, but came back in time. About an hour ago.

Either way, it was unrealistic.

But at the same time, it was also familiar. From the moment I got the antique watch, I was already living in an unrealistic daily life.

I wasn’t particularly curious about the principle of rewinding time. It’s not something you can figure out just by asking.

However, you should know the cause.

I immediately checked the antique clock. Because this guy is the only thing that can perform this kind of power on me.

“This…”

At first glance, there seemed to be no difference, but… Sure enough, when I looked closely, I noticed a difference.

A part of the cogwheel surrounding the clock was damaged.

If you completely wind up the cogs, you can stay in this world for just 24 hours… If this is the case, it’s about an hour or so.

I realized in an instant. That this was the price of my life.

The principle is unknown, but it was clear that time was turned back by sacrificing an hour’s worth of gears.

In other words, one out of 24 female lives was consumed.

Thinking about it like that, I thought that it was not a big loss unexpectedly. There were still 23 hours left, and I could remain in this world as long as I kept renewing the spring within that time. The more you lose your life, the more often you have to renew it, so it will be inconvenient.

“Damn it…”

Not a big loss?

Fuck you, fuck. That’s not important.

The thing is, the little boy has done damage to me, big or small.

Plus, it gave me the fucking experience of death.

That fact alone is enough to piss me off.

How dare an elf or something point a knife at me?

“I dare to discuss the subject of preliminary sex slavery…”

Anger welled up.

That year… How can it be rumored that it is well-cooked?

All sorts of thoughts popped into my head. It’s boring to cut your throat in the same way… Shall I cut off my limbs? Or it’s not bad to tie it up and use it as a toilet substitute.

But soon I cooled my head.

Suppression comes first. You can think about revenge slowly.

After organizing my thoughts, I went straight down to the first floor while chewing on the fruit.

As before, Rosa Mia was dozing in her dining table chair. I could see her cat’s tail hanging down to the floor, supposedly inserted into her anus.

I trampled the tail with her foot.

“Heheuk!?”

Rosa Mia jumped up from her seat in surprise. She really looks like a sleeping cat waking up with her tail stepped on. She was pretty funny.

“Rosamia.”
“Seo, Seonwoo… ?”
“Mr. Seonwoo?”
“Oh, no… Master. Sorry…”

Did he sense that my tone had become cold? Rosamia began to look at me with a worried expression.

“The search team will return soon.”
“Yes?”

Rosa Mia opened her eyes wide. It was a look that said how I know that.

I’m too lazy to explain. I said in an annoyed voice.

“Among them is a blonde kid with pigtails. Writing a sword. Who is this?”
“That… Are you talking about Erpina?”
“Erpina?”
“Yes. He is Aricia’s twin sister. But how did the owner…”
“That bitch killed me.”
“Yes?”

Rosamia’s expression became more and more incomprehensible. I briefly explained what had just happened.

“Therefore… Are you saying that after she was killed by Erfina, time was turned back and she came back to life?”
“Okay. That’s his strength.”

I pointed to an antique clock.

“Such a thing…”

Rosa Mia looked shocked at my explanation, but she didn’t seem disbelief. Considering the supernatural ability of an antique clock that can cross dimensions, she must think that it is possible to go against time.

“If what the master said is true… I think it’s something that can happen. In particular, that child has a strong ability to act, and when there is danger, he is always the first to step forward…”

In a word, you have a personality that likes to show off.

“For now, Master, please stay inside. I’m sure it will be all right if I go out first and fully explain my master and tell him not to act recklessly.”
“No.”

I shook my head and said.

“Go out one more time.”
“Yes? Why… ?”
“Because I have to pay it back. So Rosamia, I need you to help me.”
“What is that…”

I explained how. At the end of the explanation, Allen burst in at just the right time.

“Mom! The search team is back!”
“Here you are.”

I put a smile on my lips.

Cheeky year. Let’s see. Give you a true education

***

The search party was heading to Rosamia’s house following Irumina’s guidance. It was to report the results of the search.

However, Erpina, one of the members of the search team, did not seem interested in the mission report. Her interest was only in her own teacher, Irumina.

Ever since she arrived in the village, she had been clinging to Irumina’s side and chatting with her.

“Ah, Master. I brought this because I thought it would suit my master… Will you accept it?”

She took out her silver necklace and handed it to Irumina with a shy expression.

Irumina answered with a troubled expression.

“Erpina. She would have said that you don’t have to bring anything that’s not related to the mission.”

The first thing the search team needs to find is something that can prolong Allen’s life. Next, items that might be useful in the lives of elves.

A simple piece of jewelry is only a burden.

“Sorry. But I thought it was not polite to return to Master empty-handed…”

At Irumina’s point, Erpina’s expression became gloomy. However, Irumina already knew that it was acting. Even so, she can’t help but be fooled.

She said she brought it for herself, how can I say stern words.

“Whoa… I get it. Don’t take it for now However, after reporting to the Guardian first.”
“Lol… All right, Master!”

When Irumina said that she would accept her gift, Erpina smiled brightly, as if she had never cried before, and she embraced Irumina.

“For a moment… Don’t hang on Isn’t it hard to walk?”
“But… Has she been away from Master for over fifteen days? Erfina misses Master’s warmth so much… Ha…”

She said it was warmth, but Erpina put her face on her chest, and she was breathing in as much as she could.

Seeing that, Irumina let out a sigh and said.

“You too… You sound like that man.”
“… The man?”

At that foreign word, the tone of Erfina’s voice slightly changed. There is only one male, Allen, in the elven village. However, there is no way that Irumina would call Allen that man.

Then, who is the man Irumina said?

However, Irumina didn’t notice that her erpina’s mood had changed.

“Ah. Come to think of it, I haven’t talked about it yet. Actually…”

Because she was bothered by Erpina’s chatter, she finally realized that she hadn’t explained about Lee Seon-woo yet. She had no explanation, and if she confronted him, she might be hostile, so it was better for her to talk to him beforehand.

Just as Irumina was about to explain about Seonwoo Lee, Erfina’s eyes turned to the front.

In front of Rosamia’s house, Rosamia and Allen… And Lee Seon-woo was standing there.

In an instant, Erfina’s eyes suddenly changed.

“Monster… !”
“What… ! No! Stop, Erfina!”

However, Irumina’s reaction was also delayed this time.

Erfina’s new model rushed in front of Lee Seon-woo in an instant. Without a moment’s hesitation, she struck Lee Seon-wu’s neck at the same time as her foot.

I don’t know where it came from, but a monster is standing beside Guardian and Allen. Even if it’s a second, it has to be processed quickly.

Only those thoughts dominated Erfina’s head.

However, her sword did not reach Lee Seon-woo’s neck.

Whiing… !

“Oh… !?”

Just before Erfina’s sword touched Lee Seon-woo’s neck, a sudden gust of wind gusted up around her.

The wind lifted her little body into the air, then slammed it back to the ground.

“Ugh… !”

Erpina groaned as she smacked her ass on the floor.

Lately, Irumina followed. She held back Erpina’s body behind her.

“S, Master? What are you doing… ? It’s dangerous! A monster… !”
“Calm down, Erfina! Not a monster! Human!”
“Human… ?”

As if Erpina didn’t understand why, she looked at Lee Seon-woo and Lee Lu-mina alternately.

“… It’s hot.”

Seonwoo Lee put his hand on his cheek and said. A little bit of blood was oozing out there.

Compared to when his neck was completely blown off, the wound was no different from a scratch, but Lee Seon-woo’s expression was completely frozen.

Rosa Mia bowed her head in disgrace.

“I’m sorry, master. I couldn’t stop it quickly, so the wound…”
“No… Are you okay. Good job. I almost died.”
“…”

In fact, it was Rosamia who hurt Lee Seon-woo’s cheek. It was a device to create a situation where Erpina’s attack inflicted minor wounds and ended in an attempt.

Seonwoo Lee walked slowly and stood in front of Erfina. As if Erfina still couldn’t grasp the situation, she looked up at him with a puzzled expression. The same was true of the members of the search team who followed behind.

The first to speak was Irumina, who was suppressing Elfina.

“That, my dear… ! Wait a minute! Erpina did this without knowing anything! Had she explained enough, she would not have attacked!”
“Why didn’t you explain beforehand?”
“That, that… It’s my negligence My thoughts didn’t reach that far… So punish me if you want to punish me!”
“Master? What the hell is this…”

Erpina is still in a state of confusion. The conversation between the two was completely incomprehensible. You know she’s not a monster because she speaks elvish, but…

The Guardian-sama’s strange attire, the attitude of the two of them bowing to the man in front of them… Everything just felt odd.

“Pay… Of course you should get it you also… And this kid too.”
“Little kid?”

Did he have a complex with words that reminded him of small things? Erpina raised her eyebrows.

But she didn’t know. The fact that the real hell will begin from now on.