Chapter 1093 – That Day

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Schrödinger approaches us, speaking in an unprecedentedly calm voice.

However, there was a wriggling meaty tentacle attached to the back of her neck, and her eyes looked somewhat blurry, perhaps because they were less powerful than usual.

Naturally, at the appearance of Schrödinger, the party members who were watching the video nervously would come to their senses and each would raise their weapons and point them in Schrödinger’s direction.

“What did you do to Schrödinger?!”

When Lila spoke while pointing her wand, Schrödinger – no, the tentacle that was clearly borrowing his body – raised both hands and answered calmly.

“Please calm down, everyone. I don’t have the ability to speak up on my own. So I have no choice but to use her body to talk to you like this.”

In any case, when she said that her intention was to have a conversation with her group, the members of her expedition, including Lila, looked at each other.

“First, find out who you are.”

When Lila, who thought there wasn’t enough evidence to trust him yet, said that, the tentacle that had borrowed Schrödinger’s body nodded at her.

“My name is William.”

“William… It sounds like a person’s name…?”

When Kuon said that in response to her tentacle, her tentacle turned its head towards her and said.

“It’s a shameful story, but even though I look like this now, I was originally just a human being. Although it’s a very old story.”

“I-I see? I’m sorry about something.”

Kuon unknowingly apologizes for his words.

After listening to the two people talking, Artis spoke as if to interrupt.

“Just the name William doesn’t tell me who you are.”

“Yes. Of course, I think so. I have no intention of hiding anything, so please allow me to formally introduce myself once again.”

As William said this, he placed one hand on his chest and slightly bowed his waist.

“I am ‘Darwin,’ the owner of this mansion and the executive of the returnees… I am her son.”

“Darwin’s son?”

What comes to Laila and Artis’ minds is the picture frame they found in her room.

Clearly, there are ‘youth’, ‘boy’, and ‘Darwin’.

Three people were drawn.

“You mean, one of Darwin’s two sons… Did your mother create that appearance? By a leap of evolution?”

When Lila asks that question, William nods his head again.

“Yes, that’s correct. But not for as cruel a reason as you might imagine. She didn’t use the drug on me simply for ‘experiment’ purposes. If there hadn’t been an elixir of evolution, I would have already He must have died and left this world.”

At William’s words, which seemed to be mixed with many emotions, Lila and Artis made eye contact for a moment.

When Artis nodded, Laila lowered her weapon.

Starting with that, other members of the expedition will also lower their weapons.

“Thank you.”

“I don’t completely trust you yet. But… I just thought it was worth hearing the story.”

William smiled slightly at Lila’s words, as if he was okay with that.

“Yes. Please listen. What happened to my brother and my mother. And her true purpose… But before I tell you this, I want you to promise me one thing.”

“… What is it? Listen.”

When Lila said that, William answered, wiping the smile from her face.

“No matter what the past is, my mother’s mistakes are not ‘justified.’ … She is a heinous ‘evil person’ who has already crossed too many rivers of no return. That she is someone who deserves to be judged.”

His voice was filled with determination, but the group had no choice but to remain silent for a moment.

Artis nodded on behalf of the group.

It seems he was satisfied with that.

Slowly, about why ‘Darwin’ became a ‘regressor’ and what she truly desires.

In front of the group, the thread of the story began to unravel.

001

It was a story about ten years and a few more years after Darwin came down to live in the countryside with his first son.

Darwin, who had left the city with her second child and the desire to raise her sons healthily, built a mansion in the countryside and began living there. She had an excellent ability to see into people’s minds from the beginning, but medical technology was relatively undeveloped. While living as a ‘female doctor’ in a rural area where she was not able to live, she naturally blended into the village community.

It is said that in a place where there were many farmers with low levels of education, she was young and beautiful, and had medical skills, so she was able to instantly become a popular person in the village.

Well, to her, these people in the countryside were nice, and to be honest, they were even annoying.

In this narrow society, her own status becomes the status of her sons.

Darwin lived there without a smile on his face so that they could live without any inconvenience.

The eldest child is like you and has a good head.

A little ordinary, but kind second child.

The two brothers lived with their mother in that small farming village without any shortage.

Until the day came when everything was ruined.

Even 700 years ago, there were still many beings that threatened humanity.

Except for some cities and countries, it was difficult to say that the world was peaceful even with empty words, and it was not that uncommon for monsters or demonic beasts to suddenly appear on the border one day and destroy a village.

Even if it is just a little bit outside the human sphere of life, if you lose your life there, you can say it is your fault.

Eliminating such threats has always been the job of adventurers.

The country’s soldiers were busy preparing for war, so it was difficult to cooperate with minor security maintenance, so in a way, it was natural.

As a result, the adventurers at that time were treated much better than they are now (as long as they were a party with the bare minimum of courtesy).

In particular, if the party included a ‘warrior’ with a holy sword, recognized by the Church of the Saint’s Protection, his status was close to that of a people’s hero.

However, it was a story limited to those who had never seen the ‘Hero’ in person.

The warriors of the time… Were able to do as they pleased even more than they do now.

002

That day was a very ordinary day, no different from usual.

Just like yesterday, when William returned home to have lunch after running around the village with his friends, there was someone standing in front of the house.

One was a young man and the other was a woman of similar age.

One man had his face covered so that his age could not be clearly determined, and one man was as tall as William.

A total of four people were standing in front of the mansion and moving the doorknob.

Before approaching them, the intelligent William first observed their expressions from a distance.

This is because he well remembered his mother’s advice from before that he needed to understand what kind of person they were before approaching strangers.

First, he was not from the village.

No matter where you look, there are people traveling and moving from place to place.

In particular, the staff held in the woman’s hand contained magical power so clear that it was visible even to William’s inexperienced magic power.

In other words, she can be said to be a quite skilled ‘wizard’.

Even though he is the same height as William, who is only 10 years old and short, is the man with wide eyes and a somewhat nervous appearance a dwarf?

I heard that dwarves are muscular, but he looked quite thin.

Nevertheless, since he has a shield and an ax hanging on his back, it is not easy to imagine him holding and swinging it.

Likewise, if the person had a thin appearance, the same was true for a tall man with his face covered by a mask.

The two daggers hanging on his waist showed that he was not the type to fight from the front.

After seeing that far, William decided that they were ‘adventurers’.

And there, he must have once hesitated to return home.

This is because her mother, who had told her to be careful of strangers, told her to stay away from strangers because they were ‘adventurers’.

Basically, they heard that people who can’t get a regular job can only get a job by learning ssambakjil.

If you fail in an adventure, your life ends.

Even if they succeed, they are drug addicts in their brains who have been marinated in excessive secretion of adrenaline and dopamine while performing a mission that crosses the line between life and death.

It may have been quite a harsh remark, but there were many adventurers at the time who were more violent than they are now, so it may not have been so wrong.

That’s why William tried to quietly escape from the house.

At this time, her mother was away, and her older brother George was working as an assistant to help her, so let’s join her.

That was the next moment I thought.

William’s eyes stopped on the young man standing in front, trying to open the door.

This is because the young man saw the sword hanging on his waist, showing a brilliant light that did not match the atmosphere.

It was properly placed in the scabbard, but just the small amount of metal exposed on the handle gave off magical power like brilliance.

No matter how you look at it, it is not an ordinary sword-

“Seoul, Holy Sword…?”

From William’s mouth, such words come out.

It would have been immediately after that it was decided that it was a mistake.

When William blinks in surprise, the ‘masked man’ disappears from his sight.

This is because a hand wearing a leather glove was placed on William’s small shoulder.

“Hick”

William made such a startled voice that his legs became weak, and he almost collapsed in his seat.

“Hey, Ark. This kid was watching us.”

And he would strengthen his hand on William’s shoulder to prevent William from running away and call his companions.

The young man called ‘Arc’ – that is, the man with the holy sword – removed his hand from the door of the mansion, crossed his gaze with his companions, and approached where William was.

William looked up at the young man and his body trembled.

The reason I’m an adventurer is that I heard my mother say that they treat the law like ‘dog food’.

It was hard to tell what the clear-eyed young man was thinking, but he looked straight at William and-

“Sid. The child is scared. Let him go.”

He spoke in a voice that seemed to be blaming his colleague.

“…”

Then, his colleague – the masked man – removed his hand from William’s shoulder as he said.

At the same time, Ark would bend his knees, bring himself to eye level with William, and talk.

“I’m sorry, did I startle you? Sid doesn’t like people looking at him. Please forgive me.”

Hearing his somewhat calm voice, William nodded without realizing it.

“Do you care who we are?”

When Ark asked William that question, William nodded his head again, and Ark smiled and answered.

“I am Ark. As you can see, I am an adventurer. And this is my colleagues. And… We are also a ‘group of heroes’ at the same time.”

He will say so and show the holy sword on his belt as proof.

More than any other certificate, that one piece was the most unchanging evidence.

However, William did not react so brightly to the word warrior.

Because, unlike ordinary adventurers, heroes often travel with a somewhat firm purpose.

And wherever the warriors came, there was a high probability that there would be a ‘problem’ that they needed to solve.

Now that I think about it, I recall that recently, several adults who were hunters came to visit their mother because she was seriously injured.

According to rumors, there was a dangerous demon living in the nearby forest.

Maybe they came to subdue that magical beast?

If William is working hard to uncover their purpose in his head.

Ark pointed to the dwarf standing next to him.

“Actually, a colleague of mine got sick a while ago. While I was looking for a cure, I heard a rumor that there was a good doctor living in that mansion.”

“─Hmm. Cough, Cough…!”

As soon as Ark finished speaking, the dwarf coughed, covering his mouth with his hand.

“Do you know where you are?”

When Ark asked William a question with a friendly smile-

William immediately shook his head.

If it were a patient, it might be right to guide the mother to it – but in William’s eyes, the dwarf’s cough from a moment ago was too ‘smoky’.

They are hiding something, their ‘true intention’.

It was natural for even young William to think that way.

“I see. I can’t help it. I’m sorry for catching you.”

However, in response to William’s response, Ark sighed and shook his head.

William was worried that he would continue to doubt himself, but he didn’t see it like that.

When Ark sends his gaze, Sid, who was standing behind William, will move to the side as if to make way.

Then, William immediately turns around and walks away from his house.

“If you ever see a doctor, tell him that you want him to treat Hero’s patients!”

Towards William, Ark waved his hand loudly and sent him off as if sending him off.

William, whose heart continued to pound, ran straight to the place where his mother would be – the home of a friend who had been injured while playing yesterday.

“William? What’s going on?”

The mother was drinking tea and chatting with her friend’s mother, wondering if the treatment had already ended.

However, my older brother, George, who was supposed to be with me, was nowhere to be seen.

William had an uneasy feeling and asked his mother about his brother’s whereabouts.

“If it’s George, he went to the mansion to make medicine by prescription.”

After feeling his heart sink, William told his mother about his adventurers.

It is said that a warrior named Ac came to visit his mother.

However, upon hearing William’s remark that something seemed suspicious, Darwin remained silent for a moment and then stood up.

After briefly saying hello to the lady, he leaves the house with William and heads to the mansion.

Since Darwin was not as fast on his feet as William, it was inevitable that the two would slow down a bit when moving together.

Nevertheless, when I hurried to the mansion as quickly as possible to catch up with George, the first thing I saw was.

It was the open door of the mansion, and the hero and George from before were nowhere to be seen.

Darwin told William to wait a little away from the mansion and approached the mansion alone.

Darwin’s heart is beating loudly due to anxiety.

A fishy smell felt inside the door.

Even though it is an entrance you pass by every day, when you cross the threshold you feel like it is the ‘gate of hell’.

The living room at the end of the hallway, what caught her eye.

“Joe, George…!?”

With his precious son lying bleeding and his life fading away.

Looking down at him, the young man clicks his tongue at Darwin.

And the one he held in his hand was a sword of brilliant brilliance that did not lose its shine even as blood flowed.