Chapter 35 – Necromancer

I was careless.
I thought it would be different from before.

Unlike that time, I thought I responded with certainty. Unlike before, while putting Rumia in the lead, I thought I would be able to keep an eye on her by connecting her with a rope.

Rumia was just as sure as before, locating it and guiding her there. From what I’ve seen of her so far, she’s no different from the past. She was strangely focused on efficiency, and there were not one or two places where she acted awkwardly.

Even so, his personality didn’t change, and although he used to show a little more emotion than before, his taste and taste were all the same.

That’s why I was even more certain that she was the Rumia of her past. If she had returned to the past like me, she would have acted perfectly and looked different from before because she is a woman who pursues perfection.

Because it’s always been like that.

“After..”

It’s unfortunate that I can’t remember the future, but that’s why I was able to think that an opportunity had come to me. This time, she did as she suggested, but I tied her rope myself and was with her.

Maybe it’s because I revealed that I like Rumia, but unlike before, I allowed her to eat with Rumia. Rather, she even helped her, so now all she had to do was keep an eye on her.

But I was overlooking one thing. That the path she pointed out was not perfect and I should have supplemented that imperfect path. Even if they remembered the future, it was impossible to perfectly remember the long years, so they could not catch the trap properly.

The consequences of not catching the trap properly were disastrous.

“Shit..”

We need to find out quickly.

At that time, I was still immature, so it took me a long time to find it, and in the end I had to face Rumia, who was dying. Fortunately, Cecilia was by her side, so Rumia didn’t die, but after that, Rumia had a hard time.

You can’t hurt Rumia here either.

I grinded my teeth.

“Luril.”

Ruril, who was holding my hand, turned his head at my call. When she asked why she was calling, I fell silent again. Since Cecilia was her saint, she thought it better to tell her in advance.

But Ruril is not like that.

She thought there was no need to tell her because she was only the archer of the party, but she had to tell her in the end if she wanted to use my power now. Because the power I will use from now on is the power of a future, already completed hero.

Even if she doesn’t know about the hero, she must have known about the strength of the hero since she has lived in the Holy Land. And from now on, you should know that the power I will use is also an unusual power.

If I say it, it won’t happen due to Ruril’s personality, but if I tell Lumia about it… She will find out about my identity. She is, in fact, she still is. If she works, she might find out about my identity, but I hope not.

That’s all… I wanted to avoid.

Because this is my reality now.

I can only hope that the excuses work.

“Luril.”

“Huh.”

“From now on, everything I show you is a secret. You should never let anyone know.”

Especially for Rumia.

The moment Ruril nodded her head at my words, a soft beam of light flowed from my body.

The holy sword he was holding glowed and the length of the sword increased. Normally, it’s not a holy sword that seals it, but the situation was urgent right now, so it was completely freed.

I won’t erase any more.

The fact that something was already drawn on it did not change unless a new piece of white paper was brought.

Then, even if you go a little far, if you don’t draw wrong, you don’t need to use an eraser.

I am.

Definitely this time.

I will definitely save you this time.

The power of the holy sword was fully opened.

I could only fully open the power of the holy sword or use only the abilities that came from my soul, and my physical abilities were no different from when I first ventured.

But it was a good story for me.

It’s because the physical ability obtained by developing the power of a hero can do it well enough.

The huge barrier that spread throughout the forest was purified and completely shattered by the holy power flowing from the holy sword, and the fog that obstructed the vision began to disappear altogether. Climbing a tree and leaping into the sky, I looked around and quickly found where Rumia was.

As soon as the magic was released, I was able to find a giant tentacle monster that was embarrassed to see the barrier that protected it disappear, and Rumia preparing a protective magic in front of it.

It’s not too late..!

“What, what…?!”

I lifted Ruril and Cecilia, who were flustered at the sight of me suddenly soaring into the sky, with one hand, and quickly moved towards the place where Rumia was. Arriving at the place where Rumia is, I slowed down and approached her as usual.

In the first stage, having only the power of the awakened hero, I jumped up and swung at the bewildered tentacle monster.

– Kieek?!

I was worried that I might have failed in controlling my strength, but luckily the tentacle monster I hit didn’t die instantly, but was half-cracked and complaining of pain. He didn’t die right away, so I wouldn’t doubt it.

“Are you okay Rumia?”

He passed the nearly dying tentacle monster and reached Lumia. Rumia seemed quite surprised to see me suddenly appearing. It was an expression I hadn’t seen here before, so I felt like I really did it.

“Rumia?”

I tried to act that she had just found out that she was in danger and realized it with her short hair, but… I don’t know if it worked for her, who was very quick-witted. She just nodded or shook her head instead of answering her.

However, the answer I wanted to hear now was none other than a shaking of the head. If it were her, she would think that she didn’t need to use telepathy in the current situation.

And,

“…”

She just shook her head and made no reply.

It was fortunate.

I let out a sigh of relief.

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‘What is he..?’

How did you find me

This is where the necromancer’s barrier is spread, so there’s no way that the level of the current hero can find me so quickly. I looked around to see what was going on, and the barrier that had been open just before had been lifted.

What’s weird

Of course, since the barrier in the forest is so large as far as I know, I know that the necromancer is not constantly maintaining it, but that something becomes a medium somewhere in the forest.

If you find it and destroy it, the barrier will be released and you will be able to find the necromancer easily, but… That is impossible unless you have found the location by going around several rounds.

There’s a reason why I said it’s a very easy place to jump into in the game.

But the warrior said he did it easily…?

‘It’s a regressor, this is…’

“It’s a miracle, I was able to find and destroy the totem that was maintaining the barrier… I’m glad it’s not too late…”

The hero said that and took my hand with the words to go catch the necromancer.

Hmm.

It was also.

But this guy, no matter how much I am, Cecilia, Ruril, and everyone else, what can I do if they just scream that they are not regressors? Of course, it’s an excuse based on facts, so it’s not that strange, but…

Do you think it makes sense by chance?

However, if you assume that you are not a regressor and think about this situation, you have no choice but to accept it. It’s strange, but the situation has been resolved anyway, so I can’t think of anything else.

After hesitating, I grabbed the warrior’s hand. First of all, seeing that he came to save me right away, it seems that the hero came back to the past to save Rumia.

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To save Rumia…

Suddenly, I thought that I was not Rumia, but the possessor who had stolen Rumia’s body. If the hero wasn’t a regressor, he wouldn’t know about me, so he wouldn’t think it strange even if I acted normally…

He was a regressor, a pure love that came back to the past to save me. Is it really the right thing for me to be saved by him? He said it was to survive, but he suddenly had an idea.

Something seems disgusting to me.

Maybe I should tell you the truth right now. I thought so, but I didn’t have the courage. It was something that might have been said and possibly killed by him.

I bowed my head.

They say that life is a tragedy when seen in close-up and a comedy in long-shot. If you’re someone who doesn’t know the current situation, you’ll think it’s a romantic scene, but unfortunately, if you look at it up close, if someone who knows about the current situation sees it, it won’t be this ugly.

Got depressed