I Became a Foreigner Loved by Transcendentalists

10 – Episode 10. Sometimes a man has to risk his life.

‘Never go into the basement.’

There was no way I could forget it.

She, who had been stuttering her words with her cloudy eyes, opened her eyes straight at that moment and spoke in a sharp voice.

A change in attitude that would make even an average person feel cheap.

However, if the target is a member of the Magic Tower, the consequences of disobeying the warning will lead to a terrible path that cannot be repaid even with one’s life.

It’s just a rumor, but it was said that some people were subjected to experiments such as locking their brains in a vat and receiving electrical stimulation…….

“aaa!”

Then who?

Did such a dangerous person commit such a shocking act in one night without me noticing?

“Yes, it’s gone.”

The interior of the basement is not only unlocked, but also messy.

Places where dust had been collected were visible all over the underground, as if showing that something huge and heavy had been placed there.

“Everything is gone. Everything I’ve achieved… !”

Vivian was crying while sitting in the center.

I couldn’t even imagine when he showed his simple gratitude towards me while concentrating on his research.

I just shed tears as if I felt pain as if my heart was being torn apart.

“Vivian, Mr. Fine… ….”

I felt sorry for him, so I unconsciously took a step to encourage him, but soon stopped in my tracks.

What the f*ck was I trying to do?

The other person is a person with the possibility of being a madman, but in such a situation, he approaches me to comfort me in an emotionally unstable moment.

-Kugugung!

Of course, that was only a momentary hesitation, but this damned world took away even the opportunity to escape, as if it couldn’t forgive him.

Roaring, the moment when fragments of the collapsed ceiling blocked the stairs.

I immediately realized that the cause was a woman sitting down and crying in an empty room just by looking at her eyes directed at me at that moment.

“…… “It’s you.”

I haven’t encountered it directly since coming to this world.

Because I realized that those eyes with such brutality were aimed solely at me.

“You prevented me and my mom from meeting…!”

“No, Vivian. I’m like that…….”

-Cow!

The excuses that came out of my mouth were blocked by something weighing down my body.

Has the ceiling collapsed again and buried my body?

No, it’s not like that. This is just pure magical power.

Mana, driven by her emotions, is pressing down on all the space in this area.

Not even a direct attack, just energy drawn in response to anger.

“Great, heo-eok.” Ugh…… !!”

But is this really possible?

As I know, mana is energy that exerts physical power in response to will, and if the power to manipulate it is not precise, it cannot exert proper power.

A power that can lead to self-destruction if not handled with the right purpose and usage.

For that reason, only those with high intellectual aptitude are allowed the opportunity to learn it, and it is absurd according to the common sense of this world to demonstrate such power simply by losing one’s reason.

If it is possible, there is only one possibility.

This is probably the case when the opponent’s capabilities exist at a level that surpasses that of humans.

“Tell me.”

With such absurd power… ….

A woman who could easily be called a monster in human form took a step toward me and quietly spoke her words.

“Tell me now. Where did all the things here go…….”

Putting his passive attitude up until now to shame, he revealed only pure murderous intent and madness.

“Tell me right now why I stopped her from going to see her mother…” !”

I don’t know.

She shouts out loud to me her earnest reason for focusing on her research.

-Cludly, steadily.

As the distance gets closer, the weight felt on her body becomes more severe.

The joints of my entire body are in pain as if they are twisted, and the muscles that reflexively exert strength to guard against such danger are becoming stiff.

But that too is nothing more than a trivial resistance.

If things continue like this, her body may turn into a rat and die from the overwhelming feeling she gives off.

Even though I feel unfair about this situation, I can’t help but vividly feel this life being extinguished.

Just like the people I’ve seen so far…

“Mr. Vivian. Calm.”

But I still had the will to live.

Because I have the will to live even in this crappy world.

“Calm down, I…” ….”

So, I tried to appeal to her by using her mouth, the only means allowed to me, and using her voice, even though it was difficult for her, to do so.

“Memory…….”

Begging for your life won’t work.

Her alibi or logical explanation cannot be heard when she is already out of her mind and trying to kill everything in sight.

“Remember who I am!”

But if it’s a name.

If it were my name, I would definitely be able to remember her as she is now.

“You remember me, right? Who am I…… !”

Imprint of existence.

The ability to not forget my existence no matter who encounters me or under any circumstances.

If this power is real, it will be able to induce even people who have lost their reason to discern who they are.

If the kindness she showed me so far is true, I might be able to overcome the situation just by relying on this ability…

“Mr. Housekeeper…… ?”

A question came out of her mouth as she looked at me as if her prediction had come true.

She recognized me belatedly, and her eyes stiffened, and the tears flowing from her eyes began to get thicker.

“Is it Mr. Housekeeper?”

Are those tears due to confusion about this situation, or a sense of betrayal?

Perhaps we are taking that attitude because we are unable to immediately achieve the sense of liberation that we hope is the cause of all these situations right in front of us.

“Really, the housekeeper was the one who prevented me from meeting my mother…” .”

“No.”

But the distraction of those emotions weakened the power that weighed down my body.

I found a way for her to escape from him, and through her breathing that gradually opened up, I poured out her true feelings to her.

“I didn’t do anything to get you in trouble. “It will continue to be that way.”

In a world full of people who don’t listen to a single word I say even if they remember me, she was one of the few grateful people who faced me head on.

Because she was the one who listened to her voice like that, she thought that she wanted to work under her for as long as possible.

“… So, please calm down. Mr. Vivian.”

So if you don’t hurt me, I won’t hate you either.

Hoping that her true feelings would be conveyed, she lifted her head with all her might and looked straight into her eyes, but soon her heart was shaken and she began to back away from her seat. .

-Smurf.

The moment when the strong force that was pressing down on my body gradually faded away.

As I finally felt the tension in her body relax and she gradually lost strength, she soon backed away from me and sat down, clutching her face and letting out sobs.

“Sorry.”

It starts with an apple.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Housekeeper. Me… ….”

She is struggling to express her guilt towards me.

I could tell just by listening to it.

She is not just a crazy person, but a person with enough affection to feel sorry for someone.

“… Are you okay.”

Yes, she is not dangerous now.

After suppressing her fear by keeping that in mind, I walked up to her, placed my hand on her shoulder, and spoke to her as if admonishing her.

“It’s okay, so can you first tell me what happened?”

“… ….”

She looks up at me with her empty eyes without saying a word.

After that, his gaze gradually dropped downward, and his trembling hands began to turn towards his head.

“To see my mom…” ….”

“Yes, to see her mother…” …. “So you’ve done research so far?”

“Yes, that’s right. “I did research until now, but when I woke up, all the research materials I had collected in the basement were gone.”

Vivian clutches her head as if she cannot accept reality.

The unkempt, tangled hair began to be pulled tightly in her hands, as if she was about to rip it.

“I might be able to see my mom soon…” …. I’ve been researching for that, but it’s all disappeared…….”

“… “Once I tell the guards, they will find it soon.”

I don’t know the details of her situation, but if it is related to her parents, it will be considered more important to her than anything else.

As I have been watching her desperately pursue her research, I was sincerely hoping that she would find the results of her research.

“Is it possible that the guards are in the same group?”

But even the advice I gave with that intention was turned away from me as if she couldn’t accept it…….

“A gang, what is that…?”

“There is a possibility that the guards are in the same group as the guys who robbed this place. “Oh, if they had taken care of it in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.”

A trembling voice.

Looking at her face revealed between her fingers with her head down, I could see that the area around her violently shaking eyes was red and bloodshot.

“Yes, yes. I can’t trust anyone. The guards, the empire, me, it’s all full of unbelievable things. Because the only person I can trust in this world is my mom. So I have to meet her mom again. “Because you can’t trust everything in the world.”

Sigh. The corners of the mouth are raised.

“Even if I have to blow up this entire empire.”

The words spoken with him will never be bravado or exaggeration.

When I encountered madness before, I guessed it right away.

It may really be possible to bring down the empire, but the will to try is not a lie.

“If you blow it all away, then you can find it in the empty space, right? My research and who the guy who stole it was…….”

hehehe, hehehe.

The moment when the sound of timid laughter sent shivers down my spine.

I knew it was wrong, but even so, I couldn’t help but hesitate to say any more.

Don’t do it, just wait, everything will be okay……. If you feel offended by such words, your previous killing intent will plummet and be aimed at me again.

If that’s not enough, remembering my name will make your disgust towards me even stronger.

That was something I painfully felt after receiving people’s malice during the two years I spent in this world.

“…… “I think I know who it is.”

But if you cannot choose silence because your life is precious, there is only one option.

I, the only one who listens to her, will personally find evidence of her culprit here on behalf of her guard.

“I can’t believe it… ….”

“Because I’ve seen the traces here before.”

Suddenly, I looked back at the things scattered on the floor.

The interior of a room where heavy and bulky items are believed to have been placed. I took out my belongings through the dust and activated the function.

A magic tool with built-in light light magic.

Although it was quite expensive, it was a useful item as he worked as a porter and occasionally did scouting work as well.

“As expected.”

What was illuminated by such a tool were thin threads scattered on the floor.

When the surface was illuminated, light reflection occurred and the structure was vaguely revealed.

Unlike ordinary string, this thread is not spun as one, but is made by cleverly twisting several thin strings like a spider web.

The scope of such a precise tool can be greatly reduced as only a limited number of people can handle it, even in the shadows, but if it is enough to reach out to a member of the Magic Tower, it will not be messy.

If it is said that a criminal organization of that scale exists inside the empire rather than outside it, there is only one suspect I can come up with.

“… Blood River.”

As its name suggests, it is a criminal organization with a cruel nature that leaves rivers of blood in its wake.

The home base where they settled down is also not far away.

Without any need to go anywhere else, their headquarters is firmly established in the ‘slums’ located on the outskirts of the empire.

“Uh, do you know where it is?”

“Yes, I know the location.”

I’m not sure, but I think I need to go find it right now.

I retrieved the wire in my hand just in case, looked at Vivian at eye level, and spoke quietly.

“So, there is no need to go on a rampage to turn the entire city upside down. On the contrary, if you go too wild, the enemies may notice and run away.”

“… Really?”

“We have to do that to regain full performance.”

Hands trembling and hanging on the floor.

That probably means that he didn’t feel comforted by my words, but I quietly held his hand to calm him down somehow.

“So, please be patient just a little longer. “I will be by your side until the work is completed.”

Not only was the contract period not over yet, but she didn’t kick me out even though there was some trouble.

Okay, so I thought there might still be a chance…….

“Are you really not leaving?”

“I won’t leave.”

I used that belief as painkiller and endured the throbbing pain in my body, and said with the best smile I could muster right now.

“It doesn’t suit her to do nothing while a woman is crying in front of her.”

She is one of the few women I have developed feelings for after coming to this world.

Wouldn’t that be enough of a reason to risk your life to help?