ALL NOVEL chapter 79
part 79
After finishing her sentence, Bluma took something out of the drawer. It was a transparent cube made of glass, a memory crystal.
“Here, the price is around 22 million. The deposit has been paid, so you can check it later.”
“Thank you, Bluma-san.”
“For the sake of our future Guild Master, even difficult tasks are not a problem.”
Although the dream of joining the guild had been put off, Bluma still handed over the item with a playful tone. The item seemed like just a glass cube at first glance.
But Jen knew the true purpose of this item.
“‘This is a memory crystal. I’m seeing it for the first time.’ “
Of course, the original memory crystal was an artifact. This was a replica produced in the mausoleum.
However, the power of mana swirling inside the glass was almost as real as the original.
“Is there a usage guide?”
Bluema’s question was met with a response from Jen, who instead poured mana into the crystal. As a result, Jen’s mana merged with the mana within the crystal, causing it to stir.
As the mana continued to swirl outside, its speed increased and eventually…
Peng!
The memory crystal exploded.
At the same time, the world turned gray, and Jen’s vision changed.
Looking down from above, Jen felt as if she was experiencing a sense of fluidity, as if she was being viewed by someone else. She was seeing herself from someone else’s perspective.
“‘This is the mausoleum’s pride……'”
In the gray world, Bluema and herself had also frozen in place. However, time was not standing still.
“‘One second is 30 days. If I check all my memories, it will take around 3 seconds, I suppose.'”
Time was moving very slowly, but it was still flowing. This level of mystery was only possible with an artifact or technology. However, the mausoleum’s technology and magic were different from those of other companies.
Jing. Jing-jing!
Then, a notification sound rang out, and a holographic menu screen appeared.
[Year. Month. Day.]
“‘Will this be enough?'”
Although it was over 100 years ago, Jen had not forgotten the date of that day.
“‘I won’t forget.'”
Now, the past that Jen was recalling was the memory of the Gate. It was one of the two 8th-grade Gates that existed in the world. The date of its conquest was recorded in textbooks and learned by all Sabeers. Of course, Jen would not forget. She had died on that day in her past life.
Jen finished the input with a confused expression.
– Setting complete.
Then, a voice echoed from somewhere.
– EF-22, the AI of the memory crystal, guiding you through the setting process.
The voice was like a whisper, but the tone was unlike a human’s, making it sound robotic.
– The EF-22 model can recall 92 days’ worth of memories. When you want to access the guide, please call out the model name.
Ah-ah!
After that guidance, the office disappeared, and the scenery changed.
* * *
It has been 89 days since Jeni wandered like a ghost, recalling Evan’s strategy.
“‘I’m watching my own strategy being played out. What a strange experience.'”
After spending almost three months, the Gate strategy finally reached its climax.
[Location – Demoniac, the Castle of the Demon King]
Suddenly, a hologram appeared.
Jeni grasped the hologram with her transparent hand.
“‘The Demon King… It’s been a long time.'”
Among the Gate areas that emerged from the Gate, the most mysterious place was the 4th area.
Among the Sabeurs, this Gate was renowned as the best, and it was none other than [Demoniac, the Castle of the Demon King].
Of course, the strongest race in the 4th area was not the Ma family. On average, the strongest race was the Dragon.
However, the strongest existence was Belial, the Demon King.
The king who ruled over all demons and was the greatest evil in the history of Jeonia.
Jeni gazed at Belial with a subtle emotion.
“‘My greatest enemy.'”
In the scene where the skeletons were scattered, Belial sat on the throne of black darkness, looking down on Evan and his companions with a haughty face.
An eternal and undefeated existence that did not know defeat.
He sneered at Evan and his companions with an arrogant face.
“‘Fame has been heard. Hero.”‘
Belial’s clear voice called Evan a hero.
“‘The Demon King’s eyes see my companions as heroes too.'”
That was the nature of the Gate.
Jeni’s eyes grew cold.
The Gate was a mysterious story that left out the Sabeurs, and it demanded a conclusion under the name of a quest. There was no right or wrong in that story.
“‘To change reality, we must break the quest somehow.'”
Thus, the Sabeurs wandered through the world of the Gate, a fantasy.
However, unbearably, the Gate was a fantasy, but the death they met there was real.
Jeni’s past life, Evan had died on the cold ground of a world that might have been a fantasy.
“‘And I’ve recovered my memories.'”
Zhen looked at his previous life, Evan Crow. Then, he gazed at the faces of his fellow comrades standing beside him, one by one, in his mind.
“…Really, it’s been a long time.”
Vivacious Pale.
Dry Sinah.
Mellow Jierah.
The warm-hearted Yefman.
As Zhen saw the faces of his comrades again, he felt good.
His comrades had been his everything in their previous life. If Rija hadn’t been there, they would have died in school exams, and the same was true for other comrades.
If one of them was missing, the hero Evan Crow wouldn’t have existed.
As Zhen was lost in thought, Evan drew his sword with a serious gaze.
“The demon king Belial. Your curse has turned human blood into a sea, and the continent has been flooded.”
It was a truly magnificent performance, like a hero from the 4th quadrant. Belial laughed heartily at the sight.
“It’s fitting.”
“Today, we will defeat you and save Jeinia.”
“Even eternal play can become tedious. I wish you success.”
With that, the battle began.
The numbers were 5 to 1. Evan’s party was overwhelmingly superior, but the demon king was still an extraordinary existence.
As the sword swung, the crimson demonic energy scattered and the space distorted with each technique.
However, Evan’s party was not ordinary. They had already surpassed the 7th grade and were known as the legendary Sabeurs. They were like one, moving in harmony, creating an opening, and Evan took advantage of it to stab the demon king’s heart.
“Go!”
Evan used the skill [Divine Protection] given to him by the World Tree, and the black phoenix received a light attribute, which was extremely deadly to the demon king.
Tsutsu!
The light emitted from the sword enveloped the opponent. But if this was the end, it wouldn’t be the 8th grade gate.
“Who would have thought that a non-hunter would awaken…?”
Zhen thought, and the demon king Belial awakened before death. No, that was the demon king’s true power.
On the surface, there wasn’t much of a change.
At most, his horn and hair had grown longer? But the difference in strength was evident.
Tsukagaga!
1. The devil king swung his sword, and Jean, who possessed the “Left Hand of Healing”, lost his left hand.
The second strike summoned Yefim’s magic shield, the “Guardian”.
Shina was repelled by the devil king’s released magic and collided with the wall.
“Kulululul!”
The only thing left was two.
Evan used the chain of Fail, his magic tool, to bind the devil king, but he couldn’t retreat now. He had no choice.
Opportunity was only once.
It was impossible to defeat the devil king Bellial with ordinary techniques.
Evan slowly closed his eyes.
Jean looked at that Evan.
Evan and Jean were already one.
Jean already knew what choice Evan would make.
At that moment, Evan thought that maybe Lila had saved him for this moment.
Tsutsutsutsu!!
A technique that consumes one’s own life, prepared since unknown times. It was Evan’s final salvation.
Then, a golden wind wrapped around the black aura, and Jean called out Evan’s name, weeping, but it was of no use. Yefim just whispered, and Fail was crying.
Cha cha cha!!
Evan and the devil king clashed.
The golden light and dark crimson darkness merged, and they pushed each other, eventually exhausting each other.
In the end, darkness lost.
“…Light and shadow coexist. Remember. As long as humanity exists, the devil will be eternal.”
The devil king delivered a grand ending speech and fell.
However, the collateral damage Evan paid was not light.
A life fading away.
Goodbye cries from comrades.
Jean watched this entire scene coldly as a third party.
“This is my final reincarnation.”
At that time, he was caught up in complex emotions. His hand felt like it was on fire.
‘This sensation, west, what if?’
– He has defeated the Demon King Belial.
– The skill is engraved on the saint’s mark.
– Acquired skill…….
Black Hyang’s voice, trying to say the skill’s name, was drowned out by the noise.
At the same time, the landscape before him changed. When Ji-en opened his eyes again, he saw Blue Ma’s office.
* * *
Information overload.
Three months’ worth of information flooded Ji-en’s mind in an instant.
Because of this, Ji-en stumbled, and Blue Ma quickly supported him.
“Got it.”
Ji-en’s memories swirled as the three months he had sent flew by in 3 seconds for Blue Ma.
From her perspective, he seemed to lose focus of his eyes, as if he had used the Memory Crystal and fainted.
However, Blue Ma knew well about the side effects of the Memory Crystal.
“It’s just a slight dizziness. If it were a normal person, they would have died.”
Blue Ma’s expression remained unchanged as she spoke in a serious tone.
Ji-en, taking a deep breath, laughed.
“……That makes sense.”
“Looks like you’re feeling a bit worn out from your journey?”
“About three months.”
“It’s a long vacation, isn’t it?”
Blue Ma continued her conversation in a light, joking tone.
“So, what did you come here to see?”
Blue Ma’s question made Ji-en’s eyes droop, and he muttered.
“……Illusion.”
* * *
Five days until D-Day and the Gate’s conquest.
Metis and his assistant were standing in the Portal Zone, a pride of the Gate Management Office.