For the past four days, my routine was simple.
First, since my body was in terrible condition, I fell into a deep sleep after finishing my chat in the Space of Despair.
It was a process of naturally recovering my soul and restoring my tired mind from continuous battles.
I did wake up a few times to eat or use the bathroom, but apart from that, I was sleeping the entire time.
During that sleep, I recalled my experiences in the Space of Despair.
“Now that I think about it, even before the Great Cataclysm, just a few days ago, I entered the Space of Despair in a dream.”
There, I met the original Lily, and she said it was not an illusion but real.
And that experience occurred not in a capsule where I access Deoen, but in my bed in reality.
“…Could it be?”
Through the gateway of dreams, I might be able to access Deoen without the capsule.
Not through some special something called a capsule, but by using the “Space of Despair” within my soul.
I immediately moved my consciousness to the Space of Despair and was able to weakly open my eyes in Deoen.
“So this is how I’m sent.”
Just like I accessed indirectly using that special something called “Space of Despair.”
The Nutri Company that created Deoen also accesses this place after going through “some external dimension” via a capsule.
It’s probably a starting point or a resurrection waiting area.
I check my condition.
“Soul state. It’s similar to the seawater dungeon.”
It’s a ghostly state where I couldn’t interfere with the world or exert physical force.
Of course, if I wanted to, I could probably do something, but there were many restrictions since it wasn’t a formal entry through a capsule.
The most notable restriction is that I can’t use the System.
This might be a given for an illegal intruder, but I don’t really care.
I didn’t come here to exert power; I’m just trying to kill time during this dull recovery phase.
I had no intention of engaging with external affairs during treatment, but I guess observing wouldn’t hurt.
To check what had been happening, I flew through the sky in a conscious state.
“I’m off to the desert.”
“Eh?”
I witnessed an unexpected declaration of war.
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Rankers and Sand Soldiers.
Heavenly Horse and Yena.
And the Challenger Alliance alongside the resurrected Pharaoh.
Watching the scuffle of so many people, I became somewhat accustomed to this state and munched on popcorn.
No matter how silent I was, the idea of hitting the Pharaoh is just bold.
I can’t tell if it’s bravery or just plain insanity, but this battle was obviously going to have a clear winner and loser.
I don’t know if it’s bravery or ignorance, but this fight was a clear win or loss from the start.
Above all, Pharaoh has regained his power quicker than expected, so future events shouldn’t be a problem.
And finally, the long-awaited scene has arrived…
“Then rest.”
“…Understood.”
“Is it really going to end like this?”
From the beginning to development, from development to crisis, and from crisis to climax… the drama that was escalating suddenly came to an end.
It feels like I just ate a mountain of sweet potatoes.
“Are they aiming for Season 2?”
But these two have already been through what feels like Season 20,000 together.
Isn’t it about time to wrap this up?
“…I should file a complaint immediately.”
“Right? I agree. They’re truly frustrating.”
“Isn’t that right? I think so too…”
Huh?
I turn my head.
Rustle!
A snowy white hand reaches into the box of caramel popcorn I was eating and daintily takes one piece to pop it into her mouth.
Chew chew.
“Lasty?”
“Those two will be like that for eternity. And they’ll think that’s what protects each other.”
“How did you get here?”
Although I passed through the Space of Despair, I didn’t say anything in particular.
Lasty blinked her blood-red eyes and tilted her head.
“How would I not know?”
Drip.
A drop of blood gathers at the tip of Lasty’s finger.
Even with just one drop, an immense power is felt.
‘True Blood.’
“As long as my blood exists in my sister, I know where she is, no matter where.”
“That’s in my heart.”
Right now, I’m more like a hologram created from consciousness rather than Deoen’s body.
“The heart is the soul, after all. That’s the biggest difference that distinguishes you and Young Lily.”
“…Hmm. Lasty, you’ve grown too.”
“Huh? Right.”
“Pharaoh would be saddened.”
I turn my head back to see the frustrating Pharaoh.
With his regained body and newfound strength, he must be full of thoughts about crushing Lasty, but my growth directly correlates with the growth of the ancient beasts.
As I regain my powers one by one, the beasts will also have more influence over Deoen, and the one with the most impressive growth is undoubtedly Lasty.
The progenitor of vampires who has no constraints regarding ‘body’, Lasty.
To her, the body is merely something made of flesh and blood.
What moves the progenitor is solely the Power of Blood.
In fact, Lasty’s body is in the same condition now as it was before.
“The statue guy can’t defeat me. Forever.”
“That guy can’t defeat me. Forever.”
“Now, I’m no longer a statue.”
“Isn’t it weird to lose to a stupid simpleton?”
“I don’t know about forever… but calling them a stupid simpleton seems accurate.”
“What should we do? I could intervene.”
Lasty smiles and emits blood light.
A vampire can shake the mind of a living being with blood, or in severe cases, even control it, but a progenitor is on a different level.
If it’s a transcendental being like a progenitor, they can control the mind even of a being without blood.
If it’s her, it wouldn’t be impossible to turn Serrek’s heart around.
“Isn’t it time to wrap this up, since we’ve waited this long?”
“Um… no. That’s not it.”
“Why? If I keep waiting for those simpletons, I’ll die.”
“Then it would lose its meaning.”
It’s a relationship that has continued for over thousands of years.
But if there’s ongoing mental interference from someone, those thousands of years would become meaningless.
“Now that it’s come to this, we should see it through to the end. I can’t just let it end like that, now that I’m invested.”
“…Sister, you really do have strange tastes.”
“What happened with waking them up?”
“I woke the crab, and it bowed right away after seeing the octopus, but the octopus isn’t waking up. I think you need to wake it up yourself.”
“Um…”
If even Young Lily can’t wake it up, could it be related to Kraken’s Spear?
No matter how it is, that guy can’t use the spear without the system’s permission.
“Alright. I’ll try to wake it up.”
“When are you coming back?”
“I’m planning to rest a bit longer. I think if I rest for another 3 days, I’ll be completely recovered.”
“The humans are waiting for you so much.”
“I know.”
But there’s nothing I can do about it.
I believe they will tolerate this much since I’ve done something.
Three more days passed like that.
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[They say Lily is coming today?!!!!!]
Author: LilyLily
(A fan cafe post with a notice about the return broadcast)
Finally, Lily declares her return!!
Wow, it felt like I was dead for a week with nothing to say, but she’s finally back ;;;
Life without Lily is not life, for real…
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─????
─Is this real?
└Yep, yep, yep
└Wow, finally! Finally! Finally! Finally! Finally!
└Lily, I was cold… Lily, I was cold… Lily, I was cold… Lily, I was cold…
└Lily resurrected after a week, lolololololololol
This has been the longest week of my life.
Ah… the “God” has appeared.
Hey Lily!
─Wait, you didn’t show up for the raid, but now you come after it’s all over??
Oh dear!
Don’t slander the God, heretic!
If you caught the Kraken, let us know, hahaha, how much do we need to do?
Heavenly Horse) Is Lily your caretaker?
Scorpions should be something the users can handle on their own, right?
Info) Essentially, Lily also took care of the scorpions.
For real, haha.
─So we can’t catch scorpions?
Seems like we can’t because of that guy uncle.
Maybe?
It’s a shame, but we can’t catch it without Lily anyway, so it can’t be helped.
─So what’s Lily doing today?
“Well, I have quite a few things to do…”
Just thinking about it, I have to test the Kraken’s Spear and eliminate the World Boss for the fourth job advancement.
Plus, I need to check the byproducts I obtained along with the spear and also think of a way to level up from 120 to 121, and manage Elbrite overall and resurrect anyone who has died…
“…Sounds like a lot?”
“Right? A whole lot.”
And I’m welcoming Yena, who rushed over as soon as she heard I logged in.
While I was away, Yena did a great job protecting the Pharaoh’s land.
If Yena hadn’t been there, damage would have accumulated while the Pharaoh was absent.
By the way, Yena mentioned if she had been just three hours late, she was planning to invade my house, which sounds like something Yena would think.
“You’ve worked hard. It must have been tough doing a quest that’s hard to understand.”
“Hehe… It wasn’t difficult. I’ve faced everyone as adversaries before.”
“You’re not using the cat-speak?”
“That’s because if I take the medicine, I can hold it off without using techniques.”
Yena was swinging a blue potion bottle in her hand.
It seems similar to the potion Leo used that temporarily negated penalties.
“This is more expensive than Lord Leo’s, but they say there are a lot of materials to make this in the New Continent? So, I’ve leveled up quite a bit. Already at 118…”
“It’s fun when you use it.”
“…Huh?”
“I’m not joking. I really mean it’s fun when you use it.”
“R-right? You really… um?”
“Shall we get started then?”
I smiled and pressed the broadcast start button after a long time.
It’s time to return once again.
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