Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 219

EP.219 The Story of the Past, The Pied Piper of Hameln – 5

After all this and that happened, just say the conclusion.

I was tied up with a rope made of tree vines.

The horror and anger on the children’s faces pierced me like a sharp spear. They surrounded me with their weapons raised.

Obviously, even just a little while ago, we were fighting together, comforting and cheering each other on. Where did all the friendship and trust from back then go? It’s hard to earn, but easy to waste.

which is natural

“Oh, I got caught.”

There is a super-large pheromone lure hidden in the middle of this base that invites all kinds of beasts, and it was going to explode soon, and that if it did, the beasts who were wary of uninvited humans would wipe out the camp.

’cause it’s all gone

“What the hell is this? what happened.”

Shiati muttered in a trembling voice. I shrugged at the confused woman, tied up.

“what’s the matter. you all know Unless you’re an idiot, you’re in a position where you can’t know?”

The answer he reached on his own is more certain than anything else, so there is no need to try to convince him.

Because the clues they find, the logic they weave, and the doubts they have slowly built up lead to a single truth.

Cento, who had been wondering where Carafald and I had gone yesterday, traced our trail and found the rope holding the flotsam. The children noticed the existence of the rope and were delighted, assuming that this situation was also a test. If it’s part of the test, not an emergency, nothing will get out of control. I was relieved like that, and I moved more actively.

In the meantime, Carafald formed a team and searched the camp. Drawing a map of the camp, he tilted his head as he figured out that this place resembled the shape of a magic circle. Thinking this was a puzzle or a test question, while the children struggled, Shiati took the children out to get food and drinking water.

There was a rock under the camp, and a strange magic circle was drawn along the shallow groove. It was around the time when everyone was thinking about wrapping their heads in a magic circle that had never been seen before.

Just in time, a black box appeared in the middle of one of the camp tents. Guessing that was a clue, the children opened the lid of the box.

They didn’t even know that it was bait to call the beast.

The pheromone that was full of the bait spread. A child of hunter parents realized what it was and shouted for it to be closed, but it was too late.

A wild beast could be heard in the distance.

About 150 students who received military training responded appropriately, but that was the limit. appropriate response.

This proves that the reason the beasts have not attacked human herds so far is because of the natural caution of the surviving beasts.

The horned deer ran through the camp with a bell, spitting in excitement. It was an attack comparable to a cavalry charge. The deer, the size of a house, was like a churning giant with two trees hanging from its head, and it took ten people to pull a noose.

The wolf, which was cautiously roaming after him, attacked. It was only after the victim was made that he learned of the attack by the stealthy hunter.

Crows and vultures, noticing signs of a fight, roamed in the distance.

seventeen died

If the traps had not been set up in advance, many more would have died.

In any case, humans exerted their potential. United bonds After appropriate instructions and a desperate struggle, they were able to drive the beasts out.

A dear friend died, but there was no time to feel sorrow. Exhausted children sat on the floor and watched in awe as the blood flowed from the dead children.

The blood flowed along the grooves engraved on it… It glowed and permeated the huge magic circle.

If it was hidden under the ground, it would not have been visible, but it was a secret that was visible because the rock was revealed while investigating.

While everyone was feeling ominous for no reason, someone cautiously suggested it. There is a risk of injury and infection, so why don’t you take off your clothes?

The children nodded and released the packets of clothing.

And I found an ominous bright red mark on my back. The meaning is so clear that I can’t even turn my eyes away from the traces.

“It’s nonsense… How could it be… Nicholas made us his scapegoats…”

Everyone understood the turn of events. The fact that the leader whom Nara had abandoned them and believed in was actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and that the friend who had been laughing until yesterday was dead with his arms and legs grotesquely twisted, and that they would soon become like that too.

That someone would then take their deaths and gain strength.

“Kill him!”

someone shouted It was a child who had his arm broken and bandaged while fending off a deer. He cursed at me with bloodshot eyes.

“There is no instructor to stop us here anyway! Kill them and bury them somewhere!”

“Then what do you explain?”

“Suffice it to say that I tripped and fell into the river!”

“okay! This is self-defense!”

Those who shout ferociously. I smiled as calmly as I could and said.

“It is a natural decision. In the midst of this, it would be foolish to let me, who is expected to be an infiltrator, live. is not it?”

“If you’re a prisoner, be quiet like a prisoner. Huey.”

Shiati and Carafald, who became the new student leaders, calmed the distraught children. In particular, Shiati, who was furious with me, closed her lips tightly and glared at me.

“day off. I didn’t like you, but at least I thought you were more human than the other two. But… I guess I misunderstood the person.”

“If you compare them, do you compare them? yes shitty. What are you going to do with this hideous, inhuman me?”

“I want to kill you right now.”

Now, the target she had to persuade was other children, not me, so Shiati turned her head and shouted.

“If I kill you here, nothing will change. We’ll tie you up, put you on the boat, and go to Hameln to argue. If it’s you who Nicholas cares for, you’ll be a good negotiator.”

“bargaining?”

“okay! The taboo is the act of trying to catch Seonghwangcheong by turning on the light in his eyes. You can ask for something in exchange for keeping the secret…”

“Puhahaha!”

I laughed out loud as I was tied up. As the laughter continued, the eyes of the children, including Siati, gathered together. Enough to attract attention, I stopped laughing and said.

“Siaty. Stop saying things you don’t believe in yourself. Nicholas tried to kill all of you and create a taboo, but you guys found out and went back. I’m sorry. I’ll give you a level 3 as a prize.

No way. If that was the case, I wouldn’t have even started in the first place.

“No, I will kill them all. I’m going to use a little tougher method to bury you guys along with the taboo.”

“Then what! Let me die to you here?!”

“It’s your choice what to do, but if you’re going to do it, at least follow what you believe. Your choice is nothing more than a delusion that denies even reality right now, let alone reality.”

“Speaking proudly…!”

Shiati strode forward and grabbed me by the collar. I groaned in pain as my neck was pulled while being tied up, but she said without paying attention to my condition.

“I will kill you! It’s all good if you’re good?! No matter how good you are, you can’t decide our fate…! I am we! I haven’t been working hard to become your prey!”

The more he spoke, the stronger the cry gradually turned into sobs. Shiati, who grabbed me by the collar, shed transparent tears and resented me.

“why? After all, you can already go to the military academy! Is that not enough? While we have already reached level 3, which we so much desire…! did you want a bigger one? Did you want to be better than that? Even if you kill us all?”

After vomiting resentment to the fullest, what was left was a blackened emotion. Dark eyes that seem to have killed my heart look up at me.

“Then you… die too. That’s fair.”

I instinctively sensed it.

oh this is dangerous If you keep going like this, you’ll really get swept away.

Is a taboo a taboo for nothing? It is taboo to deny the belief itself in humans that has been built up until now.

Shiati, who had become that unjust side, now clenched her fists in complete hatred and despair.

…So Historia.

This is your last chance to save me. if you don’t save

I am.

The fact that the trainees who had left the graduation practice were in distress was quickly reported. Feeling deeply responsible for the situation, Nicholas took only his entourage and ran out of Hameln Secondary Military School. The main body decided to load supplies into the rescue boat and follow Nicholas.

‘He asked for help. What is really going to happen Could it be that you foresaw this?’

Historia did not forget her promise. So, the moment I realized that there was a problem with my graduation practice, I put a gun on my back and ran to the Hameln River to rent a boat.

As she rowed, the river made strange waves that parted on either side. It was not pushing the water, but making a slope by forcefully sinking the surface of the water, and it was a road that seemed to slide on it.

The ferryboat literally glided along the river. Historia quickly arrived at the riverside full of flotsam and hid herself to investigate the situation.

The sight she witnessed was… bizarre.

‘day off? why are you tied up? What are the kids like?’

There is no way of knowing how things are going. In the meantime, the boy is like a prisoner hanging on a gallows or like the first saint who died on a cross. He was imprisoned in everyone’s admiration.

The children around him seemed to be blaming something in despair and anger.

Not knowing how to react to the unexpected situation, Historia pulled out her gun.

target is me And Siati by my side.

‘City. I don’t know why you got Huey. But if you try to kill him, I will definitely stop you.’

It’s better not to reveal yourself until you figure out the other side’s intentions. If it’s not a big deal, I’ll just let it go, and if it’s a dangerous situation, it can become even more dangerous when Historia appears.

Quiet and clandestine techniques, such as stealth and stealth, are no match for Historia’s raucous technique. Instead, Historia aimed her gun at a blind spot out of sight.

Seeing Shiati and me through the sight of a gun. I’m still safe, and even though I’m tied up, I have a bright smile on my lips.

Her usual mischievous face almost relieved her tension, but she calmed down again and took aim.

‘I can’t hear very well. Roughly predicting, someone seems to be resentful of Hughie for dying…’

No matter how much I say I’m the leader, will I still tie people down with that?

Reaching the same question, Historia tilted her head while aiming at Shiati as she tensed her whole body muscles.

However, he did not rush or shoot.

Shiati is also Historia’s motive. If the opponent was an enemy or a beast, he would have opened a hole right away, but since he was old, his hands were not sharp.

Of course, that wasn’t the only reason.

‘day off. Do you understand now? The only thing you can trust is your own strength. You need to pay more attention to qigong.’

If I felt a threat to my life, I would realize the importance of qigong and be more engrossed in it. That thought left me alone for a while.

It was late because of that. I have been sufficiently stained with hatred and despair towards the military.

Shiati and I had a conversation. A boring time has passed. No matter where all the serious atmosphere went, the conversation was fluent and the expressions I made were colorful.

From Historia’s point of view, I seemed to be enjoying the situation itself. I wasn’t wrong though.

‘what. Are you sure you need my help?’

i needed help not anymore

‘So if you’ve learned qigong from the beginning. If you hadn’t wasted time for the children who would betray you without knowing how to thank you. You didn’t have to be tied down. It makes me nervous.’

The body is not bound. Because no rope like this can tie me down.

Unfold the hands tied behind your back. It is a clumsy knot tied with stiff vines. The vines unraveled and his arms came up above his shoulders as if they had never been tied. The panicked children were startled, but I held out my hand to calm them down.

‘Aren’t you even tied down? I feel like I’m becoming a fool.’

To Historia, everything was oblivious to her motives. No matter how insignificant it is, it is also in the category of motive. I didn’t feel the need to attack them.

It was the time when Historia, who had relaxed, resumed breathing that had stopped for a moment. I heard someone’s voice at close range.

“Boar woman.”

clap. The muzzle turned in an instant. Lancart stood expressionless where her gun was pointed.

He was looking back and forth between Historia and me with a puzzled look on his face.

Historia asked, lowering the muzzle.

“Oh Mr. It’s a surprise. What are you?”

“I will say it. It’s me, the advance team that started with Nicholas, so I’m here. you? What are you?”

“I am a latecomer.”

“How are the latecomers already?”

“You are slow. What should I do if I come later than I rowed?”

Lancart muttered when he found a boat and a large oar by the river.

“Crazy stupid boar…”

Still, Historia’s coming here itself was expected. It was also the reason Lancart followed Nicholas.

‘This wild boar is moody like a beast, and is more blatantly interested in Huey, perhaps in heat. I have to drop it before gluttony occurs.’

“This is an order from Chancellor Nicholas. The instructor will solve Huey’s problem, so you’re out for a while.”

“solve? what solution?”

‘To check if the gluttony was successful and to deal with any leftovers. But… what the hell is this situation…’

Historia smirked at Lancart, who was lost in thought.

“Again again. Don’t roll your head that doesn’t work. Why don’t you speak plainly instead of making trivial tricks with your talentless brain?”

“This is a concept that you don’t have, a thought, you bitch.”

After spitting out abusive language, Lancart replied annoyedly.

“We need to sort this out. I won’t say more than that. Even if I tell you, you won’t understand.”

“Why suddenly? Do you have something to hide?”

“okay.”

When Lancart readily agreed, Historia smiled incredulously.

“…her. It’s bold. Then you won’t want to fall for it even more.”

‘Tsk. It’s annoying because you’re stubborn and can’t be persuaded. Even if you want to eliminate it by force, if you fight here, there won’t be a decision. then.’

“It’s for Huey.”

“what? Work for Huey?”

“I don’t know if you know, but no, I just don’t know. This evaluation is actually a test prepared for Huey. If you are watching, the meaning of the test fades.”

“A test?”

“okay. With this one, Huey will take it one step further.”

wow That’s not wrong. Because it was a place for me.

The mention of me relieved Historia’s anger. She looked back and forth between me and Lancart.

‘…I don’t like this guy, Lancart, but he’s a guy who’s sure of getting things done. He’s holding Huey up halfway, so he can’t hurt him. What if the Instructor General came over there? The situation must be over.’

Historia nodded, slung the long rifle over her shoulder and stood up.

“…I warn you, don’t order me. Because I will take care of it.”

“If you have the strength to reply, eat the animals that hover along the riverside. It suits you perfectly.”

For now, the intended purpose of separating Historia has been achieved. Lancart muttered that while still looking at me with a confused face.

‘It’s not like I refused to eat. I didn’t even accept it. What the hell are you trying to do, Huey…?’

“Stop talking nonsense!”

While the two of them were talking, I untied myself and finished persuading the children.

Shiati shouted out loud as if she wanted to deny my words.

“…no. Shiati… no.”

The other representative, Carafald, who was listening to my story, closed his eyes and shook his head.

“Rationally speaking… Huey gave us a hint. Even knowing the existence of the net, he informed everyone and asked us to dig up the secrets of the camp. Hugh was the first to jump in, close the pheromone lure box, carry it, and throw it into the river. Also, more people would have died if Huey hadn’t told us to set the trap in advance. If he wanted to kill us…”

More.

Or they’d all be dead. Carofald finished his explanation.

And the silent majority sympathized with his will.

We spent a whole day in the same place. Because I know that I, who always gave orders and worked tirelessly, didn’t have time to decorate anything. Persuasion worked because they saw my actions.

Shiati wasn’t stupid enough to disbelieve it either. I was just more angry than that. Shiati, who had lost her target of anger, shouted as she clasped her hands tightly.

“then! Then what! What the hell…!”

“Are you curious? i wonder too To be honest, I didn’t even know what awaited me until I got here.”

This is the clear truth. I thought there would be gluttony. I never thought they would try to trigger gluttony with flotsam, bait camps, and pheromones.

Although there were victims to say it was successful. I got over it anyway. However, this is the first hurdle anyway.

The real evil intent to kill everyone is now approaching.

“There is only one person who can give me this answer.”

“who…?”

“Mr. Nicholas. The head of the Hameln Secondary Military School who planned all of this.”

A man in uniform with a warm yet strict impression appeared in the children’s minds. He was zealous in education, devoted time and energy to his children, and although he would flog and punish them, he would never starve or hurt them. It can be said that he is a relatively personable person.

But now… it just looked like a monster wearing a human skin.

“Now, let’s get ready, guys.”

i know nicholas He is a good educator, but it exists as a characteristic of a military officer. His view of education is for the country. Education is a field cultivated by the country to create talented people for the country.

He seemed to think that I, who had taken some of that power, would be superior to a hundred clumsy people.

In short, it was clearly wrong.

Because I’m a better person when I’m among a hundred people. Even if they unite their strength, it is no different from ripping a book and using it as firewood.

The guardian of knowledge is a library full of good books, not a librarian who guards them. Tearing books and setting them on fire for the librarian is tantamount to juggling.

Of course, the librarian would be more angry than anyone else if he committed the atrocities of using books as firewood.

“That box of pheromone baits was supposed to open itself after a few hours. I don’t know, but that time is probably the time of decision. But, even after Secretary General Nicholas did this, would he just let it go? Predictably, Chancellor Nicholas will come soon.”

“The superintendent…? directly?”

“okay. A camp where taboos are hidden in the net that tied up this practice flotsam, and a pheromone box that will explode someday… If the person who prepared this tomb himself doesn’t come, the word taboo will be meaningless.”

There was no certainty. If I hadn’t read the thoughts of Historia and Lancart a moment ago, I wouldn’t have been able to say that.

Anyway, now that we have the information, we should prepare.

“What are you going to ask when Minister Nicholas comes to visit you? How to welcome and greet, ask and answer questions. We must prepare in advance.”

Looking around at the eyes that were abandoned by the military and lost focus, I lowered my voice and told everyone.

“To hear the story and understand it.”

I know but you don’t

Leaving behind all doubts and hopelessness. The children stood up for a moment. They looked up at me, clutching the hands where the body of their friend had been buried earlier.

I spoke loudly to everyone.

“Should I make a trap first?”

as a means of conversation