The 31st Piece Turns the Tables - Chapter 358

Episode 358

Shoot…

Rain soaked the world outside the villa.

Fortunately, it rained while I was indoors, so I didn’t have to get wet.

The labyrinth was truly a mysterious place.

The mere existence of the weather eased the oppressive feeling.

Shoot…

water droplets that bounce off the raindrops hitting the floor.

My eyes became refreshed.

Kang Seol realized once again that eyes also have sense.

When there was a gentle breeze, the wind caressed the snow, and on a rainy day like today, the snow became moist.

Occasionally, if dust got into my eyes, I had to wrestle with it to get it out, but it was still good.

Although the eyes had lost their purpose, they seemed to shout that they were here.

It’s been two months since I moved into the separate building.

“Aaaah!”

“don’t do it! don’t do it! Hurt! “It hurts!”

“I want to stop… stop… stop now…”

Just as a wheel loses its value if it does not turn, humans who do not develop feel a sense of self-destruction.

This was the case with snowfall.

It has lost its power.

“Haa… haaah….”

The fist that had been crushed from hitting the rock quickly returned to its original state.

Self-harm was not easy for a superhuman.

“Grief….”

【….】

“Can grief see forward?”

【… Yes.】

Something I’ve always been curious about. In this place where he couldn’t see an inch in front of him, grief helped him safely.

And for quite some time.

“why?”

【I don’t know, is it because I’m not human?】

Grief was a demonic spirit.

It made no sense to compare such a being to a human being.

“How about… watching me?”

【… Huh?】

“Strange… and pathetic?”

Grief crumpled my face. That was not visible to Kangseol.

【Don’t say bad things! I never thought that way!】

“… Really?”

Grief cannot lie.

【Uh… It was kind of funny that I fell last time. But it’s okay because I didn’t get caught! Right?】

“….”

It’s already been two months since I couldn’t see.

Nothing was achieved and there were no signs that anything would change.

“I envy you, grief.”

【huh? Why?】

“Being able to see. “It’s a natural thing.”

【The owner can see it too! Uh… if I just wait a little longer…】

Temptation came.

“Just… use your strength just for a moment…”

Kong-!

Bitan patted Snowfall’s head with her cute arms.

Of course, it was still a shock that would have knocked out an ordinary person if it had been hit by the force, but for Kang Seol, who was forced to remain in the raven state, it felt really light.

Grief came right up to Kangseol’s nose and spoke.

【No.】

“…Why?”

【What we have done so far is in vain. That’s… that’s something you can’t do!】

“That’s something you can’t do? To whom?”

【To the owner! To the owner’s efforts!】

In an instant, life returned to Snowfall’s eyes.

The labyrinth was targeting him every moment, but there was grief by his side.

“… yes.”

【huh! So you have to endure it! It’s okay to wait a little because the heartbreak will last a long time. And if I fall three times, I’ll laugh at least once! Grief is enough.】

“… Grief.”

【huh? After all, it’s a bit weird to smile, isn’t it?】

“Why are you helping me?”

【Because you’re weak?】

“Not that.”

【Uh…what was it…】

Bitan rested her chin, thought for a moment, and said this.

【The owner is the teacher of sorrow.】

“… Teacher?”

【You told Bitan a lot of things. You waited for heartbreak. So, Bitan will also take this opportunity to become a teacher!】

Kangseol chuckled. Grief also laughed loudly.

【I like smiling!】

* * *

Even after three months, there were no notable achievements.

Although he suppressed and suppressed it, Kang Seol realized.

No, despair was a more appropriate expression.

What he despaired of was his own incompetence.

Kwarung…

flinch!

The sudden thunderstorm froze the snow in place. Since I couldn’t see, my other senses became more sensitive, which doubled the fear of the sudden thunderstorm.

Snowfall, who was calm despite being surrounded by all kinds of monsters, lowered her head and trembled at the mere sound of thunder.

Shoot…

I had no choice but to stay in the rain.

Since it has already been raining, it would be no use to rush into the outbuilding.

If I could see the sky, if I could see ahead, I would have known that it was going to rain, and I wouldn’t have done the funny thing of falling over in shock from the thunder.

“Master….”

“Ha… Haha….”

“I have a question about Bitan.”

“huh! “The teacher will tell you.”

“Why is everyone trying to become stronger?”

“huh? “I don’t know about that.”

Bitan pretended to tell me everything, but immediately answered that she didn’t know. A magician whose strength was honesty.

“Bitan also wanted to become strong in the past. “A long time ago.”

Snowfall completely collapsed and got hit by the rain.

“ah! At that time… I don’t know. I thought that if I became stronger, a lot of fun things would happen. I thought it was fun to do strange things. “Doing whatever I want!”

Grief that quickly becomes sullen.

“But that was… a bad thing. “I found out about the heartbreak too late.”

“Have you changed your mind now?”

“Uh… yeah, becoming stronger doesn’t mean a lot of fun things will happen. Instead…”

Grief came to Kangseol’s knees.

“There are fewer sad things.”

“….”

“Grief must become stronger! So I will protect the weak ones. Then you won’t have to be sad! “It’s sad to see the weak guys leave.”

“Am I that weak guy too?”

In response to Kang Seol’s question, Bitan nodded.

“Yeah, I’m weak! “If I fight now, I think I’ll win.”

“… Then are you going to protect me too? “Because you’re weak?”

“I have to protect it! Um… not because I’m weak, but because I’m the master.”

Grief rubbed against Kangseol.

“I think it will be sad when the owner disappears. “The best in the world!”

“… I won’t disappear.”

“Isn’t the owner trying to become stronger because he doesn’t want to be sad? “It’s about protecting the weak.”

Kang Seol lowered his head at the words of sorrow.

The weakest person is yourself and no one else.

The jet-black labyrinth easily trampled the mind of an intruder just by taking away their eyes.

Snowfall’s spirit was now greatly weakened.

Shoot…

Rainwater ran down Snowfall’s face and down her chin.

“…Are you crying?”

“…Crying?”

Kang Seol tilted her head at the words of grief.

“I’m crying?”

“huh! I’m always watching. “I feel it.”

“It’s rainwater?”

“No, this is warm!”

“….”

“The rain is not warm.”

I wasn’t really talking about the temperature of the water droplets. Grief just explained it that way.

Bitan nodded, convinced.

“I can understand. “I know!”

“….”

Kang Seol pondered the story for a moment.

recognize.

It felt like the concept of Kang Seol was shattered by a single word of grief.

‘Why didn’t I think of that?’

I tried to check objects and phenomena only with my eyes, thinking that I should be able to simply see them. Of course, that action was blocked by darkness and nothing was achieved.

How is it that the power of the mind can see what the eyes cannot see?

To be precise, wouldn’t it be a perception that is far from seeing?

Snowfall did not limit the potential of snow to sight.

Snowfall that expands the field of vision to the realm of perception.

Then the senses that had been dormant for a long time began to stir.

‘… uh?’

Something on my lap.

But it wasn’t visible.

A very, very blurry shape rippled in the darkness.

Like one flow.

But there was clearly a grain.

Snowfall is now able to see the results.

“heartbreak.”

“huh?”

“I think I understand. Something…”

“Really? Really?”

“Yes, really.”

Snowfall saw sorrow.

[One mind is activated.]

[Continuous action leads to new enlightenment.]

[Enlightenment continues to come as long as one mind is maintained.]

* * *

Another month has passed since the day it rained.

Shin Rip and Shin Hyeon were cold to Kang Seol, but were watching him from afar.

“Is there no news?”

“It doesn’t seem like there’s any problem with getting by. ah! Listen, these guys are doing funny things.”

“A funny thing?”

“Yeah, that little guy is doing this weird thing where he takes a strange pose in front of him and the big guy has to guess what that posture is.”

“… So you guessed it right?”

Shinhyeon shook his head.

“Hehehe… no. “It’s already been more than a month.”

“… hmm.”

“Still, he’s a very talented guy. “Did you feel it too?”

“It’s so overflowing with potential. On the contrary, it gets in the way of finding your way. “He can be anything, but at the same time he can be nothing.”

“that’s right! That’s what I wanted to say! If you’re too good, you won’t be able to find a simple path, right? “Sometimes you have to keep your head straight.”

Shin Lip stopped talking and stroked his beard.

“I was thinking about teaching you how to use a sword.”

“It must be difficult for a guy who doesn’t have any calluses on his hands because his magic power is completely different.”

“still.”

“Hmm…”

“When I look at that guy… I think of him.”

“Are you talking about Xinjiang? The third one is a bit…”

“…no.”

Shinhyeon flinched at Shinrip’s words.

Unless you’re talking about Shin Kang, who was the most outstanding of the three…

“I’d be fourth… It feels similar to Shin Yu. “Is that why you’re attached?”

“What can I do? It’s already been so long that regret is a luxury. “If Shinyu had been with us… all of our brothers might have escaped the labyrinth.”

“Hehehe… By the way, can that guy get out of the labyrinth?”

“The living must breathe in the arms of the living. If you hang out with the dead, you’ll get nothing but rotten breath. Even if it takes a long time… you shouldn’t give up.”

Shinhyeon asked, scratching his body.

“Then how long will it take?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Seeing through the darkness of the labyrinth. “He’s a newborn who hasn’t even opened his eyes yet.”

Shin Rip slightly snorted and asked Shin Hyeon.

“How long did it take you?”

“After you wake up?”

“After I wake up.”

“3 years.”

“I have two years.”

Shin Lip concluded.

It could have been the remaining deadline for Kang Seol.

“If we use the talent he has, it will be possible within two years.”

“We are dead so we can be so relaxed, but this guy….”

“If you don’t have a strong mind, even that will be difficult. “Go and see. It’s almost time.”

“Has it already happened like that? hmm… Still, it’s admirable to see people not giving up even when there’s no progress.”

Shinhyeon brought a meal to Snowfall’s outbuilding.

I thought it was a truly bizarre fate for the dead to prepare food for the living, but it was fun so it was worth enduring.

Shin Rip suddenly looked up at the sky.

“Um… it’s going to rain.”

When I looked up at the sky, it was full of dark clouds. The rain here came without warning.

There were often cloudy days here.

Since he has been sick in the rain several times, I tried to warn him this time.

Shinhyeon He also resembled the weather in the labyrinth.

That is the part where there is no sign.

When the swordsman reached a level above that level, there were no footsteps. Since there was no sign of him, it was impossible to notice Shinhyeon’s approach without looking.

Shinhyeon’s unpredictable behavior was ingrained in him.

And I thought that approaching someone without them noticing would be easier than anything else.

“Are you here?”

“….”

His heart sank.

‘… what?’

When I turned my head in the direction the voice came from, I saw Snowfall looking down the rocky mountain.

‘How did you know?’

Snowfall wasn’t even looking in this direction. Could it be that that ridiculous training made any difference?

‘This guy… something…’

Something was different.

I came here every day, but this was the first time it felt like today.

“…you.”

“Go in and talk.”

Snowfall smiled, pointing to the sky with her back turned.

“It looks like it’s going to rain.”