17 – give me nightmares

When I finished training, it was after 4 hours from the start of training.

I wiped the sweat from my head and looked at the record board.

[Number of piles processed: 1057]

1057… I ate a lot.

After swinging the sword non-stop for 4 hours, my arm got numb.

When I used Jokjok, which recharges mana, it seems that the speed is shaking.

“after…”

I exhaled and removed the earplugs from my ears.

I felt the blood flow again to the part of my ear that had been compressed because I had been wearing it for quite some time.

When the sound of music flowing from the ear plugs disappeared, the world was filled with silence.

“Hmm…”

I looked around and saw that the gymnasium was empty.

It was late, so everyone seemed to have gone back to their dorms.

The time now is 12 o’clock.

From 1 p.m., access to the dormitory is restricted.

‘I must hurry…’

Originally, I was going to finish training at 11:00, but I couldn’t see the time and skipped it.

I put away the wooden sword I used, and packed my cross bag and outerwear.

“Whoa…then shall we go?”

As I was about to pack up my things and leave the gymnasium, I heard someone calling me from behind.

“Raiden.”

This voice…

I turned my head and looked behind me.

“Maharet… princess?”

When I turned my head to look, Raiden’s ex-fiancé, Maharet Pilar, was standing with his arms crossed, glaring at me.

A burning enemy.

Silver hair that creates a mysterious atmosphere.

Even the sharp nose and soft eyes.

Her beautiful figure caught my eye.

– Pounding

At the same time, my heart started beating fast.

Of course, I’m not thrilled.

Raiden’s body reacts reflexively to Maharet.

“ha……”

Please don’t move your body on your own.

I grumbled inwardly, and massaged my chest, which felt sore from its rapid beating.

Then Maharet’s expression crumpled even more.

“It’s rude, Raiden. You sigh as soon as you see a person’s face.”

“This is not because of the princess.”

When I replied, shaking my head, Maharet smiled and said,

“Ha! Who’s to believe it! Just say it! You’re offended by my trashy face!”

“……?”

What kind of bullsh*t is this all of a sudden?

When did I say that…

A memory passed through my bewildered mind.

-okay. Since you’ll have to live with your bitch’s trashy face for the rest of your life, shouldn’t you collect bitches to enjoy at night?

oh

sh*t really.

I staggered from the sudden headache and grabbed my head.

Raiden… You bastard who piles up all the karma called karma and runs away…

Because of your karma, what trouble am I in?

I cursed Raiden inside and opened my mouth.

“It’s not like that.”

“Heh, I’m sure you’ll believe it.”

I frowned at Maharet’s sarcastic tone.

What are you doing with people?

Is it just a cibiter?

“Why did you call me? Please tell me quickly, it’s late for the dorm.”

I said as I picked up my bag.

Maharet looked at me like that, then asked me in a cold voice.

“What are you up to these days?”

“……Yes?”

“What kind of scheme are you talking about? These days.”

Saying that, Maharet narrowed her eyes.

Those sharp gazes were pointed at me.

“……What do you mean by ‘goong-goong’?”

“You. In the month since your recent return, you haven’t had an accident.”

“That’s right.”

“If a person who has been thinking about accidents every day is suddenly quiet, isn’t there something ulterior motive?”

It’s not.

It’s not a bit of a stretch to say that you have a plan just because you’ve been living a quiet life.

And they say Raiden had an accident.

Although he pushed the people around him a little and said harsh things, he was soft-hearted and couldn’t really think of anything.

More than 90% of Raiden’s accident is a rumor.

I couldn’t get these words out of my mouth, so I just kept my mouth shut.

On the other hand, Maharet, who didn’t know what I was thinking, seemed to have confidence in his thoughts after seeing my reaction.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“I told you not to do anything.”

I replied in a slightly annoyed voice.

I have to go now so I can get a wagon.

“Could it be… is that true…?”

“What do you mean?”

“That… Rumor has it that he made a contract with the devil…”

“……”

I looked at Maharet with a blank face.

Hey… it’s a hit…

I wondered if anyone really believed those rumors.

I thought that would have been Maharet.

The Maharet I saw beyond Raiden’s memories seems to have been a sharp person, but why does it seem like he has a blind spot in real life?

Feeling like I was hit by a truck in my previous life because I couldn’t escape, I grabbed my head.

“Do you believe those rumors, Princess?”

“You… you’re completely different from six months ago. It doesn’t make sense for you, who was last among the students until last year, to suddenly overcome the top students…”

“So, did I get power by making a contract with the devil?”

“……yes.”

Even Maharet knew how absurd he was, and the answer was delayed.

I sighed at him and turned my head.

“Haa… If you’re going to keep talking nonsense, I’ll go.”

“……I will watch over you…”

I snorted at the sound.

“Is that so?”

I turned around and left the gymnasium.

.

.

.

While barely catching the last wagon and returning to the dormitory,

I drew various thoughts in my head, erased them, and then repeated.

“ha…”

The sigh I let out in my complicated heart tightened my heart even more.

– The other kids said they made a pact with the devil…

– Me, crazy! A pact with the devil…?

-How could someone do that…!

The voices of those who were talking about absurd rumors rang in my ears.

And on top of that voice, the voices I heard in my previous life are added.

-Naru Kim… his mother…

– Mi, crazy ?! Your mother…?

-You foolish bastard…

The voices stirred my brain and gave me dizziness.

He clutched at his throbbing stomach and spat out a curse.

– You, I’ll be watching.

When Maharet’s voice rang for the last time, curses came out naturally.

“……f*ck…”

I remember.

The look on the faces of those who spread ridiculous rumors.

And the expressions of the children listening to the stories around them.

It was an exciting expression, as if telling a very interesting story.

“……”

……Do you guys enjoy this?

Isn’t it fun to make up stories that don’t even exist and bite others?

“ha…”

disgusting

It’s disgusting and I’m going crazy.

“haha…”

My neck is tight.

The culprits who made me hate the sound of the world.

The culprits who made my free ears fill the restraints called earphones.

I feel my heart pounding.

Waves of emotion regurgitate, I feel them blocking my airways.

-Titling!

[Due to an unstable mental state, you are suffering from a state abnormality (emotional outrage)!]

“Haa… uh…”

I’m out of breath.

someone strangles me

Who is it.

who is holding my breath

I ask so, but there is no answer.

Something without a shape grips my neck even more strongly.

“Gagging… gurgling…”

-thud

My body touches the carriage floor.

Did you fall…?

I don’t know.

I don’t think so.

I feel like I’m going to suffocate.

It’s so hard to breathe.

Neither in the previous world nor in this world, it seems that oxygen for me does not exist.

like that,

Emotions that flow back-

-Titling!

[The skill ‘Spirit of Iron’ nullifies your status ailments (emotional outrage).]

It calmed down only after the iron spirit was activated.

“Heh-uh… Heh-uh…”

He took a deep breath and grabbed his head, which was ringing like it was going to break.

-Beep

Tinnitus rang in my ears.

I took a deep breath and cursed at him.

“Such a dog…”

But before the curse could be uttered, the carriage stopped and the driver knocked on the door.

-smart

It seemed that he had arrived at the dormitory before he knew it.

“ha…”

At the sound of the knock, I raised my body from the floor.

My body staggered from the lack of strength.

I calmed my trembling body and opened the door.

I got off the carriage and entered the dormitory.

-Click, ki-i-i-ik…

As I opened the door and entered, I saw someone standing in front of the door.

“Ah, Bocchan! Are you here?”

It was Rachel.

Because it was nighttime, instead of the usual maid outfit, she was wearing light pajamas, and her twin tails were undone.

She greeted me and smiled brightly.

“I’m back…”

After answering the greeting, I trudged to my room.

“Bocchan…? Are you okay…?”

Rachel looked at me and asked in a worried voice.

“what…”

“No… you don’t look good…”

I touched my face at those words.

A very distorted face.

I forcibly tightened my facial muscles to loosen the distortion.

“What happened…?

I smiled and answered the question.

“It’s just… it’s a bit difficult today…”

“……”

“I’ll go in first and sleep…”

“Yes… good night.”

I left Rachel behind and closed the door.

Then he threw himself straight onto the bed.

-Beep

Tinnitus was still ringing in my head, but I ignored it.

I just wanted to sleep.

no more thinking about it.

I wanted to escape to the surface.

So I closed my eyes, that night.

-Booong!! bang!!!

-Mom…?

I had one of the worst nightmares I could ever have.