94 93. Summary of brainwashing life.txt (1/2)

After finishing the labyrinthine search with Rowen, I head to the place where Palinkron would be by myself.

For now, it's to report on the progress of the 'deal'.

I'll also have to report that I've taken the liberty of making Rowen a guest of 'Epic Seeker'. I'm the guildmaster, but even so, the real head of the guild is the three old submasters, Palinkron, Rail-san and Snow. Reporting to these three is a must.

And I'm going to ask them to explain why they took the liberty of registering me in the tournament.

And I'll also ask again about my mind and body.

I thought about asking Palinclone, who is good at mental magic, to treat me, but he immediately shook his head and denied it. There's no doubt that Palinclone is hiding a lot of things from me. I can't trust him unconditionally enough to make such a choice.

We have a lot to talk about.

I picture in my mind the directions Snow gave me.

The place is at the foot of a mountain on the edge of Lauravia. That's where Rail Senkus's villa is located. Apparently, Rail's good friend Palinkulon rents a room there and works in Lauravia.

As I continued walking around the city, I gradually lost popularity.

It seems that he has a villa in a remote area.

I'm looking forward to visiting the house, which I hear is very luxurious.

I keep walking along the deserted road and finally I arrive at the villa.

No, to be precise, the ruins of the villa--

'Oh, what's this ....... You're right here, right ......?

The villa had collapsed.

There were no decent stone walls left and all the pillars that would have served as supports were broken. Every household item was broken and had not retained its shape. There was no roof over the house, and the contents of the cottage were left to rot.

Many people were busily running around it.

A servant and a butler. Well-built adults who looked like they worked in construction for a living. It was clear from the conversations of those people that they were processing and rebuilding the ruins of this villa.

I find the man who is giving instructions to all of these people and approach them.

This is Mr. Reil, the owner of the villa.

As a man of power, he senses my presence as he approaches and turns to me.

After a bit of hostility, he sees my face and immediately relaxes.

''Ah, Kanami-kun, it's ....... I'm glad you're here .......

Mr. Reil welcomes me with a calm expression.

He greeted me with a smile, even though I couldn't afford to look at him. He's a solid person. It's a different kind of person than some submasters.

''What in the world is going on here?''

No, we had a bit of a raid. ......

'An attack is ......, what would get you in this situation ......?'

With this devastation in front of me, I wondered if I had been attacked by a dragon or something.

But the reply was more horrifying in many ways than that.

'One girl got me.'

”What, girl ......?

Oh, only one. This place was cleared by a girl named Diablo Sith.

Mr. Reil was laughing and accepting the situation.

But it's no laughing matter to me.

'Di, Diablo Sis ......!

One of the two guys in the example.

A beautiful, neutral girl called Dia to Rustyala. She is mentally unstable and has a very memorable crying face that is too beautiful.

...... who the hell is she?

Mr. Reil looks like he knows something too, and I ask him what it is.

'Yes, ....... It's like an assassin with a grudge against Palinkron. The Palinkron has a grudge in a lot of places. This sort of thing happens all the time. --often, but this is the first time the pavilion has collapsed.

Mr. Reil laughed and described it as an ”assassin”.

'An assassin ......?　Aren't assassins more like this, quietly assassinating in the night: ......?　Why is this happening? ......

'Yes, it was at first. But the Palinkron got away with it so well that Diablo Sith, in his spite (...), destroyed the entire mansion and left.

What?　Total destruction of the belly: ...... What?　What the hell kind of resentment did you have against ......?

I couldn't believe what Mr. Rail was saying.

But then I remembered how it was when we met, and I reconsidered that she could do it.

'As I recall, Palinclone said that he once roughly slashed the torso of a Diablo Sith. That's probably why, I'm sure.''

'You slashed that girl ......?　He's a real bastard, that guy: ......

It turns out that Palinclone is no better than Diablo Sith, and he's no better than Diablo Sith, and I've decided not to have any sympathy for him.

But I was troubled.

The way this story is going, Palinkron has escaped to somewhere other than here.

'So, does that mean there are no more Palinkrons?

Yeah. I'm not even in this country anymore, let alone here. We moved up our schedule a bit and moved to the mainland of Lauravia. They left laughing and running away.

'Laughing at me means ....... But I'm in trouble, I was in the middle of a deal with that guy .......

'Don't worry about that. I'm doing most of the work for you. By 'deal' you mean 'defeating the guardians', right?

'Oh, yes. Yes.

As if he knew it by heart, Mr. Rail took my worries away.

'Have you beaten it yet?　If you show me the magic stone of proof, I'll talk to you: ......

'No, I haven't beaten him yet. I've gotten to it and met it, but ....... Well, I didn't seem to be able to beat him. ......

''The summoning was successful, but we can't defeat it ....... I see, after all, the guardians (guardians) of the 30th layer were cooperative against the reachers: ......

Mr. Reil shows you how to guess my situation with the little information he has.

Apparently, it's a situation I've been anticipating.

''You knew that ....... That the guardians (guardians) aren't just monsters. ......

'Yeah, I knew that. And it's also a Confederate secret: ......

............

I can sense from the way Rail-san speaks that he is quite familiar with the affairs of the labyrinth.

And you can also find out more about me at .......

''You know about it too, Rail-san. About the guardians (guardians) ......, about my 'bracelet' ......, and about Rustyala Fuzzyards and Diablo Sith... ...

'Yeah, I know all about that 'bracelet' thing, too. Palinkron is a mean bottom-feeder, you know. He didn't say anything and would have enjoyed Kanami's impatience. I agree. If I can talk to you, I'll tell you now: ......

Mr. Reil has taken our intentions into account and started talking about the details.

If this was Palinclone, he would have taken our intentions into account and made us even more anxious. It might have been helpful if Palinclone had been summoned by Lauravia to help us in the opposite direction.

''Please,''

'Let's start from scratch: ....... First of all, it's true that that 'bracelet' is 'keeping Kanami-kun's life in another world'. Lose it, and all your happiness here will crumble. Without a doubt (・・・・・). So it's for your own good that I ask you to protect the 'bracelet'.

Slowly and clearly, Mr. Reil continues his story.

'And the girls in the example - Rustyala Fuzzyards and Diablo Sis. I don't want to tell you about those girls either, for your sake. There is no doubt that if you know, those two will be a burden to you. Knowing, I am certain that you will suffer. You will lose your happiness and go down a path of hardship. Palinkron seems to think that's a good idea too ...... but I would never recommend it. That path is not one that a gentle boy like you should follow.

You don't deny that those two have some kind of connection to me: ......

'...... Oh, I won't deny or affirm it. Those are the rules.

”This 'bracelet' is changing my memories of me and Maria...

'I neither deny nor approve. But don't get me wrong. The memories you blocked out are memories of 'unhappiness'. In order for you to be happy, I've obscured unnecessary memories. It's the cure, so to speak. So that you could be happy. You're not chased by anything, you're not afraid of anything ...... and you're really much happier than you were before. People need to be happy. Especially kids like you and Maria .......

............

Mr. Reil seems to be earnest, and he's revealing his feelings and the circumstances of each situation.

I don't think he's lying.

It may sound rude, but I confirmed it with 《Dimension Multiple Expansion (Multiple)》. There is no sign of a lie from his physical appearance.

''You've sensed it dimly, haven't you?　I can only imagine how tragic The Day of the Fire was. That it was unbearable for your sister. When you remember that, your sister will have to face an unfortunate and painful reality.

Maria confronts her misery: ......

'Surrender to that 'bracelet' and you and your sister will be happy. I assure you of that. I have made the perfect plan for this. You will live a perfect life as Lauravian's 'hero' and your sister will be happy too.

I can tell from the way Mr. Reil talks that he cares about me from the bottom of his heart.

He's going to do everything he can to make Maria and me happy.

But I don't know why he is so desperate for us. I'm worried about throwing myself into someone else's plans that I don't know why.

But I can't help it if my sister is cited.

I can compromise with myself as much as I want, but I can't compromise with my beloved sister. If that's what's best for her, I accept it.

”-But. But still, if you are determined to know everything, that's a different story. I'm giving up the plan.

Then Mr. Rail presents a second option.

Because it was easy to understand, it was the hardest option to choose.

'To us, defeating the guardians at the 30th layer is just a guide. If Kanami's body and mind became strong enough to overthrow that being - if he wanted to overthrow that being and still change the status quo - then I have no objection to telling you the truth. I'll tell you everything. This 'deal' is that kind of 'deal'.

In addition to explaining the situation, Mr. Rail told me the true meaning of the 'deal'.

I can't sense any falsehoods or malice in all of it. It seems trustworthy.

However, if these were Palinkron's words, how would I have judged it?

And then Mr. Rail's hard expression breaks down.

'I guess that's about all I can say to you: ......

Thank you for the help at ....... I explained it a hundred times better than that guy.

'Palinkron didn't explain a hundredth of what he's doing now: ....... As usual.

Roughly, I now understand my situation.

I can't thank Reil-san enough.

--I'm not going to be able to get the same thing done.

Apparently, making a name for myself here is part of the plan.

As for Rowen and Reaper's stay in the ”Epic Seeker”, they agreed in two words.

However, it seems that I can't have a long talk with Mr. Reil as he has been busy restoring his pavilion ...... I thank him and leave.

Then, as I leave, I sort through the information.

In short, me and Maria have an unfortunate past and Palinkron is hiding it from me. However, I don't know why Palinclone is hiding it.

Snow knew that as well.

However, due to his nature, he would have ended up with only vague advice.

Mr. Reil believes that hiding it will make us happy.

However, he also plans to create a ”hero” of ”Epic Seeker” in a calculating manner. Conversely, if my memories return, I may not be the ”Hero” of Epic Seeker anymore.

The entirety of my and Maria's unfortunate past is still elusive.

I simply don't have enough information.

And the two girls involved in that unfortunate past.

Rustyala said Maria was her companion. In the past, me and Maria may have been friends with those two. From the state of Diablo Sis, I can guess that. However, Mr. Rail is against the girls and the idea of getting back together. He described the girls as a 'burden' and reconciliation as a 'hardship'. This shows that they are partly responsible for the unhappiness.

Let's try to predict the flow of events.

First, Maria and I get lost in another world, and I start exploring the labyrinth under the pseudonym ”Christ”. My companions at that time would be Rustyala and Dia. However, misfortune strikes and 'The Day of the Example Fire' occurs. So, the party was scattered and Maria and I were picked up by the Epic Seeker. At that point, Maria most likely injured her eye.

.............

Funny.

Why do I'm the only one with an alias like 'Christ'?

If you're going to take a pseudonym, it would be unnatural if you don't let Maria take a name too.

.............

...... No, it's not unnatural?

Is the name Maria a pseudonym and I just don't know it?　Because of this 'bracelet'.

If ”Christ” and ”Mary” are pseudonyms, that would explain it. It's probably because they were trying to find people from my world among the people from other worlds. If that's the case, it makes sense that the name is such a joke.

In other words, does that mean that Maria's real name is not?

My sister's name is different (・・・・・・・) .......

That fits in nicely with the answer to my question.

The other funny thing that stands out is 'I was doing a labyrinth search'.