22 Chapter 18: The Rise of the Judgemen (1/2)

[Then, just live again.]

Milady's raised hand, as if trying to reach out to something ephemeral, lifelessly fell down to the ground with a soft thud. The feather-like body of hers seemed fleeting in my eyes, I wanted to catch that hand so bad.

She's dead.

It was weird, even for me. Why am I so concerned about this girl? If I were the human me back then, I would've just walked away and never looked back.

I hate troublesome things, after all.

But mysteriously enough, I wanted to do something for her.

Hmm… *sigh*

Enough thinking.

Purin: ”Milady…”

… Aah… There's no use. I can't help it. I'm really concerned.

Active skill: Resurrect.

<Resurrect skill activated. Resurrect target – Fleur Fel EcleaRealne?>

So her name is Fleur, huh?

Yes.

<Confirm. Initiating Resurrection. Restart progress… 10

Phew… Looks like it worked.

I was half-sure about it, since there's actually nothing indicated in the Resurrection skill description that I can resurrect others. It only stated that the ability to resurrect is granted. Of course, I knew that I can resurrect myself, since I already did. But…

'Perhaps, I can…' or so I thought. I didn't really believe it would work this well. I was nervous when I saw her life burning out, you know? Haahhh… I mean, needless to say, it's my first time seeing someone die before my eyes…

Anyways, it worked. That's what matters right now.

Purin: ”What will Purin do from now on…?”

Oh. I forgot about this slime.

[Continue serving her?]

Purin: ”… Fool!! Cannot thou see that Milady has just passed away?! She was my master after the Demon Lord! I placed my loyalty to her and her alone!! How can thou say something nonchalant?!”

O-Ohh… Such bloodlust. I feel my body tingling.

<Resurrection Complete>

Phew. There's that, I guess. I just hope she wakes up before this slime decides to kill me. I certainly got stronger, but I still lost above that. So I can't guarantee my safety otherwise.

Fleur: ”P-Pu... rin…?”

Perhaps hearing Purin's loud voice, Fleur slowly opened her eyes, blinking a number of times in the process. Clutching her head with her hand, she gently raised her body to sit.

Purin: ”… Milady?! H-How?! Ah…”

Ah. She fell unconscious. Purin's body became a puddle of slime, like a fresh egg out of its shell.

Kind of funny to look at.

If this is a meme, I would already be typing 'lololol' on the comment section without changing my blank expression.

<Resurrection and Soul Consume variant: (Arcana – Soul Link) skill acquired>

<Commence Soul Link?>

Ohoh? Soul Link?

[Soul Link: Create a linkage between own soul and others' soul. The linkage will create a resonance effect between the connected, resulting to sharing a portion of strength (Crysaztel) from the linked. The linked will be bound to the linker by a Master and Servant pact.]

… Hmhm… I see, I see.

Fleur will become my servant.

A maid.

Hm? It's not a maid? And there's more to it than that? Who cares? I have a beautiful girl as a personal servant now.

Tell me! What's more important than that?? Nothing, I tell you!

… Ahem.

Forget about that.

I have to check up on Fleur. I'll set aside the Soul Link skill for later. It's not like these kinds of notifications disappear. It's the same with evolution notifications.

I think.

[Fleur… was it? How are you feeling?]

Fleur: ”Uhm… I am fine. Err… Or actually… I feel better than ever… What… What happened?”

Fleur gazes at her hands, touching her body all over, with her face painted all over with confusion.

['I thought I already died', 'Why am I still alive?' is that what you're trying to ask?]

Fleur: ”Y-Yes…”

Fleur looked at me while her eyes blink confusedly. She's certainly trying to understand the situation.

Well, of course you'll be confused. The moment you thought you have died, you found yourself awake and is still alive. Moreover, you feel better than you did before dying. Even I would be confused by that.

[Author's Note: Here is our protagonist who was fine, even when he thought he already died and found himself reincarnated.]

Fleur: ”Certainly… I felt my life ended that instant. I have died… But why am I still alive…? *gasp* Or am I already a ghost like Mr. Poltergeist…? That is it… is it not? Please… Tell me… I will be fine…”

O-Ohh… This girl went from confused, to surprised, and then to depressed in a matter of instant. Her expression really changes with her emotion, I see. And she's creating those source for her emotion changes all by herself.

Interesting, this girl is.

[Ah… Non, non. You aren't. You're perfectly fine and alive. As for the how's and why's… Hmm… I revived you.]

Fleur: ”Revived…? H-How…? Ah. No… That is not it… Let me ask, 'why'…?”

She gazed at me solemnly, waiting expectantly for my answer.

Why… she asks.

I'm not really sure myself.

I can state a few reason – I can't just leave her alone, I feel concerned about her, I owe her my life, I wanted to help her, and other trivial reasons. But I think that's not the answer she is looking for right now. Even with those reason, I'm not obligated to bend the natural logic of this world.

Death is inevitable, after all.

I myself wondered why people should live when in the end, they all die anyway. In fact, I died. I experienced it first-hand.

Then why should we live? Why should we force ourselves to survive? When all in the end, we will die.

I died. That's a fact. But I kept asking myself or whoever in my mind. For what reason have I been alive? Why was I alive? What was I alive for?

I don't know.

And I died even before I could come up with an answer. That's my current position.