It Is Getting Dark

15 – Roles

Varen walked towards the knife, brushing off the witch’s blood from his hands.

“Hey, it’s really over now. Shall we listen?”

However, despite Baren’s words, Carl did not respond.

Baren crouched down at the eye level of the knife she was sitting on, and she spoke to her again.

“Hey.”

Even though I looked her in the eye and talked to her, she still didn’t respond to Carl.

She was definitely strange.

Looking bewildered, pupils that seem to have loosened.

No, more than that, the eyes seemed to have lost their sense.

Baren said she had seen a human in this condition several times before.

It was a very similar situation, but she wasn’t sure.

I’ll do that too.

‘This is business.’

That was a symptom that only happened to witches.

However, looking at Carl and calling him a witch, Carl was obviously a man.

But, Baren thought, there was no law saying that she couldn’t be in the same situation again.

She thinks it’s ridiculous, but at the same time, if Baren’s prediction is true, the current situation is usually not a problem.

It was then. Cassius and Katrina, who heard the commotion and came to watch the situation, walked to Baren.

The moment when Cassius approaches Baren to protest about destroying the kitchen.

“Don’t come!”

Varen shouted.

Karma is basically an unconscious state.

The witch’s seed uses the host’s despair as food to take root. When all the roots are planted, the witch’s seed becomes a nucleus, replacing the heart, and the roots work as a circuit.

Then, the problem with moving for the owner’s wish is that at this time, the owner’s consciousness is blown away and he uses the power of a blooming witch.

Because they don’t even identify their friends and move only for the purpose, they kill anyone who gets in their way.

It is the main culprit of the perception of witches and the rationality that made it possible for the Church to hunt witches.

In a situation where he didn’t even know what Carl’s job was, Baren didn’t know what action Carl would take if someone approached him.

That was the moment Baren turned his head away while talking to Cassius.

Karl rushed at Baren.

Baren instinctively swung her fist.

Of course, the sword couldn’t even properly defend itself and flew through the wall.

Baren thought he made a mistake for a moment, but he had doubts.

Baren also panicked at the moment and hurriedly punched him, but after Baren changed into this body, no one flew after being hit by his fist, even though he had killed people by bursting or tearing them to death.

Those hit by Varen’s fist usually burst before flying away.

The word “Flying” Means that Carl withstood Baren’s fist.

As Baren expected, the sword rose and approached him.

Baren realized through the sensation he felt the moment his fist touched Carl as he squeezed his hand.

“What are you really like? Are you absorbing someone else’s mana?”

Absorption.

I thought that might be the witch’s power that Carl got.

Of course there was no answer from Carl.

As Baren expected, it was obvious that if the sword was not subdued now, a massacre would occur.

If that’s the case, even if you don’t hear about Hartz, you’d better kill him.

I could die if I was an enemy of the knights, but I couldn’t let innocent people get involved in this.

The moment I made that resolution and took a step towards the knife.

A knife appeared in front of me.

‘It’s fast.’

Carl then swung his fist as naturally as flowing water.

I wouldn’t have cared if it was Baren.

Since Baren’s body changed, he has never been hit.

So he never bothered to feel the need to avoid it.

But, as Baren thought, if the sword had absorbed Baren’s power, he would have worked for Baren as well.

Baren narrowly twisted his head to avoid the knife’s fist.

The sword’s fist grazed Baren’s face.

While Carl’s fist passed as he cut Baren’s cheek, Baren also directed his fist at Carl from bottom to top, thrusting his fist into Carl’s face.

Unlike Baren, the sword that was hit right in the face staggered away from Baren.

Blood flowed from Carl’s nose.

Karl didn’t take his eyes off Varen without even wiping the leaking nosebleed.

Varen also spoke without taking his eyes off the knife.

“The knight evacuates the people in the mansion.”

After hearing Varen’s words, Cassius hesitated for a moment because he was worried about Carl, but he realized that there was nothing he could do and left to evacuate the people in the mansion.

Karl didn’t wait while Baren spoke.

Karl relentlessly ran at Baren, and Baren shed Carl’s fists one after another and this time spoke to Katrina.

“And you are a wizard.”

“…Yes.”

“Do you know how to write a reverse formula?”

“Why now….”

“Since this bastard has absorbed my mana, I will use that as bait to catch his consciousness.”

“…”

The battle between Baren and Carl became more and more intense.

The number of times the knife brushed against Baren’s body gradually increased, as if he was getting used to Baren’s movements.

It was because the sword continued to absorb Baren’s mana during the battle.

“If you can’t do it, there is no other way. Have to kill You decide.”

In fact, it was the only way Baren could think of.

Baren was unfamiliar with magic, so he knew about the inversion ceremony itself, but he didn’t know how to make it himself.

Believing that without Katrina’s help he couldn’t save Carl, Varen gave Katrina the choice.

Baren also thought that Katrina would pretend not to know.

Since she was the one who tried to kill Carl in the first place, she thought it was very likely.

It wasn’t Varen’s fault if Katrina refused.

Baren was just trying the solution he thought of as best he could.

The reason he was dealing with the knife was to prevent unrelated people from getting involved.

I could do as much as I could to kill Carl if necessary.

However, contrary to Baren’s expectations, Katrina calmly agreed to Baren’s words.

“How can I do it?”

The fists of Baren and Carl clashed and a gale blew.

Karl completely caught up with Varen’s speed.

At first, Baren, who was overwhelmed, gradually became impatient.

“Make it into a space that can fit one person and make it with 4 gins, then I will take care of the rest.”

Varen distanced herself from the sword behind her and placed her jewel in her hand, which she had plucked from her witch.

She then boiled her own mana and activated the circuits engraved into his body.

“Don’t call me cowardly. I’m not trying to kill you, I’m trying to save you.”

While weaving, Katrina was surprised by the momentum rising from Baren.

“So hold on.”

After condensing the energy from Baren’s body into his hand, he approached the knife.

Baren didn’t block the sword’s attack, and even though his whole body was covered with wounds, he walked steadfastly.

And just for a moment.

I put it right into the body of the sword.

* * *

The word [Package] Engraved on the forearm.

After seeing that, I got dizzy for a while.

So I just closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them.

“Why can I see the universe?”

After countless landscapes passed by in my mind, I finally faced a landscape where I could see the universe.

“Welcome. Seunghyun Yoon!”

I was engrossed in it, and then someone suddenly appeared and poked me in the face.

I was surprised.

I was surprised that this person knew my original name rather than the sudden appearance.

“Who are you?”

I asked in bewilderment.

“I am an observer. To explain it more, it should be an arrangement prepared by the Ruler for you.”

“The Ruler?”

“It is an existence that sets the rules and keeps the causal law from going wrong.”

If you just listen to it, it sounds like a god.

So, did the being this woman speaks of send me here?

“Oh, is that different?”

“Did you read my thoughts?”

“I am an observer who has been given the right to look into everything that exists within the law. It doesn’t matter how much you see your heart.”

Does that mean that no matter what I think, everything is read?

“That’s right.”

Is there no respect for privacy?

“Anyway, so it wasn’t the Adjuster you said sent me into the game?”

“That’s a bit of an embarrassing question. I just found out too. That other worlds exist and that this world is just a game in other worlds.”

“Then how do you know my original name?”

“Because I am looking into your memories.”

The woman didn’t change her expression once and said something unpleasant.

“I’m sure I’d enjoy talking to you, but it’s noisy outside and I don’t have much time. I am an observer. A guide to guide you along the way. I must show you the way.”

The observer pointed to the star with his hand.

Then the stars started moving along her hand.

“The Ruler assigned roles before life was born. It is often referred to as destiny. Humans may be mortified when they find out, but it’s the best way to manage the world. But, when you appeared, it collapsed.”

“Because I’m not originally from this world?”

“Yes. Irregulars whose roles have not been assigned by the Tuner. That’s why you can’t see your destiny. You never know what you might do in the future. We can’t leave you alone like this. The best way is to get rid of it cleanly, but….”

She doesn’t care about her creepy words, but from what I’ve heard, that’s probably the best way.

The observer sighed and pointed at my hand.

“It’s impossible because of what’s etched into your body. It is obviously not of this world.”

“This is new, isn’t it? Wasn’t it enough to use your hands before you had them?”

She shook her head.

“No. It has existed since you fell into this world. It must have appeared only now because the conditions had just been met.”

“…Then what does the so-called Ruler want from me?”

“The only way we can take now is to provide a clear path and control the variables as much as possible.”

“Sure. Will you control my actions from now on?”

“It is different. The power imprinted on you is too great. That’s why if you assign insignificant roles to control, you’ll be unable to handle it and explode, and the causality will go wrong. Our conclusion is that if you can’t control it, we’d rather give you ideality to minimize the twist.”

“I don’t understand.”

“I can’t stop the tsunami, so I will sound the alarm rather than find a way.”

Hmm… When I heard it, it didn’t seem like anything that would harm me.

“I’m glad you think so.”

“Isn’t that why you’re giving me a role too?”

“Yes. As a result of seeking in the direction of minimizing the causality rate with your current situation, the role we will assign to you is ~”

She seemed to be excited, so she said with a confident expression, saying two shoes with her mouth.

“I am the king of witches.”