The Man’s 101st Bad Ending

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Translated By Arcane Translations

Translator: FusionX

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“Why do they wear masks? If they are a secret organization, wouldn’t it be better to appear ordinary?”

“That’s true.”

The organization led by Kaitel, whose members all wore masks, had yet to reveal anything about itself.

The only thing I knew was that one of the men called himself Cain.

In the end, I had to find out to know. The wind blowing from beyond was cold.

As we approached the uncharted territory, the energy felt in our bodies intensified, and Verod and Adriana also swallowed quietly, sensing it.

“The uncharted territory has been a sealed land since ancient times. No one knows what’s inside or what lived there. It’s a place that was marked as if it never existed in the first place.”

“I guess we still don’t know anything about it now.”

“After you contacted me, I tried searching on my own. I thought that if something urgent happened, it might be related to the uncharted territory… and there are some interesting points.”

Hearing about the interesting points, I listened intently as Adriana, who had quietly arranged her fluttering hair, continued speaking.

“It seems clear that the uncharted territory wasn’t always like this. Records about the uncharted territory still exist, but the reasons for its sealing and abandonment, as well as the records from before, have been unnaturally erased.”

“You mean someone erased them.”

“Even if we don’t know what they were trying to hide, it’s certain that there’s something beyond this point.”

Thump-

In the snowy field where we couldn’t see even an inch ahead, there was no blizzard raging in front of us.

When I reached out my hand, there was a transparent barrier where the blizzard seemed to be, indicating that the place where nothing could be seen was referring to the inside of the uncharted territory.

Adriana, who had swept the air with her palm, carefully drew out divine power.

However, it was only for a moment, as the energy swirling in the sky scattered and crumbled along with the snow.

“It’s divine power. No other power reacts like this except divine power.”

“How strange. That means the Moon Goddess personally sealed it. What in the world is beyond here?”

“No one knows. To cross this barrier, either an equal existence would have to dismantle it, or the Goddess herself would have to do it.”

I tried slashing the barrier with my sword, but even the sword energy imbued with mana didn’t make the barrier budge.

It meant I couldn’t touch it with my power. Maybe if my level increased further.

The strength I had reached in my previous life was probably insufficient.

“An equal existence…”

“I think there’s nothing else except the Four Dragons. So I’m wondering, could it be that the masked people know what’s beyond here?”

“…It’s not an unreasonable speculation.”

I had to think about what kind of information Kaitel had about the Four Dragons.

According to Arwen, the imperial family had some information about the Four Dragons, so there was a possibility that it was different from the completely abolished church.

If what Adriana said was true… perhaps what the masked individuals were seeking was something beyond this point.

Resurrecting the Four Dragons through some method and crossing over to the other side using them.

The more I thought about it, the faster my heart raced, and I clutched my chest, slowly stabilizing my breathing.

The Moonstone’s reaction was intensifying day by day. Even though many things had changed in this 101st life, it was the first time the artifact had reacted so strongly.

Why was it reacting? For what reason, and was this Moonstone really related to the Four Dragons? Such questions would be resolved once Arwen arrived, but I couldn’t help but be curious.

“Shall we look around again now? Our mission this time is to patrol the entire area,” Adriana said, putting her mask back on.

I nodded, brushing away my thoughts.

It was something I could think about later.

Right now, I needed to focus on the patrol. As I walked forward, I suddenly realized that Adriana had been constantly by my side.

Verod was far away, but judging from his expression, he seemed quite dissatisfied.

What was going on?

It was as if he had been asked to stay away, so I shivered at his gaze and cautiously approached Adriana, opening my mouth.

“Sir Verod seems to be in a bad mood today. Did something happen?”

“Ah, if it’s about that, it’s probably because of me.”

“What do you mean…?”

“I asked him to stay a bit farther away.”

Adriana laughed playfully and then staggered, grabbing my arm to regain her balance.

It was nice of her to joke around, but I wished she would be mindful of the fact that she couldn’t see in front of her.

Wasn’t it difficult for her to walk while looking in my direction?

When I asked if she was alright, Adriana smiled brightly and held onto my arm quietly.

“Shall we stay like this for a while? We used to do this often in the past.”

“If you’re talking about the past, I remember it hasn’t even been a year.”

“We became too close in that short time. Isn’t it nice?”

“I can’t say it’s bad.”

Meeting by chance, learning about all my memories by chance, getting close by chance.

A relationship that came together by chance to be here. Perhaps it would be too ungrateful to say it was bad.

It was sufficiently good.

Even if it was overflowing, it might be good enough. Because in this life, I was relying on the newly met relationship more than ever before.

As I felt the sensation of her holding my arm, I sometimes thought about lives without Adriana.

This was the first time in a single life that I had met and formed connections with Adriana, Adele, and Miragen. I didn’t know how I had lived so arduously before.

Now, just being together with all of them put my heart at ease.

Didn’t I try to do everything alone in the past?

“Shall we finish the conversation we couldn’t have before? The Grand Duchess was so interested in you that we never had a chance to talk, just the two of us.”

“Did she ask what you’ve been up to?”

“Hmm, this time I’ll ask something a bit different.”

Adriana, who had slightly lifted her mask, pondered the question for a while and then smiled, moving her lips.

Her voice was so gentle that I didn’t notice.

That question was piercing through me quite sharply.

“What have you two been doing?”

“I feel like something happened while I was away. You two seem to have gotten along much better than the last time I saw you. I didn’t read your emotions, but there’s something called atmosphere.”

Her face was no different from usual. Her smiling face was still benevolent, and the voice speaking to me was closer to warmth than coldness.

However, as time passed, her tone changed, and Adriana, who had abruptly stopped, quietly looked at me.

There is spring even in the North.

Although it can’t be as warm as other places, it is definitely a season when a warm wind blows.

However, I kept feeling an eerily chilling sensation, and even while facing her still-smiling face, I continued to feel cold.

It would be fine to just gloss over it, but whenever I faced Adriana, I couldn’t easily confess.

“…We drank together.”

“I see.”

Adriana, who seemed to have easily accepted it with a nod, started walking forward again after lifting her stopped feet.

I also walked with her, my arm still held, but I could only gauge the mood of Adriana, who wasn’t speaking again.

There was no reason to feel guilty or be wary.

“I was just asking. You two have gotten much closer than before, so I was curious about what happened.”

“…I see.”

“I like drinking too.”

I chuckled at the random statement, but Adriana looked at me intently, saying it wasn’t a joke.

Her expression seemed to suggest it really wasn’t a joke, so I carefully opened my mouth, managing my expression.

I shouldn’t forget that her identity was the Saint. But drinking… I laughed in disbelief, and Adriana continued.

“It’s not a joke. If you want, I can drink to some extent too.”

“You speak as if you’ve tried drinking before.”

“Of course, as the Saint, I’ve never drunk. It would be breaking the rules of the church. But if you want…”

She pouted her lips slightly, then turned her head to look ahead.

Shrugging her shoulders, she answered in a nonchalant tone.

“Adriana can drink with you.”

[T/N: For those of u who dont understand shes referring to the saint and adriana as two different people]

“I’m not sure if it’s okay for you to say that with Sir Verod present.”

If he had heard this entire conversation, it wouldn’t be strange for my head to be hit with a blunt weapon, but it felt even more awkward that he was still behind us.

Hearing my words, Adriana laughed for a moment and then whispered in my ear.

“That’s why I told him to stay away. If he finds out, you might get hurt.”

So that’s why she kept such a distance.

I looked at Adriana with a dumbfounded expression and sighed.

Adriana, who had been laughing for a long time, leaned her head on my shoulder as if tired, and then raised her head again to look ahead.

“I hope everything ends well. This matter and everything you do in the future.”

“If things go well for me, it might become difficult for us to meet.”

“Well, that’s not necessarily true. It may be hard to meet as the Saint. But not as Adriana.”

Realizing what her words meant, I smiled bitterly while blankly looking at Adriana.

If Adriana, not the Saint, comes to find me, I wouldn’t know how to receive her then. I wouldn’t be able to refuse.

Maybe it would be better to run far away so no one could find me.

To erase the complicated expression, I put on my mask, and the dizziness caused by the complicated thoughts cleared up, and my vision started to become clear again. And far in the distance, a huge spire caught my eye.

It seemed that place was the one we were looking for, and Adriana also looked ahead with a serious gaze.

“There it is.”

When it came to the place the masked ones were searching for, I couldn’t help but think of that place.

A spire towering high into the sky, a sharply rising tower… my eyes slowly began to freeze coldly as I looked at it.

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