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The worst thing about nightmares is that you can't escape them even if you close your eyes.
It was the same with the daily dreams of Yuria Greyhounder.
[Girl, why… why?]
The voices of the dead who couldn't let go are lodged inside the earlobes, the smell of blood lingers on the hands, and the pieces of flesh attached to the feet don't know whose it belongs.
The body was forming a mountain.
All of which she built up.
The gardener who always grew a small bonsai with her, the waitress who made her favorite carrot cake for dessert with a warm smile, and the maids who always nagged her but worried only about her.
all.
She slashed!
Just because it was closer than 'three steps'.
"…"
scream and shout
That's not what I meant to do. It's not something I wanted to do.
never, never
While shedding tears of blood, while spitting out sickness, she appealed like that.
However, not a single word is reached.
mouth does not open
Everyone looks at her with resentful eyes, vomits curses, and turns into a cold corpse.
Then we see a man walking out among the mountains of corpses.
A robe of pure gold. Pure white finish. Shaking Rosario.
A man of perfect beauty, as if created by God.
Yuria knew who it was.
law. The pinnacle of all religions of this age.
[Still, are you hoping someone will save you?]
A jade sound came out like a jade ball rolling on a tray.
[Do you still have hope that someone will come closer?]
However.
To her, it was the voice of a 'predator' that made her whole body tremble just by hearing it.
[You are a cursed exorcist.]
the dream.
always.
[I have to be alone until I die.]
It ended with the emperor whispering like that.
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"…!"
I raise my eyes with a shallow scream.
My whole body was drenched in a cold sweat.
"…"
Yuria Greyhounder swiped her face and looked out the window.
Fortunately, it doesn't look like he overslept.
Her day always started at a regular time.
Living a self-sufficient life in a place far from people can help even a finely grown human like her to become accustomed to a wild life.
Through the window, the building of the academy came into view for a moment.
A society of civilized people full of hustle and bustle.
"…"
Yuria looked away from there with a dry gaze.
There is no point in worrying about things like that. The work to do is Taesan.
The tent to sleep in must be reinforced, the traps and traps set up to catch game must be checked, and the clothes worn for a week must be washed.
that was her life A savage in a society where there is no one to meet, completely cut off from everyone.
A sparkling and brilliant civilization was thereafter walking down for half a day, but she was never a human who could approach it.
Curse of Severance. The bondage of living in isolation for the rest of your life.
Today, it was just a matter of living the role given to such a human being.
okay. if it's original.
"Are you awake?"
"…"
It means that it would have happened if it had not been for this strange man who came out of nowhere.
Masks with invisible faces, altered voices.
'…uh?'
someone who knows To be precise, it was a familiar mask, so I had no choice but to recognize it right away.
This is the person who came to visit me once before and threw me delicious snacks.
And, she was also the one who leaked that she knew something about herself and her 'sister'.
While recalling such information, Yuria instinctively calculated her current distance from this man even with her sleepy eyes.
three steps, and.
It's very little, but insider than that.
"…!"
Again, the sword was violently pulled out against her will.
Her face turned blue from the sword attack that ran out at lightning speed.
this time, again.
It was a situation where she could kill someone regardless of her will.
"right."
However, the man pulled out the sword he had prepared as if he had been waiting.
Then, she immediately received the sword attack.
Then, she continued to receive her continuous attacks while standing still.
As if it was meant to be from the beginning.
After continuing to exchange workshops like that, at the point where I felt like I was being pushed back, I sneaked out three steps.
"…This should be enough. It's worth holding on, and getting closer…"
And, isn't it muttering something as if it's satisfying?
As if her attacks were acceptable.
"…"
YuRia was stunned for a moment and looked at her sword and the opponent in turn.
It wasn't the first time I'd seen a human who 'failed' his attack. Especially if it's about the end of three steps.
Her characteristic that the battle increases exponentially the closer you get, in other words, means that the closer you are to the edge, the less powerful it is.
the problem is.
'Second, isn't it?'
This man has an experience of being attacked once after closing his distance when he first met him.
That's why even when I didn't see her at all after that, she was also convinced.
"…"
-You have to be alone until you die.
The sentences you always hear in your dreams play in your head.
okay. I know very well that it is my destiny.
Where is the human who wants to be entangled with the human who rushes to kill even if he is a little closer?
"okay. Seeing you wield it is healthy. How are you?"
Except for this strange man in front of me.
While YuRia looked at the other person with a bizarre expression, the man slumped down in his seat and caught his breath.
It seems that the fiercely divided battle just before was quite tiring.
[…What is it, what the hell?]
The letters created by the divine power floated in front of her eyes.
It was an unavoidable way of communication for her, who could not use her vocal cords due to the curse of disconnection.
It was a question full of complex questions.
For what purpose are you doing this? What the hell are you doing!
The other day, he disappeared while spraying strange grass, didn't come back for a while, and then suddenly came back with a sword and competed with himself.
That too, narrowly crossing his own 'dangerous distance'.
As if he knew about her curse.
'…No, what is it really?'
Truly, it was full of incomprehensible things.
"Didn't I tell you before? Sometimes they come to feed me."
However, the other party threw such a word casually.
In fact, along with those words, a lunch box containing food slid down and flew into the air.
"Eat. i go There are people who get angry if you stay for a long time."
"…"
And Yuria's expression went blank when she saw the man leaving immediately.
What is that human being really doing?
The day passed just like that.
She also took care of the rest of the day, ruminating about the man all day.
'what? What are you doing?'
I was used to living alone anyway. There was plenty of time to fantasize.
'It must have been just a whim.'
Around evening. Right before going to sleep, she managed to come to that conclusion and smiled proudly. It must have been the result of thinking only of him for 9 hours.
Okay. After all, he was a person who hadn't seen his face in a while after visiting him once.
It will go the same way this time.
[… Have you come again?]
However, the next morning the same man came.
Same time she wakes up, same sword. At the same distance.
He quietly puts his body in, continues the battle, and then backs off again.
Then, just throw rice again and disappear.
"…"
YuRia mumbled over the lunch the man had left behind and thought again.
Yesterday it was 9 hours, today it was 12 hours.
His brain, which he had not had much opportunity to use because he lived a life close to that of a wild beast for a long time, was strained to the limit.
'Do you have something special for me?'
A reasonable conclusion would be that.
When we met not too long ago, he was the one who had been 'asked' by someone to take care of her. It seems that there has been a recent change in that regard.
'…but then why the hell are you doing the sword fighting?'
I didn't come to a conclusion about that until right before I fell asleep.
"Woke up?"
The next day, the man came.
Follow the same routine, and throw a lunchbox.
"Hey, but isn't that what it is?"
But this time I didn't go right away and chatted with her about this and that.
It was a non-trivial story.
He said something was going on inside the academy, how the weather is these days, what he saw recently, and it was interesting.
Seriously, a trivial story that has no value whatsoever.
She didn't even answer. Because I don't know anything, I have nothing to give back. The man just tells the story the way he likes.
"…"
However, for Yuria, who hadn't had a chance to come into contact with people for a long time.
After a long time, it felt like we had a 'humane' conversation.
"Hey!"
However, perhaps because the day had been longer than usual, someone came to pick up the man.
It was someone I knew even as Yuria. Rector Atalante.
A grateful person who arranged a place for her to hide here.
"I warned you not to stay long! How many times have I said that if someone like you gets hurt, something big will happen…!"
"It's a bit too much to just practice knives every day and just go. It's not even dangerous to talk if you're a little farther away. Do not try to be friends with me like that."
"Students always talk misleadingly! I'm telling you not to stay long because I'm afraid you'll get into an accident while talking nonsense!"
"… I can't refute this."
As the man was being dragged by Atalanta, such a conversation could be heard in the distance.
It was probably a conversation that she thought she wouldn't be able to hear, but it was useless because Yuri was keeping her ears pricked up.
'You're a student.'
I got some fragmentary information.
It seems clear that you know the contents of her curse as well.
I am a student at the academy. He's such a great person that Atalanta takes care of himself.
And, nonetheless.
I want to be friends with someone like her.
"…"
-You have to be alone until you die.
Again, that sentence came to mind. she smiled bitterly.
know. I know.
I'm not going to entertain any futile hopes that it can really happen.
I'm just a little curious.
What are you thinking?
That day, I kept thinking about that person almost all day.
continue, continue.
About that unidentified student wearing a mask.
'…I don't know anything.'
After that, similar days were repeated, but the same condition was still repeated.
They exchange swords, give lunches, chat for a bit, and then disappear.
I don't know why I keep wearing the mask, and I don't know why I come to feed you every day because I was asked by someone.
Even knowing how vicious the curse placed on her was, she kept coming within that range.
Even saying 'I want to be friends' to the point where I feel almost shameless while doing that every day.
Nothing can be known.
Even though she thought about it for 22 hours, even reducing her sleeping time, there were no other results except cramps in her brain.
'I'm going to come tomorrow too.'
So that day, before going to bed, I decided to think only about that.
Like, a little bit.
Like waiting for him to come back.
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"…Are you okay?"
He takes off his mask and mumbles like that.
As for the way to increase the mastery of a characteristic, as I have said before, the fastest way to see results is to face a strong enemy in real life.
In that respect, YuRia is a person who proudly entered the ranks of the so-called 'Skill Nogada Optimization NPC' selected by players.
Even though it is a strong enemy that can fight at any time, if you control the distance well, you can end the fight at any time.
By continuing to fight at the desired timing, you can rapidly increase your attribute level.
Even the closer the distance is, the higher the combat power, so if you feel like you can hold on because you have accumulated a little proficiency, you can get closer and accelerate the growth rate of your attributes.
that's what i did
'There…'
It's a bit dangerous due to the nature of the guy who comes in aiming for his life without thinking about it, but from my point of view, the more dangerous the stats explode, there's nothing that bothers me too much.
If the stats are lacking, even if you have the swordsmanship trait, you won't be able to use it properly. Rather than wielding an iron sword, it is rather an illusion in my spec that staggers just by holding it.
'…And, what. There's also a safety device.'
Thinking so, I looked at the mask of illusion in my hand.
This is the mask I wore the first time I saw him.
It is a must-have item for the so-called 'Yuria Mastery'.
This is a tip that only old players know, but the automatic attack caused by the curse of severance is slightly less powerful if the opponent is covering their face.
'There must have been a reason.'
If used well, it's a feature that was helpful for the final strategy of Chapter 2, but I can't remember why.
It seemed like a trivial thing, but it was such an important feature…
'…I'll remember later, well.'
When I think of my personality, if the time comes and I can use it, it will definitely come to mind.
Rather, this is it right now.
[The inspection was successful! ]
[ Attribute: Tristan-type swordsmanship proficiency increases. ]
[Your mastery has improved! ]
[The grade of the attribute is promoted from 'Basic' to 'General'! ]
＜ Mastery Info ＞
[ Attribute: Tristan Style Swordsmanship ] [ Grade: General Purpose ]
[Current proficiency: 0%]
[This is the swordsmanship of the Duke of Tristan, a master of swordsmanship. ]
[ You can exert a certain level of power regardless of the weapon. ]
[ You can use 'Reflect' when holding a long sword. ]
[ When equipped with a long sword, you can ignore some of the opponent's defense and inflict damage. ]
"…"
It is an unusually fast speed.
No matter how much the proficiency was originally accumulated, raising the basic proficiency to general-purpose in just 7 days is a very crazy achievement.
This is a job that should take at least a month, right?
'Effects written…'
A deflection is a parrying that is commonly seen in games. If you defend according to the opponent's attack timing, you will receive 0 damage and you will have a turn to attack the opponent.
It's an attribute that ignores defense and deals damage.
It is as written. Simple yet powerful.
'…Then, what.'
Two of these are enough. I mean, I'm ready.
＜ Notification of gift-related person ＞
Elnor Elinalize La Tristan
[Dearness level 1]
[The exclusive quest 'Passion of the Curse' has been created! ]
[ D-1 until events related to exclusive quests occur ]
Gideon Galestord La Tristan
[ Curiosity level 1 ]
[The exclusive quest 'Passion of the Curse' has been created! ]
[ D-1 until events related to exclusive quests occur ]
As long as I can get the results I want here.
Tomorrow's 'Observation Class' event.
"…I have to go to bed early today.'
The accumulated fatigue in my body from sword fighting with YuRia every day is no joke.
In fact, as soon as I got back to the dorm, I immediately fell asleep.
therefore.
＜System Message＞
[Skill: A fatal charm activates! ]
[The villain's liking is greatly increased! ]
[The target 'Yuria"s affinity will be raised to interest level 1! ]
[ Rewards are added to the Gift tab! ]
It was the next morning that I confirmed that such a message had popped up.
"…"
what else is this
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