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"What are you doing?! Didn't I tell you to run away!? Don't keep daydreaming!" shouted the old man, annoyed at my actions.
He knew, knew that I had completely given up on my life.
Still, he still intended to save my life.
The reason, is because of my parents.
When he was about 40 years old, my father and mother, they appeared in this village.
Since that day, they have saved countless people.
Perhaps because of that, this old man, he intended to return the favor.
He wanted me to continue living, so that my parents didn't have to feel sad.
It's just that, it seems like it's impossible for me to escape from this place.
Just look, I unconsciously heard some real sounds from a distance.
As if realizing what was happening, the old man, he couldn't help but curse inwardly.
'Damn... Why does it have to be at times like this?'
In this old man's point of view, it should be impossible for a swarm of Illusory Beetles to appear in this place.
If the number were dozens, he could still hold them off.
However, if the number increases 2x.
There was nothing he could do, other than die at their hands.
But before that, the old man, he once again turned to where I was.
Don't know why, but one thing is certain.
That old man, he wanted to throw me from a distance, so that I wouldn't be chased by a group of Illusory Beetles.
Unfortunately, I suddenly ran into the forest.
Whatever the reason, I knew that it was absolutely impossible for this old man to continue living.
Even if he sacrificed himself for me, it would be useless for me to escape.
"Noah!" still, I didn't care at all about the old man's screams.
Before the old man could catch up to me, tens of Illusory Beetles, they decided to block the old man's path.
Because of their actions, I was able to go further.
Surprisingly, why didn't those Illusory Beetles choose to chase me?
Whatever it is, I already know the answer.
Certainly, it was because they knew that the place I was going to was where their colleagues were.
I should have been killed right then and there.
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In a forest, the surroundings are decorated with various green trees.
It's just that, it's not like green trees in general.
Visible, around the tree, there are corpses of unknown people.
Don't know what corpse it was, it felt like I was looking at the corpses of mummies.
"Are they dead? How long have they been dead in this forest?" I asked, trying to find out what happened.
If these bodies had been in this forest for a long time, why had my father never found them?
Very weird...
Could these be the corpses brought by those Illusory Beetles?
In my mind, it was absolutely impossible for my father not to know this.
Supposedly, as a fighter, it would be impossible for my father to be caught in the illusion of an Illusory Beetle.
If so, my father should have noticed.
Suddenly, I heard some sounds around me.
Before I could react, an attack hit me.
Eventually, like it or not, I had to get caught up in their illusions.
"Pathetic... You are trash, you don't belong with us. What Eric said is true, you are not our partner."
"Son, mother is very disappointed in you. If only you were born with such a high level of talent, mother would definitely be very proud."
"Hah... When you were first born, father always thought that you would have a bright future. But it turns out... What father thought all this time was wrong."
"Daisuke, you are the bringer of bad luck to this family. If it weren't for you, your father wouldn't have to suffer this much."
"Mother..."
"I'm sorry, mother. I'm to blame..." I muttered softly, without stopping my tears.
I know, know that almost everyone in this place hates me.
All this time, I have always held back.
The reason was clear, it was because I had given up on my life.
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