Record of a Thousand Lives - Chapter 221
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A man who knew everything.
Now you’ve forgotten everything.
– Iris.
The man’s life was monotonous.
He was active for only four hours a day.
The rest of my life was in my sleep.
I couldn’t stand the headache if I didn’t sleep like that.
‘Morning.’
The man forgot his name.
I don’t remember what I did in the past or who I hung out with.
I just set the rules of life and always lived by them.
“Are you going for a walk? ”
The man nods slightly.
A red-haired beauty rubs her eyes and looks at her.
She was very beautiful, but had a slight burn on her face.
But the man did not think it was a flaw.
“Do you want me to escort you? ”
The man shakes his head.
Yuck.
I opened the door and left the house.
I couldn’t breathe because it was so cold.
The man looked around the house for a while.
A house neither old nor big.
Where are we going today? ’
I asked myself, but I decided to just walk as usual.
The man spent most of his four hours awake on a walk.
Wherever I walked, I thought of a memory I had forgotten.
Walking helplessly, he was wandering the marketplace.
“Hey, there, boy. Have a look at these delicious pomegranates. ”
A street vendor in the middle of the market caught his attention.
“Even in the middle of winter, a very red grain is like a jewel, isn’t it? Heheh. This is a rare breed that only grows in winter. I don’t want to buy anything else, but I can’t live without it. ”
The man remembers the woman with the burn marks at home.
I wanted to give a gift to her who takes care of herself.
“How much…?” ”
The man’s voice was as hard as scraping iron.
The experienced merchant looked at the man and quickly said.
“Hmm. This isn’t usually a rare pomegranate. Besides, the original price for fruit in winter is gold. I’ll give you three pomegranates and two silver coins. ”
In a man’s arms was a bag of money given to him by those who helped him.
I tried to get two silver coins out of my pocket, but my hands tremble.
“What’s wrong with you? You can’t even get your own money out at that age. ”
The merchant kicks his tongue with his sad eyes.
The man takes out two silver coins and drops them all, his hands trembling.
And then I cried for my legs, and then I fell down and threw up.
“Ouch! What’s going on?! ”
The people’s gaze was focused.
The man collapses, foaming at his mouth.
The merchant said he didn’t know what to do, but soon his face hardened.
“What’s everybody looking at so hard? You’ve got a good view! Huh?”
People just went my way.
The merchant takes the young man to a place of no interest and lays him down.
When I laid him down for a good breath, the man woke up soon.
“Thank you…… ”
The man was awake for four hours a day, but he was not free from pain.
I occasionally harassed him with headaches as well as violent nausea.
The merchant looks at the man and sighs and wipes his dirty clothes.
And I put pomegranates in a little basket of pomegranate.
The merchant frowns and scowls as the man becomes shy.
“Stupid fellow. Actually, it doesn’t cost a dime for ten pomegranates. You seemed a little preoccupied, so you tried to hit the price. If you’re sick, you should rest at home. Don’t let someone like me get to you. ”
The man thanked me and picked up a basket of pomegranates with his right arm.
The man’s right arm was a prosthetic arm, but it moved as freely as its own body.
But he couldn’t figure out why he didn’t have his right arm.
“Have you been?”
The man came home.
Burn marks The woman was preparing a meal.
The other one was at home.
She was as beautiful as the woman with the burn marks.
She writes at the table and raises her head.
“Kang Yoon-soo came back early today! ”
Even though she called out her name, he was just a stranger.
Kang Yoon-soo.
Is that your name?
She just walked in and hugged the guy.
“Did you have a good day? ”
The man nods slightly.
She smiles brightly as she pushes out her pomegranate basket.
Kang Yoon-soo changed her clothes with the help of a woman with burns.
The three of them finished a quick meal.
The man felt the headache begin.
“Are you all right?”
The woman in the burn asked.
The man nods forcefully.
As I approached the bed, I smelled the faint scent of alcohol.
“ ……. ”
The woman with the burn always left a drink by her bed.
It was liquor that made my stomach ache just by smelling the aroma.
The man was always grateful to her, but this made me annoyed.
“I hate it… I told you. ”
The man’s head aches when he drinks.
Plus, the bitterness didn’t really suit my taste.
I wouldn’t have liked this unless I was a madman.
She smiles sadly.
“… That’s right. I was.”
The man lay on the bed.
I thought my head would break already.
It was still the middle of the year.
Time for everyone to get active.
The man fell asleep in agony alone.
* * *
Midnight.
A middle-aged woman came through the door.
“What happened to you? ”
“Don’t talk. I’ve been through three different sorcery societies, doctors, and black markets, and there’s no way to remember. ”
Henryk sits on his chair, exhausted.
“Damn it. I really don’t have an answer. How’s he doing? ”
He points to the man who fell asleep in bed with the tip of his chin.
“Still, I get vomiting and cramps all the time. I sleep most of the day. And no matter how you explain it, you don’t remember us. ”
20 days have passed since the Emperor died.
The group wonders how to reclaim Kang Yoon-soo’s memory.
The summoners wanted to be together, but it was too conspicuous.
The group has massacred the Imperial 5th Knights in the mountains.
Of course, the Knights tried to kill them first, but they committed a crime.
It was difficult to draw attention and become a target of the imperial court.
“No! I’m staying with my dad! ”
“You can’t do that. Sally.”
“Hehe……. Sniff!”
The Summoners have returned to the Summoning System first, and you have taken your home.
Deferon, the capital of the Leonard Empire.
I had to search the capital to get Kang Yoon-soo’s memory back.
But even when they questioned him, there was no income.
Iris looked at Kang Yoon-soo with worried eyes.
“Kang Yoon-soo has been coming in and out by herself a lot lately. What if we get caught by the Imperial Court? ”
“Don’t worry about it. ”
Henryk scratches his stubborn beard.
“It is said that after Lumiere’s death, Lady Kisipran disappeared as well. I think he set it up as a fake. So now the imperial court is chaos itself. I’ve lost the Authority twice. The nobles are only interested in fighting for power. ”
Henryk pulls the drink out of his chest, choking, and then says,
“More criminals and less guards these days. And with respect to the 5th Knights, we’ve already got the right man. ”
“Who are you talking about? ”
It was just then.
Someone knocks on the door.
Henryk rises up.
“You’re just in time. ”
He opens the door and looks familiar.
Han Se Hyun.
He was the leader of the White Lion Clan.
“Greetings? I’m afraid I’ve come too late. ”
“Oh, excuse me so much. So come on in. ”
Shanette gives you a chair.
Han Se-hyun thanked me and sat down in a chair.
“Let’s get to the point. ”
“Glad to hear it. ”
“Obtained through the White Lion Clan’s network, but the fifth knight commander, Sworn, retired shortly after returning from the Kervas Mountains. The 5th Knight was treated as an accident, just like the 4th. I don’t think you need to worry about the charges. ”
The group sighs of relief.
Han Se-hyun smiled.
“And how to reclaim the memory you asked for. ”
“What happened? ”
Shanette asked me desperately.
Han Se-hyun explained in detail.
“I found something in an ancient book about memories. They say that if you touch something that has a long experience, you can regain your memory temporarily. When they woke up in their sleep machine, even the dragon exterminators in the ancient world saw their paintings and regained their memories. However, the definition of ‘something with a long experience’ is also uncertain and unconfirmed. ”
Han Se-hyun concluded confidently.
“There was no other income. No book has ever found a way to completely recover from memory loss.
The atmosphere became heavy.
Shanette hesitates and says:
“Maybe…… it’s for Kang Yoon-soo not to find a memory. ”
“What are you talking about? ”
Henryk frowns.
However, Shanette was increasingly confident and expressed her opinion.
“Think about it. Kang Yoon-soo has lived a thousand lifetimes over 20,000 years. For a normal person, just having that much memory can drive you crazy. ”
She touches Kang Yoon-soo’s sleeping hand.
“So…… maybe it’s for Kang Yoon-soo. Of course, your body is painful and hard, but now you can forget everything and live like a normal person. ”
The silence subsided.
No one dares to defy Shanette’s words.
At that time, Han Se-hyun broke the silence.
“Can I tell you something? ”
Shanette looked at Han Se-hyun.
He used to know that Kang Yoon-soo had returned through Henrik.
Everyone focused on him.
“When I came to the continent, the traveling terminal had this phrase written on it. ‘Killing the Magic King will bring us back to life.’ In fact, after the emperor’s death, most of the travelers disappeared. They go back to their own reality. But there are other travelers on the continent, just like us. ”
Han Se-hyun smiled.
“Even after the emperor died, people like me and Yussi could not return to the world they once lived in. Why?”
“I don’t know.”
Shanette shakes her head.
Han Se-hyun said seriously.
“Because this place is real for us. ”
Shanette trembles.
“The rest of the continent chose this place. not the original world, but the continent Sylphia. ”
Han Se-hyun firmly said.
“I have a knack for being Emperor of the Empire. Yuseo, I don’t know why that maniac was still on Sylphia, but he had his reasons. The same goes for everyone else. People who took the continent for granted had a good reason. ”
Han Se-hyun pointed to Kang Yoon-soo who was sleeping comfortably.
“He must have had a reason. The reason I have to stay on the continent. ”
Shanette squeezes Kang Yoon-soo’s hand.
Han Se-hyun clearly said.
“I would never want to forget that. Even if you lose your memory, you’ll want to think again. ”
There was something that everyone realized.
Han Se-hyun woke up from her seat.
“Thank you for helping us. ”
“You’re welcome. I’m a selfish person. The debt will be paid. ”
Han Se-hyun smiled brightly.
“The vast majority of the clans have returned to their original world, and the White Lion Clan has remained connected to the continents. My patience is running out. Tell me when Kang Yoon-soo regains his memory. I’ll hold your neck and make you emperor. ”
He leaves the house after saying good-bye.
* * *
Time flies.
No need to worry about the charges, so everyone searches for information and inquires.
But the fruit did not come.
Everyone was exhausted and Kang Yoon-soo’s condition worsened.
The cramps increased frequently and nausea increased four times a day.
One morning it was bright.
Everyone slept late because they were tired.
Iris, in particular, falls asleep facedown on the table.
Her drooling saliva is bitter, but she splashes the table with ink.
Someone picked up her notebook.
It was a diary.
An ellipsis written in a thin handwriting.
The record of her devoted trip was great for anyone to see.
The page turned faster with a unique style and clear description.
Every time I read each letter, my journal experience was drawn to my mind.
The journey they’ve been on.
The pain of an invisible end.
Why he had to stay on the continent.
The vivid experiences that came to my mind filled the void that disappeared.
It was when I read to the last page and covered the diary.
“Gaaaah!”
Iris screams.
Shanette and Henryk awoke in surprise.
“W-what’s going on? ”
“Damn. Why are you screaming in the morning? ”
Iris lunges, blushing.
“Kang Yoon-soo read my diary! ”
However, the man kept the diary despite Iris’ charge.
She even read the incoming trajectory and avoided it beforehand.
Shanette and Henry were surprised and Iris hit her head against the wall.
“Kang Yoon-soo…? No way…? ”
The man walked to bed.
Then I picked up the glass that was placed beside the bed.
Kang Yoon-soo said after drinking.
“I got my memory back. ”
The three of them opened their eyes wide.
A moment of silence passed.
Shanette stutters and asks.
“Do you know who I am? ”
Kang Yoon-soo slowly pointed to three people.
“Shanette Eloran. Iris. ”
“How are you feeling? ”
“As usual.”
I didn’t need to ask anymore.
Shanette hugs him.
“I… I thought this was going to be… bad. Please don’t worry. ”
Kang Yoon-soo said.
“Thank you.”
Iris sniffed and hugged Kang Yoon-soo from behind.
“I’m so glad Kang Yoon-soo has his memory back! ”
“I can’t breathe. ”
Then two women fell away from him.
Henryk smiles.
“I’m going to sleep a little longer now. But how did you get your memory back? ”
“I read Iris’ journal. ”
“Amazing. You told me about your past, but you couldn’t find it. But the journal says you got your memory back? ”
Kang Yoon-soo took his finger off the diary and immediately caught it again.
“If I let go of the journal instead, I’ll lose my memory. ”
Han Se-hyun said.
Touching an object with a long experience will temporarily jog your memory.
A book that has been travelling constantly and has been loving and joyful every day.
That’s why Iris’s diary has this power to preserve her memory.
Iris wept with a rash face.
“Kang Yoon-soo should keep that journal from now on. ”
“I’ll bake you a pie later, sis. ”
Shanette is comforted.
“Is that true? ”
Iris, who was distraught, suddenly flashes in her eyes.
“Then Kang Yoon-soo is the new owner of the diary. So name the journal. ”
“Dude, what kind of journal do you name? ”
Henryk was ridiculous.
But Iris insisted.
“Names are very important. ”
“So did you give them names like snow and walnuts? ”
Iris glanced at the scorned Henrik and told Kang Yoon-soo.
“Just as Kang Yoon-soo named me Iris, I want you to give me a good name in the diary. ”
Kang Yoon-soo nodded.
Because I came up with the right name.
A record-keeping of the thousandth life at the end of repetitive regression.
A place just for himself.
The page with the inscription was handed over in bright sunlight.
“A thousand regressions.”
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