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Chapter 406

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Reincarnator - Chapter 406: The Price (2)

Barmamunt looked amused.</interesting.>

Hansoo's motivation wasn't from any enjoyment of the present nor was it hope for the future.</interesting.>

It was his memories of his past life.</interesting.>

'A poor fellow stuck in the hands of the reaper.'</interesting.>

Barmamunt chuckled.</interesting.>

Despite having so much strength, he only ran forward to escape from the illusion of his past.</interesting.>

Maybe it was because he came from the future.</interesting.>

So it wasn't just some past memory, but rather a future that could drastically change depending on how he acted right now.</interesting.>

But that wasn't fun.</interesting.>

As his words ended—</interesting.>

—rumble—</interesting.>

—a wisp of a black flame appeared on the tip of Barmamunt's finger, radiating a grim aura.</interesting.>

Barmamunt took the strange cl.u.s.ter of energy that somehow resembled black flames—or perhaps a collection of small shadows—and placed it on Hansoo's forehead.</interesting.>

Instead of the playful voice that Barmamunt had been using up until now, a very serious and grim voice came out from his mouth.</interesting.>

But seeing the smirk on his face, he seemed confident that he wouldn't be denied.</interesting.>

While keeping his flaming finger on Hansoo's forehead, Barmamunt spoke.</interesting.>

<the>—boooom!—</the></interesting.>

<the>—the black flame on his finger went berserk as it swirled around Hansoo's head.</the></interesting.>

<the>And Barmamunt shouted at Hansoo:</the></interesting.>

<the>As his words ended—</the></interesting.>

<the>—boooooooooom!—</the></interesting.>

<the>—a bright light exploded out from the s.p.a.ce between them, bathing them in light.</the></interesting.>

<the>The judge was debating if Barmamunt's request had been excessive or not.</the></interesting.>

<the>The moment the light surrounded them, the black flames stopped digging into Hansoo's head, lingering in place.</the></interesting.>

<the>If Barmamunt's request wasn't excessive then it meant the judge had accepted his demand.</the></interesting.>

<the>If the request had been unreasonable in relation to the strength loaned out, the request would then be slightly tweaked.</the></interesting.>

<the>—rumble!—</the></interesting.>

<the>Hansoo felt the black flames surrounding his head as well as the light that bathed them and thought:</the></interesting.>

<the>'Memories… Why is everyone so interested in my memories?'</the></interesting.>

<the>As Hansoo thought of Eres and Keldian who'd sent him into the past after altering his memories—</the></interesting.>

<the>—whooos.h.!.+—</the></interesting.>

<the>—the light started to disperse.</the></interesting.>

<the>The judgment had been made.</the></interesting.>

<the>—rummblee!—</the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>The moment the light disappeared, the black flames started digging deeper into Hansoo's head.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>"...Hansoo?"</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Kiriel asked, lifting up Hansoo, who was lying unconscious on the ground.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>He wanted to run away, but how could he?</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Kiriel sighed at her incompetence, unable to do anything for Hansoo.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>If she had received a clear explanation, then she could've worked things out on her own, but Hansoo's words were mostly fragmented.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>At that moment, a thought appeared in her mind.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'...Should I read him?'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>She had never read Hansoo's memories until now.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But if she did, she might be able to find a hint about the current situation.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>As Kiriel looked at Hansoo and pondered—</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>—Hansoo, who had been leaning on Kiriel, woke up and breathed out roughly.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'He's awake!'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Kiriel sighed in relief after seeing Hansoo regaining consciousness and starting to move his body.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>She had been worried that he would stay like this forever.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But she could only stay calm for a short moment.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Because she remembered Hansoo's words before he fell unconscious.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>To get as far away from him as possible.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>If going berserk was Hansoo's price for using that skill, then she would be the one in danger.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>As Kiriel watched Hansoo and prepared to use Cloudy Movement—</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>—Hansoo stood up and spoke with a sigh.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>"Haa… Thank you, Kiriel. But next time, just run away as far as you can first."</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'I can't guarantee that the next time will end this luckily as well.'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Kiriel flinched at Hansoo's words but then sighed in relief and dropped her guard.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>It didn't seem like he'd gone berserk or was being controlled by someone else.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Kiriel then asked Hansoo worriedly:</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>"...What happened?"</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Hansoo replied as he looked back at Kiriel's anxious expression.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>"He asked for my memories as the price."</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>"...For using that skill?"</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Hansoo nodded and Kiriel spoke out.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>"Well, that's not too bad. I can tell you about the memories that you lost."</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Of course, those memories were very important.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But it was much better than losing his life or something as valuable as that.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Kiriel actually thought that he'd have to pay half his lifespan or one of his limbs as the price.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Memories weren't as bad.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'And since he remembers me… It seems that he hasn't lost everything.'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>She didn't know how much of his memories had been used as payment but she knew everything about Hansoo.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>It wouldn't be a stretch to say she knew every single thing that Hansoo did since he came to the Otherverse.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>This was the correct att.i.tude of a die-hard fan.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>She could easily explain the lost memories and remind him of the more important tasks.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But Hansoo shook his head.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>This wasn't an issue that Kiriel could solve.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>If the memories Barmamunt wanted were the memories of this life, then Kiriel could indeed help him out.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But they weren't the only memories he had.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>The memories he could not say out loud; those to prevent the hastening of the Otherverse fully merging with the Abyss, the memories of the past and the future.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'...How aggressive.'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Hansoo smiled bitterly.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>He didn't blame Barmamunt.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Since he was a demon after all.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>The demons enjoyed watching humans stray off course.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>They enjoyed watching humans who used to remain steadfast suddenly falter and reach an unfavorable end.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>They would continue to lure them further and further away from their original goals so they could never come close to attaining them again.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Barmamunt had only one reason to take away Hansoo's memories.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>He'd hoped that Hansoo would deviate from his current path after losing the memories that had pushed him forward.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But it was more like he'd taken away the heavy load on his shoulders.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Allowing him to live the way he wanted, to be selfish and use his strength the way he wanted.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>The life that every human wanted.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'Of course, he isn't that kind.'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>If he really lost all his memories and lived the way Barmamunt wanted him to…</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>If he lost the memories of his friends and failed to unify the human race, using his powers for the wrong things…</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Barmamunt would then return Hansoo's memories and laugh at him.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Making him remember what he'd once valued.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>'But… I cannot allow that. d.a.m.ned b.a.s.t.a.r.d.'</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>The payment wasn't a one-time thing.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>His memories of the future were too high a price for Hansoo when he'd only borrowed Barmamunt's strength once.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>And Barmamunt seemed to know this and hadn't asked for too much.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>At least, he remembered everything for now.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>The memories of the past, the plan, and his comrades.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>But it would slowly fade away.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha>Everything in his head.</hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Before he lost his memories of the past.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>In order to deal with the load his friends placed on his shoulders.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>'I'll complain to them once we meet up above…'</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Hansoo thought of Eres and stood up chuckling.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>He didn't have the time to worry, he needed to move.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>"I didn't lose much. Let's continue."</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Hansoo stood up and moved towards Neoreim in the distance.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Thinking about an existence different to Barmamunt.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>'The Fairy… Does it want me to move faster?'</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>This hadn't happened just because he used the Demon's Gate.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>The problem laid in its roots.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>The Fairy had given him this skill after all.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>The Fairy probably saw a bit of the future as it handed him this skill.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>The Fairy knew what he'd valued the most.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>And how the demons wanted it.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>But all of this didn't matter.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Since he just needed to use it once it came into his hands.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Kiriel asked with a worried expression as she watched Hansoo starting to walk.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>"...Are you really okay?"</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Looking at his memories, it seemed like he'd paid quite a high price.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>But Hansoo chuckled at her words.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>"I paid the price in full right away."</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>So whether he used that strength or not, his memories would slowly fade away.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>He had chosen to use this power as much as he wanted without limitations.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>Since he'd paid for it, the more he used, the better, right?</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>'Before… I forget what I need to do.'</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>And behind Hansoo's feet—</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>—whoooos.h.!.+—</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>

<the><hahahahaha><that>—thirteen shadows appeared and lingered.</that></hahahahaha></the></interesting.>