Chapter 1170 – 1170. Hero Military Academy (7)
As soon as I cast the soul summoning spell, a familiar face appeared in front of me.
(It’s been a while.)
“Hello.”
Era.
A swordsman with great, unidentified skills who know only the name but not the last name.
This was the first spirit I had a connection with in this world after I became a possessor.
Yeonho looked at me hiding my identity and asked.
(What’s going on this time? I’m even wearing a cape…)
Yeonho spoke in his usual calm tone, cutting out all unnecessary words and only saying what was necessary.
“Oh, don’t worry about this cloak. It’s no big deal. Rather…”
On the outside, he seemed dissatisfied with being called to me…
“How have you been?”
(… I thought I didn’t need it anymore because you didn’t call me.)
It was the opposite.
In fact, it seemed like he was upset that he didn’t call.
Seeing Yeonho like that suddenly made me curious.
‘What was he doing?’
Yeonho lost most of his memories, but he remembered a few facts.
That he was a hero.
And he has been dead for about 20 years.
There were only two facts, and even those two pieces of information were not guaranteed to be true.
Yeonho had forgotten the existence of his family and was not even sure that his name was Yeonho.
While my curiosity about Yeonho was rising, Yeonho’s voice carefully covered my curiosity.
(What is this business?)
“Oh, it’s nothing special…”
I thought about being honest, but…
‘No… It would be rude to say that I called you for that reason.’
I couldn’t muster up the courage to say that I had just called him to play hide and seek.
I decided to mix in a little lie.
“I wanted to find out about Yeonho.”
(About me…?)
Yeonho was usually good at keeping his cool, but at this moment, I felt embarrassed.
Suspicion and anxiety may be sprouting as you suddenly try to reveal your identity, which you have not asked about until now.
I gave Yeonho the answer I had prepared to put his mind at ease.
“I’m not trying to force it. I’m just saying this because I heard you lost your memory and I wanted to help you find it. I’ve received some help along the way…”
(Hmm… If you say so…)
Yeonho’s doubts and anxiety seemed to have been relieved by my explanation, and he returned to his usual cool expression.
I said, looking at Yeonho who was feeling relieved.
“Before we begin, I would like to ask you for a favor.”
(Of course.)
Yeonho entered my body without any doubt.
I accepted Yeonho’s soul like that…
‘Ego… Then, should I give it a try?’
He raised Yeon-ho’s abilities to the maximum and began to approach Moon Ju-ah.
When I approached Moon Ju-ah so cautiously…
[Are you sincere in what you said earlier?]
‘Yeonho’s past?’
[Yes.]
‘Well, I’m serious.’
I’ve been curious about Yeonho’s past for a long time.
Plus, he seemed to want to know his past…
And above all…
‘If you look for information about the era, the question of likability might be answered, right?’
I wanted to find the cause of the non-ideal likeability.
Even though Yeonho was not related to me in any way, I had an unideal affinity for him.
It seemed like he didn’t even know the reason for his favorability.
‘If we investigate the past, we may be able to find the cause.’
[I understand.]
Having received Armonia’s sympathy, I cautiously approached Moonjua and Layla.
First, the first thing that caught my eye was Layla.
Layla keeps tilting her head with her eyes closed.
Layra’s expression was practically the same as before.
‘Well, that’s because they don’t have the detection ability to begin with.’
Unlike Munjua, Rayra was closer to a magician than a warrior, so it was natural.
In comparison, Moon Ju-ah…
“… Huh?”
At some point, she was frowning and moving her head from side to side.
He seemed genuinely embarrassed as my presence suddenly disappeared.
‘It must be embarrassing because you know it’s there, but you can’t sense it.’
It would be better if they didn’t know I was approaching, or they would be embarrassed because they didn’t notice me even though I knew they were in the same space.
So, I went behind Moon Joo-ah, who was desperately searching for my presence with her eyes closed…
“Is this enough?”
“Wha!?”
She whispered to her and at the same time lightly bit her earlobe.
When Munjua’s earlobe was bitten, she was so startled that she jumped up and turned around.
“W-what!? Uh, how?”
“This is my skill.”
“…”
Moon Ju-a let out her irregular breaths one after another, barely able to calm her chest and speak to me.
“You didn’t use magic, right?”
“Why? Do you think I used magic?”
“Please check…”
Moon Ju-ah would know well.
The fact that I’m not using magic right now and just standing there…
After looking around my body for a while, she sighed and said to me.
“Magic is… “No.”
“There’s no reason to cheat about something like this.”
“… But why did you hide it until now?”
Even though it was a situation that could hurt her pride, she did not show it at all.
I was just amazed at my hiding skills.
“What… You can assume she learned it from someone she knows. For your information, it’s not something you can use for a long time.”
“… Okay. Okay.”
Moon Ju-ah responded to my smug expression with a smile.
But the voice that came next was far from laughter.
“But you can’t infiltrate the church. It’s not a matter of hiding, there are too many security things you don’t know about. As you know… If you get caught, that’s really the end.”
Moon Ju-a must have been genuinely worried about me, as she started to stop me with a serious expression.
And I ended up nodding my head after seeing her like that.
“If you say that, I shouldn’t do it.”
“… “You really understood, right?”
It was as if her disobedient child was nodding her head, but she was seeing her mother not trusting him.
I answered with a sigh.
“This field is your specialty. “Don’t worry, I have no intention of proceeding by ignoring your words.”
“Phew… “I’m glad you understood.”
After reassuring Moon Ju-ah, I headed to her door to leave.
“I’m going out and coming back…”
I grabbed the doorknob and opened it, making her blurt out…
“I only cook like what’s on the cooking channel.”
With that, I left home with my last words.
.
.
As soon as I left the house, I took off my cloak and released Yeonho’s possession.
As soon as Yeonho came out of my body, he started staring at the sun in the sky.
Then, he smiled happily with an expression of emotion.
(It’s only after I die that I realize that the sun is such a beautiful being…)
“Ah…”
Guilt began to well up at the sight of Yeonho just being thrilled by the morning sunlight.
‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have called you often.’
Although mana is consumed when summoning Yeonho, it is not that much, and it is not even difficult to summon.
However, the only time I sang the name was when he needed it.
I whispered quietly to Yeonho so that no one else could hear.
“I’ll call you often from now on. “I’m sorry.”
(It’s not your job to apologize. Still… I appreciate your feelings.)
He, who usually kept his cool, seemed to enjoy this situation as he bit my words harshly.
So Yeonho continued to stare at the morning sun and asked me.
(But how do you plan to find my past? I want to tell you something, but all I know is my name…)
“Well, first of all…”
I answered by showing the smartwatch I was wearing on my wrist.
“You should do a search.”
One of the only things Yeonho remembered was his identity.
‘A hero with this level of skill will probably have a name for himself.’
Thinking like that, I searched for Yeonho’s name using my smartwatch.
The result!
“… It doesn’t come out.”
There was a person with the name Yeonho, but I couldn’t find a single line about the hero Yeonho.
Instead of looking perplexed, Yeonho was looking at the smartwatch I was holding with interest.
(The watch… Seems to have a lot of functions.)
“Oh, by any chance, what were the watches like when Yeonho lived?”
I asked questions like a guided interrogator.
‘If you ask questions like this naturally, you’ll be able to naturally say things you forgot.’
Although it was an insignificant question, I was hoping that some helpful information might come out.
And, as I expected, I was able to obtain small but decent information.
(I wore a watch with a special device for the mission… But there was no other watch that displayed such a colorful screen.)
Mission, and special equipment.
The identity of the special device was simple.
(It was equipped with a small radio and location sharing… And a biological transmitter that transmitted biological signals.)
“…”
At the mention of a biological transmitter, I unconsciously turned my head and avoided eye contact.
Even if a hero is someone everyone looks up to and envies, he cannot avoid death in the end.
No, rather, it can be said to be the closest being to death.
First of all, if we calculate based on what Yeonho said…
“It must have been 20 years ago.”
I could guess that these were devices that would have been used about 20 years ago.
As I continued searching about Yeonho, Yeonho tilted his head and asked.
(It looks like it’s from a specific organization, but wouldn’t it be better to go to various organizations and collect information to confirm the hero’s identity?)
“If you just search, everything comes up?”
(…?)
Just like where I lived, it seems like there was no internet 20 years ago.
I explained the concept of the Internet to Yeonho.
And Yeonho is as I expected…
(No… Is that possible? That you can verify the identity of the hero at will?)
“Oh, not that much.”
I decided that one day would not be enough if I tried to explain every detail of the Internet right away, so I explained it simply.
“You can see the names and achievements of heroes through the news, but it is not at the level where you can see pictures of their appearance, detailed information, or even their private lives.”
(That’s a good thing…)
No matter how clean a person is, they will inevitably be reluctant to reveal everything about themselves to the world.
“It’s easy to think that you can view all the news you’ve accumulated so far wherever you want.”
(… The world has really changed a lot.)
After reassuring Yeonho like that, I started searching for Yeonho again.
But…
“… “There is nothing special about it in the news from 20 years ago.”
In the end, I couldn’t find any information about the era name.
After hearing what I said, Yeonho let out a bitter sigh and opened his mouth.
(I think it’s because he’s not famous. Or… Maybe he’s not a hero…)
“Oh, that’s probably not right.”
From the answer about the clock earlier, I was able to roughly infer that the name of the era was related to heroes.
For now, one thing is certain…
“… “I can’t do it alone, right?”
It was true that it seemed impossible to know Yeonho’s past as an assistant instructor.
(Or maybe I’m mistaken about the name.)
“Hmm…”
We decided to consider that possibility to some extent.
‘Your name appears in the temperament window, but… That could also be a problem.’
Even the world’s temperament window is unable to properly display the era’s information.
So, I decided to proceed assuming that his memory was also flawed.
‘To find hidden information rather than public information…’
It was the moment when I was trying to make another plan.
(I remembered! I-I…!)
“… ?”
Yeonho raised his voice differently than usual and was stuttering.
No, in fact, it was so full of water that it could almost be described as crying.
Yeonho is crying while looking somewhere.
I turned my head towards the place where Yeonho was staring.
In that place…
(Ta, I had a daughter! I had a daughter!)
There was a man and a girl smiling brightly while being held in the man’s arms.
