Chapter 59 – Episode 59 – Memory That Does Not Exist [20th Floor Gateway Test]
* Episode 59 – Nonexistent Memories [20th Floor Gate Test]
“… Huh?”
Ceres is sick.
My white face turned blue, and I glared at the system.
In the meantime, I lost vitality in return for accepting the ‘lie’.
『What is this?』
『You two were fighting over a woman just now.』
『The system would have confirmed it, so why suddenly deny it?』
『This can’t happen…』
『If you don’t know, ask again.』
『Do not spread the scope of the question too broadly, but ask with pinpoints.』
We stopped the waist.
I looked up at my chest, unable to hide my embarrassment.
“-You like our cows, right?”
“Yes. I like and love the one who hides his identity from you.”
[SYSTEM: This is called the truth.]
This is correct up to this point.
Then where did it get caught?
“You’ve been blessed by our cows like Seongyeon, right?”
“Yes. I received great grace from him. That’s why I fell in love, so it’s a very orthodox case.”
[SYSTEM: This is called the truth.]
Even here it is true.
Then…
“Are you sure she helped you selflessly?”
“No matter how much he is my brother, it’s a rude question. Even if he had selfish intentions, he has helped me ever since I was young. Therefore, I have many reasons to love him──”
[SYSTEM: This is called false.]
….
… Ceres’ mouth opened.
I faced an unbelievable truth.
“Even if he had selfish intentions, he is the person who has helped me ever since I was young.”
[SYSTEM: This is called the truth.]
“A benefactor who has helped me since I was young.”
[SYSTEM: This is called the truth.]
“Was there any selfish interest in saving me…?”
[SYSTEM: This is called the truth.]
No.
What on earth is this flow?
It smelled dangerous.
“Hey. Don’t get excited. Calm down.”
“It’s okay. Even if it’s selfish, I love him. I just…”
In the end, I said again what I couldn’t say in full.
“I want to prove that I have many reasons to love Him.”
The tower answered.
[SYSTEM: This is called false.]
“… Why?”
“I don’t know, fuck. What kind of bullshit is this?”
If you affirm the previous content, why is it not possible? What about this damn system?
『Soonae. What is this?』
『This is it… This is an area where comrades should not step in.』
『What do you mean?』
『There is information that the woman does not know. This is a system error, so it is a problem we must respond to.』
『What are you going to do?』
『You need to project and show the parts that the system found problematic.』
The knight of pure love entered the gate.
We quickly stopped mating and fell apart.
“What kind of bullshit is this? An error has appeared in the tower? Is that even possible?”
“Comrade. This is not an error. It is a problem that arose because the tower’s system was raising questions about a woman who was lying.”
“What question?”
“Her system is saying [There is no reason for you to love her], So this love fight was pointless from the beginning and is blocking Clear.”
I shook my head.
“… It can’t be. I love Him. There is no lie in my heart.”
“I’m not denying your feelings. There’s something fundamentally wrong.”
The knight of pure love stretched out his hand.
“I’ll show you the memories the tower stores. Let’s see… Did you say Ceres?”
“Yes.”
“I will give you [The memories of when you were saved]. Watch it with Challenger and try to persuade Top.”
“It won’t be difficult. I will do it.”
“Then…”
Sunae’s hands shone.
Ceres and I’s vision became blurred, and our consciousness was sucked into darkness.
Immediately after, [Non-existent memory] Smiled evilly.
*
It was a rainy day.
A girl is rummaging through a trash can that has been hit by the rain.
She had beautiful blonde hair and a pretty appearance, but she had a shabby appearance.
A child around middle school was hungry like a beggar.
“Rice… Weapon…』
My fingernails were all worn down and a mess.
I ran barefoot on a floor filled with rainwater.
It’s a very familiar face.
“It’s me.”
“When you were young?”
“Yes. It was the time when my parents passed away, and I was living alone…”
If you look closely, you can see a blade hidden under the tattered fabric.
The surrounding scenery was similar to the Brass Tower, but it was not the scenery I was familiar with.
It was an older, less developed era.
“You went around like that and no one helped you?”
“There were a few people who talked to me. But my mind was also full of my parents’ work…”
-There was no one who persistently asked and wanted to come.
-I just asked once and passed by.
-Because even when I asked him, he acted dumb.
“It’s realistic, right?”
“That’s why I hate it even more.”
Beyond her memories, young Ceres continued to look around her alley.
『Not here either…』
『There has to be at least one…』
In slurred speech, I searched through her trash.
Mainly targeting waste from guild homes.
“If I had enough money to make a living, I would steal gold and items. So I searched places like that to replenish my blades.”
“Huh. Throwing away the item outside? If you throw it away, it goes straight to the kampangga.”
“Now there is an association within the tower. It wasn’t like that back then.”
So she searched.
If anything useful comes out, go around the tower.
That little boy.
『Ah, you damn bitch is picking up trash again!』
『How many times is this!』
『Hey, won’t it turn off right away!?』
『Is there really a problem going around?』
I ran away after being cursed.
They were scumbags who drew weapons against a child.
My sexual desire has cooled down.
It felt so bad that I wondered what we had just done.
“We just stayed like this. Then, around this time, we met.”
“Who?”
“It’s Seongyeon and him… He appears a little later…?”
I don’t know why, but I spoke in an ambiguous tone.
Meanwhile, the perspective has changed.
I rolled on the floor.
『The kid doesn’t understand what I’m talking about.』
『I do this because it’s a child.』
『Please stop wandering around here and go search somewhere else.』
『Amy, what are your parents doing?』
『Just looking at it, it’s an orphan. You must have thrown it away. Does it happen once or twice?』
It looks like he was beaten by them in that short period of time when the viewpoint changed.
A child is lying in a puddle of rainwater.
My forehead throbbed because I felt like I was saying things that were painful to hear so casually.
“Don’t be so angry. It’s probably at this time. Soon, Seongyeon appears and saves me…”
Ceres’ words stopped.
“… Why?”
“Seongyeon?”
I lowered my gaze.
A man with an umbrella approached young Ceres.
That’s Seongyeon… It was too big to say that.
“Who…?”
Even Ceres, the master of memory, doesn’t know who she is.
He said he met Seongyeon here, but she was a different person.
“It must have happened when I was young. Didn’t I mistake you for someone else?”
“I can’t believe that. I remember this incident as vividly as if it happened yesterday. But why did something like this happen…”
Even while we were talking, he reached out his hand to young Ceres.
Beyond the coat I was wearing, I saw a familiar spot.
He had burns all over his body.
“…”
“… Changgi?”
I don’t know, fuck.
Why am I like that?
『Look at those human bastards.』
『They said there was something wrong with the child to make such a mess.』
『Sigh. Love for humanity is really cooling off.』
Even the talking pig is me.
Probably around high school… ?
But I was similar in size to who I am now and a little younger.
“What are you doing? Why are you delusional to end up with a video like this?”
“I want to ask that. Now, Seongyeon should have appeared and saved me, but why is Changgi showing up instead?”
I looked up at the sky.
『I don’t know either.』
『This is just visualizing the memories presented by the tower.』
『Also, this memory is true without lies.』
What are you doing?
I was at school during this time, and why was Hunter…? … ?
…
-Ah.
“Changgi?”
“Hey, just sleep. I know what this is.”
“Really?”
“I know why this memory is real. Oh, fuck. Damn TOP is really-“
“What does it mean?”
I was asking, but there was no answer.
Because you shouldn’t tell this guy.
That’s right.
‘This is me before regression! That’s me from the time period that saved Ceres!’
In this episode, I started working as a hunter at an early age.
So, when I was in high school, I was at the top.
“Changgi?”
My heart was racing.
This is no longer a memory I can show Ceres.
“Hey, stop this! It’s not a memory you can show to others! That’s right, this is a memory that has nothing to do with this person right now, you bastards!!”
“… Huh?”
“It’s true that the gateway has been cleared anyway! Then let’s end it here!! Turn this off right away!”
When I shouted, Ceres was embarrassed.
This is the correct answer.
You can’t look at this memory.
I vaguely understand how this will play out and the ending.
『That is impossible.』
『This is a kind of interrogation caused by TOP’s suspicions that the game was cleared by bypassing this gimmick.』
『Therefore, it is impossible to declare clear unless you see it to the end and are convinced.』
This time, Sunae advised.
I filled the gimmick to 100%, but I never thought I would get stuck here.
“What if I give up on this gateway!?”
When I asked again, the rattling sound was repeated.
It is clear that he shook his head.
『It will be considered a failure and you, the challenger, will be arrested.』
『In this case, her partner will automatically return to the first floor, so I feel relieved.』
The only one taking away is a challenger…
A dangerous choice considering the victims on the 10th floor.
In fact, it is suicide.
“That’s not possible. Why are you giving up after coming this far?”
“You shouldn’t see this.”
“I don’t know why, but if this memory is real, I have the right to see it.”
“So they say it can’t be done!?”
If Ceres is determined, things could end well, but if things go badly…
Even while I was worrying about such things, I moved forward.
“Anyway, since it’s my memory, I have stronger authority, right?”
“Hey.”
“I’ve been through a lot of hardships. Adding one more pendulum to my life won’t change anything.”
Let me bluntly assert.
“Keep showing me.”
The depressing memories of the previous episode were recited from someone else’s life.
