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Transcendence Due To A System Error-Chapter 164: System Error
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Upon waking up, the first thing I saw was Lustโs face.
โAre you awake?โ
While wiping the dust and scabs off my face with a handkerchief, she smiled refreshingly.
โโฆWhere is this?โ
I raised my upper body. Sitting up, I looked around. It was just an ordinary forest. Just a while ago, we were in the heart of the dragonโs resting place, inside a cave.
What on earth is going on?
โIโm not sure either. But it seems certain that we are in Koreaโฆโ
Lust smiled awkwardly, pointing in one direction. Through the countless leaves, a gigantic tree, the World Tree, stood tall. The presence of the World Tree implied that this place was Korea.
But why were we here? No, there was something more important.
โWhat about the others? Did you find anyone?โ
Unknown, Hermit, Maiden. What happened to those three?
โNo. I checked with a skill, but there was no one nearby.โ
โNo one?โ
โYes.โ
โI seeโฆโ
The mystery deepened. I recalled the last situation before losing consciousness.
โWhile space was collapsing, Unknown rushed to devour me as a last resortโฆโ
At the end of the fierce battle, Unknown succeeded in placing a hand on my head. The devour skill was activated.
โRight after that, the system message started to update anew.โ
At the same time, Hermit severed Unknownโs arms, and Lust rescued me.
โAnd finallyโฆโ
My eyes slowly widened. I remembered.
[Expelling the โimpurityโ.]
โYes, they definitely said they were expelling me.โ
Expulsion. Does that mean that I was expelled from the dragonโs lair to Korea?
I tried to stand up, putting strength into my muscles.
โUgh!โ
โSeo-yul!โ
But my body wouldnโt obey. Trying to get up, I staggered and fell.
โDonโt overdo it. Your physical condition is not good.โ
Lust, who caught my falling body, looked at me with a worried expression. I couldnโt muster any strength in my body. It was a feeling of powerlessness I had never experienced before.
โYouโre drained of both physical strength and manaโฆ Even your life force and vital energy are faint like a dying lamp. You need to rest.โ
โโฆIs it that bad?โ
โYes. Itโs serious.โ
It seemed I had indeed overexerted myself. It was bearable to have low mana, but being drained of physical strength was another matter.
It was my first time experiencing this since acquiring โBoiling Pure Bloodโ.
โThen Iโm sorry, but can you support me?โ
I wanted to heal the wounds with holy power, but whether due to lack of mana or something else, I couldnโt manifest the holy power.
โYes! Of course!โ
The child lifted my arm over her shoulder.
โThank you.โ
The height difference made it a bit uncomfortable, but I felt like I could walk at this pace.
โLetโs move first. We canโt stay here forever, and Maiden or Hermit might be nearby.โ
โYes. Gathering information.โ
As Lust took a step, she suddenly shook her shoulder.
โAh, right. Shouldnโt we take this with us?โ
Lust looked down at the ground. I followed her gaze.
โAh. Cheonbyeon.โ
During the fight with Unknown, after using up all the usage limit of the ancient relic, I had drawn Cheonbyeon as a last resort.
Probably after being โexpelledโ to this place, I lost strength and dropped Cheonbyeon.
โI tried to keep it, but I couldnโt grab it because the wear restriction was too highโฆ Iโm sorry.โ
โWhy are you sorry? If you hadnโt told me, I would have left it behind. Thanks, actually.โ
With Lustโs help, I picked up Cheonbyeon. It changed from its dagger form to its original longsword form.
โShape-shifting weaponโฆ So thatโs why itโs called Cheonbyeon.โ
โRight. It means a thousand changes.โ
I changed the shape of Cheonbyeon into several forms afterward.
โWow. Itโs an amazing weapon.โ
โItโs an excellent weapon, to the point of not suiting me.โ
Fortunately, it looked fine. It didnโt seem to be damaged. It was a relief.
If there had been a problem with Cheonbyeon in this situation, it would have been quite a headache.
โAre you going to carry it in that state? Wouldnโt it be better to change it to a dagger or a smaller form?โ
Lust asked, looking at Cheonbyeon, which had transformed into its original form, a longsword.
โNo, itโs fine. Iโll put it in my subspace.โ
โSubspace?โ
Lust opened her eyes wide.
โYou even have such a skill?โ
โSomehow.โ
I put Cheonbyeon into the subspace.
โHuh?โ
No, I tried to.
I looked down at my chest quickly.
My clothes were all torn, exposing my chest clearly.
Of course, itโs not a big issue that my bare skin is seen.
Itโs not a body to be embarrassed to show to someone; honestly, it doesnโt matter much.
โโฆThis is driving me crazy.โ
The problem is that Adamโs Mark (Angel) seen through the torn clothes has also become strange.
โWhy is this one white tooโฆ?โ
Just like Adamโs Mark (Fire Spirit), it has turned white, and its shape has changed.
The wings of the angel depicted in the tattoo have increased from one pair to two pairs.
A single pair of wings symbolizes a lower-class angel, and two pairs symbolize a middle-class angel.
โโฆItโs very similar to the changes in the Fire Spiritโs Mark.โ
Both have turned white and have become more splendid.
โHas Adamโs Mark evolved or something?โ
I was pondering with a furrowed brow when it happened.
Ssssshhhhhh!
A sound of something piercing through the air and rushing forward echoed.
โMr. Seo-yul!โ
Along with Lustโs urgent shout,
Bang!
A sound resonated as something was repelled.
โโฆAn arrow?โ
An arrow was stuck in the ground. Lust must have deflected it.
โCould it beโฆUnknown?โ
In this situation, the only person who would ambush us is Unknown.
โโฆNo, it doesnโt seem to be the boss.โ
Lust, who was highly tensed, stood blocking my front.
โItโs not Unknownโฆ?โ
โYes. Not only is the energy they carry different, butโฆโ
At that moment, five shadowy figures landed in front of us.
โThere are five assailants.โ
โโฆIt seems so.โ
It doesnโt appear to be a surprise attack from an Unknown, as Lust said.
Then who are they?
Why did they suddenly attack us?
Their faces are not visible as they have their hoods deeply pulled over their heads.
I raised both hands, indicating no intention of fighting.
Considering they shot only one arrow before standing in front of us, they seem to be willing to talk.
โDid we perhaps commit any discourtesy?โ
Furthermore, judging from the World Tree visible in the distance, it is certain that this place is Korea.
And Korea is a safe country with almost no terrorist activities by villains.
In other words, the likelihood of them being villains is very low.
โIf we have trespassed onto your private property without permission, we apologize.โ
I initiated a conversation to resolve the matter as calmly as possible.
Now is not the time to bicker with them.
โI am Kang Seo-yul, affiliated with the Korean superhero academy. I will apologize for this incident later, but first, could you allow us to contact the Bihon Guildโฆ?โ
That was when I was speaking softly and tenderly.
โWhat is the intruder saying, Robin? Do you understand the language?
A female voice was heard.
A very fine and beautiful voice.
The voice alone was enough to assure that under that hood was a beautiful face, a beauty with a graceful voice.
However, the important thing wasnโt the beauty of the voice. free(w)ebnovel(.)com
โ Iโm sorry, itโs a language I am hearing for the first time.
The important thing was that the language they were using was neither Korean, English, nor Chinese, but โElvish.โ
โHmm, if Robin doesnโt know the language, we can assume that no one in โAlfheimโ can understand the language the intruder is using.
The astonishing thing wasnโt just that.
โDid youโฆ say Alfheim just now?
I asked in fluent Elvish, and the five men and women were noticeably startled. Their mouths were half-open under their hoods.
โYou could use the language of the Elves? Then why didnโt you use it from the beginningโฆ
โMore importantly, I asked if you said Alfheim.
I asked again with a serious expression.
โYou brat! How dare an intruder like you assume who this person isโฆ
A gigantic man, who was guarding the woman, yelled as he stepped forward.
โStand down, Robin.
โBut!
The woman stopped the man.
โRobin, did you not hear me telling you to stay still?
โโฆYes, I apologize.
At the womanโs short restraint, the man quietly retreated. I could roughly see their relationship.
โBased on what you are saying, it seems you entered here without knowing that this land is our โAlfheimโ territoryโฆ is that correct?
โIs this place really Alfheim?
My eyes trembled in astonishment and confusion.
โโฆSeo-yul, what on earth are you talking about?โ
Lust asked me.
โWait a moment. Iโll explain everything at once later. Please be quiet for now.โ
โAhโฆ okay.โ
I quieted Lust and pondered.
That woman said this place was Alfheim.
And Alfheim is the land of the elves.
That means, in other wordsโฆ
โLooking at your expression, it seems like you really didnโt know.
The woman, whose voice became a bit softer, took a few steps forward and took off the hood she was wearing.
โLetโs start with my introduction first.
Bright golden hair and green eyes.
A face that seemed to have all the beauties of this world packed into it.
And long ears that harmonized perfectly with her appearance.
A woman who resembled Jia smiled faintly.
โMy name is Illyna Alfheim.
โIlโฆlyna?
Moreover, if her surname is Alfheimโฆ
โThe queen of Alfheimโฆ?
โYes.
Looking at my astonished face, Illyna smiled gently.
A smile that was soft, yet carried a peculiar pressure.
โAh.
Thatโs a smile waiting for my introduction.
โIโm sorry for the late introduction. My name is Kang Seo-yul. My surname is Kang, and my first name is Seo-yul.
โKangโฆSeo-yul? Itโs a difficult name to pronounce.
Illyna kept murmuring my name with my inexperienced pronunciation.
It seems very difficult to pronounce my name in Elvish.
As I watched Illyna continuously murmuring my name, I lost myself in thought.
โThe place Iโm in right now most likely represents the world from ten thousand years ago.โ
Perhaps itโs what they call time slip.
It feels like such a phenomenon might have occurred.
The elf queen standing before me, Illyna Alfheim, was the evidence.
โCould it be that the expulsion meant being banished to the past?โ
It doesnโt seem to be such a big penalty given the fuss the system made.
โNo, it canโt be.โ
Why would the system banish me to the past?
There would be no reason to send me to the past if they wanted to banish me permanently.
โThen what is it?โ
Why has this happened?
Time slip.
Time travel.
This meansโฆ
โโฆRegression?โ
A luster flowed from my eyes.
โThatโs right! The penalty of the Time Dragonโs Essence!โ
An ancient relic created from the stone of creation.
It allows the user to harness a powerful regression ability that manipulates time backward but incurs a penalty as a consequence.
โTemporal dislocation.โ
The penalty is called temporal dislocation, which has the effect of warping the userโs timeline abnormally.
I was planning to deal with the unknown first and then solve the penaltyโฆ
โWhat if that penalty and the systemโs banishment somehow intertwined?โ
Being banished in a state of time dislocation. Then traveling back to the past wouldnโt be impossible.
It was then.
โSeo-yul.
At Illyinaโs words, I snapped out of my deep thoughts.
โHow is it? Is the pronunciation a bit better now? Seo-yul. Seo-yul.
โYes. Itโs perfect.
In the meantime, her pronunciation had improved significantly.
โIโm glad.
Illyina smiled faintly.
โSo, why did you come all the way here, Seo-yul? Seeing that you came without knowing about Alfheim, it seems like you ran away in a hurryโฆ
Illyina examined various parts of my body. Seeing my body full of wounds, it seems she judged that I was a fugitive.
โYes. Before I realized it, I found myself here.
โI see.
Illyina wore a serious expression and fell into deep thought for about 10 seconds.
โHmm. How about taking a short break in Alfheim? You can heal your wounds and take some rest.
โWould that be alright?
It was an unexpected proposal, but I wondered if it would be okay.
โOf course. Our Alfheim is not a heartless nation that neglects those in distress.
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