Main Character Hides His Strength

Huff.

The chain looks hard, but it crumbles like a rope made of sand just by the touch of her hand.

“I have to get out of here. ”

A frightened dog still finds its way out.

“Not yet. ”

Bertelkia holds hands and shakes her head.

“When you get out, I have to get out of here with you. And then we'll lose our chance forever. ”

Since when?

A black flame began to burn throughout the narrow corridor. It's still a weak fire. However, that fire will soon cover the whole hall and consume everything.

“We don't have time. ”

Bertelkia takes her gaze off the dog and grabs the door hook.

As soon as he grabbed the door hook, he could feel it. The feeling of being tied to a doorknob.

‘This sadness...? No, I'm afraid!'

Where does fear come from?

Out of loss.

So he who has nothing to lose has nothing to fear.

It was beyond this door that brought fear to a man named Sung-cheol Kim who had nothing to lose.

Vertelgia turns the door hook with a stiff face.

Beyond the door is a circular space surrounded by a stone wall.

At its heart, the Book of Catastrophes gazes indiscriminately down at the Bertelgians.

The moment he saw the Book of Catastrophes, he felt a peculiar sensation.

What is this? ’

A feeling I never felt before.

It may be that not only is this space simply reproduced by Kim Sung-cheol's memory, but his emotions may also melt away.

“Isn't this Eun Man's Tower's Book of Catastrophes? ”

Someone recognized the landscape later and shouted.

Soon, Bertelkia and someone else were able to find Kim Sung-cheol on the other side of the disaster. Still no face, he was looking at something.

Bertelgia walked forward and looked at who Kim Sung-cheol was looking at.

A book.

Bertelgia's eyes shake violently.

No, it doesn't feel like 49. ’

Subsequently, a cold voice, similar to that of Bertelgia, yet completely different, echoes through the circular hall.

“I am Bertelgia 55. ”

The type you have never seen.

Bertelkia remembers.

He was not there at the time.

I felt strange.

I feel strongly that I shouldn't be in the tower.

The faceless Kim Sung-cheol and Bertelkia 55 have been talking for a while. Stories like Raise Heimer and the New Dragon clan are at the center of the theme.

But there's no reason to lock the door to the past.

It was around that time that Bertelkia thought so.

The heavy voice echoes from over there.

“... I've seen one just like you. ”

Kim Sung-cheol's voice.

The dog glances at Bertelgia's side with a clear glance.

‘This child... ’

Bertelgia was holding on to the hem of his teeth with both hands, not blinking once, but aiming for Kim Sung-cheol and a book with the same name as himself.

“Huh? Who? ”

55 asked with a voice that was not as mixed as furry.

Kim Sung-cheol sighed and opened his mouth.

“When I was in a country called Ixion, a man appeared to me and asked me for a quest. Take care of Desport. He was just like you, but with a different vibe. ”

“Really? Is it him? Was he clumsy, like a machine? ”

Kim Sung-cheol nodded his head at the question.

“I think he's probably number 49. It's this way to take him next to you, but 49 is primarily responsible for moving like your hand and foot. But I don't like him very much. ”

“Why?”

In response to the question, 55 answered briefly without even noticing.

“I've been in the human world too long. ”

Even though it was an emotionless voice, Bertelkia could feel the secret contempt in her words.

“Are those your sisters in the Summon Palace? ”

Kim Sung-cheol asked.

As soon as Bertelkia heard the question, she felt her heart sinking.

Kim Sung-cheol asked because it was about his nature.

Vertelgia's large eyes widen.

No one said a word and watched Bertelkia's side with a expressionless face.

Subsequently, the voice of 55 rang out.

“Summon Palace? Oh, you mean the kids from the tutorial course? You mean that thing out there? ”

Kim Sung-cheol's eyes shook when he heard that.

No offense to the 55th, but I felt like I knew what Bertelgia was thinking.

“First of all, they're sisters, too. ”

“First... what do you mean? ”

“Even with the same sisters, they have no abilities at all. ”

“Yang Sang-type...? ”

Kim Sung-cheol asked with a trembling voice.

Anyone who knows him would be surprised.

He's rarely seen an amplitude of emotion like this.

But now, Kim Sung-cheol was shocked to see that much shake.

“Bertelgia is the name of your biological daughter. But she left him with her mother. It's our Bertelgian type that fills that vacancy. It's your Holy Father's tool, who sacrificed everything for the world. ”

“ ……. ”

Vertelgia covers her mouth with both hands without her even knowing it. There is a faint sound of horror seeping out of your hands that seems to be breathing.

Someone closed their eyes.

‘A tool made for convenience. This is who he is. ’

Even in the whirlpool of impact, the voice of No. 55 continued to be heard.

“There are many different types of Vertelgia: Resistant to 1st to 7th, Artificial Soul Temporal to 30th, and Combat Missions 31-54. And from issue 55, integrated autonomous thinking. It's the ultimate evolution of Bertelgia. ”

In the voice of 55, there was an unmissable sense of pride.

Proud to be the best model.

Bertelkia feels a chill all over her body.

Then Kim Sung-cheol said.

“Bertelgia. What model is Bertelgia outside? ”

Kim Sung-cheol wished.

Even if Vertelgia is an amphitheater made by Eckhart, it is the best model.

But reality was harsh.

“Oh, him? He's not a model like me. Technically, it was built earlier than me, but the completion itself is slower than us. ”

“How many Hodges is V. Bertelgia? ”

“Yang mountain type starts with number 100. Maybe a few hundred. You have to see for yourself what's right, but there's no way to know for now. You don't need to know. ”

“Th…. Is that so?"

In Kim Sung-cheol's words, 55 spoke mercilessly with a frozen voice.

“The weightlifting in the tutorial course is like a 'thing’ for a new Summoner, but you can't give him anything good, right? They disappear together when the owner dies anyway. ”

“ ……. ”

The truth was harsh.

To Bertelkia and to Kim Sung-cheol.

And once opened, the truth never stops swinging.

“They also use the name Bertelgia, but sisters with formal numbering like us don't think of them as sisters. And that's why I sent her mental waves to keep her from coming here. ”

“Is that so...? Is Bertelgia not the daughter of Eckhart? ”

“Isn't that obvious? Did he do that? You're your father's daughter? ”

“ ……. ”

“That's absurd. Well, it's not so bad to believe. Anyway, she's just a thing. A tool to lure back the woman who abandoned her father in Relm into the world. Well, sort of. You might want to check the details for yourself. ”

“I see.”

“You seem to have feelings for him. Anyway, if you want this reality to last, you should give up on the creationist thing. To you, and to the child. ”

“What does that mean...? ”

The room was getting darker.

Bertelkia senses in shock that the memory of this room has reached its end.

Beyond the space where darkness began, the final voice of 55 was heard clearly.

“When the machine is obligated, it stops working. ”

That's what Kim Sung-cheol was trying to hide.

It's his fear.

When the darkness completely envelops the room, Bertelkia and someone return to the narrow corridor where the black flames burn.

The flame is so thick that it's even worse than it was before.

“ ……. ”

Bertelkia bows and shuts up. It must have been a shock.

The truth of Vertelgia was cruel enough to know nothing.

‘This child acting and moving like a human was just a one-time tool. Anyone who finds out will be shocked. ’

Now is not the time to be idle.

The fire was getting bigger and bigger as if it was going to burn down the whole hallway while being silent. At this rate, the world will crumble.

“Hey, Bertelkia. ”

Someone calls out the name of Bertelgia for the first time.

Bertelkia hears that voice and raises her head. The blue eyes, which were always shining brightly, had jewel-like tears.

Her tears soon poured down her blushing cheeks and fell on the burning floor.

It was then.

A very small miracle happened.

One sees a small miracle flower blooming in despair.

“... I'm not a tool. ”

Bertelkia said.

clench your fists firmly and grip your teeth.

“I'm not a tool! ”

“ ……. ”

I thought it was a useless move.

But I could see nothing.

There is a flame of will that burns stronger than the black flame that burns the whole hallway in Bertelgia's tiny body.

“A tool is to shake other people's hands without thinking. I have an idea and it's moving my way. ”

Bertelkia looks at someone.

“Whatever fate holds in store, it doesn't matter. At least I'm not a tool until I see it with my own eyes. ”

“… Bertelkia. ”

Someone has a sense of movement in their heart. Bertelkia suddenly looks back, her arms wide and twirled.

“Look, there's this beautiful face and beating heart in the world of dreams. I'm a tool. That's ridiculous. Ain't that right, boys? ”

As Bertelkia looks back, eight cute little animals appear. Carbunkles. Carbunkles of adra against Kim Sung-cheol's body appear in front of Bertelgia in response to the call of the true owner.

“Tsk?”

Bertelkia bends her knees and reaches out.

The fist-sized bundles climb up the rope along the arm, riding into Bertelkia's hands, filling her shoulders and head. However, the body of Bertelgia was too small to climb one of them.

Bertelkia holds one of them in both hands and hands.

“Carbun. I'm sorry, but hold her. ”

“Phew...”

Carbunkles don't make fun of you.

Some feel a strange anger, but still accept the bunkles of Bertelgia.

As soon as he picked up the carbunkle, he felt something warm pouring into his head.

A yearning sensation that I had never felt in a year filled with despair and pain.

It is the heart of Bertelgia and Kim Sung-cheol.

Their warm hearts were conveyed to someone through a carbunkle with the power to convey their heart and mind.

‘Warm. This is the enemy of the world and the heart of Bertelgia? ’

The gaze of anyone looking at Bertelkia has changed.

At first, the light of love and understanding began to flash in the eyes of those who had the light of compassion on the boundary.

“Let's go, sis. ”

Bertelkia says it gently, as before.

I could feel anything for a moment.

The power contained in this girl's voice is more difficult to resist than the chaotic voice she heard outside the stairs.

A faint smile comes to mind on someone's face.

In fact, it's been a long time, in a space that burns with the Black Flame of Destruction.