Record of a Thousand Lives

Finally, I reached the end of the long, long mountain range.

The dense trees are lifted.

After descending the mountain range along a well-groomed road, you can see a large city far away.

It was an enormous city beyond compare.

It was full of long spires and diverse buildings.

Deferon, the capital of the Leonard Empire.

It was the largest city on the continent.

I noticed the heart of the vast empire around the high walls.

Shanette was surprised by the city's magnificence.

“Great place! You got here a lot earlier than I expected. ”

“Who would come across the mountains ignorantly like us? ”

Shanette looks at Henrik.

“Anyway, now that you're in the capital, should you give us the family legacy? ”

“That's right."

“I've been wondering, what is that legacy? ”

“It's easier to see for myself than to explain. ”

Henryk said with a trivial expression.

Iris has a curious look at the capital.

“There's someone like me there. ”

Iris was the Doppelgänger of the Princess.

Although it is said that the dress has changed, some may recognize it in the capital.

Henryk pulls the dye out of his backpack.

“Change of clothes is okay, but I think I need to change that hair. ”

Iris' hair was too noticeable.

Bright, golden hair was mostly owned by the golden people.

I was worried that I might be caught because of my hoodie or my hair sticking out over my neck.

Iris blushed.

“Do I have to? ”

“You're gonna get us killed if you don't, man. ”

Henryk brushes Iris' hair with his skillful hands.

It became quite similar to Shanette, a red-brown hair.

From a distance, I mistook her for a sister.

Shanette flicks her fingers.

“Then you can say she's my sister. Your hair is the same color, so anyone would miss it. ”

“You want to be my brother? ”

Iris opened her eyes wide.

“I don't have a family. I've never had anything like that. ”

“So am I. ”

Shanette smiles faintly.

She had also suffered a painful experience of losing her family to a childhood fire.

Kang Yoon-soo looked at the capital.

He originally had three things to do in Deferon.

Ruins of Ice and Soul Raid.

Contact with the White Lion Clan.

Create new spirits.

The ruins of the ice and soul required to fulfill the legendary quest are located to the northwest of the capital.

Originally, I was going to make contact with the White Lion Clan to easily raise the ruins.

However, Kang Yoon-soo changed his plan.

Now we need to grow fast even in a crowd.

With the help of the White Lion Clan, you can easily conquer the ruins, but there is less chance of growth.

To monopolize experience points and items, I had to think of different ways.

It wasn't just that.

Kang Yoon-soo glanced at Iris.

“What about the White Shadow? ”

“I'm silent all the time. ”

A white shadow in a doppelganger.

Refers to the fact that he/she can no longer return.

I was going to visit Iris' producer to answer any questions about her existence.

Fortunately, Kang Yoon-soo remembers who created Iris in her previous life.

‘Lumiere Kizan, an imperial alchemist who aided in the Chimera dimension disaster. ’

I had to find the alchemist to find out who the White Shadow was mixed up with Iris.

He had repeated his life so far and caused a mutation that did not exist.

He might be the person holding the most important key right now.

‘That alchemist was in the Imperial Palace. Then we'll have to deal with the character since we're breaking into the Imperial Court. ’

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The group enters the interior of the capital, deferon.

Henryk, from the capital, leads them ahead.

Suddenly, the sky was red with sunset.

Shanette said as if tired.

“Can we postpone Henry's inheritance until tomorrow? I've had a long day crossing the mountains. ”

“Hmm. Is that so? Well, it's none of my business. ”

Everyone looked at Kang Yoon-soo.

He nods.

“Let's rest today. ”

The four of you went to a small inn on the street.

They paid the price and booked the room.

Everyone was messed up while walking along the rough mountain path.

Kang Yoon-soo and Henryk bathed first, and Shanette and Iris entered the bathroom together.

Out of the bathroom, I heard two beautiful women talking quietly.

“Iris, that's soap! You can't just eat like that! ”

…… well, it wasn't just that peaceful.

Henryk brushes off his wet hair and goes down to the first floor hall.

Kang Yoon-soo sat expressionlessly, comfortable, and uncomfortable.

Henryk smiles and sits across from him.

“I'm done hanging out with you tomorrow. ”

“Of course.”

At that time, my salary was put into a tray full of dark beer.

With a large beer in one hand, Kang Yoon-soo casually passed the drink over his neck.

Henryk picked up a glass and swallowed a whole beer.

“Khh.”

Henryk wipes the beer bubbles from his mouth and lowers his glass.

He tapped the bubbly beer.

“Don't you know why I like alcohol? ”

“I can forget the painful memories. ”

“What? I know. ”

Henry empties his glass of beer and holds the next one in his hand.

“Liquor's a nice guy. The taste is bitter, and I'll make you forget the painful memories. My head hurts. Whatever it takes. It transfers the bitterness from your head to your tongue. ”

“Me, too."

“What?"

Kang Yoon-soo once again held a beer in his hand.

“That's why I like alcohol, too. ”

“Hmm. I always feel like it doesn't work on you, but it's kind of a sneaky fit. ”

Henryk gives out a drink with a slap.

Kang Yoon-soo reached out his hand with a glass.

Two cups clashed, and the bubbly beer shook like a wave.

The empty glass increased and the pain on my calf when I was delivering the beer only got worse.

Henrik's face turns red as he gets a little drunk.

Kang Yoon-soo stared at Henrik while he was dazed.

Henryk Elikerson.

Looking back at his previous life, Henry was a good man.

I have studied puppetry seriously underneath him, and I've had fun drinking all night long.

His sleek and hairy personality helped Kang Yoon-soo a lot.

I once made a brotherhood with Henrik.

Henry was a good brother.

To die for himself in the end.

Since Henry's death, Kang Yoon-soo has never brokered with Henrik again in any life.

Kang Yoon-soo was afraid to make friends with Henrik.

I always knew the end was miserable.

‘But now……. ’

It wasn't just Shanette.

I didn't know it was the last time I saw Henryk.

Suddenly, Kang Yoon-soo was speaking.

“Come with me. ”

“Excuse me?”

Henryk asks with a puffy eye.

Kang Yoon-soo was quite surprised even when he said to himself.

I didn't know how long it had been since I heard this from myself.

But I didn't feel bad.

Kang Yoon-soo proposed again.

“Let's go together. Ever since.”

Henryk's face turned red due to the hangover, making a meaningful expression.

I felt like I was smiling.

“I didn't expect to hear that from you. ”

“The offer of companionship is to do as you wish. ”

“If you hadn't told me, I would have spoken first. ”

Henryk grins.

“When I first met you, I thought everyone was this crazy. After all we've been through together, we've been through a lot. But still... It was fun.”

Henry's mouth is smiling, but his eyes are serious.

“I had fun living at this age. Hanging out with you. And you're carrying out a legendary quest, right? In the middle of my miserable life, I think I need to be a proper artist. ”

Henrik tapped Kang Yoon-soo on the forehead with his finger.

It was a playful gesture like that for my brother.

However, Kang Yun-su's eyes were slightly shaken.

Henryk is too drunk to notice due to his short and thin movements.

Henryk gives out a drink with a smile on his face.

“You look human for the first time today, man. ”

“... Thank you. ”

Kang Yoon-soo said a little slower, then reached out for a drink.

The two men's glasses lightly slammed together.

At that moment, I heard a good voice from the stairwell.

“Kang Yoon-soo.”

The drunks and payroll gaze back at you, wondering what happened.

A glamorous beauty was coming down the stairs, wearing only a towel on her bare body.

Her bountiful breasts and well-plunged thighs prick a man's gaze.

Iris slowly steps down and looks around at those who are dazzled and staring at her.

Whereas Henry blinks a few times, puzzled.

“Am I too drunk? I think I saw something I should never have seen. ”

Iris asked softly.

“Where is my room? ”

“Over there.”

Kang Yoon-soo indifferently pointed to the other side of the stairs.

It was then that Shanette, the one with the wet hair, rushed out.

She was in a light robe.

“Iris! I told you it was a first-floor hall! ”

“Ah, I see. ”

Iris nods nicely and climbs up the stairs.

Henry smiles nervously and absurdly.

“Yeah, you don't get this kind of fun when you're alone. Isn't that right?"

“That's right."

Kang Yoon-soo finished swallowing what was left of the glass.

Today's liquor tasted poisonous.

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