You Didn't Tell Me the Start of My Transmigration Was a Gate

Chapter 19 Part 2: Toluk

So even before my regression, the news that they were fighting amongst themselves was a cause for celebration. The misfortune of enemies is the happiness of allies.

I was able to pick up a lot of information from the status window.

One of them was the huge controversy over illegal military services among Union leaders.

To be precise, the Allied leaders, under the so-called ‘Noblesse Oblige‘, were obligated to send at least one biological child to the battlefield.

But who would want to send their own child to the battlefield? So one or two started by-passing this rule. They would adopt orphans when they were very young, raise them as their own, and then send them off to war in place of their biological children.

There was an internal upheaval when the corruption of the substitution of biological children came to light.

‘The war wasn’t in full swing at that time, so it may not be a huge number, but at least among the top leaders, the top guys will be taken out.

This information is very valuable. Enough for me, a person who would be easily knocked out with a swing of his fist, to demand a deal from him.

“What do you want?”

“Just one thing.”

There’s only one reason I’m risking my life to come all the way here and talk to this guy, who I don’t even want to see face-to-face.

My Master. It was to save you this time.

Maybe the reason I regressed was to save you. Maybe this is all just a dream I’m having right before I die, an illusion created by my regret that I had when lose you. These thoughts swirl through my mind, and there’s only one conclusion.

“Pyo Hye-Won, of 「Backwater 」, don’t you dare touch even a single strand of her hair.”

After I finished speaking, he made a subtle expression. He looked like he had no idea why I’m saying that name here.

“I had no intentions of touching her, but…”

“Swear to the oath of Cerberus, and I’ll hand over the information.”

“That’s all?”

“It’s Enough.”

I can give you everything.

“So the reason you suddenly left for the salt desert… was really to meet that woman?”

His tone was one of disbelief. I knew he was observing me, but hearing it out loud gave me the creeps.

“What if I said yes?”

“Ha….”

It’s a hollow laugh. I had no idea what that means.

“Was it really…”

As he said that, he wiped his palm across his face. It was such a picturesque appearance that it suited him very well, but apart from the aesthetic sense, facing this bastard makes me feel sick to my stomach. I’ll have no other wish, If I manage to hit him just once.

“Okay, I swear. In exchange, you’ll need to have a lot of fun with me.”

Those last words were quite eerie.

Visions of the three years of hardship flashed through my mind. But I had to endure it. As long as he fulfill this oath, even if we move together, Hyewon-Unnie will be safe. In that case, wouldn’t it be okay for me to tag along the 「Backwater 」 Guild?

“As you wish.”

We made a deal after that.

I was glad I didn’t have to use the holy water in my stash. If he wouldn’t listen, I was going to risk my life to fight to the death with him.

I know he wouldn’t kill me because he was interested in me, so I might as well take advantage of that opportunity.

I closed my eyes again, and when I opened them, I was lying down in my tent. How much time had passed?

With careful hands, I pulled down the tent and stepped outside. The sunlight shining on me felt very foreign, as if I hadn’t seen it in a long time. My eyes couldn’t adjust to it, and all I could see was a glare of light. I frowned slightly, then shielded my eyes from the sunlight using my hand. Then I finally looked ahead.

–thud.

I heard the sound of a pot being dropped.

A group of people eating their dinner, looking very exhausted, stopped in their tracks, and stared at me.

“……I’ve been up all night for three days and I can’t see any traces of her.”

Hye-won pinched her cheeks with her dark-circled complexion.

“What? What is it? What’s wrong with you? Can’t you see it too?”

In the midst of the silence, the loud sound of sparks was heard, and Hye-won was the only one muttering in a half-dazed voice.

“Eh? Are we seeing things as a group? Are the mushrooms in this soup clown mushrooms? Uh… No, it’s not…Then why can I see Seo-ha…”

“Unnie.”

“Ya ya yah! now you’re even talking to me.”

She tapped Jeong Sang-Jun on the back, but he was so transfixed that he fell on his side.

“Isn’t it funny?”

The sound of falling utensils rang out sharply, and Hye-won pinched her cheek again,

“Ouch.”

Only after she grimaced in pain did she realize it wasn’t a dream.

“I’m back.”

“Uh……Uh……”

Her voice was tinged with sobs. The next moment, I was in Hye-won’s arms.

“Seoha-ya… Where have you been? I’ve been looking really hard for you, but you disappeared without a trace… Everyone thought you were dragged away by the boss monster…”

The hug was abrupt. I was dumbfounded by the intensity of her reaction, and after a moment of stunned silence, I put my hands on her back, and hugged her. I felt the warmth in my hands, and I realized that I had finally made it.

She’s finally saved.

As long as Belzebub doesn’t lay his hands on her, she’s safe from whatever tricks he would try to play on me. Whatever monsters he send my way, I can handle it.

Yes. At last, after all these years, I have finally protected my master. I saved her.

Just like you saved me last time. This time, I was able to save you.

“I’m here. I’m alive…”

Yes, Alive. The Both of us are. Only I knew, what a glorious miracle this was.

I’ve been gone for three days. A time that seemed like a fleeting moment to me.

Perhaps the drugs the bastard had used to put me to sleep had kept me awake longer, or perhaps the space-time axis in his place was broken and time passed differently.

There are so many bizarre things that can happen inside this gate, it wouldn’t be surprising if time passed differently. Especially if it’s the home of the Main boss.

“So.”

The joy of reunion was short-lived.

I was dragged straight into another barracks, with a group of「 Red Flames 」 men. They looked like they hadn’t slept in the past three days. Kim Ki-taek, who had always been a clean-cut man, had let his hair down and had a bushy beard, and Jeon Chung-Woon had swollen lips and bloodshot eyes. Even Sun Ha-Rang’s shoes under her cloak were stained with dirt.

“I was dragged away by the boss monster.”

“I’m a bit lost…Why did the boss monster suddenly take you away? And for what purpose did he bring you back? What did you see? Do you think you know where the Boss territory is?”

Kim Ki-taek fired a series of questions like a shotgun.