# 239
239. After the ending (10)
El Cid is dead.
The remains of the creature that were disposed of by the spirits immediately disappeared into the light, leaving only a few items in their place.
El Cid, who once had a reputation as the No. 1 in the pick me up, disappeared just like that. His name and achievements will soon be forgotten.
I ordered the dispersal of the heroes who were preparing for a battle with him on the deck and consolidated Niflheim’s defenses. The other rankers knew that El Cid had come this way, so they didn’t know what tricks they would do.
However, the rankers remained silent for several days.
It seemed that I had obtained the Book of Reverse Heaven.
Even if I tell them that the bowl is broken, I’m sure they won’t believe me.
Now, community sites will be filled with all sorts of nonsense, such as Loki’s obtaining the Book of Reversal and that the ranker game will change. I decided to smile lightly and pass it on.
‘Anyway…’
The incident is over, but I haven’t left Brunhild 01 yet.
Because there was a little bit of post-processing left. Even if it was clean-up, it was a minor issue that didn’t require me to be there, but I decided to take care of it as soon as I came. Now, when I return to Taoni, I won’t be back here for a while.
[Appreciation plaque]
[In memory of Loki and Niflheim who defeated El Cid, the antagonist who disturbed the order of Mobius]
[Mobius Inc]
On my desk, there was an elegantly made rectangular silver plaque.
As soon as El Cid was defeated, Moebius Headquarters sent a gift. The hero who finished it was a memorial service, and the actual kill was eaten by Amkena, but they must have known the details.
[Invitation]
[We decided to hold a party to celebrate Loki and his heroes, the top ranker who saved the crisis! As soon as you reply, the company will arrange a place for you…]
I shoved the paper wrapped in gold foil into the trash can.
nonsensical nonsense.
The first time I opened the box, I laughed out loud.
I didn’t fight El Cid for this piece of crap. For the survival of Niflheim, he decided to risk everything to fight him. Even if Tell hadn’t intervened in the middle, a proper battle between me and El Cid would have taken place.
‘Everything has become a thing of the past.’
I sighed and threw the plaque of appreciation into the trash.
thud. A heavy sound echoed through the office.
The work to do in Niflheim was roughly finished.
Tomorrow morning I was to return to the speedboat bound for Taoni with a memorial service.
Today is the last day to spend here.
What should I do?
Most of the work has been done, and Yournet will take care of the rest.
Then it was time to do what I had been putting off.
I pulled out a piece of paper from a drawer at the bottom of the table.
This rather crumpled report was sent to me by Yurnet the day after El Cid’s death, and it contained his personal details.
In other words, it was a report with detailed personal information on how El Cid lived on Earth.
I wonder what use this will be in the yard that is all over anyway, but there were times when I had nothing to do.
I decided to take a look once in a while.
‘Let’s see.’
The guy was born in a small country in Western Europe.
His parents were well-known politicians in the country, and had enough wealth to manage a mansion, butlers, and servants. It seems that he lived a rather affluent life. Compared to me, who was abandoned by my parents before I was even 10 years old.
‘At this point, I’d probably go back to Earth… but that’s not the case.’
In Korea, where security is strong, something unimaginable seems to have happened.
‘An assassination by static?’
It’s hard to even call it an assassination: several bombs exploded in the mansion, and the boy’s parents and siblings were found tattered by hundreds of bullets.
It was a sight that I couldn’t easily recall because it was on the other side of the world.
Then it was just what I expected.
Left alone, he lost his will to live. Afterwards, while living a carefree life, he accidentally discovered a game called Pick Me Up. And then I fell in love with the game.
As if escaping from reality.
‘It’s obvious.’
That guy had no place on Earth.
This could be easily inferred.
I put the report in with a smile.
It was a great tragedy for him, but not particularly uncommon in the world.
‘Those who have lost the will to live are looking for something to cling to.’
For El Cid, that subject was just a game.
Well, it’s several times more healthy than drugs or alcohol.
Then I opened the drawer in the middle of the table.
It contained items much more important than the report.
[Book of Reversal]
[Grade: U]
[Contains the memories and hopes of an adventurer.]
[Notes – It is damaged. Cannot be used.]
The Book of Reverse Heaven that fell from his corpse.
It was an indispensable item for a 7-star promotion, and it was a material that many masters wanted so much, but now it has become a bright apricot. El Cid’s interference power disappeared after he abused his power in the raid.
However, since it is only temporarily damaged, there is a way to revive it.
It’s so damn difficult.
‘…’
I put the Book of Reversal on the table.
The ‘Book…’
The Book of Reverse Heaven had the appearance of a book covered in thick leather.
There was no decoration on the cover.
I took a sip of warm tea and turned the first page.
‘From here on…’
The life story of a great hero, not a young man who gave up on life, is unfolding.
be a great hero
I ended up laughing.
no No way.
Every world in Pick Me Up is stained with blood and death.
It is difficult for an ordinary young man to handle. If I hadn’t had the experience of being a child, I would have died and been scattered all over the place.
I read the book slowly.
It was from the 53rd floor that El Cid fell onto Dorado.
Two years ago, there were almost no masters over the 30th floor, so it could be said that it was an unrivaled number of floors.
The difference between me and me was that the heroes there did not know that El Cid was their Master.
He had to start all over again as a mere hero.
‘That’s why I lost contact.’
I nodded.
I tried to ask something, but there was no answer for several days.
‘Then, Dorado’s Master is…’
If El Cid fell on Dorado, the Earth’s Master would disappear.
In other words, the scenario cannot proceed.
‘It starts with 1 star and 1 level.’
Same with me.
Just in time, Dorado was in confusion due to the master’s disappearance, but it seems that the hero, the sub-master, was handling the situation well as the leader.
That hero is Raskanda.
“…”
I quickly turned the pages.
El Cid went through a few crises on the lower floors, but he seems to have adapted well by growing through various real battles.
‘And…’
El Cid was eventually recognized as a comrade by Laskanda and his colleagues, and the adventure began again after that.
Because he had the power of a Master.
Parruk.
In the old book, what happened next was recorded.
I drank the tea all the way.
In the forest,
in the desert,
in the sea,
he set out in search of countless unexplored and mysterious ruins hidden on the continent.
Sometimes they were in danger of life or death from monster attacks, and sometimes they were trapped in traps and mazes and wandered for days. And every time, there were always colleagues by his side.
By the time he reached the 70th floor, his name had become ‘Raskanda El Cid’.
The wolf fur coat worn on the body belonged to a colleague who was once a sub-master, and the original owner left his name and keepsakes to him after dying in a certain battle.
A foreign princess with dark skin and black hair.
She had a tough and tough personality, but she loved Dorado more than anyone else.
‘…’
I remembered a woman standing behind El Cid.
empty eyes.
I used the dagger terribly.
And an old man who has been cursed by a certain witch and has lived for thousands of years.
Wielding a huge greatsword like a tree branch, he told El Cid about Dorado’s long-standing history and tradition every night.
When I saw it, the old man was already as good as a corpse.
I just swung my sword around without any reason.
At some point, El Cid realized that Dorado was destroyed, and he also learned why he was going on an adventure. Then he honestly revealed his birth and secret to his colleagues, and his colleagues accepted El Cid with a smile.
Nothing changed.
El Cid goes on another adventure with his friends.
To unite the forces and races of Dorado scattered all over the world.
When he finished another long adventure,
El Cid was called ‘King’ by everyone in Dorado.
‘This is the 80th floor.’
I furrowed my eyebrows before turning the page after page.
From the next chapter, the letters do not appear properly.
The ink was so badly smeared that it was unrecognizable.
is it over now
I flipped through the pages.
“…?”
the back page of the book.
A few pages were added.
‘What is this?’
Pictures and letters danced wildly on the crumpled paper.
Enough to believe it was written by an elementary school student.
I had to open my eyes wide and concentrate to understand it.
There, the story after the 80th floor was recorded.
El Cid, who became a great king, works together to defeat the mysterious intruder who tried to swallow Dorado.
There were many sacrifices and pains, but the mysterious intruder returned to its original place and never aimed at Dorado again.
El Cid splendidly rebuilds the war-torn Dorado.
And from then on, an era of peace and prosperity will come to Dorado for a long time.
last page.
After handing over the throne to a wise man, El Cid prepares for another adventure.
There was still a foreign princess and an old man cursed by a witch by his side.
‘…’
El Cid’s story ended here.
A crude picture was drawn under the words ‘End’.
A young man walking aimlessly on a meadow and a girl walking next to him.
And an old man chasing after him with a greatsword on his back.
‘This is…’
The adventure of eternity.
I closed the book
‘It’s boring.’
There are thousands of similar plots already out there.
A story about a stranger from another place saving the world, becoming a king, and going on an adventure again.
I’ve been using it for a very long time.
It was a worn-out material that no longer holds any interest.
‘That’s stupid.’
I sighed.
Then he covered the book tightly and put it under the table.
to never be taken out again.
It was a story that shouldn’t have leaked out.
He may have been a hero in Dorado, but he
was a disaster in martial arts and
an enemy in Niflheim.
‘But…’
He was also my friend.
I looked to the side.
A blurry holographic window floats up.
It was a chat with me not long before El Cid disappeared.
Somehow I was able to revive the log.
El Cid] I…
This bastard is talking nonsense again.
El Cid] I think the heroes in the game are alive.