“Good work. I’ll go and test it out myself quickly.”

“You simply awoke, so that you don’t should overdo it…”

“Raphael. Go and relaxation now.”

The light however agency tone left Raphael speechless. After that, he bowed to me and Simeon and walked out helplessly. I used to be wanting on the door with a pitiful bottom, and a chilly voice headed towards me this time.

“That’s sufficient. You return, too. The debt that helped me will certainly be paid sometime.”

I needed to ask him why he was cold-hearted, however I do know he received’t inform me anyway. There may be extra vital work now than that.

“In order for you cash, inform me immediately. I’ll provide you with as a lot as you ask.”

After the <Codex Gigas>, the following artifact Simeon desires to get his palms on has to do with discovering a solution to erase reminiscences. However why does the title sound so acquainted to me, a person who is aware of little or no about artifacts.

“Blue Hope…”

Simeon frowned when he heard me. At that second, I remembered a TV program that I watched by likelihood. In a pretend documentary that reenacts city legends, <Blue Hope> was clearly defined like this.

“One of many 4 cursed diamonds, proper?”

Cursed diamonds, gems that prey on their masters, hopes that decision for blood. All of those are the names given to , which boasts an excellent blue colour. As a vicious nickname, everybody who owns this gem has suffered an surprising catastrophe.

The farmer who first found the jewel was looted, the king who acquired the present died instantly of sickness, and one service provider dedicated suicide due to the great thing about the jewel. Many others had been disadvantaged of their souls by the blue jewels. Because of its merciless and colourful historical past, I vaguely remembered the existence of <Blue Hope>.

“That’s proper, I’ve to go earlier than the <Blue Hope> runs amok, so can you allow now?”

Simeon, who emphasised to exit once more, expressed his doubts step-by-step.

“That’s unusual. The <Breath of the Firebird> and the <Codex Gigas>… Why do you solely accumulate cursed spirits? Does which have something to do with erasing reminiscences?”

“Why ought to I inform Shin Ha-jae that?”

That’s proper, it was a pure response. In fact, there isn’t a purpose to inform me that, I’m not an apostle. However I couldn’t again down now that I’d discovered a surefire solution to keep away from handing over the curse to Heo-sang.

“If I discover out your function first, will you inform me all the pieces actually then?”

Simeon solely checked out me when his eyes shone curiously. There isn’t any realizing what the black eyes are pondering like the ocean for ever and ever. Quickly Simeon smiled and requested a significant query.

“Have you ever ever appeared right into a puzzle that you simply’ve solved completely?””

“What…”

“I haven’t.”

Simeon, who murmured in a whisper, walked quietly over the quilt and bought up from his seat. I stepped again unknowingly on the eye degree that was instantly rising. It appeared frightened, Simeon continued with a pique smile.

“Human relationships are the identical. Each relationship comes from curiosity, and the connection continues since you are curious concerning the unknown of the opposite individual. However as quickly because the picture is launched, the connection ends there. I don’t have to consider him anymore, so it’s rapidly erased from my head who it was.”

“…what do you need to say?”

Simeon didn’t reply, although he frowned and glared. There was no hole in the best way that he stood upright for a very long time and arranged his garments. Simeon, who regained his ordinary excellent look, appeared down at me like a trickle and mentioned,

“If I don’t have any extra secrets and techniques, Shin Ha-jae will go away me.”

“That’s…”

“Am I improper?”

I didn’t say no, not even by a protracted shot. If I learn to erase reminiscences, there isn’t a purpose to stick with Simeon anymore. Then I’ll go away once more, as he mentioned. I don’t know his function, his plan and my plan has already been learn by him.

Simeon smiled along with his eyes as if he knew it will occur after I solely bit my lips with out saying a phrase.

“If you happen to’re curious concerning the function, let’s discover out. Identical to whenever you did a background verify on me.”

I stepped again to keep away from him. Then Simeon reached for me. I attempted to keep away from it this time, however his palms had been sooner than that. I used to be dragged in entrance of him and not using a single resistance due to the tough pull of the leash.

“And also you’re consistently fascinated by me.”

“Wait…”

I felt a sting at the back of my neck. However the drive of pulling the leash solely bought stronger and stronger. The feel of a number of thorns penetrating by the smooth pores and skin was vivid. Lastly, after I couldn’t maintain again and set free a small groan, his eyes glistened.

“…Identical to I’ve been doing.”

What adopted was a horrifyingly candy smile on his lips.

After that, I fell into an unknown sleep. Once I got here to consciousness, I had already been kicked out of the ark. I got here house in a dreamy spirit and sat down in entrance of the pc as if I used to be nonetheless strolling in a dream. I began looking with a sense of being glad although I knew that his phrases, which I requested you to search for when you had been curious, had been a joke.

Recollections, spirits, oblivion.

I typed in phrases that come to my thoughts at random. Simply in case, I went to varied libraries and searched by the literature. However I couldn’t see something like tips on how to erase reminiscences. I didn’t know if my guess was improper or if there was any info that I may entry as a result of I wasn’t a hunter.

A couple of days later, the information got here that <Blue Hope> had been runaway.

[Gate occurred in Gimpo’s underground bunker 5 people were seriously injured in a mysterious accident]

[Is it because of the curse of <Blue Hope>?]

The truth that an individual is injured simply by opening the gate deserves to be infamous as a ‘cursed diamond’. Realizing the seriousness, the present proprietor of <Blue Hope> personally requested the apostle to place the spirit to relaxation.

Out of curiosity, I discovered one thing unusual whereas looking about <Blue Hope>.

“…What?”

A very long time in the past, <Blue Hope> went wild and the gate was opened.

Initially, the spirit awakens its capacity the second it quits its preliminary runaway. If the ability of the spirit is powerful, the gate might open once more, however there isn’t a exception to awakening the flexibility. Nevertheless, <Blue Hope> had no capacity although it had been sealed by opening a gate up to now.

It’s unusual. Whether or not it’s a flowery legend or the variety of lives sacrificed, it will possibly by no means be. Specialists additionally evaluated <Blue Hope> as a spirit that ought to have at the very least A-rank capabilities. Even the D-rank <Breath of the Firebird> has the flexibility to not burn. Nevertheless, the fact is that the A-ranked spirits had develop into nothing greater than a reputation for nothing.

As I contemplated the place I had gone improper, I instantly remembered my dialog with Simeon.

‘With the intention to finish the spirits’ rampage, you need to go contained in the gate and full a selected mission.’

‘What sort of mission?’

‘Every spirit is completely different, principally associated to its origin.’

With the intention to put the spirit to relaxation, it’s essential to perform a mission associated to origin. Maybe at the moment, hunters entered the cracks of <Blue Hope> and reenacted some historic occasion. Because of that, the gate was closed, but it surely didn’t awaken ultimately.

“Did they fail……?”

No, then the explosion of spirit wouldn’t have ended within the first place. Then there may be one chance left. Consequently, the mission was profitable, however the course of was not what the spirit needed. So its powers did not manifest, and now, a long time later, the gate has opened once more. Assuming so, it makes a tough sense. In different phrases, it’s in useless to reenact historic occasions in the identical manner as earlier than.

Simeon will need to have deduced this as effectively, so what methodology will he use to quell the spirit water, and why is he so within the <Blue Hope>, whose skills are nonetheless unknown? Is it associated to the strategy of erasing reminiscences?

“It appears like…”

For some purpose, after I dig into, I had a sense that I may attain Simeon’s last aim. Maybe, just like the <Codex Gigas>, touching the <Blue Hope> will reveal its hidden skills.

Learn how to entry the secrets and techniques of blue gem. There’s a restrict to the knowledge that comes out by looking. Simeon received’t reply something I ask anyway. Nonetheless, I didn’t need to put Raphael on the spot through the use of him as a hyperlink.

“…wait.”

Do I’ve to undergo the apostles? What I want proper now’s details about <Blue Hope>. Then I can contact the present proprietor with out having to go the exhausting manner. It might be a lot simpler to dig up info from you than from the mysterious Apostle.

Happily, not lengthy after looking, I discovered the proprietor’s contact info. Ju Shin-hwan, a world-famous violinist who’s already retired. I wrote a number of phrases straight all the way down to the e-mail tackle written below the photograph of a grinning middle-aged man.

[Hello, sir]

The mail that started off very regular,

[This is the guy who helped Simeon seal the Codex Gigas back in the day]

Unusually, it was written in order that it might be as fascinating as doable with sentences corresponding to voice phishing. I additionally didn’t overlook to boast that it will be ineffective to seal in the identical manner as earlier than. I don’t know if I’ll get a reply or not, however I assumed it will be helpful to only learn and listen.

Nevertheless, the reply arrived in a day. In contrast to me, who rambled for greater than 10 traces, his mail was very dry.

[Thank you for your email. If you have time, I’d like to talk to you in person]

Final however not least, it had a private tackle, so I didn’t should assume twice.