The 31st Piece Overturns the Game Board

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Mira was confused, she wasn't sure if the troll was just somehow able to speak the human language or if a human had transformed into a troll.

"Snowman? Is that you?"

"It is, Mira."

If it really was a troll, they would have captured her without conversation and tied her to the altar like the other captives.

Thus, this troll was definitely the person she knew as Snowman.

"H-How did you become a troll? What did they do to you?"

Seol laughed.

"I guess you're shocked by my appearance. This isn't something that the Sulfur Skull Tribe did to me, but something I did of my own volition."

"Why?! Why the hell would you want to turn into a fucking troll?"

Snowman scratched his chin.

"I have to fit the part if I want them to let me in, no?"

"...What?"

"It's because the trolls would just let me in if I look like this."

Mira was stunned, like a hammer had struck her head. However, before she asked any further, she quickly remembered a more urgent matter.

"C-Could you let go of me first though? I think my wrists are going to break."

"Ah, sorry. Did I hold it too tightly? I just didn't want to make any sounds as that would become troublesome."

The troll, which was in actuality Karen, slowly backed away after letting go.

Mira lightly coughed before asking Seol another question.

"So... Why are you here?"

"Why are you here then, Mira?"

"It's... to save Kibo..."

"I'm the same as well. I came here to rescue Hamun."

"Then does that mean you plan on fighting the Sulfur Skull Tribe too?"

"I do."

"With... just four people?"

"Yes."

Mira shook her head as if she heard preposterous.

"Look, that's obviously impossible."

"Weren't you also planning on just blindly charging at the altar with two people?"

"Well..." Mira then continued, weakly, "It's because we had no choice... This was the only option we had left..."

"To rescue Kibo, right?"

"Yeah."

"By the way, I met a man who seemed to be one of your party members."

"W-Was he alive?"

"He was dead."

"......"

Their expressions grew dark.

"It's my fault. If I... If I didn't bring everyone here... this wouldn't have happened. If I wanted to kill myself, I should have just done it on my own..."

Jirmo refuted her right away.

"Mira, this isn't your fault. We volunteered to come here because we all had a debt to repay to Kibo. Don't trample on the dead party members' honor. You can't do that."

"Jirmo..."

Jirmo then turned to Seol.

"We followed them to rescue Kibo, and we thought we were close to catching up to them. However... after realizing that we were trailing them, they sent trolls after us."