The 31st Piece Overturns the Game Board

Chapter 103

Chapter 103

The Black Fog bought Seol and Mirei enough time to escape the Shadow Hunters.

"Urgh..."

"Mirei, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. I just... I just need to catch my breath."

Mirei pulled out a cigarette from her inventory and placed it in her mouth. It was lit shortly after, letting smoke roll out of her mouth.

"Haha... how unsightly."

"Is that... a painkiller?"

"How'd you know?"

Pandea had many kinds of painkillers in the shape of a cigarette. They often absorbed its effects by burning it and inhaling the smoke.

'She carries painkillers around with her?'

As Seol gave her a suspicious look, Mirei simply shrugged.

"It's because my body's in pretty bad condition."

"...Is this what you meant about not having that much time?"

- Hm... What should I do... I don't have that much time, though. Could you perhaps ask someone else?

Those were the words Mirei told Seol when he first met her.

"You remember that?"

"Answer me. Don't hide anything from me anymore, either."

"...Fine. You're right. I don't have that long left to live."

"How much time do you have left?"

"I don't know either. At the longest... it could be more than a year. At the shortest, I could even die tomorrow. But that's life, though, no?"

Mirei gave a sheepish smile while exhaling more smoke.

"I feel a bit better now. Should we keep walking? My hideout isn't too far from here. We have more than enough time to talk while walking. And I'm sure you haven't forgotten, but I am a pretty busy person, too."

After finishing her sentence, Mirei wobbled to her feet.

"Are you sure they haven't found your hideout, though?"

"I don't know. Still, even if they did, it should take them some time. Those guys normally hunt Shadow Summoners through their sense of smell or instinct, so I prepared special measures for them there."

"I see. One more question then, why can't I use Shadow Summon in front of the Shadow Hunters..."

"It was your first time meeting a Shadow Hunter, huh? Those guys are trained to hunt Shadow Summoners specifically. It isn't too strange for them to have a special skill or two. Well, it wouldn't work against someone on Gregory's level or anything, but it is dire for people like us."

As she said, being unable to use his shadows in his Shadow Space was a horrible experience that Seol did not want to have again.

'But then... how did thwart Malacus when she couldn't use her summons?'

Even if Seol could break through the Wall of Awakening this Adventure, what next? Was he really capable of defeating or avoiding Malacus?

Seol's demeanor shifted to seriousness in response to the critical situation.

"Don't worry too much. If the experiment is successful—"

"Mirei, I can't trust you anymore."

"......"