Leveling Up The World 6: A LitRPG Adventure by L. Eclaire

Author:L. Eclaire [Eclaire, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

WITH HIS COMPLIMENTS

“Are you all right?” Euryale asked.

“Huh?” Dallion snapped out of it. He had heard the question, just as he had heard everything else the gorgon had said in the last ten minutes, but his mind was still elsewhere.

The meeting with the general had gone somewhat better than expected. Dallion didn’t owe anything else but, at the same time, he hadn’t gained anything, either. With luck, maybe he would before they set off but, in exchange, he had agreed to the general’s demands.

“Yeah, sorry,” Dallion quickly added. “I’ve just been thinking about a few things.”

“You’ve been like that a lot lately.” Eury let out a slight sigh.

“It’s because of the plague,” Dallion replied. That wasn’t exactly a lie, but it wasn’t the whole truth, either. “I think there’s a chance that the Star is behind it.” He paused for a moment. “I think I might have to face him.”

“Don’t be stupid,” there was a sudden hardness in the gorgon’s voice.

“I don’t want to, but I think I won’t have a choice. I feel like he’s luring me to him. This whole thing about the plague, the sword… Maybe it’ll end up that the two are connected, but I fear I might be walking into a trap.”

“All this time, and you’re reckless as ever.” Eury crossed her arms, her snakes moving about constantly.

“It’s not like I’m controlling this,” he said, his tone rising slightly. “I’m not the one rushing after the Star to prove something.”

“That’s a lie. If you’re so worried the Star is behind it, don’t go.”

“What?”

“Refuse the mission and stay here.”

“It doesn’t work like that. I promised I’d help out. Besides, I owe Hannah a lot, and⁠—”

“See? That’s exactly what I meant. You keep claiming that you have no choice to hide that you’ve already made it, and the choice is to keep pushing forward.”

“I thought that was a good thing. Or did you change your mind?” I was always like this, Dallion thought. No, I was a lot more reckless in the past! This time, I’m just dealing with the reality of it all.

“You’ve become obsessed with chasing demons. If it’s not one, it’s another. The chainlings, the copyette, the cultists… Even if the Star is gone, you’ll find something to chase after.”

“That’s…” Dallion paused. He wanted to say that it wasn’t true, that he was just doing his best to live a normal life as a hunter. However, even he realized it wasn’t true. Maybe he was obsessed with the Star, or was the Star obsessed with him?

The best way to defeat the Star is not to fight him, Dallion remembered the advice given. Maybe it wasn’t a bad idea to listen to it?

“I’ll go to bed,” he said. “It’ll be a long day tomorrow.”

The night was long and sleepless. The only consolation Dallion had was that Eury had joined him not long after. He would have preferred that she wasn’t wearing a blocker ring so he could sense what her emotions better. Even so, knowing she was still there meant a lot.

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