Reincarnated User Manual

57 – Bait

The 11-year-old man in front of him said that was his age.

“lie?”

‘Where are you looking?’

Laterra glanced at the man in front of him.

The man’s height differs from him by two heads. His voice was thick, not that of a child at all. Even if you look at him favorably, he is not a boy, but a young man who looks past his twenties.

It’s natural to look at it with suspicion. That’s because the man was clearly a healthy adult male.

Latera spoke to the man with a fresh look on her face.

“How can you look like that and be eleven years old? “Would you like me to give you the mirror again?”

“You said this is a place where spirits exist.”

The man answered bluntly.

“I guess this is what my soul looks like.”

“What the soul remembers can never take on a form it never experienced. “It’s not like the hero was reincarnated with his memories intact…”

Latera, unable to finish her sentence, looked at the man with suspicious eyes. Then I opened my eyes wide.

‘transmigration…’

I was touched by the words I said myself.

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Latera opened her mouth towards the man with a very excited face.

“Surely, the hero is a reincarnation?”

“…well.”

What do you mean? The answer that came back was not clear.

The man had a serious expression on his face and turned his head to Latera. It was an expression that was hiding something, but even if Latera looked into his mind, there was no information to be found.

I guess I haven’t gained his trust yet.

Latera looked at the translucent message window floating in front of her. The senior called the board, visible only to the guardian angel, the message window.

The ability to peek into the minds of those entering this place gave Latera an overwhelming advantage.

[Reincarnated person… Is that a universal concept?]

Likewise,

The man’s thoughts were immediately displayed in the message window.

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But even this soon became empty.

It’s because the man stopped thinking.

A little while ago, the man reduced his thinking to a minimum.

Even so, he is also a human being with a human heart. Just as an ordinary person screams when stabbed with a knife, we naturally have no choice but to react to stimulation delivered to our eyes and ears.

Latera’s eyes frowned.

Then, new words were written in the message window.

[The little boy frowned. As if they were looking at me…]

[Since I can’t fully trust this guy yet, I turn my head away and pretend I don’t know as much as I can.]

[The element of uncertainty required a new way of responding to me. I think it will take some time to get used to the unfamiliar behavior.]

[Suddenly, the words are gone. Also… are you reading my thoughts?]

‘I’m reading.’

Laterra affirmed inwardly. But now, I didn’t bother to spit out the answer that I was reading it.

Every time she acted as if she was reading her thoughts, the phrases that came to her mind every minute indicated that the man had negative thoughts about her.

I want to have a good relationship with the long-awaited ‘nim’, but rather made me wary.

‘Am I being hated? I shouldn’t be like this…’

It’s only a few minutes, but Laterra learned. And I come to the conclusion that the message window is not helpful in the current situation.

She decided to set aside the obstruction for a moment.

Judging from the fact that the man saw her and thought she was impudent, it seemed that if he didn’t do something like this, he would constantly be wary of the other person.

A big decision is made in Latera.

“I just… I will fully believe in the warrior’s words. All that the body of this world is young, unlike the age the soul draws.”

Latera took a step back and smiled at the man.

“What… didn’t your attitude change too easily?”

The man looked at Latera with suspicious eyes, but she smiled bitterly and shook her head.

“For some reason, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to move forward if I continued like this. Besides, I don’t know anything, so I have to accept new information. Even if the hero deceives me, the lie will be revealed someday, and I will live long.”

“…”

“And, to put it bluntly, who isn’t an old man who doesn’t have much time left to live? “I know how to think positively.”

Latera decided to change the way he treated the man a little. This is the meeting with the warrior I have been looking forward to so much. I expected that if things continued like they did just now, the man might completely turn against her.

“…a positive mindset isn’t a bad thing.”

Latera took a step back, and the man smoothed his chin for a moment.

—–!

Then the message window next to me shook. Latera closed her eyes tightly and ignored it.

“Let’s continue the story.”

“…great!”

Latera answered, clenching her fists.

She answered with the will to do anything to become friends with the man in front of her.

*

I tried to make Latera understand what I was facing.

“Going out with you increases the risk.”

“Is there a bigger problem other than being too young?”

“It’s very big.”

I nodded with a serious expression on my face. I feel like I should say this, but I can’t think of anything better.

I took a deep breath and forced my heavy mouth to open.

“I can’t handle mana.”

“…That’s a really big deal.”

“It’s actually fortunate that it’s just mana. I have no swordsmanship talent, no magic talent, or any holy power. Making a pact with the devil has nothing to do with it either. “Like this, I am in no position to be picky about this or that.”

When the girl found out about my situation, she began to close her eyes tightly. My hand, clenched into a fist, was holding the hem of my clothes and shaking. Did you at least predict what I would say next?

But I didn’t have enough time to consider her situation, so I ended up saying what I wanted to say.

“What will happen if I take you out when you can’t do anything properly yet? People will definitely think of me as the next great hero, and the devil’s henchmen who are against me will try to kill me.”

“…”

Latera was silent. I probably won’t be able to answer. The life and freedom of a warrior who appeared for the first time in 500 years.

It’s up to her to decide which one to choose after weighing the two, but judging by her reactions so far… I don’t think she will take my life so lightly.

I estimated my worth.

It was clear from Latera’s reaction how valuable it was to be the only suitable person to come here.

“I don’t think so at all, but let’s say I have a spirit of free devotion and extreme altruism.”

“…yes.”

“But you can’t do anything with those fake qualifications.”

“…It’s not that I don’t know that either.”

Latera said, chewing her lip. It seemed to me that he was going through a significant internal conflict.

“Then can I accept that you understand my situation?”

“Sure.”

Latera nodded her head once. And then he wiggled his eyebrows as if he had decided on something.

“It’s not just that. “I understand what the warrior wants from me.”

Latera came to me sloppily.

Then he put his hand on my chest.

The hand that caresses me gives me goosebumps.

I flinched at the sudden skinship.

“…What are you doing now?”

I raised my hand and grabbed her shoulder to pull her away, but for some reason, I felt like my heart would be ripped out if I pushed her away like this, so I stopped.

Latera raised her eyes and glared at me.

“Just stay still.”

“…Tell me what you are going to do and then s*xually harass me.”

“You said the demons made a contract on the condition that they follow the hero, right? I am better than the devils. “I’ll prove it to the hero now.”

Latera was doing something to me. That was all I knew clearly.

The ring above my head, which had been floating just a moment ago, began to shake.

The height difference between Latera and I was significant, so I was able to observe very closely how the ring in front of me bent, rotated, and twisted this way and that.

My heart started to heat up. However, it is not a pain that feels like being set on fire.

For a moment, the ring that had been emitting a beautiful and brilliant light became quiet.

Latera removed her hand from my chest and took a step back. I traced where her hand was.

I had a gut feeling that something had been done to me, but it wasn’t a warning that danger was imminent.

“I have granted protection to the warrior’s soul.”

“God protection?”

“They say it is a blessing that a guardian angel can bestow on a warrior. There are three bets now. Protection of vitality, protection of anger, protection of concentration. And… I also gave you divine power as a bonus.”

“…”

I looked at Latera with a confused expression.

Latera continued speaking without paying attention to my reaction.

“The Protection of Vitality grants the hero a tireless heart. The protection of anger will give me more strength the more you are angry. The blessing of concentration… If you decide to do what you want, your will to do it will not be shaken no matter what the obstacles.”

Latera, with one eye closed, crossed her arms and smiled proudly. I came back with a confident attitude.

“You must know the divine power.”

“…Yes, I know.”

“For now, I have bestowed all blessings that can be bestowed in this situation.”

“You mean you could have given more?”

“of course. But it was still a bunch. Your soul will explode from overflowing blessings.”

“…”

“Even if you leave that out, how about it? Am I much more useful?”

“…because they say it’s useless. It’s like I’m treating you like a tool. Let me say it a little differently.”

In response, I did not hide the smile on my face.

“You are the one who helps me.”

“Yes?”

Latera suddenly came over and held my hand.

“Isn’t it true that we have a good relationship?”

“okay…”

When I smiled, Latera smiled brightly.

“And me? I have a lot of patience. I can wait until the warrior is ready to meet me. I waited 500 years… at least 60 years until I became a grandfather. “It’s not that difficult.”

“I’m sure I’ll come get you.”

“of course. And I just learned it while talking to the warrior.”

What?

As I was about to say that, Latera pushed my chest hard.

“You know what? “What I just gave you is just a taste.”

I started to step back further and further. Latera pushed my chest again.

“I believe you will come to receive the rest of your blessings.”

After saying those words, Latera stopped pushing my body. As I was taking a step back, I felt the ground beneath my feet suddenly giving way.