Become A Human In Another World
ACT 5: Chapter 49 - A little story
"More. You know this more than anyone. You really did bring all their deaths as your fault, didn't you? Then why are you saying that this is not true yourself? Quite the contrary, it was you who should have said this was the truth, not me." Kei replied.
Kei's words were like a hard slap to Liu Xiu, who returned him to reality.
"No. I don't want to know it.... Please don't say.." whined Liu Xiu who started to look down, seemed to want to cry.
Liu Xiu's figure now looked pitiful, looking like a depressed person as he pulled his hair and crouched down. No, maybe this was her true self, when recalling the incident in her hometown of Eldergale.
This was his heart when his family, the entire town, and even the city he lived in were destroyed, to the point of no silence.
The frail figure, looked unreliable, and the few others were the true figures of Liu Xiu.
"I'll say it because it's my job" Kei said there breaking the silence.
"The one who was there was Syila. You must have realized it. This is the beginning of everything. Before your power is sealed. This is the moment when the power of Wrath rises within you."
"A moment when cities, families, and loved ones are snatched away, and produce tremendous anger, which gives birth to this power." Kei started telling stories.
"Shut up.." Liu Xiu's voice rang out.
"And back then, I sealed this power. Of course, the cause of the rise of this power is also sealed inside, making you unable to open it. Because you're still afraid of that. Because I know, your heart won't be open to accepting that event."
"Please, stop..." Liu Xiu looked even more unsteady, barely even able to stand up anymore.
"Because when you release the seal of your power, you will destroy this pillar. In other words, I will remove Syila from your mind. Easy, you have to let go of Syila, your father, Ruly, and also your mother. And I know, you won't be able to." continued Kei slightly smiling wryly.
Liu Xiu actually fell down, lowering his knees to the ground. Tears poured down from his cheeks, as well as his hand hitting the ground, furious.
"Why?!!"
"What's wrong?!!"
"I can't let them go!!" Liu Xiu bellowed furiously, making the ground an outlet of his anger.
"I can't just let them go! Uncle Childe, Father, Sister Ruly, Syila, and Mother! I can't forget them, let them go!" added Liu Xiu with a wail of tears.
"Moreover their deaths are related to me. And right then and there, I thought of myself as the cause of their deaths."
"With me being like that, do I deserve to forget them, and just let them go?" liu Xiu asked half-shouting, at Kei who had been silent before without a sound.
Kei laughed softly, mocking the pitiful-looking Liu Xiu.
"You're wrong. It's just your selfishness. Let go and let go differently. You yourself should know that. Does your current state make your mind also become a dead end?" kei Laughter.
"What do you know?!" angry Liu Xiu.
"I? What do you know? As expected, your brain is completely dead-end. Now I ask, why did you get that ability? Why do you accept Wrath's power? It's because you have a tremendous sense of anger at something or someone else. And what do you think happened to me?" ask Kei.
Liu Xiu simply fell silent, unable to answer Kei's question.
"Well, I know what it's like. So at least I won't blame you. But, you must know how to let go. That's why there's this seal." Kei now lowered his tone.
"After all, why are you here?" Liu Xiu asked a little annoyed.
"Alright I'll tell you" Kei replied, it looks like it'll start the story. And also, Liu Xiu seemed calmer now, so he was sure Liu Xiu could accept what he was going to say next.
"This is the seal I made, so that you can receive and use your natural magic and Wrath skill back. It's troublesome, but I'm channeling some of my power here." Kei started telling stories.
"I am only the astral form of my real body. In other words, these are just shadows, magic, illusions, and more. But I can give you some other pain, you know!" kei's smile looked quite awful.
Liu Xiu just kept silent, sitting around listening to Kei.
"Well, I'm actually going to test you. I have a power similar to the original half of Kei's. It's just like half your original strength."
"If you can defeat me, you can use your Wrath magic and power again. But otherwise, you won't be able to open it." Kei continued.
Liu Xiu who heard that immediately gasped.
"How could I possibly obtain a power equivalent to half my former strength without using magic?!!" liu Xiu shouted in disbelief.
"You can, you know. There are even people who are stronger than you without using magic. You have to remember that." Kei replied calmly.
In his mind, what kind of person was already so powerful without using magic? And the people who use great magic are strong people.
"alright. If what you said is true, why are you here and not attacking me? Isn't that against what you just said?" asked Liu Xiu in astonishment.
Kei walked around for a while, laughing lightly.
"Well, that's because I can't attack you know!" kei replied laughing satisfied.
He then swung his spear, signaled Liu Xiu not to dodge, and pointed it at Liu Xiu's hand.
Unexpectedly, the green spear Kei swung swiftly pierced through Liu Xiu, and directly hit the ground!
"N-can't be trusted!!" liu Xiu shouted in surprise, thinking it was all a lie.
Soon, she realized that before her, she was trying to die to avoid Kei's rain-like spear attack. And now, he knew that everything he did was in vain?!
"You're that, you're a real bastard, aren't you?" liu Xiu asked in annoyance.
Kei who heard that laughed out loud, looking really satisfied to see Liu Xiu annoyed. Indeed basically, Kei from the beginning liked to judge others.
Liu Xiu smiled wryly looking at that, waiting for Kei to finish laughing. Liu Xiu himself was also embarrassed to show Kei that pitiful figure. In comparison, he only felt something that was the tip of Kei's fingernail.
That way, Liu Xiu did not want to look even more pitiful than this.
"That's it. Laughter has its limits, right? Now I want to ask. Why can't you just attack me, when your goal is to keep this seal? Isn't that something that's quite the opposite?" asked Liu Xiu, again.
"Of course, for the reason you came here, right?" kei said back to asking.
"wait. The reason I came here? I don't even know why. In fact, I was confused because I was brought here, you know? You could say, I was kidnapped." Liu Xiu replied slightly jokingly.
Hearing that, Kei could only catch his breath, looking tired.
"Yahh okay. I'll explain a little."
"You must have obtained a skill that can bring you here. One of them was the [Taboo] skill."
"I don't know what kind of taboo you're breaking, but it seems heavy enough to make you come here. Other than that skill, there are still some other skills, or you will come to someone who can bring you to your subconscious."
"The point is, you should be able to get in here, into your own heart and break the seal" Kei said.
Liu Xiu slightly nodded, then stood up. Start to understand a little.
"But you actually get a more confusing skill, the [Taboo] skill. Hufft. Because of that skill, I can't attack you, you know? I felt useless dividing my magic to keep this seal." Kei explained.
Liu Xiu nodded slowly, as he began to get an idea of how the seal worked, and why Kei could not attack him.
But still, there were some parts that Liu Xiu did not understand.
"You said, [Taboo] skill, right? I really don't know what skill that is. Even I myself got it by accident, and to be honest, it brought disaster." Liu Xiu asked.
"Oh yeah! I remembered that I got here because the skill sounded to restrain me from saying something, and then it gave me tremendous pain. That's why I passed out and am here now!" added Liu Xiu enthusiastically.
Kei was a little surprised to hear that, looking in disbelief. But he remembered, that the person he was facing was Liu Xiu, so there was no point in being surprised anymore.
"Well, you're really full of surprises, right?!" kei asked a little sigh.
"Hummmmd. I can't tell you about that. After all, as the name suggests the [Taboo] skill is something that should not be spoken. From the beginning, you knew the meaning of "Taboo" didn't you? At least you can relate it to this." Kei explained.
Liu Xiu slightly tilted his head, looking understanding, but also not understanding at the same time.
"Ouch.... Easily, the [Tabu] skill is obtained by people who have violated some world rules. It was made so that it could not be broken. Usually, people who would violate would feel heavy. But you broke it and got the skill."
"The result, is the [Taboo] skill that you now have. I don't know how, it could reach level 9." Kei told me at length.
And with that, Liu Xiu finally understood. He finally knew that the [Tabu] skill was not a skill that could be obtained easily. And Liu Xiu also knew, the only reason why his [Taboo] skill was already high was because he could gain 3 times less experience and 3 times faster.
That made it easy to raise the level of ability.