Transmigrated into the Gacha Game I Abandoned for 10 Years-Chapter 185: Divergence (1)

“……”

Kim Hyunwoo opened his eyes at dawn.

Turning his gaze, he saw Charyll sleeping beside him, breathing softly.

He stared at her for a moment, then suddenly realized that he was enjoying a luxury he didn’t deserve.

If he had remained in the modern world, he wouldn’t even have been able to talk to such attractive women, let alone share feelings.

“Well, that doesn’t mean coming to Arteil was good.”

As he pondered briefly, he gazed at the sleeping Charyll and recalled what she had said the previous day.

“The possibility…”

Possibility.

Kim Hyunwoo understood the emotions Charyll had, as well as her intentions for spending the night with him, and the same went for the other heroes.

In fact, there were more heroes who had spent the night with him than those who hadn’t.

Excluding the Five Swords of Calan and the Four Heavenly Kings brought by the Red-eyed ones, there were a total of nine heroes in Arteil with whom Kim Hyunwoo had established a relationship, and he had already spent the night with five of them.

He had also been with Adria, who was not yet in the territory.

He briefly chuckled at the realization that the promises he had made while accepting the heroes of Lartania had long since flown away.

“…Are you awake?”

“Ah, yes.”

Charyll spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, and despite that, her tone was still sweet.

It was as if honey had been smeared on her voice—a more accurate description, one could say.

Softly—

Charyll looked at Kim Hyunwoo with a blank expression for a moment, then approached him with a light smile and leaned her head against his chest.

“It’s been my dream to be like this with you since 10 years ago… It’s wonderful.”

“…Is that so?”

“Yes. Truly.”

Amidst their conversation, Charyll nestled closer, rubbing her head against him, and after a brief smile, she looked up at Kim Hyunwoo and asked.

“But it seems you have some worries.”

“It’s not quite a worry.”

“If you’re worried about me, don’t be. As I mentioned, I just wanted to gain the same possibility as the other heroes.”

Charyll fiddled with Kim Hyunwoo’s hand.

“I can assure you that even if you choose another hero, I won’t leave your side.”

“……”

“Really. No matter which hero you choose, what I cherish most won’t change. It hasn’t changed in the past, it doesn’t change now…and.”

She pecked him lightly.

“And it won’t change in the future; it will remain forever.”

After giving Kim Hyunwoo a brief kiss, Charyll smiled serenely.

As the rising sun began to shine over the terrace, it illuminated Charyll.

Once again, she looked more beautiful than he could have imagined.

Kim Hyunwoo was thinking about what to do with the Proposal Ring.

Specifically, he had just decided on a rough outline for how to organize his relationships with the heroes after his encounter with Charyll.

Unfortunately, the problem that arose while he was trying to clarify his thoughts stopped him in his tracks.

“…The black beings…?”

“Yes.”

At Elena’s report, Kim Hyunwoo sighed and, as if organizing his thoughts, spoke up.

“So, the black beings are advancing towards Lartania?”

“Yes, the ones I mentioned last time are destroying all the territories in the Eastern region as they move down.”

“How long will it take for them to reach here?”

“…Based on rumors, it’s estimated to be about…8 days. But this isn’t certain either.”

“Why?”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s question, Elena paused before responding.

“According to the rumors, the speed at which the black beings move changes drastically from day to day.”

As Elena spoke, she placed a map on Kim Hyunwoo’s desk.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a map I brought to explain things.”

Elena continued, pointing to the Northern region on the map.

“No one has accurately measured the time it takes to travel from here to the Northeastern region, nor has any rumor spread that far, but it’s different from here.” ṚἈ𐌽𝘖ᛒЕ𐌔

“The distance from the territory called Colliam to Paldan is estimated to take about 3 days at best. If we consider the movement of an army, it would take about 5 days. However, the black beings attacked Colliam and reached Paldan in just one day.”

“So you’re saying they’re inexplicably fast?”

“No. Instead, they attacked several territories after Colliam, then dealt with Matteo territory and headed towards Balkan. Normally, it should take about 2 days to reach Balkan territory, but this time it took more than 10 days.”

“So you’re saying their marching speed is all over the place?”

“Yes. So based on rough estimates, I don’t think we can be sure when they’ll reach here.”

“Hmmm…”

As Kim Hyunwoo pondered, Elena continued.

“And there’s one more thing I’d like to mention.”

“What is it?”

“…There’s a wizard who claims to have seen the black beings and wants to sell information for money. What should we do?”

“How much are they asking?”

“About 50 Gold Coins.”

“…Fifty Gold Coins.”

While it wasn’t a large sum for Lartania, which spent and earned thousands of Gold Coins a day, it was still a significant amount for an individual.

“…First, bring that person to me.”

“Understood.”

A moment later, Elena returned with a wizard who appeared to be a mercenary.

He wore a tattered robe that suggested he had been a mercenary for a long time, but despite the worn clothing, his eyes gleamed sharply.

“Greetings, Lord of Lartania. I am the wizard Gert.”

“…Nice to meet you, Gert.”

“Let’s get straight to the point. I offered 50 Gold Coins for information, so you should provide me with something of equal value.”

As he spoke, he pulled an old crystal ball from his cloak.

“What is this…?”

“I’m a wizard who earns a living by selling information, so this is a vision to lend credibility to my words.”

As Gert spoke, he began channeling magic into the crystal ball.

Soon, the crystal ball displayed a dark night scene, showing countless black beings moving about.

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Some were slithering.

Some walked on two legs.

Others moved on four legs, all heading somewhere.

The crystal ball soon flickered and cut off.

“This is an event captured by my familiar. This should prove that I’m not spinning tales, what do you think?”

“…That’s quite trustworthy.”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s nod, Gert smiled in satisfaction and began to provide information about the black beings one by one.

He started with the story of the black knight, who seemed to be the leader of the black beings, and continued with how they multiplied.

“…After slaughtering everyone in a territory, they throw a sword, and a black pillar rises. After that, black beings are born, feeding on the corpses… Am I correct?”

“Exactly right. I’ve never seen anything like it before, but the black beings are indeed born in that manner.”

“…Did you observe their speed of movement?”

“I was just about to mention that. When I observed them, they sometimes moved along the ground, and at other times, they traveled through some kind of black portal.”

“…A black portal?”

“Yes. However, I’m not sure when exactly they use it, as the rules are too ambiguous, but they can instantly reach other territories through the black portal.”

The more Kim Hyunwoo heard Gert’s words, the more he found himself wrapped in strange doubts.

He had some confidence in the concept of the “other world” as described by the merchants, but at least the one he was hearing about felt quite different from what he imagined.

‘…The other world I was thinking of was the disasters I witnessed in Arteil.’

The details Gert was providing about the beings of the other world were completely unrelated to what Kim Hyunwoo understood about it.

The only commonality might be that they emerge unexpectedly through a portal.

Thus, pondering this, Kim Hyunwoo soon asked.

“So, you mentioned that the black knight and a woman following him seem to be the leaders. Do you have any information about that woman?”

In response to a question that recalled Gert’s earlier words, he answered with an ambiguous expression.

“…I only know their names. The man’s name is Lancelot, and the woman’s name is Arthur… At least that’s what I heard.”

“…What did you say?”

Upon hearing those words, Kim Hyunwoo couldn’t help but exclaim.

And it was understandable.

“…Are you sure it’s Arthur?”

“From the short exchanges I overheard, they called each other by those names.”

In Arteil, ‘Arthur’ was.

‘…The Continental Raid Boss, Arthur of Black and White…’

She was known as the worst raid boss in Arteil.