Chapter 264

certainly……

When she saw her passionate kiss with that witch, and when she and Treya enjoyed a night of spring supper, she still...

Still a little jealous.

As expected, it was too late for me to start. If I had attacked earlier, I wouldn't have been able to do anything like you guys...what would have happened?

"Forget it, I feel like I'm howling like a defeated dog when I think about it this way. The one who laughs last...will be me."

The last scene was of him rushing to the entrance of the palace, and her confronting Treya - this was also her last memory.

"Well, then, the memory probably ends here."

"What will happen after the memory ends? A certain BOSS waiting for me? What kind of BOSS will Will's memory bring?"

After Xiuna said this, the space shook. There were many ripples and curves, making Will's memory look distorted and no longer clear.

"what happens?"

She staggered and almost lost her balance.

Then, she discovered...

The memory "played" on.

But I don’t know why. If it is a continued memory, theoretically, it should be very clear. But now Will's memory is very blurry. It's not like it was clouded over because he couldn't remember clearly, but...

As if being "disturbed", everyone was distorted and blurred with a layer of noise. The sound also made a very unpleasant noise.

but……

"He was rescued by that maid... under Treya's hands... well, although it was also an opportunity created by me, I still thank her."

"Then...she took her to her former hometown? Well...it doesn't seem to be far from the capital."

"...Did you do these things with the maid? Can you take a clearer picture? At least let me see your butt clearly."

"...In the end, in the mountain forest...I couldn't see clearly."

…

Xiuna felt that she might have encountered the same thing as the last time in the dungeon. She thought that her time here was very short, but it was estimated that at least two weeks had passed outside - after all, it was the time in memory, and it seemed to be reasonable. Can be forgiven.

"This is what happened after we separated. According to the development here, Treya and Will also separated... Could it be that this place does not 'save' memories, but continuously reads memories in some way? "

She didn't know the maid very well, and she couldn't clearly see this memory that she didn't know.

But her instinct told her that Will was now entangled with a third person, and the situation was not good—perhaps even worse than before.

because……

An expression of "surrender" and "give up" appeared on Will's face.

She had an expression he had never seen before in his more than ten years of memory.

beep——

Blackened.

The entire dungeon "turned off the lights" again. However, this time, Shona knew that Will's memory had probably finished playing, so she entered a black screen again. Just like a wonderful stage play, it finally came to a close.

However, turning off the lights this time was different from the previous time that made Shona feel calm.

Shona's fist was instantly armored with ice, and she chanted softly. She covered herself with countless layers of BUFFs against mental magic in a short period of time, and quickly put the dagger in her hand.

Danger……

Shona felt unprecedented danger.

It wasn't even like the sense of crisis brought about by the BOSS in this dungeon - at least, except for Treya, she had never felt such abundant magic power fluctuations before.

Thumb——

There was a sound like a spotlight from a stage play, and then, in the darkness, she saw a figure standing in the spotlight.

"Hmm... Sure enough, as a certain level of the dungeon, maybe even the BOSS level, it won't be that simple..."

Knowing the specific enemy, she felt much more relaxed. She turned the dagger and straightened her body.

Until the person in front of me turned around——

The man with black hair and black eyes is not as strong as a warrior, but he has a good figure and looks like he has been trained.

He raised his eyes and glared at himself viciously with melancholy eyes.

Something’s not quite right…

Xiuna always feels that this person is more like...

Yourself in the mirror?

Chapter 291 Shona walked out of the dungeon

Xiuna also knew that people with black hair and black eyes were indeed quite rare - at least in her short life, she was the only one she saw.

This does not mean that the man with black hair and black eyes in front of him has anything to do with him.

The reason why she thinks so is because what she feels from the man in front of her is...

The "similarity" that overrides the "magical circuits", "body structure", and "similarity of moves", like in dungeons, you often encounter monsters that are produced as if they were copied, although there are many of them. Different, but seemingly "consistent from the bottom of the world."

The monster in front of me is obviously from the dungeon side.

Perhaps he is indeed someone similar to himself in some "substantial" way.

"This... sir? Can you speak? Can you communicate? Do you want to introduce yourself first?"

"Xiu. But the name is not important. You can think of me as..." His spinning dagger kept flashing under the spotlight, "In the memory of someone named 'Will', he considers me the strongest monster."

"Oh? What you said, can I take it that you are the existence he fears most?"

"...Your description is not accurate, or even too biased, because he is probably not afraid of me. To use a more precise definition, this emotion is closer to hating me."

"Okay, I understand. Anyway, let's omit these things. To put it simply, if I kill you here, it is equivalent to clearing this level, right? Then, I can stride out from here."

"Yes. This is the 20th floor of Castlevania Zero. As the BOSS floor, after defeating the BOSS, you can leave with the loot."

Shona probably understood.

The person in front of you "doesn't exist", at least in this world, you probably can't find his "soul".

He is indeed the embodiment of Will's memory. Rather than fighting Xiu, he is fighting Will's memory.

but……

Damn it, why does this guy think the same way and even prepare for battles exactly like me?

Whether it is the description of a certain definition, the emphasis on the concept of dungeon crawling, or even the rhythm of turning the dagger, it is very consistent.

Shona pretended to chat in a cliche manner, but she was actually trying to buy time to observe the way he used weapons and the magic buffs on his body.

But it was obvious that he was pretending to answer her words just to observe the equivalent of Shona.

The two of them are like the inside and outside of a mirror. If you act outside the mirror, you will definitely do the same thing inside the mirror.

"But I still want to hear your explanation of your existence. For example, why do you have this name?"

"Because the 'male protagonist' in the story, the character created with this image, is named after this. There is no other reason."

"The male protagonist in the story... is such a weird statement. Oh, he lives a prosperous life, but he also hates the 'heroine'?"

"Probably because he wants me to die in an ugly way...or, living in an ugly way is one of the reasons why he can still live in this world."

Neither of them attacked, and they were just spinning around facing each other on the same spot.

Shona stood in the darkness, and he stood in the spotlight.

The sound of the dagger cutting the air alternately sounded like a running pulley, as if the blade was about to be unsheathed in the next second.

Not only did Shona have her own reasons, but she also guessed the other person's reasons.

Because both of them are "cautious" people, they will not act rashly when they are not sure about the strength of their opponent.

The only difference is...

Shona noticed it. Compared with the "more free" and "happier" self, the other person's "negative" emotions are almost overflowing.

If anything, his whole person exuded a strange smell of bitterness and hatred, and his eyes lacked the sparkle like hers.

This made her feel a little nauseous, and she rarely felt such a deep sense of nausea.

Probably because...

He is so similar to me, even if I don't have "empathy", when I see someone who has a certain "essence" with me, I will have an expression as if I have a hundred dead friends...

It also makes me wonder, will I become like him one day?

"You should have discovered that there will be no results if we continue like this." Xiuna took out a coin with her other hand and turned it around on her fingertips. If you have the strength, take action.”

"……good."

He hesitated, but he would not refuse - Shona knew it very well, because she would do the same thing.

"Then, get ready-"

Shona threw the coin high into the air.

From the darkness without the spotlight, the coin flew high over the heads of the two men and rushed into the light of the spotlight.

but……

It was obvious that the two of them "thought of going together" again.

Neither she nor the other party waited for the coin to hit the ground, and immediately took out the sword!

First comes the throat.

The way they are most accustomed to facing "humanoid monsters" or "human beings" is to aim at the fragile throat in order to kill them with one blow.

but……

Palm block.

His sharp eyes were able to predict the opponent's actions, and he used countless layers of ice armor to block, and he must have believed that he could block it.

Next, he took out the second dagger from his leg and pointed it at the opponent's wrist——

bass.

The sound of the daggers clashing echoed through the darkness, and there was no doubt that their thoughts collided again.

The shadows under the spotlight keep colliding, the fire magic and the ice magic are intersecting, and every blow is fatal...

In just one minute of conversation, both of them rehearsed in their minds the magic and melee methods they would use after facing each other head-on.

In these short two or three seconds, say hello!

…

Bang bang bang bang.

The moment the coin hit the ground, the room returned to silence.

The two also separated with a dagger relay in a tacit understanding.

"uh-huh……"

"..."

Even the breathing was not rapid. It was obvious that for both people, this was a simple "test".

Of course, it is the kind of temptation that can kill the opponent's fate.

Shona was sure that the other party was indeed "herself".

The way of making moves and even the cheating moves are exactly the same. It is a kind of enemy that is difficult to "defeat" - because your idea of ​​defeating the opponent will also be thought of by the opponent.

But she didn't want this man to win.

With this thought in mind, Shona clenched the dagger in her hand again.

"There is no point in fighting. You should have discovered that similar strength does not mean victory or defeat, but the same way of thinking means that there will always be a draw. If this continues, it will only consume each other's physical strength."

Xiu sighed and spoke.