Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 146: Goodbye (Part 2)

I folded the letter.

“Did you finish? What does it say?”

“Just some pointless doodles.”

I smiled and handed the letter to Jenna.

As Jenna read through the letter,

“…Sis.”

She began to sob, burying her head in the display case.

“I’m going ahead.”

I quickly left the storage.

Passing through the square, I headed back to my room in the dorm. I locked the door and sat down on a chair.

‘…Ha.’

It hurts more than I thought.

More than any pain I’ve ever experienced.

My head felt like it was going to burst.

“Iselle.”

[Oh?]

Iselle appeared with a light.

“Dead heroes…”

I stopped mid-sentence.

Why am I asking?! I already know! They can’t be revived.

I, a top ranker of Pick Me Up, knew this best.

[They can be revived.]

Iselle pushed forward her chest.

[If you clear up to the 100th floor, a destroyed world will be reborn. Heroes live a new life there. They might lose their memories, though.]

“Is that so?”

[Yes. I heard it directly from the manager.]

“Good.”

I waved my hand.

Iselle circled around me once and then disappeared into light.

‘I didn’t know.’

It was a fact I hadn’t known.

I closed my eyes.

<Master.>

I opened my eyes.

The ring on my left hand was emitting a black light.

“Yurnet?”

<I’m glad you’re safe.>

“Somehow. I’ve also awakened.”

<I can feel it. You seem to have grown more than before.>

Indeed.

I had succeeded in breaking through a crucial gateway known as the limit.

I smirked.

<Master.>

“What?”

<Why not return to Niflheimr? I don’t want to see you like this.>

“Are you joking? Running away now?”

<I just…>

“Don’t ever say that again.”

<I’m sorry.>

Yurnet’s voice faded.

I continued.

“Sorry. I don’t seem to be in a good mood.”

<I understand. I’ve had those times, too.>

I recalled.

The five of them from Niflheimr weren’t always in the same party from the start. Each experienced numerous deaths of comrades in different parties. It was during those times that they came together as one.

<Master, I believe you will overcome this.>

“Of course. What do you take me for?”

It’s just a day’s retreat.

When tomorrow comes, when it’s tomorrow…

I will forget.

‘No.’

I need to bury it.

So deep in my heart that it never resurfaces.

“Nothing changes. I’ll climb the tower.”

<Yes. We look forward to the day Master conquers the tower.>

“Good to know.”

<Please, have a peaceful rest.>

Yurnet’s voice faded.

I took a deep breath.

After a while,

[Welcome to Pick Me Up!]

Anytng logged in.

[Loading completed.]

[T O U C H ! (Select)]

Entering the main screen, Anytng immediately moved the waiting room’s display.

My sitting place was zoomed in. Then Anytng continued with the next operation.

[Gift Shop!]

[Purchasing ‘Warhorse Statue’ for 5,000 gold.]

[Purchasing ‘Wreath’ for 3,000 gold.]

[Purchasing ‘Flower Necklace’ for 1,000 gold.]

‘Huh?’

[Beginning item synthesis!]

[Selected materials – Warhorse Statue, Wreath, Flower Necklace]

[Finished item – Unknown]

[Proceed with synthesis?]

[Yes(Select) / No]

[Clatter clatter!]

[Fairy Power!]

[Good!]

[Synthesis complete!]

[You’ve obtained ‘Mourning Warhorse Statue’.]

[Gifting ‘Mourning Warhorse Statue’ to ‘Han(★★★)’.]

A light flickered in front of me, and the warhorse statue fell.

I caught the statue. The horse’s head was adorned with a white wreath, and its neck was wrapped with a necklace made of flowers.

‘Mourning Warhorse Statue?’

Anytng seemed to be watching my reaction, not moving the screen.

I burst into laughter, finding it absurd. To think of doing something like this.

I stood up from the chair.

I walked over and placed the Mourning Warhorse Statue on the display stand.

It stood out among the other statues.

‘…Mourning.’

Can you mourn the heroes within the game?

As Loki, I couldn’t. I treated the heroes who died during missions as mere expendables.

‘Interesting.’

I rearranged the placement.

Next to the central Mourning Warhorse Statue, other statues seemed to be galloping.

[Playing storage records.]

[Selected hero – ‘Eloka(★★★)’]

Eloka’s illustration and status window popped up.

Eloka was smiling confidently as always.

Anytng watched that unchanged screen for a long time.

‘Wait for me.’

It won’t take long.

Just a few more floors. Just up to the 100th floor. Just a brief moment of patience.

As Anytng disconnected and dawn passed into the deep night,

I watched her picture.

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