Pick Me Up Infinite Gacha! - P.M.U Chapter 267: The Golden Legacy (1) (Part 2)

I knew them as game characters, but not as people.

That was the difference between me and El Cid.

‘Did Tel fool me again?’

The claim that the heroes of Niflheimr followed me unconditionally.

I couldn’t deny it. I didn’t fully trust them either. I just took their help, seldom giving anything back.

I had received countless favors.

In the end, without Niflheimr’s intervention, I would have suffered greatly in the fight against the Rankers. Those same people had asked me for just one thing.

‘It’s right to comply.’

At least, ethically speaking.

“Myuden.”

“Hm?”

“Go back.”

Myuden looked at me as if I were insane.

“Are you out of your mind?”

“You’re not going back?”

“Of course not. What the hell are you thinking…?”

I reversed my grip on Bifrost’s hilt.

My target was my left chest.

Releasing the black dragon scales, I thrust the blade forward with all my strength.

“Damn it!”

In an instant, Myuden appeared beside me and caught the blade.

A second later, and blood would have been spurting from my heart as I lay sprawled.

“Master, are you crazy?!”

Clang!

Bifrost fell from my hand.

Myuden ground his teeth as he spoke.

“Do you realize? If you die, Niflheimr will…”

“It’ll be doomed.”

Even if I stepped away, Niflheimr could survive for at least ten years.

This also meant that without me, Niflheimr’s lifespan would eventually end.

“Unless you want to be locked in solitary confinement, don’t pull stunts like this again!”

“How will I complete the mission then? How are you going to send me back to Earth?”

“You’re insane.”

Myuden drew his weapon.

A dusky spear—Ruine.

“Think logically. This is for your own good.”

“That’s what you guys think. You dragged me here by force, and now you want me to leave as if I’m being expelled? I can’t do that. I make my own choices. Whether I stay here and raise hell or return to Earth and lie around. Don’t try to control me. If it comes to that… I’d rather die.”

I let out a bitter laugh.

“With your power, you can stop me here. But how far will that get you? Can you follow me during missions? What if I kill myself mid-mission?”

“…”

“I’ll complete the mission. That’s my decision. Beyond that, don’t interfere. My fate is mine to decide. I don’t entrust it to anyone.”

“You…”

“Am I different from when I was a master?”

I stepped forward.

The tip of the spear grazed my chest.

He was right.

The old me would never have done something so reckless.

This was a gamble with my life at stake.

“Obviously, I’m not the master anymore.”

Myuden lowered his spear.

“Unbelievable.”

“Tell Seris to stop bothering me unless she’s coming herself.”

“Our master’s life isn’t just his own. It’s ours too…”

“Do I look like I’m going to die that easily?”

I sheathed Bifrost.

“…Seris won’t accept this.”

“Tell her to come after the climb is done. I’ll listen then, no complaints. Tie me up and drag me back to Earth for all I care.”

“This is insane.”

Myuden clutched his forehead.

With a faint afterimage, he vanished.

‘Did I buy myself some time?’

I snapped my fingers.

Stardust scattered, revealing a familiar fairy.

[Is he gone?]

Iselle glanced around nervously.

“You should know.”

[It seems like he’s gone for now…]

She looked terrified of Myuden’s presence.

And no wonder—he was a monster who far surpassed ordinary heroes.

But Iselle was at the mid-200s level.

While she might not be a match in combat power, her other abilities were second to none.

She could directly meddle with game servers and data.

“Open the gate.”

[…Okay.]

Iselle nodded.

She twirled her arms, gathering energy.

[Haaaap! Fairy Gate!]

Flash!

A dazzling light erupted, and a dimensional gate opened before me.

Without hesitation, I stepped inside.

A familiar sensation of floating.

Soft lights enveloped me.

[Warning!]

[Unauthorized… Warning terminated.]

Iselle silenced the alert with a touch on the hologram.

Then, a cozy room materialized, complete with a tidy bed, desk, and chair. On the wall hung a frame bearing my autograph.

[Room.75244687]

[Iselle’s Room]

This was another dimension behind the waiting room.

Only those granted access by Iselle could enter.

[Whew.]

Iselle wiped her brow and shook her hand, exhausted as the gate behind her finally closed.

“The item?”

Iselle pointed at the desk.

Approaching, I opened the drawer and saw a familiar leather-bound book.

‘Well, it’s not perfect.’

I flipped through the book.

Some pages were torn—about half of them.

‘I went through a lot for this.’

Crafting a fake book that appeared new had taken considerable effort.

Thankfully, it was thick enough that the forgery wasn’t obvious.

They fell for it.

Of course, Seris had probably never seen the real Book of Reversal.

It wasn’t possible to create a complete fake, so I’d filled it halfway with genuine sections.

I had made it before the assassins came.

Just in case.

“So, did you finish analyzing the data?”

I turned to Iselle.

I had faked the less important parts.

[Um, well…]

“What?”

Hesitating, Iselle spoke.

[It has El Cid’s… mark.]

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