VTuber RP Is Not a Concept - Chapter 68

“I had a feeling it wasn’t simply someone sleeping somewhere.”

“So I asked the spirits.”

“To find any trace of Rion.”

“Then Seraphil approached me.”

Seraphil: “What are you doing? Your spirits are disrupting the flow of mana.”

“…I’m looking for someone.”

Seraphil: “Do you think this is a game? Withdraw your spirits immediately.”

“It won’t affect the soldiers.”

“They can’t see them.”

Seraphil: “You dare disobey me?”

“Then what should I do?”

“Are you saying I should just not look for him?”

[– She’s annoyed ㅋㅋ]

[– She should speak her mind, even to a superior.]

[– MZ Leah.]

[– Isn’t Seraphil not Leah’s superior?]

[– Oh, they’re both heroes now, right ㅋㅋ]

“I got a little emotional because she seemed to think Rion’s disappearance was no big deal.”

“But it wasn’t like that.”

Seraphil: “An entire search party was mobilized. It’s not something that can be solved by an amateur playing around.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Seraphil: “I have already grasped the cause of the disappearances.”

“…That’s the first I’ve heard of it.”

Seraphil: “It’s magic I’ve never seen before. A seal from ancient times has been broken.”

“If that’s the case, if you would also help with the search…”

“To express the interruption, I quickly played the recording in the middle.”

Seraphil: “My magic cannot break through that seal.”

[– So annoying.]

[– Is this the arc where only Leah is active?]

[– Seraphil, who ignored Leah… It’s too late, even if you beg. “I didn’t know Leah was so talented.”]

[– Leah-hype TV ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“I laughed when I imagined Seraphil begging and clinging.”

“I quickly composed myself and displayed a picture of a dark alley in the city.”

“In the end, no one was found that night.”

“I continued the search alone at night.”

“From the ramparts, I extended my senses through the spirits I had spread throughout the city.”

“I witnessed the lights flickering and the shadows strangely shimmering several times.”

“Until then… I tried to think of it as simple movements of the wind.”

“But, suddenly, I lost connection with one of the spirits.”

[– Scene captured.]

[– Spirits can disappear too?]

[– Spirit T.T]

“Spirits don’t die.”

“They are reverse-summoned.”

“But now it was certain.”

“There is definitely something.”

“And a few minutes later… a shout was heard from below the ramparts.”

[Soldier]: “He’s gone! He was standing right here, and then he just… vanished!”

“It’s exactly as the expression says.”

“Not dead, not escaped.”

“Just vanished.”

“Literally, disappeared from that spot.”

[– ???]

“As soon as I heard the report, I jumped down from the ramparts.”

“Landing with the wind of the spirits, I ran to where the soldiers were gathering.”

“I lowered my voice and spoke in a whisper.”

“And… there was nothing there.”

[– Suddenly it’s horror.]

[– Whoa…]

[– I’m scared;;]

[– Monday Ghost Stories.]

[– He just evaporated from his spot?]

“There was really no trace.”

“Only one thing, a very fine dust scattered on the ground.”

“It was so faint that it disappeared as soon as the wind blew.”

“Only that one soldier was witnessed, but there were other disappearances of soldiers that night.”

“Rodian II dismissed it as chaos after the war, but disappearances occurred again the next night.”

“Now, even the headquarters couldn’t dismiss it as a simple accident.”

“Because the number of missing persons had already exceeded thirteen.”

“A meeting was convened, and opinions poured out that we needed to find out what was happening in this city.”

“Then, Seraphil, who had been sitting, stood up and blurted out.”

Seraphil: “It’s not the work of the Demon race.”

“Seraphil slowly looked around the room.”

Seraphil: “It’s ‘magic’ we don’t know.”

“When everyone was figuring out what she meant.”

“Seraphil calmly added.”

Seraphil: “An ancient seal.”

“Seraphil’s explanation continued.”

“This place was a place where something was sealed in ancient times.”

“But at some point, that fact was forgotten, and the city was built on top of it.”

“The reason for this assumption is that the entity belongs to the ancient ‘Mysteries’.”

“Mysteries are a more fundamental power of manipulating phenomena, not belonging to the existing magic system.”

“Mana works based on natural laws, but Mysteries manipulate reality itself.”

“It cannot be detected by magic, or even if the flow can be felt, its essence cannot be interpreted.”

“That was why Seraphil couldn’t detect it at the moment of the disappearances.”

“In addition, because the intervention of the Mystery had already begun, even the existence of the sealing formation was detected late.”

“Of course, it was in the realm of speculation.”

“But the basis for that was her pride that if her magic didn’t work, it could only be explained by something from another dimension.”

“Even long-lived elves only know the concept of ‘Mystery’ through hearsay.”

“Rodian II would not accept this.”

[Rodian II]: “Seraphil, that’s… a bit of a leap, isn’t it?”

[Rodian II]: “I don’t think it’s right to decide on a large-scale evacuation of the city based on such an uncertain story.”

[Rodian II]: “It’s only been a few days. It’s too early to be certain.”

[Rodian II]: “Let’s observe the situation a little longer.”

[– Leah is so lucky… She’s freeloading on the broadcast with just a click of the recording.]

[– Free?load?]

[– She’s constantly explaining in between ㅋㅋ]

[– So, are they evacuating or not?]

[– Do you think that guy Rodian will do it?]

[Rodian II]: “Even if we consider your theory, it’s only a few soldiers who have disappeared. It’s an exaggeration to connect this to the safety of the entire city.”

[Rodian II]: “I cannot agree to a complete withdrawal from Verheim.”

“So, instead of withdrawal, an investigation team was created.”

“It included me, Seraphil, and a few elite knights.”

“Seraphil had a cold expression throughout the investigation.”

Seraphil: “Stay close. We don’t know what it is or when it will appear.”

“A knight asked a question.”

[Knight]: “What should we do if we encounter this ‘unknown magic’?”

Seraphil: “There’s nothing you can do.”

“At that moment, a thought came to me.”

“I spoke cautiously.”

“Spirits… don’t die.”

“Seraphil turns her head to me.”

“Even if they are attacked by that entity, spirits don’t disappear, they just return to where they belong.”

“So, if we think about it the other way around…”

Seraphil: “We can track the location where the spirit was reverse-summoned.”

“Yes.”

“If I had said it earlier, would you have listened to me?”

Seraphil: “I… apologize. It seems I underestimated you.”

“Seraphil stared at me for a while and said.”

Seraphil:”You are right. Now is not the time to do as I alone see fit.”

“That was the first time I received an apology from Seraphil.”

“So I felt a little strange.”

[– ?]

[– When did she apologize?]

[– Is this also that political language?]

“No.”

“It’s not like that.”

“I could understand the meaning right away.”

“Seraphil is just… too proud.”

“Acknowledging a mistake is the same as an apology.”

[– Is that right?]

[– You’ve been gaslighted.]

“The location of the missing people had no regularity.”

“Only after a few more nights did a spirit get reverse-summoned, and Seraphil’s magic was immediately activated.”

“The next moment, the investigation team was in a completely different space.”

“There was no sky.”

“An endless black abyss stretched overhead, and countless shadows wriggled within it.”

“The floor was not hard stone, but soft and elastic, like the skin of a living creature.”

“Every time I walked, a subtle vibration was felt under my feet, and the floor rippled like water.”

“There seemed to be walls, but when you got close, it was just an illusion.”

[– Is it abstract art?]

[– It’s creepy…]

[– Leah’s expressiveness is evident in pictures like this.]

[– Yeah… Just the landscape descriptions still show some lack of skill.]

“A knight said in a trembling voice.”

[Knight]: “Wh-where are we?”

“Seraphil answered in a nonchalant voice.”

Seraphil: “It’s the realm of the sealed being.”

“Wait a minute.”

“Uh… I definitely recorded everything.”

“Did I delete it?”

“I’m sorry, everyone.”

“I think I missed a line.”

“Please imagine it’s the voice of a strong knight.”

[– ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[– It’s okay, it’s okay.]

[– You prepared a lot, you can make mistakes.]

“Aaaaaaaaah!”

[– ???????]

[– I’m going crazy, I was startled ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[– I was wearing earphones;;]

[– What’s with the sudden scream?]

[– You said it was a line! You said it was a line!]

[– My mom asked what happened…]

[– This f*cking…]

[– Turn on your blinker before you come in;;]

“The knight was pointing to the side with a trembling finger.”

“He had disappeared from that spot.”

“Just like the victims so far.”

[– Is this really the story progressing immediately!]

[– This shameless b*tch…]

[– My eardrums are gone. I’m going to sue for damages.]

“At that moment, the entire space where the investigation team was located began to wriggle even more violently.”

“The knights screamed in terror.”

[Knights]: “Run away! We have to get out of here!”

[Knights]:”It’s coming! Something is coming!”

“Seraphil replied in a voice that was more subdued than usual.”

Seraphil:”It’s too late.”

“The space breaks, and the investigation team is ejected back into reality.”

“And, in the middle of Verheim, ‘that entity’ appears.”

“The ancient being that the Demon race was sure would cause enormous damage when they weakened the seal and threw it to the Alliance.”