Serious Witch's Travel Book

Worse than death is dying.

Gnicia's cliff jump was less successful.

When the sun passed over the high cliff, a golden light happened to shine on her face, and Gnicia woke up from a burst of wet licks.

What appeared in her field of vision was a curious forest deer. It licked the girl's cheek lightly. It was not startled until Gnicia let out a painful moan, and ran away bouncing away.

I don't know how long time has passed... Maybe it was half a night, maybe it was a day, maybe it was two days... In short, she finally regained consciousness, and it was dawn, but... everything is not going in a good direction the trend of.

She lay on the ground, as if she was really dead, looking at the high cliff.

Last night, or some other night, she jumped off that top, right?

Just like what I heard on the top of the mountain, there is indeed a river passing by at the bottom of the cliff, but the distance is too high, and she unfortunately landed in a place that is not too deep. As a result, although she has recovered her life, now her whole body is full of pain. It's like falling apart, and she doesn't feel any elements worthy of enjoying the rest of her life after the catastrophe.

It was even hard for her to tell if she was really alive, because Gnicia could barely feel her body now.

Only the head and shoulders felt, and the rest of the limbs seemed to not belong to her at all. Gnicia wanted to try to move, but she found that she could only move a little bit—relying on her shoulders and a part of her arms. Wriggling on the gravel of the river beach, she couldn't turn over, and she couldn't even look up to see what her body had become.

She was in pain... but the massive loss of consciousness made it less painful, and all she could do was breathe as hard as she could, and as the fresh air filled her lungs, Gnicia could feel her body start to grow. She could already control her neck well, so she tilted her head and looked around with difficulty.

She found herself lying by the river, or rather, on the gravel of a river bank.

Her shoulders, chest and abdomen are on the clean and wet rocky beach, while the bottom of her abdomen and half of her arms are soaked in water... The remaining thinking ability makes her barely recognize the reality: maybe many places on her body are broken. And she was still bleeding because she could see a faint red in the river.

Half of her body soaked in the water continued to make her body lose temperature as the water washed away, dizziness, stuffy nose and shivering from low temperature began to become her troubles, Gnicia wanted to get out of the water, she twisted hard Moving her shoulders and arms, she slowly moved herself to a higher position with this tiny force. She didn't know how long it took, but she finally got her thighs out of the water. As for her calves... she felt that she might have cramp, But she couldn't even feel the cramps.

The sun passed over the hill, bringing some warmth to her.

Gnicia calmed down, or was forced to calmly examine the physical condition she could feel.

The clothes were soaked and it was very cold. Her head didn't seem to be a big problem, but she felt some pain in her neck, which must have been cut by something.

The right half of the arm has no sense at all, maybe completely broken, but the shoulder can still be used.The left arm has recovered somewhat, and she can move it at least a little.

Both legs...she wasn't sure if it was a cramp or a broken one, but the sensation in both legs hadn't recovered to the knees. She could move around with her waist, but her ability to move was not optimistic.

All in all, it's probably not as good as dying cleanly.

...So, what about Sister Phaedra?

Gnicia couldn't see her.

The two of them jumped off at about the same location, logically speaking, the distance should not be too far... Could it be that she...

Did it fall in the river?

A faint hesitation climbed into the girl's heart.

If she died, then what was my memory about her?

She obviously had memories of getting along together, but she couldn't continue this memory... In the future, if she recalled what happened in the past few days, Phaedra, Emma, ​​Numelia—and others A few nuns, holy guards and imperial soldiers, those mortals that she only managed to remember... If many of them are no longer in this world, what are these memories?

A passing episode in her life, or a static warning?

It would be nice if it was her who died and no one else.

Gnicia could not take this feeling of "loss" calmly, which made the corners of her eyes sore.

These people gave her many precious memories. Gnicia got new clothes from them, tasted meals cooked by mortals, learned how to talk more with people, learned to "work", and even It described a certain kind of "future" for her—although it was only three short days, far less than the time the sages spent on her day and night, but it was enough to make their existence a heavy burden on the girl's heart .

How can she save these beautiful lives that have come to an abrupt end?

Maybe she should...

Gnicia smiled wryly, the daggers given to her by the holy guards were lost somewhere.

Death is her trump card.

Although that feeling is painful, if it can save other people, maybe she should try it.

Gnicia struggled to get up...the only way she could think of was to drown herself.

But as soon as she moved again, a voice suddenly came out:

[Thanks to the sect of Wanfa, you are still alive! 】

An unknown object rolled onto her leg, and quickly climbed onto her body.

It was the water demon——it "stands up" on Gnicia's chest, roughly turning into a water ball supported by a few filaments... let's call it "standing".It just stared at Gnicia, and shouted excitedly: [What happened?How did you come from above... well, it's all my fault, I'm rushing towards you, you just need to hold on for a while... hold on for a while, do you hear me? 】

It was still a bit too enthusiastic, but this kind of communication at least made Gnicia feel a little better. She tried to pronounce a few syllables, and then pulled herself together and asked:

"...Where's Phaedra?"

【Phaedra?You mean - I don't know, I was hunted down by a few things that don't have long eyes last night, and it will look like this when I free my hands... I didn't see her, and it's lucky to be able to confirm that you are still alive. 】

"yes……"

Sure enough... Sure enough, there are some things, it would be more comfortable to think of the worst from the beginning, right?

[In short, I'm trying to find a way to get over as soon as possible, you hold on, it's best not to die... hold on for a while longer! 】

The water demon sounded a little indiscriminate, and Gnicia didn't know what it was panicking about. In short, it froze all of a sudden after speaking, and its whole body rolled from Gnicia to the ground.

It's easy to say.

Well, anyway, it should be tried.Anyway, it doesn't know that it is actually an undead alien, right?

Gnicia began to move her body.

It took her thousands of times more physical strength than her normal mobility to barely prop up her upper body from the ground. Then, she adjusted her posture and changed to lying on her stomach facing the river.

The distance is not enough.

She moved forward again with difficulty until she could still touch the river water with her hands after propping up her body.

As her body recovered, she began to feel pain.Both of Gnicia's legs were twisted abnormally, one was barely able to move, and the other... seemed to have no saving value.

She took a deep breath and began to imagine what it would be like to drown—but her lack of life experience made it difficult for Gnicia to imagine it. After a while, she simply gave up.

The girl leaned forward and threw herself into the cold river.

……

Sure enough, drowning is very painful.

When Gnicia struggled to climb out of the pool, her first thought was that if she had a choice in the future, she would never consider drowning herself.

She regretted it when she choked on the first sip of water, but her attitude before jumping into the water was so determined that her lack of physical mobility made it impossible for her to break free in the water. She soon began to swallow the river water indiscriminately because she couldn't breathe, Her throat and nasal cavity began to ache, and the pain even penetrated into her mind, and then... coldness and darkness enveloped her.

It wasn't a good feeling at all.

But... thankfully, she was back in that familiar place again.

The circular hall, the always warm sunlight falling from the central patio, and the four spheres of different colors formed by golden trees on the wall facing the doorway.

Upon her return, she was "welcome" by The Force.

【Power: I've been watching you, you're always doing stupid things. 】

"I'm sorry..." Gnicia subconsciously responded.

[Power: It's nothing, although you did something stupid, but I don't mean to hate you. 】

[Power: You are asking for help, you want to go back to a certain time, right? 】

"Yes."

She was a little ashamed to be seen through. To Gnicia, the sages are like her parents, and since she was arranged to leave this chapel, she should be regarded as "grown up"—— She should no longer have the idea of ​​relying on her parents.

[Power: But let me tell you clearly, you can't undo anything. 】

"...w-why?"

Power's words seemed to pinch her heart, making her feel painful.

[Power: Because you fell asleep—I think I should tell you this in advance, that is, no matter what capacity you are walking in the lower realm, as long as you fall asleep or lose consciousness—actively or passively— -The experience that happened to you will be "fixed". 】

[Power: Do you want to go back to the past through your own death?This is possible, but you can only go back to the moment when you fell asleep, that is to say...]

"Power" stopped on purpose.

"Me, after jumping off the cliff?" Gnicia understood what he meant.

She lost consciousness undoubtedly after falling from the cliff... That is to say, even if she dies like this and returns to the mortal world, she will only go back to the time after falling off the cliff.

...This is not what she imagined.

[Power: Do you think you're going back to that carriage?Impossible, my audience will laugh at me for such a poor water time.I can only tell you clearly that every time you lose consciousness, even if it is not a good situation, you will be forced to face a new starting point.At the same time, I also want to say this, I will not repair your body in the mortal world, what you looked like when you came here, you will be the same when you go back-so don’t think about any shortcuts in life, you must learn to face life itself more properly , instead of cheating. 】

"I……"

Gnicia felt sad for no reason.

As a result, her death didn't make much sense?

She jumped off the cliff after Sister Federa, and if she went back like this, she would be unable to recover anything.

There are other things... At this time, she can no longer help anyone. The townspeople who searched on the mountain said that most of them were arrested. It is not difficult for her to imagine what others will face...

"You should have told me sooner."

She hurls a negative remark about "power" bitterly.

[Power: Huh?Are you questioning me?That's a... good sign.Maybe. 】

The red light ball suddenly flickered a few times.

[Power: Anyway, it's rare that you're back, so let's settle the rewards and punishments for you, as well as the various version patches I prepared.come forward. 】

Although Gnicia had mixed feelings in her heart, obeying the orders of the sages was already regarded as an instinct. She pulled herself together and walked to the stone platform with the golden tree, facing the two slender yellow people on the left and right. A deep silver bowl resting on a copper stand.

[Power: I don't agree with your aimless death, but some things you have done are worthy of recognition, so I will give you extra rewards for them. 】

[Power: After our joint discussion, these rewards are temporarily divided into three grades... Trivial, but interesting and trivial things are the first grade; those that have a significant impact on your life are the second grade; and then there are very important ones. life achievements - of course, you don't have to think about this for the time being. 】

[Power: So, let's see what you have gained so far. 】

A wide parchment scroll flew into Gnicia's field of vision from nowhere, and she unfolded it from top to bottom in front of Gnicia, and a few lines of small words wrote the positive comments of the sages on her:

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(a bronze round medal with three lines of small print below it)

[Smart words and colors]: White lies are sometimes good for everyone.

[Knowledge]: You are beginning to understand the world, congratulations.

[Legend Overlook]: Have you seen that giant beast?She can swallow three of you in one sitting!

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(a silver round medal with three lines of small print below it)

[Someone Likes Me]: Is the tongue comfortable?

[Threesome]: Well... you used to often...

[Sacrifice]: I didn't expect you to be so sentimental, it's not bad.

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After she finished reading the text, she suddenly found that the independent stone pillar in the middle appeared again, and then, "Power" said to her again:

[Power: We have unanimously decided to make changes to some things... This is the last time you get the 'Rebirth Stone' because of death, I will start teaching you more often, but if you want to get extra power from us If you want to, you have to have better achievements, understand? 】

Gnicia nodded.

[Strength: So some other rules need to be modified. In the future, whether it is 'death' or obtaining a 'regeneration stone', you must make some interesting changes to your body.So I don't call this change 'punishment' now, I call it... 'growth'. 】

[Power: Throw the dice, a total of four times. 】

Gnicia picked up the dice on the stone pillar, and according to the instruction of "Power", she threw it four times.

(.r4d3=2,2,1,1)

The text on the parchment became the following:

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1. Every failure makes you more bloated. (+6)

2. The distracting thoughts in your mind make you miserable. (+3)

3. Coveted by others... (+2)