I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 96

Chapter 96
A New God? A New Follower (Continued)

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Ten minutes before the commotion broke out.

As Lian’s prepared meal was being deliciously set out in the dining hall, hungry hyenas began gathering without needing to be called.

Usually, everyone had to gather before starting the meal, so those busy elsewhere received urgent calls and hurried down to the dining hall. By the time Lian put the last dish on the table, most of the main building’s officers were seated.

“When is the boss coming?”

“I’m starving.”

Even if other officers were absent, the meal couldn’t start until the boss did. The officers swallowed their dry saliva and began asking about the boss’s whereabouts.

What began as a light question soon escalated in volume. No one had seen Noah all day.

The growing commotion spilled out of the dining hall, spreading confusion. As time passed, the officers grew increasingly pale.

Given that the headquarters had been attacked recently, the sudden absence of the boss had a different significance.

Lian, who was also waiting anxiously for Noah, kept looking towards the dining hall entrance. Soon, some officers abruptly left their seats to start searching for Noah in earnest.

As the dining hall was half-emptied, a white book flew in from outside.

“Ah..! Julianna!”

Due to the urgency of the situation, Lian called Julianna without caring about the attention it drew. The officers, who had been restlessly fidgeting, turned their gazes towards him.

Since Noah had informed them about Julianna in advance, the officers didn’t find Lian’s actions strange.

Flap.

The book opened before Lian, and Julianna appeared from within. Because the book wasn’t transparent, others could see it unfold but couldn’t see Julianna.

[ I thought they’d start looking for Noah soon… and I was right. ]

Julianna crossed her arms as she surveyed the chaotic dining hall. Lian spoke urgently.

“Julianna, do you know where Noah is?”

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[ Yes, I do. ]

Julianna lightly waved her hand, creating a white globe in mid-air. The large globe, nearly as big as Lian’s upper body, floated towards him.

“Huh?”

Inside, Lian saw Noah holding a sword in a lush forest, facing charging monsters. As he stared at the scene in shock, the white globe dissipated like smoke.

[ As you can see, Noah is fine. She’s just temporarily moved to another space for training. ]

“Ah, so she’s safe?”

[ You could say that. ]

“When will she return?”

[ At the earliest, tomorrow… at the latest, within a week? ]

As Lian and Julianna continued their conversation, the officers quieted down, realizing Lian had found out the boss’s current location.

“Phew… thank goodness.”

As Lian sighed in relief, his expression relaxing, the officers rushed towards him.

“Hey! Where’s Noah right now?”

“Is she safe?”

“Where did she go that takes up to a week to return? Is it far?”

Overwhelmed by the flood of questions, Lian stepped back, raising his hands.

“Hold on, I can’t understand if you all talk at once. Let me tell you what I know first.”

Lian calmed the excited crowd and explained that Noah had moved to a training space and would return within a week.

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“Oh, so that’s it?”

“She should’ve told us beforehand…”

“The boss has her moments.”

Thanks to Noah’s past of driving the officers hard, they easily believed she had left without notice for training. It wasn’t the first time she’d done so.

With the atmosphere calming down, the long-awaited meal began. Those who had rushed out to search for Noah returned belatedly and started eating in a hurry.

Lian watched the officers like a grandmother watching her grandchildren, feeling content as he continued his meal.

***

Two days passed after Julianna told Lian that Noah had left for training. During that time, I finished treating the officers and started treating the people in the external main building.

Although the main attack was on the main building, the external main building had also faced several small-scale attacks. The external main building’s defenses were much weaker compared to the main building, so while no one died, many were seriously injured.

Lian wore thick clothes around his abdomen and chose dark-toned outfits to treat a large number of people. He even meticulously packed spare clothes.

Bloodstained clothes were sent to the laundry along with other patients’ clothes, so no one realized that Lian had to transfer the injuries to his own body to heal them.

After spending the entire day healing the severely injured at the infirmary, Lian felt an inexplicable fatigue.

‘Ugh… my head is throbbing.’

It felt off to conclude he had overused his power. His gaze fell on a groaning, suffering patient.

‘That black stain…’

At the end of his gaze were unknown marks blackening the area around the patient’s wound. Not every patient had them, but about one in ten had a stain around their wound.
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It seemed to be a type of curse. It disappeared cleanly whenever he used his healing power, so he hadn’t paid it much mind.

He started worrying about the black stains after treating three consecutive patients with them. His head swam, and his vision wavered as if he were seasick.

At first, he dismissed it as fatigue, but the frequency of the nausea increased over time.

Given the situation, the most suspicious thing was naturally the ominous black marks.

‘Could something be going wrong when I transfer the wound to my body?’

That was the only thought that came to mind. It was unsettling, but he couldn’t ignore patients with the black stains.

‘My head hurts, but it’s only temporary…’

The pain would vanish as soon as he moved to the next patient. It was bothersome, but not enough to neglect the injured.

As another day passed and almost all patients from the external main building were healed,

[ – ]

An unknown voice began to hum in Lian’s ears. It was muffled as if heard underwater, but he felt he might understand it if he listened closely.

‘What’s that sound?’

Lian often found himself zoning out, focused on the strange noise.
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“Magician, please rest if you’re tired.”

“Yes, you’ve overexerted yourself.”
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Those who had been treated by Lian thought of him as a magician. Healing wounds with a touch resembled the healing magic commonly used by magicians.

Lian smiled lightly at their concerned gazes and told them it was nothing.

‘Maybe I’m just sleep-deprived. Now that there are fewer patients, I’ll sleep in tomorrow.’

Lian told Lily he planned to sleep in and would likely be late to work.

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“Then take the whole day off and rest, oppa. There are no more urgent patients, thanks to you.”

“But…”

“Want me to put the shackle back on?”

“N-No, it’s fine…”

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Lily’s sweet voice and pretty smile belied her threatening words, making Lian shrink back.

Sent back to his room earlier than usual, Lian felt fatigue wash over him like a wave.

‘…I am tired. I should wash up and sleep well.’

With dazed eyes, Lian mechanically washed up and crawled into bed.

[ — ]

As his mind grew foggy, the incomprehensible words rang louder in his ears. He heard drum-like sounds, and possibly a woman’s scream.

Lian, blinking slowly, soon fell into a deep sleep.

***

Thud, thud, thud.

Somewhere, there was the sound of drums beating.

Thud, boom, boom.

No, it’s different. It was a sound like a living being’s heartbeat, echoing like thunder in his ears.
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Lian slowly opened his eyes. He was bare, feeling as if his soul were laid bare.

‘Where… am I?’

Lian looked around in a daze, as if waking from a long sleep. Surrounding him was what seemed to be outer space. Or at least, it looked that way.

Lian looked down at his body. It was familiar—his own body, completely bare. Strangely, he felt neither shame nor discomfort. It was simply his body.

Lian, losing interest in his body, turned his gaze to what resembled outer space.
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It only resembled outer space because there were few stars. Only occasional stars twinkled in the vast darkness.

As he stared blankly into the space, something began to appear at the edge of his vision.

[ – ]

‘Ah, that sound again.’

The incomprehensible sound clung to his ears again.

[ — ]
[ – ]
[ — – ]

Lian furrowed his brow in thought.

‘What are they saying?’

At the moment Lian genuinely wanted to understand the strange words ringing in his ears,
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[ Child. ]

“…!”

[ Listen to my words. ]

A chilling yet reverent voice echoed in Lian’s mind.

End of Chapter.