SSEI | Chapter 4.4

“It’s not just a lot. Calamities pour out endlessly for a certain period, and if you endure it, the door on the opposite side of the sewage treatment plant opens. It’s not difficult for me to defeat the calamities with my ability, but enduring it for a long time is the problem, so it’s always been a tough ordeal.”84689a9f514cab32

At this point, it feels more like a puzzle game than a survival game. Yuan found it fascinating and was curious, but his curiosity vanished with the man’s next words.7f3753e85270d349

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“You have to deal with those calamities. I’ll secure safety at the beginning, so you absorb all the calamities’ power with your Crimson Disease.”6bb9ae3304ca3c08

“Uh, weren’t you supposed to defeat them using the red calamities…?”13b29ddcc056e5ba

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“Are you out of your mind?”1cf0911542625ad0

The man glared at Yuan as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Was this guy really trying to take it easy? Yuan felt a bit wronged for a moment, but the man pointed out with a look of disdain.d75c0e5616be652b

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“If I use the red calamities, you’ll absorb the aftereffects, right?”14150cf7d200cea2

“Yes, that’s obvious.”e46dd2d288f54388

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“To resolve those aftereffects, you’d have to… engage in sexual activities.”ecb2af3ca6648e05

“Why are you bringing that up again? It’s embarrassing.”18a1df0a9e6bd00e

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“Don’t pretend to be embarrassed with that shameless face. Are you seriously thinking of doing that in a smelly, damp sewage treatment plant?”b178c90b734f3622

“Uh, ugh…? Now that you mention it, it doesn’t seem right.”080bca5cc44ad7a4

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No matter how desperate the situation, having a first encounter like that seemed undesirable. Yuan was surprised to realize that the man had a more normal mindset than he thought. Of course, the fact that they had to do such things to resolve the aftereffects seemed a bit off…4ae11d23cb4a0887

“Stop talking and do as you’re told. I’ve heard there’s a material beyond the sewage treatment plant’s door that might be used for the cure of the Crimson Disease. Unlike other items in this space, this material can be taken to the sanctuary.”de8122a67773436e

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“A material that can be taken to the sanctuary, huh… I didn’t know there was such a thing. But who did you hear this from?”8e646de18ca19787

“From the doctor at the sanctuary. Have you met them?”8a422df7832c8928

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“Not yet. Anyway, if that’s the case, I’ll cooperate.”2fe51f609a02ab45

If it had ce25fb845c been a rumor 42b69ae708 from other wanderers, aaa89056d9 he might have fc97867e7e been suspicious, but 76b490c637 since it was 87a5e91611 from the doctor, 411aa6d2ce it seemed trustworthy. Yuan entered 36a2975a71 the sewers 34763e4a14 with the 7d17cad741 Red Man. The stench f36ce2e86b of trash b8259ca474 vibrating from 9a67abe68d the ground 07773dfda8 mixed with ee6cb5f7c8 the unique 2c48d37a53 fishy smell 188f2db07e of sewage.27083b4bc2b86668

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Indeed, the thought of getting intimate in such a place didn’t appeal to him at all. It wouldn’t be pleasant anywhere, but this place was definitely a no-go.b971426f32fb4491

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The two of them slowly made their way through the dim underground sewer. At first, it was a straight path, but at some point, there were countless forks in the road, and Yuan couldn’t even remember which path he had taken. This underground passage seemed to be more like a shortcut, as they had been walking for quite a while without encountering a single person. It was actually a good thing, considering they didn’t know how rumors might spread if they met someone here.8c3aa3783c09b51c

Initially, Yuan was quite tense, but as he wandered on the back of the Red Man through unknown paths, he eventually relaxed and started to doze off. The problem was that the man’s back was unnecessarily warm and comfortable, making him sleepy. At one point, he even snored softly and was startled awake by the Red Man’s sigh.c867db178989f958

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“Uh, can’t I just walk? Being carried like this makes me unintentionally drowsy.”948cfce9493dfb34

“No. From chasing you last time, I’m sure of it. You’re a guy with terrible stamina, and if I let you waste your energy here, you’ll definitely mess things up at a crucial moment.”397896b477570fd3

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“Sorry for having terrible stamina…”cb329fe20f60ef60

“It’s not something to apologize for, is it? You’re a terminally ill patient. It would be stranger if your body was fine.”ecff2b1b128bdf28

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Now that he thought about it, that made sense. Yuan felt a bit more at ease with the Red Man’s words. Even so, he thought it was impolite to sleep, so he tried to keep his mind occupied with various thoughts to stay awake.92dc3c41ccde4c3d

In the midst of this, Yuan suddenly had a few questions for the man. They were somewhat personal, but unlike the earlier curiosity about the eunuch issue, these were more serious questions…54ce52a8a376da15

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“Hey, you know…”74a67d47883de020

“What?”18f394d4f880118f

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“I suddenly got curious, but how long have you been wandering this world? I heard you’re a veteran and have been in this world for quite a while.”0efee15245e04e06

“If you’re asking how many people I’ve tried and failed with, I’ll kill you repeatedly until that question disappears.”a94f5b2dc1304ac6

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“Actually, the question did start from that curiosity… But that’s not what I want to ask right now. You’ve been here for a really long time, right?”cb0c949dc59b98d2

Yuan tried 74239668af to hide 4eb432b7f5 his slight fadb3e3326 embarrassment and ac8df93e6f pretended to 8835514904 be confident. The question started lightly, d861bf3f26 but it was quite ce4fe58499 serious now.3dafb39bef409692

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From what 767dcba60d he heard d43896c341 from the 0b2c2a9a80 shopkeeper and 4cbcbc1d2a the Blue 7f5fb0adb5 Dot last 90b9db1380 time, he da7e1f6b8a knew that 70d7102fcc buying a 36b81580fd calamity with ca13507091 points took 43e6c73922 a very 673d6c0975 long time. Even to c2f7f7a264 buy the 543d16b06b weakest grade, 7c9999c42f the White cecb91492b Calamity, one f4afaf1e8f would have 44a58dea02 to repeat d9e35dd4fb the same 86b944cf77 game at d8aa8a603a least a ed7f5c3d2d hundred times, b83e9eee04 assuming they 3b6efaf615 were incredibly c726eedd3c lucky.7a774a78b0286734

But that person had the Red Calamity. How long did it take to obtain that? How long had that person been repeating the game, waiting for a human with the ‘Crimson Disease’ to participate? And…c8ac1e8a94ccc435

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“The reason you’re looking for a cure for the Crimson Disease, it’s for someone outside, not for yourself, right?”fcf0e45f23925e58

While that man had been searching for the cure for so long, was the person he intended to use it on still alive? Yuan couldn’t help but be concerned about that.0e9e4556c88744c9

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“You have an unnecessarily sharp side, don’t you?”9534b7cce295d3c6

Even with just that much, the man seemed to catch on to Yuan’s intention and muttered with a frown, as if lamenting. His voice was much lower than usual, which made Yuan a bit scared.02cc857537cb631c

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Maybe it was a pointless question? It wasn’t as frivolous as before, but it still wasn’t a question that would help in the current situation. It might even end up crushing the man’s motivation…7c48e5a04bc5cf5c

“I understand what you’re trying to confirm. Yes, people here have been repeating this tiresome game for at least several years. In my case, it took me a full five years to recall why I set foot in this world. After that, I stopped counting, but it’s probably been decades.”ad1e5860dde2f762

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“D-Decades?!”88f95ba74d7474e5

“Does it feel too overwhelming? Once you start, it’s nothing much. You might not get it as a newcomer, but the more time you spend in this world, the more you get used to the current situation, and your sense of time gets messed up. Anyway, you play the same game in the same place every day, and your body neither grows nor ages, always staying the same.”87e721e716424b8c

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“…It might feel like time has stopped.”277b4928320d307a

“Exactly. Then, like the Blue Dot, when you realize ‘yourself in the outside world,’ you notice. Maybe everything you held dear outside is dying or falling apart.”91367bca6b725b09

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Hearing that, Yuan 70b8d777c0 got a bit 741af75bc4 of chills. Maybe he would end 51fd335a9f up in the same 41198e825c situation. While playing 0f2aeb0072 this survival 90826efe40 game or 4c7ad47d37 whatever in fce698aeaa this strange 058eb3397d space, the b9333e9aec life he 1104995d80 had originally ca1675d4f2 built might 450dd2699f be slowly a99701c2d5 falling apart 674a7ca287 without its 0609757577 owner. By the time 68ff867a53 he gets out, 71b2014a1b it might already 747bb04ab9 be too late 02bdfc9cb4 for everything…a88b8e278bd9ff19

“Maybe the person who needs my cure is already dead. It’s been so long that it wouldn’t be strange if they died of old age, not the disease.”7095205502be40f8

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“I’m, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have brought it up.”bf92ce1653ed3251

“Like I said earlier, you don’t need to apologize. Do you really think I haven’t thought about that in the decades I’ve been here?”65eb39e29c8d64ef

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Yuan was restless, but 73e43209c9 the man seemed more 4b16e6dbff composed than expected. He had already returned 27e7dba488 to his usual calm 93cacda27f tone and voice.df69ed81735700ee

“If that person really is dead, then all my efforts here would be pointless. But there’s one hypothesis I’m holding onto.”bf9b795c85d5bb02

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“Hypothesis?”12be9c553f872621

“You heard the conversation between me and the Blue Dot earlier, right? The one about ‘the flow of time might be different.'”b916b4cc3eb1cd2c

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It did seem like they were talking about that. At first, Yuan didn’t understand what it meant, but after hearing the man’s story, he thought he might get it.2c22e213e1e77311

“Are you saying time here might flow slower than outside?”0dde9374d5afda52

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“Exactly. This space is already detached from the laws of reality. There are no seasons, and specific places and times are fixed, so evening never comes to the wasteland, and the canola field disappears before night falls. No matter how much we destroy the facilities or collapse the terrain, everything returns to normal the next day.”d16e04c150843cbc

“……!”d55556741e76fefb

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“We can’t be sure that a day passing here means a day has passed in reality. Time in this world might actually be stopped.”2f6622a2340a99ab

The man muttered 8a1ba7c36c with a serious dc9dd4433d face. It seemed more e53ced2fcc like he was ec793b31d3 mulling over his 2b4371d73a own thoughts rather 7fddc48d3d than explaining to d95827de98 Yuan.d0431baba48eda52

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“Then, does that mean we don’t have to rush out? We might have some time….”03e9a70bc6378d6b

“I wish that were true, but there are too many possibilities to waste time like that. Time here might be flowing at a tenth or a hundredth of the speed outside. There’s no clear evidence, but there’s also no reason to deny it.”b5c1986fce5abd26

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“…….”85db09f9aa69da57

“That’s why there’s meaning in my urgency. There might still be someone who needs the cure. I can’t afford to miss even that small possibility, so I’ll escape as soon as the cure is ready.”fb711ce2bf48a031

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Yuan was at a loss for words at the man’s claim. Not because he thought it was logical, but quite the opposite. The man’s words were so baseless that it was surprising, yet he seemed to believe them so desperately….13dad4dff2b4eeb3

‘Is he also desperate in his own way?’39692d5f92d66454

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With the situation 67ea7a0a04 like this, Yuan 6b04c0527d started to feel 9dc36913ad a bit sorry 4374ead815 for teasing the 94f8c635eb man earlier. The man must f710e91d0a have been quite fd95e927e8 troubled by his 86a5fa0585 inability to overcome 01283a9ec0 the aftereffects on 8fbb18b6e0 his own.8656c04cb43189e7

Repeating the 28aa7ebe5b same struggle 15869188c5 for decades 9a1b025cbc in this 8f3dcc26a9 world must 075e7d8a6b be tough, fe88b296f1 and knowing 141f627424 that a 6b216f4f33 sick person 884b890567 is waiting b1efebdbac for him 158dc52c55 outside would a8d1581834 make him 08caa01d38 even more 3857e38911 anxious…. Yuan felt 6d7fc719d0 a sense c54df4232e of sympathy 625ea03c13 for the 516c464e3f man.3710fba4846334a3

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Maybe that’s why Yuan asked another question he didn’t really need to.707b6be852d81340

“I understand what you mean. Oh, but this might be a personal question.”cd0ba04f235cf839

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“What is it now?”31f20c6d8b9483b8

“The person you’re trying to give the cure to, what kind of relationship do you have with them? It must be a close one, right?”ed82fbad339e73ce

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