Chapter 13: Fourth Floor, Waiting Room
A surge of emotion rose within me.
Why? Where are they going? Why is Doppy following Paraktus? … Am I screwed?
A sense of dread began to creep in.
Could being the "Liberator" mean sacrificing myself to free the orcs?Fuck.
Even if I wanted to free myself, I was using every ounce of strength to support the boulder. The more I held it up, the clearer it became that it would be impossible to let go and escape down the side path. If I released my grip, the boulder would crush me before I even had a chance to move.
There was some inexplicable force behind it, and I couldn’t help but wonder how long Paraktus had been bearing this weight.
… They’ll come back, right? No, they have to come back. Damn it, will they?
I questioned myself as time ticked by. The boulder felt like a curse, and if I were in Paraktus’s place, I wouldn’t return either.
[Hidden Mission ‘Orc Liberator.’ Time Remaining: 42 minutes 31 seconds.]