The Dreamer's POV

Chapter 152: Lost Hope

[You Are Dead]

<Dream Sequence Has Ended>

{Based On Exclusive Skill: <Dream>, your recent experiences have been dissolved into a dream}

<You Will Now Be Returned To The Preset Save Point>

[You Will Now Wake Up]

… It seems <Dream> won out eventually.

What a shame.

If I had to pick… I wanted it to be <Nightmare>.

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[00 Months: 16 Days: 22 Hours]

I woke up from my dream when I rose earlier that same day.

A lot of my troops were already rising as well, considering the fact that we had to move out as soon as possible since we were heading back to the Lyma Capital.

'If only they knew…' My thoughts echoed as I rose to my feet.

I expected myself to be bustling with emotion—maybe rage or frustration, but surprisingly I felt a dead calm wash over me.

I wasn't sad or angry.

I was… thinking.

'Even if I hurry to make it back, it doesn't change anything, does it? I'll still be late for the invasion.'

I remembered working my horse as fast as I could in the past, just to arrive on time, and look how that ended.

'I'm faster than a horse, but I don't have infinite stamina and energy. If I choose to travel the distance, I'll run out of most of my energy and stamina before getting to my destination.'

It was very frustrating… knowing that my enemies wouldn't have attacked the Capital now, and yet I could not do anything to stop them.

Thankfully, I had received a good amount of intel from them before dying—including the name of their leader, and also what their abilities entailed.

I wish I knew more, but even knowing this much was plenty.

"Now I know you're the one behind this… Francis Baker."

To be honest, I didn't know anything about Francis. I didn't think my dreams told me anything about him.

At the very least, I had some sort of feelings and attachments to Lucy Fer, which made me recognize her somewhat, but… I truly knew nothing about this one.

My memory was completely blank.

'That doesn't matter now. What matters now is that I have to stop them… no matter what!'

To do that, I needed to improve my abilities in preparation for our next confrontation.

'Last time, I was taken off-guard. My thoughts were clouded, and I didn't have enough information.'

But now, things were different.

'Using Currency, I can… hold on… Currency!'

If I had Currency, couldn't I upgrade my <Teleportation> Skill so I could travel long distances at once?

If I had it… that meant I could return to the Lyma Capital before it was ever attacked.

"I… I can save everyone!" My eyes widened in excitement.

I could really pull this off!

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~DING!~

<Skill: Teleportation has now been upgraded to Skill: Grand Teleportation>

{1,000 (900) Currency has been used for this transaction. <Total Currency Remaining: 935 C >}

[Thanks for your patronage]

The Skill cost an absurd amount of Currency, almost as if it was trying to rip me off since I was desperate, but I ignored all of that.

Thanks to my Spendthrift Title, the price of certain Items would be discounted based on how expensive they were.

I got a ten percent discount this time. Still, this Skill was damn expensive.

'Well, let's not think about that for now.'

If I had it, I could save everyone before they were even in any danger.

'I… I…' The image of Seraphina, the Lyma Family, and everyone else… they flashed in my mind.

I finally had the chance to help them.

"Grant Teleportation Info."

[Skill Name: <Grand Teleportation>]

~Allows User to vanish to a location he can see. Can also allow User to vanish himself or others to a location he has been to in the past (up to 3 choice options can be registered under this). Automatic Teleportation can also be activated. {Note: The further the distance, and the higher the number of people, the more Energy is consumed.}

I smiled to myself as I saw it

"With this, it's definitely a reality…"

'Let's try it out now!'

No, I quickly stopped myself. Before using it, I had to inform my troops of the trip I would take so they didn't end up looking for me once I was gone.

'Drius will be in charge, so they should be in good hands.'

The important thing here was averting the disaster as fast as I could. That meant I didn't have the luxury of waiting around or explaining my rationale to them.

'I'll just make up some excuse and vanish.'

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{Moments Later}

Once I was done filling the men on my early departure, I prepared to leave.

I didn't want anyone to see me using the Skill, so I decided to isolate myself from the rest of the group, which was already getting set to depart.

I was going to get to the destination before them anyway, so what was the point of waiting ahead?

'Hehehe. Alright. I'm ready.'

Feelings of happiness circulated me from within, as well as determination. Once I arrived, I would be able to change everything.

"Activate: <Grand Teleportation>. Destination… The Lyma Capital."

~BZZZZTZZZ~

A buzz suddenly echoed within me, and a red System Window appeared right in front of my face.

[Skill Failed]

<Energy Is Insufficient>

{You currently do not have enough Energy to use Grand Teleportation for the destination you have selected. Energy Required: 500}

'W-what?!'

500 Energy? To simply teleport to my destination?!

Even if I added the effects of all my Items and complimented them with my Energy Level Stat, the total was 100!

'Damnit! My leftover Currency isn't even up to 1,000. I'm never going to get an Item that grants me 400 more Energy Levels.'

I should have knows things would end up like this. The Skill price was exorbitant, so the usage had to be very expensive as well.

Instead of considering that, I allowed hope to blind me.

"Heh… I actually thought I could do it."

I just wasted 1,000 Currency for nothing.

There was no way to save everyone. At least not the way I was now.

'Even if I kill everyone here to Level Up, I'm never getting the Stats I'll need to pull it off.'

No one had Currency on hand, and even if they did, it wouldn't be sufficient to get the Skill or Item that would grant me the effect I needed.

In the end… I was back to the same place I started.

"ARRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Screaming at the top of my lungs, I let out all my pent-up rage and frustration. Before I knew it, the floodgates opened, and tears began streaming down my eyes.

"WHY? FUCK WHY? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? WHY THE FUCK CAN'T I DO ANYTHING? FUCK! THIS ISN'T FAIR!

FUCK THIS! NO WHY! WHYYYY?!!!"

I cursed and cursed, drowning in my powerlessness and feeling an electrifying surge of rage echo throughout my body.

"Haa… haaa…"

And then, slowly, all that rage subsided. Before long, I was back to my normal state.

"It's useless, Mikey."

I couldn't save any of them.

However, I knew there was still one thing I could do.

"I can avenge everyone who died. Seraphina, Duke Damien, Duchess… all of you… I can avenge you all."

Even if it wouldn't bring any of them back, it was the one thing I could do to end this chapter.

"I'll kill all of them. I promise."

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Did you really think he would save them? Did you?

Well, it would have been nice if that was the case.

[A/N]

This is a tragic moment for our MC for sure...

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Cheers!