017. Prime water (1)
The place we arrived at with great success was a place where the word ‘support’ was meaningless and empty.
No, can I even dare to call this a garden?
In the middle of a wide green lawn, there are sparse garden trees, like beans sprouting during a drought. Even that number is so meager that it can only be counted with one hand.
What is this bleak sponsorship? Is it a soccer field?
Seonghwang, who noticed Seongjin’s bewildered gaze, spoke.
“Sometimes it is used instead of a training ground.”
indeed. Next time, I’d like to ask you to at least check out my sword skills here.
In the middle of the lawn, there is a table too small to be called a dining table.
As the two people roughly sit down, the servants of the main palace who came out late set a simple meal on the table. Seongjin had planned to skip lunch, but when he saw the neatly prepared food, he felt hungry for no reason.
The two started eating without saying anything.
“Have you not made much progress in your training?”
Seongjin, who was eagerly chewing and swallowing a piece of meat, flinched and looked at Seonghwang.
He was like a ghost.
He placed the knife down on an untouched plate and continued speaking indifferently.
“It’s been a few days since we sent off the talented knight commander, but let alone building a layer, he hasn’t even created an Auror core.”
Seongjin blinked his eyes. It occurred to me that Seonghwang’s words were strangely specific.
Lord Masaine and Councilor Ninnias simply said that his auror activity was weak, but it seems that this man has a fairly detailed understanding of the level of energy in his body.
Is this possible?
“Other than guessing indirectly through Auror activation, is there a way to know exactly what level of Auror someone else has attained?”
“Usually, it’s hard to tell unless you intentionally show it off, but… … .”
“… … .”
“It’s not that there is no way at all.”
Seongjin grinned, showing his teeth.
I was confident that I had found the right person.
“Yes, Masain did that trick.”
As I was chatting about the recent training situation, Seonghwang raised his eyebrows slightly. It’s an ambiguous response, whether it’s a smile or a mockery.
“The direction of approach wasn’t bad. so?”
“Yes, rather than saying there has been progress, I think we have gotten some kind of clue.”
“It’s a clue.”
“That’s right.”
Seongjin wiped his mouth with a napkin and looked at Seonghwang for a moment, then tilted his head slightly towards him and spoke softly.
“I… father. People say that my aura is strangely sparse. So, I am wondering if the aurors in my body have already been depleted for some reason.”
“… … .”
“Of course, I’m just saying this just in case. “Is there a constitution in the world that does not accumulate aura?”
Even as I spoke, I thought it would be a good thing if I didn’t get scolded and told not to talk nonsense. However, the reaction of Seonghwang, who was listening to those words, was unexpected.
His eyes widen slightly and then narrow slightly after a moment. Immediately, his eyebrows furrowed a little, and he cupped his hands and rested his chin. Then he lowered his eyes and began to think deeply about something.
Wow, this is my first time seeing such a big change in expression.
There’s something to this man!
Seongjin swallowed his saliva without realizing it and watched his actions.
“hmm… … .”
The Emperor was lost in thought for a while, and then he gestured towards the chief chamberlain.
“Louis”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“It bites people for a while.”
Lewis bowed his head politely and the table was cleared in an instant. Surprisingly, in less than five minutes, all the people nearby had disappeared.
Seonghwang was silent for a long time as he looked at the view of the back garden. Just as Seongjin couldn’t stand it anymore and was about to open his mouth, Seonghwang turned his head and made eye contact with him.
“The guy who seemed like he would be able to use the Aurors right away is making absolutely no progress, so I thought he was just lazy again.”
yes? Is that what you are thinking about and saying?
“But after hearing what you said, I thought there was another possibility. “I’ll have to check that out.”
“to?”
Any other possibilities?
“hand.”
Seonghwang said, extending his hand on the table. Seongjin instantly realized that he was trying to use a similar method to what Masain had done.
When he put his hand on the table, Seonghwang lightly wrapped his hand around Seongjin’s wrist.
“This is not simply a test to awaken the senses, but to know for sure the whereabouts of the Aurors. “Unlike what Masain did, a large amount of Aurors may suddenly enter, so don’t be too surprised.”
Seongjin swallowed his saliva and nodded.
At the same time, a cool sensation began to flow down the arm from the wrist where it was touching.
‘… uh?’
It literally felt like water flowing. A sensation much more powerful than Masain’s aura spreads refreshingly throughout the entire arm without any tingling sensation.
Is this the feeling of one’s own aura flowing, as Masain explained and Seongjin imagined? It’s not only comfortable, but it also feels like my arm muscles, which were tense from my recent swordsmanship class, have completely relaxed.
Seongjin was amazed with his mouth wide open, but soon the feeling of the aura in his wrist stopped.
“I stopped now. “Look at the flow of remaining aurors.”
Hearing those words, I came to my senses and tried to observe the flow of Aurors. However, without any reward for his efforts, the Auror’s senses gradually became fainter and dizzier, and after passing his shoulder, they disappeared completely.
“Uh, I can’t feel it right now.”
Seongjin tilted his head and said. I thought it was a fairly large amount of aura, but it disappeared without a trace like this?
However, Seonghwang’s expression became quite serious.
“You guessed right. The aurors completely disappeared. “It’s leaking somewhere.”
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“It’s leaking?”
Seonghwang was looking at Seongjin’s chest. As if the aura was leaking out from there.
Just in case, I wonder if this guy can actually see the Auror?
As I was looking at him with suspicious eyes, Seonghwang began to pour out his aura again.
The flow of water, stronger than before, flows up my arm. It was a very large amount, but surprisingly, it didn’t cause any harm to the body at all. The cool water passes through your elbows, shoulders, and down your chest… what?
Seonghwang tried to push in more and more auras, but they could not pass over his chest and just disappeared.
This time, Seongjin could clearly feel it. So, closer to the back, rather than the chest… … .
“It’s the scar side.”
scar?
After making an incomprehensible sound, Seonghwang lets go of Seongjin’s arm, rubs his chin, and falls into thought again.
Even after using the auror like that, he doesn’t seem to be tired at all. I’m sorry for constantly comparing myself to Masain, but it was definitely on a different level from him.
How much time has passed? Seonghwang began to explain as if he had completely organized his thoughts.
“I confirmed that there is definitely some kind of passage in your body, and all the aurors are escaping through it. So, no matter how much you try to rejuvenate, the aurors will not gather in your body. “It is unknown when that passage existed and where it leads.”
“uh… … .”
Suddenly it became a fantasy. Although this is a different world.
A passage? Passage within the body?
Seonghwang continued speaking to Seongjin, who was puzzled.
This is not a physical passage, but a spiritual passage through which energy such as aura or soul flows.
The passage must be open in both directions, but it is a little strange that energy is draining from Mores’ body only in one direction.
Since something like this doesn’t normally happen in the human body, I’m guessing it might have something to do with Mores coming back from the dead.
It was a very absurd thing, but Seongjin had some guesses.
‘Could it be that the reason my soul came here is because there is a passage through Mores?’
If so, you can naturally guess where the passage is connected.
Sigurd’s 34th District, or Gehenna, which the Demon King sings about as a low-level dimension.
This is Seongjin’s original world.
“You have two options.”
As Seongjin’s mind became more complicated, Seonghwang continued his explanation.
First, it waits for the passage in the body to close.
Since this phenomenon is by no means normal, there is also the possibility that it will close naturally as the body recovers. Of course, it was a slim probability.
Moreover, even if it is closed, it is unknown how long it will last, and you may have to live without an Auror for the rest of your life.
Second, fill the passage with water to prevent further leaks.
If the passage is empty and the aura is leaking out, then the passage is completely filled with aura. Even if there is a hole in the dock, if the outside is full of water, the water will no longer leak out due to water pressure.
“Something like that… Is it possible?”
To Seongjin, it sounded like they were going to pour water into a vast ocean.
“Fortunately, the passage is not that big, so I think I can make a narrow attempt. “I’ve done something similar before.”
“Are there any other cases like this?”
“there is. Of course, it’s not that common. “I’ve seen two so far.”
Two people each? It’s not common, but I wouldn’t say it’s very rare either.
As Seongjin opened his mouth, Seonghwang continued.
“The reason I am explaining these options to you is because no matter what you choose, there is some degree of risk involved.”
First, if the passage is left as is, there is a possibility that the passage will not close but rather become wider.
It is said that when the person with the passage is under extreme stress or spiritual pressure, the passage may suddenly explode. One of the two people Seonghwang saw was such a case.
It is said that the runaway passage is no longer limited to the spiritual, but becomes an ant hell that even affects the physical reality. There was a time when an entire nearby village was sucked into the widened passage.
What, it’s not just a hole in the palm of your hand, it’s a black hole?
“Then it’s not a big deal? “If that happens, what should I do?”
“The entrance to the passage should be removed. “At that time, I closed it myself.”
Seonghwang’s eyes are cold as he answers like that.
It seemed like he knew without asking how he closed it, and a shiver ran down Seongjin’s spine.
“Then you have no choice? Rather than risk becoming a walking disaster, take the second option!”
If you can just fill the passage and block it, I don’t think there’s a better way than that.
However, Seonghwang paused for a moment while looking at the scenery, and then suddenly asked Seongjin an odd question.
“Do you know that it is priming water?”
“yes?”
When I asked him an unexpected question with a dumbfounded look on his face, he kindly continued to explain.
“This is a method that people in the mountainous regions of the west use to irrigate their crops. When there is a drought, the people there install small watermills here and there with thin water channels connected from the bottom to the top. “We hang it on a pulley and turn it quickly to pump water upward.”
Suddenly, the topic of farming came up. But Seongjin listened quietly.
Because I thought Seonghwang wouldn’t say something like this without any reason.
“However, sometimes when the slope is too high, the water does not flow back no matter how fast the pulley is rotated. Do you know what they do at such times? Pour water into the waterway in advance.”
“… … .”
“In order to bring in water, we first fill the empty water canal with water. “That is the priming water.”
Gradually, I felt like I knew what Seonghwang wanted to say.
In other words, that priming water is not that different from filling a passage with auras.
“Then, the danger you mentioned… … .”
“It’s good that you understand quickly.”
Seonghwang’s eyes deepen as he looks at Seongjin. The strangely warm gray eyes were like sharpened sword blades.
“There will be no problem until the pulley turns. But if you try to pull the water from the channel.”
“… … .”
“Whatever is on the other side of the aisle, they too will be easily drawn here.”
The demon king’s soul, which had been silent and curled up until now, suddenly trembled.
Seongjin’s world was destroyed along with Gehenna, the demon world.
Maybe there are a few survivors. However, I don’t think that is a large enough number to continue the species.
There was nothing left left that could serve as a foundation for humanity. Nothing would grow on the land contaminated with the corpses of monsters.
Moreover, even if humanity is lucky enough to avoid extinction, the Earth will one day disappear completely as it is swept away by the collapsing Gehenna after the death of the Demon King.
What is left there that can come over to this world?
After gathering his thoughts for a moment, Seongjin soon made up his mind.
fantasy,
