248. Soul Stone (2)
After confirming that Seongjin woke up safely, Logan and Masain rested for a while and then left the count’s residence again. This is because Sigismund was still in disarray.
The major battle was over, but a sluggish clearing operation remained. In addition, we had to chase down the lycanslopes that were running away.
There was a lot of work to do, but there was an extreme shortage of workers.
Seongjin’s companions also joined forces to help Yeongji. Only Captain Bruno, who had volunteered to guard Sir Sharon and Seongjin, who had suddenly lost their health, remained at the count’s residence.
‘Shouldn’t I do something too…? … .’
Seongjin thought so, but there was no room for him, who came back from almost death, to intervene. When his body became itchy and he tried to sneak out of the door, Logan and Martha both glared at him.
“Would you like me to let you sleep well so that you can rest comfortably today?”
Logan asked grimly, kneading his fists.
Wait a minute, does that mean you’re going to give me physical therapy instead of sleeping pills?
“Sir, why don’t you just cover your eyes? You’ll sleep better.”
Masain also thinks it’s time to put on a bandage and asks.
Although he is said to have recovered, he seems to be bothered by his eyes, which were bleeding profusely only yesterday.
In the end, Seongjin had no choice but to raise both hands and feet.
“Okay, okay. Just stay in your room.”
However, contrary to the atmosphere that seemed like they would gather their troops and pursue Lycan Slope at any moment, there was no news that the pursuit party had left until late afternoon.
And Seongjin was able to hear the reason from Edith, who brought dinner.
Sir Ilma and Sir Sebastian, who should be the mainstay of the pursuit party. This was because, except for old man Vincent, something big had happened to the two who could be said to have the greatest power in the territory.
“run away?”
“Yes, I say so, sir.”
Their only daughter, Louise, disappeared from the estate without leaving behind a letter.
This is roughly what Edith was told.
-Father, mother. Recently, with the help of the two of you, I was able to safely settle down as a servant at the count’s residence. But is it a young idea? I felt like I wanted to further explore the many possibilities that were still hidden within me. I want to travel around the continent and experience more things. So, neither of you, please don’t worry too much and wait for me at the estate.
Seongjin clicked his tongue inwardly.
Louise, you have a very thorough personality even at such a young age. Ever since he decided to face the Lycan Slopelord, he had even considered the possibility of being defeated and not returning.
“But it’s such a strange thing, isn’t it?”
Edith tilted her head.
“I’ve only known Louise for a few days, but she never seemed like that kind of person.”
“okay?”
“Yes. If you spend even a moment with her, you will know. Ms. Louise is a person who makes plans down to the minute. While helping me, she said how thorough she was in everything she did. That Ms. Louise is somewhere without a plan. “I never even imagined going on an adventure.”
“…….”
Suddenly, the image of Louise neatly taking off her shoes and putting them neatly in her backpack comes to mind.
Seongjin knew that she was actually headed to the [Hwawon], which is located in the center of the Demon World.
-Sir, I must confirm the reality of that [Painter] with my own eyes.
It was only at that moment, but I had a feeling that I wouldn’t see her for a long time.
Where is that? Although she was busy controlling the shaved ice, Seongjin could hear her faint thoughts coming from her.
-I now have to go a long way from which I may never return. It will be a path that cannot be told to anyone.
Did Louise arrive at the [Painter Garden] safely? What on earth happened there?
-It’s a world full of regrets, and the only person here who knows me as a whole is you. Please stay… … .
That was the end of what was conveyed in resignation, but Seongjin somehow felt that she had made a final request to her parents.
‘They don’t want their parents to come into the demon world looking for them.’
That’s why he hid his whereabouts by leaving a letter.
Seongjin thought for a while.
‘Sir Ilma and Sir Sebastian have the right to know about Louise.’
But why? Even if the two of them chased her daughter into the demon world, it was unlikely that they would be able to meet Louise in the end.
In that case, wouldn’t it be better for the two of them to believe that they are wandering around a safer continent rather than the Demon World?
Seongjin couldn’t make up his mind for a while. This was because she could not dare to imagine the feelings of her parents who lost their child.
‘But I’ll be back.’
Even if it took a long time, I had a feeling that Louise would return here someday. In that case, it would be better to allow her parents to remain at her estate and welcome her.
After thinking for a long time, Seongjin finally made a decision to keep quiet about her.
[Wow! Bear meat, bear meat~ delicious bear meat~]
Still, he couldn’t help but feel heavy, and while the Demon King sang excitedly, Seongjin mechanically ate his dinner without even thinking about tasting it.
Rattling.
What caught Seongjin’s attention was the gorgeous tea tray that came into the room following the meal.
“…What is this, Captain?”
Seongjin asked, puzzled by the perfect tea set he hadn’t seen in a long time.
Then, Manager Bruno, who was dragging the tray, stroked his mustache with a puzzled look on his face.
“Yes, sir. This is a tea time set for you.”
“So why is the leader bringing that to me?”
You are, after all, an external agent of Arenja, and serving tea is not your main job.
Then Director Bruno spoke with an even more serious expression.
“No, sir. From now on, everything I can do for you will be my job.”
“huh?”
“Through this incident, I have clearly realized that my sincerity in serving you is still lacking in many ways.”
“…….”
It was embarrassing to hear that he had come to an epiphany out of nowhere, but Seongjin could clearly tell how sincere he was about this matter.
This is because the angle of Director Bruno’s mustache was just right, and it was sharply stretched out in perfect symmetry like never before.
“hmm.”
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Seongjin frowned and thought about what to say for a moment before opening his mouth.
“That’s not enough, you’ve been doing well enough so far, Commander.”
“Oh my God….”
“Just like before, the leader will work hard to restore his previous status. That is the leader’s job. Just because Dekaron Knight becomes my person, the leader is doing everything he should. Don’t you understand that?”
Director Bruno seemed to be roughly convinced.
Nevertheless, his expression was dark, as if he was not satisfied with something, so in the end, Seongjin had no choice but to add:
“If you really want to do something more, you could teach Calmen more properly.”
That guy’s ‘brightness’ is very unstable compared to other resident knights. He already has anger management problems, and his skills aren’t that great, so how can I take him around comfortably?
Then, wondering how he received what he said, Director Bruno looked at Seongjin with a deeply moved face.
“I am only now learning why you were so attentive to my Majesty, and it is a case like this that I wasted so much time. It is truly shameful.”
“ok?”
“I will definitely live up to your expectations! How can I be the only Kalmen? Apart from regaining my status, from now on, I will properly train all the resident knights of Jinju Palace. From now on, I will make sure that there is no shortage of service to you!”
“…Uh, yes. Okay.”
Seongjin, who could not bear to stop the overly motivated man, thought while breaking into a cold sweat.
It’s good to be overly motivated, though.
‘Everyone must be enjoying the honeymoon right now because Sir Masain is not there, but now we will be returning with two tiger instructors.’
This is it, won. Unless the knights’ salaries are greatly increased, who on earth would want to stay at Jinju Palace?
* * *
From then on, the evenings at the count’s residence went by peacefully, even if boringly.
Wong wong!
Except for Max breaking into the room after escaping from us on his own, there was nothing to disturb Seongjin’s rest.
So, Seongjin spent his time meditating or observing objects in the imaginary world with his spiritual eyes.
Maybe it was because I ate a lot of bear meat steaks, but the Demon King was very cooperative in using my spiritual eyes.
‘hmm.’
It was inevitable that his eyes would occasionally fall on the ice heart next to him, but Seongjin tried to suppress his curiosity with unprecedented patience.
The promise to the emperor was also a promise, but the more I looked at it separately, the more I realized that it was not an ordinary thing.
‘Until now, I’ve only used it when I was in a hurry… … .’
I felt it every time I used it, but it seemed like the ice heart could have a greater impact on the user’s mind or soul than expected.
If we continue to manipulate the Glacher Troll in the same way as we have done so far, we may one day cause irreparable problems.
‘Your father was like that too, right? ‘Don’t just try to do it on your own.’
Since he is a man who allows Seongjin to do what he wants, it is definitely not a warning for no reason.
‘When I felt a sense of unity with shaved ice, I felt a little like my soul was moving away from my body. If you do something wrong, your soul might fly somewhere else.’
The events that occurred immediately after the soul left the body were now a blur and I could barely remember them. The only vague impression that remains is that I heard a strangely kind sound of laughter accompanied by the sound of bells.
But even so, there was a level of awareness that the task was not usually dangerous. I wonder why Seonghwang, who was always calm, seemed so agitated.
‘I don’t want to worry my father anymore.’
So Seongjin spent time mainly looking at the accessories he got from Vajra and the Nebraska amulet.
Among them, what particularly caught his eye were several small, round soul stones.
〚Vajra’s Soul Stone〛
Seongjin thought as he removed the bright red-brown soul stone and played with it.
‘It definitely wasn’t this color before Vajra died. It was a transparent bead no different from other soul stones.’
So, does this also contain the soul of the dead Vajra?
[It’s a bit unclear whether it’s his soul. The feeling is similar, but when I first saw it, the lycan slope clearly had the soul of the real world. However, what is contained here seems closer to the soul of the normal world.]
The Demon King looked at the soul stone for a while and then said.
That means that the soul of the normal world has been converted into the soul of the normal world, or that what is in this world is not actually Vajra.
But is that possible? What if the soul of the normal world dies and becomes the soul of the normal world?
‘And look at this, devil.’
Seongjin held up Nebraska’s summoning amulet. Small grooves that were supposed to have been filled with jewels, but are now empty.
‘Don’t you think it would be perfect if a soul stone were put in here?’
[hmm? They’re definitely similar in size. It seems like that.]
‘Then shall we try it?’
So Seongjin took out an empty soul stone and slipped it into the groove of the Nebraska Amulet. OK-
Sweet!
Isn’t the soul stone in the groove sticking firmly, as if it were being sucked in?
‘… … !’
And immediately a faint message appears before my eyes.
〚List of spirits that can be summoned as summoned beasts 2/4〛
[One. □□□□ (inactive)〛
[2. □□□ □□ (inactive)〛
〚3. Hayes Martin (active)〛
[4. Red (active)〛
〚Would you like to choose your soul?〛
〚Accept/Reject〛
‘This… … .’
I had seen it once before.
A choice that came to mind after defeating the Lycanslope Lord in the labyrinth and just before returning through the portal.
When I returned to this world, it was a window that would not open again no matter what I did. Since I couldn’t see it with my spiritual eyes, I wondered if there was some other condition, but was it really that I needed a soul stone?
[omg?!]
But Seongjin was not the only one who was surprised.
In the labyrinth, it was a spear that only appeared to Seongjin, who had acquired the amulet, but now that they share the same spiritual eye, the devil can finally see the spear as well.
[cow… Summoned beast? Red?]
And the shock of the demon king who read the contents was enormous.
[Lee Seong-jin, what is this? Maybe I saw something wrong? Could it be that this guy here, the one in red, is referring to me? Is that it? Moreover, this body is not recognized as the great Demon King, but as a cow, a summoned beast, etc.?]
‘… … .’
[This great Demon Lord of Gehenna was finally fixed on the name Red? How could this happen… … !]
The Demon Lord, who was muttering helplessly, began to cry at the end.
Sniffle.
‘hmm.’
Well, Seongjin felt that it was a name that suited the devil’s insignificance perfectly, but since he was so discouraged, he had nothing to say.
‘Anyway, I think I’m getting a sense of something.’
When he first showed the Amulet of Nebraska to Seonghwang, didn’t he explain it to Seongjin like this?
-Perhaps it is the kind of thing that fundamentally changes the soul. It’s clear that it’s valuable, but it would be a good idea to be a little cautious when using it.
It fundamentally changes the soul.
In other words, does this mean that it is possible to change the soul of the normal world into the soul of the normal world?
‘Then shall we give it a try?’
Maybe it’s red… No, because it would be difficult if the Demon King suddenly became trapped in the Soul Stone.
Then there was only one choice.
〚3. Hayes Martin (active)〛
〚Would you like to choose your soul?〛
〚Accept/Reject〛
Hayes Martin.
A priest of the Dark Church who opened the gate to the Heresy Tribunal and died at the hands of the Holy Emperor.
I couldn’t figure out why the alternative interest rate was on the list.
‘But there’s no soul better than this for a rough test.’
What happens to his soul is none of my business. Seongjin, who thought so, clicked on the option without hesitation.
〚*Accept* / Reject〛
Right at that moment.
Sigh-
The transparent soul stone instantly turns black.
‘… … !’
When I checked with my spiritual eyes, I found that the name of the soul stone had changed.
〚Hayes Martin’s Soul Stone〛
Ah, as expected.
fantasy,
