Episode 304 (Illustration)
Mir asked with a blank expression.
“… Mjolnir?”
“I know?”
“Of course I know… … . Wait, wait… … .”
Mir took a deep breath and straightened his tangled brain. As she did so, she also tried moving her body.
‘Ugh… … .’
My right foot was sore that it brought tears to my eyes, but I held back. Because giant warriors don’t make weak noises due to pain.
“are you okay?”
“Of course, it’s okay. So what is Mjolnir? It is the most famous relic in northern mythology. Since no one had ever seen it, I thought it was just a myth… … .”
“No. “It was stuck in Ymir’s stomach.”
“Are you sure?”
“okay. Since Ymir’s spirit was protecting it, it must be genuine. “Let’s think simply.”
Luan’s eyes turned to the battlefield.
Corps commander.
He was dealing with the heroes around him, shaking from the sound of the wooden box, but his movements were becoming sharper as he gradually adapted.
In other words, this standoff will not last long.
You must join as soon as possible.
“If you swing that relic with your strength, you will be able to break that damn staff. Go and come back while you are wasting time. Can you see the wall I broke? If you follow that side all the way, you won’t get lost. “Be careful of lava on the way.”
“Ah, I understand.”
Mir nodded even though he was unconscious.
My mind was still dazed, and I felt nothing but pain in my weak body… … .
I know what Luan is talking about.
“but… “Can you survive on your own?”
“Why are you alone? “How many people are still left?”
Luan grinned.
“There are heroes of Heros, people from your tribe, and I see Senior Araxad over there.”
“That’s true, but… … . ah. Now that I think about it, where did Senior Ramon go?”
For a moment, Luan’s smile faded.
Mir’s body trembled slightly as he looked at the scene blankly, and he lowered his head.
“… Damn it.”
Mir, who couldn’t hold back and cursed for the first time, spoke again.
“I will go and come back. I will definitely pull out Mjolnir and shatter that commander’s staff with my own hands. “I put my warrior’s honor on the line.”
“okay. I would appreciate it if you could hurry. really. and… … .”
Luan spoke again with a subtle look on her face.
“It may be a lie, but I think it’s better to hear it in advance, so I’ll tell you. “I heard you met the spirit of the frost giant Ymir there, right?”
“okay.”
“He said, you… … .”
* * *
Cold, snowstorm, sharp wind… … .
These harsh conditions are familiar to most northerners.
The same goes for Mir.
In winter, I wore at least five layers of clothes even at home, and even when the weather was nice, I couldn’t take off my coat.
We never forgot to take measures against cold weather, and the bonfire in the house was never left off.
So the cold was something Mir was very familiar with.
Crackle… … .
Teeth clashed.
Did you say it was a harsh ordeal?
The cold here was something Mir had never experienced before. … I think I’ve felt something similar.
The feeling I had when I accidentally tripped and fell into an icy lake, was quickly rescued by my father, and was greeted by the northern wind while completely soaked in water… … .
… Anyway, it means cold that cuts to the bones.
‘cold… … .’
Frozen toes and fingers. His father’s advice came to mind.
– If you can’t feel your fingers, stop moving immediately and let your body warm up. That’s a sign that your whole body is starting to freeze.
And I always carried a bucket of hot water with me. If you don’t have a bucket of water, make a fire, and if you don’t have time to make a fire, just melt it with your breath.
‘sorry. father.’
Now I don’t have a hot water bottle, I can’t make a fire, and even my breath is frozen.
So I had no choice but to move forward, but I became impatient at the slow pace.
There are countless heroes and Luan, their compatriots, and their families who will be fighting against each other. … . To think that their lives depend on their shoulders.
‘scared.’
I felt dizzy, my breathing became difficult, and I felt like I was going to vomit from the pressure.
‘… ‘It’s heavy.’
A sluggish body.
It didn’t go well.
Suddenly, Mir seemed to lose consciousness, and fell down on the cold snow.
Mir suddenly realized that his right leg was broken.
When? ah. It was when I flew to the corps commander. For some reason, it hurt so bad. no. Is it true that it hurts? I don’t feel much except the cold, so even the pain is dull.
“Okay.”
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Mir got up from his seat and continued walking with a limp.
it’s tough.
It’s painful.
I want to rest.
However, for Mir, these feelings are nothing more than fragmentary appreciation.
A scary thing.
okay. What I’m really afraid of is… I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it on time.
He barely arrived, but he was afraid that everyone he knew there would already be dead and only the corps commander would stand there and greet him.
‘no. ‘That’s not it.’
Mir hated himself for thinking cowardly thoughts even at this moment.
To me, to the Mir Giant, what is truly scary is… … .
– He said, you… … .
– They said it wasn’t a giant.
The fact that the person they had been waiting for and hoping for was not actually that person.
Instead of living up to their expectations, you end up betraying them.
Mir continued to think.
Luan.
What if I’m not a giant?
But how can you ask me to pull out Mjolnir with a face like that, with a face that doesn’t waver at all?
… Your faith has always given me strength.
But now… scared.
Your faith and your expectations are heavy.
– I am Ymir, the frost giant!
Did you believe what I said?
Now I know. That was just the screams of an immature child. He said it was a bluff he could make because he didn’t know anything.
‘I don’t know. Not a clue.’
I am the horse of a frost giant.
I thought I was the rightful successor to the titan Atlas.
If I’m not a giant, if I’m just a small, immature kid, what should I do and what can I do?
‘Did you give up?’
You didn’t send me out of hope, but to save at least one more person from the brink of annihilation?
At the moment when a cowardly thought occurred to him that it would have been better if he had done so, Mir slapped himself on both cheeks.
My frozen skin felt like it was going to tear, but I didn’t care.
The important thing is that even as the pain rose, the negative thoughts did not disappear.
A moment that feels like eternity passes by… … .
… And Mir finally reached a place he had hoped he would never reach.
An old temple was visible beyond the snowstorm.
This is clearly the temple Luan was talking about.
Pout… … .
Mir entered the temple and entered the largest building.
The large building gave Mir a familiar feeling.
A chair much larger than you, a cup the size of an oak barrel, a large door, and a high ceiling you wouldn’t even dare to reach… … .
A big world where everything is based on giants.
“… … .”
Mjolnir was embedded in the center of the building.
Mir headed there, grabbed Mjolnir with trembling hands, and pulled it.
… It doesn’t even move.
It gives more strength.
“profit… … !”
… The moment I applied strength to my white hands until the blood began to glimmer.
Gurgling-!
Suddenly, an electric current surged around the hammer, and a white thunderbolt struck.
Mir’s body bounced and flew away.
“… Cough.”
Rolling around on the ground, Mir exhaled.
Did Mjolnir eject him?
Did I tell you not to bother me and to just get out of here?
“Heh, heh haha… … .”
Mir looked at the large hammer with a bewildered gaze and laughed.
Probably something like that.
‘… by the way.’
But that doesn’t mean it’s a situation where you can just say ‘yes’ and back out… … !
Mir got up, ran to Mjolnir, and grabbed it again.
Gurgling!
Lightning passes through the entire body and bounces off. stand up again Lightning strikes again. I collapse. It happens again.
… … .
… … .
Mir thought as he repeated meaningless actions.
Actually, I knew it.
I realized it the moment I grabbed the hammer with both hands.
I am not the owner of this weapon.
How on earth can I, the Mir Giant, swing a hammer this size?
It’s a hammer that’s almost as big as your own body.
Mjolnir, the hammer by giants, for giants, and to be wielded by giants.
From the beginning, this was not a weapon designed for Mir.
This is not a new fact.
‘… but.’
Mir felt something rising deep within his heart. I felt her lips tremble and her eyes turn red.
“… so?”
Mir, who had been blackened by lightning, spit out smoke and asked.
The violently trembling voice was faintly wet.
Mir felt that he was even more unsightly now.
Still, I couldn’t stop pouring out my feelings.
“If it’s not a giant, then whatever.”
At one time, the identity of a giant was a treasure that Mir desperately wanted.
The innate identity that everyone in his hometown took for granted was Mir’s goal.
The warrior’s strong strength, honor, and the appearance of a warrior who did not back down even after seeing a monster and instead smiled cheerfully were Mir’s idols and heroes.
‘hero… … .’
When he was young, Mir thought that only giants could become heroes.
It wasn’t.
I realized this after joining Corrupted.
Vampires, lizardmen, goblins… I learned that even tiny girls can be heroes.
And now, they all believe in him.
Family, compatriots, heroes, friends… … .
Although he is small and weak, he is like this… … .
Still, he was now able to become a worthy hero.
“So, what happened?”
Mir approached Mjolnir with bright red eyes.
Again, I grabbed the handle.
Gurgling!
Lightning struck and tried to push the body back, but it held on.
Mir continued to shout amidst the white-washed vision and the striking lightning.
“Do I look small? Does it seem like a weed that can be trampled at any time? Then, why don’t you take a look!”
It’s okay even if no one listens.
It didn’t matter that the old relic was the only audience.
At the place where the frost giant Ymir’s soul remained, Mir poured out his inner thoughts without filtering.
“The trampled weeds will rise again no matter what! It withstands heat waves, doesn’t break even in strong winds, and even endures cold snow! That’s me! “It’s Mir Giant!”
A loud voice shook the old temple.
Rumbling… … !
As if it was noisy, the blue current centered around Mjolnir became stronger.
Mir felt a terrible burning pain in his palm. The entire skin on her palm was turning black and there was even a burning smell, but she did not let go until the end.
“Are high and low connected to the status of existence? Don’t bugs and weeds even have the right to look up to the sky? Not like that!”
Gurgling-!
“I will not fall! Even if my entire body burns to ashes, I will not give up! Like that great giant who held up the fallen sky even after death… … . I will prove myself here too! “What matters is what you think of yourself!”
Shedding tears, drooling saliva, and spitting up blood.
Meanwhile, Mir shouted as if he was angry.
“Even though I am small, my heart is not small!”
It was the moment when the young giant’s voice rang loudly throughout the temple.
Kwasik.
“… … !”
The sound of cracking.
Mir looked down at the hammer in surprise.
The ground where Mjolnir was engraved was cracking.
Kwasizik, Kwasizik, Kwasizik… … !
The cracks spread like a spider’s web and eventually the entire temple collapsed.
The walls are crumbling, the ceiling is collapsing, and the floor is shaking… Mir suddenly realized that the blizzard in this world had stopped.
“ah… … .”
The soaring Mjolnir was fully revealed against the pale sky without moonlight or stars.
Eventually, it fell at a faster rate than when it soared.
Quang!
… Like a subject bowing to a king, it was stuck near Mir’s toes.
“This… … .”
In a daze, Mir took Mjolnir in his hand more slowly.
Tingling.
… The characteristic current is still flowing.
but… … .
It doesn’t hurt anymore. I felt no unpleasant thrill or pain. It doesn’t look like lightning will strike.
Moreover, the moment I held the hammer, I felt as if my entire body’s energy was restored.
“… … .”
Mir’s eyes burned golden.
“… thanks!”
Who are you talking to?
Mir gave a brief greeting and ran to where his colleague was, holding the hammer with both hands.
[…] … .]
After a while, the soul of Inyoung appeared in a blur in the quiet temple and watched him leave.
[…] Did I help you this time? Old friend.]
Ymir the frost giant.
The Northern Colossus looked at the girl leaving and thought back to the distant past.
An event from the distant past that happened so long ago that I can’t even remember it now, before nearly 10,000 years were overlaid on this snowy field.
– Is being big your only pride?
– Interesting, frost giant. Then from now on you will not be able to look down on anyone.
– Look at the world through the eyes of someone you thought was insignificant. Maybe it would be a good ‘prank’.
There was a time when I became small due to the curse of a mischievous god.
Big size and strength.
This was the first time in my life that I felt frustrated, as I thought that was the only standard for living in the world.
A time when I was wandering around the continent aimlessly, engulfed in despair.
– Great frost giant. A typhoon will come soon, and all these fields will be swept away. Can you please stop it?
The person who spoke at that time was a small creature, an ant that I thought was a small animal.
Ymir remembers it clearly.
The sights, smells, and emotions of the street I walked on at that time, even the conversations we had, without leaving a single trace behind.
– Your situation is unfortunate, but now I am much smaller than my fist. I don’t have the confidence to stop a huge typhoon.
– but… I think it’s still huge.
– … … !
The discouraged frost giant gains enlightenment from the words of the ant, and destroys the huge disaster that has come upon him with his bare hands.
This is a fairy tale that every northerner knows.
Ymir doesn’t know.
That story continues to this day and is passed down orally.
So the world won’t know either.
There was a hidden story left in that story that no one knew about.
Ymir, who achieved enlightenment and regained his true glory, treated the tiny ant as a close friend from that day on.
– Me. I can lift things that are dozens of times heavier than me. Today again, I carried fruit pieces home alone.
– That’s great. Even for a giant with great strength, such feats would be impossible.
– Hehehe.
– I don’t mean to ignore you, but if you weren’t an ant, you might have been a much greater being.
– hmm. Actually, I think that way sometimes too. I want to see the world from a higher perspective.
– Do you want me to put it on your shoulder?
– no.
– Then overhead?
– It’s not like that. I just want to stand on my own two feet and see the world from high above.
– But you can’t grow as big as me, right?
– I don’t even want it to be like a giant! just… I also don’t want to avoid the weeds at least once, cross the stream with my own feet, and get carried away by the breeze!
– Do you want that?
– yes?
– My one and only friend. I can grant your wishes. However, it will take a very long time.
– How much? Do the seasons change?
– okay. Not just once or twice, but many seasons will change.
– How much does it change?
– … More than dandelion seeds fluttering in the spring breeze, more like pouring rain in summer, more like fallen leaves fluttering in fall, more like snowflakes falling in winter… … .
– I can’t live that long. The life of an ant is very short.
– It would be possible. If that’s what you want.
It was as it should be.
It would take a long time, but when Chinwoo opened his eyes again, he would have what he wanted.
I may lose my memory, I may even forget this conversation, but I may also not be able to overcome the passage of time and capture that image with my eyes… … .
What does it matter?
The wind engraved in the soul cannot be easily erased.
In this way, Ymir treated a mere ant as his lover… … .
… After a long time, the ant obtained a body made of blood and flesh.
I have forgotten not only the promise, but even who I am, but I remember Ymir.
[…] You woke me up.]
The pitiful, just-sized giant was treated like a god.
That was the first belief that Ymir, who became a god after death, was offered as an offering during his lifetime.
The body made of blood and flesh was a gift in return for that faith.
therefore.
[Go… … . My only friend and the first believer of the frost giant Ymir.]
[Go, defeat your enemies, and save your comrades.]
The shape of the spirit gradually became blurred.
The giant Ymir smiled and finally closed his eyes.
The body of the frost giant that blocked the collapsed sky, and the soul that was bound there, is finally ready to leave.
Ymir, shaking off the last of his regrets, muttered for the last time.
[Show it to the world. Size isn’t everything.]
fantasy,
