〈 Episode 333 〉 Given Time (2)
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The tragedy came suddenly.
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Rania looked at her arm with half-opened eyes. Pure white arms. My arms, which look thinner today, hardly put any strength into them. It wasn’t just the arms.
I don’t have much strength in my body.
My vision is blurry and I feel constantly tired.
It was far from fatigue caused by mana exhaustion. It was something a little different, something more fundamental. Rania, who had been nodding her head in the sleep that kept coming to her, raised her head when she heard the sound of the door opening.
“Ah, Master…”
Rania smiled for no reason.
Roselle’s gaze wavered slightly as she saw a smile that seemed to be less powerful than usual.
“Are you okay?”
“I keep feeling sleepy, but I don’t think I’m in any particular pain.”
It’s a lie.
Both Rania, who is saying it, and Rossell, who is hearing it, know that it is a lie. Rania started bleeding as soon as she woke up. Everyone knows that a person who is not sick would not vomit blood.
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Roselle sat next to Rania in silence.
After tidying up the disheveled blanket and putting a pillow behind Rania’s back, Roselle let out a short breath.
“Rest. “I told Aaron.”
“Yes, Master.”
“You look tired. Get some sleep. “Because I will be by your side.”
“It’s okay to run errands.”
“If you’re like this, will you ever get a job?”
Rania laughed bitterly.
“I think I’ll feel better if I take a day off.”
One night has passed.
Rania’s condition did not improve the next day. In fact, it only got worse. Every time she coughs, Rania coughs up blood, and her complexion turns pale.
This is the appearance of a dying person.
Roselle’s complexion also darkened.
Rania, who had been coughing all day, had a hard time falling asleep, and only after confirming that her breathing had stabilized did Roselle leave Rania’s side.
I needed help.
Roselle sent a reply somewhere.
2.
The black magic tower lord, Yetual.
He is skilled at engraving circuits, and is also an artisan-level alchemist, and is also skilled at healing. Especially when it comes to healing related to wizards… at least in this royal capital, there is no one who can surpass Yetual.
Yetual went straight to the mansion at Roselle’s call. Although he was full of work and schedule, he canceled it all. It was a worthy agenda.
‘···That strict man.’
Roselle van Trias.
As if he was pleading, he asked himself a favor.
This was the first time I had experienced this in the decades I had known Rosell. How could that noble wizard destroy all his pride and ask someone for a favor?
Although it was unbelievable, Yetual could only nod his head when he heard the details. It was a story about the gray wizard’s condition.
Gray has a lot of favors to repay.
Therefore, Yetual responded to the call without any compensation. Yetual, who visited the mansion, made eye contact with Rania, who was leaning on the bed.
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At that moment Yetual was silent.
The complexion of the girl sitting on the bed is extremely pale. Her usual lively appearance is everywhere. Her once bright blue eyes are cloudy. Her once shiny, flowing gray hair is dull.
I am extremely weak.
“you···.”
Yetual swallowed back his words.
He sat next to Rania in silence and began to examine her condition. The examination didn’t take long. Yetu Al, who had completed a detailed examination using a magic tool, opened and closed his mouth repeatedly.
“···I don’t even know where to start, so I’ll take my time and point things out one by one.”
Yetual opened his mouth with difficulty.
“Your heart, and this circuit that is constricting it. “You probably know that this structure puts a lot of strain on the body.”
Rania didn’t say anything.
Leaving behind her silent affirmation, Yetual continued speaking.
“Your body is already at its limits. It must have been a limit a long time ago. “I can only vaguely assume that it has something to do with your retirement, but I went anyway.”
Yetual let out a short breath.
“You put my body, which was already pushed to its limit and unstable, to great strain in such a short period of time. The strange mana leaking out of this circuit… You must have used this often, right?”
Gray mana.
Mana of a strange nature.
“This is not mana to be handled by a human body. Dealing with this itself means the destruction of the body. But it seems it doesn’t just stop there.”
The soul is already worn out.
Although it is full of scars and has barely healed, it is a soul that would not be surprised if it were to be broken at any time. This is mana that loads the soul(?) itself.
“Once or twice would be okay.”
The load at one time is not large.
She may recover over time, but Rania did not allow her body and soul to rest. She wore it out constantly. He was constantly abused.
I fought against many powerful enemies.
Faced with a powerful enemy, my bones and flesh were cut away.
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I did not hesitate to engage with those who stimulated the curse in my heart, and was exposed to demonic energy up close.
“The human spirit and body are not machines. “You need to rest when it’s appropriate, and take care of yourself if you’re hurt.”
Things that have piled up and piled up.
“You must have been running non-stop. For years, he must have been running, pushing his body to its limits… and shortening his lifespan. And now you’ve collapsed.”
It ended up tripping Rania.
She ran without stopping and eventually fell over.
“A normal person would be able to get up after resting for a while…”
Yetual shook his head.
“Not you.”
Rania van Trias is an exception.
This is usually the end of a hero who only looked ahead and ran forward. Yetual opened his mouth, feeling a bitter taste filling his mouth. Yetual feels pain as he has to speak about the end of the so-called hero with his own words.
“The time given to you is coming to an end.”
Even if you can raise your body.
“There won’t be much time left.”
Roselle, who was listening to those words from the side, could not stand it anymore and left the room. Squeak, boom. With her door closed and her silence taking over, Rania turned her head.
She did not see Yetual.
Rania is looking at the window.
Yetual could not see her expression reflected in the window. She said that only Rania can confirm that expression. Rania looked at herself in the mirror.
He was making an expression that he had never seen before.
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Yetual left the mansion.
Roselle came back in and sat next to Rania and remained silent. After a long time had passed, Rania opened her mouth.
“Master.”
“···Speak.”
“Can I be alone for a little while?”
Roselle did not ask any more questions.
“Call me if you need anything.”
“yes.”
Roselle opened the door and came out.
Rania, left alone, looked out the window.
The sunset was setting. Summer is already over and fall is coming. The fallen leaves began to turn color.
Someday.
I thought that someday, this might happen.
It’s not like Rania didn’t keep this situation in mind. She knew that she was overexerting her body, and that she would eventually stop. Although she knew…
‘···It’s fast.’
It was faster than I thought.
Rania calculated the time she had left. She’s never really said that out of her mouth until now. Rania was reluctant to concretize that time.
But now I had to face it.
Originally, it was a little over three years.
However, the body was broken, and a huge burden was placed on the soul. Yetu Al doesn’t notice, but Rania knows he’s not the only one.
‘shade.’
The waste that has accumulated in my heart.
Rania was able to vaguely realize its true identity as she encountered people related to the shadows recently.
What is planted in my body is a seed.
I just kept suppressing the germination of the seed. However, now that my body is weakened, the seed is trying to germinate.
‘It must be suppressed.’
My broken body cannot be left to rest.
You have to keep suppressing the seeds.
However, it was no longer possible to completely suppress the stimulated seeds. Her seed will eat away at her spirit and body, and even eat away at her own lifespan.
The given time is reduced.
How much time do you have left?
Rania tried to pronounce it out loud.
“half a year.”
At most it is half a year.
In reality it will be shorter than that.
‘half a year.’
That is too little time. It’s much less than expected. Rania realizes that all her plans have collapsed.
Seeing students graduate.
Open the way for those children to move forward.
The plan to lead them to the Demon King has now become impossible. They needed a little more time, but he had no more time left.
Kuuk.
Rania bit her lip.
Blood flowed from my tightly bitten lip. Two people pass through her mind. One is the image of an elder waiting for death…
“I am.”
The only one left.
“It looks like I’ve already achieved my dream.”
It is Galahal.
The image of Galahal laughing in front of the statue lingered in Rania’s mind. The end he faced filled Rania’s mind. Rania was secretly hoping. She wishes she could meet the same end as Gala Hal.
Leave something behind.
Achieve your goal.
Death leaves a mark on the world.
I didn’t even want a comfortable life.
He thought that dying like Galahal was the greatest dream he could hope for.
“···Ugh.”
But now even that has become impossible.
Rania looked at her motionless arm. It will take a long time to recover. It’s already not enough time, but it’s being wasted in places like this.
Move.
It’s a waste of time.
Make the most of the remaining time…
With that in mind, I try to strengthen my arm, but my fingers only bend slightly. Rania’s face distorted. Rania threw her head back.
You can see your own face reflected in the window.
His own face reflected in the window is frightened. She is shaking with fear. It’s an expression I’ve never seen before.
···No matter how strong your mental power is.
Even if you are not afraid of death, it is only a moment. It is one thing to move forward without fear of death, and it is a completely different thing to feel death approaching slowly.
Death approaches.
Death casts a shadow over my head.
As the time remaining is calculated accurately, Rania clearly senses her approaching death. Rania fears her approaching end.
Now I had to admit it.
That the time given to you is coming to an end.
And, he himself is afraid of it.
3.
Kyle Torben opened his eyes.
If you look at the world with one eye, your field of view becomes somewhat narrow. However, even with his narrowed vision, Kyle sees what he needs to see.
The stars are shining.
The shining star told Kyle that the time had come. Kyle no longer blindly follows the stars. He understood and grasped the information given by the stars with his own thinking.
Kuuk.
Kyle slowly stood up.
Sarah is standing next to him.
“Kyle.”
“…Are you awake?”
“sure.”
Sarah laughed.
“This is actually a secret, but I can’t sleep deeply. Kyle thought I was asleep so we went out for a walk, but she was always awake. “Even then.”
“···Is that so?”
“It’s a habit. “A habit I picked up from church.”
Sarah laughed and poked Kyle in the side.
“Are you going to do it even if I stop you?”
“···okay.”
“Okay, whatever. I’ve been screaming for months, but seeing that it wasn’t working… I thought it would end up like this. “Anyway, you’re stubborn.”
Sarah let out a long sigh.
“I can’t help it.”
Sarah took a step ahead of Kyle.
Sarah looked back while standing in front of Kyle.
“what are you doing? “I’m not going.”
“…Are you planning on following me?”
“Wherever God goes, there must be a priest of God.”
The priest who served only one person laughed.
“Let’s go to the end. “Somewhere.”
Kyle stops laughing.
Kyle stands next to Sarah.
The structure is not as usual with Kyle taking the lead and Sarah following behind. Kyle and Sarah stood in the same position and walked towards the door with the same stride.
A dragon is blocking the door.
A dragon that has lost its wings looks into Kyle’s eyes. Those are the eyes of someone who has made up his mind. Even a dragon that has lost its pride can still show respect to a proud swordsman. The dragon bows its head.
Kugugoogung!
The dragon removed his large body.
The huge door opened with a loud sound. All the starlight gathered in the room seeped into Kyle’s holy sword.
A sword that shines with stars.
Kyle walks while holding the holy sword (??).
“let’s go.”
Kyle said.
“To repay the unpaid debt.”
The hero and the saint took steps.
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fantasy,
