Episode 159. Cellok (3)
The deepest part of the cave.
The voices of Rubin and Selok are echoing.
“…So you were Per’s roommate.”
The conversation continued in a calm atmosphere. Rubin had already been given the Blood Frost. He would never point his sword at a blue-feathered griffon unless it was hostile to him.
“You said guardian spirit? Then can you sense Per Lorenzini?”
“then!”
Then, Selok turned his beak to one side. Beyond the wall where his beak was facing. It was quite far away, but it must mean that at the end of that direction, there was Per.
By now, Per would be busy collecting magic nuts, babbling along and boring the people around him.
“It’s not surprising, is it? To you.”
It was as Selok said. The relationship between Per and the guardian was like the relationship between the assassin and Roinecro.
Roynecro also, once you accept him as your master, you can feel your master wherever you are, whenever you want.
Even Tina, even though she wasn’t in any other creature, was clearly connected to Rubin when she was Roinecro.
“Still, there were some stories you told that were quite surprising.”
“What, the Glayton story?”
“Yeah, it was interesting. Some of the stories were just nonsense, though. There were some I didn’t know about.”
It was a story about the ‘lost archmage Glayton’, a legend among wizards.
While in the library of the Roinen family home, Rubin delved far deeper into the stories of Glayton than was known to the world.
In fact, unlike Glayton’s final days, his life was recorded in many books. This knowledge intrigued Sellock.
Of course, there was no mention in any book of Glayton having a guardian spirit.
Probably, you won’t find a story about Cellok in any book in the world. Even for the regressed Rubin, it was the first time he had heard of it.
“Nobody knows what happened to Glayton.”
“That must be true. That’s how he was originally. I miss him a little. My old master.”
“Your old master? Glayton was your master?”
“Why are you surprised?”
“Can a dog change masters? Or can a dog serve two masters?”
“no.”
Selok’s words followed immediately.
“That Glayton guy disappeared without a trace, so I had no choice but to go back into hibernation. I woke up again because of Per.”
“So Perman is the only person you have to protect.”
“Yeah, that’s it.”
Selok’s gaze turned to Rubin’s left arm.
“So, you don’t have to worry about losing that bracelet. Even if I did, it wouldn’t be taken away so easily.”
“… So you knew that.”
“There’s no way I wouldn’t know.”
Glayton’s bracelet that allows you to see your internalized quirks. As the name suggests, this bracelet was made by Glayton, Selok’s previous owner.
“I heard Glayton was a great magic tool maker.”
“That’s not wrong.”
“Do you happen to know where Glayton’s works, which are as large as this bracelet, can be found?”
“Why, are you trying to collect something?”
Rubin did not deny it. All the magical tools he made were legendary. Glayton’s bracelet was just one of them.
If he could get his hands on a few more, or even just one more, Rubin would become unimaginably powerful.
Rubin nodded, and Selok opened his beak and laughed. It was an ambiguous laugh that was neither positive nor negative.
Rubin said firmly.
“Is there a problem? They belong to your old master anyway. I don’t think it has anything to do with Perrang.”
“That is true.”
“If you just tell me where it is, I can use it to help protect Per. It’s probably hidden somewhere dangerous, but it’s a bit much for Per to go looking for it himself. Per is an important comrade to me, too.”
Selok clicked his beak. He felt that it was a convincing and quite reasonable story.
but-
“Unfortunately, that can’t be done. I have no idea where they are. Given Glayton’s nature, he probably wouldn’t have collected them all in one place. It would take a long time to search for them one by one.”
Rubin nodded. It was unfortunate, but it was somewhat expected. Glayton was a mysterious figure shrouded in mystery. His secrets could not be revealed so easily.
“Oh, but.”
As I was about to give up, Selok spoke again.
“I don’t know. He might know. Maybe he’s already sneaked a few.”
“That guy?”
“I’m talking about Glayton’s rival from the past. If it was him, he would have done whatever it took to get his hands on Glayton’s magic tools. He would have risked his life to find them.”
Glayton’s rival? What is this?
According to the following explanation by Selok, Glayton had a blacksmith rival whose skills were in no way inferior to his.
Although he is not as well known to the world as Glayton, his skills are acknowledged by Glayton himself.
“If you ask him, he might tell you.”
“Are you saying that someone from the Glayton era… is still alive?”
It has been 100 years since Lilic, which was a kingdom, declared itself an empire. And it has been about 200 years since Lilic is considered to have laid the foundation for the empire.
Glayton was a wizard from the time when the continent was tainted by wars between kingdoms. In other words, he was a person from at least 100 years ago.
If he lived in the same era as Glayton, the blacksmith would naturally have had a lifespan that transcended humans.
“Are you an elf?”
Instead of answering, Selok snorted and asked back:
“Are you really trying to find it?”
But Rubin was sincere.
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A blacksmith on par with Glayton. If he had that kind of skill, there was reason enough to seek him out, even if it wasn’t for Glayton’s magical tools.
‘It actually turned out well.’
Anyway, Rubin needed a blacksmith who could create a 1st-grade magic stone detection tool and modify ‘Robson’s Sword’ into a dagger.
Glayton’s production ability is limited to magical tools. However, if he were this blacksmith, he might be able to produce weapons as well.
“I guess you’re really serious. It’s fun, it’s fun. Should I tell you? I’ve been wanting to see you for a long time.”
“No, you can tell me that later.”
After I took the sword from Rosenthaler.
As long as Rubin doesn’t get along with Per and Chuck, there’s no reason for him to be hostile towards Selok. That means he can ask him again whenever he wants.
Rubin decided to settle the blacksmith issue later and moved on to the next question. There was still much to ask.
It was a conversation with a being close to God. Such opportunities were rare. Rubin held on to Selok, who wanted to see Per quickly, and did not let him go. If he left here, Selok would only focus on protecting Per. It would be difficult to have a deep conversation.
Rubin asked questions about the secrets of the world that he did not know and would likely never know.
“Sellock. Let me ask you one more thing.”
“What else are you curious about?”
“So you’re protecting Enzo too? There’s a chain of awakening between the two of them.”
“I think you’re mistaken about something.”
“… … ?”
“I don’t exist because of the Chain of Awakening. I exist to protect the ‘chosen wizard.’ That’s completely different from the Chain of Awakening.”
The ‘climb to potential’ that happens when the chain of awakening is broken. That applies to both Enzo and Per.
But the term ‘chosen wizard’ meant something different. It only applied to Per. Cellok existed to protect Per.
Selok continued speaking.
“But usually, the ‘chosen ones’ are entangled in the chains of awakening. Glayton was one of them.”
“… … .”
“So Enzo can feel less guilty. He’s the one who’s been chained to awakening because of Per.”
Enzo thought that Per was entangled because of him, but it was the other way around. If he told Enzo, he would feel less guilty.
But that’s a problem for later. There was a separate part in what Selok had just said that had caught Rubin off guard.
“The ‘chosen ones’?”
It was clearly said that Per was the ‘chosen wizard’. And just as the origin of the griffon is Selok, it was said that the origin of the Roinecro also exists separately. Selok was called ‘that guy’ without mentioning his name.
What we can infer from this is that there is a possibility that a ‘chosen unmanned person’ exists. Perhaps ‘that person’ could be a member of the Assassin Swordsmanship.
“So you’re saying it’s not just one person?”
“Yeah, Ferman wasn’t chosen.”
“Then where does Roinecrow originate? That intelligent being you referred to as ‘that guy’? There must be a reason for that intelligent being’s existence.”
That moment.
Selok’s blue eyes stared intently at Rubin. His voice that followed was full of strength.
“… I’m sorry, but I can’t tell you that.”
“what?”
“I can’t tell you.”
“…even if Perga orders it?”
Selok has no choice but to follow Per. An absolute being, or perhaps even more. It must have been because of Per, the vanguard of Telmah, that he had fought against the assassins in his previous life.
As an intelligent being, Perga, the reason for his existence, takes priority over the right and wrong of Cellok.
So, if Perga asked me to tell him, I thought I would tell him any secret.
“Yes, even if Perga tells me to, I can’t tell you that.”
“Why?”
“It was a long time ago, because of a promise I made with him.”
“That guy… the origin of Roinecro. A demigod and intelligent being like you.”
I thought that a secret that only the head of the main family could access was completely revealed, but the door closed right in front of me.
Rubin was frustrated.
‘If there were people like Per, and intellectuals like Selok, even in the Assassin’s Blade… … .’
It would be a tremendous help in taking revenge on Telmah. However, Rubin cannot tell you because of a promise made in the distant past that he cannot even fathom.
“The promise between me and him is an unbreakable oath. He told me not to talk about him, and I have no choice but to keep that promise.”
“… … .”
“To begin with, he had told me to keep it absolutely secret from anyone who had a dark side. You’re one of his kind.”
“… … .”
“Besides, I really don’t know if he’s awake or hibernating. Find out about him, or meet him… that’s your job.”
I suddenly wondered if my mother knew.
If you are the head of the Assassination Sword Family, would you be able to reach that level of truth?
How many collateral families are spread across the continent? Where did the Assassin Sword Family originate, which existed before the turbulent times on the continent?
And what is the origin of Roinecro and does the ‘chosen one’ even exist?
These were truths that even the Siren of his previous life had not told Rubin.
‘If you knew, why didn’t you tell me? Why?’
Did he decide that the truth was worthless because it was obvious that Telmah would be destroyed and there was no more hope?
But if it was Rubin in his previous life, he could at least have asked Siren for the truth.
‘But that can’t be done now.’
Even if the reborn Rubin became stronger than before he died, it was only a personal achievement. He could not get closer to the truth unless he gained his mother’s approval and subdued all the heads of the assassination families.
‘In the end, I have no choice but to become the head of the household. Is there no other way than to become the one and only person that even my mother can accept?’
If not, I have no choice but to follow the same path as in my previous life. When the extinction of the Assassination Sword Family is imminent, my mother will tell me.
Of course, Rubin didn’t want that to happen. Absolutely not.
After a while.
“Are you going to meet Per now?”
Cellok’s voice was filled with anticipation.
Rubin nodded and prepared to go outside. He put back on his wizard robes that had become tattered from killing plant monsters. Then he asked Selok.
“It’s supposed to be in the shape of a bead and come out when Perga is in danger, right? But it’s not like it’s going to come out by mistake during class, right?”
“Even if I look like a monster to you, don’t forget that I’m a living history book.”
“Except for the hibernation period, isn’t that about the lifespan of a monster?”
“I guess that’s because they’re friends with crows, right? Anyway, it’s not like they have that much sense, so don’t worry. They’ll only come out when Per’s life is in danger.”
“Okay, I understand.”
However, Rubin checked again with a slightly dubious expression.
“But, Selok, even if I remove the heart inside your body and destroy it… it’s not destroyed, right?”
Selok, who had been putting off answering, quickly climbed up the cliff. Rubin followed him up, and only then did Selok answer.
“Yes. I’m not disappearing, I’m just hibernating. Even if it looks like I’m dying.”
“hmm…….”
“Am I that ugly?”
In fact, Rubin couldn’t be completely at ease. He couldn’t help it, because in his previous life, he was the one who had killed Cellok and taken out his heart.
Clearly, Rubin had seen the shattered orb by himself. It wasn’t a vague memory, but it was a small victory achieved after losing dozens of assassins, so it was vivid as if it had happened yesterday.
“Besides, I can pretend that my heart is beating. It’s a kind of trick.”
So that’s what it was. If that’s the case, then it’s not that absurd.
Knock knock.
“Let’s go, quickly.”
Selok went to the other side of the passage first and tapped the huge tree root blocking the way with his beak. It was a sign that if Rubin didn’t open it, he would tear it out himself.
‘But I clearly felt that life was slipping away.’
Beyond the illusion of the eye, can it even deceive the darkness?
I approached Selok with a feeling that was still not clear, and before Selok returned to the form of a blue bead, he said this for the last time.
“Of course, there is only one possibility that I will be destroyed. If the one who removes my heart and destroys it is the ‘chosen one.’”
After finishing speaking, Selok returned to the blue marble.
Phew.
“… … .”
Rubin stared at the blue orb lying on the floor. After a while, he picked it up again, but did not put it in his subspace pocket.
Instead, he put it in Rob’s pocket. He was going to meet Per soon anyway, and he had to give it to him as a gift.
‘Illusion? Or the Chosen One? … Well, we’ll find out someday.’
