Embracing Magic Chapter 232

Embrace the Magic (232)

Droyan read Rodin’s thoughts.

I’m troubled. It’s true that I have a wound, but can I show it to you?

I didn’t like avoiding it because it made me feel like a coward. But I was also worried that if I just stayed still, it might make the wound even more painful.

‘I want to cure you.’

Rodin, who had been thinking in his head, continued to approach.

Droyan closed his eyes tightly and fell face down on the floor. Since it had rained, water splashed everywhere.

Of course, the mud water did not get on Rodin’s body. Although there was no specific instruction, Undyne blocked the mud water on her own.

“Let’s see.”

The injured area was Droyan’s back. The wound on his back gave off a smell of blood mixed with a slightly rotten smell.

The wounds of the demon will heal over time. If a limb is cut off, the severed limb will not regenerate, but the severed area will heal quickly. This is due to the strong vitality unique to the demon.

But sometimes, it doesn’t heal properly. This is when poison seeps into the wound, and in these cases, it can fester or spread, becoming dangerous.

The Droyan was in a state of decay and rotting away.

“Tsk tsk, how did it end up like this?”

There was a dent in the back, as if something had bitten it. Because the area was left unattended, white pus came out, and the edges were rotting and giving off a bad smell.

“Are you a weak person in this neighborhood?”

-Krrrr? Krrrr!

―Strong… … came out. Numbers… … many.

When I focused on Droyan, I could only vaguely understand what he was trying to convey. He was injured after being attacked by a large number of enemies.

“A large number? Are you sure? You’re not making excuses?”

-Kurr? Kurrrr?

-How? Meaning? Know?

“You know it, so how can I not know? Don’t move and stay still. I’ll treat you.”

Rodin pulled out a healing potion from the subspace. He briefly considered giving it to the guy, but then gave up.

Considering the size of the thing, it didn’t seem like it would make a difference unless he drank about 5,000 bottles. The potion was only used to spread it widely on the wounded area after opening the cork.

“Absolute cure!”

The pure white light of the divine attribute seeped into Droyan’s wound. The white pus-filled area soon turned bright red. The rotten and foul-smelling area quickly formed a scab.

-Ugh!

“Does it itch? It’s a sign that it’s getting better. Don’t scratch and bear with it.”

-Ugh!

“Ha, you’re annoying. Absolute cure!”

Because Droyan was groaning so much, I had no choice but to use the 7th circle healing magic once more.

If I had just left it alone, it would have slowly gained weight along with the itching, but thanks to the absolute treatment, the fan wounds were immediately filled. Instead, I would have felt a little hungry because my energy consumption was high.

“Don’t go anywhere and get hurt.”

-Krrrr!

-Strength. Mistake. Attack. Kill.

“If you bluff like that, you’ll end up dead in an instant. I know because I almost died a few days ago. You can’t lose anything if you’re careful.”

After playing with Droyan for a while, the sun was already setting. Since the guy who had done me a favor was nearby, I thought it would be nice to spend the night here.

“I’m a little tired, so I’m going to sleep here. Surely you won’t eat me while I’m sleeping?”

-Krrrr!

-Human. Small. Tasteless.

“Wow, look at that talking nonsense. You think it tastes good. And I treated you, so why did you have to say it didn’t taste good? Just say you don’t want to eat it.”

slap!

Droyan turned his head. It was an expression indicating that he would not talk to Rodin.

“Anyway, don’t eat it. If you don’t want to become an ungrateful person who doesn’t know gratitude.”

Rodin opened the subspace and prepared for camping. He simply took out the tent and set up the chairs and sleeping bags. He went around and gathered the rain-soaked wood and piled it in one place.

“Undyne, blow some moisture away.”

Nod!

Undyne dried the wood completely. Rodin immediately lit it, warming the surrounding area.

As I was looking at the blazing bonfire, Droyan poked his head out. He had his eyes tightly shut, as if he was enjoying the warmth.

“This isn’t your nest. Why are you here?”

-Krung?

Droyan glanced back. The space between the rocks behind him was originally Droyan’s nest.

The guy came out of his nest and settled down next to Rodin. If he had just stirred in his sleep, the tent would have been ruined.

“Be careful when you sleep. Don’t snore.”

-Hmph!

Rodin went into his sleeping bag and closed his eyes. Just in case, Undyne and Zito were guarding him.

* * *

I didn’t sleep for days because I had to leave Stroop’s territory. My mana drain was also extremely high because I had to keep using flying magic.

Perhaps because of accumulated fatigue, Rodin fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes. When he opened them, it was morning and the sun was rising.

“Wow! I slept for almost 12 hours.”

―Kuuuuu! Pishuuung! Kuuuuu!

“Haa, that damn snort. You gave me nightmares. I had nightmares all night!”

Rodin screamed, but Droyan didn’t even open his eyes. He must have known that Rodin was awake with his sensitive senses, but he continued to pretend to be asleep.

“Arai.”

I closed my eyes and left the guy. In that state, I immediately started practicing magic power.

As Rodin began to practice his magic, Droyan opened his eyes slightly. He then opened some distance between them and stared at Rodin intently.

The little human looked strange to Droyan’s eyes.

He was a human being who was not afraid of himself. It had been a long time since I had seen such a human being.

I had seen humans from a distance not long ago, but they were busy hiding as soon as they saw me. Some ran away, and some threw large prey and hid.

In the past, it wasn’t like this. There were quite a few people who approached me without hesitation and I had a few awkward conversations with them.

-Krrrr!

But after a long time, a human who gave off an old vibe appeared. What’s more, this human did something that even humans in the past couldn’t do.

Reading thoughts.

He could read human thoughts, but humans could not read his own thoughts, so communication was always one-way.

But then, the first human being to read minds appeared. Of course, it wasn’t something that could happen for free. He had to radiate energy to express his thoughts.

Still, I felt like this was something. It was a truly special experience to be able to communicate with people in a way that even humans in the past could not.

-Krrrr!

I have seen this person do this a lot in the past. It is probably a process of replenishing energy in the body. In the past, after doing something like this, tired people would become energetic.

Bam!

Then the human got up from his seat. It was over much faster than expected.

-Krrrr.

“Are you awake?”

Rodin began his workout as usual, casting gravity magic on his body to increase the weight and running around.

Droyan stared at it for a long time, wondering why it was so strange. His expression was like, ‘Are all humans like that?’

After finishing his workout, Rodin washed himself with Undyne. Then he spread out the table and laid out the food.

Then Droyan flew off somewhere. A few minutes later, he caught a large demon and returned. It was already dead with its neck broken.

“Hey! I’m eating, do you really need to smell blood next to me?”

-Krung?

“Oh my.”

Ignoring him, Rodin took a spoonful of food and put it in his mouth. Then he heard a terrible sound from the side.

Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter!

It was the sound of Droyan eating the demon’s hand. That sound made me lose my appetite.

“hey!”

-Krung?

“Haa, I’m going crazy. Are you doing this on purpose?”

-Purururung!

Droyan turned his head with a smirk.

It was done on purpose. This was a prank the Droyans had been playing for thousands of years.

“AC. Silent. Curtain!”

Rodin used his magic to completely block out all sounds and sights around him. Then he slowly began to eat his food.

Rodin hated being hungry. The stench, the noise, the nauseating sights could not suppress Rodin’s desire to eat.

In addition, I didn’t eat properly while passing through the Stroop area. I took out some simple food from the subspace while moving, but it was literally simple food. It wasn’t a proper meal that would fill my stomach.

“Whew.”

After finishing the meal, the magic was lifted. Droyan was also half-lying on the floor after finishing his meal.

“Did you eat well?”

-Krung.

“Have you seen any other humans around here besides me?”

-Enemy? Side? Number?

Fragments of words came from Droyan’s head. By combining them here and there, he was able to easily understand what they meant.

“They are not allies, but more likely enemies. There are quite a few of them. More than 100.”

Nod nod!

Flutter!

Droyan lifted his upper body and pointed to one side with his wing. It was to the northwest.

“You mean that side? Got it.”

-Going? Coming? Time?

“I don’t know. I’ll come back sometime. Oh, right. My name is Rodin. Remember that. Rodin.”

-Krungkrung.

Rodin put his camping gear into the subspace. After a quick stretch, he headed northwest.

Droyan wiggled his butt a few times before giving up. He hesitated whether to follow or not, but in the end, he decided not to.

It was nice to meet a human I could communicate with, but we were of different species. Unless that human was going to continue living here, we had no choice but to part ways.

I only heard the directions, but I had no idea how far they were. I had no choice but to just keep moving.

“Invisibility.”

He made his body transparent and moved quickly. Perhaps because it was Droyan’s territory, no other demons were visible around him.

We moved for four days, repeating the process of going and resting. We moved for longer than when we passed through the Stroop area, but the actual distance traveled was not long. This was because we had enough time to rest.

“It’s still Droyan’s territory.”

Still, not a single demon came out. There was not even a trace of the demon moving.

“Here it is.”

There was a presence in the direction they were moving. Rodin quickly scanned the surrounding terrain and then took a seat on a slightly higher ground.

“How much did you move?”

“About halfway.”

“We have to finish it quickly. The King said he would open the entrance within this year.”

The word ‘Monarch’ was heard. The probability of it being Valis Nova increased exponentially.

While listening to my older sister Sierra about Vallis Nova, I also heard about the system.

1 monarch, 2 vice-monarchs, 22 elders.

This was the basic system of Valis Nova. There were numerous armed units under them, and there was a commander who led them.

The number of soldiers in each unit varied greatly, so it was difficult to say, “How many people are there?”

“Will it work?”

“It has to be done. Because the King said so. If we don’t make it happen somehow, it will be difficult.”

“When is Lieutenant Ernest coming?”

“It will arrive in 10 days at the earliest. It will arrive within this month at the latest.”

Due to the nature of Masurim, it was difficult to set an exact schedule. Since it was a place where magical communication was not possible, there was no choice but to make an appointment in advance and hope that they would arrive by that day.

However, Masurim could encounter dangerous demons at any time. The frequency of occurrence of variables almost disappeared while using the tunnel, but it was not completely 0%.

There was always a chance of encountering black orcs or gray trolls before entering the first tunnel. Once they encountered and fought, the schedule could be extended indefinitely.

“Lord Ernest is a bit scary.”

“He is a strict person. But most prosecutors are like that.”

“Elder Haseo is a flexible person.”

“He’s a bit of a weirdo. Inspectors generally follow the rules and expect you to follow the exact guidelines.”

Rodin secretly eavesdropped on the conversation and stored the information in his head.

Deputy Lord Ernis and Elder Haseor were the inspectors. Also, Deputy Lord Ernis was not present at the moment.

‘By the way, there are too many numbers.’

I glanced down and could roughly see the number of tents spread out in all directions.

There were over 100 tents. Even though each tent had only 5 people staying in it, it was a huge crowd of 500 people.

‘I guess it was thanks to Droyan’s tolerance that Valis Nova was able to establish itself.’

There was no way anyone could hear them talking so loudly around here, because this was Droyan territory.

‘Where are the ruins they are talking about?’

The fact that they had set up a large camp here meant that there was a target nearby. It couldn’t be too far.

Rodin, while maintaining his invisibility, circled around Valis Nova’s camp. Bypassing north and heading west of the camp, he was able to find the place Valis Nova was investigating.

‘It’s a magic circle.’

There was a large circle on the floor with a diameter of 30 meters, and inside it was filled with complex magic circles.

There were quite a few wizards sitting around studying, their ages ranging from 30s to 70s.