Episode 424
424. Episode 424
– Poser, are you okay? It’s me, Turik. Poser, Poser!
A spirit made of fog similar in size to a Turik, completely different from the form seen at first.
The eerie lights around my eyes and the fog that was billowing out as if it was going out of control have calmed down, so it seems like the abnormality has disappeared.
This concludes our exploration of the boss monster.
– Foger, come to your senses. Please, please.
Seundo landed next to Pozer and Turik.
The surrounding terrain had completely collapsed, but fortunately, a small layer of fog was forming beneath the forger’s feet, providing a place to stand.
Even this is shaking precariously.
– Tu… … Leak?
– Yeah, it’s me! Are you awake?
The eyes of the poser, who had not even moved his chest as if he had stopped breathing, slowly opened.
From what I can see from what you’re saying, you seem to have completely come to your senses.
Turik was so touched by this that he burst into tears once again and hugged Poser.
It seemed that the relationship between the two was deeper than Se-woon had thought.
– Turik… … How is this place? Ah, no. Ugh, gasp! Aah!
– Poser, poser!
– Stop, stop! Please, just let me go now. I don’t want this anymore… … .
– Poser, it’s me! Come on!
The poser’s seizure began.
Every time my body started to tremble, some of the faint fog that made up my body slowly dispersed.
This means that the spirit power of the poser is running out.
To spirits, spirit power is an element no different from life force.
If a normal spirit were to run out of spirit power, they would return to the spirit realm to recharge their strength, but Poser’s situation wasn’t so good.
Honestly, in that state, I thought it might be too late to return to the spirit world.
Perhaps, the connection with the spirit world is lost.
– Poser, poser!
“for a moment.”
Seun approached and sprayed the potion on the poser’s body.
Of course, there are high-quality potions prepared in case of an emergency, as well as rare potions taken from Mamon’s warehouse according to a previous contract.
I had hoped, but as expected, the spirit couldn’t take the potion.
‘then…….’
Seun is not a spirit master.
Turik is simply residing in Seun’s stigmata and using the divinity to fill himself with power, and Seun does not provide him with spiritual power.
I thought about Mammon’s treasures, but I couldn’t think of any tools that would be helpful in this situation.
Meanwhile.
‘if…….’
Seun rotated the circle while thinking of a small possibility.
There was still quite a bit of mana left that had been recovered by the power of sloth.
Using all of these would probably have quite a few aftereffects, but this was not the time to save mana for Turik.
– The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[ White fog ]
– One of the weather magics of the Blue Tower, it creates thick fog to block the enemy’s vision and confuse their senses.
A thick fog poured out from Seun’s hand.
Although he doesn’t know how to control spirit powers, Poser is a spirit of fog.
I thought that if I blew mist on it, it would be able to heal itself and restore its spiritual powers.
– Now, now… … .
Was Se-un’s thoughts right? The fog that had been dispersing stopped as the forger’s seizure stopped.
Although it was very faint, the fog Seun had created was slowly being absorbed, and Poser’s body was becoming clearer.
The expression on the forger’s face, which had been in pain, also calmed down a little.
– Poser… … .
However, this does not mean that the treatment has been completely successful.
The poser, whose seizure had subsided, was found passed out, seemingly completely exhausted.
When I paused the magic for a moment, the fog began to slowly disappear again.
“It can’t go on like this.”
Just because you’re Seun doesn’t mean you can stay by his side and blow fog all his life.
Unless we find another way, posers will eventually disappear.
However, since there was no other way right away, he succeeded in drawing his mana to its limit and filling the forger’s body with thick fog.
At that moment, Turik, who had been fidgeting next to me, hardened his expression as if he had made up his mind about something.
– I’ll take you.
“Take me?”
– To the spirit world.
The spirit world was a space filled with spirit power on all sides.
In the current situation, taking Poser to the spirit world is the best option, and that is what Seun also thought.
However, there was one big problem here.
“Once a being loses connection with the spirit world, isn’t it impossible for them to return to it?”
For example, the fallen spirits did so.
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Seun, before his return, had encountered quite a few corrupted spirits while exploring dungeons, but he had never seen any spirits return to the spirit realm, even if they were cured of their corruption.
If you were lucky enough to be a spirit master who could manipulate the spirit powers, you could maintain their life through a contract, but even then, it would be impossible to send the spirit back to the spirit realm.
The standards of the spirit world were that strict.
Whether intentionally or not, once you lose your connection with the spirit world, you can never return.
– Permission, I got it.
“Authority? By any chance… … .”
Se-Woon recalled the message he had seen before.
In the previous trials, when Hanareum and ‘Black Beak’ were completed, Turik’s power was recognized and he was promoted to a higher spirit.
In fact, even though he had become a higher spirit, Seun couldn’t feel the difference.
– My territory has expanded. It’s a breach of contract, but if it’s my territory, I can take the poser.
“Are you okay? I understand that breaking a contract with the spirit world is a serious crime.”
– Yeah. But, I have to save my friend.
It was a problem that could easily lead to Turik being kicked out of the spirit world.
Although she has lived in Seun’s stigmata longer than in the spirit world, her powers will inevitably be greatly weakened if she is banished from the spirit world.
Various problems related to it came to mind, but Se-woon nodded.
“okay.”
– Really… Are you okay? I might become weak.
“It’s really okay.”
Recently, I thought of my colleagues who nodded their heads when they heard Seun’s return at the inn.
I thought of my colleagues who smiled brightly even as they heard the footsteps approaching destruction.
I wouldn’t have understood it before, but I can understand it now.
“Hurry up and come back.”
– Yeah, thank you!
Turik spread his wings and closed his eyes.
A purple aura rippled out, and a familiar pattern appeared in front of her. It was a contract that Seun had created with Riel’s help in order to make a contract with the spirit.
– Thank you. Thank you very much. I’ll be back as soon as possible.
“Bye.”
– huh!
Turik lifted the forger with a groan and flapped his wings as he entered the contracting party.
However, he did not forget to bow his head to Se-un and express his gratitude.
Time in the spirit world is different from that in the human world.
He said he’d be back soon, but I don’t know how long it’ll take.
During this time, you won’t be able to receive any help from Turik, including his wings, but that’s bearable enough.
“… … I hope you can protect it.”
With Turik gone and all of his mana consumed, Seun collapsed from the aftereffects of the power of sloth, along with rapid mana dehydration.
* * *
The easternmost part of the spirit world.
Even in the spirit realm, where the surrounding environment changes drastically depending on location, this place was particularly beautiful.
The endless sea sparkled like a mirror, and the horizon was spotless.
Water gushed out like fountains from all directions, and a beautiful waterfall poured down from the sky as if a hole had been created.
Instead of grass and trees, coral reefs and sea anemones became the homes of the spirits, and numerous water spirits floated around them, chattering and talking.
“Gyarrrrr!”
“Shall we go over there today?”
“I want to go too!”
“me too!”
The water spirits swam across the sea, circling east along the waterways like jellyfish.
The scenery was so beautiful that it was like a treasure that only the spirits could enjoy.
“Be careful, children.”
Among them, there was one building that stood out the most. No, it wasn’t a building; it was a coral reef.
A coral reef that is incomparably large compared to other coral reefs, and is in full bloom as if it was beautifully carved for someone.
Even a giant clam with its mouth wide open above it.
Inside the oyster, instead of a sparkling pearl, sat a woman even more beautiful than the pearls, smiling brightly as she looked at the chattering spirits.
“Yes, Mom!”
She is the spirit queen who governs the eastern part of the spirit world.
He is one of only four spirit kings in the spirit world, and he controls all the water in the world, so much so that he can be said to be all the water in the world itself.
It was Elquines, the water spirit king.
“Everyone looks happy today. I hope this happiness lasts a lifetime.”
“mother.”
“Elestra. What’s going on?”
A spirit in the shape of a bird landed gently in front of her and bowed its head.
The feathers on its entire body were made of water, reflecting the sunlight and sparkling, and its beak looked sharp and hard like ice.
Elestra.
He was a top-tier water spirit, one of the few in the spirit world, who could be called the hands and feet of the spirit king.
“The child of terror has come.”
“The dreaded… …Turik?”
“That’s right.”
Elquines tilted his head.
In the spirit world, spirits of the four major attributes reside in the east, west, south, and north.
Around it are spirits derived from the four major attributes, and in the center live unique spirits that are separate from the four major attributes.
The same was true for the spirit of fear.
If I had to make a comparison, I live close to the east, but I couldn’t think of any reason why the spirit of terror would come here.
‘I heard you recently became a higher spirit… … .’
That’s no reason to come here.
In the spirit world, there was no such thing as a culture of bowing to one’s superiors after being promoted.
Rather, the four spirits and the spirits of the central region had an instinctive sense of distance, so they rarely came to visit each other like this.
And soon, the reason why the spirit of fear had come poured out from Elestra’s mouth.
“I brought the child of the fog.”
“Fog? … … Maybe.”
“Yes, I brought the poser.”
In the spirit world, rank is your name.
However, even if you call out their ranks, the spirits can tell the difference and notice their presence.
This means that even if you call all the thousands or tens of thousands of lower-level water spirits ‘Nix’, you can still tell which child they are referring to.
The same goes for posers.
“But, isn’t Poser a child who lost contact with the spirit world? And that was quite a long time ago.”
“Yes. Since you broke the rules, I have secured your new recruits for now, but I am concerned about the situation, so I came here to report to you first.”
“Thank you, my child. Can you guide me right away?”
“If you allow me, I will bring you right here.”
“please.”
Wheeee-
With Elquines’ permission, two birds appeared from a drop of water swirling in the air.
As soon as they landed on the ground, they bowed their heads to Elquines and greeted her, and Elestra spread her wings and let the two small beings down.
“Father, please. Heuk. My friend. Please save Poser. Sob.”
“You’ve grown so much, you little terrifying child.”
Although he has no connections, Elquines is the King of Spirits and thus knows all beings in the Spirit World.
Hear all news from the spirit world and judge all news from the spirit world.
Turik, who had been promoted to the rank of High Spirit, was much more mature than he had been before.
Even though her face was now soaked with tears and her eyes were swollen, I could feel her sincerity even more because of that.
“Forger, my old child… … .”
Elquines climbed down from the shell and knelt on both knees.
Then he carefully stretched out his arms and lifted the body of the poser who was barely holding his breath.
With just a brief touch, Elquines was able to sense the change in Poser’s body.
“Soon, the peace here may be shaken.”
“The punishment is… … .”
“I think we should hold off on punishment. But… … .”
Elquines rose from his seat.
The breathing of the poser in her arms began to calm down little by little.
“I need to summon all the spirit kings.”
That day, the noble spirit kings who were each guarding their territories at the four ends of the spirit world gathered in one place.
fantasy,
