#146
Episode 146
Ixia (9)
The black business card was absorbed into Jeongdo’s forehead, and a man’s voice began to echo in his head.
<Hey! What kind of harmony is this? Oh, Roland! My dear friend! I never dreamed that we would meet again like this!>
<… … >
Judging from his voice and manner of speaking, the person he loaded seemed to have a very cheerful personality. The degree quickly opened the status window.
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 189
Mana reserves: 500
Strength: 78
Stamina: 109
Reflexes: 87
Mana Responsiveness: 786
Talent: <Beauty-lv.3>, <Positivity-lv.3>, <Brave-lv.2>, <Strength-lv.2>, <Spear-lv.2>, <Oblivion-lv.2>, <Frenzy-lv.1> … and 5 more.
Skills: <Fear Immunity>, <Summon Hippogriff>, <Indomitable>, <He who receives the love of martial arts> … and 9 others.
<The two loaded characters are bound by a strong bond.>
<Status increases. Bonuses are granted to skills and talents.>
Astolfo.
The most abnormal of Charlemagne’s knights.
Although his military power is not that high, he is a paladin who is loved by the world and has achieved high military honors solely through luck and connections.
It is said that her beauty was unrivaled in the world and everyone smiled when she was with her.
Astolfo was an unusual person in many ways.
It had a strange structure in which most of the stats were focused on mana reactivity, and the talent also had <strong luck> that had never been seen before except for Yoo Seon. And it’s clearly a man’s voice, but why is the talent called <Beautiful Woman> and not <Handsome Man>?
‘It doesn’t matter. If only we could control Roland’s madness.’
Still, it seemed to be performing its role reliably. Roland has become very calm since Astolfo was loaded. He seemed as if she was reluctant to talk.
<Why is it so quiet! Dear friend! Am I unwelcome? I’m sorry! I wouldn’t hesitate to wear a skirt for you.>
<Astolfo. If you really consider me a friend, please just shut up. It’s a wish.>
<It’s a friend’s wish. How can I ignore you! But don’t refuse! The wit is the greatest strength of this article!>
<Damn.>
‘It’s very noisy.’
I thought a very noisy article had arrived, but that was just the beginning. Astolfo, who had been talking to Roland for a while, now changed his target to Jeongdo.
<Oh! uh! You can’t stab there. If it were me, I would have slashed. Of course, you are stronger than me!>
<That old man looks very handsome. Do I really have to kill him?>
<It reminds me of when I went to the moon to cure Roland’s mania. At that time, we defeated the Great Demon King of Evil on the moon. It’s exactly the same as then and now.>
Astolfo was really talking non-stop.
To some degree, I thought I had called in an even more crazy person to control the crazy person, but it was already too late. The only consolation was that, thankfully, no more cases of losing control of my body occurred.
‘I really hate the Knights of Charlemagne.’
However, regardless of the cleverness of the Knights of Charlemagne, the synergy between Roland and Astolfo was beyond imagination. As Roland’s status, which was already strong, increased to Dual Road, the old man became lost again and began to panic.
“This is absurd. “How can humans who have lived less than 100 years change so drastically?”
The old man began to panic due to the jagged attack, and soon his hands and feet became dizzy.
‘now!’
<Harpe. Nullifies the opponent’s immortality attribute.>
It was a time when Jeong-do wielded his harpe without missing an opportunity.
Excited.
‘uh?’
Jeongdo felt his heart pounding strongly.
It was a strange feeling. Jeong-do immediately realized where the feeling originated.
<Communication>.
The miracle of the beginning that he possessed was responding to the old man. The old man also seemed to have felt something, as his expression was one of astonishment.
The two people’s surprised expressions overlapped, but regardless, the sword gently cut the old man apart.
Suddenly.
The harpe started from the top of the old man’s head and cut it exactly in half. The old man’s strong body split into left and right sides.
<Level up. Mana increases by 1 and strength increases by 1.>
‘What was it?’
Jeong Do was distracted by the strange sensation he had just felt rather than the fact that he had defeated the old man. That feeling has now completely disappeared. And it wasn’t until the next notification window appeared that I came to my senses.
<The level decreases. Mana decreases by 1 and strength decreases by 1.>
“shit.”
Didn’t Harpero help?
If the divine sword that nullifies immortality doesn’t help, what can we do? Jeong Do chewed his lips and pointed his sword at the old man.
The old man came back to life. A body that had been split in two lengthwise was stuck together. But that’s it. He did nothing further. He was just looking at Jeongdo with a blank expression.
It was then.
“It’s a complete mess.”
A tall man with shoulder-length blond hair suddenly appeared between the doctor and the old man. Naturally, as if it was natural to be there. He looked around the room and frowned.
“Takujin. What is this? “Your role would not have been like this.”
“… … ”
The old man called Takujin did not respond to the blond man’s words. Takujin was staring blankly into space as if he was extremely shocked. The blond man probably didn’t like the old man’s behavior, so he kicked the old man.
puck.
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The old man was hit hard, but he fell down without even screaming. The blond man’s face became even crumpled, but he no longer paid attention to the old man and turned his gaze to Jeong-do.
“Okay, there’s no need to talk to that senile old man. human. You explain. What on earth is this? “Who are you, fighting Takujin here?”
Do-do chuckled internally at the man’s question.
Should I say this is absurd?
In this situation, did you think that if you asked that question to someone who clearly seemed to be hostile to Heaven, they would respond obediently?
But surprisingly, the blonde man was sincere. He dared to ask a question, and he truly believed that a lowly human being should answer accordingly. Do-do also felt the sincerity and burst out laughing.
Instead of answering the man’s words, Jeong-do aimed at Harpe.
“… “Human, are you crazy too?”
The man seemed to have never imagined that Jeong-do would point a sword at him, so he was dazed for a moment and muttered that.
Hehehehe.
As the man became angry, powerful mana began to condense, and the ground and air began to shake in its wake. Two pairs of colorful wings spread out on the man’s back. It was a bigger and more beautiful wing than any other Elyos I had ever fought with.
‘It’s strong.’
The man’s identity was easily guessed.
Among the information I obtained from Shriel, an Elyos I met at Lare in Ixia, it was said that there were three Earth Angels, including myself, here in Listhenia.
Shriel, Takujin, and the remaining one were definitely the Elyos in front of me.
The mana emanating from the blonde Elyos in front of me was extremely powerful.
Not to mention Shriel, who was a childish Elyos under the influence of Templar, his energy was even more powerful than that of Takujin, who had built up extreme skills.
Jeongdo gripped the sword tightly, feeling his skin tingle.
‘This might be a little difficult with Black Duel.’
Should I use an Ex level ticket?
I would try to do it as far as I could, but if it didn’t work out, I had to consider running away through Ixia’s transfer gate.
“How dare you point a sword at me, not to mention ruining the great world of heaven. That sin can never be paid for by your own death. “You and everyone associated with you will disappear from space.”
When powerful mana began to gather in the blond man’s right hand and Jeongdo transformed the King of All Diseases into the Shield of Aegis, a voice was heard from behind the man.
“That’s difficult, Siriel.”
“… what?”
The mana concentrated in the man’s hand dispersed in an instant. He was furious that his event had been interrupted and grabbed the collar of the man who had spoken to him, Takujin.
“Crazy old man. Have you really become senile? You are an accessory to our heavenly world. All you have to do is do as you’re told! Don’t be presumptuous. Surely you haven’t forgotten the contents of the contract? “The current situation alone is enough to make me feel like the contract has been cancelled.”
The blonde man felt very uncomfortable.
What is the plan now? It took hundreds of years just to come up with the plan, and it also took a tremendous amount of effort to infiltrate without the dragon’s eyes.
The plan was perfect.
Using the old man’s infinite vitality, he forcibly makes humans stronger and mixes his own magic with them to form a strong antagonism towards the dragon species. Considering the speed of human development and strong reproductive power, it did not take a long time for humans to hunt dragon species. In addition, he impersonated Ixia and infiltrated human society. We deliberately created a system of discrimination between those who were chosen and those who were not. This was to prevent humans from grouping together.
The plan went very smoothly. There were still some remaining dragons, but they were at a level that could be suppressed without significant damage by the heavenly forces.
Now all I had to do was pick and eat the fruit I had worked so hard on for so long…
“You can just wait a little longer, but why did you show up?”
“Siriel. Has he become a king among humans and even his nose has been twisted? Concentrate and look for the scent of blood.”
“… “Blood scent?”
When Siriel heard those words, she focused all her attention on her nose. And soon he discovered the familiar scent of blood and began to get angry.
“human! “Why is the scent of Shriel’s blood on you?”
It was the worst.
Perhaps it could be even worse than the failure of the plan to conquer Listhenia.
Shriel is an Elyos from the most noble lineage in the heavenly world. If he had died in Listenia, where he was in charge, this wouldn’t be a reprimand. He could have had to face the wrath of the Heavenly God himself. He needed someone who could take on the wrath of the Heavenly God.
“… Right. I guess we’ll just have to put human lives at risk. Okay, dried well. Takujin. “Let’s leave it undisclosed that we revealed ourselves.”
“Siriel. You must be mistaken. “That’s not what I meant when I said it was difficult.”
“what? “Then what’s the problem?”
“It would be difficult to catch that young man.”
“… what?”
“It’s like this.”
grasp!
By the time Siriel sensed something was wrong, it was already too late.
Takujin quickly stretched out his hands towards Siriel, who was exposing her back to him. Then he grabbed his wings with both hands and tore them off.
“Kaaaaaaah!!!”
Siriel’s piercing scream echoed throughout the room, but Takujin’s touch did not stop. Takujin once again used both hands, and each hand pierced Siriel’s back, pierced her heart, and pierced her dantian.
“Cough.”
Siriel poured out red blood, and soon the scent of his blood began to fill the room. He looked at Takujin in disbelief.
“… betrayal? why? “Is it okay if I don’t achieve my wish?”
“Is that possible? I just discovered a higher possibility. “That’s it.”
dump.
Siriel’s body collapsed helplessly. It was a meaningless death that could hardly be considered the death of a mighty angel of the heavens. Jeongdo remained tense and pointed his sword at the old man.
“… “What kind of trick is this?”
“It is exactly as you heard. “There is no reason to cooperate with heaven.”
After saying that, the old man, Takujin, looked straight at Jeongdo. The feeling of futility that had been in his eyes until now had completely disappeared.
“Didn’t you feel it when you cut me just now? Something rattled! I’m talking about that feeling. The death I just experienced was on a different level from the deaths I had experienced so far. “I really thought I could die.”
Jeongdo immediately knew what the old man was saying.
A strange feeling I felt right before cutting down the old man.
I couldn’t describe specifically what that feeling was, but one thing was certain.
It was clear that <communication> was strongly involved.
“But, it’s still unfinished. “It’s such a shame.”
After saying that, the old man walked towards the Awaker’s crystal ball. Then he split the crystal ball with the blade of his hand. The old man rummaged through the cracked crystal ball, found something, and threw it to Jeong Do.
widely.
Jeongdo lightly grabbed the flying object. The object the old man threw was a pendant.
“This… !”
“It’s one of the pieces of Ixia. Even though I possess miracles, it is impossible to awaken humans with only my abilities. “This was only possible when my talent, the artifact created by the Dragon of Wisdom, and that damn magic worked together in harmony.”
“… “Why are you giving me this?”
“You’re asking something so obvious. “That’s because I want you to become strong.”
And I hope you kill me when you grow up.
It was easy to guess that there was such a hidden story behind it.
“I feel like I want to follow you around and train you, but you won’t allow me, right?”
“… … ”
Instead of answering, Jeong-do aimed his sword.
A person who betrays people as soon as they see an opportunity. How can you trust someone like that and keep him by your side? I had no intention of keeping anxiety factors that were unpredictable to a certain degree next to me.
The old man clicked his tongue as if he had expected such an action.
“I’ll come back again someday. “Until then, don’t die.”
After saying that, the old man slowly walked out of the room. Jeongdo thought about chasing after the old man, but he soon quit. This was because he was certain that he could not kill the old man with his current skills.
‘I need to feel that feeling again.’
The strange sensation he felt when he cut the old man.
When I think about it, it felt like <Communication> and the old man’s <eternal life> resonated.
‘I have no choice but to enlighten myself.’
I couldn’t get advice from anyone. Even Winry didn’t really know about the miracle of the beginning, so there was no way anyone in the universe could explain the sensations that Do-do felt.
Jeong-do looked around the now quiet room. The body of the blonde Elyos was showing that everything was truly over.
<Master. Now there are no more sisters left in Listenia.>
There are exactly 10 Ixia parts collected so far. There are only two left. When I first came here, I thought I would be lucky if I could save even half, but the achievement rate was far beyond my imagination.
In addition, it completely ruined Heaven’s plan, so it was the perfect result.
However, there was something that bothered me much more than what I was doing right now.
‘The old man clearly said he couldn’t create an Awaker with his own strength.’
It is said that the miracle of the beginning was not enough, and it was only after using the dragon’s weapon and the magic of the Earth Angel that the Awaker was finally created. Immediately after hearing those words, Jeong Do was overcome with strong doubts.
Awakening humans is a difficult task even for the ‘miracle of the beginning’?
So what happened to Earth’s Awaken?
The person known to have created the Awaken on Earth is Ellie McDowell.
He is the first SS-level user and is also known as the best magic engineer on Earth.
Jeong Do also met once through Hae-joon’s introduction, and at that time, he confirmed Ellie’s information through ‘observation’.
It goes without saying, but she was not the ‘miracle of the beginning.’ She had many talents, but none of them made her a miracle from the beginning.
But it’s also true that she created Awaker.
There was only one conclusion.
‘Ellie MacDowell has a connection to the miracle of the beginning.’
I couldn’t help but think that way. She didn’t know if she was collaborating directly with her primordial miracle or if she was just being used, but it seemed clear that she had a connection.
“… “I was planning to get some rest when I got back.”
It looks like he is not the type of person to take a break.
After sighing briefly, I finished my journey in Listenia.
