Talent-Swallowing Magician Chapter 329

Part 2 Episode 69

summer legacy

“… .”

When Elric looked a bit embarrassed, Arceus tilted his head and asked.

“A Mervinger is a Mervinger, so does that mean it becomes something else?”

“That’s it… .”

For some reason, Elric was concerned about the World Tree’s driftwood swaying its branches gently.

“… no. nothing. “I was just surprised at how well it grew.”

“If that’s the case, I’m glad. “I wondered what would happen if a child like us came out.”

“… .”

Arceus spoke with a smile on his face as if he was happy.

Elric had no idea what to say.

“Now that ‘Shin-ah’ has changed into ‘Youth,’ there will be a big change for you too. Not to mention the ability to recover.”

“is that so?”

At his words, Elric looked at his body. However, the change in the seal did not seem to be felt yet.

Because it wasn’t much different from usual.

Arceus said while lightly patting Elric on the shoulder.

“You’ll find out when you get out.”

As he finished speaking, the mental world slowly began to brighten.

And when the light covered his entire field of vision, just like the first time, Elric could hear him speaking softly.

-Thank you for raising me well.

* * *

When the light completely disappears.

Elric could hear Mephisto’s extremely excited voice.

『Does this make sense?! Yggdrasil!』

It seemed like I got a glimpse into his inner world.

Elric picked his ears with his little finger and spoke in an annoyed tone.

[Oh, lower your voice. My ears hurt.]

『Is this king going to lower his voice now? They say you’re raising Yggdrasil! Don’t you know what that means?』

[I should be happy because my companion who lives and dies with me has become that much stronger. Why are I angry? I bet.]

“colleague? you you… !』

Seeing Elric speaking so shamelessly, Mephisto grabbed the back of his neck and could not continue speaking.

Although he could hear people saying things like, ‘How could King Bon be with Mervinger?’, Elric just passed it through one ear.

Then I immediately looked at my body. The purpose was to feel the change in the seal.

He could see that the pain that had been pounding his entire body just a moment ago was quickly disappearing.

The fatigue, muscle pain, and residual scars that had accumulated from the battle had long since disappeared.

As Arceus said, as the seal grew, its ability to revitalize and restore the body was noticeably improved.

“… “Is this the power of the seal?”

Isn’t this almost a level of super-recovery?

Elric somehow seemed to understand the power of the word ‘youth’.

“Be 【Clear】, 【Warm】… .”

That’s why youth (靑春).

It would give a feeling of green, like the spring season when buds sprout.

‘Normally, I would have been sick for several days.’

I glanced down at the seal.

Shina’s seal, which had a single leaf drawn on it, became the seal of youth and took the shape of a small tree.

‘You said Ig, right?’

Deep down, I was excited to see what Ig would look like when he fully grew up.

For a moment, I was worried that my personality might be as vicious as my ancestors.

‘Lean down, cancer! Don’t lean over.’

It is said that the World Tree resembles the personality of its owner.

So, it was clear that he was a good person.

『… It seems like you’re thinking about something that doesn’t work.』

Mephisto narrowed his eyes as he looked at Elric, who looked like the most Mervinger among all the Mervingers he had seen.

Then.

“… “Yes.”

A low voice sounded in Elric’s ears.

It was a familiar voice.

‘Shiro?’

Elric quickly walked towards the sound.

And it wasn’t long before I found her.

A place where there is not much light, so it is half-buried in darkness.

She was breathing hard, using her sword as a cane. There was blood all over her floor. Her complexion also became pale.

If I left it like that, it was clear that I would die soon.

Cheaeng!

“Don’t move, Mervinger.”

“If you move even one step from there, I will understand that you will fight.”

An army of golden lions were guarding her surroundings.

It’s not a strange situation even if they rushed in already. Since Shiro’s condition was not good, she seemed to think that protecting her was her top priority.

Their complexions were dark, as if they knew that Shirou was not in good condition.

The problem is that they are also not in very good physical condition.

“I think you’re misunderstanding, but you don’t think so, do you? “I’m trying to help you, so can you please step aside and not do anything unnecessary?”

When I fell from the airship, I didn’t pay any attention to it, thinking that someone with Shiro’s level of skill would survive without any problems, but now the situation was different.

It appears that the airship exploded and suffered significant damage.

The same goes for the Golden Lion Army. Everyone wouldn’t be able to get out of the canyon looking like that.

“Stop talking nonsense.”

“Do you think I’ll believe that bullshit?”

But there was nothing to say about their hostility toward Elric.

It looked like he would risk his life if he got any closer.

Shiro was also glaring in this direction with an angry expression, not showing that he wanted to receive help.

“This is it.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t understand their position, so Elric clicked his tongue as if he was sorry.

But that doesn’t mean he can let his friend Cromhel’s wife die.

“I can’t help it.”

Elric wrinkled his face and scratched the back of his head.

Thanks to the Seal of Youth, the depleted magical energy has been replenished before you know it.

It would be enough to suppress the Golden Lion Army for a while.

“【Be locked up】.”

Whihwihwihwi-

A blizzard of moderately controlled intensity falls on the heads of the Golden Lion Army.

“As expected, doing something like this… !”

“Kill me… !”

Before they could run, they suddenly found themselves tightly bound by ice chains that protruded from the floor.

“Let go… !”

“town! “Ugh”

Even if I tried to scream, I couldn’t say anything because the poison covered my mouth.

“It’s not even a freshly caught live fish. Stay still. And if I was going to harm you guys, would I end it like this?”

Elric shook his head as he looked at them screaming.

On the other hand, I thought their blind loyalty was amazing.

Then, Elric lowered his posture in front of Shiro and brought them to eye level.

“Stop being so proud, right? “I can’t get out of here anyway.”

“that… “It’s up to us to take care of it.”

“Pride comes first.”

“There is no reason to get help from someone like you!”

Cough!

She screamed at Elric and then began coughing violently.

The condition was so bad that it was difficult to make a sound.

“Oh my! So, are you going to die here hand in hand with all of your subordinates?”

“What’s strange about soldiers dying on the battlefield? “It’s natural.”

“well.”

Elric trailed off and tilted his head.

“You’re not wrong, but will Cromhell really like it?”

“… !”

“No matter how much that friend clearly distinguishes between public and private matters, I don’t think he would want to see his wife become like that.”

“… .”

“Even though we are political enemies, he is still my friend. “At least I don’t want to see my friend crying because he’s sad.”

As Elric said that, he put his hand forward as if to grab it.

Shiro’s eyes wavered at Elric’s sincere words.

As a child of the Lion Gong family, she had a duty to protect her pride.

But at the same time, I was concerned about the lonely appearance of Cromhel, who would be left alone.

Will I live as a wife, or will I protect my pride as a warrior?

A situation where you must choose one of the two.

It was a problem that couldn’t be easily chosen, but surprisingly, Shiro’s worries didn’t last long.

Her eyes turned to Elric’s hand.

“Good idea.”

That was when, after a brief thought, I stretched out my arm to hold his hand.

Sigh!

Something grazed Elric’s cheek and passed right between Shiro’s eyes.

“… !”

Elric’s eyes naturally widened at the unrealistic sight.

Tuk!

Shiro fell helplessly to the floor, bleeding.

It didn’t end there.

puff puff puff –

As soon as Shiro expired, the Golden Lion Army that Elric had suppressed also suffered the same attack and lost their lives.

A sudden surprise attack.

Elric hurriedly turned his head in the direction from which the attack came.

There, Repent, who was thought to be dead, was standing there with his index finger raised and a wry smile on his face.

White smoke was rising from his fingertips.

“you… !”

“why? “Did you think I was going to die like that?”

Elric’s expression distorted as if he was very angry.

Repent shrugged his shoulders. However, unlike her leisurely smiling expression, her breathing was heavy.

“Does Mervinger, who is famous for defeating so many demons, have such weak hands to use? Even if you show them that kind of kindness, do you think they will notice? Instead, they are busy rushing in to restore their shattered pride and cover up their own shame.”

Repent seemed full of hostility toward the imperial family.

In a way, it was natural.

Because he was an executive of the Free Revolutionary Army, which is said to be the biggest enemy of the empire along with the Kingdom Alliance.

“Just think about thanking me later.”

The whole time he was talking, he kept coughing.

It seems that the wounds inflicted by the hero have not healed yet.

It wouldn’t be strange even if I died right away. The reason he was alive seemed to be thanks to the unidentified cube he was holding in his other hand.

Because the energy coming from there was caressing Repent’s wounds.

Paaaa-

‘That cube… !’

『It’s a relic of summer.』

[…] Do you know what that is?]

『Do you think everyone knows that this is the king? However, it seems unusual to see that summer’s intentions are tightly packed. I think it might be something like an airship engine or a magic stone.』

Repent seemed to have realized where Elric’s gaze was directed and held up the cube.

“Oh, I was wondering what I was looking at, was I looking at this? What is it like? Does it look okay? Hehehe. “You have no idea how hard it was to recover from a broken engine.”

“… “Then you can just take that with you. Why did you come all the way here?”

“Let’s just say it’s a good thing. In any case, I need to bring at least one member of the imperial family with me so that I can stand up for myself.”

“Don’t you think there could be trouble with the Magic Tower as well?”

“under!”

Repent snorted.

“What does that matter? In the end, Magic Tower is also an imperial dog. To the revolutionary army, they are just enemies like the Lion House, the Magic Tower, or the imperial family. If two people fight… Well, isn’t this just a good thing for us?”

Slur!

Repent’s body slowly rose into the air.

“If we keep talking longer than this, nothing good will come of both sides, right? Because both you and I are not in a good condition. So, see you next time.”

See you next.

Those words pierced Elric’s ears.

Elric thought he shouldn’t let the guy go, but he couldn’t take a few steps.

No matter how much I got the seal of youth, it was because I was already overly tired.

And above all.

“… Shit.”

Shiro and the Golden Lion Army remained here.

It would have been a big problem if we had pursued Lepent too hard and were unable to retrieve his body.

In the end, Elric gritted his teeth.

My heart ached for no reason.

but.

『Don’t show any clumsy sympathy.』

Mephisto’s voice pierced his ears.

A grave yet intense tone.

『They say they changed their minds thanks to your persuasion, but they were warriors. He died while fighting fiercely against the enemy on the battlefield. Even if you bless it, pity it is no different from an insult to them.』

It’s no different from an insult.

Those words pierced Elric’s heart.

『So, even though you too will mourn their deaths, it would be right to remember them in your heart.』

‘I still have a long way to go.’

Elric quietly closed his eyes and nodded.

Wizard who swallowed talent