Part 2 Episode 76
Hargan
“What do you want from me…” ?”
Suddenly, I remembered the time when the god of the sky possessed Sarnai.
At that time, didn’t the god of Changcheon mention both the grandfather and the progenitor?
What does that have to do with it?
Damir nodded lightly.
“similar.”
“what is that?”
“Once you have all the four worlds in your hands, you will naturally understand them, so don’t be impatient.”
“… Is that what you mean again? Okay, okay. Sheesh.”
I expected it, but it didn’t seem like it was information that could be easily obtained.
In the first place, this damn family couldn’t see how others achieved things easily and didn’t do anything to properly inform them.
You will know when you get the four precepts.
Who wouldn’t be Mervinger’s vassal… !
Then, a word Mephisto said suddenly came to mind.
-Your ancestor’s secret wish?
-It was Mother Nature, nature itself.
nature.
If you think grandly, you could say it’s everything in the universe.
If you think about it simply, it could be defined extremely simply.
‘When the four seasons come together, that’s Mother Nature, right?’
* * *
After finishing his conversation with Damir, Elric headed to the abyssal swamp where Hargan was located with Mia like last time.
“today. Succeed. “I’ll pray.”
Mia patted Elric on the back and then slowly took a step back from the swamp.
It was a consideration so that Elric could concentrate without any distractions.
“Thank you.”
Elric slightly lowered his head and stared at the swamp.
A color that seems more appropriate to be described as dark rather than black.
This is what I felt when I first came, but it felt like I was looking at a deep sea where not a single light shines.
Slurp and clatter.
As I took a few steps, the waves lightly wet my ankles.
It was as if he was provoking me, asking if I could come in properly this time.
‘No matter what I did, everything failed.’
This swamp blocks all access.
But it was different now.
I’ve been thinking for a long time about how I can cross, and I’ve found the answer.
‘Self-domain.’
I was able to enlighten myself by watching Hyl, Augustine, and Guy.
The swamp swallows everything.
In order to preserve consciousness there, it was necessary to protect consciousness by solidifying one’s own territory.
The problem is that we don’t have the ability to create an area yet.
‘But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a way.’
Basically, the area is about keeping ‘one’s secret wish’ in mind.
For example, Guy wants to become a monster himself in order to make sure that no one can attack Neresta. Hyul tries to instill revenge and fear in the world.
The two change the world with their own secret wishes.
And that secret wish is located deep in the subconscious.
Therefore, if you realize the secret wish in your deep unconsciousness that you are not even aware of, you will have the ‘qualification’ to enter there.
The swamp of the abyss can be said to be the sea of unconsciousness.
In the end, the answer was right there.
‘What is my secret wish?’
Elric thought as he took a step closer to the swamp.
The water, which had been churning, gradually calmed down and reflected his face little by little like a mirror.
Elric and Elric reflected in the water made eye contact.
“… .”
… .
A long silence followed.
Elric thought about himself for a very long time.
How have you lived so far?
What do you wish for?
What kind of life do you want to live in the future?
I had one problem after another that I couldn’t find the answer to. It seemed like I would never know the end.
It felt like I was being sucked into that abyss.
How much time has passed like that?
When we finally reached the end.
Elric slowly put his thoughts into words.
Like a spell.
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“… The whole me. Building a perfect family and a perfect world.”
Ssaaaa-
Immediately after that, all tremors on the surface stopped and silence returned to the swamp.
Elric had succeeded in realizing his wish.
“… !”
At that moment, Mia, who was watching everything from behind, couldn’t help but look surprised.
‘You looked straight at your own desires?’
Realizing a secret wish was a very arduous task even for ordinary magicians.
Of course, usually people say they know what they want. But it was never something I ‘knew’.
What do you want? What do you really want to achieve?
The secret wish was never that light.
In order to get an answer to the question of what one wanted to achieve even at the risk of one’s life, a long period of agony, action, and reflection were mandatory.
However, Elric surpassed all of those steps in one go.
Were the things he went through really that heavy?
It broke her heart that what may have been decades for others was condensed into just a few years for Elric.
perhaps.
‘Perhaps that is the duty that the Mervinger family heads must have… .’
But unlike Mia, who was heartbroken, Elric was smiling.
I instinctively felt that I was finally qualified to enter the abyss.
“I can finally see Hargan.”
He looked back at Mia, said that, and walked straight back to the surface.
The dark waves were cold.
But Elric didn’t care and continued to move forward, step by step.
Each time, he slowly sank into the swamp.
The waves that started from my ankles had already reached almost my head.
Nevertheless.
There was a smile on Elric’s lips.
* * *
How much did it cost?
Sleep has been a long time coming.
‘It’s a swamp, isn’t it just a sea?’
A dark, deep sea of unconsciousness where you can’t even see an inch ahead.
But unlike before, the sea no longer pushed Elric away.
Just like that, the place you step on disappears.
Elric now swam leisurely and sank deeper.
He couldn’t see what was ahead and wondered if he was finding the right path, but he believed in himself.
‘The whole me. A complete family. A whole world. The whole me. A complete family. A perfect world… ‘
As I continued to repeat my secret wish, a small golden sphere suddenly appeared before my eyes.
It was as if he was telling me to come here.
‘The whole me. A complete family. A whole world.’
The sphere of light continued to expand in size. It wrapped around Elric and pushed back the current.
Cuckoo cuckoo!
At that moment, a torrent arose on one side, attempting to push Elric away. But the sphere didn’t move.
As Elric continued to be guided to the end of the deep sea, everything around him became brightly lit.
The orb of light was the intention that focused Elric’s consciousness.
We succeeded in planting this completely in the middle of the sea of \u200b\u200bunconsciousness.
and.
Blink! Blink!
A huge eye appeared from the dark seabed.
Both eyes were aimed squarely at Elric.
[…] I stopped him from coming so he wouldn’t be a bother. I finally came.]
The voice was somehow full of sighing.
There was a lot of frustration mixed in as well.
[A guest has arrived, but are you going to keep leaving it like this? I feel like I’m suffocating to death.]
Elric could tell that the owner of the voice was Hargan.
So I smiled softly.
[…] ]
Hargan actually had a bewildered look in his eyes.
[ha… ! I can’t help it. Follow me.]
As soon as she finished speaking, the torrent shaking Elric back and forth stopped like a lie.
Once he was able to move his body comfortably, Elric swam towards the deeper seabed, following Hargan’s eyes as they gradually descended.
‘It’s starting to get hard for me now.’
Now, the time I can hold out is probably 1 or 2 minutes at most.
Fortunately, though, I was able to reach the bottom by then.
Light!
Elric landed lightly on the floor.
From here, he was able to breathe comfortably even though he was in Hargan’s territory and was in the middle of the sea.
“Whoa! “Ugh, I can finally live a little better now.”
Elric was finally able to raise his head after taking several breaths and feeling a little more comfortable.
The path we had swum so far was as dark as the night sky.
I could also see a small light flowing like a star between them.
It was Elric’s ‘intention’ left behind at the last moment.
“Stop looking at useless things. “Tell me about your business.”
Elric turned his head in a different direction when he heard a voice calling him and was slightly startled.
This was because a hut was suddenly placed in the middle of the previously empty strata.
In the front yard, a woman was sitting on a table looking at Elric with mischievous eyes.
A woman with a strange appearance, with her body wrapped in bandages, leaving only one eye exposed.
‘Hargan.’
It was definitely a unique feeling, just like the ones I’ve heard from other Winter 6 chapters.
But as I looked into each other’s eyes, goosebumps naturally ran down my spine.
‘They say it’s a lifesaver.’
His eyes were as sharp as a sharpened sword.
Even though I’m relaxed, it’s still like this?
I felt like I knew why Winter 6 chose her as the best among them.
“We want to complete winter. To do that, we need Hargan’s help.”
Elric ignored her annoyed look and asked for her cooperation.
If you are also a Winter Chapter, I think it would be difficult to refuse the request of Mervinger’s contemporary head of the family.
however.
“hate.”
“… yes?”
The immediate answer came back very firmly.
Elric couldn’t help but be embarrassed for a moment.
But Hargan’s eyes remained the same.
“Didn’t I just hear you correctly? I don’t like it. “If it’s winter, don’t you mean Otto Hahn?”
“… you’re right.”
“He and I had a contractual relationship, not a master-slave relationship. So, like other guys, I have no obligation to follow your request. And above all… .”
“More than anything… ?”
“… “When I die, I want to live a quiet life.”
For some reason, I could feel numerous emotions in her eyes, which only showed one.
fatigue.
ennui.
petulance.
Somehow, I felt like I could find out what kind of life she lived.
“Umm… . “This is an answer I didn’t expect.”
“is it? “Anyway, it’s none of my business, so just go back.”
Hargan waved his hand lightly.
A clear order to congratulate guests.
“yes. If you say that much… It can’t be helped. All right. “I’ll just head back.”
“okay. go back… what?”
Perhaps it was a completely unexpected reaction, but Hargan stood up with a slightly surprised look in his eyes.
“If Lord Hargan doesn’t like it, there’s nothing we can do.”
“… .”
Watching Elric turn around without hesitation.
Hargan looked sallow and looked suspicious.
Mervinger… ‘You listen so well?’
Wizard who swallowed talent
