Episode 237
In the northern part of the continent, near the Odria Union, there exists a huge desert.
Aecius.
It is a deserted place where no one visits.
Sarah Dunphy came to this place filled with nothing but hot sandstorms.
She stood on top of a sand dune and looked down at the dry desert.
“It’s a pretty nice view.”
Wherever you looked, it was a barren desert filled with nothing but sand, but to her eyes, it looked different.
The magical nation she founded, Balington.
The splendid civilization that blossomed here is depicted on the sand like a painting.
“You have a unique hobby. This is a nice view.”
A woman with a seductive voice came and pestered me.
Sarah Dunphy smiled gently without looking back.
“Can’t you see it?” “Wherever you look, there’s only desert?” “Hahaha. Yes. This must be a landscape that only ghosts of the past can see.” “Ghosts of the past…”
The owner of the captivating voice, Hemis, raised the corners of her lips slightly.
The words ‘ghosts of the past’ somehow dug deep into her heart.
“I am grateful to you. If it weren’t for you, I would have died on the spot.”
Sarah Dunphy turned and said.
The final battle against the Holy Empire Gatren.
Sarah Dunphy intended to die on the spot.
There was no hope of survival in the first place.
“Your Majesty… please forgive me for leaving first as a disloyal subject…” “Don’t worry. It won’t take me long either.” “I will wait for you to meet again in the next life…”
The best warrior Liam returned to the dirt first.
Magi.
In particular, the magic of the undead was too vulnerable to divine power, so there was nothing that could be done.
Sarah Dunphy was also about to give up and face her end.
A voice was heard that froze the battlefield.
“Huh~ Does it look fun?”
Hemis suddenly appeared.
Naturally, everyone who thought she was dead was shocked.
“How, how did the gourmet…!?” “I said the gourmet is dead! Didn’t Sir Asahel Bald risk his life to kill him!?” “Saint! Say something!”
Magic that fills the sky.
While everyone was in confusion, Hemis took action.
“Should I fill my stomach after a long time?” Ooooooooooooo!
A huge crack swallows thousands of soldiers in an instant.
Everyone froze like statues at the unbelievable tragedy.
Meanwhile, Hemis ran away with Sarah Dunphy.
If he had responded properly from the beginning, he wouldn’t have been defeated so easily, but Gatren, who was confused, had no choice but to let the two go in the end.
After that, Hemis took Sarah Dunphy and went to the desert of Aesilius, where she had wanted to go.
“Is there anything you have to be thankful for from me? You look like you’re dying to die anyway.”
Hemis said.
Sarah Dunphy scratched her cheek, embarrassed at having her secret exposed.
“Still, I’m grateful. There was still something I wanted to do. It’s something I can do thanks to you.” “Hmm~ It seems like it’d be hard to do something like that?”
Sarah Dunphy looked down at her body.
As Hemis said, it was absolutely not a state where anything big could be done.
A body that slowly disintegrates.
The skin turned to ash and scattered as if on fire.
“I think I can barely hold out at this level.” “How can you be so sure?”
“I can feel it. Choi Hyun-seok will be here soon.”
Sarah Dunphy came down the sand dunes.
Then we headed to the rock cave we had previously visited.
“It’ll be tight if we have to prepare until he comes.”
“What preparations?”
“I plan to hand over my magic to Choi Hyun-seok.”
“Whoa~”
Hemis looked interested.
Pass the magic.
Or, it can be expressed as succession.
Even though Choi Hyun-seok is human, it would be possible since he can accept magic.
‘But, that’s an action that has no meaning.’
Hemis swept his chin with his snow-white hand.
Giving your magic to others is not a good idea.
This is because the amount of magical energy an individual can hold is initially limited.
If you stretch it too much, your body won’t be able to handle it.
So, it is common to convey it little by little, over a long period of time.
Even that is not very efficient, so it is rarely used. That is the magic succession.
‘This undead has no time. At this rate, it will take at most three days. Its body will be completely destroyed within that time.’
Even if I teach you magic right now, it will take three days.
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Considering the preparation process and the time Choi Hyun-seok arrives, the actual time given for delivery is only about a day or two.
There is no point in passing on magic during that short period of time.
Rather, Choi Hyun-seok’s body, whose constitution had changed to mana, could have had a rejection reaction and only caused side effects.
‘I don’t think you don’t know this… Is there another way?’
Even Hemis, who was well versed in magical knowledge, could not know what Sarah Dunphy was thinking.
‘That’s interesting.’
Hemis licked her lips with her tongue.
I wondered what this undead, once called the ‘Mother of Magic’, was up to.
“Can I take a look?”
“Of course. You are my benefactor.”
Sarah Dunphy moved diligently inside the cave.
With each movement, her body disintegrated and ash scattered little by little, but she paid it no mind.
I just focused all my energy on drawing the magic circle.
Hemis also stood still and watched the work with interest.
“There’s one thing I’m curious about.”
How many hours passed like that?
Suddenly, Sarah Dunphy opened her mouth.
“What is your purpose?”
“What is my purpose?”
“The moment I first saw you, I was intrigued and did some research. Fortunately, there were quite a few records.”
Sarah Dunphy sat down on a rock, perhaps taking a moment to rest.
She continued, looking at Hemis.
“Generally, high-ranking demons live for around 500 years. Occasionally, they live for close to 1,000 years, but this is exceptional.”
“that’s right.”
“But no one knows how long you’ve lived. Not even humans. Not even demons.” “That can’t be helped. I’ve forgotten how long I’ve lived.” “I see… What’s even stranger here is that you, who are estimated to have lived for at least 1,000 years, are still going strong. No matter how much I research and think about this, I can’t figure it out.”
How come you don’t age even though you’ve lived for over a thousand years?
Is it a fate that all living things cannot deny?
Hemis did not answer.
Doesn’t she know the truth either?
Or maybe he just doesn’t want to talk about it.
Sarah Dunphy continued without waiting for an answer.
“Then, suddenly, I began to wonder. What on earth do you think about in life? What is your purpose? Why do you act this way? There were so many things about your actions that I couldn’t understand.”
Sarah Dunphy looks at Hemis blandly.
Hemis wasn’t laughing.
She also looked at Sarah Dunphy with calm eyes.
“well…”
Hemis’ lips, which had been closed for a while, fell apart.
“I don’t know either~ I’m sure there was some purpose to it.”
The corners of Hemis’ mouth slowly rise.
“I guess I’ve lived so long that I’ve forgotten, just like you said.”
“I see.”
Sarah Dunphy smiled back.
“When I see things like this, I think that living too long is not a good thing.” “I agree with you.”
Sarah Dunphy, who has survived for over 400 years as a human, almost 500 years.
Hemis, who has lived as a demon for over 1,000 years.
Both were in the position of absolute power and were objects of fear and envy.
Because I have reached a level that no one can reach and have walked a path that no one knows about, I am not understood by anyone.
Perhaps that’s why the two felt a strange sense of kinship with each other.
“Whew, I guess I’ll have to start over. It’ll take another day or so to finish, so I’ll have to move diligently.”
Sarah Dunphy starts drawing magic circles again.
Hemis stood to one side and watched silently until the work was finished.
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Choi Hyun-seok returned straight to the Marriott Palace.
When Choi Hyun-seok heard the news of his arrival, he suddenly shouted at Abelson, who had come out to greet him.
“Mr. Abelson! What happened!?”
Although the question was missing a subject, there was no problem understanding it.
I’m talking about Sarah Dunphy.
Abelson lowered his head.
“I’m sorry… It’s all my fault…” “I’m not asking who’s right or wrong. Please explain what’s going on!”
I heard a general explanation of the situation from Olaven Grimier, but he didn’t know the details.
It’s just that the Gatren Empire is putting all its efforts into capturing the powerful undead.
Given the circumstances, it was clear that the undead was Sarah Dunphy, and this was confirmed by Abelson’s reaction.
“It all started when the Deusis Church dispatched an investigation team…”
Abelson began to explain step by step.
The Deusis Church dispatched an investigation team due to suspicions that the Mariott Kingdom and the undead were colluding.
When Sarah Dunphy heard the news, she decided to take action on her own.
Even the fact that he attacked Gatren and lured the enemies.
Thanks to this, the kingdom of Mariott was safe, but Sarah Dunphy had to fight a fierce chase for two whole weeks.
After hearing the whole story, Choi Hyun-seok let out a deep sigh.
“Huh… why didn’t you tell me?”
“sorry…”
“I didn’t want Sarah Dunphy to talk,” he said, his mouth barely open.
Because of her hiding behind the scenes, the kingdom of Mariott survived.
Abelson, who felt sorry and guilty about the fact, just lowered his head.
But, with that alone, Choi Hyun-seok was able to get a general idea of the situation.
“What did your sister say?” “When she first heard the news… she got angry and left the palace. I don’t know what happened after that.”
To make matters worse, Park Hyun-ah has also disappeared somewhere.
Choi Hyun-seok started to have a headache.
Both Sarah Dunphy and Park Hyun-ah have disappeared.
Sarah Dunphy is being chased by Gatren in real time, and Park Hyun-ah is unable to fight as her body has not yet recovered.
‘I hope you didn’t just blindly hit me because you were angry…’
Although it was unlikely, I began to worry that Park Hyun-ah, who was in a state of fever, might have barged into Gatren.
‘No. Let’s think about Sarah first.’
Choi Hyun-seok organized his thoughts.
First of all, we need to rescue Sarah Dunphy, who is being chased by Gatren.
“Have you heard anything about Miss Sara? The battle situation, or her residence?” “I’ve heard that the number of troops moving from Gatren continues to increase. Just from what I know, they’ve mobilized a saint, three legendaries, ten thousand paladins, and priests. They’ve mobilized about fifty thousand elite soldiers…” “Are you saying that that many troops were mobilized to capture Miss Sara…?”
An elite force of over 60,000 soldiers.
The scale of the operation was too large to be considered an attempt to capture an individual.
“It wasn’t like there was this much movement from the beginning. But as time went on, it seemed like Gatren took things more seriously.”
Abelson’s prediction was correct.
Gatren, who initially didn’t think much about Sarah Dunphy, couldn’t help but be amazed when he saw her dance.
An entity that cannot be caught no matter how hard you chase it.
They gradually began to recall the nightmare of the gourmet.
How much damage has been done to humanity by a single monster in the past?
To prevent such a situation in advance.
When the opportunity arose, Gatren mobilized all the troops in the vicinity to uproot them.
“So what happened?” “Two days ago. I heard there was a huge battle.”
“And?”
“They say that at the end of the battle, Mr. Hemis suddenly appeared and took Miss Sara away…” “Huh? Hemis showed up?” “It’s just a rumor, so it’s not certain. Even within Gatren, the atmosphere is one of hushed silence.”
“Umm…”
Choi Hyun-seok’s head started to roll quickly.
‘If this is true, then Sarah is alive… That’s good enough.’
I don’t know why Hemis showed up, but I’m glad she helped.
Considering that monstrous force, it is likely that they managed to break through Gatren’s encirclement and escape somehow.
“So you don’t know where he is now?” “Yes. I’ve been looking around, but… I don’t think anyone in Gatren has a clue.”
“Ugh…”
How can I find Sarah Dunphy in this vast continent?
‘I wish the communication port would work… but that doesn’t work either.’
Choi Hyun-seok has a communication device that Sarah Dunphy gave him in the past.
He tried to contact them right away as soon as he heard the news, but the other party did not answer.
This means that Sarah Dunphy is not responding to communications, or that the communications port is broken.
“What should I do…”
Choi Hyun-seok stroked the communication device Sarah Dunphy had given him with a regretful heart.
“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok. That is…?” “Sarah gave it to me. I tried to contact you repeatedly, but there was no answer…” “Let me try one more time.” “I’ve tried dozens of times already.” “But you never know, right? Let me try one more time.”
“… All right.”
Choi Hyun-seok reluctantly activated the communication port.
Woof…!
A communications device that vibrates and emits bright light.
If contact is made in this state, the vibrations stop and the light becomes dim.
Woof…! Woof…!
Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.
“It’s not working after all….”
-Choi Hyun-seok. Did things go well?
