Episode 182. Those who are protected by God (3)
It’s already been five hours.
There will be no other tour like this, from the city’s central streets to private houses and rice fields.
For now, he continued to follow without saying a word, but by this point, Schurz was starting to become more and more anxious.
Lunav Rainriver.
I had heard about her through rumors, but I had no idea she was this obsessed.
Finding a needle in the sand wouldn’t be more reckless than this.
Does it make sense to search the entire city to find one clue that is unclear?
The academy members following her were following behind her in silence with expressions of indifference, as if they were already familiar with this.
He says that he can endure it without any trouble so far, as he has experience in long-distance travel gained through mercenary activities.
It felt like I could stay up all night like this.
‘Aren’t you tired?’
Anyway, I thought it was amazing that she continued to trek down the rough mountain path without breaking a sweat.
This goes beyond obsession and borders on madness.
Schurz still couldn’t understand what kind of being the black-haired devil was that he was so eager to find.
“… … .”
Five hours after starting her tour, Lunav stopped walking.
In the middle of a mountain covered in grass.
Runab, who was looking around, soon turned his gaze to the floor.
Schurz was filled with anticipation as he thought he had finally found something.
“… … ?”
Eventually, I could not keep my mouth shut at the strange sight that unfolded before my eyes.
Suddenly, without warning, it seemed to fall down, stick its nose into the dirt-covered ground, and start sniffing like a dog.
Even after seeing it twice, I couldn’t get used to it.
The members of the academy lowered their heads or held their foreheads without any sign of stopping it, as if it had started again.
Schurz, who could not understand this, asked:
“What on earth are you trying to smell?”
“If I had to explain it, would I say that if perfume was made with blood, it would have a sharp smell? “Actually, it doesn’t smell that good.”
Schurz got a little goosebumps when he heard that perfume was made from blood.
After a while, Runab stood up, looked back at the academy members, and said.
“It’s here.”
As if they had been waiting for those words, the academy members rushed forward and quickly formed a circle-shaped camp.
Then, the magic power that each person manifested was passed down to the ground.
-Wooow.
A magic circle of blue light was created around where Lunav was standing.
“… … !”
When the startled Schurz hurriedly tried to retreat,
“There is no need to panic.”
“yes?”
“Just feel it on the spot. When the power of your dark attribute reaches its highest point, how does it change? … .”
Schurz was just dumbfounded.
Lunav quietly closed her eyes and sat down again, placing her folded hands on the floor.
-Wooow.
Then, resonance began to occur in the ground in response to the magic power.
Schurz could see that she was casting a spell called Replay, just like in the previous mine.
However, she was not the only one feeling the energy of the unknown.
From the large amount of magical power transmitted throughout the body through the magic circle, Schurz felt an unfamiliar yet familiar energy.
‘Dark attribute magic power?’
It was a magical power of the dark attribute that was similar to his own, but of a distinctly different quality.
“There is a carriage…” … “There were knights.”
Lunav gently opened her eyes and softly opened her mouth.
“Someone attacked there.”
Everyone around them held their breath and looked at her.
“Were they targeting something inside the carriage? no… … .”
-Hwiik
Runab, who was reflecting on the situation at the time, suddenly looked somewhere else.
Everyone was confused for a moment,
Without any hesitation, Lunav threw herself down the steep slope next to the dirt road.
“Lu, Lunav!”
As the startled members of the academy rushed to attack one after another, Schurz also followed suit.
We slid down the slope and arrived at the mouth of a valley with clear water flowing.
In front of them was a small wooden carriage without wheels.
With Lunav’s mouth gently caressing the carriage,
– wheezing
An eerie smile mixed with joy and madness appeared.
“I finally found it. senior… … .”
* * *
Sometimes I had a dream.
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I stand alone in the wilderness of ignorance.
Thousands of knights surrounding him.
They each have their swords and spears in front of them, as if they would rush in to kill me as soon as an order is given.
There is a golden aura shining in the sky to provide protection and encouragement to them, but
All I was given was a magic sword held in my right hand.
Other than that, there was nothing else nearby.
When the knights gallop away with such loud shouts.
I kill them all.
Without leaving anything behind,
all,
Mercilessly.
Then, soon all the golden aura that protected them will disappear,
I am alone in the wilderness, surrounded by the black fog of ignorance, looking up at the sky.
Usually, I wake up from my dream by that time, but this thought occurred to me at least once.
A guy like me who killed everything and was left alone,
What kind of expression will he make at the end? … .
“… … .”
I opened my eyes.
The sky was covered with a dark blue curtain just before dawn.
When I think back to the last time I opened my eyes, I feel like I slept for three hours.
It was the longest sleep I’ve had in a long time.
‘… … .’
While turning my head indifferently, I frowned slightly.
Hastia, who had wrapped my cloak around me, had come to sleep right next to me.
I clearly remember being in the tree over there before I closed my eyes, but when did I get here?
I looked at her with a bit of embarrassment,
[why? Are you sad that you couldn’t attack me?]
Kayram, who couldn’t just ignore this situation, appeared, poking my cheek.
I didn’t really answer because it would only give me a headache to answer.
instead.
“What on earth is divine protection?”
I asked something else.
[hmm?]
“It’s just a nice thing to say, but it doesn’t even do much justice compared to its name, right? “A white elf who is said to be protected by God was kidnapped by just a few humans?”
No matter how many times I looked back on it, I still couldn’t understand it.
Divine protection means receiving attention and care from a supreme being called God.
If I hadn’t happened to pass nearby, wouldn’t this woman have been taken away by the knights with malicious intent and wouldn’t have known what kind of cruel things she had suffered?
[You know? They are not the kind of people who would give such great protection just to protect themselves from a few worthless people.]
“Then what are you protecting from?”
[you.]
Kayram’s sharp finger pierced the exact center of my forehead.
They say that when people look so ridiculous, they forget what they wanted to say and end up laughing, and that’s exactly what I am now.
[Why would those proud bastards protect humans just because they have something to regret? Of course, it is because it has some impure purpose.]
“There is a purpose?”
[okay. I don’t know which god is protecting him, but that god wouldn’t even care if this little boy was kidnapped by humans, or even if he suffered hardships that ruined his body and mind?]
My eyebrows automatically furrowed.
[I don’t know what kind of crazy god it is, but that god is protecting something inside this little boy. People who don’t even touch it don’t consider it a threat, so the power isn’t activated.]
“So what do you mean, I was considered someone who had the ability to destroy something?”
[To be more precise, they were rejected because they were considered to be a threat to God’s secrets.]
As always, Kayram lifted his chin and looked down at me with interest.
It is a secret held by supreme people whose pride is so high that it pierces the sky.
I am not a scholar who seeks the truth,
Since I don’t really care about other people’s lives, I don’t want to get involved in such a big deal of privacy.
but,
The secret may not be as shabby as that of a fresh-faced first love. I don’t know why the nameless god hid the secret inside this weak elf, but
‘… … .’
That would never be a good thing for this woman.
Moreover, the future that lies ahead may not be that bright.
-Hwiik
She, who had been sleeping soundly, suddenly turned around.
Then her closed eyes naturally made eye contact with mine.
“… … .”
As if he doesn’t care about the not-so-bright future right now,
Hastia was smiling softly at me.
* * *
Gaul, the capital of the Garam Kingdom.
Most capital cities are located in the center of the territory, but Ghaul’s city is relatively located at the bottom of the continent.
It is a location choice that has its own meaning.
It was in Gaul that weak humans first used magic to protect themselves.
There are no proper records, so it is practically a legend, but it can be said to be a very meaningful place not only in the kingdom, but in human history as a whole.
‘Wow… … .’
Hastia couldn’t help but be amazed when she saw the spire located in the middle of the street.
At the tip of the spire, a huge magic stone of five colors, a symbol of the Garam Kingdom, was emitting a brilliant light of mana.
‘Humans’ ability to develop is truly amazing! ‘I had no idea you could use mana so deeply!’
Well, it can be said to be the result of hundreds of years of struggling to survive.
“Where are the colleagues who came with you supposed to meet?”
‘Well, I think it was called the Magic Society’s main building!’
“The Magic Society’s main building?”
It wasn’t a very pleasant place for me.
“Are you saying the person in charge there is a member of your clan?”
‘I’m not sure about that. When we just communicated by letter in advance, we were told to meet there… … .’
If the White Elf was an official within the Garam Society in the first place, there was no way she wouldn’t have known about it.
They say that due to their personality, they don’t even care about things that don’t concern them… … .
Anyway, it is not a place that is comfortable for me to get close to.
She must have sensed how I felt, and suddenly she took a step away from me.
‘I just wanted you to take me all the way here! I can’t cause any more trouble than this, so I’ll go alone from now on! ‘Hey, can I just go there?’
Hastia pointed to the Magic Society’s main building located right behind the spire.
‘I seemed greedy and wanted to keep it as a souvenir to remember my meeting with Sian, but it’s a shame, but I’ll give it back.’
Hastia neatly folded the cloak I had been wearing and returned it to me.
“What are you going to do alone when you can’t even speak?”
‘are you okay! I’ve already sensed the energy of the clan members nearby! If you telepathize, you will definitely hear my voice and respond!’
There was strong confidence in her eyes.
‘It’s a little bit of repayment, but… … .’
Hastia took out a pure white stone from her arms and gave it to me.
“Just think of it as a guardian stone or something! “Someday, if something dangerous happens to you, that guardian stone will protect you!”
The question came to my mind as to why you were kidnapped when such a good thing existed, but I swallowed it with a calm mind.
She bowed her head, ran a few steps, and waved her hand at me.
[Are you going to spend it like this without any regrets?]
“If that were the case, we would have parted ways at the entrance to the city.”
This is all I can do first.
All that’s left is to watch her from afar and see what’s going on.
Well, in terms of security, it’s the second-best place on the continent, so I don’t think there will be any major problems… … ,
-wedge
“Oops!”
The alley right next to the main road where Hastia was sent.
A dark, shaded space.
I grabbed the neck of the unknown guy who was aiming a gloomy dagger at me and pinned him against the wall.
But that doesn’t mean no problems will arise.
White, sharp elf ears sprouted on both sides of the face of the guy who was writhing in pain.
(Continued in the next part)
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