Episode 42. Old colleague
Cynthia grabbed the wooden box and chanted a spell.
“I believe in the existence of the Father who created heaven and earth, so please bless this box in the name of Almighty Heaven-”
Easy profit-
White light gathered in both her hands and settled into the box.
Clap.
The door opened with a clang sound coming from the key-shaped hole.
Intense magical energy flowing out through a slightly open gap filled the tavern. The momentum was so high that some adventurers, feeling an unknown sense of foreboding, left the place.
Cynthia was startled and took her hand off the wooden box.
“what is this?”
I answered her by opening the lid of the box.
“Hidden piece.”
“Hidden piece?”
“Yes, it is an item left by the former owner of the tower to the apostles.”
No one knows when they left these items behind and for what reason they wanted to pass them on to the adventurers.
It’s just an ‘artifact’ that adventurers can obtain if they find the hidden path of the tower. No one found out about this before I died, so of course no one knows about it even in this day and age.
“What did you leave behind for the apostle?”
“Yes, to be exact, it was said to be delivered to adventurers.”
“… … “How did you find out?”
“what?”
“The hidden path of the tower… No, information about that thing.”
“It’s a secret.”
“secret?”
“okay.”
She didn’t ask any more.
He knew I wouldn’t tell him anyway, and he probably guessed that if he asked more, he wouldn’t get a good answer.
“So what is the hidden piece in there? “Please show me.”
I took out the items in the box and showed them.
I don’t know who came up with the name, but Talisman was called ‘Dark Star’.
‘What is this?’
A ring with a red ruby that I had never seen before.
I paused for a moment at the appearance of an unknown object.
I looked around, but I couldn’t feel any special energy, and even when I put it on my finger, there was no reaction.
‘Is this something I can’t use?’
As I was looking around at the items without saying a word, Cynthia cautiously poked her face out and asked.
“Which one is ours?”
“Your share?”
“Yes, we decided to split it seven to three. But if you have two things, doesn’t that mean you have no choice but to have one at a time?”
‘I don’t know the identity of the ring, so I’ll have to test it on this woman first.’
I wear the Talisman called Dark Star around my neck.
He put the ring on her hand.
Sigh.
“we are here.”
“… … huh?”
“It’s up to you.”
Cynthia was startled and took off the ring on her hand.
“What are you doing?”
“what.”
“Why are you putting a ring on my hand?”
“Because it’s yours.”
“Mine?”
“Asking for compensation.”
“no! That’s not it. “I asked why you put the ring on my hand.”
Verdin did not understand her actions. I gave it to you because you asked for it, so why are you making such a fuss?
But there was a reason for this. In the hometown where Cynthia was born and raised, the act of a man putting a ring on a woman meant marriage.
Of course, in his past life and now, he was not interested in these things at all, so he did not know why Cynthia was so upset.
“If you don’t need it, put it back.”
“Oh, no, I’m not saying that! how old are you?”
“eight.”
“eight? “Do you know how old I am?”
“I do not know.”
“Fifteen, fifteen. “I’m seven older than you.”
Verdin frowned.
Her feelings were clearly revealed on her face to the point where you could hear her heart saying, ‘So what?’
The conversation stopped. There was silence between the two.
Cynthia put the ring she had taken off her finger again and suddenly stood up, looking irritated.
thud.
“I go first.”
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“Where?”
“Where is your mansion? “We come from another country and need to move ahead to find a place to sleep.”
“Go and sleep at the mansion. “I’ll tell the butler.”
“Go to sleep?”
“Okay, the next tower climb is in three days. Until then, please stay within the Legion.”
‘Dark Star’, an artifact left behind by the tower’s owner.
I didn’t know about it in my past life because it wasn’t my thing, but when I actually used it, it had truly surprising power.
Even though I just wear it around my neck, I feel like energy is rising from my whole body.
I heard that it increases the user’s maximum energy.
‘It’s about this much.’
Siegfried spoke to me, swinging his sword in the air.
Boom-
“It seems like it’s an item that shouldn’t be used carelessly.”
“why?”
“Great power comes with a price. “If used incorrectly, it can break your spirit.”
I used to say that when I was learning the Auror Blade.
And he wasn’t wrong.
Because I have definitely felt the corresponding aftereffects.
‘but.’
As your maximum energy increases, you will also need recovery proportional to it.
Even now, when I fight a big battle, I can’t move properly for about two days.
‘Just like I did against the goblin champion this time.’
It was fine when fighting, but when the battle was over, my legs didn’t move properly. He was so focused on the fight that he didn’t notice his fatigue. It was fortunate that I had brought a recovery potion with me, but if I hadn’t had that, I probably would have climbed out of the tower on Rox’s back.
‘Yes, that’s right.’
And I learned a big lesson from this fight.
The person I am now is different from my past life.
Of course, this does not mean that it is less than what it was then. Since I started climbing the tower early, my body had not yet completed its growth, so I was unable to accurately understand how my body would react to external shocks.
It was as if he only realized upon arriving at the mansion that his bones cracked when he blocked the goblin champion’s attack.
“It was throbbing, but… … .”
I didn’t know I had bone problems.
I bowed my head to Siegfried and treated him like a teacher.
“Master, what you said is correct.”
“yes. Because I’m not saying anything wrong. By the way, did you see that you were holding the sword in a strange way this time?”
“Are you talking about the grip method?”
“Yes, it’s a sword technique I never told you about.”
As expected, your tact is not normal.
The sword techniques I used against the goblin champion were all techniques I came up with in my past life.
Mystiltein was so long that he had no choice but to swing his sword in that way, and he was watching the whole thing without missing that moment.
“The sword was too long, so I just swung it the way I felt comfortable.”
“… … You said you wielded it the way you felt comfortable? “So you’re saying it’s not a swordsmanship you learned from someone?”
“yes.”
“The way the tip of the sword drew a line was too beautiful for that. “The trajectory of the day was well structured to effectively block the enemy’s movements.”
“Isn’t it because I had a good teacher? Isn’t there a saying that if your teacher is excellent, you can learn two things even if you learn one thing?”
This is what Siegfried directly said to me in a past life.
“hmm… … “I think I heard it somewhere.”
Brunhild climbed up my chest and focused on Darkstar.
She spoke with a meaningful expression, as if she knew something about Talisman.
“Dean.”
“yes.”
“You tell me honestly. “Do you know what this is?”
What should I answer?
Brunhild has the ability to see through lies. If you lose trust here, you won’t be able to learn magic, so you have to answer carefully.
“I know.”
“how?”
“I can’t explain it to you now. “I’ll tell you when the time comes.”
“It’s not the time to talk. what… … If so, I’ll wait. Just make sure you know one thing.”
“What?”
Ssaaaa-
Brunhild transformed into human form and smiled while holding the talisman tightly.
“This is the amulet I made. Ah – I gave it to someone with the last name ‘Strange’ a long time ago. “It’s something that can stand up to God.”
I opened my mouth without realizing it.
I was so shocked that I couldn’t speak.
Brunhild created this artifact?
No, rather, it was given to someone with the name of Strange.
‘Then why does the apostle have it now?’
From what I heard from Amon in my past life, it was clear that all the hidden pieces the apostles had were made by God.
It means that one of them is lying, but there is absolutely no way Brunhild would do that.
Hmm-
“Really?”
“huh! Did I tell you? I heard that I once went right up to the top of the tower. “This is the talisman I gave to the knight who was with me at the time.”
“article?”
“Uh, he was called a hero at the time. In my eyes, he’s just a knight. “He couldn’t have gotten there without me.”
Today, I learned a new fact that has not been recorded anywhere on the continent.
I never thought I would hear fragments of the forgotten past so easily.
“What was his name?”
“Siegfried.”
“Siegfried?”
“Yes, he was a very stupid guy who thought he was extremely strong. “He always ignores the opinions of his party members and moves alone, and I can’t count the number of times he came close to death.”
Siegfried got angry.
“what! “You came late with your ass twitching, so I was the one fighting first!”
“I guess you don’t know the word wait? Well, that’s why he searched first and that’s how he became Bae Hu-ryeong.”
“What are you doing?”
“What am I doing?”
“You crazy bitch!”
“What are you saying, you crazy guy!”
The two started arguing.
I organized everything that had happened so far in my head, whether they made a fuss or not.
‘Siegfried and Brunhild clearly lived in different times. How do you mean we climbed the tower together?’
There is only one answer that comes to mind.
Siegfried clearly said that his master Bae Hu-ryeong was Brunhild.
And she helped Siegfried reach the top of the tower.
But you said that we fought together a little while ago, so that means Brunhild was ‘possessing’ someone or interfering with this world from the spirit world.
“Master.”
Siegfried and Brunhild looked at me at the same time.
“what?”
“why?”
I shook my head and pointed my finger at Brunhild.
“No, Master Brunhild.”
“Yes, tell me. “Our little Dean.”
“I’m just asking because I’m suddenly curious. “Master, you are Bae Hu-ryeong. How can you directly interfere with the ‘other world’ from the ‘spirit world’?”
“… … .”
“As far as I know, it’s impossible unless you’re God.”
Brunhild smiled brightly.
Of course, I don’t think she will answer.
I’ve already been asked about this several times.
Still, there was a reason for asking this question.
‘Because I can put conditions on it this time.’
Instead of telling her my secret, I decided to listen to her secret.
“If you tell me, will you also tell me how you found out about that talisman?”
‘I got caught.’
She didn’t exceed my expectations either. She asked me, unable to contain her curiosity.
I looked into the distance, pretending to think about it for a moment, then nodded.
“Instead, I will listen to the answers to your questions first.”
fantasy,
