# 284
Helmut
Episode 284
The flight for just a few days was peaceful and smooth.
The sacred barrier curved inward in a gentle curve, and because of this, the golem flew at an altitude that was not too high while maintaining a slight distance from the barrier.
At some point when they left the east and entered the northern realm, the area below began to look white.
A white color that seems to have stained the whole world. No, it was silver.
A familiar light to Helmut.
Helmut tugged at the silver hair fluttering before his eyes like a child.
Area looked back.
“what are you doing?”
“It’s like you.”
Area, who realized what they were talking about, smiled slightly.
“Are you bored? “Now we just have to go a little further, so be patient.”
As she said, I couldn’t practice my sword and just sat on the golem and flew around, which made me feel sick.
It only took a few hours to enjoy the new scenery.
It seems that flying through the sky is not Helmut’s nature.
“How far have you been?”
The only time I went down to rest was once. Except for a moment when it closed its eyes, the golem continued to fly in the sky.
Because of this, they were approaching the northern tip faster than expected.
Perhaps because it was near the sacred barrier, there were no monster attacks like when they came to the east.
It was only when I came to the east that Elaga, the ruler of the central region, was running at a crazy speed, so I ran away without any regrets.
“I’ll be there in a few hours now.”
Area squinted her eyes and looked at the position of the sun, as if trying to guess.
The sky here was quite clear.
“There is one thing you should know. Now it’s the sea down there. “The sea is frozen.”
There was white snow piled up here and there on the ice, and here and there on the ice there were unfrozen parts like a huge lake.
Blue drift ice floated above it, reflecting the transparent water.
I never thought I could see a landscape like this in Pahe Forest. It was unfamiliar yet beautiful.
“When I was young, I always thought about getting out of the Forest of Pahe.”
The Forest of Pahe is a world of uniform gray color.
I thought traveling could only be done in the human world.
“I figured it out only after looking at the map. That the barrier will be over the sea. “When they said it was the forest of digs, I just thought it was a forest.”
“It’s a good thing we came north.”
“Yes, the top is ice, but I don’t know if it can support Elaga’s weight.”
And no matter how Elaga is, it won’t be easy to fight the northern ruler while struggling in the water.
Alea narrowed her eyes as if she had just realized something.
“It would be good if the core of the barrier was on the surface, but if not, we might have to dive.”
That dive was the problem.
Helmut cannot get closer to the sacred barrier than a certain level.
So, Area should be the one to dive, but she cannot use magic to preserve her body temperature the moment she touches the sacred barrier.
‘No matter how much I’m wearing a robe, I have to jump into that icy water with my bare body.’
This moment will chill your bones.
Area briefly wondered if there might have been a better personnel arrangement. But there is no use in regretting.
This was the best. However, it would be a bit unfair to bring a trustworthy girl named Sarah and have her jump into the sea.
“Can’t a golem do it instead?”
“No. Because the sacred barrier hinders the operation of all magical powers. “You can become a boat and float on the water.”
Helmut, who somehow had nothing to do, spoke after a while.
“…I fight hard on the way back.”
The road from the north to the central region would certainly not be safe even if it were heavenly. This is because you will be outside the influence of the sacred barrier.
“Okay, that’s after I finish work, so take a break until then.”
Perhaps we will end up fighting against Kantra, the ruler of the northern region.
However, they did not reach the northern tip as smoothly as expected.
It was the moment when they passed over the only thawed lake in the frozen sea.
Light flashed from below.
Wow!
The water splashed violently. Something was fired with a loud noise, like a cannonball.
Towards the golem that Area and Helmut are riding.
Fortunately, Archmage Rampione’s masterpiece, the Transformation Golem, was designed to protect or evade attacks.
The golem turned its body sharply. The body was tilted to one side. The fired object narrowly passed near the wing.
Area urgently regained her balance and looked down.
“what? “What is this?”
This cannot be a natural phenomenon.
However, she felt chilled by the attack that occurred without any warning.
Helmut narrowed his eyes and muttered as he looked at the lump that passed by.
“It’s ice.”
Area spoke quickly as if shooting.
“Ice? Was it a monster that was launched from under the water? Why is he in a place like this? “This is near the barrier!”
“I think it’s because it’s underwater.”
It was a cold realization.
Water purifies demonic energy, but it has a similar effect on divine power.
In other words, if you are in the water, the influence of divine power may not be that strong even near the barrier.
So, didn’t he pass through a waterfall when he passed through the sacred barrier? At that time, he was protected from Igrel’s magic until he approached the barrier.
Area immediately understood what he said.
“Then, somewhere close to the core of the barrier.”
“Yes, there could be monsters there too. And if he is strong, he will be able to get very close to the barrier.”
They dig up human prey very rarely in the forests. For the monster, he was an opponent worth taking a risk on.
For the first time, a look of disappointment appeared on Alea’s face. This was a problem she had not figured out.
While they were talking for a while, the golem regained its balance and was flying in the sky.
But below was still a lake. The gray water color unique to Pahe Forest.
The water below rippled ominously. It wasn’t a natural wave.
Helmut warned.
“It’s not over. “Be careful as they fly in.”
Quang! Quang! The Quagga River!
As soon as he finished speaking, several ice blocks shot out from below in succession.
It has the power to crush flesh, shatter bones, and kill you instantly upon being hit.
No matter how hard this golem is, it cannot avoid falling if it gets hit.
As soon as the golem could evade the fire by turning its body around, the attack continued again.
More ice balls were flying as if they were recharging their power.
This is the sky. There is no place to get down. It was a crisis.
Just a few hours left to reach your destination!
*
At the time they were in crisis, Igrel and Charlotte had arrived near the southern barrier.
It goes without saying, but just like before, there were no monsters that dared to block his path in front of Ygrel, the ruler of the southern region.
He reached his destination as easily as Xian, who had already arrived in the east and was taking a nap in front of the barrier.
[Aiko, your wings are sore.]
Igrel trembled at the thought of leaving late after playing around in the central area.
“It’s already arrived. You are amazing. “I had no idea that it was possible to move so safely and quickly in this forest.”
Charlotte said with admiration.
Due to her personality, she did not exaggerate her words and tended to speak plainly.
So when she praised it, it sounded even more truthful.
When Charlotte, a beauty with black hair that wasn’t as shiny as Area’s but shiny as a crow’s, said those words, Igrel felt proud.
[Yeah, it’s amazing. Now, in a little while, we’ll have to activate the adamantium or something, so why don’t we take a look at the location?] At
Igrel’s recommendation, Charlotte took out the adamantium.
The place they landed was on the ground.
To the right, a vast stream of gurgling water was visible. There was a waterfall at the end, and I could see the water curving below the horizon.
Fortunately, the light coming out of the adamantium pointed somewhere on the ground, not that direction.
Unlike Area, she no longer needs to dive into the water.
But Charlotte’s eyes were still focused on the waterfall. As if he realized something.
“That way.”
[excuse me? Oh yeah. That’s where that Helmut guy left the Forest of Pahe.]
I asked Area a lot about Helmut, but she kept her mouth shut the entire time.
However, after becoming complete colleagues and coming to the central area, Area opened her mouth.
On the golem’s back, she told a story about Helmut.
How he lived in the forest of Pahe and how he came out of the forest of Pahe.
“Senior Helmut was fourteen years old when we left the Forest of Pahe. Risking your life to cross this forest of Pahe and jump into that waterfall. How much bone-cutting training did you have to do? “How much courage must it have taken?”
To find the mother who abandoned her. To return to where he was born.
Fighting against Naho, the ruler of the eastern region, and confidently persuading Ygrel, the ruler of the southern region, in front of him.
Charlotte repeated heavily.
But it was Nosa Rinosa’s family who ruined it all.
They say that sometimes blood relatives can be crueler than others, but this is not something that can be justified with such words.
This was especially true for Charlotte, whose life was saved by Helmut.
As a member of that family and his own blood, that fact still broke my heart.
Would it have been better for his mother not to leave anything that could mark Helmut? Not even telling him the name given to him so he wouldn’t be able to find it even if he wanted to.
Ygrel, who had been lounging around in the central area for the past few days and listening to the story about these humans, muttered sullenly.
[I don’t know if I should say something like that. Because I am a monster. Why do you want to go back to your parents in the first place? It’s okay if you become strong enough to become independent. If you go out, you can live freely. I don’t understand.]
“I don’t know that either. Because I’ve never experienced it before. “You can’t say you know something if you haven’t experienced it.”
[So what are you going to do? After leaving the Forest of Pahe.]
“I will find out only when the time comes. But what is clear is that I will not betray Senior Helmut.”
Igrel looked at Charlotte with unknown eyes.
Humans have a side that monsters do not have. It attracted Ygrel. It stimulated his natural curiosity.
After a while, Ygrel spoke in a calm voice.
[Okay, anyway, there is some time left, so go ahead and brush my feathers.]
“…Yes.”
