Episode 332
Episode 110. Dragon Lord (2)
Yuma remembered the encounter with Haider in the abyss of the underworld not long ago.
An unknown existence that Galos had placed behind him.
As far as the abyss of the underworld, he clearly possessed the power to overwhelm Amanzo. To the point where Yuma had no choice but to run away with Rakir to the human world.
Haider was human?”
Yuma asked, and Mahatrisha nodded.
“Yes, he was the head of the magicians who raided this forest. He was far older than Risol, and he was the best wizard in human history, but he lost his name.”
“It must be to covet the tree of God. I don’t know exactly what it means to lose a name.”
“That means no one can remember him. I also forgot his original name. Even the name Haider came about at some point when demons from the underworld called the child that way, it’s not a real name.”
Mahatrisha continued to explain with a meaningful expression.
Unlike Aidan, Haider didn’t just get a piece of root, but he succeeded in stealing more than half of the God Tree.
It was a fact that only the first dragons, including Mahatrisha, knew. Mahatrisha was talking about such an ancient secret casually.
“Even a piece of weakened root can yield infinite magical power. What can I do if I get close to half of it?”
“It looks like it could be a god or something comparable.”
“You can become a being beyond God. Everyone calls that tree the ‘God’s Tree’, but in fact, the tree was there even before the gods existed. Even the gods looked up to that tree.”
Trees that existed before God existed? It was a story that was difficult to understand because of Yuma’s accident. Aren’t gods the beings who transcend everything and created the world?
“A tree that existed before God, then who the hell made the world?
“I don’t know. Even Zeil and the other gods wouldn’t know. Oh, by the way, there is no other god that has existed longer than me, except for Geil and Hwa. Guys like Sebora Dobiaf. Oh, Manzo is the same.”
When Mahatrisha shrugged, Yuma somehow felt like she had been fooled by the concept of ‘God’.
Although he did not have a clear religion or worship God, Yuma, like all people in the world, considered the proposition ‘God created the world’ to be true.
“Somehow I feel strange.”
“I bet only humans would feel weird hearing this! Usually, you just enjoy the ‘existence’ itself, but why don’t you think the same thing.”
“Isn’t it natural to wonder where we came from and how we got started?”
“Except you, no one in the other races is curious about that. I don’t even think it’s important. I’m just living the life I’ve been given Anyway, what was Haider who obtained the God Tree going to do?”
“Lord seems to like riddles.”
“Please adjust the rhythm. I just lost my partner…
“Ugh, I don’t know. As Lord Lord said, if you could become an existence beyond God, what on earth would you want to do?”
“The child tried to reincarnate with her lover. I tried to continue my love by reincarnating endlessly while maintaining my memories.”
I was so dumbfounded that I almost dropped my pipe. Yuma stared at Dut Maha Trisha asking if that was true.
“You know how to make such a cute expression.”
“So, in order to have a never-ending love affair… How many parts are you talking about taking the tree of the gods and splitting the perfect world?”
“Yeah, that’s it. He was a pretty romantic kid. It is different from now.”
“Romance is an unmatched nuisance in the world. It deserves to rot in the abyss of the underworld with its name erased. It must be a punishment from Hwa.”
“Yes, such a punishment can only be inflicted on Hwa. However, as a result, Heider, who wanted love, lost his name and became the owner of the abyss, gaining power, and the lover of the child who wanted power was reincarnated endlessly.”
It was a fact that he knew from firsthand experience that Haider was incredibly strong.
‘that’s right. It’s to the point where even Amanzo and Resol can’t help Heider in the abyss of the underworld. I don’t know how it is in other places. But that lover is endlessly reincarnated…?’
Who is it? The moment Yuma tilted her head, Mahatrisha reached out her hand.
Seeing as a noble lady demanding an escort, Yuma naturally bent her arm to make it easier for her to raise her hand.
“Walk for a while, Yuma Drake.”
The forest where the battle had just ended was already ruined to such an extent that even the word ruins could not explain it.
There was no flat road left to walk on, but Yuma kept pace with her.
“Hyder’s lover, her reincarnation is someone you know.”
It was when I passed about two collapsed bone pillars and hit them. Yuma
couldn’t help but be surprised by the expression ‘acquaintance’.
“I think you could be an important child when you make a choice later.”
As I continued walking, the ruin-like landscape changed. The mercilessly overturned ground gave way to flat marble floors, and crumbled bone pillars to stone pillars.
Soon, the forest that was in ruins turned into the interior of a castle that was built fairly straight but not fancy.
It was a castle that Yuma had been to before.
‘This is the lord castle of Baron Louis Harrell…?’
Harrell Family Manor Castle distribution center. It was a place where Yuma often came to get food when he lived in the fishing village of Ferrol.
It was not welcome.
What Yuma was looking at now was the distribution center at the lord’s castle at this time. Even the appearances of the numerous civilians who came to the distribution center were all real.
But they did not see Yuma and Mahatrisa.
“Amazing. Is this some kind of magic?”
“It’s a kind of authority.”
“But why is this all of a sudden…
A woman who is busily moving among the people and handing out soup and eggs. She is just taking off her girlish clothes, but her face looks young because of her freckles.
She was Maria, Marlon’s lover after she escaped from Mero’s molestation and became a maid at the lord’s castle.
As soon as Yuma checked her, she covered her mouth with her hand and turned to Mahatrisha.
“Could it be Maria!?”
“okay. That child is the reincarnation of Lil, Haider’s lover. Heider is looking for that child. When that child dies, he will find his next reincarnation. I’m tied to the abyss, but I can’t move freely.”
-And you saved that child’s appointed death once.
It’s something that shouldn’t have happened. I’ve been watching you since then.
As the word spread, the distribution center in Yeongju Castle changed again to a landscape of a gray forest in ruins.
Yuma broke out in a cold sweat and took a deep breath.
“Lil’s reincarnation decided by Hwa was originally always full of miserable deaths, and he never missed a beat.
Until you save Maria.”
“Maria was being molested by a guy named Mero.”
“I know. And committing suicide after being violated by that Mero was originally the destiny of Lil’s reincarnated Maria.”
Did Mary before the return die like that?
After becoming a eunuch, Yuma did not visit the fishing village of Ferrol again. So at the time, I didn’t know how Mary’s life ended.
“Lil’s reincarnation has long been an object of surveillance by the Balaur.”
“watch? Why?”
“If Haider finds the child, he will be able to get his name back.
Lil’s reincarnation comes to an end. If he gets his name back… Haider can stand against Hwa without any restrictions. With the power of half the God Tree.”
Only then did Yuma realize why Mahatrisha had been talking about Haider.
“…I’m talking about embracing him. For handing over Maria.”
“It depends on your choice. I was just telling you what you should know.”
“If you can negotiate with Haider just by handing over Maria, then why don’t dragons do it
? Only a child in the realm bar
can get out of the ‘set.’”
Yuma shook his head, saying there was nothing to worry about.
“I can’t do that. I’d rather not negotiate with Haider and choose to handle Hwa alone. You can’t use a friend’s lover, or a friend from hometown, as a negotiating plaque.”
“Even if Haider and you join forces, you can deal with Hwa and stop the world from falling into the void?”
“of course.”
“If you and Haider don’t unite, Hwa’s descent will definitely come true?”
“It’s not my taste to offer a girl who knows nothing about whether we will all die together to get out of a crisis.”
I thought, of course, that you would answer that. But Yuma Drake, the story I really wanted to tell you was this.”
“What is it?”
Yuma let out a voice mixed with anger, and Mahatrisha smiled helplessly.
“Keep that heart. I want to see that humans can sometimes make better choices than me, than gods, dragons, and other transcendent beings.”
“It is difficult to understand Lord’s words.”
“I abandoned my partner to save the world, but you said you would not abandon your relatives even if the world perished.
At first glance, the former seems like a better option, but I have had to realize over the last few thousand years that it is not.”
It was a far-fetched story.
Yuma couldn’t answer and repeated what Mahat Lisa had said.
“Lord seems to like humans.”
That’s why he must have saved humans by self-destructing with Sekmeira before returning.
Yuma swallowed his words behind his back and waited for Mahatrisa’s answer.
“I love everything in the world. A body that was born that way. If you feel affection for even the demons, would you understand?”
“It is difficult.”
As Yuma frowned, Mahat Lisa laughed.
“There was one fruit I wanted to give to a child like you…
It looks like I lost it, so I can’t see it for some time.”
It was the fruit of return. The fruit originally gifted to Malone by Mahatrisha during the Dragon Horse War.
For some reason, Yuma blinked his eyes in a stinging feeling.
“What kind of fruit is that?”
“It’s just… if you compare it to human objects, it’s like a lottery ticket.
Maybe it’s gone because the expiration date has already passed.”
“okay.”
“Go back now. It would be nice to talk more, but actually, it’s been hard to bear since a while ago.
Step aside so I can mourn my partner.”
“Ah..
“His death was what I did, not what you did. don’t mind See you again soon.”
I felt like I shouldn’t have said sorry. Yuma bowed to her and moved toward the allied ranks.
As always every time I met dragons, I felt like I had more homework this time.
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