Episode 360
Episode 119. The race of dragons (2)
Lot said that he knew that Mary was the reincarnation of Lil. Just in case, when Yuma brought up Maria’s name, Lot nodded.
“…how do you know that?”
Even Yuma learned about it through the Dragon Lord. A secret that could lift the restrictions of Haider, the owner of the abyss. It was not a story that Lot could have known.
“Thanks to the little foresight the Light has imparted. And I saw their future for a moment. The times that the mercenary prince of magic and the white dragon will go through.”
“You have a knack for saying things that don’t even sound like words. Are you saying that Ariel has feelings for Marlon? We’ve only known each other for a few days, and he hates humans..
“Maybe not yet. In the future I saw, it was definitely like that.”
“Yes, let’s say you have foresight. What did you see?”
“Let’s just say it’s such a dark future that I have to bring up a presumptuous story. The end of a woman named Maria.”
Yuma sighed, resting his forehead on the palm of his hand.
Perhaps the foresight was a lie, and there was a high probability that Resol had informed it.
The true intentions of the archmage were still unknown, but anyway, he was in a position to keep Hwa in check. Being an apostle of Zeil, the god of light, it was only natural.
‘Dragon Lord said at that time that if Heider, who had regained his name, and I joined forces, we would surely be able to stop Hwa.’
Rizol was the kind of person Yuma judged to act only for the ‘great cause’, regardless of means and methods.
He must have known that it would be easier to deal with Hwa by handing over Maria to Haider.
– The reincarnation of Lil decided by Hwa was originally always full of miserable deaths and never missed a beat.
Until you save Maria.
-Even beings like me or other gods cannot change the fate set by Hwa. Only a child outside the realm can escape ‘what is set’.
It was Yuma who first changed the fate of Lil’s reincarnation. As Dragonlord put it, ‘existence outside the realm’ can change her fate.
Haider, who was bound to the abyss of the underworld, would not be able to directly find Lil’s reincarnation, even if it was an existence outside the realm, but it was surprising that Risol hadn’t used that number yet.
‘Is it because of some restrictions or problems that Rizol has not directly intervened in Maria’s fate? So it seems that he made Lot know about it so that he could stimulate me. What the hell was the wizard’s intentions…
Whatever his intentions, I had no intention of playing on the palm of my hand, but I couldn’t help but feel annoyed.
“Xyilgyo Risol. You guys… you know how annoying it is, right?”
“I’m sorry if you felt that way.”
“The cost of putting my friends in danger and talking about their future by saying nonsensical things like foresight will surely be paid back. Or beaten to the brink of death.
Suppressing her rage, Yuma took out her pipe and asked.
The sudden fight with Ariel was short-lived, but enough to cause an uproar in everyone in the central building. The pieces of iron collided several times, and the interior of the lord’s room was smashed in the process.
Nonetheless, except for the healers Jeka had brought, no one rushed to look at the situation.
Even the few Rolmandees that could be seen were distracted by reciting the Jail religious scriptures or indulging in the ‘mortification’ that Lot taught them.
There was a corner in such a scene that made the troubled mind even more dizzy.
The first party to enter the Yeongjuseong Fortress came from their self-mortification.
“In the lord’s office desk drawer, there should be a map showing the location of the ogres that were sacrificed. You’re here today because of that, right? Oh, this is not foresight. If Yuma-sama came here, that would be the only reason.”
“You must not have been working as a lord here. Did you look at the lord’s room?”
No matter how much Rollmandy fell.
It was not a very pleasant story for a pseudo-priest of unknown origin to search the imperial castle recklessly.
“While I was waiting for Yuma-sama, there were things I needed to find out here too. I looked around the lord’s room to find traces of Ryoka Rollmandi.”
“Why are you looking for Ryoka?”
“You are asking something obvious. Because we also have to track down the warlock.”
Lot added that he had found and looked through some of Ryoka’s personal records here. However, there was also a story that no meaningful clues were found in the search.
“If there is any progress in the search, I will share everything with Yuma-sama.
Yuma-sama, would you like to visit our temple soon?”
“Are you saying you want to leave now? After this accident?”
“Since we met Yuma-sama, we should go back and prepare for the next one.”
Lot suddenly knelt before Yuma.
“Yuma-sama “It’s Marlon and Ariel-sama you should apologize for, not me.”
“I didn’t get down on my knees to apologize. On behalf of the Zeilgyo, I would like to express my gratitude to Yuma, a human who drove out the Underworld demons that even the Apostle of Light could not put an end to.”
Yuma shrugged his shoulders without reacting otherwise. Lot prayed for Yuma for a while, then turned and stood up.
“Oh, and Yuma-sama. There was one thing about Ryoka’s record that bothered me a little.”
“Tell me.”
“There was a sentence in Ryoka’s diary that said, ‘How should I exploit the weakness of that lowly man?’
I wondered if it was Yuma-sama who was being referred to as ‘the bastard’ here. There were no details about it.”
“The Rollmandi family used to take advantage of other nobles’ weaknesses through their servants or slaves. I don’t think it’s about me.”
“Then I’m glad. I will return and see you at the temple.”
As Lot began to pass through the hallway, the Rollmandi who were doing penance bowed their heads respectfully to him.
It was not even a funny sight. It’s like those bloodlineists bowing their heads to a pseudo-priest of unknown origin! Yuma clicked his tongue and went back to the lord’s office.
“Are you alright Marlon?”
Fortunately, there were still good healers in the castle. Although not as much as Cheryl, they had been in charge of the castle’s medical care since Rolmandy was Sedogah.
They had already stopped the bleeding using healing magic and were in the process of follow-up.
Among the healers, there were those who encountered Yuma when taking Cheryl in the past, and they all looked terrified.
“are you okay. Ariel opened the window at the end so no bones were broken. At this level, it would be impossible to use the sword properly for a while. It’s been a while since I’ve had healing magic, but it’s nice because it’s warm. It feels like steaming.”
“There is a joke in this situation. Aren’t you angry?”
“No way. If I meet Ariel later, I’ll fall behind. I can’t stand it when it’s a girl.
I demand compensation for the crime of stabbing me.”
“compensation?”
Marlon raised his uninjured right hand and put it into position to bite the pipe.
“cigarette. I’m going to ask for that cigarette. enough to last a lifetime. I’ll give it to you sometime hahaha!”
“Crazy…
As soon as the treatment was over, the healers hurriedly left. It was not a wound that would disable the use of an arm or endanger life, so it was over soon.
Following Lot’s instructions, Yuma rummaged through the drawers and found a map showing the location of the black magic ritual.
“Yuma, but what about Lot?
Jeka asked.
“I left it. If he continued to stay here, he might be killed by Ariel-sama, and he wasn’t in the mood to spit out more information right away. Sooner or later, I will have to visit their base myself.”
“Haha, what kind of fuss is this all of a sudden? Marlon. I don’t understand either.
Why are you like that? Has Ariel already become so precious that you risk your life to protect it?”
Marlon shook his head when Jecca questioned.
“No what. Not like that. He said he had to be brave and negotiate in the future. But you can’t kill Ariel. So it was.”
“Did you even think of that?
It can’t be.”
“Also, thinking that three men would beat a girl to death made me feel uncomfortable. ah i don’t know I just wanted something wrong. Anyway, did this work out well?
The three of them stopped talking for a moment and exchanged glances.
“…But did everyone feel it? When I was fighting Ariel-nim.”
“of course. How could you not know that terrible spearmanship? For a moment, I thought I was fighting Heize, not Ariel. It gives me goosebumps when I look back.”
“Why is Ariel using the Lolmandi family’s spear technique? Did the Rolmandigas teach spearmanship to the dragons?”
“No. In the first place, the Balaur must have passed on Rollmandi’s spearmanship. Since Ariel-sama said it was the first time in the human world, it seems that other spirits may have interacted with the ancestors of Lol Mandi.”
“Pidgin never said anything like that.”
“Pidgin-sama was constantly rejected by the dragons in his lifetime, so he must not have known such a secret story. In particular, White said he rejected Pidgin the most.”
Suddenly, a name passed through Yuma’s mind.
Grandmaster Changsin Sugar Roll Mandi. The owner of an ice heart.
Mantu said it was made of auras and looked like ice, but the technique Ariel used was similar. Magic and aura mixed to form cold air.
-And I, too, couldn’t cross the border before I got Hwa-an. It’s a fact that I found out after getting it. That you can’t become a grandmaster without relying on this special power.
-Why?
-Because there are restrictions.
All beings, including humans, have limits to what they can reach.
If Cheonjae and Dunjae could equally train for a million years, they would end up in the same place.
It was a conversation I had with Mantu in the past.
‘Anyway, it seems that Sugar Rollmandi was able to rise to the ranks of the Grand Master thanks to the help of the White Dragon. They gave Suga a special power.’
It was a story with a high possibility, but it was not an issue that would be considered important right now.
“Anyway, you can ask about spearmanship later. You guys are taking a break here. I will go to the black magic ceremony alone.”
“Hey, are you treating this as a burden just because it was stabbed? go with me.”
Marlon said, moving his injured shoulder. Then the bandage on his shoulder was stained with blood.
Zecca slapped the back of Marlon’s head and tied the bandage again.
“It is a patient. Healing magic is not omnipotent. You’d better be careful for at least two weeks. What do you mean when a mercenary is so insensitive to injuries?”
“You should have been hurt like this to know. It is the first time I have ever shed blood like this, whether in training or in actual combat.”
“Bluff. And someone has to be here so Ariel-sama won’t come back.”
“When I saw you running out earlier, it looked like you were crying.”
“Still, it’s not a very damn dragon. Just come back, I’ll beep until you beg me that I was wrong.”
Yuma left the two behind, grabbed a map, and left the lord’s office.
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