Episode 20
– Bocchan’s only hope.
Ryan Paslov always grew up hearing those words.
He said that he was the only hope to revive the downhill family.
It would be a lie if I said there was no pressure.
But even so, Lian wanted to live up to the wishes of his father and his retainers.
Because I felt their emotions.
That my father and vassals don’t see me as just a tool.
The hopes they have in the end also come from their affection for themselves.
“All right.”
so I tried
harder than anyone else.
As a result, at some point, people around him were praising him by calling him the ‘next-generation swordsman’.
– After all, you are my son!
It was good that my father, who was physically ill, was happy.
-I believe in you!
I liked the vassals who rejoiced in my success as if it were their own.
So I kept trying.
endlessly.
For him, that was all.
no, it had to be everything.
“Damn it.”
Rian slowly put strength into the hand holding the sword.
Unpleasant sensations crawled all over the body.
A black energy felt deep in the heart.
Is there any need to hide that discomfort?
‘What did I come here for?’
I don’t know.
But those little things didn’t seem so important.
An important thing is….
“okay.”
to restore family glory.
For that purpose, I will not cover the means and methods.
Even if that means sacrificing the comrades who came all this way.
“If it is necessary, then so be it.”
Slowly he drew his sword and grinned.
If Mikhail Walpurgis died, wouldn’t this special dungeon belong entirely to the family?
“If it would benefit our family, it would be right.”
He said that and drew his sword. Just in time, I felt Mikhail’s presence nearby.
“Come on, Mikhail!”
Shouting out loud, he drew his sword in the direction of Mikhail.
But then.
“< Magic Missile >.”
My eyes lit up brightly.
Filling the field of vision were countless arrows of light.
Did you say magic missile?
“Ha, only 1 circle…”
…but is it a bit much?
‘No, there are too many of them.’
He quietly looked at my sword.
It’s good to omit it, but isn’t it pushed to the side?
no it just slides
‘Come to think of it, that already knows all of my mana training methods. Is there a chance?’
I don’t think so.
‘I don’t think I’ll beat that monster with all my money.’
…After thinking about it that way, the conclusion came easily.
‘Ah, if I open it, I’ll die.’
Because of this, I feel like I’m coming back to my senses somehow.
“hmm.”
Mental disorders were cured faster than expected.
He immediately nodded and put the sword back.
“I’ve come to my senses, Mikhail.”
“….”
“Hehe, I didn’t think someone the size of me would be captured like this. I don’t think it’s really a dungeon to be taken lightly.”
Lian tried to divert the topic by bluffing like that.
but.
“Hey, just do that. that.”
“Uh what…?”
“Do it quickly.”
Mikhail watching over himself with a smile. Lian broke into a cold sweat and opened her mouth slowly.
“Ha, only 1…big… …”
“Puhahahahahaha!”
At his words, Mikhail started laughing like crazy.
“…under.”
Suddenly, his expression changed.
“This bastard is real.”
“Hey hey! time! I’ll explain! This is irresistible… …But
before he could finish his words, dozens of magic missiles were fired at Lian.
* * *
“Big…Huh.”
Lian rolled across the ground in a state of disrepair.
“mental…Because I have it.”
“No.”
Once caught in an illusion, it is not easy to get out of it.
Even if it seems out of place for a moment, there is a high probability that even that is an illusion.
“Don’t you know how dangerous addiction to illusion magic is? There have been a number of guys who said it was okay and then went hooked.”
“Ah yes thank you very much.”
The guy who grumbles and answers me disrespectfully.
“What happened to that? Maybe this is the end of the 4th gate.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
“…no really?”
At my words, Lian put on an expression that was absurd.
“It ended too easily.”
“That’s because of my magic. It is not an easy ordeal.”
“Um….”
“Even if it is a little late, your mind may be in trouble. Do not underestimate mind magic.”
In fact, many have become madmen by belittling mind magic in this way.
At a time when methods to prepare for mental traps were not developed, the way to counteract traps was to go crazy or overcome them.
Because it was only one of the two.
“…keep that in mind.”
Perhaps feeling something, Rian accepted my words faster than expected.
“By the way, this trap. You got out just fine. According to you, it would never have been easy.”
“It was easy. In the first place, I didn’t have any harsh memories that I couldn’t overcome.”
“…under.”
At that moment, he snorted as if he wasn’t even laughing.
“Are you not very good at this kind of lying?”
“It’s a lie. I’m serious.”
“The eyes of a man of sincerity…”
He said that and looked into my eyes.
Soon, his eyes widened slightly, and he shook his head.
“…no no It’s okay if you didn’t realize it. It’s not something I have to worry about.”
“That is nonsense. stand up.”
Does not matter.
It doesn’t matter what he saw in my expression.
yes now… ….
“There is no reason to delay, is there? Let’s move on to the next area.”
why you came here
It’s time to get your hands on the gods.
* * *
Before returning,
I couldn’t capture the hidden piece of the first tomb here.
To be precise, it was close to deciding that there was no need to proceed further because I got sick after attacking the 3rd gate.
Anyway, that’s why I don’t know what will come out this time.
‘It must be the same that new things come out.’
Wasn’t this tomb created to give it to the right person in the first place?
However, since he broke through the 4 gates called ‘Hidden Peace’, there was a high possibility that there would be another reward.
Gradually, the light began to spread brightly, and soon the forest began to appear.
“…forest?”
At some point, the fresh grassy smell filled the surroundings.
“What do you mean this place is here? her…This
was the first time I saw it, so I didn’t have anything else to say.
Was there such a space beyond the 4th gate?
The butler, who was looking around, said.
“Hmm, this…Is it like divine power? It is rare to see an aura that collides with such refined mana.”
“…Wait, divine power?”
Ryan said, startled.
“Does the old man mean that over there can be a holy place? Something like an ancient temple.”
“That won’t be it.”
It depends on how you define a temple, but if you have to say it, it would be more accurate to say a tomb rather than a temple.
“If there is such a thing, there is no reason to hide it like this. A temple is a place to hold people, not to test them.”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s a simple story. A closed space can never become a temple. That’s all.”
All temples are open.
Even if it is closed, most of the cases are infinitely open to specific people.
It was not for nothing that famous temples prospered in the capitals of empires and kingdoms.
Lian nodded.
“hmm. Yes, I understand perfectly.”
‘It sounds like you didn’t understand at all.’
I didn’t mean to say that I thought you would understand, so it doesn’t matter.
How long did it take anyway?
It was around the time that I was admiring the larger-than-expected size of the interior.
The fog gradually began to lift, and by the end it was to the point where I couldn’t see an inch in front of me.
“Hmm…”
Fog where nothing can be seen.
It was as if he was deliberately trying to separate the three of us.
‘First the forest. Then fog.’
The first forest must be real, and the fog must have been spread for a purpose.
If so, why do these uncomfortable things come out at the point of attacking the 4th gate? ….
‘There’s something I want to hide.’
It was like this even before the return.
Is there something you want to show only to a certain number of people?
It’s very likely this one.
Then there is no reason to delay.
“Where are you, Bocchan!”
“Hey Mikhail!”
Right now, in the case of the butler and Lian, they seem to be completely unaware of where I am.
Intuitively.
it’s calling me
‘Then I have to go.’
I left them behind and headed deep beyond the fog.
Even though we hadn’t walked for a while, the fog dissipated quickly.
And the landscape after the fog lifted was completely different from before.
“Is this really the end?”
The hidden piece of the first tomb that had never been reached even before returning.
A garden surrounded by well-groomed bushes.
Butterflies and birds leisurely roam the air.
and at its center.
“Welcome.”
there was a girl
* * *
Wooden table.
Across from him sat a girl. Her hair was the same green as her eyes, and it blended in very well with the trees around her.
“Are you in charge here?”
As if something was strange, the girl tilted her head and said.
“Aren’t you surprised?”
“Because I’m a little brave.”
“Hmm…”
The girl, who rolled her eyes for a moment, shrugged her shoulders and said.
“It doesn’t matter. It’s not particularly important. More than that, is there still a self-introduction? Let me introduce myself first. I am…”
“I know. Set (Seth), the first piece of the old god Asar and the sleeping guardian of the ‘storm’.”
“…?!”
“is not it?”
The girl widened her eyes at my answer.
“How did you… …”
“A small explanation is enough.”
I sat on the chair right in front of me.
“I proved myself. Of course, I believe that you deserve the ‘compensation’ prepared by you. You judged that too, so you must have appeared in front of me.”
“That’s right, but…”
said the girl Set, looking at me with a very doubtful expression.
“…Are you used to it?”
“I’m just pretending.”
“No, get used to it. You look like you know everything.”
She tapped the table tuk-tuk as if she didn’t like it.
“Oh, it’s difficult. Of all those many people, this kind of person passed through? Only then… …”
“Don’t worry. Your wishes are fulfilled by me. That’s why I came all the way here.”
“wind? Didn’t you just say you didn’t know what it was?”
“Somehow it seemed like that.”
“….”
Set glared at me.
But that’s for a while. He sighed as if he had given up.
“…what good After all, we are like shadows. It is our duty to hand over the divine object to the right person. Nothing difficult.”
With those words, she reached out her hand.
Then, at that moment, a light flashed in the air and something fell on the table.
“receive. It is the reward you said.”
“necklace?”
“It is a sacred object that contains my power. Just holding it will serve as both a shield and a sword to protect you. Of course, that’s assuming you’re qualified to deal with it.”
“Hmm.”
“I don’t have a specific name, but I named it after myself…“
It must be a storm on the set.”
“…Yes, that’s right.”
This is the expected name.
It was the first time I had seen this girl’s existence, but I could still guess.
Considering the reason for the existence of the tomb, it was clear that what we received here was a curse.
one.
“…Is this what it is?”
Still, I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.
Because the state of the ‘sinmul’ that I saw in front of my eyes was different from what I expected.
“No way…”
“Isn’t that right?”
Set retorted, frowning in displeasure.
“I guess I guessed a bit, but this is the new item I kept. Why can’t you believe it?”
“under…”
I looked through and saw it.
Storm on set.
this is for sure
It was a ‘different thing’ than what we had in our hands before the return.
Great mage who transcends by regression
