Episode 1117. All roads lead to the imperial capital.
Elio closed his eyes and contemplated inside himself.
Soon after, I felt the magic power of a grain of millet in the middle battle.
It is the result of adding the magical power of Lord Shamos to the seed that grew after ingesting the heart of Bigfoot.
He raised the gucheongi and wrapped it in magic power the size of millet.
Magical power could not escape the net of the Gucheongi and was trapped.
It wasn’t difficult so far.
Elio crushed it with his gustatory blade to absorb the mana.
However, the magical power was incredibly strong and did not break.
If it cannot be absorbed, it must be released.
He used the gucheongi to push the mana to his left shoulder.
I plan to radiate it to the outside after pushing out my fingers or burn it with samadhi evolution.
However, the mana that had been pushed well returned to the heart as if being sucked away.
For an instant, a bitter smile appeared on Elio’s face.
I did it in case, but it’s still the same.
It is not absorbed in the oral cavity and does not fall around the heart.
I don’t know why, but mana was compatible with the heart.
I know that mana users collect mana in their hearts, but magic seems to be the same.
Perhaps her own heart has already accepted magic.
It was astonishing to be assimilated with mana instead of mana, even though it was his own body.
‘Shit. They say mana and spirituality can’t be in the same house…’
To think that magic power is coiled in one’s heart!
I feel bad, but I have to admit it now.
can’t blame anyone
He himself ingested mana and even absorbed more.
If I had known this was going to happen, I would never have done it, but it’s already too late.
The magical power has become a part of itself.
To be precise, a millet-sized mana settled in his heart.
I can’t just throw it away just because I hate it, so I have to accept it as positively as possible.
‘If you throw away the preconceived notion that it’s demonic energy, the magic power is pretty… damn.’
I tried to think of the good side, but I couldn’t come up with any good points.
To make matters worse, her magical powers are even at odds with the Gucheongi.
If Gucheongi is ’emptiness’, mana is ‘hot fireball’.
It’s not just a fireball.
It was the scare of hell that could not be extinguished even with his own aura like the sea.
To Elio, who had developed the Nine Heavens, such magic was an aura that had to be eliminated—beyond unnecessary.
But no matter how much I hated it, I had to admit it now.
That I would have to live with this unpleasant magic for the rest of my life.
When Elio decided to accept magic, the magic naturally melted into his heart.
‘huh?’
Elio tilted his head as the mana that had accumulated to the size of millet disappeared.
I went all the way to Daejucheon and searched my body, but I couldn’t feel any magic power.
It was as if it melted away from the heart.
Elio opened his eyes as he couldn’t feel the magic even after searching his heart.
Fabian, who was watching him closely, smiled brightly and said,
“Viscount! You finally got rid of the magic. Congratulations. I knew the viscount could do it.”
Elio shrugged at Fabian’s excitement.
There was no way to explain to him the magic that had melted away from his heart.
“So, does it look like a human face now?”
“yes. It’s late, so why don’t you stay here tonight and go through the rift tomorrow morning?”
“OK.”
Elio lay down on the bed for a long time.
After thinking about magic and heart for a long time, Elio suddenly asked.
“Fabian. When you receive a mana blessing, mana gathers in your heart, right?”
“yes.”
“How do you feel?”
“How do you feel? Shall we say that the heart is generally dull?”
“Can you feel the mana?”
“Of course I can feel it.”
“From the whole heart? Or from some?”
“All. At first, the density of mana is low, but as the level goes up, the density increases. Wizards can be recognized by the shape of the ring.”
“So you can feel mana in your heart?”
“yes.”
Elio closed his eyes.
Magical power melted into his heart, but as expected, there was no feeling of magic.
Was it absorbed into the heart?
‘It can’t be.’
Is it possible that the magic that did not nod even in the nine heavens melts into the heart?
Clearly, something he was unaware of happened between his heart and magic power.
Come to think of it, it was said that about 90% (90%) of magic power is gathered in the hearts of monsters and monsters.
Maybe that’s why it melted into my heart.
“Fabian.”
“yes?”
“You don’t eat anything.”
“of course. I’ve learned a lot from watching the Viscount over the past few days.”
“I just need to know.”
“By the way, Viscount?”
“why?”
“Reiki and mana cannot coexist in one body, can they?”
“yes.”
“I heard that black magicians’ mana also changes when they learn black magic. Is the Viscount’s Spirituality okay?”
“uh. When I had magical powers, my blood often rose…. Other than that, there were no other changes. Now I’m as comfortable as before.”
“ah! Is that why you got angry easily when you were in Kodiak?”
“Did I?”
“Is that so? Even if I just made eye contact with the demons, they would punch me.”
“That’s because he looked at me with displeased eyes.”
“no way! no. I was scared at that time too, so I avoided the Viscount.”
“I don’t know. I can’t even remember why.”
“Look at that. It was different when I was in Kodiak. I think it was because mana stimulated the Viscount.”
“Stimulus…”
“A piece of the monster’s heart not only affected the Viscount’s face… maybe even his insides.”
“…..”
Elio did not deny it.
If Fabian, who knew him better than anyone else, had judged that way, he would have done so.
“I am happy that you returned as the original viscount.”
“Aren’t you afraid now?”
“yes.”
“I’m glad. I would have been embarrassed if I continued to say I was scared.”
Now that mana had melted into his heart, Elio was greatly comforted by Fabian’s words.
next day.
Elio and Fabian arrived near the rift.
The company commander of the rift monitoring unit recognized the two and came running.
“Viscount Lagoa!”
It was Maxim Chekhov, commander of the Natsala Company of the Raminov Kingdom.
However, to Elio – who couldn’t remember the name – it was just a familiar knight.
“Oh yes, but who…?”
“I am Baron Maxim Chekhov, commander of Natsala Company.”
“Ah, you are Baron Chekhov.”
“I heard that you are going to Jedo Island… Are you scouting Tamion?”
At Baron Maxim Chekhov’s words, Elio nodded.
“To make sure it’s safe before going to the islands.”
“You are different too. How about the inside of Tamion? The number of monsters near the ice wall has noticeably decreased.”
“Quiet. You probably won’t even come close to the ice wall for a while.”
“okay. I am very fortunate.”
“How is the crack? Are you affected by the retrieval of Charat?”
Charat is a bone fragment engraved with a curse of deterioration.
Elio wanted to know if it had anything to do with the rift.
That way, even if you leave Hirhera, your heart will be at ease.
“yes. So far, I’ve found 120 Charat near the rift. That’s why the cracks are getting smaller little by little. The prediction that the rift would disappear once Charat was removed was correct.”
“thank god. Good job then.”
“yes! Take a look!”
Baron Maxim Chekhov bowed to Elio.
Elio waved his hand and approached the rift with Fabian.
Hundreds of soldiers and workers were clinging to each other and digging through the snow.
They are looking for Charat.
Seeing their frozen faces made me sad.
However, it cannot be dried because the rift is repaired only when Charat is removed.
The center of the rift was empty as if the search had already been completed.
Elio and Fabian passed through the rift and entered Hirhera.
As soon as he entered Hirhera, Fabian made a fuss.
“hmm! ha! Hirhera is different from the air. The air should be like this.”
“I know. It smells different because it crosses the rift.”
“Where are you going now? I had a hard time in Tameyon, but shouldn’t I stop by Chrysopedio (an inn and bar) before I go?”
Elio looked left and right instead of answering.
The place where Rufus Company stood guard in the past was empty.
Except for the rift guard unit at the forefront, it seemed that everyone was committed to recovering Charat.
“Tsk tsk! Are you going to a bar as soon as you come to Hirhera? I get tired when I meet familiar faces.”
“If you go down to the garrison anyway, you’ll know that the Viscount is here, right?”
“I am not going to the garrison.”
“Then what will you fly through the sky for?”
Elio, who was looking at Fabian with meaningful eyes, performed fortune-telling.
Ssss-.
Clouds gathered around Elio and Fabian.
“uh? uh? Viscount? What is this?”
Elio grabbed the surprised Fabian by the arm and climbed onto the cloud.
Then a mass of white clouds flew vertically.
“Uh uh uh!”
The towering clouds moved rapidly southward.
1 hour later.
A cloud slowly settled down at the foot of the mountain outside Hirhera.
Before long, two men walked out of the cloud.
They are Elio and Fabian.
As soon as he stepped on the snowy field, Fabian said with an emotionless face.
“iced coffee! lived People also have to step on the ground.”
“What land is this? It’s a field of snow.”
“Viscount! Are you a human? Are you a demon?”
Elio then looked back at Fabian with bewildered eyes.
“A person is not a man. Where do you see me as a demon?”
“How can people ride on clouds!”
“Am I the only one riding? you rode it too So, are you a demon too?”
“I got on because the viscount gave me a ride. what is a cloud yes?”
“It’s the art of following the clouds [雲從術]. In my hometown, people can use those skills.”
“Wow! Really? Is that a technology that humans can use?”
“uh.”
“Can I learn too?”
Since it was a skill used by humans, Fabian immediately became greedy.
“When you become a Grand Master, come visit me. I will teach you then.”
“Ah, can you learn to be a grand master?”
“of course. Can an ordinary person ride on a cloud?”
“No.”
“So, come visit me when you’re a grand master. You know I don’t lie, right?”
“Yes yes. I’ll just give up. Do you know whose family’s name the Grand Master is?”
Elio and Fabian walked along the road exchanging a lot of stories.
After walking for a while, Elio suddenly looked at Fabian and said,
“By the way, do you know the way?”
“It’s because the Viscount doesn’t know. There is a saying on the Rodina continent. All roads lead to the imperial capital.”
“What nonsense is that?”
“If you just follow the road, the system will come out in front of you one day.”
“You mean you don’t know? Didn’t you go to the academy in Jedo?”
“I am a graduate of the Escatos Royal Academy.”
“Ooh! 이 말만 번지르르한 새끼. I recognized you when I was lost in the ice forest. Didn’t you shout out loud that you were from the Montanosa Ranger unit?”
“It is true that I am from Pontiac Company in the Montanosa Mountains.”
“Still, it’s long.”
“I know the road I went once. I’m just lost on a road I haven’t been to. But don’t you lose your direction the moment you turn the road, Viscount?”
“Ehh! Let’s not talk.”
Still, Elio’s expression was not dark.
First of all, unlike Gangho, the road was well pierced, and houses were sparsely visible through the snow-covered forests beside the road.