Episode 589: Knocking on the Door (1)
The opening of the new magic tower is the moment the sun rises the next morning.
Because wizards often stay up all night immersing themselves in research, their lifestyle patterns are often overturned.
The surrounding area of Isla Machina is always filled with cloudy steam. Perhaps that’s why it was dark as the sunlight did not come in even during the transition from dawn to morning.
An environment where you have no choice but to live on dark or dull days rather than bright days.
In a way, it was a natural phenomenon for life patterns to be created accordingly.
Crunchy.
dark night.
Ludger turned on a small gas lamp, sat on a chair, and moved his pen.
The black ink written on the book meant content related to Line’s treatment.
‘curse. Witchcraft. biology. All these things must be taken into account.’
More than just a curse is needed.
Line’s body is currently in a state of melee where space attribute magic and divine power are intertwined.
The more this happens, the faster Rine’s body, which becomes a battlefield, will be destroyed.
Currently, a truce has been entered due to Ludger’s emergency measures, but it is unclear when the gradually boiling power will explode again.
It could be later, but it could also be right now.
Although he was suppressed by periodically infusing energy, it was only a stopgap measure.
‘The reaction is accelerating. If this continues, it will become impossible to suppress it even with my own strength.’
Even mystical powers using real magic are lacking.
The fundamental problem, the divine power, had to be eliminated.
‘We must cancel out their divine power with a curse and destroy each other. But that’s not the end of it all.’
Even if the divine power disappears, Line’s spatial magic, which gradually becomes stronger and expands, still remains a problem.
After removing the divine power, the rampaging spatial attribute magic had to be suppressed.
Cravat could somehow use an ancient curse to remove the divine power, but it was Ludger’s job to suppress Rine’s original magical power.
‘For that, we need to create a cure.’
If this had happened suddenly, a considerable amount of time would have been consumed, but fortunately, Ludger had prepared for this situation.
‘I should be thankful to Bella Luna.’
This is where I continued to talk with her and created a recipe for a cure.
Ludger’s pen, which he had been writing down the recipe for, suddenly stopped.
‘But it’s still not enough.’
The cure I made with Bella Luna was when I didn’t know that Linne’s magical power was a spatial attribute.
It is a treatment made based on the assumption that it is a non-attribute magical power, so even if it is effective, it will not be possible to achieve a complete cure.
For a complete cure, the right materials were needed and new processing steps had to be expanded.
‘Even if we bring as many materials as possible from the New Magic Tower, the additional processing process is not easy as we do not have Velaruna.’
However, I could not freely show off the pharmaceutical knowledge I had acquired by looking over my shoulder.
If it was related to one’s own body, one could have used all kinds of poisonous plants, but that was not the case with Line.
Her body was now like thin ice full of cracks.
It is in a precarious state where even the slightest touch can cause it to shatter into pieces.
Even if the power of the medicine is just a little bit weak or strong, Line’s body cannot withstand it.
Because of that, Ludger was unable to transfer his knowledge to Rine.
‘Unlike me, who is fine no matter what kind of poison she takes, Liné is not like that.’
Temporal material data samples.
Many things were lacking.
Ludger, who was wondering if there was any other way, turned his gaze to one side of the room.
I saw Line lying on the bed like a sound sleeper.
From the way the corners of her eyes fluttered occasionally, I could tell that she was having a hard fight.
‘Rine.’
How surprised I was when I first encountered her.
The only thing Ludger remembers from Linne was when she was a child more than 10 years ago.
While occasionally exchanging letters with Gariel, I only heard that she was doing well and that she had learned magic.
I’ve been busy lately, so I haven’t been able to hear the news properly.
I met Liné again in Seorn.
It’s a teacher’s job that I ended up doing after getting caught up in an accident that I didn’t intend to do.
I never thought it would turn around and become an opportunity to encounter old relationships.
Did you say that people don’t know their future?
Or is this some kind of fateful trick?
Ludger didn’t seriously think about it. If we were to be honest, it would be correct to say that he was intentionally trying to avoid such concerns.
What a trick of fate.
These are truly infuriating words.
Your life is your own.
Past hurts, present pain, and future fears.
Memories of the past, comfort of the present, and dreams of the future.
It’s fate or God, not someone else’s decision.
These are things that can only be made and achieved with one’s own hands.
So Ludger did not believe in fate or anything like that.
I did this even though I knew that gods existed in this world and that they had transcendent power.
Because what defines me is myself, not anyone else.
Even myself.
The same goes for other people.
They should have the right to choose their own lives.
Even if it is a life of obedience to someone, if you choose it of your own will, that can also be respected.
But I couldn’t accept not even being given that opportunity.
‘So I save you.’
I have seen enough of someone losing their future to fate.
The misery, helplessness, sadness, and self-destruction I experienced that day.
Thinking about it, I lived fiercely and became stronger.
As I walked along the thorny path filled with blood, I did not stop.
It was enough if no one shed as much tears as the blood he shed.
“We have to find a way.”
While Ludger was mumbling as if he was making a promise to himself, a memory suddenly passed through his mind.
─You shall not fail.
Ludger lifted his head.
Ludger unleashed a magic trick drawn from his memory.
A magic formula made of pure white code was listed in the air, drawing all kinds of formulas and combinations.
“Andrey Semov.”
Ludger quietly recited one person’s name.
“thanks.”
* * *
Gariel seemed nervous and could not sit still.
Tomorrow, or rather, since midnight has passed, the rebellion will be carried out at dawn today.
No matter how many times you run the simulation in your head, there is no guarantee that it will actually turn out well.
For Gariel, who had always done only certain and safe things, the unknown was extremely unsettling.
“Sit still for a moment. “If it’s not a child, what is it?”
Cravat, who could not see Gariel like that, clicked his tongue and pointed out.
Anyone could see that it was said by Cravat, who looked much younger than Gariel, so it felt very strange, but Gariel had no time to point it out.
“Mr. Cravat, aren’t you nervous?”
“What am I doing? “There’s nothing much for me to do anyway.”
“I said no! “I have to go inside the God’s Magic Tower, where I don’t know what’s lurking inside!”
“You said time would stop anyway? Then there’s no risk of being caught by anyone, right?”
“But…”
Cravat, seeing Gariel’s hesitation, stared at him quietly and said.
“Right. “You are not afraid of tearing down the new magic tower, but rather are afraid of using your abilities for a long time.”
Startle.
Gariel’s restless body suddenly stopped in place.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about…?”
“Don’t try to hide it. “There are many people who do it because they are good at it in the first place.”
“Is that true too, Mr. Kravat?”
“no? “Am I doing it because I like it?”
“yes?”
Gariel stared at Cravat with questioning eyes, asking why he said that.
“I mean, I’ve seen a lot of people like that. Did I say that? “Well, judging by the reaction, it seems my thoughts were correct.”
“That’s right…”
“I heard the story roughly. “You said you learned that magic after being tricked by a man called your teacher?”
“…That’s the way it is.”
“A method that makes you invest all your talents into learning only one magic. Well, you have to be at that level to stop time and all that.”
“Are you jealous?”
“I’m jealous. “I’ve seen so many people who only dug one well and then went to hell.”
“…Don’t you only sell curses, Mr. Kravat?”
“Because there are various curses. Besides, I know how to use other magic besides curses. “It means I’m different from you.”
“….”
Cravat suddenly asked Gariel, who made a muffled noise.
“So what is your relationship with that gentleman? “What on earth is that sleeping girl?”
“That’s…”
“It’s okay if it’s a past you don’t want to talk about. “I have no intention of inquiring.”
Gariel was upset for no reason when he saw Cravat turning around as if he wasn’t really interested.
“…that person and I just had a bad relationship.”
As Gariel began to speak, Cravat turned his head and looked at Gariel.
“I was unlucky from the beginning. “He acts like he’s younger than me and has lived the whole world, or he acts proud and pretends to be older than me.”
“Isn’t that just jealousy?”
“It’s a little different. Of course there is that too. “Unlike me, that guy’s magical talent is so outstanding.”
Gariel burst into laughter as she spoke.
“no. “Maybe I was just jealous of what I couldn’t become.”
To Gariel, who had mastered time magic, the sight of Ludger using all kinds of attribute magic and various types of magic was simply dazzling.
“But what’s more fundamental than that is what’s involved with Line.”
“You said you were a teacher, and that person said you were a teacher. “What on earth happened with that extraordinary girl?”
“It was not Line who was involved at first, but her mother.”
“mother?”
“yes. “He was truly a strong, beautiful, and kind-hearted person.”
Just thinking about her made Gariel’s voice more excited than usual.
But deep inside, there was a sadness that could not be hidden.
“Is it the person you loved?”
If it were a normal Gariel, her face would have turned red at this direct question and she would have shouted, asking what that meant.
“yes. I really loved it.”
Cravat’s eyes widened as if he was surprised by Gariel’s answer.
“It’s unexpected.”
“Because it’s true.”
Gariel smiled bitterly.
He thought back to Rine’s mother in his memories.
She looks just like the grown-up Rine.
“Actually, you won’t believe me if I say this, but Line’s mother and I have known each other since we were children.”
“okay?”
“yes. When I was trying to learn time magic under my teacher, there were many people other than me who were also trying to learn it. “She was one of those people.”
As children, the two quickly became close friends.
In fact, it would have been correct to say that Line’s mother was friendly.
“It was strange not to fall in love. But as a result, I became the successor to time magic, and she left to learn other magic.”
Even if we broke up like that, I had no doubt that we would meet again someday.
So many years passed.
When we met again, Line’s mother was holding the hand of a very young child.
It was easy to tell whose daughter she was just by looking at her similar appearance and hair color.
“Well, I understand. “I would have been nothing more than a close friend to her.”
Even when asked who her husband was, she just shook her head with a smile.
But Gariel didn’t care.
I was just happy to see her again.
Gariel played the role of father to Liné, who had no father.
He looked after her with utmost sincerity and often interacted with her mother.
So, when Line turned 6 and then 7 years old.
“This was my first time meeting him.”
There were two people who came.
Or is it really okay to use that as a noun to refer to a person?
One was a girl as beautiful as a doll wearing a dress with long blonde hair.
The other was Ludger, a young man who was just becoming a young man.
The combination of the two had a strange harmony and sense of heterogeneity that suited them well and yet did not suit them.
What was even more surprising was that Line’s mother smiled and welcomed the blonde girl.
As the two began to talk, Gariel and Ludger were naturally left alone.
Gariel looked at Ludger closely.
‘child. ‘I don’t like it.’
He looked like some kind of nobleman, but his eyes were so dull and dead that I didn’t like the way he looked.
Isn’t it true that a man should be ambitious and full of passion?
‘Hey, how old are you?’
So, Gariel spoke first as an older brother.
As an older person, there was nothing I couldn’t do to become friends with my broad mind.
‘go away.’
Until that answer comes back.
Sigh.
At that time, Ludger came out with the sound of the door opening.
Gariel stopped recalling the past and looked at Ludger.
“It’s time.”
It’s time to rob the New Magic Tower.
