The great mage who transcends by returning, episode 325
“How is it?”
‘Rian’ asked himself such a question helplessly.
A completely different look from the current one.
messy messy hair.
The untrimmed beard and the horrendous wounds… ….
It was a future that had now disappeared.
Should we call it an excluded ‘possibility’?
“Does it look a little miserable?”
“….”
Ryan looked at himself quietly.
different.
This is not your ‘future’.
Even knowing that fact, I couldn’t be happy.
“I would have tried.”
“I did. really to the limit… ….”
After saying that, the other self giggled and coughed.
“Well, in the first place, Mikhail…He had to be there.”
“….”
“What good would it do if I saw a worthless guy in despair? Ha ha ha ha ha… ….”
At that, Ryan frowned.
The fact that Mikhail was here means that he was the one who saw off this miserable situation.
“Can’t you believe it?”
“…No, I have shown you so far, so I think it could have been.”
Ryan recalled many things he had seen so far.
It was too real to be simply a delusion or ‘made up’.
‘Lian’ was mad.
Without doing anything, the order of the world collapsed in an instant.
The empire, which seemed to be firm, collapsed so easily, the sky split, and demons appeared.
Humanity figured out the situation belatedly and tried to do something, but the war situation was already in a big swing.
“I couldn’t keep anything. That guy and I… …It was really similar.”
“….”
Ryan listened quietly.
And then, until now, that guy… …I remembered everything Mikhail had done.
His actions that moved without rest to the extent that I thought he looked impatient.
If the basis is this calamity… ….
‘It’s not strange.’
I have seen and heard many things.
I couldn’t help but understand.
How could he be so selfish, yet at the same time feel nervous in all his actions?
you wouldn’t want to see
He must have wanted to avoid repeating such a gruesome scene again.
Who in the world would want something like this?
Even struggling to the end and reaching the end of struggling again would have felt even more humiliating if it had ended up being a failure.
“…Well, I’m your potential, but in the end, I’m like a memory store created by ‘Michael’. It’s a little advanced training doll.”
“….”
“After all, your future is not perfect. I can’t deny that they are similar.”
It wasn’t really comforting. Ryan looked around slowly with an expressionless face.
And at the end of that, his gaze was directed towards his hand.
There are calluses everywhere while holding a rusty sword.
It’s a look that can’t be called ‘beautiful’ with empty words.
“Maybe I too….”
The hand holding the sword trembled slightly.
I thought that I was doing well until now, but I was shaken. I felt infinitely inadequate, and nervousness shook my whole body.
But then.
“Stupid.”
Another self on her knees in rags was looking at her with cold, hard eyes.
“You beat me.”
“….”
I remember it.
After dozens, hundreds, thousands of battles, Lian’s sword succeeded in reaching that ‘possibility’.
At that moment, his sword advanced one step and reached a level that could not be compared with the previous one.
Obviously that is true.
“You have exceeded one of your possibilities. did you forget This view was my reward for winning over me.”
I raised my tattered hand.
“Why did I show you this scenery? Do you think it showed that it was ugly? If it’s ‘me’, then I have to go beyond this level.”
“that….”
‘Lian’, no, the past future said to himself hesitantly.
“Don’t do anything stupid. Instead of being swallowed up by despair, I am the one who jumps over it. Even though I stumbled, my heart was never broken.”
you are like that too
‘Lian’ reprimanded him harshly.
“What are you going to do now?”
what to do yourself
What should you do in the face of this one failure… ….
“…Grab your sword.”
“And wield it.”
As if expected, the words of ‘Lian’ continued immediately. A smile crept across his lips when he said that.
“You beat me? not enough It’s a start. This time, I have to see the so-called Great Devils wriggling under my feet.”
“Well, yes.”
When I remembered what I had to do next, my mind cleared more easily than I thought.
It is as clear as the moment when the string of a bow is drawn.
“I haven’t cut a single one with my hands yet. That is a little unfair.”
“Yeah, and besides, if you hold a sword, shouldn’t you become a grand master?”
“That too.”
That’s right, I grabbed the sword, so it’s worth aiming for that much.
To be a master, my dream is small.
As that guy said, wouldn’t it be like a grand master to hold a sword?
“Thinking about it, I am now…Maybe a bit strong?”
“strong. But you’d better stop bragging about that dog. I would advise, but even if you’re just my age, I’ll just wear a blanket… ….”
“I don’t listen to losers.”
“The fucker is real.”
As if I was frustrated with my potential, I thumped my chest and expressed my frustration, but Lian didn’t listen.
Originally, this age group is like that.
How to not listen properly no matter how harsh the truth is told.
‘Lian’ shook his head as he looked at his past with a pitiful expression.
‘…I’ll take care of it.’
A few years from now, what do you want him to know, no matter what he does or twists his body with memories of his flurry of rage?
Anyway, what’s important.
“Then please follow me.”
“okay.”
“and….”
It was only belatedly at the end that ‘Rian’ remembered the most important thing.
Damn my friend Mikhail.
I don’t know anything else, but I need to tell you this much.
“He’s probably blaming himself a lot.”
“If it’s him… ….”
“Mikhail said. Nari, the Great Mage of the 9th Circle. It’s not even funny.”
It was a bit strange, so Lian tilted her head.
“You seem to have overcome that?”
“I didn’t win. just…It must have all been postponed.”
‘Rian’ said with a snort.
“It’s his bad habit. So just remember that… …Take care of the rest.”
“….”
“Are you friends? That should be enough.”
At those words, Lian nodded with a complicated expression.
“…Well, even if it’s not you, I think the saintess will take care of it.”
“hmm?”
“It’s a joke. go now I have nothing more to say and nothing more to give.”
With those words, ‘Lian’ waved his hands helplessly.
Gradually the surrounding landscape was blurring.
Proof that the ‘arrangement’ made by Solomon is coming to an end.
Ryan didn’t look away.
decided not to forget
The end of ‘Lian Paslov’, who would have been somewhere someday… ….
And like that, Lian went outside after a long arrangement.
* * *
Several days have passed since Shabti was returned to the Round Table.
‘There are two gods left.’
At the point where there were only two new things left, it was necessary to organize the things that had been obtained so far.
So it was there for a while.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that there is no need to worry about Yeongji right now.
As long as Shabti does its job, quite a few demons won’t be able to access the territory anymore.
…Yes, the family estate.
‘The problem is the demon’s movement.’
Of course, while I was moving to get my hands on the sacred object, the demon god didn’t stay still either.
Two more small kingdoms perished.
In addition, it is no exaggeration to say that the sea in the area has become almost unusable.
Both of the two small kingdoms that were damaged were places that had not yet been protected by the tomb.
‘I still have to make assumptions.’
There is damage, but considering that the opponent is that ‘demon god’, it’s not a big deal.
No, it’s a cruel word, but if it’s two small kingdoms, let alone the size, the damage is less than expected.
…yes damn it
The fact that the damage is less than expected means that the range of choices has narrowed to the extent that the Demon God ‘contemplates’ the occupied land.
[The location of the two remaining tombs is… …One is fine, but one is a problem.]
Set said with a dark expression.
[The location is… ….]
“That’s right.”
The location of one tomb is not yet a concern.
But the problem is another one.
The awkward location was the problem.
Normally, it wouldn’t have mattered much, but in the current situation, it’s a bit of a problem.
“It’s the sea….”
yes the sea
Damn it, the location of one of the remaining two was the sea.
Even the sea on the two sides of the small kingdom that was destroyed this time.
In other words, it is an area where the influence of demons is rampant.
…There is no choice.
No matter what the distance is, the best at this point is the tomb in this ‘sea’.
In other words, it has become a situation where you have to step into the realm of the demon’s influence with your own feet.
[Fortunately, the apostle of this ‘grave’ is not so easily swayed by his influence.]
“…Did I mention that it was the strongest shield of Asar in the Age of Myth?”
[Yes.]
Set nodded in agreement with me.
Sebek, the apostle of this tomb.
The strongest shield known for protecting allies from a large army of demons and saving countless lives on the frontlines of the Age of Mythology.
It is fortunate that the apostle guarding the tomb has a special talent for defense.
The problem is that ‘I’ have to go there myself.
[however…Isn’t it a situation where you have no choice but to act alone right now?]
“That’s right.”
[At least, the colleagues I can entrust are still… …Didn’t come out of Solomon’s arrangement?]
“That’s right.”
Of course, I’m not particularly picky.
It would be a lie if it wasn’t burdensome to talk about the great devil who came over with the demon, but… ….
‘Not as much as before.’
In the process of passing the ordeal of the tomb and acquiring the divine object, I have definitely acquired enormous power.
Isn’t Asar’s heart quickly getting used to it?
[But I can’t help but feel that the eroded land itself is burdensome. Divine power will be consumed just by being there.]
“…hmm.”
Set’s words were undeniably true.
Even if the circumstances were better than before, it was an obvious fact that the location of this tomb was burdensome.
‘In this situation, it would be nice if there was someone who could definitely block that demonic energy at the source… ….’
It was when I was so worried.
– Hey contractor.
Suddenly, Wise called me.
“What is it all of a sudden?”
– It’s a visitor. It would be nice to have a relationship with the contractor.
“…Destiny?”
A visitor in the current situation.
At this point, there are few people who would come to visit me.
Around the time when he was inferring the identity of the ‘visitor’ Wise said.
“Mikhail.”
A familiar voice was heard.
A voice I never thought I would hear here.
When I turned my head to where the voice came from, a familiar face stood there.
“…Ariandel?”
The silver-haired saintess was there.
It’s a look that’s pretty familiar to me.
‘No little… …Is it different?’
It seems that I feel a little incongruity. What should I say?
A bit more familiar and nostalgic than Ariandel of ‘now’… ….
‘No way.’
Soon I shook my head.
A useless speculation came into my head, but it couldn’t be.
The moment I turned my head to her with that thought.
“ah.”
It hardened without my knowledge.
A single tear streamed down her cheek.
Ariandel was crying.
