The Grand Mage who transcends by returning, Episode 5
“Now, everyone.”
I looked at the two of them with a very merciful and gentle expression and said,
“Could you please pick out the facts and explain to me why you are doing all this shit?”
“…hmm.”
Moohyul quietly looked up at the sky at my words and then opened her mouth.
“As you know, living as a transcendental being is not easy….”
“Don’t pretend to be there, let’s just say it like it is.”
“Because I didn’t know!”
At that moment, Muhyul opened her eyes and shouted.
“I didn’t know that drunkenness could be so vicious!”
“….”
“After all, I am also a victim. Isn’t he a World Tree reputed to be gentle? Of course, I thought it would be mild enough to drink alcohol!”
Moo-hyul asserted his innocence with a dignified expression.
I scratched my head looking at such mercilessness.
‘This feeling is new again.’
It’s merciless to have an accident.
Before returning, I was the one who relied on him when I was having a hard time. From my point of view, this kind of Moo-hyul was definitely new.
But nonetheless, one thing is certain.
This person named Moo-hyul never did anything he couldn’t handle, even as a joke.
Shall we call it the dignity of a king in charge of a tribe? Because Moo-hyul clearly kept the set line.
So he said with a smile.
“Honestly, did you expect it?”
“…hmm.”
“I don’t think Muhyul, whom I know, would have done this casually.”
In fact, even if the World Tree had been a bit drunk, there would have been no casualties.
No matter how drunk he is, the world tree is the world tree. It is the mother of the earth that has been embracing mankind for a long time.
It must have been entirely intentional.
“Huh, this is true.”
At my words, Muhyul shrugged, sat down in front of the table, and pointed to the other side.
“The drinking party broke up unintentionally in the middle. Mikhail, will you fill the vacancy?”
“It is not difficult.”
I smiled and sat across from him.
And Jihad, who was staring at the two of us in a daze with scattered hair, spoke softly.
“Am I the only one who can’t keep up with the development of the incident?”
“What are you doing without sitting down?”
“It looks like there is a world tree that was forcibly knocked out over there right now, but that’s right…?”
“Take it right.”
At my words, Jihad looked at the liquor store quietly and then wandered around as if he suddenly realized something.
and after a while
“her.”
Isn’t it to collect the alcohol of the world tree that was pouring until now?
“I collected the droplets of water on the blades of grass and brought them, so you don’t have to worry about hygiene.”
“…Did you collect them again?”
“The taste of alcohol is the best.”
In a voice that said Jihad was natural, he poured the wine of the world tree.
“If you’re going to drink, isn’t it best to drink something delicious?”
“I’m not saying that’s wrong… ….”
It’s not really wrong, but is this what the guy who protested against us saying, “Is this right?”
“Why are you looking at me like that….”
Looking at me, he said as if he realized it belatedly.
“Oh, yes! There is one blink. I forgot that!”
With those words, Jihad, who put down his drink and moved, hurriedly weaved grass and flowers here and there and made a blanket on the spot.
Then, wouldn’t it be carefully covering the top of the fainting world tree?
the problem is.
“no. Why cover your face with it! It’s like covering the shroud.”
The world tree isn’t dead yet man.
Jihad shouted at my words.
“Shroud, what are you saying! No matter how much it is, I don’t think I’m going to have a drinking party in front of the world tree, so I just covered my eyes. It’s your own consideration!”
“….”
It was absurd.
From my point of view, who has one of the few common senses among human beings, should I say that it is an act that is completely incomprehensible?
Anyway, Jihad worked so diligently to make pillows and stuff, and after wrapping up the World Tree, he came back to us.
“Anyway, it’s really nice to see you again, Mr. Mikhail!”
Saying that, Jihad smiled brightly with a happy expression.
It was so bright that I couldn’t believe it was the expression of the guy who had just buried the world tree’s body.
no that… …Was he like this?
The jihad I remember is the despair exhausted ON version, so I’m not used to it again.
It feels like dozens of screws are missing from my head.
“Were you always like this?”
“Is it like this in the first place? You say it as if I did something strange, but it is a misunderstanding.”
“no….”
The Jihad I remember was a strict and serious character, but was it like this on the inside?
“hmm.”
no yes Things like that happen, too.
Isn’t it the law that everyone harbors at least one minor madness deep in their hearts?
There is no way there is no jihad.
It’s just that before the return, the situation was not enough to unleash that madness.
“Jihad.”
“Yes, Mikhail.”
I looked at the innocent-looking guy for a moment, then turned my gaze to Moo-hyul.
And I realized
“Muhyul, was it you?”
“What kind of bullshit again.”
“Isn’t jihad like this because of you? Is your role model in life Moo-hyul, the king of beasts?”
“No.”
He looked at me with an expression asking what Jihad was talking about at my words.
is it. It’s not merciless.
If so, who the hell is it?
Who the heck is this abomination who made this innocent guy like this… ….
“My role model is Mikhail, who is here right now, no matter what anyone says!”
“….”
…oh was it me
As I stared at him, frozen at the unexpected answer, he confidently continued.
“I have really tried to be like Mikhail. I still have a long way to go to follow Mikhail, but I want to throw away my weak past and become like Mikhail… ….”
no shit. don’t look like
My God, Mikhail is enough for me alone. Don’t uselessly try to multiply by two.
Moo-hyul, who was watching it while sipping a drink, said with a giggle.
“Congratulations, Mikhail.”
“….”
I looked up at the clear sky.
Are you watching everyone?
This is what we saved… …
[I have nothing else to say, so I turn my head slightly.]
“….”
Why?
Strangely, Seth’s words sounded a bit painful.
* * *
The wine of the World Tree was certainly of good quality. I don’t really enjoy drinking, so I feel pretty good… ….
“Heh heh, that’s good!”
If you look at it from the point of view of mercy, you will feel the fragrance and taste even more enchanting. Jihad, too, was quite evident in his enjoyment of drinking.
Muhyul said.
“Yes, how did it feel to come back after overcoming the danger of dying?”
“It feels….”
I remembered that time for a while.
became a god
I climbed into the same rank as Asar and the Demon God and looked down on the world.
Emotions fade too.
what was happy and what was sad
It was even blurred how I felt in that place right now.
He put down his drink and opened his mouth slowly.
“It seemed to me that God is a more solitary being than I thought.”
“is it.”
“I realized that being able to do anything can mean, in other words, not being able to do anything. It’s ironic.”
At those words, Muhyul smiled.
“Interesting sophistry.”
“haha.”
A smile came out at Muhyul’s words.
because what he said was true.
But even if it was sophistry to others, it was a realization that was no different from the truth to me.
All the problems that weighed on my shoulders were over and I was freed from many things.
Moving forward was not as easy as I thought, but it was worth it.
“It is not easy. It’s not just beings like God. Isn’t that the law for anyone with that level of power and responsibility?”
“I guess so.”
“Right now, the World Tree, whom you gave me rest, is also the same. I have suffered from responsibilities as heavy as my strength.”
[Is it rest? It seems like forever.]
Set shook his head from the side, but as before, he raised his arm and hit the top of his head.
“be quiet!”
[Kek!]
Set lost his mind as he spread all over the ground.
Of course, Muhyul or Jihad didn’t seem to care much because he was used to this.
“If you persevere, one day it will explode. Whether you want it or not.”
“That’s right.”
“Wouldn’t it be necessary to blow it out at least once? Well, it’s certainly a bit unfortunate that the elves living in the forest got involved, but I needed an opportunity.”
One day Jihad asked him for advice. Muhyul said and took a sip of his drink.
“Of course, the World Tree will overcome. I have no doubt that he will eventually shake off and stand up again. However… ….”
“Are you saying it’s cowardly to just watch with that thought?”
“…What is that?”
Muhyul let out a bitter laugh.
“Didn’t you, right in front of me, endure too much alone?”
“….”
“I reached the ‘present’ even after ruining once and going back in time. You are the only one who fully remembers and reminisces about that time.”
Even if others realized or recalled the memory of that time, it would be a little different from me.
“I think so. I thought it was possible when you talked about me before that return.”
“….”
“If you lose the kingdom and lose even the people you need to protect… …My insides must have been completely ruined.”
Jihad, who had been quietly listening to Muhyul’s words, also nodded.
“Yes me too…I don’t think it would have been the same as it is now.”
“I see.”
“Of course, it is all over now. Mikhail-sama has fulfilled his duty, and we don’t have to be afraid of being demons anymore.”
Jihad asked me, half relieved and half curious.
“Are you satisfied, Michael?”
“Satisfied.”
He is of course satisfied.
Isn’t this the result of reaching beyond so many despairs? I can’t be satisfied with the result I got like that.
However, Jihad would not simply want such consequential answers.
What does the guy want to ask?
“Did you shake it all off? Everything, even the memories of that time when I failed once.”
“…That’s right.”
Jihad nodded.
Have I even shaken off the memory of when I lost everyone before the regression?
“I can’t forget. of course.”
Certainly, I kept the memories of that time for a very long time.
You can’t easily forget it, can you?
Everyone is like family.
The Muhyul and Jihad here are certainly real, but they cannot be exactly the same as they are in my memory.
but.
“By the way, Jihad, do you want me to bother you with your problems?”
“It is not.”
“Yeah no. And wouldn’t that be the same in my memory?”
Neither mercy nor jihad.
…Siegfried I honestly don’t know that guy, but let’s assume that he was like that too.
Because he’s not a bad guy.
Anyway.
I think we did our best.
It didn’t solve it, but it allowed me to go back in time and change this predestined outcome.
“I just realized. In the end, everyone remains in my heart.”
The road to the devil.
I gained enlightenment from the ‘fantasy’ I encountered. One way or another, they are with me.
The steps I take in the future.
They will walk with me and watch all of me. So, I no longer feel lonely or guilty.
my soul as they say.
“Live as you wish.”
“…ah.”
At my words, Jihad stared blankly at me. I looked at that guy’s expression and smiled.
“That’s the story. It doesn’t contain as much as you worry about.”
“I’m glad then.”
Jihad said that and laughed.
And in such a warm atmosphere, Muhyul muttered anxiously.
“…You live as you want?”
If the incarnation of destruction, which has been destroying demons as usual, lives as it wants from now on… ….
“hmm.”
is this right?
