Episode 238
EPISODE.119
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Bad, bad, bad-!
A muffled groaning sound was heard along with joyful cries.
It was the sound of Sherbet, who had escaped from the shape of the bracelet and returned to the shape of Hetzling, running and weaving at random inside the earthen house.
Gailrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Pepper, crouching down as if in response, glared at Sherbet like a beast on a hunt, then jumped up.
It attacked Sherbet, who was running around the inside of the earthen house, and suddenly, Sherbet, who was pressed down below, exposed her stomach and cried mischievously.
Ppa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Then, Pepper slowly withdraws her foot.
When the pressure disappears, Shabet starts running around the house again, as if she had never done so.
At first glance, it is a noisy scene of two young siblings enjoying a game.
As Russell cheered up, the two young dragons seemed to cheer up too.
Leaving them behind, Russell was sitting on the bed, looking at the back of his hand.
“Hmm…”
It would be more accurate to say that he was looking at the pattern engraved on the back of his hand.
A pattern of four circles of different colors intersecting with each other, carved by the spirit kings themselves.
As I stared at it for a while, the words the spirit kings said while carving the pattern naturally came to my mind.
─This pattern proves that you and us are connected.
─What are you saying? not a contract It’s just a simple connection. So…
─…If you have this pattern, you can summon us to the material world whenever you need it.
─Hey, I’m talking!
-But you have to be careful. There is only one chance to summon us by borrowing the power of the pattern.
—No, I’m talking…!
—It is our own reward for the benefactor who saved the spirit realm.
─So now I will explain-!!
Amphitrite’s annoyed cry still seemed to linger in my ears like a background noise, but whatever.
Spirit King’s incarnation.
Even if they were incarnated, they were the ones who possessed the power of the 8th circle master.
‘It’s a pattern that can make them manifest in the material world…’
Even if it’s only once, the value of this pattern won’t be different from that of a treasure trove.
‘I must use it carefully.’
Thinking so, Russell lightly waved his hand.
At the same time as I gather my thoughts, the pattern engraved on the back of my hand fades and disappears.
It was a characteristic of the pattern that would not be revealed unless one was conscious of it.
Turning the pattern invisible, Russell lightly loosened the joints and muscles here and there, including his shoulders and wrists.
Knock knock-.
Each time, a light bone sound echoes. It’s only been a few hours since I woke up from unconsciousness.
It wasn’t completely recovered, but…
‘I can’t stay in the spirit realm forever.’
It was important that the spirit world’s problems affected the material world, but the material world had its own problems.
‘War…’
was enough to make a corner of my heart feel cramped and heavy just by thinking about it.
Some scholars said that human history developed and evolved along with war, but-.
‘No matter what justification or reason is given, the fact that it is the wheel of blood that rolls over it remains unchanged.’
Born as a mere human, all he can hope for is to hope and work hard so that the wheel of blood rolls toward the enemy country, not the homeland.
Of course, innocent casualties will also occur in the process. Nevertheless, Russell did not waver.
War was originally like that, and carrying the weight of life that would be trampled on in the future was something I had been prepared for ever since I chose the path of ‘War Mage’.
furthermore-.
‘The war that might happen this time… is a bit different from a normal war.’
It was the Empire that tolerated the Black Tower and casually operated a large army of undead.
Among them, there were old corpses that had been rotting for a long time, but there were also corpses that had just been undead.
And you won’t have to worry about where you got those corpses from.
It was because he had personally witnessed the manor and several nearby villages turned into undead workshops.
If we didn’t somehow come up with numbers, more blood might be shed than was shed in war.
That was the reason why Russell dared to move even though his joints and muscles were not in the best condition.
‘after.’
After organizing his thoughts, Russell got up from the bed, adjusting his clothes.
‘Come to think of it…’
Russell, who suddenly remembered that he hadn’t asked a single thing, looked away.
He looked at Io who was sitting next to him and asked.
“Io. How long have I been lying down?”
If the muscles and joints feel a little stiff, it’s about 15 days… When Russell thought so.
Io, who was wiggling his fingers, answered.
“He was bedridden for about a month.”
one month.
Doubling the time longer than expected.
Russell’s face hardened.
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one month.
It wasn’t a short time, but it was a time that couldn’t be said to be a long time.
However, in the current situation, it was a bit of an exception.
It could be said that a month was long enough in a situation where it would not be strange if an all-out war with the Empire broke out at any time.
Even if it was only 15 days, I felt it was long, but it’s twice as long.
Maybe a war broke out.
In such a situation, the fact that the power of the master class or higher did not appear meant that the power of the allies was weakened.
A ray of uneasiness brushed the nape of his neck, said Russell, hardening his face.
“I have to go back right now.”
“yes?”
Io expressed his doubts at Russell’s sudden words, but he did not object.
The condition of the body has deteriorated a little, but that’s all.
There was no reason for Russell to stay in the spirit realm any longer as long as he had collected all the power he had gained from the spirit realm.
Unlike before, which took about three days, it was not that difficult to go back.
The exit was prepared just by the Spirit Kings opening the door without any preparation.
Hwaaak-.
The entire space is distorted and the door connecting the spirit world and the material world is revealed.
“If you pass through this door, you will be able to return to the physical world immediately.”
Demetel spoke and Amphitrite pursed her lips.
“It doesn’t matter if I stay for a few more days.”
It was a tone of regret.
Contrary to her gruff tone of voice so far, as one of the Spirit Kings, she also felt grateful to Russell.
“Thank you for your words, but I don’t know if something happened to the material world.”
“Well, I guess you can’t keep a busy person on hold.”
Agni nodded and Zephyrus added.
“When urgent matters are resolved, come visit often. young dragon. Since you have a pass to our world, the spirit realm will always welcome you.”
“thank you.”
The last greeting with the spirit kings ends there.
Is it because I heard rumors that Russell and Io are leaving? In front of the Warp Gate to the material world, various spirits gathered.
From the most common four elemental spirits to the rarest spirits with other attributes.
Everyone was looking at the spectacle of the benefactor of the spirit realm passing away.
“Then let’s go back.”
Leaving their gaze behind them, Russell and Io turned. I threw myself into the portal to the material world.
Whoaaaaaaah-!
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By the time the red sunset that had been cast over the sky had disappeared by about half before I knew it, and the darkness of the night began to deepen over it.
“Um…”
Alan Page sighed as he peered out the window at the sky from inside the shelter the fairies had prepared for them.
“Isn’t it today too?”
A look that somehow couldn’t hide his nervousness.
It was after about ten minutes or so that he kicked out the door after wandering around the back of the residence several times.
A few minutes after leaving the residence.
Arriving in the territory of the elves, he looks around, and one of the tallest male elves among the elves approaches him.
“Sir Alan.”
His name is Higneu.
He was leading the elves on behalf of Arain and Io, who had been away for some reason.
Contrary to his youthful appearance, it is said that he is well over a hundred years old.
“Lord Higneu.”
Alan, who recognized him thanks to the acquaintance he had met several times, opened his mouth, but Higneu just shook his head quietly.
Alan let out a deep sigh at his action.
“That’s right. As expected today, His Highness…”
The reason he was staying here was simple as he had no ties to the elves.
Because he was ordered by the king to bring Russell. However, the person in question, Russell, had not yet returned from the spirit realm…
Of course, that did not mean he was unaware of the situation.
He was seriously injured in a battle with a being in the spirit realm and was recovering in the spirit realm-.
‘What kind of injury did he get…’
It’s been a month since he couldn’t come back from the spirit realm.
“Russell is a benefactor to the elves as well. If my benefactor returns, I will inform Sir Alan right away.”
“All right.”
It was the moment when he was forced to turn his feet to his residence at Higneuu’s words.
Hwaaak-.
In an instant, an intense wave of magical power arose.
“—?!”
A wave that he can never miss with the ability to reach the 6th circle master and look at the 7th circle.
“The scent of the spirit suddenly became thicker.”
“What do you mean…?”
As if Alan’s guess was correct, Higneu nodded.
“yes. It seems that the benefactor has returned.”
The steps of the two of them all headed towards the place where the waves of magic and spirits flowed from the depths of the forest.
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Hwaaak-.
Space is distorted with magic, and a door connecting the two worlds is created.
“That’s…”
“Isn’t that the door to the spirit realm?”
“Are benefactor and Io finally coming back?”
The next moment, the elves who gathered in the presence of a door that had formed in the middle of the village began to murmur.
Fire!
The wave of magical power reached its peak, and a pair of men and women appeared beyond it.
Not good for black hair. And white hair and white eyes.
Naturally, the identities of the man and woman were Russell and Io.
“Ugh…”
Io staggered from the dizziness that came through the door, and a familiar face reflected in Russell’s slightly frowning eyes.
Narrowed eyes and gray hair that could not tell whether they were open or closed.
‘Sir Alan!’
This means that he is here without any ties to the elves!
‘no way?!’
Anxiety tickled the nape of his neck.
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