Paradise’s words (3)
“Aren’t you sleeping too long?”
“I was expecting him because he said he brought useful power, but he seems to be sleeping more than I thought.”
“Take off the mask. Let’s check your face.”
flash!!
The moment he heard those words, Lennok stood up and raised his mana.
bang!!
The wave of magical power that spread out from Lennok’s center instantly pressed down on all sides and raised his body to his feet.
Anyone who tried to touch his mask was swept away by the wave and fell over.
“Ouch fuck!! You were surprised!!”
“If you were awake, why don’t you talk to me? Because of the mask, I couldn’t understand anything.”
A grumbling woman lying on the floor, and a young man with his features unrecognizable, painted white.
The seemingly ridiculous looking powdered young man squatted down on a nearby rock and looked down at Lennok with amusement.
The landscape of a jungle with unknown bushes and leaves in all directions peeps out from behind, but strangely there is no feeling of heat or humidity.
Sensing a sense of incongruity, Lennok quickly distanced himself from the two and took a deep breath.
“haha….”
power. mask. sleep a lot
Lennok, who had sorted out a series of keywords in an instant, quickly looked back at his memory.
I remember accepting Myeong’s offer, taking the archangel’s tears, and Ming moving Lennok, who was losing consciousness.
‘Tears of an Archangel. What is the effect?’
Inadvertently, he awkwardly groped his body with both hands.
It was said that it was an old world artifact that increased lifespan, but Lennok did not know if the artifact would have the proper effect on his own body.
I thought it was one of the ways to get rid of Lennok’s penalty, but I wasn’t sure if I could really escape the penalty with just such an elixir.
In any case, the fact that Lennok came to his senses at this point in itself must be proof that the elixir was successfully taken.
It was only after spinning the mana from head to toe that Lennok realized what changes had taken place in his body.
‘General increase in physical ability. elimination of impurities in the body. Magical flow fluidity doubled. Overall strengthening of myofibril tissue….’
Finally noticing the change in his body, Lennok took a small breath.
Wounds between the backs of the hands. The aftereffects of the injury he got from the battle against Madrid are clearly gone.
Not only that, but the state of soft skin and various body tissues as if new flesh had sprouted.
Only then did Lennok nod, realizing how the archangel’s tears work.
‘Right. What does it mean to prolong life… … . Did you mean that it reverses the age of the body?’
An artifact that reverses the age of the body without interfering with the achievements accumulated so far.
That was the real identity of the efficacy of the archangel’s tears, which were said to increase life span.
Lennok nodded, pondering what exactly happened to his body.
‘not bad. This is certain.’
As expected, it wasn’t something that relieved the penalty itself, but perhaps it could have been more helpful to Lennok now than that.
Originally, Lennok’s body was abused to the brink of death in a factory illegally built on the outskirts of a megalopolis.
But by just taking the Archangel’s Tears, it was as if he had done away with everything that had caused Lennok’s ill health.
Considering that Lennok’s talent was based not only in his mind, but also in his body, it was a remarkable achievement.
If the Archangel’s Tears are as effective as Lennok thinks, then there’s room for customizing this or that, even ignoring the aftereffects of mana addiction… … .
“Hey, can I talk a little bit now?”
The young man who appeared in front of Lennok’s mask, shaking his head, asked, stretching his words.
“If you waited until you woke up, shouldn’t you listen to our story?”
The unique behavior of painting the face white and forcing a smile into it.
It looked clumsy and awkward, as if imitating the behavior of a clown, but the magic flowing from its body was completely different.
A form of magical power so bizarrely tangled that even Lennok could not fathom its level.
Lennok, who was casually measuring his opponent’s weight class, frowned from behind the mask.
‘clown.’
Myung said that the clown will be waiting for you when you arrive.
I also remembered that Soryu and Ermong mentioned that he was a complete madman right before they disappeared.
Even inside Pandaemonium, it is not enough to have jurisdiction over the southernmost area of the continent, so if he is appointed as the right person for this operation, he must be a big man of a considerable level.
Since he couldn’t read the other person’s intentions properly, he had to be careful about his behavior.
“I was looking forward to it because I heard it was a rookie brought in by Myeong, but it would be difficult if it came out like this.”
The young man said with a smile on his face, not knowing what Lennok was thinking.
“From now on, what we have to do is absolutely not the kind of work where you just have to know what to do and do it well.”
“….”
Lennok watched the young man’s movements before answering him.
There were two green dice between his fingers.
The young man who walked in front of Lennok, clicking two dice, lowered his head slightly and asked.
“You didn’t come without hearing anything, did you? If that’s enough, it might be better not to do it this time-”
“How much time is left until Gyebaek arrives at the well?”
“….”
The clown was at a loss for words at Lennok’s remark.
Because that one word was enough of an answer to represent just how much Lennok knew now.
“I understood that Myeong couldn’t participate in this event. I just need to see if you guys can replace him.”
Considering that Ming was an alter ego of pseudo-projection from the time he came to Lennok, it must mean that he too cannot leave his seat right away.
If so, it was necessary to check whether these two people who seemed to have been put into the operation instead of him were capable enough.
Because without verification of the team members, it would not be possible to carry out an insane operation to throw Gyebaek into the well of handbooks.
“Oh, you mean you want to check our skills?”
It was only then that the other person who stumbled and got up from his seat spat and stood up from his seat.
A red-haired woman wearing loose-fitting clothes and brushing her hair.
“A real arrogant guy who can’t be arrogant has come. Is this rolling right? I wonder if I should contact Agneta.”
Contrary to the sloppy gestures, the clothes are not flashy, they are dazzling enough to feel brilliant.
Even his movements seemed uncomfortable, as if he had just been dragged out of a concert hall.
‘Wait a concert… … ?’
Lennok, who had lost his mind until that point, looked carefully at the woman’s face and muttered,
“It’s a face I’ve seen somewhere… … .”
“Khihahahahaha!!”
At that moment, the clown who heard Lennok’s murmur burst into laughter.
Conversely, the woman’s face was crumpled like water-soaked paper.
“Did you hear Leya? I’ve seen a lot of faces somewhere!!! Ki-hee-hee-hee, I’m dying of laughter!!”
“Don’t fucking laugh! You bastard!!”
A blushing woman called Leya screamed.
The voice and tone were unusually clear and high, and the moment I thought that Lennok’s ear was familiar, the clown couldn’t stop laughing.
“Hee hee hee hee, it can be. It can be. What’s wrong with not recognizing the face of the self-proclaimed continent’s most famous diva?”
The most famous diva on the continent.
After hearing that, Lennok realized who the woman was and nodded.
As civilization developed through magic engineering, the entertainment and culture of this world also developed similarly to the place where Lennok lived.
A world where there are superstars and celebrities idolized through music, acting and dancing.
And the woman standing in front of Lennok’s eyes was a very famous singer on this continent.
‘Freya Collins. I guess that was the name… … .’
Maybe it’s because I only saw his face on the billboard hanging on the outer wall of the building on a fictional day, but I didn’t notice it when I saw it right in front of me.
No, I didn’t think that such a singer would be in a place like this as a member of Pandaemonium.
Lennok shook his head, staring at Leya’s stuttering figure.
“Now it is. I remember who you are. I never thought that someone like you would come to a place like this.”
Somewhere beyond the mask, a cold gaze shone.
“And with that conspicuous appearance.”
“Fuck it, this isn’t my fault!!”
Raya couldn’t stand it and shouted again. Contrary to appearances, he seemed extremely hot-tempered.
“While preparing for the Southern Continent Tour, this bastard dragged it all over!! If I finish my work, I’ll go back right away.
“I know, I know.”
The clown rubbed his ear hole in response to Leya’s high-pitched voice, which was hot-tempered and even mouthed.
“How many times do you say that you can hear everything even if you don’t scream? I’ll do all the work anyway, so I don’t know why you’re so upset and upset.”
“What the fuck you son of a bitch!!”
Leya grabs the clown by the collar and starts to shake it, and the clown staggers helplessly at her touch.
Both of them had a lighthearted attitude that did not match the prestige of Pandemonium that Lennok had seen so far, but Lennok was not fooled by the appearance.
If this man is really in charge of this task, it would mean that the clown’s ability is also a monster that is second to none.
“How can you be the only useful person in the South? At least Soryu is the only one who has the brain, but I don’t want to call the jeweler who hangs out with me because he’s very squeamish.”
After saying that, the clown untied Reya’s hands from her collar with a gesture of her hand and straightened her clothes.
“Hmmmm, to answer the question from earlier…Gyebaek will arrive at the well within half a day.”
“….”
“Until a month ago, no one cared about it because it was crawling in the depths of the sea, but recently it started to pick up speed after landing on the southern coast.”
Come to think of it, a faint stream of water was flowing like a canal in the place where Gyebaek had passed.
At the time, I didn’t pay much attention to what the monster that failed to ascend looked like, but it wasn’t strange if the seawater was flowing in because it was near the coast.
In the middle of a remote jungle where people do not wander. There are only stories that make it hard to believe that three people are huddled together in a place like this.
But the clown continued as if the place had nothing to do with it.
“The handbook’s well is not accessible in the ordinary way, but I have a way to open it. All we have to do is take advantage of the gap between the two monsters and push the gyebaek into the well.”
“I want to ask you something about that.”
said Lennok, arms crossed.
“The existence I saw called Gyebaek was not something that could be lifted, carried, or touched.”
“Hoo.”
Lennok, ignoring the clown’s strange exclamation, asked again.
“How are you going to push Gyebaek into the well in this situation where you don’t know how the handbook will turn out? Are the others watching it quietly?”
He pushes Gyebaek, a chunk of living geas, out of the well and uses it as a bullet to shoot toward the open sea.
Through that, I can understand the intention of testing whether the bomb called Gyebaek can be applied effectively to monsters in the open sea.
Whether it was possible to directly implement that ridiculous process into reality was another matter.
Compared to Gyebaek, the Ascendant Handbook is less known on the surface, but it is certain that he is not a completely insane monster like Gyebaek.
No matter how much he is interested in the mundane world, he will not be able to transcend himself to the extent of ignoring the Gyebaek coming into his realm.
At this point, when the conflict between the Gyebaek and the Handbook has become evident, what kind of method should we help with the work?
Even though Lennok had risen up the hierarchy at a rate unlike any other, he wasn’t sure if he was strong enough to achieve what he wanted among the ascended.
Didn’t even Zaigis Ethernor, who was dying, reign as a god-like being in his labyrinth?
A situation where it is difficult to be sure of even keeping one of my own bodies inside the well.
A basis was needed to establish all these premises and to make the plan successful.
“Hmm hmm. Not a bad question.”
But the clown shook his head after hearing everything Lennok had to say.
“But it seems you haven’t come here after hearing everything about this incident?”
“what?”
“I understand what. In fact, these inside stories are difficult to know deeply unless you are the person involved. If you think about it, you’re probably much younger than the momentum you feel on the outside-”
Bahack!!
Leya, who was quietly listening to the clown next to her, struck the clown on the head with the iron bar holder she was holding.
With a roar like a bomb exploding, the clown’s head exploded.
However, even when Leya faced the horrific scene directly, she shot back with an annoyed expression.
“If you have something to say, it’s fast. Right now, as he said, 1:00 is busy, why are you pretending to be relaxed?”
“…It’s too much. Don’t you know the word ice breaking?”
A clown’s head sprouts casually from the inside of the neck where the head exploded.
A humorous gesture, as if hiding the head under a collar.
“Can you say that you’re a celebrity if you don’t know my efforts to ease the hard atmosphere?”
“okay?”
Leya snorted.
“Don’t you want to see how far your jokes will work for this guy?”
“Shall we get to the point? Of course, the situation you’re assuming is reasonable, but you shouldn’t worry too much.”
The clown, who turned his tail casually, said.
“The Handbook’s Well is a demonic landscape comparable to Sasangjeon, but if Gyebaek gets close to the well, he won’t have time to worry about us.”
“You speak as if Gyebaek would crawl into the well of handbooks on his own.”
“of course. It was just a matter of timing, because it would happen anytime. Any tycoon who remembered the days when the central city was alive would know it.”
“…what?”
“Hmm, it’s a bit complicated to explain this…. It seems that Myung omitted a lot of explanation and sent it. Or is it that he is a talented person who can do his part without any explanation… … .”
The clown, who had been thinking with his arms crossed, continued with difficulty.
“To put it simply, the purpose of Gyebaek itself was one of the central city’s plans to attack the well.”
“Right.”
“…Did you just understand with words?”
“I heard that the central city tried to make Gyebaek a strategic weapon. The purpose itself must be in the handbook well.”
“….”
In place of the clown who was silent, Lennok immediately continued.
“Isn’t that saying that a considerable part of the geas that make up the existence of Gyebaek are probably related to the well of the handbook, and he touched it and made it move?”
“Hey.”
Leya, who was staring at Lennok with her arms crossed from the side, smiled.
“I was a little disappointed that he showed up so stupid, but he’s much smarter than I thought.”
“…That’s it. Leya, it took you more than three full days to understand this simple fact.”
“….”
baek!!
The clown’s head is smashed once more, and a new head pops out of the inside of his neck casually.
Lennok watched the scene through the mask, narrowing his eyes.
‘It’s not an illusion. Apparently, they are injured by the impact of the skull collapsing.’
According to Leya, the clown must be testing to see how far Lennok can detect the clown’s pranks.
Repeating the nonsensical resurrection in front of Lennok right now must be part of that.
Considering the circumstances, the strange sense of incongruity surrounding this space, and the faint sense of déjà vu from the clown, there is no doubt… … .
The conversation continued with Lennok drawing his inner conclusions.
“There is nothing wrong with that. In a way, that’s very accurate. Because at the time, one of the people who put the gias on Gyebaek pulled the trigger.”
“….”
“Some would say that Gyebaek’s existence is Arsnova’s biggest failure, but I think differently.”
The clown muttered, slightly averting his gaze from Lennok, who did not respond.
“They succeeded. Even the lofty mission of ascension was in their hands and they knew how to handle it. But everything just collapsed before we could fully see the fruits of it.”
Even the mission of ascension was controlled by the central city.
It is impossible to arbitrarily judge the level of civilization and technology reached with Lennok’s experience and knowledge.
But what does it mean that a city with such great power collapsed in the aftermath of the Black Consumer Project?
What is the dream of Alkaid, who is deeply intertwined in all of this?
Aside from listening to Leya and the clown, Lennok hadn’t forgotten why he was standing here.
It wasn’t because he was influenced by the ideology of the leader or Ming.
I’m just standing here to see and judge with my own two eyes the dreams and wishes of Pandaemonium.
If so, what to do was also decided.
“…good. understood.”
Lennok nodded as he stood up from his seat, touching his mask.
“Then let’s go down and start working.”
“Are you getting off? Where in this jungle do you get something off?”
Despite the clown’s natural reply, Lennok was not shaken.
You must not show signs of late understanding, even if you understand what the prank he is talking about is a little late.
In Lennok’s eyes, this clown, who behaved strangely kind, was a much more dangerous opponent than Leya, who had crossed her arms with a sullen face.
Lennok, who decided that he needed to go strong, moved immediately.
Whoop!!
Using the blinking technique, go behind the clown and rest on his shoulder without hesitation.
“I said that everyone who knew it would know since the time when the central city was still alive.”
“…!”
Lennok said, looking at the back of the clown who reacted faintly.
“It’s strange that the jungle is so quiet at a time when the clash between the ascendants is just around the corner… … . Don’t you think so?”
“Yes…did you?”
Instead of answering, Lennok turned his gaze to Leya.
“The position of the ground they are stepping on is bizarrely the same, and sometimes it even shakes… … . At first, I thought it was an optical illusion caused by unstable magic power, but it wasn’t.”
“….”
Lennok laughed as he slowly turned to the unanswering clown.
“Shall I say one last thing? I also think Myung is pretty arbitrary, but I’m not one to leave a fainted person on the ground.”
“Oh, that’s it.”
The clown, who had been quietly listening to Lennok until then, started laughing again.
“That’s an answer I didn’t expect.”
Shoot Aaaaa!!
At that moment, the magnificent jungle scenery surrounding the three of them began to melt as if it had been washed away by rain.
At the same time, what catches your eye is the appearance of a black bulkhead that is tightly blocked on all sides.
A bright red light is turned on between the constantly shaking floors, and clouds can be seen through the darkened windows.
Doo doo doo!!!
Why, so intense noise and vibration that I didn’t notice until now.
Seeing the shape of an old truck sunk inside a bulkhead, Lennok immediately realized where it was.
An aircraft hovering thousands of meters in the sky.
It is also a gigantic airship so large that it can fly even with a truck full of it.
All kinds of cargo and containers were piled up like a mountain inside the bulkhead of the airship, which was wide enough to be close to an empty lot.
As if the air that had been quiet just before was a lie, sharp deaths were pouring down from the bulkhead towards Lennok.
His entire body was covered in a black suit, and only the red laser pointer was pointing this way.
The space inside the bulkhead of an airship that is vast enough. An unknown and bizarre form of magic law drawn on the floor where the three people are stepping on.
The clown spread his arms wide, grinning at Lennok in the center.
“This is the eighth time that I myself have noticed the existence of the Silver Crisis Vesponir. If this is enough, it can be said that it passed. Then, shall we start planning the strategy properly from now on?”
Genius Magician Who Takes Medicine, Chapter 450
