Chapter 155
Hunters call absorbing or inheriting the power of another being a piece, but that’s just for convenience, everyone is tied together, and the power that belongs to a piece is different.
In some cases, the subject of power was a witch who was a boss mob, as in the case of Sumire, and in some cases, it was a hunter who was sealed in the tower.
However, the piece Lorelei obtained was by far the best.
– I am Chronoa
– As the goddess who governs time, I would like to welcome you as a follower.
The first meeting with Chronoa.
It was inside the barrier that was going through the ordeal.
In a way, it was fate.
In a way, it was inevitable.
Lorelai is the first Hunter to have the [Time Manager] attribute. Cronoa coveted Lorelei early on.
The strongest teacher who recognized Lorelai’s potential. Witch Aris.
The goddess of time who gladly handed over her fragment to Lorelai. Chronoa.
It wasn’t difficult for Lorelai to become strong.
– A human whose mind is impoverished can collapse even with this degree of barrier. Of course you are an exception.
Lorelai, who challenged the ordeal, was able to maintain her sanity in the midst of the waves of information, thanks to Chronoa’s help.
– It’s funny how a down-to-earth person like you likes children’s books. Of course, the content of the book is fun for me as a goddess.
– Goddesses don’t believe in fate. So, is there really no love that is destined?
It was not a special ability or job.
To challenge the ordeal is to become a lonely wanderer floating in knowledge. Chronoa’s voice, heard intermittently, was a great comfort to Lorelai.
And finally, when Lorelai absorbed nearly half of her knowledge, Cronoa asked.
– You know what, Lorelai? The power of fragments selects those who resemble the master as successors.
– Even I picked you. Actually, it’s a story that is part of a huge destiny.
I don’t know such a difficult story.
Lorelai thought in her mind, but didn’t say it out of her mouth. I want to deny it, but in fact I already knew everything she said.
That Lorelai absorbed the fragments of Chronoa. The story that Lorelei and Cronoa look alike.
Lorelai could hardly recall the resemblance between herself and Cronoa.
However, Cronoa seemed to have a different idea.
– Lorelai? Just like a pony is looking for its owner. Characteristics also select the owner. Time managers are the most time-bound beings.
– Ah … It must be ‘passed time’ to be precise.
– That’s why I regret more than anyone and grieve more than anyone. The [Time Manager] attribute is found for those who have time to set it right.
Lorelai stopped reading. It hardened on the spot. Chronoa spoke to Lorelai again in a clear voice.
– Aren’t you curious about the ‘passed time’ that I, as a goddess, am bound to?
What does the goddess regret?
What made her bound by the passing time? I wasn’t curious at first.
But times of solitude.
The time spent talking to Chronoa made Lorelai open her mouth.
“…I wonder.”
At least when it comes to seeking knowledge, Lorelai is surprisingly polite. It was one of Lorelei’s appearances that Cronoa cherished.
– Because I broke my promise.
– I lost something precious.
– In order to preserve at least that memory, I chose to become fragmented like this and wander into another dimension of another time.
I don’t know if it’s Chronoa’s story, but Lorelei had seen a similar story in a book.
A goddess who fell in forbidden love with a human.
In the end, it is a story in a common myth that humans were killed by an angry god and the goddess made humans into constellations.
‘It must be a similar story.’
The moment Lorelai thought, Cronoa asked this time.
– Then, Lorelai, why did you become the manager of time? I, who have lived through eons of time… I’m really curious about the ‘passed time’ that you’ve been entangled in.
“My … passed time?”
What time am I bound by?
What kind of moment would that be?
Cronoa said while Lorelai was groping for memories with blank eyes.
– …Now I get it. The time that entangled you The moment that entangled you…
The sound has gone.
A space where nothing can be seen or heard like the deep sea. Lorelai was able to face a familiar face as the light, which had gradually faded away, approached and illuminated herself.
[You are as dangerous as a huge unexploded bomb. At the same time, they have the power to save the world.] [
I don’t know how your talents will be used.]
[There’s nothing I can guarantee. Because I don’t have a strong sense of responsibility. But I…]
The sound recedes again.
Is this the ordeal of the clock tower?
Feeling weak and floating in the deep sea, Lorelai somehow grabbed the air.
[…If you have a disciple, you’ll want one.]
Ah.
so strong
such a wonderful person
want me
…I don’t want to disappoint you.
What is the moment you are entangled in?
Only then did Lorelai know.
– …to want to repay the other person’s expectations. It’s such a childish idea.
Contrary to the words of rebuke, Cronoa’s voice was kind.
The barrier is broken.
Golden books were scattered.
Golden knowledge scattered.
Only then did Lorelai know what the final piece to pass the ordeal was.
‘…with such a coveted knowledge. also about yourself. I didn’t know.’
passed through such an ordeal.
Because I found the last piece that I couldn’t find in the end.
tadak. tadak.
The sound of a bonfire burning.
Lorelai clenched her fists just as she did when she desperately held on to the air.
‘The given time is 10 minutes.’
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
This is the path you have walked.
The moment that proves all your hard work.
Lorelai opened her closed eyes and opened her hands.
“Χρόνοα.”
goddess of time. Chronoa’s true name.
For 10 minutes of 10 days of life.
From Lorelai’s hand, a compressed golden wave burst out.
Whoa!
The sound of the bonfire spreads.
The golden flame continued to encroach on Lorelai’s surroundings as it grew to cover the world.
sparks that spread.
changing landscape.
Dee en-!
The sound of a huge grandfather clock came in from somewhere.
Tick! Tick! Tick! Tick!
Hundreds of thousands of uncountable second hand sounds covered the surroundings. This is the barrier that Lorelei opens with the help of the goddess.
Kugu Palace-! thud! blah blah!
The floor of the ordinary clock tower cracked and rose with Lorelei.
The temple of the Goddess built before I knew it.
A golden symbol floating in the sky.
The light of the goddess burning with mana did not leave even a single piece of the night.
Lorelai looked down at the world encroaching on gold and spoke to Shin Yoo-seong in a bitter voice.
“…I broke the hunters’ common sense. An irregular who disturbs their order.”
The light of the goddess stops the world.
To be precise, it makes it flow very slowly. 1 second. to 1 in 100. to 1 in 10,000. Chop rocks into small pieces like sand.
The only thing free in the weathered time is Lorelai, who opened the barrier.
“For martial artists like you, it’s like a foul… The opponent was bad.”
Lorelai laughed bitterly.
It wasn’t conceit that she didn’t doubt her victory. The power of the goddess used now is the highest among fragments. Even the caster, Lorelai, didn’t have the confidence to block it.
No matter how strong the Shinyu is.
Even if you are stronger than yourself.
I thought that this extraneous force could not be stopped.
‘It’s not a process I like, but I… have a master… who chose me.’
On Lorelai’s shoulders, the witch Aris’ faith. Britain’s hopes were at stake. Lorelai didn’t want to betray everyone’s expectations.
In the changing world, Shin Yoo-seong was still looking up at Lorelai.
There were no regrets.
I couldn’t be a princess waiting for the prince in Marchen, but I chose the saintess who would save the country.
I believed so much that this was all it took.
However, Shin Yoo-seong’s eyes were looking straight at Lorelai.
There was no sign of defeat in those eyes. Even against the golden waves approaching right in front of me, I calmly took a stance.
‘It’s destiny.’
Shin Yooseong thought.
Even if you are missing some pieces that make up yourself now. This crisis would have been insurmountable.
Maybe it was really fate that I went through all these processes and met Lorelai.
The heresy of the Hunter world.
An irregular that destroys everyone’s common sense.
“That goes for me too.”
12 years of training.
Shin Yoo-seong’s experience in Mt. Musin maximized his senses. Shin Yuseong circulated mana at a tremendous speed inside his body.
Top’s hidden stage.
Extrasensory Awakening obtained after passing through the Chamber of Time. The golden wave stopped before reaching Shin Yoosung.
time that was finite. Now it was infinite.
Shin Yooseong slowly measured his senses and created mana with his fingertips.
Lorelai’s barrier was enormous for the kind of mana she had never felt before, but it didn’t matter.
What is the flow of mana?
like the flow of a river.
flows in one direction
He does not go against the trend and finds his own way. In the end, even with such a large-scale barrier, there was a place where the path of mana narrowed.
Shin Yoo-seong’s job is to pour the same amount of mana into the exact spot as the path.
Rather, the gigantic barrier was as easy for Shin Yoo-seong as dealing with a slow herbivore with many gaps.
‘I’m just like you.’
Just as this match was a moment to prove to Lorelei, this match was a moment to prove it to Shin Yoo-seong.
What you have to do is as you have done so far. to show you your own way.
Like what his teacher, King Kwon, said, Shin Yoo-seong pioneered his own path.
The 5th chapter of the throwing god, Wave Resonance (波流共鳴)
unfolded.
Paaang! viscount-! Yourself!
Just as a golden wave eroded the world.
This time, the blue cracks made at the fingertips of Shin Yuseong eroded the golden world.
“This one! No way…don’t mana! Mana Resonance!?”
Lorelai exclaimed, stuttering in bewilderment. The world of perfection he had created by dedicating the power and lifespan of his fragments was collapsing into blue cracks.
“I am… I am…”
Lorelai muttered like an idiot with a devastated face, but the collapse did not stop. The ground that had risen sank, the temple of the goddess collapsed without a shape, and the golden sun was setting.
Hands stretched high to keep from falling.
But this time he couldn’t grab anything. In the collapsed world, Lorelai simply fell endlessly.
