Episode 156
Lorelai falls as the ground she was stepping on collapses.
shiver!
A wave of gold wrapped around Lorelai, but it couldn’t absorb all the shock. He made a mistake in controlling mana out of embarrassment that his barrier had been destroyed.
coo-!
A tingling pain in the ankle as it hit the ground.
“Ugh…”
Lorelai closed her eyes in pain, but Cronoa said calmly.
– It’s Mana Resonance, so you got it right. The medium for expressing my power is your mana.
The problem was that he used a barrier skill against Shin Yuseong. A barrier is an elaborate mechanical device that uses mana as its parts. Even a small problem can quickly break it down.
“But mana resonance…”
In such a large barrier, mana resonance was originally impossible to occur naturally. A skill that contains Fragment’s True Name and half of Lorelai’s as ingredients.
In addition, a lifespan of 10 days was added.
It was worth it for winning the national competition. But those plans were shattered with a single Mana Resonance.
– No luck. That must be the intention. But…
Cronoa spoke to Lorelai’s head in a low voice.
– If I use my authority and divine power. can win
Lorelai frowned and swung her arm. A wave of gold rushed in, but Shin Yoo-seong lightly hit it with the back of his hand.
“It doesn’t work… it doesn’t.”
Lorelai muttered with a face filled with despair. It seemed that the previous barrier consumed too much mana.
Still, Lorelei forced mana to shake off Shin Meteor.
“Chicheon’s Wings!”
flutter!
Lorelei’s back spread 12 splendid golden wings.
Fire!
Soon, the feathers on the wings turned into golden bullets and were shot toward Shin Meteor. A high-powered skill that can inflict fatal wounds with each feather.
Wolyeongbobeop (月影步法)
But.
rippling
Shin Yoo-seong’s body disappeared, leaving behind wreckage. There was no way that Lorelei’s attack, which was frightened and shot at random, could not work against Shin Yoo-seong.
– Lorelai Again. If I use my authority and divine power, I can win. Because non-mana divine power cannot be resolved with mana resonance.
Realizing divine power was a different unit from borrowing the ability needed for the barrier. It is literally to use one’s own lifespan as a sacrifice to realize the power of the goddess Cronoa in the present world. Lorelai asked in a trembling voice.
“Well then…”
the goddess Cronoa spoke to Lorelai in a kind voice.
– …I think it will have a lifespan of 50 to 60 years. Lorelai is my choice. it’s yours No one is forcing you.
Lorelai bit her lip and raised her strength. A golden flash enveloped the surroundings and rushed to Shin Yuseong.
“I am…”
I really want to win.
That heart is not a lie.
This is the victory Aris-sama, who chose me, wants. England’s expectations were on their shoulders and everyone who had supported them so far was watching the game.
But what you have to sacrifice for victory is 60 years of life.
The weight was different from the 10 days Lorelai had just dedicated.
“I don’t want to… I don’t want to lose…”
Lorelai projected her weapons in a golden light and fired at random.
not strong.
What is your own worth?
Whenever someone described Lorelai, a modifier was added.
witch’s apprentice.
Britain’s Hope.
The Oracle of the Clock Tower.
Lorelai imagined herself betraying everyone’s expectations.
But it didn’t come to mind either.
The modifier attached to Lorelai is proof of the path she has walked. purpose and reason. Lorelai was everything.
– I repeat. If that’s all you really are. Lorelai if I could let go of it all. take my hand
– Exactly 50 years. A lifespan of 50 years will give you victory.
But why can’t I let go of what I’m holding on to?
– I don’t force it.
time stopped.
In the black and white world, Chronoa whispered to Lorelei.
– But Lorelai… Didn’t you, like me, have something you wanted to achieve?
want to win
I want to please Master. I want to be acknowledged and praised by Master. I want to live up to everyone’s expectations.
Lorelai’s goals were pure goals befitting a 17-year-old girl.
– I know. That there are events and times that have bound you. Because you inherited my side.
– You look a lot like me.
Chronoa said that she and Lorelai look alike.
– Like I could lay it all down for him. Surely Lorelei, you too….
The sweet voice of a goddess.
– …can you?
Time passed again as if it was the moment of choice. The moment you pay the price for victory.
[…If you have a disciple, you’ll want one as well.]
Words scattered in Lorelai’s head.
[Lorelai is amazing! It’s already 6th grade!]
Everyone is looking forward to it.
[As the Headmaster of the Clock Tower, I’m really looking forward to Miss Lorelai’s performance. When this competition is over, surely the world will see England again.]
Lorelai muttered in a trembling voice.
“I can’t…”
with Lorelai’s last words.
Fain! Wow Jangchang!
A barrier that shatters like pieces of glass.
[All barriers have been destroyed.]
[0% remaining barriers]
[End of the match.]
A gust of wind blew Lorelai’s hair back with her fists.
[The winner’s team…]
The hologram’s message nailed the two teams’ victory or defeat, but Lorelai, who lowered her head, could not be seen.
“I am Aris-sama’s disciple… I lost… Everyone trusted me…”
Shin Yuseong calmly looked at Lorelei. The times spent together with King Kwon at Mt. Musin. Shin Yoo-seong knew very well that living up to expectations is a happy thing.
But that’s not their goal. You will soon get hurt and tired.
Because that is someone else’s goal, not your own.
“You are strong. Lorelai.”
Shin Yoosung’s words were sincere.
If they didn’t enter the hidden stage, if they didn’t realize Mana Resonance, the outcome of the two would be unpredictable.
The difference between Yuseong Shin and Lorelai’s victory was a piece of paper.
“…but I lost. I’m sure everyone will be disappointed…”
Lorelei muttered with tears in her eyes. Yooseong Shin met Lorelai’s gaze.
“You did your best, though.”
It was a heavy burden to carry alone. Who could have endured that heavy weight if it wasn’t for Lorelai? Having passed through a lonely ordeal and being acknowledged by Chronoa, I have reached this point. It was all Lorelai’s fault.
5 years old.
At such a young age, Yooseong Shin was divided into classes and ostracized by his family just as a result of his characteristics.
That’s why it was never possible to blame the opponent only for the result.
“If you cheered for you.”
Rather, because we had the same pain, we were able to support each other more sincerely than anyone else.
“You will still be my pride.”
Shin Yoo-seong smiles lightly while looking down at Lorelai. Shin Yoo-seong was exactly the same as the prince Lorelei had imagined.
A person who has a caring heart and whose warmth comes out even in a word thrown inadvertently.
And above all, Shin Yoo-seong.
‘Really…’
At that beautiful smile, Lorelai smiled along without realizing it, forgetting about crying.
‘…Handsome.’
The world that was the arena flickered in pure white. It’s broken. Her body turned into a hologram and fluttered around, but Lorelei didn’t lose her smile.
