Face to face (4)
A day has passed.
“Aww.”
When Amy opened her eyes in bed and moved her body according to her usual habits, she felt pain in her entire body.
‘I feel like I fell off a cliff.’
I held on to my sore back and walked with a limp, looking at the scenery outside the window.
I saw Nane and Shura waking up early in the morning and cultivating a small garden.
‘what are you doing?’
The world is heading towards destruction, and the Buddha of the Age is plowing the field.
Feeling the gaze, Nane straightened her back and looked back at the cabin.
Looking at Nane’s smile, Amy remembered what he had said yesterday.
‘I have to say something that makes sense.’
It made sense that I wanted to put myself in Sirone’s mind in order to understand him.
‘Is it love to do what you want to do?’ The moment I asked myself that, I suddenly realized.
‘Why do I love Sirone?’
Maybe, as you said, simply throwing your heart away is what love is all about.
“Oh, that’s it! “It’s not my concern, is it?”
What was more worrying was the fact that the army of Heaven, which Shura had heard about yesterday, had arrived.
‘Havitz alone is too much. Iruki is going to have a hard time. No, not at that level…
It will be the worst war in history.
Amy, whose thoughts had gone up to that point, looked at me with a different mindset than before.
Although his face was full of tattoos and he looked ferocious, his smile was extremely innocent.
‘I don’t think he’s a bad guy.’
I didn’t even want to imagine what would have happened if Habitz had caught me instead of me.
‘If he will be on Sirone’s side…
Above all, Nane was the one who swallowed Ankera’s dream of ruling the army of heaven.
Perhaps reading Amy’s thoughts, I shook my head with a mischievous expression.
“red!”
When do you say you love someone?
‘No, no.’
Amy shook her head because it was dangerous to have expectations like that.
‘I have no choice but to fight.’
My body was still so tired that I couldn’t even run, but magic wasn’t done with my body.
As I opened the cabin door and went out, Shura stood up and took off the hood he was wearing on his head.
“Because you’re lazy. Come quickly and help.”
“why me?”
“He who does not work must not eat. I don’t know? “If you don’t want to starve, at least pick pebbles.”
It’s not like you’ll die if you don’t eat for a day, but I didn’t want to be childish and stubborn.
“Me too, Homi…
Nane intervened.
“Are you feeling okay?”
“don’t worry. “I’ll pay for the meal.”
Nane smiled at the sight of Amy pouting and puffing out her cheeks.
“Guests don’t have to work. Leave this to us and do what you want to do. “If you go into the forest over there, there’s a good place to train your mind.”
“I said it’s okay. And I hope you don’t act like we’re friends. “Because I’m getting chicken skin.” I wasn’t offended.
“Don’t do that, just go. If you are a soldier and are leisurely plowing the fields when the world is on the verge of destruction, you will burst into anger. “It’s not good for your health either.”
Amy came to her senses after remembering her mission.
“Yes, that’s right. What am I doing here? “Whether you feed me or not, I’m going to train.” As he turned and walked away without even hearing an answer, Shura lost his temper and threw the hoe.
“Oh, I’m so annoyed! “It’s nothing special.”
“It’s not like the flower world is nothing special.”
Shura kept his mouth shut.
At one time, Amy may have been just a strong wizard, but now she was a system.
‘The pillar of fire at that time.’
The huge fire that soared through the sky on the Canian Plateau was still vivid in my eyes.
“Tsk!”
Shura glared at Nane.
“Then there’s no need to be even better, right? “Someday they will become our enemies.”
“I told you. If you do not understand Sirone, you cannot become a true Buddha. Same goes for Sirone. “You are probably realizing the truth of emptiness by now.”
“Isn’t it just because she’s pretty?”
“haha! “You can’t deny it.”
Shura’s eyes widened.
“What kind of Buddha is this?”
Nane stroked Shura’s head.
“Pretty is pretty. “The first skill in dealing with the truth is not to ignore the facts.”
Since the Buddha’s words are always right, I would have accepted them this time as well.
‘Why am I like this?’
What was the feeling that oppressed your heart from the moment you confessed to Amy?
‘Buddha, why am I by your side?’
For the first time, that small fact felt bigger than the secrets of the world.
Shura didn’t ask until the end, and Nane just went back to plowing the field with a polite and kind smile.
‘Ignite!’
The moment the ignition battery, the basis of flame magic, was installed, a stream of fire rose from Amy’s body.
“wow.”
It is so powerful that even one would be surprised.
‘Is this the fire art?’
I felt like I had become the flame itself, rather than a wizard who controlled the flames.
“But not to this extent.”
Unless you have the power of the magic cast on the Canian Plateau, you cannot fight the army of Heaven.
“Whew. Phew.”
I was afraid to take the first step because I had already passed the risk of death once, but…
“I’m going.”
Amy was a soldier.
‘Coffin of terror.’
As my focus continued to delve endlessly into the void, my consciousness drifted away as if my brain had opened.
‘You must not give up!’
If you do not control the inertia of fear, you will die like in the Canian Plateau.
“Keuuuu!”
Hong-an’s eyes flashed 30 times per second, but it was impossible to control it, and the flames grew endlessly.
‘no! No!’
The moment I realized that the line of control had been broken, the fire ignited as if oil had been poured on it.
“Sermon. As Jinnane
‘s voice resonated throughout the world, the flames of the world of fire subsided as if oppressed.
“Huh!”
It was as if he had been submerged in water until he was on the verge of drowning and then someone pulled him out by his hair.
“ha! ha!”
Amy’s mind burst out into the world.
After panting for a long time with dilated pupils, she slowly turned her head to the side.
I was scratching my eyebrows with an embarrassed look on my face.
“It’s difficult. “It is a recommendation to train your mind, not to train with the determination to live or die.”
“Who cares?”
I wanted to argue fiercely, but my voice was quiet because I received help from his sermon.
I walked with my back to you.
“Your Avatar technique is dangerous. In reality, it is rare for humans to awaken the elements of the natural world into incarnations. “Unless it’s a case like Shirone.”
Hexa itself was light.
“Of course, Amy, you are also unique. “Perhaps the spirit of fire resides in the human spirit.”
‘Jack O’Lantern.’
The fire spirit that Sirone gave as a gift from the outskirts of Heaven has grown together with Amy.
“So you mean it appeared as an incarnation?”
“I have maintained a higher affinity for fire than other people. Of course, it is a level that cannot be reached without great training. It’s a double-edged sword. If not handled properly, it will hurt the drinker.”
‘The art of Avatar is not simple.’
I felt from a demonstration a little while ago that repeated training does not magically make you stronger.
‘ninth.’
What is needed is a special enlightenment that can control not only the mind but also the heart.
‘But now I can’t meditate. ‘Why am I supposed to say no?’
Amy knew best herself that she was far from a seeker.
Nane asked.
“May I help you?”
“it’s okay. “I will research it on my own.”
I wish I hadn’t heard yesterday’s story, but I didn’t want to owe you any more.
“Don’t make it complicated. It is natural to help those who are in despair. It has nothing to do with Shirone. And I’ll probably be a pretty good person.”
He was the closest person to righteousness in this world.
“know. “I still hate it.”
I burst into empty laughter.
“You’re really stubborn. Well then, let me give you a hint. You’re not really wrong. Of course, there is no big or small, but that is what enlightenment is. A fleeting flash of light. “This is a problem that can be solved in an instant with just a little change of direction.”
“All of a sudden?”
“yes. It’s up to you. But to do that, just put aside your stubbornness for a moment.”
Amy pouted her lower lip.
“Then shall we try again? “Don’t worry about anything and just completely open your incarnation.”
I opened my right arm.
“The sermon wall.”
The ocher-colored wall spread out like a fan and blocked the surrounding scenery like a net.
When Amy glared at her suspiciously, Nane shrugged her shoulders.
“At least I have to protect my land.”
“Hmm, good.”
Although I had not heard the mantra, I felt something when it was said to completely open one’s body.
‘I was scared.’
This time we will take control.
‘Coffin of terror.’
As the red eyes turned on, flames bloomed around Amy again.
“Hmm!”
That’s why it’s so difficult.
‘I knew it in my head…
I thought my heart was lighter than a feather, but the fear still remained.
My mind is being sucked in.
“Huh oh!”
The fire grew out of control again and hit the ceiling of the defensive wall I had built.
‘I have to stop here…
At that time, Nane’s voice rang in my head.
“Don’t stop.”
what?
“You are fire. I won’t stop until I burn everything. Get bigger. “It grows endlessly.”
“eternally’?”
A fleeting flash of light passed through Amy’s mind.
‘I see!’
The only thing that can control fire.
“Yaaaa!”
Amy broke through the limits of fear and increased her firepower in a trance.
‘okay! Burn it out! ‘Burn it all down!’
Amy’s mind was engulfed by the will of fire, as if it had become a bomb.
“Huh oh oh!”
The moment the will of fire penetrated beyond the speed of eternity, a huge catharsis came over me.
“is it so.”
Nane smiled.
“That’s it.” When Amy came to her senses, what she saw was flames surrounding her.
“This…
it was small, but the flames were aimed in all directions like the thorns of a hedgehog.
“The will of fire.”
Nane said as he built the capital.
“The true meaning of the world of fire is to become fire yourself before the fire swallows you up. “Remember that what subdues a fire world is a bigger fire world.”
“Do…
Amy, who had been listening to me blankly, raised both her hands and shouted.
“I did it! “I did it!”
controlled the fire
I have finally reached the level I have dreamed of since my days at magic school.
“I did it! I…!”
Nane, who was watching me running around with tears in my eyes, smiled happily.
“You really like magic. Congratulations.”
Amy’s movements suddenly stopped.
“…You got help in the end.”
“You did it. I was once a wizard myself, so I know how desperate you are. And just because you say a few words doesn’t mean it’s helpful.”
“If it were the words of the Buddha, it would be a different story. “Honestly, if it were anyone other than you, I wouldn’t have risked my life to follow.”
“If you dig that far…
As Nane scratched his head in confusion, Amy also felt a little sorry.
‘Yes, favors should be received as favors.’
“I really don’t have any selfish intentions. You are the one risking your life, and if any seeker turns a blind eye to a lost sentient being…
“Thank you.”
Amy said with a smile.
“I guess I got help this time.”
Nanne, who blinked for a moment at the unexpected reaction, suddenly realized.
‘I see.’
I felt like I understood Sirone a little bit.
