– Volume 15, Episode 11
361. 76th Floor, Child of New Blood (1)
Maria opened her mouth.
[The place you are going is the god of discipline. Horai. The world ruled by that apostle. It’s Arbosea. Make your choice by the side of the person who received the new blood there. That’s what you’re supposed to do.]
“Can the Transcendental One intervene?”
A world where the disciple of the God of Discipline exists. Then there was the possibility that the Transcendentalist
would directly intervene. Maria was in denial.
[I will not intervene. Horai’s discipline binds even himself. That’s why I didn’t even enter the labyrinth.]
Maria’s voice contained a small hint of mockery.
[I respect the choices of all beings. Even if it’s wrong and leads to death, if it’s the will of the person, that’s it. But sometimes the option itself doesn’t exist. I hate to see that.]
Maria smiled and wielded her power. Taesan’s body began to move forcibly.
Taesan closed her eyes and prepared for the move.
The sensation of the world turning upside down overtook him.
When it calmed down, Taishan opened his eyes.
I saw a huge forest. The bushes swayed and tickled my ankles. The strong smell of grass stung his nostrils.
God of Discipline. A world ruled by Horai’s apostles. Arbosea.
he was there now
From understanding first. Taesan gathered demons and activated Lerajie’s realm detection. Information from all directions came to Taesan.
What I feel is the countless small lives. And it was nature.
“It is not a special world.”
An ordinary world everywhere. It seemed to be Arbosea.
The first objective of the quest is to find the new blood owner.
[They sent it right next to it.]
A small child was sleeping curled up next to the tree.
He was a child who would have been twelve by now. He looked very tired, but didn’t seem to have any major injuries.
The child was sleeping at the bottom of the bush, naked, without any tent. I trembled from the cold at times, perhaps because the campfire had gone out.
Taesan lit the embers by fiddling with the bonfire.
This quest didn’t have much information. What kind of state is the new blood owner, what is the ordeal, and what kind of person is the emperor? Taesan had to figure it all out.
Instead of waking the child, Taesan asked the ghost.
“What exactly is divine blood?”
The first thing you need to know is what new blood is.
He was the only one who handled the divine blood he saw. By forcibly activating
the divine blood, he gained the strength and speed to press Mount Tai.
It’s not an ordinary power. said the ghost in an ambiguous tone.
[I don’t know the details about the new blood. Because the number is so small and basically, there are many cases where people die from persecution.]
“Are you persecuted?”
[First of all, I’ll tell you what I know. There are rare people in this world who are born with blue blood instead of red blood. They call it divine blood, and
those born with divine blood are called God’s illegitimate children.]
“Are you really inheriting God’s blood?”
[I’m sure it’s not?]
I wasn’t sure about the ghost’s words.
[I’m not sure either. Because the illegitimate son of a god cannot pass on his power. Conversely, if your parents are ordinary humans, you could suddenly be born with blue blood.]
“You mean you don’t know.”
[What is certain is that there are no rules for the birth of a god’s illegitimate child.]
It was said that it was not known
whether he really inherited the blood of a god .
Taesan asked the ghost.
“Why are they persecuted? If you have the blood of a god, don’t you have great power?”
[That’s not right. Divine blood isn’t such a convenient power.]
The ghost denied Taesan’s words.
[Of course they are great. You are born with the gift of refusing to compare yourself with others. But that’s it. There is nothing more special than that. Just an ordinary human being anyway. That’s why they are killed as demon children or
kicked out of town as unlucky. Only a very few who are well aware of their abilities live worshiped as noble.]
“Helia was the latter.”
Come to think of it, the skill he possessed was also forced to activate new blood. It gained strength by forcibly raising the power of blood. It meant that it was a power that even the deepest adventurers could not handle properly.
Taesan looked at the child who was sleeping.
“Then this child was also persecuted.”
[Perhaps. It’s a sad story. To choose death by oneself just because he was born that way.]
After suffering from people and despairing, the boy gave up on living. It seemed so.
But Taesan was caught on something.
It’s hard to put into words, but I had an intuition that it wasn’t.
Taesan rummaged around the campfire.
A few hours later the child woke up.
“o uh.”
– 丁 that .
The child woke up, rubbing his eyes with a tired face. The child, who was getting up while shaking off the soil on his body, belatedly figured out Taesan sitting by the bonfire.
“…Who are you?”
The child asked in a dazed voice whether he was still awake.
Taesan replied.
“adventurer.”
“…ah. Are you a mercenary?”
The child gazed alternately at the bonfire and Mount Tai, then nodded. It was etiquette taught by someone
.
“Thank you for taking care of the campfire. But please leave.”
“why?”
Taesan asked. The child said with a gloomy face.
“I am a cursed child.”
“so?”
“yes?”
When Taesan asked, the child was taken aback. It was as if he hadn’t expected such a reaction.
“…I am a cursed child.”
“therefore.”
Taesan looked at the child with a gaze as if to say something. The child was even more perplexed.
“Uh… I’m a cursed… child…
” I don’t care.”
In the first place, Taesan had to stay by the child’s side.
The child had a very embarrassed face. He tried to say something, but his expression didn’t come
out
.
My shoes were worn out and I was practically barefoot. Taesan looked at him for a moment and raised his hand.
creak!
A tree beside the road twisted.
The trees began to cut themselves and change into small shapes. The child’s eyes widened
at the sudden occurrence .
Soon the tree turned into shoes that fit the child’s feet.
Taesan handed the shoe to the child. The child accepted it blankly.
“…were you a wizard? I didn’t hear the order…
“Similar.”
Of course it wasn’t magic. Taesan was able to exert a strong influence on nature by clearing the spirit god’s quest and signing a contract with the spirit king.
If it was a typhoon without any will, it could be submerged with a single gesture
. It was simple to carve trees and make shoes.
But the kid couldn’t even imagine that. The child guessed that Taesan was an excellent wizard.
“Thank you. But still, you have to leave me. I am a cursed child.”
“Because it doesn’t matter.”
Taesan replied calmly.
The child hesitantly put on his shoes.
The child’s steps again seemed quite comfortable.
‘It’s not an easy quest.’
Even when the God of Choice gave him trials, he presented the most difficult situation for him. He was fond of him, but he was not the type to care for him like a demon.
The condition of the quest is that the owner of the new blood makes a choice.
Taesan didn’t even know what that choice was.
Above all, the child did not show any trauma. It was dirty, but it was clean without a single wound. As the ghost said
, it was impossible if
he had been persecuted .
‘ for now.’
Gather information.
Taesan followed the child. The child continued to move forward, glancing at Mount Tai.
“stop!”
And a group of thieves blocked their way.
Blocking the road, they smirked and shouted.
“This is the area of the Cleden bandits! Pay the toll to pass!”
The bandits took out their swords. Ai cautiously stepped forward.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have anything. May I pass?”
“If you don’t have anything, you should even give up your body! Where!”
The man who seemed to be the leader of the thieves shouted out loud with a frown on his face. But the stout bald man behind him cautiously spoke to the man.
“Hey, maybe that kid. Isn’t that it?”
“what is that?”
“that. The child who is said to be cursed by all things…
The bald head whispered something to the man. The silent man asked quietly.
“A cursed child?”
“The appearance is as rumored…
“Yeom X.”
The man freaked out and waved his hands.
“Everyone get out of the way! let it pass! Don’t touch me!”
“yes!”
The bandits immediately followed the man’s orders
. It was a fearful movement, as if touching it would result in a curse.
I hurriedly got off the road and made a way for the child to pass.
The child passed them with a bitter face but as if he was used to it.
“You see? You can’t follow me. You will be cursed.”
The child spoke softly to Taesan.
Taesan did not follow the child. The child was relieved by the appearance and walked on the staggered road again.
The man let out a sigh of relief
only after the child’s figure disappeared .
“phew. I was about to die Could it be that you won’t be cursed with this?”
“I heard that it’s okay to touch for a while… but it’s embarrassing.”
“shit. Should I go to the temple and receive a blessing?”
“If it was a cursed child, would they be horrified and reject it?”
“I’ll do anything if you stab me in the back. But…
the man looked at Taesan with a confused face.
“What are you?”
Taesan didn’t answer his question. I muttered as I watched the child leave.
“Do new bloods have such characteristics?”
[Um… I don’t know. Shinhyeol doesn’t have so much information. It wouldn’t be strange if there were characteristics I didn’t know about.]
“I’ll have to find out exactly what it is.”
“Isn’t this guy cursed?”
“Since you said that there is only one cursed child, maybe
we met by chance on the same street?”
“Then it’s fine.”
The man raised his sword again. He washed Taeshan’s clothes and gave him a greedy gaze.
“Looks like you have quite a bit of money. Pay the toll. Or I’ll cut off your arm.”
“That is what I am going to say.”
You don’t even need to use magic. You don’t even have to express your will.
A power that cannot even become a speck of dust is sufficient.
Taesan snapped her fingers.
At the same time, a huge pressure pressed down on the bandits.
“Keuk keo eo uk!”
They can’t even scream.
I can’t breathe out, and my whole body starts to tremble.
Taesan said calmly.
“If you answer my question, I will let you live.”
Level up with skill
