Episode 126. How a deceased person wins a festival (3)
The air has changed.
No, it wasn’t just the air that had changed.
“ah…!”
“How can such a beautiful song…”
“Oh my God… how can it be.”
The hairs stood up on my skin.
The closed mouth opened slowly.
[Titanic – My Heart Will Go On]
In the past, I played with the recorder in my mouth and ignored all the pitch beats.
Of course, it’s completely different from back then.
The skill ‘Heavenly Melody’ was able to reproduce the background and memories of the song, not just playing the instrument.
A huge ocean spread out in front of everyone along with a gentle melody.
[Every night in my dreams….]
There was a man who wanted to live dreaming of a new world.
There was a woman who wanted to die in a cage, bemoaning her fate.
This song….
contains the story of those two people.
[I see you. I feel you….]
A man met a woman.
The woman met the man.
The two met each other like fate.
[Love was when I loved you…]
The man decided to die to save the one he loved.
And…
the woman decided to live to honor the person she loved.
The song continued to play.
A mournful rhyme echoed through the woods.
In the silence where even the sound of breathing has stopped.
Jinhyeok moved his hands busily towards the climax of the song.
Thin, long fingers gently caressed each string on the instrument.
[Once more you open the door…!]
None of them has seen the movie.
Naturally.
Because this belonged outside the tower.
However,
transcending language and culture, all elves here could feel their hearts beating fast.
beautiful.
I couldn’t express it that way, so my whole body went into a shudder.
“It’s nonsense. How could a human…”
An earthquake occurred in Teslon’s pupil.
[Decartan] is a musical instrument that is rumored to be difficult even for elves to handle.
Each of the 49 strings responded to different magical powers, and the timbre they could produce varied depending on the tilt of the instrument.
But what a brilliant performance.
It was an unbelievable hand movement.
‘No, it’s not just the hands that are great.’
understanding of the instrument. Above all, the level of understanding of the song they were playing now made the listeners goosebumps.
It was a Teslon that promised not to express itself in any case….
At this point, I had no choice but to admit it.
That the opponent is a monster with a different level even in the field of music.
at the same time.
‘Damn it…’
In my head, the image of myself wearing cat ears, a tail, and rabbit shoes passed by.
Along with an oath to never make a bet with that guy again.
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The 5-minute performance ended, but no applause was heard.
It was because everyone was still in the afterglow.
match!
“Wow…ahhh!”
It was several minutes later that cheers erupted with the first applause.
“Did you hear that now?”
“I have never heard such a beautiful song in my life.”
“I think I did well to be alive…”
The elves stroked their hearts.
[The fire spirit ‘Salamander’ shoots small fires.]
[The water spirit ‘Undine’ swallows the water drops.]
The spirits were also impressed.
‘Whoops.’
The corners of Jinhyuk’s mouth went up.
The last time I came, I was even banished permanently for dirtying everyone’s ears.
This time the situation was completely reversed.
‘But was the real recorder that serious? I thought it was pretty good…’
I don’t know. When you get a chance, you should try one more time. For some reason, I felt confident that I could do well this time.
The applause grew louder and louder.
Well, it’s not bad to enjoy the applause and cheers of the elves.
Before that, the first thing to do is to make fun of Teslon, who has a shit-chewed face over there.
“My hands got a little stiff because it’s been a while since I was in kindergarten, but wasn’t it still worth listening to?”
He deliberately mixed up honorifics and smirked.
This side is much more effective than openly swearing or cutting down with half words.
“yes? Um… Can you answer me? hey? smart!”
“…”
Teslon bit his lip.
He twisted his lips as if he wanted to spit out the curse, but that was all.
Rather, it was because he knew best that it would be a loss to speak.
“Then I know you won. This is an additional costume, so please wear it throughout the festival.”
After Jinhyeok smiled, he took out an additional accessory that he had been keeping in his subspace inventory.
“…I was wrong. Can’t you just look at this?”
“yes? haha. no way. The great race will speak two words with one mouth. It’s not like this, right? no way. I hope.”
“…Please. Please…”
It’s a face almost crying.
No, if I didn’t have eyes to see, I might have already been crying.
Jinhyeok slowly stretched his head toward Teslon’s ear.
And muttered like a whisper.
“Change your position and think about it. Would you have watched it if you were me?”
“…That’s it!”
“okay. That’s my answer. So put it on. And who said that It’s easy to give up. If you’re having a hard time, think about it.”
If you die, you die, there is no option to look after it.
No negotiations or compromises.
In the first place, war is a law that must be fought until one of the two drops to the bottom.
That way I’ll never think of climbing again.
“haha. It looks like our ranger captain took a hit this time too. Please slow down a bit. No matter how bloody you are, will you be Jinhyeok-nim’s opponent?”
Pennheim, who had approached me before I knew it, burst out laughing.
“It was a bit of a joke. How friendly are we? yes?”
“….”
Jinhyeok put his hand on Teslon’s shoulder.
let’s laugh huh? have a little laugh
“What else are you doing?”
“I came because Jinhyeok-nim won the concert. It is because I want to give you a prize accordingly.”
“oh. What if it is a product?”
“Usually you can choose one of the instruments.”
Musical instruments…
Elf instruments are rare in their own way, so it’s definitely not a bad product.
It was good to sell, and if used in an atmosphere, it had the characteristic of instantly increasing the favorability.
“Can I take a look and decide?”
“hmm. You can do that if you want.”
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The place we arrived along Pennheim was a small cave.
“You cannot enter with weapons from here.”
“I ask for your understanding.”
Chunk!
thud!
They crossed the spears held by the guards guarding the entrance.
Still, to what extent are you wary of the treasure house?
“These people! This is the benefactor who saved the village!”
“No, thanks. If you come to Rome, you must follow the Roman law.”
Shrugging his shoulders, Jinhyeok handed over the dagger and twin dragon swords he had.
No matter how formal it was, it was polite to respect their customs as long as they came to the land of the elves.
I didn’t want to make a loud fuss for nothing.
After a while, after passing through several more checkpoints, I was able to reach the deepest part of the cave.
A place where all kinds of treasures collected by elves over the years are stored.
True to its name, the interior was filled with rare items.
“mosquito!”
Sweet Potato looked around with her amber eyes wide open.
The wagging of its tail seemed like it had found a treasure it liked.
Jinhyuk was also surprised.
“It sounds really great. To be honest, I didn’t expect it to be like this.”
“haha. It was nothing. ah! come this way The instruments are stored here.”
Pennheim pointed to the instruments arranged neatly on the rock.
From the decartan I played a while ago to the harp and piano-like instruments.
Musical instruments made by craftsmen showed off their splendid appearance.
No matter which one you choose, you won’t regret it.
but.
Jinhyeok’s gaze was focused on something completely different from the instrument.
‘Hoo.’
The exclamation that came out of his mouth was sincere.
It had to be.
The holy relics I once saw in ancient documents, ‘Pentagris’s Molars’ and ‘Pentagris’s Fangs’.
never thought you’d see this here
The phantom beast Pentagris is one of the few spiritual creatures that can freely move around all floors of the tower.
Even Jin-hyeok had only seen him from a distance once….
It goes without saying how difficult it was to find a holy relic related to this guy.
‘Could it be that they were aiming for this in the village of elves in China?’
Thinking so, Jinhyeok shook his head.
It can’t be.
There was no chance that Chinese or Moorim knew information that he did not know.
‘By the way, it’s really gorgeous.’
Its molars are a long bow reaching about 1.5m, and it has the effect of realizing magic power and shooting it without an arrow.
In addition, the range and power were also evaluated as the highest level, so there was no rival until the middle of the tower.
It means that it is a top-notch holy relic recognized by everyone.
‘The canine side is amazing too.’
Jinhyeok’s gaze turned a little further to the right.
A dagger about 38 cm long.
Unusually, it had a black surface like obsidian, but only the sword body was in the form of a subtle green light.
It was light in weight and excellent in balance, so it was rated [Green], the 4th among the relics.
gulp!
My saliva ran down my throat.
…I like it.
The 10-strong dagger he was using right now wasn’t bad, but he soon needed something more than that.
The higher you go, the stronger and harder to deal with will come out.
“How can I not use this instead of an instrument?”
“Hmm. I’m sorry, but those weapons are holy relics that we received from healing the wounded phantom beasts. It has a symbolic meaning of the village, so we can’t give it away.”
but. I guess so.
I wouldn’t hand over something like this as a commodity.
If so, first of all…
“I will take Decartan. I tried it earlier and it was perfect for me.”
“Excellent choice. After listening to Jinhyeok’s performance, I too was convinced that there was nothing more suitable for Jinhyeok than this instrument.”
Pennheim smiled broadly and reached for the instrument.
[Recognition of Elder ‘Pennheim’ complete.]
[The seal is released.]
Jinhyeok’s eyes narrowed.
As expected, a security barrier has been installed.
‘About 2 stars.’
In an instant, the structure of the barrier and the flow of magical power were all grasped.
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About 30 minutes passed.
After coming out of the cave, Jinhyeok broke up with Pennheim.
Pennheim asked them to enjoy the festival and left, and Jinhyeok and sweet potato walked along the trail in the woods.
It was then.
“mosquito!”
“huh?”
“Beeee.”
Sweet Potato dropped the dagger he had hidden in his mouth to the floor.
It was the Fang of Pentagris, a holy relic kept in the cave. In addition, no matter how he hid it, he could even see his longbow molars under his stomach.
“Ugh! What if I take it carelessly?”
Jinhyeok put his finger on the sweet potato’s mouth with a serious expression on his face.
Theft!
no seriously.
Taking other people’s things without permission is really bad.
“Mosquito…”
Sweet Potato bowed her head.
This must mean repentance.
“what? You saved the village, so you think you deserve this much?”
“mosquito?”
“Hmm. but. It might be better for me to use it rather than rotting in a cave.”
“mosquito!?!?”
Goguma shouted that he had never said such a thing, but Jinhyeok continued talking.
“Whoa. can’t do it I really didn’t want to go this far, but if I returned it now, our cute sweet potato might get scolded. Really. I didn’t even have one milligram of that thought, but I guess I’ll keep this as a secret between the two of us.”
okay.
All of these actions were forced to cover up the wrongdoing of sweet potato.
Jinhyuk glanced around.
There were no eyes to see.
I couldn’t feel the presence of the elves.
And…
before I knew it, the bow and dagger that fell on the floor disappeared like smoke.
