285 – Seedbed of the Ice Field
When he got out of the deep, dark hole and returned to the light, the sun was already setting. It’s just that the sun is setting now, but tonight’s evening had a different meaning than countless other evenings I’ve experienced in my life.
The Demon King was almost certain that when the sun completely sets, he would also follow in the footsteps of this priest who was now carrying him on his back. Even if you can live a little longer, it still means you won’t be able to see the sun rise the next day. So let’s at least see the sun set. If the last thing you see is the sunset, isn’t that also a good thing?
He carefully placed the body he was carrying on his back on the ice floe and sat there without any further intention of going anywhere. He himself didn’t know why he was so hungry for a sip of alcohol that he normally wouldn’t even drink. He searched his pockets, but of course he couldn’t find anything like a liquor bottle.
“Even my butt isn’t cold.”
Even though he was not protecting his body with magical powers, and even though he was sitting on the ice without even a mat, his body did not tremble and his butt did not get cold. This is proof that his body has already been destroyed. Well, that’s not bad either.
“I’m at the end now. Yeah, that’s not bad either.”
Because I was able to avoid facing death while shaking. He just concentrated on watching the sunset without even looking back. Now, whatever happened to other things was fine. If only I could see this sunset just a little longer.
That was enough.
“No! No, master! “How can this be…”
This man, who only has one day left to die, can be so aloof. He lived too long for even his eyes to see, and with the power of monsters, he far surpassed human lifespan.
It was difficult for him to even count how old he was. So now he was no longer interested in anything. On the other hand, one girl did not.
A wolf, which seemed to have regained the strength to walk now, wandered through the snow and looked at the body with trembling eyes. She tightened her grip on her sword and looked at the Demon King with a growl, but she was at a loss for words when she saw him sitting aloof and gazing at the sunset.
That he did not harm his master,
Rather, the body was retrieved from a deep grave.
The girl wasn’t so stupid that she didn’t even know that fact.
She just needed some time to accept it.
“This is ridiculous. How can you do this? Wake up, master. Please, don’t make fun of me. If you play pranks like this, I’ll be really angry…”
Her Tao may be able to cut down even that demon lord, but unfortunately it cannot cut down even death or the Four Gods of Death. So, I casually threw away the unnecessary tool, walked over to her body, and checked her pulse. Sadly, it only became clear that the person’s soul had already gone to a distant place. My heart stopped beating…
Even if my face had been beaten with a hammer until it was bloody, it wouldn’t have been this painful. “No” Kept coming from her mouth. The only thing that came out was.
She looked helplessly at his body and burst into tears. Her heart felt empty, and she felt as if she had disappeared with him.
“How can this happen…?”
She didn’t even think about doing anything more.
No, she didn’t even know what to do.
So she just put her head on her knees and cupped her face in her hands,
He didn’t do anything other than whimper and cry.
When you sob, sob, and sob like that,
When even the flowing tears freeze and stick to your cheeks,
When that warm body begins to cool down in the arctic wind,
Suddenly, a warm feeling emanated from the sky.
It melted the snow that had fallen, drove away the cold, and pushed away the cold wind, warming the surrounding area. When the girl, who was crying endlessly, looked up at the sky, there was a hot fireball floating and burning.
“There’s no need to be thankful, kid. It’s just magic that will return to nature after tonight. So, I too was greedy to show kindness like this. Not only is it no longer mine, but half of it already belongs to death.”
It is just a fireball created by magic that radiates warmth like the sun. In theory, it is no different from Fireball, a simple flame-type magic.
However, the size is different. For a moment, she thought that Phoenix, who had died for a moment, had returned to this place and turned her body into a round ball. Who on earth would think that was a fireball?
Even the devil doesn’t usually do things like this. Beginner magic is beginner magic for a reason. It is good that it is easy to use because it is not complicated, but it is poor at handling large amounts of magical power because it does not contain complex spells. Beyond a certain point, the power compared to the mana invested is literally poor. The magic sweet spot is clearly at the bottom.
But since it’s not like I’m taking this magic with me to the afterlife, what’s the point of knowing what happens after death?
What we have collected so far. What we have accumulated so far. All of those things will have to be spit out when you die anyway. So while I was spitting it out, I decided to be generous.
“Actually, I only vaguely remember now how I ended up walking this path. I was betrayed by those I thought were my colleagues. But that eventually became a thing of the past. When I think back on that time now, it was actually nothing. “It wasn’t something to be that angry about.”
“Same. Aren’t the dragon and half-dragon frozen over there your companions? Are you really going to let me die like that? Let those who are already dead go away, and live your life. Live in the world he gave you. While you’re at it… it would be nice if you could take care of my business as well.”
He who has lost eternity is no longer the devil,
He is just one human being, Gelie.
“There is no need to bury it. Bury this guy and make a tombstone. Don’t even think about following him to death, but let the continent know what this guy did. The world should know who saved the world. I just throw it in the sea or leave it in the field. Anywhere but the North Pole is fine.”
Well, at least one eagle won’t go hungry.
A group of ants can feast for several days.
If placed in the North Pole, this body would simply freeze without meaning,
If it were somewhere else, wouldn’t it at least be someone’s daily bread?
“Over there…”
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“Kid. Even though I have lived this long, eternity, in the end I have achieved nothing. As a senior who faced this moment first, I advise you to never fall into a situation like me. When a tiger dies, it leaves behind skin and bones, but I just pass by and disappear from this world like the wind. “I didn’t think much of it until now, but now I think my thoughts are changing a bit.”
I thought there were only a few regrets in this world and no regrets.
As expected, the human heart seems to be like a reed.
Why do I have so many regrets when I stand in front of death? He thought he had achieved a lot, but when death came right before him, he looked back and realized that he had achieved nothing.
If I had children,
If there were any disciples,
Is there any less regret?
It is unknown.
“Thank you. “I couldn’t even say hello to you earlier…”
The girl, who was crying so much that she even hiccuped, finally got her emotions together and said thank you. I wondered why the devil suddenly acted like he was about to die, but it was still true that he had retrieved his master’s body from the pit.
“There is no need to be thankful. “Once that sunset disappears, I plan to close my eyes.”
I am now tired of playing tug-of-war with death. The moment the increasingly faint sunset completely disappears, he will close his eyes without hesitation.
And he will never rise again. More accurately, it may not be able to float.
Why?
It certainly seems like it’s just something someone blurts out randomly when they’re senile.
For some reason, I felt like those words contained the truth.
Thanks to this, the girl’s anger and sadness decreased a little. Just now, I had even considered looking at the sky and cursing at the so-called god, but when I saw the devil like that, my anger somehow subsided. The girl, who was still crying, took out her cloth and tied it up tightly around her body.
Once she calmed down, her hands were shaking and she lost track of the cloth a few times, but she somehow managed to grab it again and wrap the body. She wanted to make a coffin, but when she looked around, there were no trees. However, she couldn’t make a coffin out of ice and put Kyle in it.
The wolf was looking around, wondering if there was a good way out, and suddenly he looked at the sky. He saw the light of the sun slowly fading from the sky.
Now, as the glow began to fade completely, she unconsciously turned her head towards her demon lord. Her eyes were slowly closing.
“Because favors must be repaid.”
When she lowered her head, the Chamryundo sword that had been thrown away from her hand as she rushed towards her earlier was sparkling. Holding the sword in her hand, the girl looked at the sky. No, she glared at the sky.
I don’t know. I don’t know why that person is like that, I don’t know why my master passed away, and I don’t even know why I’m like this. Embracing her sad feelings, she swung her sword towards the sky.
“So, there is no need to be thankful.”
It’s been a long time since the sun has already set and tilted beyond the horizon,
For an instant, the sky was colored with a scarlet sunset. A red sunset colored the horizon, as if God had caught the sun that had left beyond and brought it back. She cut and took over an entire corner of the sky, clearer than any sunset cut she had ever used.
“I helped you to a certain extent… So I paid you back.”
My closed eyes opened again.
The eyes that contained the sunset got bigger.