215. Leonhard and Arya’s Encounter – Hope
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The infirmary where Adelia is in charge.
Adelia was really distracted by Arya’s unexpected visit.
And if she, the instructor in charge, was so surprised, even Leonhardt couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.
—-What kind of existence is the Magic Tower Master?
Educated in the Roryant family, he knew it well. However, due to the various achievements that the Mage Tower Master contributed to the empire, he did not dig into the details even though he knew about its greatness.
It was because he thought that he would never come face to face with the appearance of the mage master, which even the emperor of the empire could not easily see.
But now. A being so great was right in front of him.
Along with the hopeful words that there is something to look into about the characteristics you have lost… … .
“… Hmm.”
Between the mysterious silver hair, the purple eyes that could not be seen as belonging to the criminal shone in a peculiar way.
Leonhard, who had been waiting for an answer with great nervousness, remained silent and waited for an answer. I didn’t even think to talk to her first or ask for an answer.
“I can only see it as the influence of the nine apostles.”
“… ?”
When Arya muttered something, Leonhardt couldn’t fully understand what she was saying. It was the same for Adelia, who was standing by her side.
But Adelia had a guess.
“Ariya, Master of the Magic Tower. Does the nine apostles… refer to the apostles of Lua?”
“Yes, in other words it is also called that.”
When Arya calmly agreed, Adelia’s complexion completely hardened.
She had thought about it the past few days, but she thought she was thinking too big.
An apostle with the power to erase a normally given attribute cannot be an ordinary apostle. In addition, the identity of the apostle announced by Anastasia, who blocked the apostle, was surprisingly known as ‘an alter ego’.
…Even though he’s only an alter ego, he’s an apostle who deserves to enter the empire and do such a thing.
It was a group of apostles who were said to have destroyed dozens of kingdoms in the past. An extremely dangerous apostle called the ‘Apostle of Lua’ had no choice but to come to mind.
Why did it remain as a single empire before it was an empire in the past? It wasn’t that a certain king tried to conquer a continent, or that there was no one who did something like a war of conquest.
—-Just to survive.
As the human race itself was on the brink of extinction, numerous kingdoms eventually had to join forces to form a single empire.
It was a description that remained in history, and it was like a fragment of an extremely frightening truth.
“The word Lua’s apostles… .”
When Leonhard asked, blinking blankly, Arya shook her head slowly.
“Don’t try to think too hard. On the contrary, the more you dig into it, the weaker your heart will be.”
“Ah, yes. I will.”
When Leonhardt answered immediately without the slightest disagreement, Arya let out a deep sigh.
After meeting Han Chun-seong, he immediately visited Leonhardt.
And I was even more surprised. If Leonhardt’s condition was really serious, it would be serious, but more than that, I felt that my heart was calming down.
‘Why did I do this?’
I didn’t understand.
I can be sure that the power that can be seen as the traces of the nine apostles is engraved in Leonhard’s heart. But the question of why he didn’t kill me lingered in my heart.
‘If I was going to erase the characteristics, it would have been much cleaner to kill him.’
After thinking about it for a while, I burst out laughing.
“It’s really… awful.”
It just leaked out of my mouth when I was supposed to think it in my heart.
The reason why the nine apostles did this to the cadet was too simple. That is one of the undisclosed truths that only a very few beings, including the emperor of the empire, know about.
—-Transmission of Legendary attributes.
It felt like they were trying to exclude even the case of the transmission of lions. The characteristics that disappeared when the cadet died are likely to dwell in other humans in the future.
In fact, there were quite a few records of similarity of characteristics and strength.
However, with that in mind, the nine apostles chose to erase their characteristics altogether.
As long as Leonhard lived as he is now, he tried to make sure that the Legendary trait he possessed would not be passed on to the next generation.
Even as I clicked my tongue, I kept my eyes on Leonhard in front of me.
“… … .”
Pity welled up when he saw Leonhard who was obediently looking at him even now.
I try to be respectful and respectful. It was an attitude common to others.
However, Leonhardt had eyes that a being who had suffered an accident whose characteristics had been erased even in first-class old books could not have.
And I knew even the distant past through old books.
In the words of beings who, like Leonhardt a few centuries ago, were regarded as incomparable geniuses who had lost their characteristics.
According to the record, after losing their characteristics, everyone becomes either a cripple or a madman. Because the loss of a characteristic brings more despair to humans than any other loss.
The fact that all the achievements and achievements that humans have made in their lives disappear in just one moment… It gives a terrible sense.
Nevertheless, the human named Leonhardt is now holding on to himself, and on the contrary, he even has a gun in his eyes.
‘Could it be because I’m a student?’
I had to say that I was fortunate to have an accident at a time when I was not achieving much, it was a really strange feeling.
“First of all, there is no way to get the characteristics back, but that won’t be easy at all. I can’t even tell you how long it will take.”
He spoke as calmly as possible, but did not feel light.
Aside from the expectation of being able to teach someone with the same talent as a huge ore and jewel a little while ago.
Leonhardt in front of me was a person with a talent that could be evaluated as an unsalted genius to the extent that I knew why he was mentioned in an old book.
“…Is that so?”
“yes. There is a way. But that is entirely up to you.”
It cleverly excludes a few words and conveys words that give hope.
“To put it really simply, it’s simple, so you can focus on it without thinking too hard. So listen carefully.”
“Yes!”
I convey my words with a heavy heart when I see him answering vigorously as if he had hope.
“The apostles who left their mark on you are nine apostles. Or, the apostle called Lua’s apostle manifested his power as an alter ego. And if you try to erase the remnants of that power, your life will be extinguished as well, so you can’t erase it, and you can’t touch it hastily.”
Perhaps other beings wouldn’t even feel a sign of power, but I definitely felt it.
The bizarre power of the Apostle that resides in Leonhard’s heart.
“Yes. All right.”
In reply as if I understood, I made eye contact and spoke intensely.
“Everything depends on your will.”
“…the will?”
“Yes, you will have a stronger will than the remnant of power in your heart. You must wish intensely and endlessly recall the source of your traits.”
When he finished speaking, he did not add any further explanation.
The only way for humans who had lost their characteristics to regain them was to show a stronger will than the remnants of power left by the nine apostles.
“… … .”
Blinking blankly, I turned around.
This was the end of what I had to say.
Whether or not you can overcome it is entirely up to you… Too bad, that was the end of what I could do.
“Then let’s just go. thanks for your effort.”
“Ariya, Master of the Magic Tower. Please… take a look.”
While receiving the words of a woman who seemed to be an instructor, her eyes went unintentionally.
The seriousness in the eyes under the green hair. I could feel what that feeling meant.
‘You must have understood my words.’
Unlike Leonhard, who blankly blinked, the instructor named Adelia seemed to understand the true meaning of my words.
ㅡIt is impossible.
The truth that it is virtually impossible to overcome the remnants of the mighty existence of the Nine Apostles with human will… .
In terms of possibility, it should be indescribably low by dropping it several times below the decimal point.
again.
As he walked, he shook his head slightly.
“… … ”
Still, I had to give him hope.
The hope that the human named Leonhard can live without going crazy.
That’s why I couldn’t bear to convey the despair contained in hope.
And being human, the possibility actually existed.
Characteristics granted by the world are alien powers. If it is a human being’s feeble possibility to reach absolute power with one’s own will… .
clap.
Even as I left the infirmary, my gaze went to Esia, who was walking in front of me.
The distinctive silver hair that looked like me, and yet the former disciple, who now clearly took on the appearance of a woman… had grown up very beautifully.
A time full of vitality that can be said to be the height of human beings.
“Esia.”
“Yes. Master.”
Now, unlike the first time, I naturally asked through the calm voice.
“Are you curious about the things I suggested to Han Chun-seong?”
“…That is, yes. To be honest, I think so.”
A small smile leaked out at the appearance of hesitating but not denying it.
Contrary to her appearance as she grew up, Esia’s temperament did not change much. Since she was a very curious child, I thought it must be so.
So I was able to speak a little softer.
“Han Chun-seong has no talent for mana, and even though it’s a common trait, it’s not even a mana-related trait. Still, why did I express my interest in Han Chun-seong? It’s not just because I like it.”
“If so… ?”
Without hesitation, he said something that he hadn’t revealed to his former disciple’s face, who was walking with me.
“Because Han Chun-seong survived facing the nine apostles.”
“… … !”
A small smile leaked out between my wide eyes.
“Even if it was the alter ego of the nine apostles, you could count on one hand the people who could do that. It is a miracle in itself and, in other words, like hope.”
I felt it even more when I saw the cadet named Leonhard I had just met.
Even in the face of the most powerful enemy of humanity, the Nine Apostles… the fact that Han Chun-seong’s will was not broken.
‘It’s unbelievably great.’
Now that the skill has been completed, it’s not even something that can be expressed as the achievement of a characteristic.
The loss of characteristics written in a first-class old book is painful for humans and pushes them to the limit with extreme pain. And it was all just an incidental factor to make the human will ‘weak’.
And it was possible to guess the fact that Han Chun-seong would have been given the same ordeal of losing his characteristics.
Whether it was pain or whatever, it would have come inevitably the moment your heart broke.
However, while Leonhard lost his characteristic due to his broken heart, Han Chun-sung overcame it.
It’s not that Leonhardt, who lost his traits, was strange… He deserved to be praised for recovering as he is now even though he lost his traits.
And in the case of Han Chun-seong, who overcame even that ordeal…
“So, I have no choice but to pay attention. Because Han Chun-seong will eventually become the main axis of the empire.”
That much can be assured.
A person whose heart has not been broken while facing the nine apostles will not be found even if they try to find it in the future.
That’s why Han Chun-seong needed more ‘special management’.
Because he’s a special human being worth ‘my time’.