EP15. Starry Sky Forge (9)
It took quite a while for the smoke from the collision to clear.
“Is everyone okay?”
Elsa, who raised her shield to block the impact of the explosion, asked Sean and Levi, who were behind her.
“We are all right, right?”
The power of Meteor unfolding right in front of them was so powerful that the fact that they did not suffer any harm made them wonder.
“I don’t know what it is, but it seems like it only harmed the golem because it was magic.”
“I guess so.”
Soon Sean was about to ask Levy, who was behind him, about it. However, the girl collapsed at some point and was not moving.
“Levy?!”
“Hmm. Don’t worry. He is still breathing, so he just fainted for a moment.”
Only then did Shawn regain his composure and check Levy’s condition. True to Elsa’s words, Levy closed her eyes and let out her breath.
“Anyway, that Levi fainted.”
“Probably because of using Meteor.”
“I guess so. Well, if you use this level of magic and you’re fine, it’s even weirder.”
Shaun stared straight into Levy’s stunned face. When he realized the piece of swordsmanship Wilhelm had told him about, he thought he could become equal to Levi.
But you still stand much higher.
A bloody laugh flowed out. The relationship between the two was too tight to have an inferiority complex just because of this.
What do you mean you’re weaker than Levi? We’ll always be together anyway.
Levi, no matter how high she is, she will definitely wait for her.
If her own talent isn’t enough and she can’t make it to the finish, she’s levy, she’s willing to come down on her and she’ll stay with himself.
Soon thereafter, they heard someone approaching them from the snowy field.
It was not difficult to guess who the owner of the tiny, staggering steps was.
“Thank you. For helping us Same as last time.”
“Queup.”
Seeing the fox crying softly, Shawn laughed. It seemed that he could really understand and respond to people’s words. Well, if you think about it, isn’t it strange that you can talk to other animals even though you can transform into them?
“What shall I do now?”
“Um… First of all, you have to collect meteorites, right? Would you like to watch over Levi for a moment?”
Kün didn’t answer and just slipped into Levi’s arms and rolled her body around.
Even though he must be unconscious, Levi felt the warm warmth and she hugged the fox tightly as she smiled bashfully.
“It’s even cuter with two cute kids together.”
“…What kind of levi are you talking about like an animal?”
“Honestly, didn’t you think so too?”
“Kuhm! Let’s go.”
Sean and Elsa approached the place where Golim’s corpse and meteorite fragments were scattered.
Sean picked up a broken piece of stone small enough to hold in one hand, examined it, and murmured.
“The light is gone.”
To be precise, the meteorite still boasted a mystical beauty with a mysterious color like a jewel, but it did not emit enough light to light up the surroundings at night as it did when I first saw it.
“Maybe it has something to do with the death of the golem.”
“This must be a meteorite, right?”
“Okay. I guess I’ll have to take it in the end to find out.”
Sean packed just enough meteorites into the extra bag he had brought with him.
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“Do we need more?”
“The meteorite will only be used to forge your sword after all, so you won’t need that much.”
If you think about dealing with golems, it might be an unusual ore, so wouldn’t it be better to bring a lot? After thinking for a moment, Sean looked around him.
“As expected, the Meteor that Levi used doesn’t remain.”
“Isn’t it obvious? If that had happened, Levi would have used Meteor from the beginning.”
“·····Ah. It does.”
Come to think of it, even when I was talking to Tae Ho, he said that normal meteor magic is a rock made of magic. In other words, Meteor is only a meteorite in appearance, but it means that Meteor is definitely different from a meteorite.
With that in mind, he was amazed that what he had cut down was a real meteorite. What on earth was that man using such magic?
Of course, it wasn’t a question that the answer would come out just because he was thinking about it now.
Soon, Shaun, who kept looking around for something, found a piece of yellow gold and put it in his bag. It would be enough to take this gem, which was a key material for reflecting magic.
“Looks like you’ve got everything, so let’s go back soon.”
“Yes. I see.”
The two returned to where Levi and Kyun were.
Feeling the approaching presence, Küng opened his eyes and let out a yawn before carefully escaping from Levi’s arms.
Shaun looked at Levy for a moment before speaking with a serious expression.
“Come to think of it, there is a problem. You can’t use the warming magic without Levy.”
“····I heard and saw it. It’s still fine, but I don’t know when it will turn off.”
The warming magic lasted forever until Levy cast it once, until the magic was dispelled. It was because it was a way to maintain magic while consuming Levi’s mana.
But what happens when there is no Levi to replenish the mana? Since there was no such case, Sean and Elsa did not know the answer.
“It’s not like Levi hasn’t used Meteor Magic yet.”
Perhaps Levy realized that in order to defeat the golem, he had to use only one spell to finish it, so he forced himself to use meteor magic.
No matter how great Levy is, Meteor wasn’t a tolerable level of magic, so he must have been forced to recoil in the end.
“What should I do? Shall we go back to the forge right now?”
Elsa pondered over Shaun’s question for a moment, then shook her head.
“It took a whole day to get here. On the way back, the magic will surely be extinguished. If you think about Levy, who passed out, you don’t know what variables will arise.”
Surely she was right.
It’s unlikely, but what if she encounters another golem on the way back?
Even if she wasn’t a golem, she couldn’t be optimistic.
“So what? Wait here until Levy wakes up?”
That was just as reckless. In this severe winter, if she recklessly waited for Levy, who might wake up at any moment, there was a good chance that she would freeze to death first.
“…If at least there was a place to escape the cold.”
But how do you find such a place in the middle of a snowy mountain?
“Queup.”
“Wait a minute. We’re having a serious talk right now.”
“Queup!”
Sean, who was frowning at the sight of the fox striking his leg with all its might, immediately guessed his intention and asked.
“… You can’t. Are you saying there is a way now?”
“Queup.”
Soon the little fox spun around her body and was enveloped in pure white light. Then, as she slowly grew in size, her appearance began to change.
At some point, the fox had transformed into a wolf.
Sean, who watched the transformation scene with his own two eyes, couldn’t hide his surprise.
“Kreung.”
Soon the wolf turned around and gave up his back.
“It sounds like a signal to get on.”
“····Let’s ride first. There is no other way anyway.”
“Something feels different. Isn’t it like a scene from a legend?”
Even in this situation, Elsa’s calm reaction was absurd, but she was and she couldn’t deny her words. Because Sean felt that way too.
Soon, Shaun carefully hugged Levy and got on the wolf’s back.
Elsa also rode behind Sean and shouted as she slapped the wolf’s butt.
“Wow! Let’s go!”
“Kreureung!”
“I don’t think you’re telling me not to do something?”
“Oh ho. Sean. Do you understand the language of animals now?”
“No, just looking at it makes me feel bad.”
After some fuss, the wolf ran forward and headed somewhere. The wolf’s speed was swift. Even so, the riding comfort was much better than the wagon, so I was able to worry less about Levy.
How far did you travel like that? Little by little, she felt the cold creeping in.
“Looks like Levi’s magic is over.”
“I guess so. Kün. How long do you have left?”
“Kreureung.”
“What do you say?”
“How do I know that?”
Sean just gave Levy a hug, hoping he would get there as soon as possible.
***
The wolf’s running stopped after a while.
What they saw in front of them was nothing but a small cave.
“Are you here?”
“Kreureung.”
“Perhaps there is a very strong monster living inside…”
“Kong.”
After shouting that as if laughing at himself, the wolf immediately began to go inside.
As seen from the outside, the inside of the cave was not very wide.
However, it was much warmer than Sean had feared, so naturally he was able to relax.
“This should be enough to last a day.”
“I see. I never thought there would be a cave like this in the right place.”
Elsa looked around the cave with a small admiration. After getting off the wolf, Shaun took out the camping equipment from the bag he had brought with him, quickly set it up, and carefully laid Levy down.
“Is this your house by any chance?”
“Kreureung.”
“Ehh. I have no idea what it is.”
It didn’t seem like the wolf really wanted Shawn to understand what he was saying. It was because he had just finished his transformation, returned to his fox form, and went back into Levi’s arms.
“Do you like Levy that much?”
“Queup.”
Sean burst out laughing at the sight of Küng staring at him with his eyes lifted.
It’s not that the fox is firmly possessed, it seems that the fox is firmly possessed by Levi.
Sean, who had been watching the scene, carefully asked a question.
“…You’re not a male, are you?”
“·······.”
Seeing the fox staring at him pitifully, Sean belatedly cleared his throat and looked away.
But unfortunately, he wasn’t the only one who heard the question.
“Shaun. Are you jealous of animals now?”
“What are you talking about! I was just asking?!”
“Yes. I guess so. I understand everything.”
“I want to sleep.”
Shaun glared at the fox for a moment, then pulled out his sleeping bag and lay down in a corner.
As expected, no matter how mature you are, are you still a child?
Elsa watched Shawn’s actions as if they were cute, and then immediately appreciated the scenery outside the cave.
The snowy mountain with a fierce blizzard was irritating when buried in it, but it certainly had its own charm that made me stare at it in a daze.
So the night in Calderon passed.