116 – Chapter 38. Retake – 1
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As a long time passed, the inside of the tower was quite unfamiliar.
Looking at the slightly lower ceiling than in the past, it seemed that I was simply taller than I was then.
I stayed here because I was very young.
The overall structure was the same as the old memories, but most of the things that make up the tower were different.
For example, the circular staircase that Sila is now climbing was originally a flat rectangle.
The colorful patterns engraved on the railings are similar to those of the past to bring back memories.
I followed Sila up to the 3rd floor with a wobbling bridge.
“I am dead.”
Sila shook her head as she mumbled unknowingly because she was so startled and in vain.
“It is only in the material world. Don’t worry too much because God will do something for you.”
“What does God say?”
Silah pointed to the room in front of her without answering.
“Here… ….”
“Do you miss me? This is where you studied.”
Commonly known as the ‘Mirror Room’, it was a place full of mirrors that could communicate with other places in the spirit realm and the new realm.
When I opened the door, I saw a familiar sight.
The spirits standing in front of numerous mirrors were beckoning and communicating somewhere.
It’s a lot bigger than it used to be.
Naturally, when I came here, my eyes turned to the place I always went in and out of.
The two guards stood in front of the big door at the very back.
Of course, they were different spirits than when I was traveling here.
I entered the inner door with Sila.
In a dark room.
Only a few bowls containing the element of fire dimly lit up the son-in-law.
There is only one large mirror in the room.
The wind flows.
The Tower of Wind here was a place where you could communicate with the regions that exist in each section of the spirit world.
And the large mirror here was connected to a special place.
The place we call ‘the new realm’.
Only this mirror was the thing that connected the spirit world and the divine world.
In the material world, saints are playing a similar role.
So if you humanize this mirror, you become Ireana.
“Wait for me. Do you know how?”
“Yes.”
I approached the mirror and drew the power of the wind.
After a while, a blurry image appeared in the mirror.
The shape gradually became clearer and changed into a familiar face.
“Why are you wearing Ireana’s face?”
[[Now that child is my voice. Isn’t that better than seeing a blurry image?]]
“That’s right.”
The face in the mirror turned to Sila, who was standing next to me nervously.
[[Good job, Wind Spirit Knight. Thanks to you, I was able to save half of my child.]]
“I just did what I had to do.”
Sila answered vigorously, placing her fists on her chest.
[[Is that all?]]
In a playful tone, Sila lowered her head slightly.
“Misfire is my old friend and comrade. I am reflecting on what I did not notice until it happened.”
[[No. That’s unavoidable. Since the spirit world is noisy, it is natural that the spirit knights did not care about the material world.]]
Ireana in the mirror narrowed her eyes.
[[[Someone must have known that they could touch dangerous objects in dangerous places. Alone too.]]
I couldn’t even make any excuses.
I was so careless that I was in the Selmeier Kingdom.
“I’m sorry.”
[[I’m not particularly blaming you. It’s just a pity that your ‘return’ has been delayed and the suffering that people living in the physical world have to endure has increased.]]
“What do you mean by return?”
I looked in the mirror with my head up as if curious about my question.
The being with the face of Ireana tilted her head as if to say what she meant.
[[I’m talking about your human body being reconstructed, of course.]]
“Uh, is that reconstructed? I’m already dead in the physical world…….”
[[Misfire. Are you stupid? Oh, you’re stupid. Before I lost all my memories, I was a fool, you.]]
Sila turned her head in a sudden burst of fools and laughed silently.
As I was framed, I had no choice but to be embarrassed.
“It was the first time I had died in the material world, so I didn’t know much.”
[[This is not the first time. Technically speaking, you were dead in the last war.]]
With those words, the end of the Shinma War came to mind.
“But how did the body recover?”
[[Didn’t I explain it last time? I sent it to another dimension for a while to alleviate the shock of the disappearance of the body, and I brought it back after making a new body.]]
Can it be restored even if the body is completely gone?
It was encouraging news, but there was a problem.
“Then, will it take 200 years again?”
The face in the mirror shook her head.
[[No. Last time I was hit by a powerful attack mixed with the power of time, so it took a long time. This time, the body was safely recovered from a simple physical attack, so the period will be short.]]
“Huh.”
I’m glad.
I almost watched the second Shinma War from the spirit realm.
[[[[It will be restored within two years in material world time at the latest]]]
“… Yes?”
[[[[The most important thing is that you suffered a heart attack, so the magic stone attached to your body was broken. Now, in the spirit world, the area where large manastones are mainly produced has been taken away, so there are no spare manastones, so it will take about that much to restore nature.]]
2 Years.
In the meantime, the demons will invade and other races will not be destroyed.
Arumanan, Bartiers, and Chromium will protect the sky, the sea and the earth.
But there was a big problem.
“Can’t we shorten the period of two years?”
[[Is it really necessary? Since you are a ‘spirit’, you can live here as you did in the past, and if you wish, you can go out into the physical world. Find a contractor that suits you.]]
Chermia and Shane’s faces popped out of their heads.
But then he shook his head and erased the faces of his friends.
The condition of being able to return immediately was quite attractive, but I didn’t like the idea of returning to the state of being a ‘spirit’.
I had a reason to return to the material world as soon as possible as a human being.
“School.”
[[Yes?]]
“I have to go to school. I am also a spirit, but ‘human’ Erif Cruel is a student.”
The face in the mirror looked at me and scattered like smoke.
Colorful smoke rose like a cloud and filled the mirror.
[[Misfire.]]
Instead of Ireana’s lively voice, her heavy will was conveyed.
[[Is that really the only reason you want to go back to the physical world quickly? Not hunting demons or preparing for war, just school? Have you forgotten your duty, hunter?]]
A fierce abstraction of anger was transmitted through the mirror.
At the same time, I felt the pressure of a huge palm pressing down.
Grasping her trembling hands, she straightened her trembling knees.
“You might think I’m stupid. However.”
Withstanding the pressure of the Absolute, I took a strenuous step forward.
“I want to go to school with her friends. There are many interesting classes I haven’t taken yet. Simulation is not just one or two areas for improvement. My juniors started following me.”
One more step.
“There are three more exams left. I have two vacations left. After completing all the curriculum, I want to graduate early next year with the congratulations of my teachers, my family in the human world, and my seniors and juniors.”
One of her knees was bent.
Still, she did not fully kneel with her hands on her knees.
“So, I must return to the physical world as a human being. One day sooner.”
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The elemental storm that fluttered in the mirror has subsided.
The pressure on her body disappeared in an instant.
Her breath opened wide as if her throat had been strangled.
As she slumped down on the floor and tried to take a deep breath, the being who returned to Ireana’s face nodded her head as if nothing had happened.
[[Okay. Then hurry up, what.]]
“Yes?”
I couldn’t react to the sudden 180 degree change in attitude.
[[Erif Cruel. Your will is clearly known. Then will you go?]]
“Where?”
[[Where is it? Didn’t you hear the explanation? I need a magic stone. Okay. A large manastone that will reconstruct your heart area. The mine where it comes from has been robbed by demons.]]
“Well then… ….”
[[[Go now and get the Manastone Mine back. I will attach the troops as soon as they are available.]]
I thought it was an abrupt change of attitude, was it intentional?
“If only you told me to go and retake-“
[[[[If you force it, you will behave lukewarmly, right? If possible, it’s better to show your will.]]
“Ha.”
In the end, it was like having my mouth give a speech about the reason for finding the Manastone Mine and then leaving it to me, saying, “I understand your will.”
Anyway, high-ranking people tend to care too much about their cause.
It was true that I was motivated thanks to that.
I wanted to graduate from the military academy safely with my friends.
After that, I will do WWII Shinma War or build a house in a quiet place and live.
So, I had to recapture mines or whatever and return to the physical world as soon as possible.
I woke up Sila, who had fainted while standing, and left the mirror room.
“Ugh. I’ve never seen God so angry. Miffy, are you okay?”
Did this guy really pass out then?
I’m glad I didn’t hear the embarrassing speech.
“Yes. Are you okay. In fact, he wasn’t very angry.”
“Yes?”
She explained to Sila, who looked suspiciously at her, about reclaiming her Manastone Mine.
“But how did you save me?”
“The day before yesterday, I received a signal from the contractor because your physical life was over. So I hurriedly jumped out into the material world and retrieved it.”
It is said that the heart, which had become an ‘incomplete part’ as it passed into the spirit world, was separated from the body in the form of a broken manastone, and is currently being repaired.
“Your physical body is kept in a safe place. You will be able to use it later when the playback is complete.”
“That’s good.”
I can’t really feel it, but I have to accept that the body that was active as a human in the physical world died.
“Silla. Will my body be okay here?”
If my heart in the physical world was destroyed and the magic stone, which can be called the heart of the body, was also destroyed, wouldn’t the main body of the spirit world also be broken?
Sheila shrugged her shoulders.
“I don’t know. You can take it out.”
There were many vacant lots near the Tower of Wind.
When I called the main body with the dog code I found after searching her pocket, a silver helicopter appeared.
The green manastone attached to the window was fine.
“I’m glad. I was worried that I would have to retake the mine naked.”
“A. I’ll lend you any remaining weapons. In that case.”
That’s right. In the spirit world, spirits also ride on weapons.
Even if it’s hard to use in the material world, like charging a motorcycle last time, he uses it well.
It’s probably because of the abundance of elemental power.
Should I take this opportunity to develop this and that technology?
“It’s late today, so I’ll convene an operation meeting to retake the Manastone Mine tomorrow. Even so, we are in the midst of a battle to retake the place occupied by the demons, but we are slowly running out of large mana stones.”
“If there are battles in other places, we will not be able to mobilize a lot of troops.”
“It’s a mine anyway, so it’s difficult to mobilize weapons inside. I’ll attach special forces members who are good at face-to-face combat.”
“Okay.”
Remembering the CQC fighting method Shane was talking about at school, he headed to his dorm.