277. Test and Faith
Cow!
“Cheet!”
The fist he twisted had enough power to create a weak tornado.
Lanhardt, the owner of the fist, clicks his tongue and bites his sharp teeth.
The fist that was heading towards Finden Eye was once again blocked by the protection magic, leaving behind only a sad sound.
“Are you being treated like this?”
Finden Eye hits a white bullet right at Lanhardt, whose body is leaning forward. She couldn’t withstand the blows from her axe with her bare body, so he had no choice but to hastily raise his hand.
The two continue their fight.
The gorgeous yet heavy workshop creates a fast-paced rhythm and heightens the atmosphere of North Sweden.
However, if a situation arises where Findeneye might miss or the next counterattack might become difficult, I would use protection magic without hesitation.
“This…” … !”
In the end, Lanhard began to gradually lose out due to the chemistry between me and Findenai.
He looked like he wanted to complain about something, but he also knew how difficult our connection was.
We only let out a faint sigh, as if acknowledging our excellence.
You can see how FindenEye will move. She finds me too and she trusts me even when I’m not defending her.
“Khaa!”
The sweaty battle was so intense that even the slightest inclination could have cost her her life, but a smile was on Finden Ai’s lips.
“A match made in heaven?!”
I also liked how the connection with her continued smoothly.
‘It’s slowly becoming dangerous.’
No matter what, I can’t keep using this level of protection magic.
There is still a long way to go to push it out of North Sweden.
Also, Lanhardt noticed that targeting me was the way to end this fight, so he glanced at me and was paying attention.
“Wow!”
Darius shouts and intervenes in the battle between the two. Thanks to this, the frequency of using protection magic decreased, but it was still not overwhelming.
There is not much mana left.
It was time to raise the odds.
“Deia, come here.”
“…… “You want to fire another shot?”
“I don’t have much mana left. “I think I should brush it off here.”
Even though Deia glanced at my words, she stood in front of her very carefully.
“Say, please be gentle.”
“… ….”
“Whoa.”
Deia, with strangely seductive breath. As I was watching her from behind, I put my hand on her shoulder and said something.
“I told you not to talk strangely.”
“Hey, it feels strange. Suddenly you started digging into me…… hehehehe!”
I don’t know if you’re joking or if you’re serious. First of all, it was difficult to listen, so I poured mana right away without saying anything.
Deia shrugged her shoulders.
She was a little embarrassed at first, but Deia immediately pulled her trigger.
Taaang!
Magic bullets flying with a harsh gunshot. Shotguns originally fire while spreading widely.
Because it was a bullet made of mana, it gathered neatly into one point and flew.
It passes by Findeneye and hits Lanhardt.
“Big!”
A strike made by pouring most of the mana you have into it. Lanhardt, whose body is completely floating, spins in the sky and flies towards the outskirts of the city.
Findeneye and Darius jump out right away even if you don’t say anything.
The two chase after Lanhardt as he flies, determined not to miss the opportunity.
“Whoaaa.”
Deia let out a long breath and realized that her role was over.
“Now go back and direct the people. “It’s going to be confusing without you and Darius.”
“What about you? “I’ve used up almost all my mana anyway, so there’s no assistance anymore.”
“But there is something we can do.”
Deia asked me to explain what that was with an expression of incomprehension.
I looked at her for a moment and smiled bitterly at her.
“Thank you for seeing and recognizing my true self.”
“…… Uh?”
Deia’s eyes shake slightly, perhaps because she thought it was out of the blue. Still, I continue to say what I want to say.
“To live on this continent as Kim Shin-woo. “You made me realize that it wasn’t as scary as I thought.”
“Now, wait a minute, what are you talking about?”
“What do you mean?”
Slowly reaches out her hand and hugs Deia carefully. She was trembling slightly in my arms.
“It’s time to go back to being your brother.”
“…… !”
Let Deia go as is. Deia’s lips twitched as if she wanted to say something to me.
She couldn’t finish it and just let me go.
Leaving Deia behind, my destination was the entrance to the city. A place with a wide open street. A direct route that takes you straight to the mountains.
“As expected, we are struggling.”
A violent roar echoing from inside the city. Since I could no longer block the attack, Findeneye and Darius were running around and guiding Lanhardt.
Quang!
Finden Eye seen between the buildings at that time. After landing on her rooftop, she turned around and ran to another building.
Lanhart followed Findenai and let out a warlike laugh.
“Are you just going to turn your back and run away when a wizard disappears? Wolves, let’s compete for prowess!”
Lanhardt seems to be able to use his tail quite freely now. When he leaps, he not only applies strength to his legs, but also curls his tail like a spring, making his movement more elastic.
“Finden Eye!”
Her head suddenly turns as if she heard my shout.
“What are you doing!”
And then, out of urgency, he shouted.
Remnants of mana gathered at her fingertips. It wasn’t enough to use protection magic, but it was a kind of bluff.
Just like Finden Eye, Landhardt, who has captured me, immediately turns his body and flies towards me.
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“Oh my…… !”
Finden Eye, who did not realize my intention, hurriedly threw a snowball at Lanhardt, but he used his tail to swat it away and then rushed at me.
“What if a wizard shows himself so carelessly?”
His fist flies straight towards me.
Quad deuk!
My body bent over, something inside me shattered, and a strange sound rang out.
The mana that was stuck to my hand connects me and him.
“…… !”
I was hit by the guy’s fist and flew backwards. He was also connected to me, and his center of gravity was shifted forward, so he followed along with me.
Cudangtang!
We were all tangled together, rolling on the floor, and before we knew it, we were out of the city.
“Great.”
Lanhart looks down at me while shaking off the dust he had covered.
“Doll… ….”
He was the one who noticed that I wasn’t human, but he didn’t seem to know that I would be using such an elaborately constructed body.
I look up at him as he is split in half, with only his upper body left lying on the floor.
“If you are a guardian deity, you just summon the same guardian deity.”
Thump.
The heavy front paws land on the ground and emit a sound. We flew out of the city and arrived at the entrance of the mountain.
Obviously, this place was also the territory of the mountains.
[Deius Verdi, you always use me.]
Sangun clicks his tongue but does not refuse.
It was a mountain army with shining blue eyes preparing for a decisive battle with Lanhardt.
In fact, Lanhardt was looking at me with surprised eyes.
“Deius, Verdi…… ?”
He seemed confused because he still didn’t know my identity.
But there was no time to organize my thoughts.
“This bastard!”
Findeneye’s snow-white sword, which lunges from behind like a moon, swings heavily.
Lanhardt, who was unable to pay attention, was hit hard and his body floated up again and came completely towards the mountain.
“Are you okay?!”
Finden Eye rushed to me in a hurry. I chuckled and shook my head.
“I think this is the end for Kim Shin-woo.”
Thanks to Lanhardt’s predatory nature, which did not miss the attractive bait of a wizard, he was cornered.
Now I just hoped that Sangun, Findenai, and Darius would do it.
“I did everything I could. “I’ll ask you to finish.”
“Gwae, are you okay? “If you go somewhere else, I will really kill you and take you with me as a soul!”
I can’t even use magic like that.
I raised my hand, which wasn’t moving very well, and gently caressed Findenai’s cheek.
“As Kim Shin-woo, just being able to touch you…… “I’m quite satisfied.”
“… ….”
“Let’s meet in a bit.”
At my words, Finden Ai nods her head and stands up. Lanhardt, who had been pushed out, had already taken his position again and was preparing to attack.
[Aheya, let me lend you my back.]
Thanks to Sangun’s mercy, the body gradually finished its role after seeing Finden Eye riding on his back.
The spirits who were watching me from the sky carefully come out to meet me.
Emily and the burnt woman.
They held me in spirit form from both sides and transferred me to Deius Verdi’s body.
Nothing was said.
However, I felt like a student going to get graded.
When I arrived in front of Deius Verdi’s body, all the souls floating in the sky fell.
Tired people who want to sleep in the right place.
Did I like them?
It was time to get graded.
“Deius Verdi.”
A lifeless voice echoing heavily. To me, who was in a state of soul, he calmly declared.
“Your sacrifice was truly appreciated. Even though they have no power, there are some who are thrilled to risk their lives and fight for us.”
I had a strange feeling.
Because the voice, which was almost like a collection of souls, was still mixed with worry.
“However, we still cannot believe you.”
My mouth was tightly shut.
Disastrous results.
“No, if you think about it, who will reassure us? Great power is the fruit that stimulates human greed…….”
Because their power is so strong, they are worried that it will be misused on the continent.
“I heard that there was a time when you too were intoxicated with power for your own personal gain.”
I immediately remembered what he was talking about.
He was mentioning an incident in the Great Forest of Marias where the spirits of Iluania were forcibly dealt with in order to kill those who had kidnapped them.
At that time, I took time to apologize to the souls and pay the price.
I too, like Lanhardt and others, have used the soul for personal gain.
Irrefutable truth.
It may have been said that it was unfair, but if I hadn’t done that in the first place, I wouldn’t have been able to give them confidence.
In the end.
“I wanted to believe you, but I couldn’t.”
I vaguely felt that they were apologizing to me.
But that’s true.
Can we just leave it alone?
Anyway, they had to be tied up somewhere and isolated so no one could touch them.
‘Are you saying I’m not qualified?’
There was nothing I could say.
In the end, the person who could contain them had to be unwavering, but I have already shown myself as a necromancer rather than a memorialist.
How should I have trusted you?
Aren’t the standards too high?
Someone can shout like that.
It could be argued that the souls have been making extremely selfish and unreasonable demands.
But it is such a powerful force.
A huge force that could destroy the continent. There were bound to be some unreasonable aspects.
So what are they planning to do in the future?
The moment I was about to ask that question.
[Then.]
It was a familiar voice.
After breaking up, I thought I couldn’t hear it anymore.
He was honest enough to be described as calm, and his elegant voice gave people a natural sense of trust.
A former saint who was thought to have perished in the fight against the gods.
Stella was suddenly standing next to me.
[What if someone is watching him?]
“Surveillance… ….”
It seemed like an expression I didn’t like. Stella continued her words.
[Yes, surveillance. I know very well that he has a history of using force on souls based on his personal feelings.]
“… ….”
[But he did not act selfishly. It was to save a pregnant woman and her soon-to-be-born baby.]
“Even so, it does not change the fact that souls were used forcibly.”
[It is not wrong. But then, is there really someone on this continent who can accept and protect you?]
“… ….”
[What if it becomes known to the kingdom or religion? There will definitely be people who use that power politically. You are big, but you must be secretive.]
It wasn’t wrong.
In the end, the more people know about this power, the more the continent will fall into chaos.
[Please trust him. He came to this land as a stranger and acted only to save us.]
“… ….”
[I was a former saint, but now that I am in charge of the status of Goddess Hertia, I will take responsibility and watch over her for eternity.]
So that people like me can not be shaken.
I will not leave, I will be by your side.
Those words gave me a strangely moving feeling.
At that time.
The other side of Stella.
Likewise, another woman appeared next to me.
[In the first place, it looks like you don’t have any plans for the future?]
A translucent cloth that covers the face.
Unlike Stella, the purple eyes were coldly criticizing them.
Also, the black cane she holds in her hand shows off a powerful presence.
Dark Spirit.
After being defeated by Heral Hazard, she became a woman who was thought to have disappeared just like Stella.
Standing next to me as if in a dream.
“You… ….”
The mere appearance of a dark spirit causes souls to react in rejection. She could say it was her karma, but she also sensed something more.
Heralhazard?
I don’t know exactly what happened.
It seemed as if the enormous karma he had accumulated was now contained in the dark spirit.
[In the end, when it comes to matters related to the soul, if I, the best necromancer on the continent, were by his side, I would be able to monitor him more strictly than anyone else.]
The dark spirit also made the same declaration as Stella.
Deius’ eyes, which had been fixed on me, slowly looked at the two people alternately.
[As a saint who sacrificed her life to save you because she loved you more than anyone else. Also, I will guarantee this as someone who has now attained the status of god.]
Stella smiled and looked at me.
[Because I have taken life more lightly than anyone else. On the contrary, I, who knows the value of that power best, will be watching from the side.]
Likewise, the dark spirit quietly placed her hand on my shoulder and leaned against me.
[Trust him.]
“… ….”
Keep your mouth shut.
The souls continue to worry as if they are trying to come up with a solution among themselves.
Because I couldn’t stand by and leave behind the two women who believed in me.
[Just once.]
I confess my honest feelings.
[Only one chance.]
Because I was closer to the dead than anyone else, I valued them more than anyone else.
[Everything I have felt while stepping on this land, breathing, and living…… An opportunity that I can protect.]
I am.
[I will become your tombstone.]
That moment.
The field of vision changes greatly.
Many voices ringing in my ears while feeling like I am being sucked into somewhere.
[Thank you.][I believe it.][There is no way.][Take responsibility.][I hope you live steadfastly for the greater good.] [I don’t believe it, but there is no other way than you.][hehehehe. Thank you for protecting me.][I’m sorry.][Thank you! Thank you!][Thank you for protecting our tribe.][Please don’t wake me up with worries.][How old are you?][What kind of world do you live in?][Stop talking nonsense.][I hope you have a hard time in the future. I guess.][Carry the heaviest thing on the continent.][Thank you for always giving me flowers.][Thanks to the memorial service, I said hello to my dad and left.][Are Sebia and Iluania doing well?]
I couldn’t hear all the voices.
I couldn’t answer them all.
But clearly.
The people inside me began to close their eyes one by one.
I could hear the sound of the wind.
The world suddenly became quiet and welcomed me with a sense of peace.
Let’s open our eyes slowly.
The Dark Spirit and Stella were standing in front of me.
“In faith.”
I am here once again.
“Thank you.”
He became Deius Verdi.