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48 Floating City(12)
“ Outside?”
“ Yeah, outside. God said you are outside when talking about you. I don’t know if that’s exactly you or something else about you.”
At Shion’s question, Obergia nodded her head.
“I don’t know if it was coincidental or intentional, but that word has only appeared once in a conversation. Still, it was uniquely memorable.”
“ It’s outside… … .”
Did he say that with something in mind?
‘ Is it Heukseongha?’
There was a possibility.
A heterogeneous power that does not fit anywhere in darkness.
That is why it fits the word outside enough.
‘ If that’s the case, why did you use the word outside?’
Is there some hidden meaning?
unknown thing.
“ Don’t try to ask who the god you were talking to. It’s a secret.”
In fact, he had to keep it a secret that he had such a conversation, but as a token of his gratitude to Zion, it was Gwangryong who took the loss and leaked the conversation.
Shion nodded his head as if he knew about such a dragon for a moment, and finally stopped thinking about it.
For now, there are too few clues.
‘ If there are additional clues, it would be better to think about it then.’
It was time for Zion to lift the teacup in front of him again.
– It’s been a while, Gwangryong.
The Frost Spirit, who had been quiet for a while, appeared and pretended to know Obergia.
– Is it the first time in almost two thousand years?
With those words, the spirit looking down at Gwangryong with arrogant eyes.
Anyway, it was a girl who was shorter than Shion’s sitting height, so I was looking up naturally rather than looking down.
Obergia, who was paying attention to the frost spirit that appeared so suddenly, asked Zion.
“ Emperor, what is this spirit? It looks like a unique spirit… … .”
– Hmm, you don’t recognize me? I understand enough. In fact, I didn’t even recognize that it was the dragon you met before.
Shion, who looked at the girl who nodded her head with a solemn expression in her own way, opened her mouth to Gwangryong.
“ The Frost Queen. Exactly some of those cerebral bodies.”
“ Huh… … Is this spirit the Frost Queen? I knew it had disappeared for some reason a thousand years ago, but it must have existed in this form… … .”
At Zion’s words, Obergia looked at the Frost Spirit with eyes full of surprise.
Having lived for over nine thousand years, I thought that there would be no more surprises, but since I met the man in front of me, my thoughts have continued to diverge.
– Now that you know, give me a proper example. You are also the ruler of this city, so I will look after you without bowing your head.
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Meanwhile, the Frost Spirit, who made an ice chair and sat next to Zion, opened his mouth, still trying to look down at Gwangryong.
It was pretty cute for a third party who didn’t know anything about it.
“ I should give this guy a name, isn’t there something good about it?”
Shion, who shed those words in one ear, asked Obergia as if he remembered it when the spirit appeared.
If there’s anything good about it, it’s like squid or ice.
Of course, it was only okay for Sion, and by the standards of the Frost Spirit, they were names that could be terminated immediately.
The dragon in front of me has lived for a very long time and was so wise, so he could give me a good answer.
“ Um… … name.”
At Shion’s question, Gwangryong stroked his chin.
“ A name is the clearest defining element of a being. So that’s why it’s so important. Furthermore, in the case of a unique spirit, its essence may change depending on its name, so you should be more careful.”
– Still, you know how important it is. Still, the contractor tried to give me the name Tweet.
A Frost Spirit speaking while glaring at Zion with gloomy eyes.
Shion suddenly wondered what the reaction would be if the Frost Spirit knew the names he was thinking of.
“ Heh heh, that’s a name you might give to a pet. One piece of advice would be to build something related to this spirit’s predecessor, the Frost Queen. Maybe that will awaken some of that power.”
It was the Frost Queen who had somehow escaped the ‘cycle of reincarnation’ and reached a half body.
No matter how much power it is, it will be beyond your imagination.
“ It would be better if the words themselves have power.”
“ If it’s a word with power, it’s like a proverb or a spirit.”
“That ’s right. You notice it right away. If necessary, I can give you some idioms related to freezing. If you apply them and give them a name, you’ll get good results.”
“ It sure looks better that way.”
– Contractor, is this really something to look forward to?
In response to Shion’s positive reaction, the Frost Spirit asked with her hands clasped and her eyes twinkling.
A rare sight usually.
Sion could feel how much the spirit wanted his name from that figure.
‘ I have to build it quickly.’
Come to think of it, living without a name would not be common.
“ Are you going to go back to the Imperial Palace now?”
After the story about the name of the Frost Spirit was over, Obergia asked Zion.
He thought that Zion would no longer stay in a wealthy city because he had already achieved his goal and was not interested in exchange meetings.
But Shion shook his head.
“ No, there is still work to be done.”
With those words, a figure appeared in Shion’s mind.
The second reason he came to the wealthy city himself, and the person who will play an important role in the future war against the devil.
Now was the time to come into contact with that person.
* * *
– You are an essential being in the world.
Those were the last words Selphia’s father said before his death as a child.
Her father, who was a famous wizard even in a wealthy city, had a confident look in his eyes when he said that.
But Selfie thought that was wrong.
Because his existence was not needed anywhere.
“ Stone, did you come to class again?”
“ That’s right. It’s no use listening anyway, so why are you coming?”
Some students’ conversations over the ears.
Selfie knew that the conversation was directed to her.
stones.
Because it was a sarcastic nickname for her, who had a desperate magical talent that couldn’t even feel mana properly.
Selfia thought that such a nickname suited her situation well.
A stone that is scattered on the side of the road without any use, hit here and there, and eventually disappears silently without anyone knowing.
‘ No, maybe even worse than a stone… … .’
At least the stones aren’t cursed for being there.
“ Honestly, aren’t you annoyed by taking the same class? I feel like I’m falling behind.”
“ I was annoyed that he was in this city. Isn’t that enough to get you out of the city on your own? After all, when you become an adult, you will be forcibly expelled because you are below the standard.”
It was as he said.
The wealthy city gave only those born in the city a grace period until they reached the age of majority, and had a system that mercilessly expelled those who did not reach a certain level of magic within it.
There was, of course, no way for Selfia, who will become an adult next year, to avoid such expulsion.
That level, let alone even basic level 1 magic, her aptitude was so low that she could not properly use it.
“ Hey, stone. Why are you pretending not to hear when you’re listening to everything? Is it possible that not only can he use magic, but he can’t even speak?”
With those words, some mischievous students used manipulation-type magic to lift the recipe book and note that Selfie was looking at in the air, and then started moving around.
“ It’s a technique you can’t use anyway, but you don’t need to see it.”
Selfie stood up and waved her hands to catch the ceremony that came to mind, but the ceremony continued to hover around her fingertips as if she could not catch it.
The professor, who was writing the magic trick on the blackboard in the commotion, looked back.
“ What are you doing in class?”
A professor who opens his mouth with cold eyes.
But what those eyes are facing,
“ Selfia, take your book and sit down. If you interrupt the class any longer, I will send you out.”
It was a selfie.
Even though he knew everything going on, the professor was only rebuking her.
The reason was simple.
Because the professor didn’t think of Selfie as his student.
No, it wasn’t that much, but I thought that this safe was a shame of the magic school where the second generation born in a wealthy city attended.
“ Wow, are you just leaving? I didn’t listen to the professor.”
The students giggle and the professor urges her even more.
In the meantime, Selfie continued to struggle with her hands to grab the wedding ceremony.
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Miserable
This situation, and his own situation, was very miserable.
‘ What the hell am I… … .’
Why was he born?
An existence that is not needed anywhere in the world.
That was Selfie herself.
How much longer had passed since such a miserable time had passed.
Finally,
“ Selfia, stop leaving my classroom… … .”
It was at that moment when a congratulatory shout fell from the professor’s mouth, who was looking at her with annoyed eyes.
Rumble!
The classroom door suddenly opens.
With him, dozens of people began to come inside.
And the moment you see the faces of those who come in,
“ Boo, deputy mayor!”
The eyes of everyone there, including the professor, began to fill with bewilderment and surprise.
Deputy Mayor Akendelt of the wealthy city.
As the head of the Imperial exchange meeting, Ahmad Ozrima, one of the Seven Heavens and the Archmage.
In addition to that, even the highest-ranking wizards who actually rule and move the floating city.
The highest-ranking people, who would not normally even be able to see their faces, were now entering the classroom.
‘ Why are they… … .’
It was originally a thought in the heads of everyone in the classroom, but no one could answer that thought.
The principal of Saferan Magic School, who brought them into the classroom, also had an expression on his face that he did not understand English at all.
at that time,
“ Let’s be polite to those who come in from now on.”
Having said that, Archendelt first began to bow his head.
‘… … Yes?’
People’s eyes were full of doubt.
Did the deputy mayor, Akendelt, exist in this city with such a respectable person?
But their question is,
jerk.
It was all erased by the sound of footsteps in the next moment.
The sound of footsteps that are so small that they can be heard clearly in the ears of everyone there.
As if people’s heads were captivated by the strange sensations from it, they automatically return to the origin of the sound.
there he was
The dark gray hair characteristic of the immediate royal family and the bored eyes that seemed to be sucked in.
It must have been the first time we had met, but people knew who the man was the moment they saw it.
A heterogeneous yet overwhelming atmosphere that can be felt in each of his eyes and gestures.
Because there was only one person in the royal family who could have such an atmosphere in the world.
‘Six Prince Zion Agnes.’
one year.
An incomprehensible figure who rose from the imprisoned prince who had no foundation to the most powerful candidate for the next emperor in just one year.
The monster of Agnes who has colored the whole world with astonishment by accomplishing countless unconventional steps and impossible achievements.
As if it had been fixed in place, he couldn’t move his head back to Prince Zion.
bum bum, bum bum.
As soon as he appeared like that, Shion, who seized all eyes and initiative in an instant, began to slowly traverse the quiet classroom.
Where the hell are you headed?
Finally,
jerk.
Such Zion’s steps stopped in front of Selfia.
Selfie’s eyes start to flutter.
That moment,
“ Selfia Woodhart.”
With her full name flowing from Zion’s mouth,
“ I need you.”
A word that no one there could have expected followed.