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23 Mysterious (3)
The secret branch of the Eye of the Moon, an intelligence guild that exists in the capital Hubris.
“ Do you remember the last time I said there was someone who was supposed to be a hero?”
There, the deputy branch manager, Allen, opened his mouth to Eileen, who was scanning the papers.
“ Of course. How did it go?”
Eileen, who immediately opened her eyes from the paperwork, asked Allen.
“ It turned out to be fake.”
“… … Again?”
Her eyes were stained with disappointment.
It was already the fourth.
That was such a nonsense.
At this point, it was enough to believe that the hero did not exist, but Eileen did not doubt that fact.
A few months ago, I had already received information that an oracle about a warrior had come down to the Church of Light, and since then, their movements have also been unusual.
‘ Perhaps the church is also trying to figure out the hero’s whereabouts.’
He wanted to find it through cooperation, but the denomination had been hiding information about him from the past and never revealed it.
‘I need to find it quickly.’
Of course, there was a reason why she wanted to find a hero so much.
Hundreds of years ago, when the first hero appeared in the world, the world was engulfed in war.
Empire and Magic.
A huge war that ends only when one of the two disappears, and that puts each other’s lives on the line.
The reappearance of the hero meant that such a war would start again.
Because the sky never gave me power without a reason.
‘ The current empire is not capable of fighting war.’
The power itself may have risen since then, but the power was dispersed without being gathered in one place at all.
Because of the power struggle that is still fiercely going on within the Imperial Palace.
Perhaps the fight will continue until the war begins.
So, Eileen was trying to fully empower the hero, not the Empire.
Because I thought it was more promising.
‘ I’ve changed my mind a bit now.’
Zion Agnes.
Today, Eileen’s tacit follower was the one who made her change her mind.
Overwhelming charisma that naturally makes people follow.
A heart so dense that even her horrified her.
and… … Even the greatest power I’ve seen recently.
Aside from his cruel nature, the closest person to Eileen’s opinion was Prince Zion Agnes.
It’s hard to understand how it’s been called the shame of the imperial family for twenty years.
Eileen was certain that if Prince Zion had started on the same line as the other members of the royal family without being imprisoned, he would be closest to the throne by now.
‘ Maybe… … .’
It was still closer to impossible than possible.
really maybe.
Such a prince of Zion might not have been able to weave the power of the empire into one before the war broke out.
So, Eileen was currently assessing the possibility.
at that time.
“ Chief of the branch!”
One of the agents ran into her and Allen’s room.
“ This is an emergency report from the Hwangseong side!”
“ Tell me.”
Soon after, Eileen’s face began to change seriously at the next words of the informant.
* * *
“ What do you mean?”
Shion asked again at the endless words of skepticism.
“ Literally. How the hell are you alive?”
She still answered Zion without wiping out astonishment from her eyes.
“ There is no mana in the body. Even the passageways are blocked. Do you know what this means?”
Before Zion answered that question, Goeui quickly spoke.
“ Mana is one of the most basic elements that make up this world. Therefore, all living things in the world have no choice but to have some amount of mana. Of course, the same goes for humans.”
It wasn’t a matter of being able to handle mana or not.
As if breathing, beings in this world should naturally have a small amount of mana as one of the components.
However, the man in front of him that Goeui was looking at was not like that.
As if they were not of this world.
“ It means that someone like you shouldn’t exist in the world in the first place.”
It was the first time he had ever seen it even as a monster who had lived for nearly ninety years.
those born to die.
That was the justice she gave when she saw Zion’s body.
“ Even if he was still alive, he probably wouldn’t have lived. Of course mana wouldn’t be able to handle it, and even basic movements like walking and swinging her arms would have been overpowered. It must have been difficult to even breathe once. If there was a god of fate, he probably wouldn’t have designed your fate for more than twenty years. He must have died before then.”
absurdly absurd words.
“… … .”
However, even with her words, Shion’s expression did not change at all.
There was a twinkle in the ghost’s eyes.
“ You… … You already knew your condition.”
How can you keep your composure even if you have a body that will not be strange even if you stop breathing right now?
“ Can you fix it?”
Sion asked, looking at her with still eyes.
On the contrary, Zion’s expectations were a little higher as the ghost said this.
In such a short time, she accurately grasped the condition of her body.
“… … You know I should have died earlier, right?”
At that, the gossip turned towards Zion and spoke slowly.
“ You must have taken something similar to quasi-elixirs recently. A force that is very different from that energy is supporting your body. That’s why you’re moving effortlessly now.”
Shion guessed that what the ghost was talking about was the heart of a thousand-year-old ogre he had eaten before and the Heukseongha.
“ But it is only a temporary measure. Someday it will eventually disappear. Before that, we have to change our constitution from the ground up… … .”
With those words, Goeui furrowed his eyebrows as if contemplating, and tapped his forehead with the tip of a teddy bear.
It was the first time she had seen it, so I couldn’t think of an answer in an instant.
“ It is very rare that you have improved your innate celestial shape like you. But it’s not like it hasn’t been there before.”
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Mumbling like that, Goeui recalled in his head the cases in which he succeeded in improving his congenital constitution.
There were some that she had healed, and some that she had not touched, but they all had one thing in common.
“ medium. I need a medium. It is a medium powerful enough to overshadow even the genetic characteristics of the species itself.”
In the original case, it wouldn’t be that much, but an elixir classified as a special grade like ‘Sun Apple’ would be enough, but in the case of Sion, even that was not enough, Goeui thought.
“ You mean using the power contained in the medium to forcibly tear off the constitution itself and then reconstruct it?”
“… … right. It’s easy to understand.”
“ So what about that medium?”
“ The Holy Blood or… … Something with the origins of a transcendent species like dragon blood.”
Both were known not to be available from royalties.
It has been known that the Holy Blood, the blood of angels, exists in the depths of the Church of Light, but no one knows what it is, and the dragons, who were once the ruling servants of the world, have long since disappeared.
“ Can I get one of the two?”
It was a situation in which he had to despair after realizing that it would normally be impossible, but Shion rather lit up his eyes and asked towards the mysterious.
Because one of the contents of the chronicle related to him was floating in Zion’s head.
“… … okay. That doesn’t mean I can solve all your problems.”
The eyes of the skeptic, who had a look of surprise at Shion’s appearance, immediately began to be colored with interest.
It was the first time he saw Zion’s physical condition and his interest in Zion itself.
“ I can’t be sure that my constitution will change, and even if it does, it may be difficult to deal with mana.”
“ That is enough.”
Shion replied with a smile.
In the first place, it was Zion who had mastered the Black Star, the power to deny everything else.
So even if you could handle mana, it was useless.
Therefore, Shion was satisfied with just getting the possibility of improving her body here.
“ What else should I ask for?”
“ The rest of the ingredients will suffice with what I have. Aren’t you supposed to ask me how long I’m staying here?”
If you think about it, it was.
No matter how much material he had been looking for, there was only one monster in the world who could use it to improve Shion’s constitution.
Plus, she never stayed in one place for long.
“ Are you leaving?”
“ Well, I was going to leave right away, but… … .”
The gossip, who had extended his words like that, glanced at Shion and smiled.
“ I decided not to. I’m interested in your physical condition, and I have two letters of recommendation. Shouldn’t I at least see another doctor?”
It was a sight that people who knew her would have called an extraordinary sight if they had seen it.
Even if he had a hundred letters of recommendation, he would not even give treatment if he didn’t like it.
It’s very rare that such a scoundrel would be so kind.
“ I will make medicine with the ingredients I have and send it to you through Ahmad. Take it once a week. Even if it is a temporary measure, it will prevent it from getting worse. And it has the effect of making me more receptive to the medium.”
“ I do.”
Shion nodded his head towards the evil spirit and opened his mouth as if he suddenly remembered something.
“ By the way, isn’t it possible to have blood?”
“ It can’t be. Because it is an elixir of unclean things like demons. The blood is the same, but the nature is completely different.”
The monster immediately shook his head and answered.
There was regret in Zion’s eyes.
If it was possible, I could use Priscilla with the highest level of demon blood.
Soon after, Shion, who had erased his disappointment, got up from his seat.
After the treatment was over, I didn’t need to be here anymore.
“Three weeks.”
At that moment, the monster with the gombangdae in his mouth opened his mouth again.
“ It’s time for me to stay in the capital. Can I see you in there again?”
Her eyes fluttered playfully.
It was like asking if I could find a medium in it.
to him.
“ You will see it sooner than you think.”
Shion replied with a smile.
* * *
‘ The state of the body will not be known.’
As soon as he said goodbye to the ghost, he went down the mountain and thought about it.
I don’t know until the public, but at least the people of the Imperial Castle knew that Zion himself had perfectly overcome the fragile body of the former imprisoned prince.
In such a situation, if the state of the body became known again, there could be some guys who tried to use it.
Of course, he wouldn’t be shaken that much, but it was true that it would bother him.
It was also for this reason that I hid my identity today.
‘ I think the monster’s side will be fine.’
He didn’t reveal his identity in the first place, and Goeui didn’t seem to want it either.
Based on his past experience, he must have been aware that only troublesome things would happen.
‘ One person knew me, but… … .’
He also had no worries.
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Maybe he still remembers what happened during the succession ceremony, and he didn’t even try to make eye contact with Zion himself.
However, when he came out of the hut again, the giant and the fairy man woke up and looked at him with eyes full of strange longing.
However, it was closer to a kind of sympathy and awe rather than knowing his identity.
-… … Can we see you again next time?
Actually, I even asked this.
‘ Maybe we can expand our power.’
It was when Zion almost finished his thoughts and came down the mountain.
“Your Majesty Zion!”
From the bottom of the mountain, someone called Zion’s name and approached him quickly.
It was one of the shadows of eternity that played the role of a driver in the last auction house incident.
“ What’s going on?”
Shion asks the shadow with questionable eyes.
It must be so, because this Zion himself, not only the shadows, had never instructed anyone to come here.
However, at the words of the shadow that followed, such doubts about Shion disappeared from his mind.
“ The Emperor seems to have died!”