99 – The Trial of Nothingness – 30
“Turn off… Ha…”
Claudia is located in Orc Village. She began to prepare for the day, stretching her as normal as usual.
‘Is he going well…?’
Claudia, who was crushing the few remaining magical plants, suddenly remembered Gaon, whom she had just said goodbye to, and began to worry about him.
The top of the rocky mountain is a place that even Gurush, who has a great kangstat, avoids. For Gaon, who is not even a warrior, to go to such a place is practically insane.
But…
‘If it were him, he’d take care of himself.’
Believing in Gaon’s ability, Claudia immediately shook off her worries and moved her mangled stems of magic vinegar onto a small tray.
“Clara, Illyana. I’ll go in.”
Clara and Illyana are both unconscious, so it would only be a self-talk to say such a thing, but Claudia was confident.
Since Clara lost her mind, the only magic medicine that can be prescribed to Claudia, who has been living alone day by day, is this self-talk.
“Sleep well everyone.. Uh..?”
Claudia put her cloth aside and entered the bedroom. At that moment, Claudia opened her eyes wide to see a bedroom that was a little different from what she had imagined.
“…This…Illyana…Disappeared…?”
Only Clara was left in the bedroom, and Iliana, who had been brought here a while ago, was nowhere to be seen.
***
…What is it?
My head is… Dizzy. What happened?
-Your Majesty. That handsome face is still there.
..A voice from somewhere…
-Uh-huh, Sir Mars, how rude to your Majesty.
-All right. Rather, it’s more awkward for him to be polite to me, so leave it alone.
-Isn’t His Majesty saying that? Are you missing Counselor Solomon?
The faint voices that come through the cracks in the pitch-black world. I’m sure these are just voices I’ve never heard before, but why are they so familiar..?
– So what happened, Mars.
-Ah that’s it. These days, the dragons are so tired, but I’m looking for a cool push.
-..Didn’t you already sign a treaty with the dragon?
-But what should I do when the lizards make me sick?
-…….
What the hell are you talking about…? Dragon? Your majesty? Treaty?
-If you don’t like it, I’ll go alone. I came to see the face of the dragon king once.
– Sir Mars. Too stupid…
-Hmm, but it sounds like fun.
-Your Majesty?!
I don’t know why, but it’s a very friendly conversation. Even though they use honorifics, it feels like they have a deep affection for each other..?
– Eight! Then I will resign for one week only. Defeat the dragons and come back.
-Ohh…That’s a good idea.
-Keuuuhhhhh Majesty and I are very compatible, right? To be honest, what I want to take care of the little lizards is a majesty or a torturer, right? Huh?
– Haa…I don’t know.
What topic are you talking about? I can’t hear you well…
-Then I’ll put down my position for a while. hehehe…
-Yes, yes…Then, give me that insignia first.
-Ah, that’s right. Is this?
Wait… My head is pounding again…!
-Then I’ll give it to you. Knight Commander’s Insignia.
***
“Hmm… After all, it’s not that different from what I expected.”
Mars stared at Gaon, who had fallen to the floor with cold eyes.
“I thought there was something because you boasted, but what is it?”
“Please wait.”
“What are you waiting for? I’ve already lost my mind.”
As if there was nothing to look at, Mars threw away the iron sword in his hand. Then, after a while, the iron sword that flew away and stuck into the ground began to crack and was completely shattered within a moment.
The iron sword couldn’t withstand Mars’ first blow, and his durability had run out.
“Yes, I am the fool who expected it for a while. The reincarnation of the king is nothing more than a little talented kid.”
“Is that really true?”
“What the hell did you believe in? Huh?”
Seeing Veronica’s confident expression, Mars laughed as if he was dumbfounded.
“I don’t have the heart to go along with your jokes anymore. Come back It’s nice to come over to say hello once in a while, but don’t come this way.”
“Thanks for the advice, but this is just the beginning.”
Veronica maintained her grave expression as she abruptly reached out her hand to her warmer. Thinking that her appearance was an act to cure her warming, Mars let out a sigh and opened her mouth.
“Stop it. No matter how many times, the result will be the same.”
“You are mistaken. I’m not trying to treat you.”
“…Then what are you trying to do?”
“I am preparing for the exam.”
“Exam? Are you kidding. I would have said no.”
“Talking to me is not a test of nothing.”
At that moment, her black mist crawled out of Veronica’s body, and she soon began to transform into a small girl.
“…What is that kid?”
“This is a child named Illyana.”
The girl created by the black mist is Illyana, a beautiful woman with impressive gray hair.
Shortly before her departure, Veronica she secretly hid in her own fog. The reason is that……
“Wait, little girl, what are you trying to do…!”
“Shh, I need to concentrate from now on, so please turn down the volume.”
“Why is that magic here…!”
Veronica began to spurt her mana with her left hand touching Illyana and her right hand touching Gaon. Then the mana in her body connected and bound Gaon and Illyana with mana at once…
“Dangerous thing..!”
“Father, calm down. If I touch it here and now, if I do something wrong, the lives of three people will be in danger.”
“Nope…”
Mars closed her eyes and tried to stop her concentration, Veronica, but was stopped by her own daughter, Celeste, in the middle.
“Damn it… I can’t help it. All I can do now is watch…”
The type of magic Veronica is currently practicing is soul magic. Among them, she was in the process of chanting the magic called Resonance of the Soul, which is called the highest level of magic.
Soul Resonance is a high-level magic that connects one target to another and brings their souls into contact. The ability and concentration of the magician to activate that much were important magic, so if Veronica was touched wrongly now, Illyana, Gaon, and Veronica, all three would lose their bodies at once and wander around the world.
“What the hell is that kid thinking? You’ve lived enough to live, so you’re saying it doesn’t matter if you search?”
“…I think I know roughly.”
“You think you know? What?”
“That girl named Illyana… Doesn’t she resemble someone?”
“…Um?”
Mars immediately looked at Illyana at Celeste’s words. At first, he just said, “What is that little boy?”, But as time passed, his face began to look astonished.
“That kid… He looks exactly like Elizabeth..”
“..I guess that kid is…”
“Is this the reincarnation of Elizabeth…”
The great sorceress Bathory Erzebet, one of the two people who created the magic of reincarnation.
Right before she ended her life, she left these words.
– I will be back. With our king.
After hearing that, the 11 thrones and their limbs were largely divided into three categories.
First, those who fell into immortality with their king and Elizabeth.
Second, those who wait for the king to return someday.
And thirdly, those who support the new king.
Mars is the second of these, and those who wait for the king to return.
Since 10,000 years had already passed, Mars was about to give up halfway. However…
“…Is reincarnation magic really successful…”
With success stories of reincarnation magic right in front of your eyes, how can you not hope?
Return of the King. The return of the dynasty that Mars had been longing for for 10,000 years.
But…
‘It is very unlikely that the little boy is the reincarnation of the ‘King’.’
Mars had already noticed. That Gaon is not a resident of this world.
No matter how excellent a magician Erzebet is, he cannot cross the dimensional wall. It was already a miracle beyond the range that living beings could do, and could be called the power of God.
In other words, the possibility that Gaon, a human from another world, is the reincarnation of the ‘King’ converges to almost zero.
“It is useless. What could be gained by resonating the soul of an ordinary human from another world and the reincarnation of Elizabeth?”
“…But, Father. Look at that.”
“Huh..?”
Momentarily following Celeste’s words, Mars looked at the scene unfolding before his eyes, and with his eyes wide open, he couldn’t help but be stunned once more.
“It’s resonating…? Two souls who shouldn’t be related at all…?”
It is resonating. Surely.
Two unrelated souls resonating… This wasn’t a simple matter.
The resonance of the soul, in other words, the connection between different dimensions, which could be called the power of a god, was no different than the success of such a miracle.
“Such nonsense…”
“Father, it’s hard to believe, but I’m the same… Don’t you know? One of the many modifiers His Majesty had.”
“Yes…”
A transcendent person who was infinitely close to the ‘god’ who ruled ancient civilizations in the past. ‘Road’
There are many modifiers attached to him, but the most famous among them is…
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“The greatest sorcerer in history…. Also one of the two creators of reincarnation magic.”
“Yes, Your Majesty has succeeded. A connection between different dimensions.”
In an instant, Mars remembered a conversation he had with his lord a long time ago.
– Mars. Do you believe there are other worlds?
-A different world? What did you eat wrong? Why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden?
-Aren’t you just curious? The world we live in is so big, how big are the other worlds?
-Hmm…. It’s an interesting topic, but to be honest, I’m not very interested.
-Well… I knew you would say that.
-Then what is your Majesty interested in?
-Yes, very much. If I get a chance someday, I want to go on a trip to another world.
-What kind of travel is…
He was successful. Dimension travel.
Using the reincarnation magic he created.
“…From now on… We will begin the test of sorcery, my king…”
Connecting the souls of Illyana and Gaon, Veronica started sweating like a waterfall and forcibly strengthened the resonance of the souls.
The test of Batory Elizabeth, one of the 11 thrones. Magic test.
Veronica had no intention of making Gaon take the test of nothingness first.
She passes the test of sorcery using Illyana, and even takes the test of nothingness with the recognition of Mars, who witnessed the scene. This is her plan.
Currently, Gaon’s magical knowledge is at a level that Veronica acknowledged. So he should be able to pass the magic test.
The test of nothingness can be done slowly after receiving Mars’ approval. After all, Mars, knowing that Gaon is the reincarnation of the King, would not leave him alone.
But…
‘I hope you succeed…’
Veronica knows. What an eccentric woman Bathory Erzebet is.
The test made by such a woman could never be normal. She must have done a lot of weird things.
So Veronica could only pray for him to pass the test and return safely.