45 – Drifting
After gaining physical freedom, I stood up and looked around.
Although there were rare plants, the landscape that caught my eye was completely barren.
“Lord, master. It’s cold…”
When I looked back, I saw a naked Baekdori hugging his body with both arms and shivering.
The desert at night was definitely cold.
The cold in the sub-space I entered earlier was much worse, so I didn’t notice.
Looking at the position of the moon, it seems that there are still a few more hours before the sun rises.
If you leave it naked outside for a while, Baekdori may freeze to death.
“You’re in.”
He doesn’t feel the cold there, so it would be better for him to stay inside.
“Oh, before that, give me the dagger.”
It’s an endless wasteland where even monsters don’t seem to survive, but I decided it would be better to have at least one weapon, just in case.
I took the dagger and Baekdori entered subspace.
“Hmm?”
The dagger was made entirely of metal, from the handle to the blade.
The metal had a dark purple color and was emitting an eerie aura.
What was really nice was that it contained a considerable amount of magical power.
“It’s more than the bracelet I originally had.”
At least 1.5 Times more.
“Whoa…”
It’s such a relief to be able to use magic again…
“Let’s move first…”
Because the temperature was low, it was necessary to move to raise body temperature.
I felt like I wouldn’t be able to see the sun tomorrow morning if I fell asleep here.
“Let’s go over there first.”
I thought simply and decided to walk in the opposite direction of the direction the carriage was moving.
Looking at the moon’s position, its direction was roughly southwest.
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“Gasp… Gasp…”
It must have been about 8 hours since I walked and rested.
Because the sun had already risen and was heading towards the middle of the sky.
But the horizon in front of us still shows only the yellow land.
– Shake it off.
“f*ck…”
I sat down and cursed.
Fortunately, it was late fall, so it wasn’t too hot even though it was a desert, but now I feel out of breath and dizzy even if I walk just a little bit.
This is a symptom that appears when the body lacks moisture.
“How much water have you not been able to drink…”
I don’t know exactly how long he was transported in the carriage, but at worst, he probably couldn’t drink water for more than two days.
‘I should have learned some water-related magic…’
I didn’t learn water magic during magic class.
Just because it’s not stylish…
Every time I took a break while walking in the desert, I tried to create my own water magic, but I failed every time.
Unlike non-attribute magic such as magic bullets, attribute magic requires a certain amount of change in thinking.
I haven’t figured out the clue yet.
“It’s dangerous to walk further here…”
This is because dizziness is a very dangerous signal from the body.
I decided to use the trump I had in mind.
“Come back and come out.”
The dimensional space opened and Baekdori came out.
The guy had changed back to his original form, a white-furred monster.
But somehow he seemed lethargic and had no energy.
“Ugh… I’m tired…”
You may be experiencing a side effect of the gender change potion, symptoms of mana depletion.
“Just take out two magic potions.”
I took one of the potions he spit out and gave one to Baekdori.
“Let’s drink.”
Potions are definitely liquid! If so, it will definitely quench your thirst.
-Gulp Gulp
You can see Baekdori becoming more energetic in real time.
But I…
“What is this?”
My thirst is not quenched at all.
It just clears my head.
-Changerang!
I got annoyed and threw the empty potion bottle on the floor.
“f*ck!”
It seems that a potion is an item that faithfully fulfills its given role.
I just lay down.
Now I can’t think of a way to get through it anymore.
If I don’t drink water for one more day, I will die or at least enter a moribund state.
If you are in a moribund state in this situation, it is a given that you will die.
‘Is this where my life ends…’
When I think back, it wasn’t a very interesting life.
The most impressive event would be that of being summoned to this world.
In the end, the incident that took my life was the most interesting event in my life.
‘Should I regret it or not…’
I have no regrets, I was merely summoned…
Suddenly, the reason why I was summoned comes to mind.
‘It’s very difficult to get married…’
At first, I remember being anxious about what kind of bomb would await me.
After meeting him, it was a better memory than I expected.
And then the memory of her illusion magic being lifted, and her true appearance was a girl with busty breasts that satisfied my fetishism.
Marriage to a minor of the same age as a thief or even a crime in the public eye.
I was forcibly summoned for that purpose, and was even given compensation and was moving toward that goal.
I never imagined there would be this much interference.
‘What on earth are those bastards…’
Wouldn’t there be a terrorist attack in the theater?
Why don’t men and women make long-winded speeches?
‘Why did you kidnap me again?’
This is a group whose purpose is completely incomprehensible.
I am becoming increasingly sleepy.
‘I don’t have any regrets, but…’
It’s a pity that I won’t be able to see the completion of the web novel I’ve been following.
And……
‘One last time, I wish I had tried snowboarding…’
Snowboarding is one of my few hobbies.
A hobby enjoyed by purchasing a season ticket every season, regardless of whether or not you make the most of it.
The pleasure comes to mind in the midst of dizzying thoughts.
The feeling of speed crossing the S-shaped slope in a dazzling snowy mountain.
The exhilarating feeling of gravity every time you drive the edge of the board into your eyes and turn the curve.
A sparkling white snow field reflected through goggles.
‘Snow… Ice?’
As a stream of consciousness, I recall the recent level 3 magic theory class I took.
At my insistence, the first thing I decided to learn was fireball, but in theory, I learned a total of three magics.
Fireball, ice spear, lightning arrow.
‘Why didn’t I think of ice?’
Ice spear.
A spell that literally summons a spear made of ice and throws it at the enemy.
If fireball was a magic useful for multiple targets, ice spear was a magic useful for a single target.
As a bonus, there is a slowing effect due to freezing.
But that’s not important now.
‘If you melt ice, it becomes water.’
I lay down, held the dagger in my hand, and began to concentrate.
Remembering the theory classes of my magic teacher, the elf Seliana.
Starting with visualization.
“Ice spear.”
First challenge.
Fail.
Keep trying.
Every time I failed, the magical power accumulated in my hand was dispersed, eating away at my mental strength and the magical power of the dagger.
I kept failing the same level 3 magic, Fireball, dozens of times, so in a way, it was a natural result.
But now, your life is at stake.
In proportion to my earnestness, my concentration soared to its limit.
But continued failure.
I received magic potions from Baekdori and drank them from time to time.
After number 20, I stopped counting the number of failures.
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“f*ck! Ha…”
The dagger’s magic power has run out.
Already depleted for the third time.
The good news is that, strangely enough, this dagger charges much faster than the mithril bracelet.
If you wait for about an hour, your magic power will build up again.
But my body was almost at its limit.
And the limitations of the body were not the kind that could be healed with potions.
‘Now is the last attempt.’
My mind was going back and forth to the point where I was hallucinating.
I don’t know if I’ve been casting the ice spear for hours.
What I can tell is that the sun is setting.
The red light of dusk appears vaguely on the retina, where vision has rapidly deteriorated.
‘Night is coming again.’
Now, if you don’t succeed until the dagger’s magic power runs out again,
Maybe I will die.
“Ice spear.”
With a cracked voice, a few more attempts.
Now there is only enough left in the dagger to use the ice spear once.
I vaguely feel the presence of Baekdori next to me.
He doesn’t whine like usual, he just curls up quietly and looks at me.
Even though I saved his life, I felt sorry for no reason.
If I die, he will definitely die too.
However, out of a final sense of responsibility, I opened my mouth.
“When I die, you can either eat me or drink my blood.”
I can barely convey my intention to this guy with my dry vocal cords.
Baekdori is approaching.
And then a tingling pain in her forearm.
When I turned my head and looked at my arm, I saw Baekdori biting my forearm.
‘I didn’t mean to eat it already…’
I grinned.
But guess what?
Whether my arm disappears or not, I have only one attempt left.
My dazed mind became a little clearer thanks to Baekdori’s bite.
‘Baby…’
Baekdori wasn’t trying to eat me in advance, but was trying to bring me to my senses?
Or maybe he was expressing his anger at my suggestion.
A few drops of liquid felt on the forearm suggested the latter.
I smiled and shouted the last chance starter.
“Ice spear.”
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“The chase party is back.”
The Commander of the Knights of the Guard kneels down on one knee and bows before King Katarina Peeris.
“What is the result?”
“It was a failure. We could not be rescued.”
“…….”
I was expecting it to some extent, but the disappointment that came was greater than I expected.
“Once they entered a certain range, their magical power was restricted without exception. As confirmed by the last intelligence, they crossed the border of the principality. It is reported that they all had no choice but to withdraw.”
The knight commander’s expression hardens as he bows his head.
“Why a principality? Aren’t they from the empire?”
Katarina expresses doubts, but
“I apologize.”
The knight commander simply responded to the unknown information with an apology.
If you go that direction, it becomes difficult to use.
The principality is a powerful neutral country. It is not something that can be touched carelessly.
A separate delegation will have to be sent.
Katarina touches her forehead and is overcome by her agony.
There were more than just a few things to worry about in such an unexpected situation.
The appearance of a disaster-like, large-scale magic-limiting artifact.
The conflict between men and women that arose as a result.
The appearance of demons of at least level 5.
The only person identified as the main terrorist culprit is a doctor of imperial archeology.
The Sorcerer, a card that was supposed to stabilize the psychology of the people as the guardian deity of the kingdom, was kidnapped.
Among them, the fire that needed to be extinguished most urgently was the last issue.
Although he was not a real sorcerer, he was almost a public figure.
The most frightening thing is internal collapse rather than external attack.
Katarina gives the best command she can give under the current situation.
“We are organizing a mission to send to the principality. And we are sending a letter of reprimand to the empire. Of course, as politely as possible.”