Episode 152 Fire Dragon Point.
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Jackson, who had been watching us all the time, opened his mouth first, as if he could no longer bear the boredom.
“Yeah, did you really enjoy it?”
I felt a bit of embarrassment at those words, and gently laid down Aina in her arms.
“yes.”
“You don’t remember any of the stories we just talked about, do you? no way?”
“I remember saying that the owner showed up, but after that… ”
“I didn’t hear you right.”
Jackson let out a light sigh and continued.
“Well, you probably don’t want to hear about the old days of Tuldak, so I understand, but this is a pretty important story. I’d love to hear from you. It is directly related to the reason I called you.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I found out that you were able to draw the purple sword.”
did you hear it too
I couldn’t keep hiding it forever, so I thought the day would come when it would be revealed.
I don’t know how I found out.
“is that so.”
“Isn’t it surprising that a lot of people aren’t surprised? I thought I was going to make a fuss and laugh.”
“I expected that someone with a good eye like Mr. Jackson would definitely notice. I don’t know how.”
“So is it.”
“First of all, can you tell me why you called me?”
“Hmm, where should I start talking?”
Jackson, who had a thoughtful expression on his face for a moment, opened his mouth first, as if he had made a decision.
“I was quite close with Aina’s grandfather. Even after being excommunicated from the family, they have maintained a close relationship with me.”
“My grandfather? You never received a call from me… ”
When the story of her grandfather came out, Aina, who had been quietly listening, opened her mouth.
“It may be hard to believe, but yes. He seemed to have ignored it, considering the difference in his position in the family. I am an outsider, but you are not. If I knew that I would keep in touch with the excommunicated myself, I’m sure there would be people in my family who looked down on me. If it was your own consideration, it is consideration.”
“Didn’t there be a story about me?”
“Sometimes I used to. Most of them said they were sorry.”
For a moment, sadness flashed across her face.
However, it seemed that he had already made up his mind, and he quickly returned with a determined expression.
“Still, you haven’t forgotten me.”
“Because that yangban was a person with a lot of affection unlike the other Mitsuru guys. Of course, if it is.”
“… Okay. So let’s continue with the rest of the story. Sorry for interrupting. Jackson. I’m sorry, Sungjin.”
“Anyway, back to the original story, your grandfather didn’t just walk away. There was one last thing left before the final battle.”
“Isn’t that the heirloom, the white-faced sword?”
“If that was the only thing, wouldn’t you have brought up the story itself? Other than that, there was something else left for me.”
Having said that, Jackson took out of his pocket a weight that looked exactly like the weight he had just used in the game.
As soon as I saw it, I couldn’t help but cringe.
Jackson wasn’t cheating.
Because that was what I had expected.
What surprised me was that when Jackson turned the head of the weight open, a familiar purple crystal appeared from within.
“This… ”
“Yeah, it’s the crystal used to make mana prisms and lenses. Can you tell just by looking at the color? that it holds a huge amount of mana. There are not many things that an ordinary person can have that have this value.”
“It would be.”
“Nevertheless, you showed me something worth more than this crystal. Where did such a thing suddenly come from? Something small enough to hide somewhere in this weight, where even the place it should be hidden is not visible. It’s also barely worth more than a crystal that maintains just the purple mana density. Isn’t something strange?”
Jackson already knew everything, so he urged me to vomit the facts quickly.
“yes that’s right. I’m the only one who can draw a full purple sword. You can make it a reality. But, what does this crystal left by Aina’s grandfather have to do with me?”
“Hmm, it’s difficult for other people to hear from this point… Aina, can you spare me for a moment?”
“If it’s a legacy my grandfather left behind, I think I have a right to know about it.”
“It is not very wrong. But, isn’t this the legacy of the Mitsuru family? I can’t say that it has nothing to do with you. Besides, he even made a promise. A promise not to disclose the contents of the estate to anyone other than those who are entitled to it.”
Jackson adhered to the attitude that he would never back down.
Naturally, Aina thought she would fight it too, but surprisingly, she humbly accepted Jackson’s invitation.
“If you say that, I will leave you empty.”
“You’re leaving more than you think. I expected you to wrestle for a while.”
“it’s okay. The person with the qualifications is none other than Sungjin.”
“Oh, yes. your husband did well Please leave quickly.”
“Yes, let’s talk slowly.”
The creaking sound of heels gradually fades away.
The time Jackson started talking was when the sound had completely stopped.
“Is it the best time?”
“I can’t deny it.”
“Yeah, as long as you guys like it, it doesn’t matter.”
“First, let me explain what his legacy is.”
“I’m selling it. Anyway, this isn’t just a crystal with mana. It is an essence that contains the child’s aspirations, the skills he has honed, and the power that encompasses them.”
By that child, he must be referring to Aina’s grandfather.
The essence of such a person’s strength and skill.
It was something of great value.
No matter how purple it was, I wondered how a mere mana or thread had a higher value than that.
“It looks like something of incomparable value to my purple mana thread or something, but I don’t know why I won.”
“I don’t know either. I don’t know about the Managlaives, nor about the Knights or anything. To quote him, he said, ‘If the point (?) is missing, it is neither a fire dragon (?) nor anything. It is only when someone who can complete it appears that one becomes a fire dragon (?).’”
“I have no idea what that means.”
“I added the saying, ‘Only those who have learned the English language can understand’. Even though I still don’t know what it means.”
Only then did I understand what that meant.
It is a swordsmanship that is full of great techniques devised by people who can be called masters of Managlaive, but none of those techniques have been completed.
Isn’t that spiritual?
There was nothing more appropriate than the metaphor of a fire dragon without a point.
Isn’t it the only way to become a dragon and fly when someone who can mark the dots appears?
In other words, the scale placed a higher value on the point of completing the canvas than on the large dragon in the unfinished canvas.
Because I was the only one in this world who could pull out the purple sword to complete the painting.
“You seem to understand what I mean.”
“A little.”
There must also be a reason for using the expression “desire”.
‘I’m looking for someone to perfect the technology I’ve devised.’
Perhaps that was the ‘desire’.
“I am also a person with a sense of humor. No matter how Aina was, I knew from the moment I received that this was something that should not be passed on. It was also what I had to do. ‘Give it into the hands of those who deserve it.’ Because that was his last request.”
“It must have been a lot of pressure. After all, the Purple Knights are also classified as villains, right? Keeping the powers and skills left behind by those belonging to such a group until a successor appears is probably not something that will be resolved as much as we did not know.”
“Because they are friends.”
Jackson made a very natural expression.
“Even if that legacy is the power of the Purple Knights, which is classified as an evil that is rejected, if it’s a friend’s last request, it’s just the right thing to do.”
It was a stupid thing to say.
But, it was also something I wanted to believe.
Righteousness (?) does not come from counting, but from resonance.
“You say that, if I don’t get this, I’m going to be a very naughty guy.”
“I know you well. So, could you please put the last dot on the picture? This old man bows his head like this and asks, I hope he won’t refuse.”
“You only become old when you like yourself.”
“My back hurts. Take it quickly.”
“Yes, I do.”
It cannot be guaranteed that all the meanings contained in this crystal will continue.
No, maybe it has already failed.
Because it wasn’t originally mine.
However, the challenge remained worthwhile.
Because she, who should have been the original owner, was still my kite.
So, there was only one way to go.
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