＜Seolryeongjangseong＞.
There is no one in life who has not heard of this name. They say there are two barriers now, but in Rin’s time, this was the only barrier.
The end of the world, the boundary of civilized society… … .
When the bluish-white cliffs appeared on the southern horizon, crossing the light pink dawn, Lane let out a cheer before Cassena did.
“That’s a barrier… … .”
I wondered if that could really be described as a barrier.
Will the day come when we can build structures like this with human technology? ＜Seolryeongjangseong＞ was more elegant, magnificent, and beautiful than any structure Lane had ever seen in his life.
Not only the height, but also the inexplicable sense of weight overwhelms those who look up.
“How much further do I have to go?”
“I have to walk all day, so I will arrive around noon tomorrow.”
“Let’s go faster! Peach, what would it feel like to look down on the world from up there?!”
Cassena, who had sparkling light purple eyes, laughed and ran towards the barrier first with Pippi.
Arakish, who always led the way, was looking up at the wall with a new, emotional gaze.
Under the grace of the gods, I’ve been watching the rise of the barrier from the beginning, so I wonder if I can make that face? A strange curiosity aroused.
“Do you remember the day the Wall was erected?”
“Of course I remember. dragons don’t forget Especially memories from childhood.”
“You remember? What happened 1,400 years ago?”
As he walked forward, Arakish’s eyes glowed quietly as they peered into the air beyond the barrier.
Recalling a day in the distant past, somewhere beyond that barrier.
The memories of the days when I was young, happily playing in Shinryong’s arms with the other four brothers and sisters, seemed far away, but they were clear enough to be touched.
‘Pairas, Grudaone, Shalessarum, Jakan… … Are you still with the great fire?’
The joys and sorrows of her childhood turned into miserable sadness, heading for the dragon egg that swayed briskly on her back.
I had such memories, but this child would have none of those memories.
In this land of severe cold, in this empire of death that gets colder and colder, will this child be able to carry out his mission… … .
“The reason only the gods know, is it because we have to cherish those memories like food for our immortal life?”
It was an incredible story for Lane.
Right now, I can hardly remember anything that happened 300 years ago unless it was something that left an impression on me.
“So, Arakish, have you ever actually met Black Sun Karenden or Emissa Paige?”
“Of course. Even on the day this Arakish came out of the egg, Karenden personally held her body, which was still a body.”
Arakish, who explained it like that, didn’t look as solemn as usual, but rather looked shy like a girl talking about her childhood.
“no… … Come to think of it, Emitsa Paige was also there at the time. Before Karenden left this land, we always went together.”
When the story of the ancestors came out, Cassena rushed over and listened to the story.
Arakish just rehearsed what he had seen and heard without any special technique, but it was interesting to lose track of time.
Now, where can I hear so vividly about the age of the gods, when all I can do is read short stories of the times only in books.
“Were our ancestors strong?! How strong was that?! Because he was the founder of magic!”
「Certainly, compared to you guys now, she must have been stronger. However, Emmitsa was not good at fighting in the first place.”
“Oh, then you’ve seen how Karenden and Emmitsa use magic, right?”
what type was it?
One is the founder of the truth, and the other is the first sage to arrive at the truth.
However, as if Arakish completely disregarded such expectations, he suddenly joined his hands together.
“Both have been used like this.”
“yes?”
“I said that I used my strength by clasping my hands together like this.”
It was a strange story. What are you talking about? Isn’t that more like an attitude of prayer than magic?
Magic, which is a rational study, and prayer, which is a religious consequence, are literally antagonistic points located at polar opposite poles.
And with that posture, where is the magic square? Cassena must have felt the same question, and suddenly started drawing runes in the air.
“Then what is this? I heard that it was a lineage line passed down from ancestors, but was it all a lie?”
「No, I definitely used that method as well. That’s when you’re guiding your students.”
Sheesh, it wasn’t a helpful story either way.
mate, mate, mate mate… … That’s why he tried intertwining his hands and holding hands with Cassena, but it was all in vain.
It’s joint decoration magic, I couldn’t even get a sense of the principle of its activation. What does magic look like when you get to the alternative truth?
“what’s this! You don’t know what!”
Perhaps wanting to catch up with her ancestors at once, Cassena, who kept bumping her palms together, ended up lying on the snowy field with annoyance.
No, is this the floor? What are you lying down for?
Perhaps sorry to see us confused rather than amused, Arakish, who was touching his chin, made a sudden suggestion.
“Then, how about you two having a magic battle later?”
“yes?”
“I can teach you the principle of activating the power that Karenden used, but I have seen how many times he uses that power in battle.”
It was truly an unconventional proposal with both eyes wide open.
Anyone with a will to magic dreams of it, but it was also a teaching that could not be received anywhere in the world in this era.
Facing Cassena and opening his mouth wide, Arakish nodded as if he was satisfied with the reaction.
“I will observe your battles once and then compare them and teach you.”
* * *
Madelia Page woke up from the bed in the mansion and reached out to the bedside table, as she always did after the sunspot incident.
There was always a goblet full of the finest wine… … Because I had instructed the servants to do so.
But for some reason, I couldn’t get a drink even though I fumbled for a long time. I can’t live without alcohol, and I can’t even sleep.
“Inum, how many times have you drunk such bitter alcohol that the smell of alcohol lingers in your room so that your nose is blocked?”
With a brief refusal, the curtains on the windows that had made the room darker than at night, day and night, were drawn at once.
When did the sun rise… … Madelia closed her eyes tightly in the sunlight of dawn pouring through the room and used telekinesis magic.
Then, the curtains were drawn all at once again, and I wanted the darkness to encroach on the room, but the light shone again with the sound of the curtains being pulled back violently.
“If I had known I would become such a ruined man, I would not have passed on my magical knowledge to you.”
The woman with a hunched back standing with her back to the sunlight was Head Professor Marhena.
Marhena, who was now a close friend of her late father (a year younger to be exact), was a benefactor who taught Madelia magic in her youth, so despite the difference in social status, Madelia was in a position to use honorific terms.
Madelia, lying weak from the sun, yelled nervously at the servants.
“Bring, bring a drink. Right Now.”
“Stop it, Inum. Are you going to die of drunkenness?”
“I would rather it be like that. So please leave me alone.”
“Madelia.”
“Leave me alone! Cassena, Cassena… … He died because of me… … How do you want me to behave?”
“Inum, why is it because of you? Did you even call the abyss? Hey, then the Special Affairs Division or the Imperial Court will have to come and catch you! It’s not just about catching naughty kids.”
Marhena replied as if she was stumped, but the hand she put on Madelia’s shoulder was kind enough to be mournful.
After a long silence, Madelia buried her face in Marhena’s hands and began to sob.
Just like when Anben Page died in a young day, she secretly cried beside Marhena, whose expression did not even shake during the funeral.
“I shouldn’t have sent it to the Imperial Office… … The last time I hurt my leg, and this time too… … I shouldn’t have listened to you… … .”
When parents die, they bury them in their graves and mourn every anniversary, and when their children die, they bury them in their hearts and mourn every day… … .
They tried to bury Cassena, but they dug and dug again and again until their hearts were torn, and they could not make a burial site big enough to bury the child.
Even now, that lovely smile is so vivid, and I miss those footsteps so much… … how can i ask
“After living for more than 60 years, I have seen many things. They say that the brighter the light, the faster it burns out, and those who felt really special often passed away too quickly. Just like your father.”
“… … .”
“You don’t know how lucky I was that it didn’t happen. My daughter’s job is really… … I’m sorry.”
If Mrs. and Mrs. Ludwig had heard this, would it have comforted them a little? He was such an excellent kid that he couldn’t be lacking even after hearing such words.
However, in the case of Madelia, I can assure you that I could not receive any consolation. That would be too.
“Marhena-sama, Cassena and that child have never shone so brightly… … .”
* * *
As we walked southward until sunset, it felt like the barrier was getting bigger and closer.
After Arakish decided that it would be good to camp at this point, Cassena and I stood facing each other on the snowy field.
Contrary to expectations, Cassena, who thumped her palms with her fists, was elated. Do you have a corner to believe in?
“Don’t look at me, Lane. If you do, you’ll be scolded!”
“Hmm, let’s take a look.”
I’m sorry, but the experience of magic battles differs from Cassena’s by years. Aside from talent, the level of proficiency is incomparable.
“Hey!”
Cassena, who had lowered her stance and watched me, moved quickly to the side and scattered light letters in the air with her fingertips.
‘It’s a moving attack that makes use of special skills, I like it!’
Rain, who had been receiving favorable reviews with a whistle, felt his heart throb from the shadows of the past that were overlapping Cassena’s face the next moment.
– Yes, that’s it. not bad!
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I remembered feeling the same feelings and saying the same things when Turaina made a similar attempt.
“Where are you looking!”
At that time, the flickering rune that spread into a halo of light in the air changed into power. A fiery ball of fire broke into three branches and attacked me.
Hmm, I thought it was a rune I had never seen before, but it was a dragon that Arakish taught me. Still, it’s hard to look at it lightly.
In the next moment, a gust of wind shot up sharply, scattering a flurry of snow, slightly twisting the fireball’s trajectory upward.
“Lesson number one, using magic quickly isn’t enough.”
For an instant, as she flicked her index finger and relaxed, something ominous surged from the smile of repentance on Cassena’s lips.
Ever since Bell Curious opened his eyes, there were often times when he could see the flow of magical power even without using his eyes, but this was exactly the case now.
The airflow of bloody magical power was concentrated in Cassena’s palm. And that… … ?
‘Runes in the palm of your hand… … At which gap?’
Did the page family’s kinship limit apply like the Remidière type? Good?
As Cassena clenched her hand, the letter of power was broken and manipulated the supernatural powers of the world.
It must have been a series of multiple telekinetic powers, but the rather overwhelming gravity pulled me down to the ground and at the same time turned the changed trajectory of the fireball back this way.
“I knew Rain would defend himself with wind magic! This is my victory!”
Is this really the crappy Cassena who whined about not being able to use 1-star magic on me? It was a remarkable and rapid growth, and it was a part where the heart became magnificent.
But what… … .
Should I say that the opponent was bad or that the teacher was wrong (?).
“And the second lesson, the magic battle isn’t over until it’s over.”
The smile on Cassena’s confidently smiling face hardened in an instant.
Rain’s magic was absurdly fast, to the extent that I only realized what came first and what came after it later, after reviewing it.
For an instant, the water gushing from the ground collided with a fireball, and a violent explosion shook the pine forest, and the view was blocked by thick steam.
Just like that, in that instant of numbness, the water droplets that had been scattered in all directions by the explosion froze like daggers and poured down like rain.
“It’s done now.”
I heard the voice of Arakish, who ordered me not to worry and to fight with all my might, as I will intervene if it seems dangerous.
At the same time, a stream of flame wrapped around Cassena, and the daggers that almost tore her small body were melted at once.
I was worried that Cassena’s face would distort into a tear-stained expression of resentment as if she realized the situation after a while, but she didn’t even notice it, her eyes shining innocently.
“As expected, Rain is amazing! I thought I could win!”
“No, it is not.”
I’ve seen this a lot, but it seems to have been a bit easy.
“You’ll catch up soon! wait and see! Learn more from Arakish!”
No, such a cowardly trick… … !
It’s so great, I almost cried at the moment. I want to learn from Arakish, but I can’t.
After reviewing the confrontation carefully, Arakish finally nodded.
“Certainly, Lane is several times higher than this Arakish thought. It wasn’t even a match at all.”
In an instant, my heart thumped.
I don’t know how many times my heart has been beating like this after receiving someone’s compliment.
The compliments I received at school were just embarrassing. To begin with, the professors were one step below me in terms of skill.
“And the techniques Karenden used are quite similar. It was one of his specialties to convert or combine power attributes and amplify them during battle.”
But who is Arakish?
It’s Jinryong, Jinryong.
The five servants of the divine dragon, a divine being endowed with infinite magical power and ultimate power. And an immortal who remembers Karenden and Emmitsa.
“But in terms of the overall framework of how to use power, Cassena might be closer to him than you.”
I was calming my swollen chest, thinking that more compliments would continue, but at that moment, my head tilted.
“yes?”
“what?”