151 – Operation to rescue the saint begins! (4)
“Keep in mind. You are the key to this case.”
“Yes, yes! Ah, I see!!”
I, who had been concentrating on the flow of mana all along, responded in surprise at the elder dragon’s words.
The place where we are is a secret space known only to the royal family even in the royal palace. The reason is that it is not a particularly secret space, but it is dangerous because it is simply the tip of a spire that rises sharply.
In that very space, behind me, Goryong-nim is holding my shoulder. A maid flies outside the window, and a court mage next to her.
With the exception of me, everyone is only talented people, so I’m somehow overwhelmed by the momentum.
But the core of this operation is me… I don’t think…
“Now, can I do well?”
“I should. If you don’t, it’s of no use.”
I feel like crying…
Goryong-nim wants only one thing. Spread your mana sensing power as widely as possible to feel all the mana around you.
He said that if you do that, there will be times when you feel a little unusual. He told me to find out what it was, but…
‘Easy to say… ‘
To compare it, it feels like forcibly tearing open a mouth that won’t open and widening it more and more. But what makes me angry again is that the more I force myself to open my eyes while swallowing my tears, the more I stretch them out little by little.
It’s because the process is painful. It would be better if Goryong-nim did it instead.
“Only you who weave pain can do it.”
You say
.
Huh… It’s been a while since I learned how to detect mana properly from my professor.
Would you even teach me how to do it? If the fox were to suddenly be asked to pull out another tail, would it be able to make it?
“I know it’s difficult.”
“Heeep!?”
The fluff all over my body stood on end, thinking that my dissatisfied feelings had been exposed. What if I keep going like this and tear off my head and try to eat it!
I was trembling all alone, but the old dragon let out a big breath and gently closed my eyes.
“You… You are holding my mana.”
“… Yes?”
That was really out of the blue. Why am I, neither the Archwitch nor anyone else, the old dragon’s mana? I wanted to say it was an illusion, but how could I dare to discuss mana in front of a dragon?
It’s better to wrinkle in front of the chrysalis.
So I stood still like a mute who had eaten honey, and the old dragon slowly put his fingertips on my back and lightly ran it up and down.
Then, the nerves in my whole body were on edge, and the sensations I usually felt before I was treated for hypersensitivity by the ghost revived.
Rather than getting goosebumps, it is more appropriate to say that I forcibly enlarge the pores on my whole body.
He moved mana all over my body as if he were carefully tuning a musical instrument.
“You were using the mana I gave you for something like this. It is also unique.”
“What do you mean?”
“Isn’t there someone who has cured the disease you suffered from?”
I was blown away by those words. Could it be that Goryong-sama knows about the ghost!?
“He tuned your body with my mana. Even though it’s a bit clunky, the part that can respond to mana has been accurately blocked. I knew it… “
“Ah, he said he was the ghost of the academy! Do you know anything about him!?”
Normally, I wouldn’t have dared to cut off Goryong-sama’s words, but my heart for the ghost overcame my fear.
When I asked Goryong-nim’s portrait directly facing his pupils, he slightly raised his eyebrows as if he was interested in something.
“Hmm? Can I move even though I am dealing with mana? After all, he is a weaver of pain.”
“Yu, about the ghost… !”
“That doesn’t look like I’m going to tell you. Meet him in person and ask him.”
I am truly sorry, but it is still too early to be disappointed. Haven’t you been able to find a single clue so far?
Anyway, the fact that Ghost and Goryong are related can be said to be a great harvest in its own way.
“It seems difficult by yourself, so let me help you a little.”
When Goryong-nim touched my shoulder blade side with his finger, the sound of a plucking string hit his head.
Did you pull a tendon? I wondered if this was a sound that could come from a human body.
“Any existence has a ‘door’ that accepts mana and responds to it. It also exists in inanimate objects such as stones and minerals.”
I know that.
I learned that the first thing wizards and knights do to fully use mana is to open the ‘mana door’ in their minds.
I heard that it could take a year for some people just to open this door.
“However, you have too many doors and they are wide open. That’s why it’s a constitution that sucks all the energy of mana as it is. Senses and emotions are all made of mana.”
“Oh, so… Could I have felt what the people around me were feeling?”
“Yes. Total… A ghost is like building a thin, transparent wall over your door with my mana. Let the mana flow, but let the power circulate naturally without interacting.”
“Is that possible?”
Goryong-nim is a little bit, but he has an arrogant expression.
“Hu, this is possible because of my mana.”
“Thank you.”
I know it’s blasphemous to think like this, but… The way he shrugged off looked a little cute. Maybe because of my mood, it felt like the scales, like layers of soft cloth, moved smoothly.
“So I will teach you how to open and close this curtain yourself.”
“Back to normal… Are you going back?”
I asked cautiously, not wanting to go through that terrible pain again.
“The reason you got sick is that you couldn’t control that power freely. So he only needs to learn how to open and close one by one and train them.”
“Whew… thank god.”
“Hmm, that’s right. As a test, let’s open and close one door for a very short time. Concentrate.”
Goryong-nim tapped me on the shoulder.
“Oops! Ewww!!”
At that moment, as if under a waterfall, a torrent of water began pouring into my mouth, nose and ears all at once.
I couldn’t open my eyes, and my throat and nose became sore and hot because of the mana that had flowed in. Maybe water would have been better.
It’s not just fresh water, but if you try to breathe in sea water, wouldn’t it feel like this? It hurts, it stings, it’s spicy, it’s disgusting.
As I struggled in a place where there was nothing, and bent over, Goryongnim immediately patted my back.
I felt a heavy sensation as if a floodgate was closing, and at the same time, all the pressure that had been bothering me disappeared all at once.
“Cool! Cool!”
I began to cough violently, gasping for breath.
It wasn’t like this even when I was suffering from mana hypersensitivity. The fear of drowning on the bare ground weighed heavily on my reason.
“Remember that sensation just now! That’s the feeling of mana coming in and out through her door. Do it again.”
“Wait a minute! Wait! My nose and mouth still hurt so much… !”
Once he saw me giggling, Goryong-nim slightly looked away.
“Ummm… Was it still early? If this doesn’t go well, we can’t promise when we’ll be able to find the saintess.”
“Sorry… do.”
“I am not blaming you. How can you criticize me for not doing something I can’t do?”
“Is there anything even Goryong-nim can’t do… ?”
At that question, Goryong-nim smiled softly and said.
“Of course. Even God is not omnipotent, so how can I be omnipotent?”
“Then how can I do something that even Goryong-sama can’t do? I don’t know how to handle mana, and I’m not very talented.”
“It is because I was born with that fate. You are the weaver of pain. This is an Ino created by Raen to do what only you can do.”
I couldn’t believe it. Even though I’m from the royal family, honestly, there’s nothing special about me even now, even though my mana hypersensitivity has improved.
Aisha-sama, Marquis, Elder Dragon, Maid, and everyone else… Everyone is so much better than me.
“Your ability to respond to mana will arrive in this era and play a very important role. I came down here because I felt the signs.”
“A big role… “
“Yes. That’s why the Marsh of the Five Elements wants your life, and why Raen was born into this world.”
Listening to such a solemn story does not arouse any interest. If I had been born with such a sick constitution, my resentment soared as if I still wanted something from me.
As I was huffing and puffing, Goryong-nim slowly covered my face with both hands from behind.
“And it seems that you have a great interest in the ghost who suppressed your hypersensitivity.”
“Yes, yes!! That’s right!”
“When the response of mana becomes easier, you will be able to clearly see who is where in the world. Of course… Even that ghost cannot escape.”
Startled, his shoulders trembled. Ghost… When… anywhere… ?
Goryong-nim, who was enjoying my reaction for some reason, whispered softly while placing his hand on my shoulder.
“I swear by the name of Arakrut, the Ice Dragon. If you manage to send mana, you will definitely be able to reunite with the person you wish for in the future.”
“Once again! Please!”
As I screamed loudly, the maid looked this way, wondering if there was anything going on outside the window.
“Are you motivated?”
“Yes!!”
I gritted my teeth and accepted the old dragon’s hand.
If only I could meet a ghost, wouldn’t this little practice be worth it? I will definitely make it mine!
Please wait, Ghost!!