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Grandpa and the North Sea blizzard (5)
“okay.”
“Umm…”
I secretly exchanged glances with Bakari-kun.
I could see the blue-silver eyes fluttering under the glasses.
We were thinking of the same scene at the same time.
Viscount of Trosarte, what happened while leaving the town of Horning and heading to the border.
-Kirurululu-!
– Flutter! Flutter!
The ferocious and huge monster that I saw that night when it rained.
‘You can’t deal with a mythical beast alone.’
‘Shinhwa, huh?’
‘It’s impossible with only Hye Gum. I need a cardinal’s bowl.’
I also remember what the Crown Prince said to me like that.
The tape in my head where I had found the correct information was rewinding helplessly…
‘If you didn’t betray me, and you don’t intend to do that in the future.’
‘I might be able to rest in the imperial land in the future.’
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Ouch, that’s it! The recollection is here! I shut my mouth and shook my head quickly.
Then he rummaged through his memory drawer and found a thick book instead of a videotape.
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One day, the pages I had read in ＜The Encyclopedia of Demonic Beasts> began to sprint between synapses at the speed of light.
Yes, as expected, the text material is the best rather than the video material!
“······Even if not, ‘Crescent Moon’ is a rare place because of the chilly weather all year round. There are hundreds of islands in the vast North Sea, so once you lose your way, you can’t even see the land. A mythical beast appears in such a place, who would come in and out? Those who know the rumors don’t even go near the North, and those who don’t know the rumors don’t approach it because they’re afraid of the cold.”
Mr. Morhan looked up at the low sky and clicked his tongue. I roughly shook my head.
So, the continent’s beasts are divided into a total of five grades.
They are labeled as low-intermediate-high-level-legendary-myth grade in order of weakness.
Naturally, low-level beasts are the most common, and it is said that in theory, it is rare to see a mythic level even once in the fifth century.
“Do you know anything else? About the North.”
“Well······. If the tavern had been fine, I would have looked for some materials. I heard rumors that a vissit there had a bad temper.”
“A bad temper?”
“okay. They do everything they can to save their homeland.”
According to the book, low-level Beasts can be easily defeated by 1st to 3rd-level wizards, swordsmen, and priest-level clerics.
All the magical powers that ordinary people often beat are low-level.
Rarely among them, those with special powers—like Esprits who copy other people’s appearance—may require higher-than-standard abilities.
“If it is a means and a method…”
“They say that while raising an army to face the griffins, they prepare human sacrifices for him.”
At the intermediate level, it appears four or five times a year based on one realm.
From here on, 4-6 level wizards, swordsmen, and experienced priests can respond properly.
People with excellent physical condition can gather their wisdom and deal with them, usually at this point.
Naturally, they become heroes and receive a hefty bounty. It’s close to a miracle.
“Are they human sacrifices? Would a lord make such a judgment?”
“You don’t know the new kingdom yet, you are like a flower. Unbelievable things happen here every day.”
“still······.”
“Isn’t it called the land of gods and fairy tales? Of course, it is far from a fairy tale.”
“·················ogue.”
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On the other hand, to defeat a higher-level beast, you need at least a level 7 wizard, a swordsman, or a bishop-level priest.
They appear as an annual event in one estate, and groups are very rare.
The fact that the lords mobilize private soldiers in earnest to block them is also a riot above the higher ranks.
Although the casualties caused by low-level and intermediate-level beasts are usually on the small side, this is because a different level of disaster occurs from here.
Dozens to hundreds of people could lose their lives, and buildings could be torn like paper or collapsed like cookies.
It goes without saying that the harvest of the year is blown away.
Still, up to the advanced level, ‘if you work hard, you can somehow stop it’.
“His Majesty Stanislas said the north wind smelled of blood. I don’t know if it’s human blood or beast blood, but he said he could definitely feel it.”
“…you said something like that?”
“Yes. Could it be because of Griffin’s movement? Have you ever heard of such information?”
And it is known that legendary level beasts appear once every hundred or two hundred years.
It means that the modifier is not ‘legendary’ for nothing.
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Of course, our main couple is exceptional in every way, so I’ve seen these guys once or twice.
At the legendary level, at least a level 8 wizard, a swordsman, or an archbishop level priest is required to respond closely.
Solitary action is not recommended under any circumstances.
The only things that matter are his Majesty, Emperor Frederic, who said that he defeated the tyrant Jeonryong by himself, and the ‘Magic Swordsman of the Devil’s Castle’ – Romero Claire Lister.
“. . . filter this out.”
“Yes.”
Lastly, the mythical beast…
It is said that in order to defeat it, you must have the highest level of power.
There is no way to win by destroying the myth-level mana core without the cardinal’s stigma, the nine circles of the archmage, and the sword master’s aura.
The classic ＜Magic Beast Encyclopedia> suggests the following countermeasures to those who are faced with a mythical level beast.
‘If you do not meet the above conditions, do not look back and run away unconditionally. This is the only possibility that will spare your life. Of course, there is a greater chance that the escape will fail.’
‘So pray and run. So that the angel of God can meet you early at the entrance to the underworld.’
“Bakari-kun.”
I blinked, and the Prophet rode his horse closer and stuck with him.
We listened quietly, covered in furry robes.
Mr. Morhan whispered with a more serious expression on his face.
“An ancient dragon sleeps in the north.”
Ah, Eva (not the peacock)…
“Did you know that dragons are also mythical creatures?”
“······Yes. I read it in a book.”
“okay. I have heard from the bards that once upon a time there lived a great dragon in the eastern sea of the continent. It is a folk tale passed down from the northern regions.”
Mr. Morhan’s voice was so serious when he said that, we couldn’t even point out that ‘the dragon has crossed the line’.
Needless to say, by my standards as a 21st century Earthling, it was a story that was difficult to accept even in an empire where there were more human incidents than magical beasts.
But this was the Penetian New Kingdom.
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Occasionally, residents of Lake Yeri glanced past us standing tall in the middle of the road.
“The dragon loved the sea deeply and endured long suffering, and the East Sea has been called the ‘Sea of Abundance’. It’s that the dragon’s power has improved the fishing conditions.”
Then one day, the fearsome Griffin clan flew in to rule the sea.
They gnawed at sharks with their sharp eagles’ front paws, and with beaks sharper than blades they slashed at the tortoise’s carapace.
It sank the human stomachs as a joke, and swallowed up all their treasures.
The Mangyeongchangpa, which was full of peace and love, quickly turned into a sea of blood.
Then the dragon valiantly set out to protect the sea, and fought against the hordes of griffins.
But the battle was very lonely and also last.
“No human dared to help the dragon.”
“why?”
Bakari-kun and I asked at the same time. The informant shrugged.
“Do I know? That’s what the tradition said, so that’s what I’m saying.”
“Huh…”
Thus, the dragon’s front was pushed up through the East Sea to the North Sea.
The dragon, who was trying to drive away the griffins, was rather being chased by them.
“Finally, the dragon realized that he could not win. I decided that it would be difficult to completely defeat them on my own.”
“Gosh······.”
“However, I was able to get goosebumps.”
There was a hint of playfulness in his young voice.
I took a frikandel hotdog handed to me by a passing girl—“Thank you, I’ll eat you.”—I carefully cut it into three pieces.
Bakari-kun took a deep breath and took out a silver fork from his pocket.
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On the way out, Canael had brought it for a poison test.
“The dragon prostrated itself in the North Sea, covered with hundreds of islands, and hid itself in disguise as other islands.”
“Oh oh······.”
Sausage is really good!
“When things came to pass, the Griffins were so full of drugs that they pecked every island in the North Sea. He struck the tree with lightning and threatened the rock with thunder. But the chunks of land as strong as the continent did not move. Even the scales of dragons, harder than diamonds, did not waver.”
-Kirurululu…!
From that moment on, the horde of griffins rolled their eyes.
The ambition to rule the sea was completely forgotten like ashes.
Their lives and deaths only began to revolve around the North Sea.
The thought of killing the dragon has finally turned into madness.
Every winter, when the blizzards hit, Griffins always appeared in a storm and attacked numerous islands and cities.
Sometimes it was just one, sometimes it was a family of five or more.
However, the dragon, who embraced the sea in its heart, remained immovable, embedded in one place like a rocky island.
Because I knew that if I moved, the swarm of griffins would do everything they could to sink themselves, and Changhae would be trapped under their wings.
“Then, the weather here is already suspicious like the middle of winter… Is it because the griffin came to take revenge on the dragon?”
I asked with great enthusiasm. Mr. Morhan looked at our faces and was fed up.
“It is just a northern tale that is 2,000 years old. They survive the harsh winters every year, so it’s no wonder there are legends about one season.”
a······.
“Does it make sense to say that such a rare myth-level beast appears every year? It’s probably some other Wu clan’s beast.”
“It makes sense.”
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One cheek of Bakari-kun was full with a hot dog.
I wiped my clean and emptied hands and fell into my thoughts.
After all, there are not only griffins that can fly in the sky.
In addition, the Griffin, which had been killed by Sir John (feat. Carme), was dismantled from head to toe and used as a resource for the Imperial Army.
It was clear that there was nothing left to throw away. I remember that Bakari-kun and other non-combat wizards really liked it…
“Hmm.”
If such a beast appeared in the new country every year, it would be strange that the royal family did not actively respond.
Not a country without Cardinals or Swordmasters. Even if you catch just one, it’s great.
Is the risk too high?
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Or is it that they really don’t care because they are low-middle-class beasts?
That seems the most plausible.
“My lord, do not brush the crumbs on the floor. The ants are twisted.”
“Huh, sorry.”
I was startled and looked down at the floor.
At that moment, Arumhart was holding up one leg in dissatisfaction.
A swarm of black ants gathered under his hoof.
“Huh?”
-Sarrrrr…
Wait, why are there so many ants? And why is it like this…
“Something is unusual, Bakari-kun. The ants are heading south!”
I quickly checked the direction and grabbed Reum’s reins.
Mr. Morhan sighed and leaned against me.
As it turned out, most of the dirt floor of the tent village was littered with ants. At what point!
“Aww, what is this!”
– Sarrrr, Sarrer…!
“grandmother! Whoa! ant!”
Surprised residents banged their buttocks everywhere and burst into tears.
But the ants were not the target. The guys just looked very rushed.
‘Shoot aaa… The swarm of insects that had permeated the alley in an instant was moving away again like the low tide.
In the meantime, no one was injured or broken.
My head was pounding and my chin was wide open at the strange event I saw for the first time in my life. Black waves only go south, south…
‘I know. This time, it’s going to happen on the crescent’s head, damn it.’
This is clearly a harbinger of a natural disaster. damn!
“I have to go back to the castle right now. We may have to send troops to the northern part of the New Kingdom!”
“The king?”
Whether it was Wilhelmina’s secret room or Griffin’s attack.
Either way, the situation was not serious.
I wiped Reum’s mane and hurriedly turned the horse’s head.
“Beautiful, please as soon as possible!”
– Hee hee hee hee!
The white horse raised its front paws and wept for a long time.
We sprinted towards Youngjuseong at full speed.