<Episode 92>
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If the purest snow were melted and spun into silk thread, would it be this beautiful?
The boy, left alone in the spacious bedroom, was putting away the luggage that had accompanied him on his arduous journey. He ran his hand through his slightly disheveled hair and briefly stared at his pure white, silver hair.
“Ah….”
The boy’s face, which was soon drooping down with tired eyes and letting out a deep sigh, had an expression that was incomparably colder than before.
The delicate hand, as if it belonged to a woman who had never done anything tedious, rose into the air and stopped.
“Sideratio.”
The moment the soft whisper spread through into the quiet air.
Kaaaaa-
A dazzling blue light appeared, causing a strong wind to blow, and the boy’s pure white hair and the hem of his clothes fluttered in the air.
Grumbling-
Thus, a living, moving symbol of wisdom appeared, rolling dizzyingly in a trajectory with hundreds of eyes embedded in it.
“…Not beyond expectations.”
Under that symbol, the universe was melted into itself.
The boy looked down at the Book of Wisdom, which seemed to be radiating a brilliant light, and muttered softly.
“If something that is mine is taken away, I will act with hunger and cruelty as if I have been starving for thousands of years.”
[*Arkane, having forcibly destroyed the bind and gone out into the world, has had his powers limited to half of his original capabilities.
*Oriel is tracking the whereabouts of the princess, and Naiad is also doing so….
*The Great Spiritist of the Wind and the last of Kandel’s blood relatives are the ones who are suffering from the disaster that has befallen them-]
The boy’s silver-gray eyes, reading the wondrous and sacred records, were extremely calm and rational.
“……A story that should have been told a long time ago is finally starting to come together.”
A product of power that contains all the secrets of the universe.
He took his eyes off it and stared out the window where the black night sky spread out.
“Child, it’s time to face reality.”
Something within the boy was quietly mumbling.
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My field of vision was filled with only black darkness.
How did I end up looking at such vast darkness?
The moment I finally felt something was strange.
“……Omg!”
I let out a ragged breath, opened my eyes, and woke up from a long sleep.
“Where is this…?”
I don’t know how much time has passed.
I got up from the bed with my body barely able to move and stepped out.
I vaguely remember crying so hard that I fell asleep leaning on Riat’s arms, but this place…
“Nisha’s… palace?”
After taking in the exotic style of this spacious bedroom, I realised that our party arrived at Nisha’s palace without a hitch.
My body was thoroughly washed and my clothes were…… What should I call this?
“This is my first time wearing clothes like this….”
Yes, I saw it briefly in a distant past life.
It was a style of clothing very similar to the women’s clothing of the Ottoman Empire.
“No.”
I touched the colorful hems of the clothes that were hanging in layers in a curious manner, then pulled myself together and put my hands away.
What’s important right now isn’t clothes. What are you thinking about?
I slapped my cheek hard and said to myself, recalling the conversation I had with Mekaila and Meinhardt.
“…….”
Momentarily, I was struggling to shake off my depression, feeling burdened by the heavy mission once again.
When I turned absentmindedly to look at the sky reflected beyond the window.
“Oh my god….”
I let out a blank exclamation.
Nisha’s ‘Black Day’, which I had only read about in literature.
To see it with my own two eyes……
The sunlight could be seen streaming through the gaps in the densely built buildings, but the sky was as black as midnight.
If the boundaries between night and day became blurred and mixed together, would it be like this?
Knock-
I stared at the sight with my mouth open for a moment, then suddenly turned around at the sound of a small knock on the door.
As if she wasn’t expecting an answer, the door opened and a young woman, who appeared to be a maid, came in
“Ah……Oh my god!”
The woman in the exotic outfit made eye contact with me and opened her mouth in surprise for a moment, then a joyful smile appeared on her face and she exclaimed.
“You are finally awake! Please wait a moment, I will bring His Majesty the King in here!”
“Uh….”
She ran out without giving me a chance to say anything.
I stood in awkward silence, one hand outstretched in the air.
Crash-
After a while, a familiar man appeared through the wide open doorway, along with a sound like something breaking.
“……Lord Riat?”
The identity of the man who was staring blankly at me, breathing shallowly, was, of course, Riat.
The moment I spoke to him, I suddenly came back to reality.
He strode towards me and bowed down, casting a shadow over me.
“Are you okay?”
Riat grabbed me by both shoulders and asked me with frightening persistence.
“Are you uncomfortable anywhere? What on earth was keeping you from waking up? Is there something strange…….”
“No, I’m perfectly fine. You don’t have to worry.”
I waved my hand and cut him off, saying that I was alright.
“By the way, Lord Riat. How much time has passed since we came to Nisha?”
When I asked the most important question, Riat, whose mind was still focused on my physical condition, answered in a nonchalant tone.
“About two days have passed. You kept sobbing and falling asleep, and you wouldn’t wake up. Do you know how worried I was?”
What?
“……Two days?!”
Oh my goodness, time is running out and I’m wasting that precious time sleeping!
I gaped in shock.
Were Meinhard and Mekaila okay?
Things shouldn’t have gone that way……!
“Please summon Idris Youngsik. Mekaila has told me that he is the Great Spiritist of Wisdom, so he will know what to do from here on!”
It was like having cold ice water poured over my whole body and my mind suddenly became alert.
I grabbed hold of Riat’s clothes and started to speak urgently.
“I have arrived, Your Majesty.”
At that moment, a couple of knocks were heard at the door and a unique, elegant voice resonated loudly.
Riat and I turned our heads at the same time, looking at Idris, who was there, looking at us with a slightly awkward smile.
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Riat seemed to want to know more about this issue, but unexpectedly.
“……I don’t need to know the details. I’ll be out.”
After saying that with a somewhat complicated expression, he left the bedroom.
“…..Do you remember the mission you received from the Master?”
When we were left alone in the room, Idris asked unexpectedly.
‘We clearly won the battle and drove Arkane into exile. However, Arkane broke his ‘promise’ to neutrality even though the exile was not lifted.’
‘He is trying to crawl out into the world again.’
‘Now the world is in danger once again. We are old and worn out, and there is no way that Lore, the Spirit King of Wisdom could have been unaware of all this.’
“……First of all, I want to ask this. What exactly is this ‘power of wisdom’ that allows you to move your mind back in time?”
Still recalling her vivid voice.
‘Idris is the Great Spiritist of Wisdom. So he should be able to use ‘that power’. After that, Edith, you will have to go back to the past with Idris’ help.’
‘What you have to do when you go back to the past is to find the ruined relics. Although they were ruined by the Dark Spirit King and could not fulfill their mission, if you can find the remains… There is a possibility that we, the great spirit masters who hold the source of the Spirit Kings, can fix them. For now, we have to rely on such an uncertain hope.’
‘The power of wisdom cannot physically move you back in time, so go back in your mind to find the relics and hide them safely in a place only you know. Then, return to the present and take the relics back to this Litera.’
I asked with a heavy heart.
“…….”
Idris, who had taken off his glasses, looked down at me with his gray eyes that were so cold that it was hard to believe they were the same boy’s eyes from when we first met.
“True wisdom is a spirit that embraces the past, the future, and the present… It is said to be the only value that transcends time.”
“…….?”
For a moment, I questioned his actions of suddenly mumbling sentences that had no meaning.
Idris said with his faint, characteristically innocent smile.
“This is the teaching that the Spirit King of Wisdom gave me.”
“……Come to think of it, Mekaila said that Yeongsik was the Great Spiritist of Wisdom.”
I asked quietly.
“Why did you hide that fact?”
I remember that when I asked him about his attributes, he looked embarrassed.
‘I’m afraid it’s difficult for me to talk about my attributes.’
His reaction was to avoid answering.
“……The Spirit King of Wisdom has many enemies. He is the one who stands at the forefront against the Spirit King of Darkness.”
“Then…….”
“He told me to hide my true attribute until the time was right, so as not to get myself into unnecessary danger. Now that I think about it, that time seems to be right now.”
I was convinced once again by the words spoken by Idris, who had a pure and innocent smile on his face.
It was clear that the Spirit King of Wisdom could truly foresee the future.
“The private massage was long. To get to the point, the King of Wisdom left me a message during the two days when the Grand Princess was not awake.”
Idris lowered his eyes and muttered calmly.
“……Huh? Did you meet him in person? Then I …!”
I was startled by the unexpected words and took a step closer to him and spoke.
“It is not something that you encounter in person, but something that you remember, like a message given by a voice.”
Idris tapped my temple and smiled faintly.
“The great spirits share the same origin as the spirit king, so they can converse with him without having to summon him.”
“Ah….”
Disappointed, I swallowed my desire to see Lore’s true form, and sighed softly.
“The King of Wisdom’s Spirits will take you back a hundred years to the past.”
Idris said with a hardened expression.
“He told me to send you to the Duchy of Hacardella, which had just fallen into ruin.”
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TL:
I am so curious about what will happen next(人*´∀｀)｡*ﾟ+
