[It’s hot.]
“Ah, that won’t work…!”
[Arin, this is why life is all about timing. You should have just rushed in too, tsk tsk.]
“this person…!!”
Irene blushed at the sight of the instructor being attacked by a fairy.
Of course I know it’s a therapeutic act, but even so, I still feel indignant at having my lips stolen by a fairy in the shape of a woman.
I feel like something that was mine was stolen by a complete stranger.
Irene stamped her feet and expressed her indignation.
“…the fairy’s blessing.”
“Is that precious?”
“It’s not enough to say that it’s precious. There have only been five people in the history of the continent who have received it.”
However, unlike Irene who was dismantling it, Roen and Derek were simply surprised to find out that the act was a [Fairy’s Blessing].
Fairy’s blessing.
A blessing received by heroes who appear in legends and myths throughout the history of the continent.
It is not clear what effect this blessing has.
Because all the blessed heroes were sparing with their words.
But one thing is clear: all those who received the fairy’s blessing left a huge mark on the continent’s history.
Even the heroes of a civilization that has been around for 10,000 years are still remembered, so by human standards, this cannot but be a blessing only given to heroes who have left behind immortal records.
Honey, I wonder if the instructor will also become a hero who leaves behind an incredible legend… .
“-According to a certain unofficial history, there is a record like this.”
“yes?”
“The fairy’s blessing is not really a special miracle, and the fact that he left his mark on history is just because the hero was good, not because of his blessing.”
“Oh, oh… But didn’t all the blessed heroes become legends?”
“According to scholars who have interpreted and researched the history, there are 120 heroes who have received blessings in addition to the five heroes known previously.”
“… … .”
“In other words, the good ones are the good ones. Don’t say that it’s all thanks to the blessing. Above all, according to the records left by nameless heroes who received the blessing, there were many records that said things like ‘I would rather not receive it’ or ‘It was the worst blessing.’”
“… Isn’t that a curse?”
“Hmm, I guess… .”
[Haha, just hold on a little longer. The wound is severe, so you still need to do more!]
“Ugh!?”
Hmm… .
“Depending on the person’s ability, it could be a curse for some, or a blessing for others, right… .”
When I see the instructor being beaten without any reason, I feel a sense of pity for him.
It’s clear that I’m being kissed by a beautiful fairy, but it feels a bit strange that it’s happening without any will of my own…
“Phew.”
Roen shut his eyes tightly.
I feel so depressed as I look at the crossroads, not knowing whether it is a blessing or a curse.
“One thing is clear, I want to give it up.”
“…haha.”
Derek smiled awkwardly and slyly agreed with the idea.
still.
‘The fairy is beautiful, so are you happy?’
Derek thought carefully, wondering if it might be a happy act.
* * *
-Kwajijijik!
“!!!”
Happiness is freezing to death!
What kind of guy said that? Kissing is happiness!
‘Damn it! I’m going to leave this world after trying to be happy just once!!’
What Lee Han felt right now was not happiness.
Literally, Lee Han was in so much pain that he couldn’t even breathe while underwater.
Another thing that drove me crazy was the fact that I couldn’t breathe, but strangely, it was so painful that I couldn’t die.
…you know what else is crazy about here?
Kkuddeuk!
“Eeeeeeeep!?”
Lee Han is experiencing the most excruciating pain he has ever felt in his life.
[This is going to hurt. Roughly ten times the pain of childbirth? That’s what a female heroine who gave birth to more than ten children said.]
“Eeeeeeeep!!”
The fairy showed off her amazing ability to make sounds even while kissing him, but Lee Han had no time to be amazed and was writhing in pain – no, he wanted to writhe, but he had to just remain still.
From the moment I was captured by the fairy, my whole body became rigid and I couldn’t move.
‘No, is this treatment right?! Why does the treatment hurt so much!’
Lee Han thought he wouldn’t feel any pain since the fairy was treating him, but at that moment, he was in more pain than ever, and he wondered if this wasn’t treatment, but torture.
These are his thoughts.
[Treatment is correct. However, it is more correct to think of it as a process of reassembly rather than treatment. Your body is such a mess right now. So I am breaking it apart and then putting it back together like puzzle pieces. I guess it can’t be helped that it will be quite painful.]
The fairy read it accurately and explained it kindly.
… from his point of view, he wasn’t happy at all.
[Just bear with it for a little longer.]
‘How much is that little bit?!’
[By human standards, … 12 hours?]
‘!!?’
Lee Han felt like he was going to faint at the thought of having to endure an act that was equivalent to (10 times) the pain of childbirth for a full 12 hours.
No… To be exact, I can’t even faint.
Even if I pass out because it hurts so much, I suddenly come to my senses again.
Lee Han wondered if he had done something wrong to the fairy.
[No. I still like you.]
“… … !”
‘I like it, but why does it cause me such pain?’
Lee Han gave her a slightly irreverent look, and the fairy smiled.
[Hehe, you should know this well. Pain makes people mature and stronger. I’m not just talking about the body. It makes the mind and soul stronger. And there is no lesson without pain, and strength without pain is like sand that disappears into nothingness at any time. However, the hardships and trials you gain through pain will help you grow. So this is a blessing. ‘A blessing called pain.’]
‘It’s a blessing I want to give up… .’
[Well, all the humans who received our blessings suffer, hoo hoo hoo!]
‘… … .’
A passage that explains why ancient heroes do not take the fairy’s blessings in their mouths.
Few people would consider the pain this crazy to be a blessing.
No, rather, it might create resentment.
In Lee Han’s case….
‘Cow, can you at least let me scream a little more comfortably?’
[no.]
‘I’m going crazy… .’
I just endured the pain and held on.
There was no resentment, just closing my eyes.
Kkudddddddddddd!
“!!?”
Bones, muscles, nerves, tendons, etc. are all reassembled.
In the middle, the refreshing yet hot spring energy touched the parts that were lacking or tangled, and each time, the assembled body was restored.
It was a process as slow as a turtle walking, and the pain was also long and gradual, making it incredibly horrific.
But… .
‘Oh, little by little, little by little, I’m getting used to it… .’
Lee Han gradually became accustomed to the pain.
The first reason this is possible is, ironically, because I was used as a test subject for a spellcaster when I was young and felt similar pain.
The second reason is that the way you usually train involves pain.
So, he was able to adapt to pain more easily than others.
Because pain can be endured if you endure it, adapt to it, and know that it will eventually end.
‘Hold on, hold on…!’
Even while enduring, Lee Han steadily observed the changes taking place in his body.
How muscles break down, how bones are reassembled and strengthened constantly.
And I am sure.
This is it.
‘… … A complete transformation.’
The ultimate physical training technique for Taoist practitioners to transform their heavy bones into [soul bones] to become immortals!
Although Lee Han-do is working on artificial transformation, it is only to the extent of making his bones and muscles stronger, and he has never dreamed of something this serious.
‘It’s not just the muscles and bones that change, it’s the heart, blood vessels, stomach and tendons that change.’
Even the parts that are impossible to train and the internal organs are all beyond human limits.
… This is a procedure that only fairies can perform.
A technology and blessing that is absolutely impossible for humans.
Chance.
Lee Han had just received the opportunity of a lifetime.
but….
[Okay, let’s just hold on a little longer.]
“… …!?”
[I still have 10 more hours to go.]
“!!!!”
[Wow, you really endure well! You are the second human to endure our blessings this well! By the way, the first one is called the Warrior King, the first and last king of the Barbarians. Do you know?]
“Eeeeeep?!!!”
… I can’t help but think that fate is fate in its own way.
* * *
dump.
… … Lee Han fainted.
After being blessed for over twelve hours, he literally lost consciousness.
Honestly, it’s nothing short of a miracle that I’ve lasted this long.
But the fairy.
[Tch, I wanted to talk a little more…]
All I could do was look at him with a regretful expression as I watched him faint.
It was a pity to see an article that said I wouldn’t be able to wake up for the next two days.
I wanted to talk a little more… .
The fairy shook her head and grumbled.
The grumbling that humans are so ‘weak’… .
at that time.
[Oh, it’s finished there too?]
[Woooosh!]
[Hahahaha.]
[Yeah? Good job.]
Another knight was seen surrounded by other spring fairies, blessed and passed out, though not as passionately kissed as Lee Han.
[… Hmm, it looks like this guy’s bowl was really damaged? It looks like he used up all his blessings fixing it.]
The spring fairy snickered, instantly capturing the murderous aura within her.
-Brrr.
The spirit that Lee Han called Cheon-sal-seong, who had done everything up until now to torment and destroy the host’s body, trembled like a frightened puppy upon feeling the gaze of the spring fairy.
As if they didn’t even dare to fight back.
[You, stop bothering that guy. You should be friends.]
The Spring Fairy nagged at the thing, but she didn’t expect it to listen.
Because that’s kind of a curse from heaven.
Still, since the bowl has been restored to its optimal condition, it should now be able to control its energy to some extent and use it without any problems.
Of course, if you overuse it, the bowl will crack again.
[Now it depends on the knight’s ability.]
Oh, you said it was a curse.
[This kid also has a curse… Hmm, should I remove it?]
The Spring Fairy knew that a curse had melted into the body of the knight named Lee Han.
It’s quite tricky, but she can definitely get rid of it if she puts her mind to it.
[… … No. You have to overcome that on your own!]
The fairy considered overcoming that curse to be a ‘trial’.
To become a great hero, you have to go through such hardships!
… If Lee Han had heard this, he would have begged her to fix it since the suffering was over, but unfortunately, Lee Han had fainted and the fairy was firm.
[It’s a shame. I wanted to talk a little more, but I think it’s time for us to get to work.]
Sarak.
The spring fairy stroked the knight’s cheek and smiled warmly.
Long time no see.
It’s amazing to see a knight born with such a strange fate, yet still sticking to his beliefs until the end.
[You may not want to be a hero, but you are becoming one in order to protect your beliefs. Haha, you are such a sincere knight. If you had a ‘second life’, you could live a little more comfortably.]
But that makes it even more special.
The fairy caressed him several times and felt a little ‘love’.
To a fairy, this emotion is like [poison].
But fairies fall in love too easily.
Even though I know it’s poison, I can’t help but yearn for affection.
And now, as I read this article, the fairy feels [love].
To the honest knight who never held a grudge despite the pain he caused her and who expressed his ‘thank you’ in the end.
…he is an attractive man.
[Huh?]
[Huh?]
[… No, I don’t deny that I felt excited, but I still have to hold back. It seems like this child already has a ‘master.’]
But the fairy changed her mind.
After all, it was wrong to touch a married man.
[There is a woman who will be your companion. Hmm, who should I choose?]
A companion of destiny felt in the fate of the knight.
And it’s not just one person, it’s ‘several people’.
There was also a woman there who seemed like a likely candidate for companionship.
“So, it’s over now?”
“I think so?”
“… This is terrible.”
…a girl of fairy blood.
I feel destiny in that child too.
And behind it… .
[… … .]
[Hehe, don’t look at me like that. I wouldn’t have taken it off.]
The fairy waved her hand as she saw ‘her’ glaring at her.
I wonder which companion this article will choose.
[That will be a pleasure for the future.]
Woohoohoo!
The spring fairy smiled brightly and raised both hands.
[Now go back, to your land.]
Hwaaaaak!
A gentle spring breeze blew, and in an instant, the spring breeze swept away the two knights, two sons, one daughter, and even a little child who had come at some unknown time.
I could sense their presence, clearly showing signs of confusion, but the fairy simply waved her hand to say hello.
I do have something to be thankful for, but it seems like they took their ‘reward’ for themselves.
so.
[bye.]
The fairy simply bid them a final farewell.
Hooooooooo.
… … Riding the spring breeze, all signs of life disappeared completely.
As if no one had ever been here from the beginning.
[… … .]
The Spring Fairy looked at the place where they disappeared for a moment, returning to the Land of Dragons, but soon lifted her body into the air.
[Let’s go, it’s time to get to work.]
[Hahaha!]
[Waaaah!]
Shouldn’t we let Winter know?
──Spring has returned,
*
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*
-The child planned to climb the hill early in the morning again today to make a wish.
I hoped the fairy would stop being angry and just close her eyes.
But… .
“Mom, what is that?”
“… … .”
“Mom? Dad?”
“Ugh… .”
“Haaah, thank you, fairy, thank you… .”
“…?”
The child tilted his head.
It was strange that my parents, who had always been so upright, were shedding tears, and it was just as strange that the townspeople were shedding tears as well.
But what is more strange and unfamiliar than anything else is…
“Wow, it’s pretty…!”
The warm, round ray of light that gradually appeared as the dark clouds cleared was the most magical thing, and the child’s eyes sparkled.
To that kind of child.
“… Eren, my child. It seems the fairy has finally put away her anger.”
“??”
The child’s mother taught the child, who had never seen the light of life in the sky.
What is that?
“That is the ‘sun.’”
“Tae, Yang…? … That’s it!?”
The child opened his eyes wide.
He was a child who was momentarily speechless when he actually witnessed the ‘sun’, something he had never seen since he was born and had only heard of in stories…
“ah!”
“Eren!?”
The child hurriedly climbed the hill behind the house.
The hill he climbed every day and left his precious pebbles there.
And there it is….
“… You listened.”
There were no pebbles, and flowers were in bloom.
“Hehehe, thank you fairy!”
Thank you for granting my wish.
The child was sincerely grateful, and the child’s mother, who came up late following the child, looked surprised for a moment, but soon hugged the child tightly and began to cry.
The snow has melted, and in the place where the pebble containing the child’s wish has disappeared… .
A beautiful field of dandelions was spread out.
