< Chapter 13 - Sunflower #3 (Revised) >
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“Run, run! Run!”
As Cordelia, who was carried on Uther’s back, shouted cheerfully, Uther’s eyes narrowed.
“lady.”
“Why, Dolsoe?”
“In good conscience, give him some carrots and tell him to run.”
“Carrots, for shit. How about whipping instead? Don’t you think I could do it?”
At Cordelia’s words, Uther imagined for a moment Cordelia whipping herself.
Although the outfit was a bit strict, it felt like it suited her quite well, as expected of a beautiful girl.
“Hey, are you imagining something weird?”
“No way. More importantly, our princess, Daddy never raised our child like that.”
“Then how did you raise him?”
“Like Princess Maker?”
“Congratulations. This is the Queen’s ending. She is a queen who is very good at whipping. It is time for her to be punished for living a life of luxury with the money she earned from sending her daughter to work.”
“They all came.”
“They all came.”
As usual, we were exchanging empty words and before we knew it, we were in the power room.
Uther picked up Cordelia and asked her again.
“Can you stand?”
“There is one, but since we’ve come this far, please carry us to our lodgings.”
“okay.”
Although she was speaking cheerfully, Cordelia’s face was pale.
It was because I pushed myself too hard one way or another.
When Uther made a worried expression, Cordelia smiled and patted Uther on the back again.
“Let’s go quickly, Irya.”
“Hehehe.”
Yuder, who had been keeping pace with the rhythm, hurried his steps.
And then another minute or so.
Cordelia, lying on the cot, suddenly let out a clumsy laugh.
“why?”
“No, I only stayed for a few days, but I feel at ease as if I’m home.”
“You’re right, you’re a natural at home.”
“losing.”
Cordelia giggled and stretched her body once more before forcing her eyes open.
Because the immediate events were too serious to allow for a comfortable sleep.
“Sishiot.”
“A demon of blades. Wind attribute. Specializes in close combat, but when the seal is released, it becomes a monster that unleashes a fierce sword attack.”
Originally, it was a demon you would encounter in the middle of the game, during a direct confrontation with the Hand of the Devil.
But it’s still early in the game.
Looking at it objectively, it was not an opponent that Uder and Cordelia could deal with, as they were still inferior in ability to Paragoth.
“There are mountains beyond mountains.”
I thought I caught the white snake easily, but then I got a paragoat and then a sisiot.
Uther smiled bitterly as if to comfort Cordelia.
“But still, since we have the true name and the sealing ceremony… to be exact, the restraint control technique, we have a chance of winning. Furthermore, if my prediction is correct, there should be allies outside the door.”
“Count Hresvelg.”
“That’s right, given the circumstances, Paragot must have destroyed the seal on the Great Gate.”
At the Great Gate there was a large seal placed by Count Hresvelg.
Even in the original, most monsters were unable to penetrate into Frost Anvil due to the seal and the Great Gate.
Some people would rush in after discovering a shortcut or hidden path.
But this time, the situation was different from the original.
The demonic hand that should not have come to Frost Anvil has appeared, and they have completely destroyed the seal of the Great Gate.
“If a seal of that level is broken, the sorcerer has no choice but to know. And since it’s that level of seal, he’ll definitely send troops to investigate what happened.”
Moreover, this time there was even the incident of Uther and Cordelia’s love affair.
From Count Hresvelg’s perspective, they would have to consider the possibility that Yuder and Cordelia had broken the seal on the Great Gate, so they had no choice but to send troops anyway.
Cordelia’s expression became serious at Uther’s words.
It wasn’t because I was afraid of getting entangled with Count Hresvelg again.
“Sending a few rangers just for investigation purposes will only increase the damage.”
Because the opponent was the demon Shishiot.
When Cordelia expressed concern for possible victims, Uther shook his head and said,
“It’s okay. Count Hresvelg must have noticed the abnormal movement of monsters. He must have sent a certain number of troops.”
“I wonder… that’s true. Then that’s good.”
When Cordelia smiled as if her worries had been relieved, Uther smiled along, but inside he was thinking something else.
‘The damage must have already been considerable.’
Even if it was larger than a certain size, it would only have been about fifteen rangers who were sent together.
And at that scale, they could never deal with Shishiot.
A reasonable guess would be that there were already more than ten casualties.
If you encounter Count Hresvelg’s forces outside the Great Gate, it will be the second contingent, not the first.
But Uder swallowed these thoughts.
It was because I didn’t want to upset Cordelia’s mind.
“Anyway, there’s one thing we have to do right now.”
As Uther spoke cheerfully, Cordelia also smiled and accepted his words.
“Making a binding spell?”
“I need to do that too. But before that, I need to finish powering up.”
Because I haven’t absorbed all of the energy of the sun flower yet.
At Uther’s words, Cordelia spoke while pounding her chest while lying down.
“I’ll protect you well this time too. Just trust me.”
“Yeah, but this time you have to do it too.”
“Huh? Me too? I eat sunflowers too?”
When Cordelia blinked as if to ask what he was talking about, Uther impulsively pinched her cheek and said.
“No, you’re something else.”
What on earth are you talking about?
Cordelia first pinched Uther’s hand, which was pinching her cheek.
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“It’s the White Snake’s Magic Stone. If I had to give it a name, would it be Snake Heart?”
“Snake Heart makes me look weak, so let’s just use Magic Stone.”
“okay.”
Uther and Cordelia were looking at a red stone in front of the heart, about a fifth of the way up the giant white snake’s body – that is, in the torso near the head.
It was a white snake magic stone taken from the heart.
“I’ve used up most of the magical power I’ve stored up for a thousand years, so I don’t have much left… but it’s still a magical stone that Leviathan Dawn’s hand was holding. It’ll be of great help to Cordelia at her current level.”
“But didn’t it say in the original that this can’t be used?”
“That’s right, because it’s the devil’s magic stone.”
Not only Lucas, but no matter who you play as, you cannot obtain the White Snake’s Magic Stone.
“The demon’s magic power is like poison to a normal human. If you absorb it, it can cause serious problems to your body… or in the worst case, you can turn into a demon and become a servant of the demon.”
“It’s always amazing to see. How can I memorize all that?”
“Anyway, as companion A said, magic stones cannot normally be absorbed. That’s why they don’t even appear as items. However, if my guess is correct, Cordelia, you will be able to absorb them. Because······.”
“Because there is a witch.”
Cordelia nodded as she finished what Uther had said.
Lately, she’s been often the one leaving all her thinking to Yuder, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t think at all.
The power of witches, which can be said to be the origin of witchcraft, ultimately comes from demons.
If you are in a witch-like state, it seems possible to absorb the energy of the magic stone.
“But just in case, if something seems strange, hang up right away. Okay?”
“Yes, Dad. Don’t worry.”
Cordelia nodded in response and carefully placed her hand on a red stone the size of a person’s head.
I could feel the raw magic pulsating inside.
“Okay, it’s hard right now, but I’ll try it as soon as I can become a witch.”
“Okay, then I’ll go back to my quarters and absorb the rest of the Sunflower’s energy. If everything goes as I expect… I’ll probably wake up tomorrow morning.”
“So this time, will my syphilis be completely cured?”
“I want to do that too, but I probably won’t be able to. I’ll have to cut it off once and then re-absorb it. I should have just taken advantage of the momentum and gotten through it in one go, but I guess I couldn’t.”
“Ugh, that’s too bad.”
“Well, it’ll be close to being almost completely healed. So even if you want to get pounced on, just hold on for a little longer, Princess.”
“What is that crazy guy talking about?”
Cordelia kicked Uther’s butt, and Uther dodged with ease using his Whirlwind Twenty-Four Steps.
“Then let’s meet again tomorrow morning.”
“Come back stronger.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
The two people smiled brightly and went about their own work.
And that night.
No, dawn.
The time when morning approaches.
Yuder, who was sitting cross-legged, reciting the nine heavenly gates and absorbing the energy of the sun flower, suddenly opened his eyes.
I understand.
That’s all I could do for now.
Ohal in the midst of the energy of the sun flower.
Thanks to this, more than seventy percent of the major and minor veins that had been blocked by the nine-syllable vein were opened, and the Danjeon also grew in size several times, and now possessed internal energy that was nearly three times greater than before.
And here’s one more thing added to it.
A voice in my head as I was getting the title.
“Yin-Yang···Delay?”
There were several special constitutions in Hero Chronicles 2.
Cheonmujiche, the incarnation of the martial arts sent from heaven.
Absolute Sword Sense, a talent of the swordsman Lucas and Kamael possess.
Jinju Artificial Maximilian is a panacea who has a strange name but whose abilities can only be described as crazy.
Among the playable characters, there was no one born with the constitution of Yin-Yang Delay.
But if you look across the entire Pleiades, there was one more person born with the yin-yang constitution.
‘Ambassador Manuela.’
A powerful enemy who is Landius’ target and has a strong influence throughout the Heroes series.
Manuela freely manipulated opposing forces that would not normally be used simultaneously.
In particular, the ultimate annihilation spell that simultaneously handles the power of extreme yin and extreme yang to cause double annihilation is Manuela’s symbol and one of the strongest magics in the Hero Chronicles series.
‘Yin-Yang delay.’
A body that can freely control the power of extreme yin and extreme yang.
I didn’t get it right away, and I felt like I needed to research how to utilize it, but a smile kept appearing on my face.
‘After all, it’s a characteristic that a final boss-level enemy has.’
And isn’t it an unwritten rule of RPGs that the final boss level enemies are all full of tricks?
“good.”
The yin-yang body in the heavenly and earthly body.
I felt a little sorry for Lucas, but it was a worthwhile achievement to obtain the Sunflower event.
‘I wonder if Cordelia is doing well too?’
Curious, Uder quickly looked back at Cordelia’s cot on the other side, but it was no different than yesterday. It seemed like she had spent the night outside.
“Cordelia?”
Yuder, who went outside calling her name, was able to find Cordelia right away.
But instead of calling my name, he just stared blankly.
The place where the sun flower bloomed.
Cordelia was beautifully positioned as if she were a sun flower.
Her black hair flowed like waves, and a soft blue light enveloped Cordelia’s entire body.
A comfortable face with a faint smile.
A goddess-like elegance that somehow brings to mind the spirit of a witch and the Fairy Queen, something that is hard to imagine from the usual Cordelia.
How many seconds passed since Yuder looked at him like that?
The goddess opened her eyes.
He spoke in a voice that was not elegant, but rather cheerful.
“Are you awake?”
“Oh, I’m awake.”
Cordelia tilted her head when Uther answered somewhat awkwardly, but soon smiled brightly and took a step forward.
And at that moment, the witch transformation was lifted. The color of her hair returned to a bright red, and the blue light that had been covering her entire body also dispersed.
Cordelia as usual.
No it wasn’t.
Uther could feel the difference.
“That’s right, it’s different.”
Cordelia also spoke. Uther’s eyes widened at the sight of the faded magic stone rolling around where she had been standing.
“Wait, you absorbed it all?”
“Oh, it was a bit difficult at first, but as I kept doing it, I started getting the hang of it.”
As Cordelia spoke with a bashful smile, Uther blinked again.
“why?”
“Because it feels like I’m watching a fraudulent character.”
“Is that what I wanted to say?”
No matter how you look at it, Yuder’s memory was a cheat.
But what Uder said wasn’t wrong.
Cordelia wasn’t just gifted at fighting.
No, more precisely, the fighting talent belonged to Cordelia’s previous life, Yellow Storm Hong Yu-hee.
What Cordelia in this life is born with is an overwhelming magical ability.
When I think about these two added together, I can’t help but imagine something similar to Paragot.
‘How much of a monster will I become in the future?’
Of course, the more monsters you become, the better.
‘Because Cordelia is our monster.’
As Yuder nodded alone, newly convinced, Cordelia frowned and said.
“I won’t ask because it seems like a strange imagination. But more importantly, when are you leaving?”
“After eating breakfast and resting for a bit, then right away.”
“What about the binding spell?”
“I’m going to eat breakfast and then grill.”
This time Cordelia’s expression turned unpleasant at Uther’s answer.
“why?”
“Because it feels like I’m watching a fraudulent character.”
I could tell because Cordelia was a sorceress.
The magic circles that Yuder draws as if it were a daily routine are things that cannot be drawn simply by having good memorization skills.
What is needed along with memorization is understanding.
Even though he wasn’t a wizard, Yuder understood all the complex formulas of the magic circle.
“Well, the more fraudulent it is, the better the situation is.”
When Cordelia, who had been mumbling softly, nodded as if she understood, Uder smiled.
“why?”
“No, just. Anyway, let’s eat first.”
“Yes, Dad.”
And that afternoon.
After finishing their last meal at Frost Anvil, the two reached the first floor lobby.
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