Chapter 579
“Hey!”
Rimer looked up at Sterine and raised the corners of his mouth.
“Because I heard the voice of Satan from my grandfather. I feel like I’m back home.”
He smiled broadly, saying that it felt like he was back in his childhood.
“Satan?”
Raon muttered the word Satan. I know it’s a bad meaning, but I couldn’t recall exactly what it meant.
“You don’t know Satan?”
“I do not know.”
Looking back, Dorian and Yua shook their heads together as if they didn’t know.
“Well, it must be a name forgotten long ago by humans.”
Rimmer muttered that he could and shook his hand.
“Satan is one of the lords of the Demon Realm. He is responsible for anger among the seven deadly sins.”
“Boo, anger?”
“okay. He was called Satan, which means the enemy of the gods and the heavens. It’s been a while since they didn’t show up, but they’re so outrageous that they use them to scare kids. Satan is taking it.”
He laughed, saying that Sterine is a word often used.
“Yeah, that’s right… .”
Raon chewed his trembling lips and rolled his eyes towards Lars.
‘Were you also called Satan?’
– In the past, humans used to call it that.
Lars muttered that there were times like that, and nodded his fleshy head.
‘Satan, the enemy of God and the heavens… .’
Ras had been cursing Heaven and God and shouting for a fight. Considering his madness, it was no wonder that he was called an antagonist of God.
-But you’re exploding! The original king was always cool-headed, rational, and beautiful!
He muttered nonsense and clenched his fists.
‘Among the many demon kings, Satan must be… .’
Raon swallowed dry saliva and looked at Sterrin, the guardian of the elves.
I thought he might have noticed Rath’s presence and said it was Satan. Tension began to fill my chest again.
“That’s great.”
However, contrary to expectations, Sterin’s first words began with praise.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen humans have more pure mana than us elves.”
A faint light flashed in his eyes, as if in sincere admiration.
“What’s even more amazing is the price of the soul. I can feel the lofty status that cannot be reached with the present state. It seems that the other person’s personality is mixed with yours, which is strange.”
Sterrin met Raon’s eyes and muttered as if possessed by something.
“… … .”
Raon clenched his fists as he listened to Sterin’s words.
‘Because he’s a high elf, do you feel the wrath of Lars?’
The White Blood Religion Master, the Holy Sword Master, and even Glenn didn’t notice the existence of Lars.
Because he was a high elf who communicated with nature after leaving the realm, he seemed to feel Rath’s presence.
“Didn’t I tell you!”
Erian clenched his fists.
“That human must have been chosen by the Spirit King!”
“King Spirit. Is that fire or water?”
“yes. Guardians can feel it better than I can. The energy of pure fire and water that lies dormant in that human body!”
He shouted, still confident in his thoughts. please stay still
“Hmm… .”
Sterin touched his chin as a habit and nodded.
“Either the Spirit King or whatever. It would be right to say hello first. I am Sterin, the guardian of Sepia.”
“sorry. I should have said hello first.”
Raon put his hand on his chest and bowed his head respectfully.
“My name is Raon Sieghart, the leader of Sieghart’s storm troop.”
“hmm?”
Sterin opened his eyes wide as he looked at Raon.
“Did you just say Raon Sieghart?”
“That’s right.”
“The dragon slayer Raon Sieghart. okay. If it’s that power and rank, it should be worth that much name.”
He let out a low exclamation, saying that now I understand.
“Doesn’t it? I picked him up and raised him!”
Rimer put Raon on his shoulder and grinned.
“… Do you like it?”
Sterin frowned as if he couldn’t adapt to Rimmer’s frivolous tone.
“Are you really Rimmer?”
“Ah, why are you doing this so sadly! He is the grandson raised by his grandfather himself!”
Rimmer asked if he could take off his pants and put his hand on his waist.
“done.”
Sterrin looked at Rimmer’s fluttering right sleeve and shook his head.
“Even if it changes, it changes so much that I can’t adapt.”
He sighed and looked at Raon again.
“There must have been some noise on the way here, but I apologize for that. Everyone must have been on edge because they had something important ahead.”
Sterin lowered his eyes, saying that he had disrespected the customer.
“No one was hurt, so it’s okay. But if it’s important… .”
It wasn’t just Sterrin, Erian and Rayran both said it was a sensitive time, and seeing as there were no humans in Sepia, it seemed like something really important was about to happen.
“The purification ritual is being prepared.”
“A purification ritual?”
“Just as a tree purifies the atmosphere by sucking in stale air, the world tree accepts and purifies the bad energy of this world.”
“ah… .”
It was something I had heard from Rimmer before. I thought it was an exaggeration, but it seems to be true.
“However, even the world tree cannot purify the aura of Saihan spreading across the continent alone. It is the purification ritual of the elves that the high elves resonate with the world tree once every 20 years to remove the wastes inside.”
Sterin gave a brief explanation of the purification ritual. It was like being treated like a disciple of Rimmer.
“ah! right!”
Rimer exclaimed and raised his left fist.
“It is time for the purification ceremony! I understand now!”
He nodded, saying he knew why the Guardians blocked his way.
“… … .”
Sterin kept his mouth shut and looked at Rimmer with fierce eyes.
“who are you.”
“yes?”
Rimer blinked as if to say something.
“There is no way that the elves of Sepia have forgotten the purification ceremony.”
Sterrin’s mind was terrifyingly sharp, as if he thought Rimmer was possessed by something. If she answered incorrectly, she was ready to cut her down.
“The first swordsmanship I learned from my grandfather was the meteor sword. I still remember that you told me about the rules under the world tree, what are you talking about!”
Rimer counted his fingers and recited the memories he had with Sterin one by one.
“Then really… .”
Sterin’s lips trembled as he looked at Rimmer. Elf. I didn’t expect to see a high elf who had reached transcendence so flustered.
“Grandpa’s grandson. little. no… .”
Rimmer scratched the back of his head and laughed.
“It is very broken.”
“… … .”
Sterin’s neck trembled greatly.
‘Ugh… .’
– He’s really crazy… .
Raon and Lars shook their heads at the same time.
* * *
“Kuhm.”
Sterin cleared his throat and shook his head.
“I’m sorry. That child has changed so much that a little… .”
“I understand.”
Raon shook his head. Anyone would be embarrassed if their well-mannered grandson came so ruined. fully understood.
“Then did you come all the way here to escort Rimer?”
“yes. I followed you just in case, but I didn’t know there was such an important thing as a purification ceremony.”
“It’s okay. Because that idiot forgot.”
“grandfather! What an idiot to your grandson!”
“noisy!”
Sterin finished adapting in this short moment and began to treat Limer like Glenn.
“ah! Seeing that!”
Rimer approached Sterrin with unstoppable steps.
“Why did I become a person who stole sacred objects!”
He raised his sword in front of Sterrin and frowned.
“That sword.”
Sterin looked at the sword in Rimmer’s hand with blurry eyes.
“I gave it to you because I wanted you to become the head of the Guardians. He left Sepia not long after receiving the sword, so he has no choice but to become a thief.”
“Ugh… .”
“I thought I’d come back soon, but I didn’t know that I would spend the years like a human being, and even more I didn’t know that people themselves would come broken as you said. I guess I should take a look at the Sieghart Family Head.”
After finishing the purification ceremony, Sterin touched the red bow hanging on the wall, saying that he would have to go to Sieghart.
“That would be fun.”
Rimer licked his lips as if he had forgotten that the problem was caused by him. He had felt it since he was a trainee, but he was truly a person with no answers.
“Guardian.”
Raon put his head down, intervening between Limer and Sterrin.
“The great lord came to return the sword.”
“that’s right.”
Rimmer nodded calmly and held out the sword in his hand to Sterrin.
“You’re giving it back?”
“yes. I don’t think I’m qualified to use the tribal sacred object with this arm.”
He looked at his empty right shoulder and smiled lightly.
“How did you lose that arm?”
“… … .”
Rimer did not answer right away, but looked at Raon, Dorian, and Yua in turn, revealing a soft blue light in his eyes.
“I left it to the future.”
“Do you have any regrets about that choice?”
“doesn’t exist.”
“is it… .”
Sterin calmly nodded as if he guessed the situation.
“It’s a bit like returning to the grandson I knew.”
He softened his hardened mouth and called out to Erian.
“Erian.”
“yes.”
“Cancel Rimer’s wanted.”
“All right.”
Erian looked at Rimer for a moment and then nodded. He seemed to have something to say, but he seemed to follow the Guardian’s orders.
“Guardian. What will that person do? He will definitely become a contractor for the King of Spirits.”
He still did not give up and shouted that Raon would become the Spirit King’s contractor.
“It is unheard of and unseen that an unborn spirit king appoints a contractor.”
“Isn’t this the first time the fire and water spirit king has disappeared for such a long time?”
“hmm… .”
Sterin touched his chin and looked into Raon’s eyes.
“Did you ever hear someone’s voice or feel the strong energy of nature?”
“hmm… .”
Raon met Sterin’s sunken eyes and licked his lips.
‘Yes. Every day, too.’
There is a cotton candy demon right next to me, but I can’t tell the story, so I just shook my head.
“doesn’t exist.”
“As expected.”
“Look at that. There’s no way a human can become a contractor for the King of Spirits.”
Rayran shook his head resolutely.
“I think so too. But it won’t hurt to try it.”
“Guardian?”
She opened her eyes unexpectedly.
“I can’t call the Spirit King either… .”
Sterin raised his hand, and a red cat surged above his grasp. From the pricked ears to the wagging tail, everything was burning with scarlet flames.
‘This cat… .’
Although small in size, the energy it possessed was more powerful than that of the highest-level spirit that Erian had summoned. It seemed to be the highest level fire spirit.
what… Kyaaaang!
The cat yawned, but as soon as it met Raon’s eyes, it backed away and began to tremble.
As if to be on guard, he leaned his upper body forward, but couldn’t stand it, and turned his stomach over. It was a posture of submission peculiar to felines.
“under?”
Leyran flinched at the sight of the top-ranking fire elemental with a white belly. Even her steadfast eyes began to waver.
“I am right! I wonder if Sterin’s spirit is like that for no reason! You are definitely a contractor of the Spirit King!”
Erian tapped his chest saying he was right.
“It’s a being of such a high level that you can’t even look at it… .”
Sterin nodded as he reverse summoned the frightened cat spirit.
“I don’t know if you’re the Spirit King, but it’s certain that you’re special.”
He nodded earnestly, saying that he had no choice but to believe it to some extent.
– It’s frustrating, so I’m going to search! It’s not the Spirit King, it’s the Demon Lord! You stupid idiots!
Lars shook his head, saying that he was annoyed at comparing himself to the Spirit King.
“If you were really chosen by the Spirit King, since you have a great relationship with our clan, can I see you again after the purification ceremony?”
“yes. It doesn’t matter.”
“Let’s treat them as the best guests in the clan.”
Sterin waved his hand, asking everyone to be treated the best, not just Raon.
“All right!”
“… yes.”
Erian nodded his head broadly, and Rayran only spat out an answer with a half-doubt on his face.
“Stop doing that and keep doing what you are doing. He also has something to learn from his grandfather.”
Rimmer approached Sterrin and shook his chin.
“Are you going to learn?”
“yes. I want Raon to show his grandfather’s age reduction.”
“Hmm… .”
Sterin looked at Raon and touched his chin.
“Since you said I was your disciple, there’s nothing I can’t show you. But not right now. The purification ritual comes first.”
“hmm? Isn’t Shiyan doing the purification ceremony?”
Rimer tilted his head as he brought out someone’s name.
“The kid isn’t ready yet.”
“yes? He’s old too… .”
“I can’t help it because I still can’t achieve resonance.”
Sterin shook his head with a slightly tired face.
“I wouldn’t know if I hadn’t tried. Even though I practice every day, I still fail. I can’t say anything anymore.”
He shook his head, saying he was sad and sorry.
“Well, then… .”
“okay. I’ll lock myself in my room and won’t come out.”
“Ooh!”
Rimer touched his forehead, showing concern in his eyes for the first time.
“Who is Shiyan?”
When Raon called that name, Rimmer turned his head away with a frown on his eyes.
“This is my brother. I’m also the maker of your favorite Nadine Bread.”
“But what do you mean it doesn’t come out?”
“The reason he made Nadine Bread was so he wouldn’t come out of his room.”
-It was that year! Go ahead and beat me to death!
Lars groaned as he swung his round fist like a mace.
“If you made nadin bread to avoid leaving the room… .”
Raon pushed Lars away and opened his mouth.
“okay.”
Rimer shook his head and sighed.
“He’s a corner cub.”
* * *
“When will book 2 come out? I hope it comes out to the point of catching the dragon.”
Shiyan sighed excitedly after reading the book titled Raon Sieghart’s Biography until the last page.
“Awesome. How can there be nothing like this?”
She covered her face with a book and flushed her cheeks.
‘It must be a talent. The greatest talent among humans.’
Shiyan put the book down with a slightly depressed look.
“And a talent I don’t have… .”
She pouted and got out of bed.
“Whoa… .”
Shiyan took a slow, deep breath and closed her eyes. With her breath, pure mana began to flow like an untouched lake.
oh oh oh!
The blue mana, which had been fluctuating with a serious flow, was cut off as if it were blocked by a dam while advancing to her upper stage.
“eww… .”
Shiyan bit her lip and opened her eyes.
‘I failed again… .’
High elves have some abilities that elves do not have. The most important of these is the resonance that matches oneself with nature.
Only when they can achieve resonance can they be called true high elves and can purify the World Tree, but they have not been able to do that until now.
‘I’m a high elf too, so why not?’
Other High Elves, including my grandfather, say that they naturally resonated with each other from birth, but even after I became an adult, I still couldn’t communicate with the world.
Since I was young, I have been practicing countless times following my grandfather’s breath, but the road has not been opened until now.
Gradually, the other elves’ eyes stung, and it had been decades since they hadn’t left this room.
“Why can’t I be the only one!”
Shiyan raised both hands and screamed.
“I want to be praised and noticed by others, but why am I alone in this?
What a shape!”
She slammed the floor, revealing worldly desires uncharacteristic of a high elf.
“Has Raon Sieghart ever been like this? Wouldn’t it be?”
Shiyan looked at her golden hair flowing down like sand and bit her lip.
“I also wanted to become a high elf… .”
“Shyan! Are you inside?”
When she showed a deep sense of inferiority, a cheerful voice came from the door that seemed to cool her heart.
“Oh, brother?”
The tone changed a lot, but Rimmer’s voice was clear.
“As expected. I’ll go in!”
“Wait a minute! Don’t come in!”
“Ah, why are you doing this sadly? Enter!”
“Ah!”
Shiyan climbed back onto the bed and pulled the blanket over herself.
Fast!
Rimmer broke the bolt that locked the door and went inside.
“Oh, I told you not to come! get out!”
Shiyan screamed under the blanket with only her eyes sticking out.
“It’s too much for an older brother I haven’t seen in a long time.”
Rimer licked his lips in dismay.
“M-I’m sorry. Because it was so sudden… .”
Shiyan slightly raised her blue eyes.
“okay? Can I come in then?”
“That, that… ah?”
Next to Limer, who was smiling, I saw a blond human with wide eyes.
Whoops!
As if she had become a mole, Shiyan went deeper into the futon and trembled.
“Who is that human!”
“He is my disciple. Did you bring it because you were interested in the bread you made?”
“Papa, bread?”
“Nadine Bread.”
Rimer grinned, saying, “Isn’t it weird?”
Raon took a step forward and lowered his head.
“My name is Raon Sieghart.”
“Damn it!”
At that brief introduction, a gasping sound came from under the futon.
“Ra, Raon Sieghart? really?”
Shiyan stuck her head out. Her blonde hair, alive and alive, flowed under the covers.
“That honour?”
“yes. that john… uh?”
Raon blinked his eyes without answering.
‘What is this woman saying?’
Why is Johnzal suddenly appearing?
I couldn’t imagine hearing the elf talk so well, so my head couldn’t turn.
I smiled and looked down, but I saw my name written in a thick book under the bed.
‘This… .’
When I opened the book, it was written on the front page that it was Raon Sieghart Biography Volume 1, and right below it was the name of the author.
‘Encia Yonan… .’
Ensia proudly put her name as the author, and even engraved a mark at the bottom that she said she would use in the past, saying that it was a genuine product with my permission.
‘This woman… .’
Raon trembled in the hand holding the book and closed his eyes.
‘How far are you going!’
