00459 Select. Great hero? Or Magna Carta? ————————————————– ———————-=
White. It was literally all white. White light floods the air, and white fog flows gently on the floor. It was a world filled with dreamlike energy, with small lights appearing and disappearing one after another before my eyes.
-You… . Who are you?
As I was quietly looking around, a quiet voice came from the air.
I looked to the right. The purpose was to find the owner of the voice. But it is not visible. It was definitely a voice that came from close by, but no matter where I looked, there was just white empty space.
It was then.
– like. I didn’t know that a mere human could come here… ? No wait.
This time it was a voice from the left. If the voice on the right was that of a quiet, unwavering woman, the voice that came from the left was the deep, yet low and deep voice of a man. However, the voice itself was shaking back and forth, as if he was speaking with a sip of water, so it was a bit difficult to understand.
I stopped looking everywhere. From the looks of it, the other person seems to have recognized me, but I can’t see my form. Then it was pointless to keep looking.
That was when I thought so. From the left, the voice continued again.
– Please forgive my rudeness that I did not recognize. Magna Carta, the dragon of the apocalypse, bows to you. O being who embraces the ancient fire, what on earth brought you here?
huh? Magna Carta, the Dragon of the Apocalypse? A being with primordial fire?
Although I was taken aback by the sudden honorific, I thought it was probably related to Hwajeong, so I spoke up.
Hwajeong?
– joy.
But what came back was a clear snort. It looks like the anger hasn’t gone away yet.
I savored my appetite and stroked my heart. Anyway, there are two pieces of information I found out a little while ago. One was that the voice on the left knew the identity of Hwajeong, and that the target was Magna Carta, the Dragon of the End.
This means that there is a high possibility that the voice on the right is the great hero the man was talking about.
Now that I could sort out the situation to some extent, I looked to my right and opened my mouth.
“The reason I came to this place is because I received a request from a man. “Are you the one called the Great Hero?”
– hmm… . A human being worshiped by a dragon. That’s strange. Anyway, if you’re looking for the great hero that man called, it’s probably me. By the way, her man’s request? Are you looking for me for a favor?
Misung’s voice rang softly through the air. And I thought for a moment. Before telling the man’s request, I felt it necessary to explain the current situation, such as the resurrection of Magna Carta and the ascension of the soul.
The more we talked, the more the hero’s reaction changed.
When they first talked about the dragon’s resurrection, they expressed worry, when the souls of their companions awakened and battled the dragon, they expressed admiration, and when they said that the soul ascended to heaven after defeating the dragon, they expressed astonishment. When he finally spoke about the Sword of Oath and added that the curse of Magna Carta had been completely lifted, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
– Huyu. okay. The curse of Magna Carta has been lifted, and his colleagues have returned to where they were supposed to go… . What a relief. I’m so glad.
The hero’s reaction was quite natural, but for some reason, I didn’t like it. Whatever the circumstances, what the great hero did to his comrades was enough to make me shake my head.
Suddenly, the man’s words appeared in my mind.
‘Thousands of years. It was a difficult time. It was truly terrible.’
‘I was prepared to die when I entered the mountain range, but at the very least, I wanted to return to the hometown of my heart… . I never wanted to live as a miserable ghost until I die.’
As someone who listened to the words from the man’s point of view, I really didn’t like the sound of his voice that seemed to have shed even the slightest bit of guilt. I also didn’t understand why the great hero was in this place in the first place.
Still, it was already over. There was no need for a third party to argue, and I also wanted to quickly finish the conversation and go back.
I opened my mouth quietly.
“Before ascending to heaven, the man asked me a favor. “Then he asked me to ask why he had to do that, whether he really had to do that.”
The great hero did not answer right away. Although I couldn’t see any signs because I couldn’t see the figure, it still seemed like the silence that was flowing right now was representing the great hero’s feelings.
After some time had passed, the great hero finally raised his voice.
– that… . I feel sorry for my colleagues. But it was an inevitable choice.
The first word was an excuse that I thought was so lame that I couldn’t help but snort.
“It was an inevitable choice… . “Then is it okay if I say that?”
– It seems like you don’t like me. But literally, it was truly an unavoidable situation. The Wish Stone, which is imbued with the power of Ganesha, the god of language and wisdom, certainly exercises powerful divine power, but it also has its limitations.
“limit?”
– yes. There are a lot of things out there… . Among them, there are two most important limitations. One is that you only have one chance to say your wish, and the other is the limitation that your wish cannot be activated unconditionally. If individual greed takes priority over human wishes, Lord Ganesha will not grant the wishes regardless of the reason.
“If individual greed takes precedence… . “Doesn’t your wish come true?”
– is it so. I was a woman called a great hero, but she was also an ordinary human woman. Wouldn’t I have wanted to go out into the mountains, enjoy the joy of victory, and live with my loved ones? no. I wanted to do that. But I couldn’t do that. I only had one chance to make a wish, and it was highly likely that my greed would be ahead of my true wish. In that situation, I couldn’t take risks. Do you understand now? Why did I have to make that choice?
is it. Was it so?
If that is true, the story is different. I didn’t know there would be such a restriction, so I gently crossed my arms.
But even after thinking about it carefully, my original feelings did not change. The abilities displayed by the souls of his men and women were at a level that amazes me even now.
“Still, I think it was a hasty decision. It’s definitely a human choice, but if I were you, I’d probably trust my colleagues a little more. They would have revealed the truth and worked together to lift the curse, or they would have found another way somehow. “You told your colleagues about it after you had already done it, and as a result, your colleagues had to experience terrible despair for thousands of years after your death.”
– i know. My decision was undeniably arbitrary. But you have no idea what those times were like. Now that we no longer have a common enemy called Magna Carta, how long will humans’ noble beliefs continue? I was worried about what would happen after that.
Humans are always changing beings. Because I too have thought that way, I was able to sympathize with some of the great hero’s words. Of course, I didn’t completely understand it.
In any case, at this rate, the man’s request could be considered fulfilled. You can tell me later when you summon it with the Sword of Oath. I was about to leave because I no longer felt the need to stay here.
– Mother. Now the great hero is lying.
Although the vibration was still strong, a deep, unfathomable voice echoed through the air. Magna Carta, who had been listening silently until now, opened her mouth.
For a moment, I don’t remember having a child like you. I wanted to say that, but I calmly looked to the left. I knew that the word mother did not refer to me.
“What does that mean?”
– That’s literally it. Although he did not lie about what happened, the great hero’s true intentions are probably not like that.
– Shut up. Magna Carta. Although countless hours passed, the evil plan never came to an end and was destroyed as of today. You are defeated.
The great hero quickly criticized it as the sound of a loser barking, but Magna Carta paid no attention to him and continued talking.
– Even though you destroyed my revenge, it was done out of your mother’s will. I wouldn’t dare express my dissatisfaction. But think about it. I wanted every human being who came into these mountains to suffer, or for their descendants to suffer. But for some reason, even though the great hero chose the former, he ended up entering this place alone. To the place where I was sealed.
“Surely the great hero’s soul did not mix with his comrades. “I was curious as to why I was here alone.”
– On the outside, he speaks well of being for the good of humanity, but I think I know the true intentions of that so-called great hero. As you ascended the coffin, you would have seen the seven tombstones erected around it.
“If there are seven tombstones… . Are you really talking about the monument of wishes? No, wait a minute. A coffin? “Not the altar?”
– That’s right. This place still has the conditions to activate the Monument of Wishes, and what you see is not an altar, but a kind of coffin in which the great hero’s body is frozen. Even though the Great Hero sacrificed all of his companions out of concern for the curse I left behind, he chose to remain in this place and be sealed forever with me. Do you now understand what this means, and the evil intentions behind it? The great hero originally left a path for resurrection in preparation for those who would come to this place in the future.
I snorted again. There was certainly room to think that way. However, it was very unlikely that Magna Carta’s words were true, and I also thought that what was being said was too petty for the name Dragon of the End.
– That’s not funny! If you really thought that way, you would have gone out on your own after everything was done that day!
The great hero must have felt the same way, as soon an angry voice rang out from the floor where he was standing. However, Magna Carta laughed at the great hero with a shaking voice.
– Sigh. No, no. You must have been afraid of living alone. Because she wouldn’t have been able to see her coworker’s family or acquaintances. And, I remember the first time he met me face to face. You asked me who the co-worker was that persistently cursed me? I remember feeling relieved when he answered.
– Even though thousands of years have passed, its nature does not change. My dear. Surely you don’t believe that loser’s nonsense? We sacrificed everything for our descendants. The reason I’m here is to monitor Magna Carta’s possible maneuvers, nothing more or less. So, that crazy loser… .
At that moment, I calmly raised my hand. This is a signal sometimes seen during clan meetings, telling the clan to stop being noisy when it gets too noisy. In other words, it is like a habit of sorts.
But strangely enough, the conversation between the two beings, which had been gradually becoming more intense, suddenly stopped.
I was quiet for a moment, but then quietly turned away.
As I said before, the reason I came to this place was because of the man’s request. This is to repay the kindness the man showed us, not to decide who is right or wrong.
Also, I am a user. User of the hole plane. I wonder if there is Suzy. Since the purpose has been achieved, there is no longer any reason to be in this place.
When I turned around, I saw an entrance about 2 meters high standing in front of me. Perhaps if I go out there, I can return to my original space. With that in mind, I was about to take a step forward.
– Mother. Are you planning to go back now?
Magna Carta’s earnest voice stopped me from leaving. I tried to ignore it for a moment and leave, but I changed my mind and turned around again.
“however.”
– I’m being presumptuous, but before you go, I’d like to ask you a favor.
“ask?”
– That’s right. Since revenge is already over… .
I scratched my head. I don’t know if it has anything to do with me. I’ve been holding back from saying white things since before, but now I’m starting to get a little irritated.
“If you’re going to say it in detail, just put it away. “I wish you could just tell me the main points.”
A great hero’s voice rang through the air next to me, but I let out a sigh and looked to the left.
After a while, Magna Carta’s voice was heard.
– Personally, I want to rest in peace and seek revenge on the great hero. And I miss you.
Rest in peace, revenge, and I miss you. Is it possible to achieve these three wishes at the same time? No, before that, what does it mean to miss you?
When I frowned slightly because I didn’t understand, Magna Carta continued speaking immediately.
– I want to see the human world. One question I wondered about throughout the war was why on earth humans tried to ostracize us so much. We dragons coexisted with humans and wanted it, but it was the humans who refused. I really want to see what the results are when humans reject us.
– under. Magna Carta. Coexistence? They reign over all races, including humans, and offer sacrifices… !
I thought another fight would break out, so I raised my hand again. And then he calmly opened his mouth.
“It looks like you want to be liberated. That’s funny. “The humans went to great lengths to seal you, so tell me why I have to risk myself to free you.”
– I really don’t understand what you just said. You mean danger? Revenge on the world is impossible and we have already folded. The revenge I’m talking about is revenge on that great hero. Also, my body has already died and been damaged to the point where it cannot be revived. And isn’t there a mother in this day and age? Why are you afraid of me? Mother is the fire that created the world and a being who encompasses and looks down on all beings. I too have been given the name of the apocalypse, but my origin is the Dragon of Flame, which comes from the fire of the past. Everyone respects their mother, including Yan Hwa, who has attained wisdom. Even though she appears to be in an imperfect state now, where in the world would a child turn against his mother?
– That’s terrible.
At that time, Hwajeong finally opened her mouth. At that moment, I almost burst out laughing, but I could barely hold it in thanks to her superhuman patience.
– When I think about the time I raised that troublemaker… . what? Is there a child who attacks his mother? It’s so damned. It’s so damned.
Hwajeong continued to complain. I suppressed laughter and calmly opened my mouth.
“I know what you mean. Certainly, the person you call mother is in my arms, but I am not the mother you are talking about. It’s human, human. So, I hope you can take that into consideration when talking, and stop calling me mother. “I am clearly a man.”
He said Magna Carta was incomplete. In that case, there is a high possibility that he already knows what happened to Hwajeong, so he revealed it himself.
And even if Magna Carta attacked, he had already defeated him almost single-handedly once. There may also be elixir. If you join forces with his colleagues and take on a bit of trouble, you will be able to subdue him.
Anyway, with those last words, silence fell into this dreamy space. But it was only for a moment. In place of Magna Carta’s silence, another voice immediately broke the silence.
– My dear. Are you really going to listen to that dragon right now? That’s not right, right?
I did not respond to the great hero’s words. I just calmly looked at the space where I thought Magna Carta would be located. Maybe if it’s a dragon with a spinning head, and if it understands the human world. You probably understood the meaning of my words.
– okay. All right. But no matter how simple a human being is, the fact that he embraces his mother does not change.
Eventually, Magna Carta’s voice was still an honorific title. Feeling once again the level of anger, I quietly opened my mouth.
“so.”
– Consider that you are human. I know what you mean. Then how about this?
It was that moment. I felt like a strong gust of wind passed by me, and then three or four messages floated into the air.
『The Dragon of the Apocalypse, Magna Carta recognizes user Kim Soo-hyun!』
『User Kim Soo-hyun is granted five dragon powers.』
『Magnacarta, the Dragon of the End, evaluated as the strongest and worst in history. As it has been recognized by such a dragon, its power is also very powerful. However, all of this cannot be fully used with the current user Kim Soo-hyun’s user information. The number and abilities of powers that can be used are limited.』
『Therefore, there are only two dragon powers that can currently be used… .』
– How are you?
Magna Carta gave me exactly what I wanted.
– Hmm. Well, it’s not bad.
By the way, it is the power of the dragon. You’ll have to look closely to see it, but it certainly doesn’t seem that bad as Hwa-do admits it.
I spoke quietly to myself.
What do you think?
– what?
Liberating Magna Carta.
– That’s up to you. Well, if I had to give my opinion… . As I said, in a way, that guy can be said to be my child. Seeing him like this doesn’t make him feel too good.
Although he told her to do as she pleased, Hwajeong also seemed to secretly want the liberation of Magna Carta. I’ll have to hear more details to decide, but I felt like my heart was leaning towards one side.
As I shrugged my shoulders as if there was more to come, I heard Magna Carta laughing.
– This is the limit for now. But if you listen to me and set me free, I have one more gift for you. As I mentioned earlier, there is a device here that can operate the Monument of Wishes.
“So you’re saying you’ll help me use it?”
– That’s right.
“Oh my.”
The Great Hero said that the Wish Stone can only be used once. And now there are twelve clan members here besides me.
This means that you can make a wish a total of 13 times, regardless of whether it is possible or not. When I thought about it that way, I found this proposal very appealing.
It was then.
-What are you doing?!
A voice that seemed to be extremely embarrassed struck my ears. It was the voice of a great hero.
– We are, we are! I sacrificed everything for you. What you are about to do now is to return that noble sacrifice to nothing… .
“Personal revenge or wanting to see the world are none of my business. Anyway, in the end, I want to go to eternal rest. And I am a person who has nothing to do with this world in the first place. He said he came from another world. In other words, the noble sacrifice you are talking about has nothing to do with me.”
– Well, what?
“after. It would have been better to perish then… . Then there would be no need to come to this shitty world. Anyway, there’s no reason why you can’t do it as long as you get the reward, so stop talking nonsense.”
What I just said was sincere. If the world had been destroyed at that time, wouldn’t there have been no reason to come here?
Anyway, I didn’t blame the great hero, but I didn’t sympathize with him either. Anyway, the man also entrusted the handling of the great hero to me. And I repeat, I was a user, not a resident.
Are you amazed or have nothing to say? No more words were heard from the great hero. I looked to the left, where I thought Magna Carta would be. And then he calmly opened his mouth.
“I want to see the world, I want to get revenge, and I want to go to rest. Then, I’d like to hear how you can fulfill those three requests. ah. “I’ll tell you in advance, I plan to listen and then judge.”
It was the moment when I spoke up. Although I couldn’t see it, I felt like Magna Carta was welcoming me for some reason.
– That’s natural. Of course. But before that… . In order to build a little more trust between us, would you please take out the items you have in your arms for a moment?
Objects in your arms? As I reflexively fumbled with my arms, I immediately felt something small and round in my grasp.
At the same time, I smiled softly.
This is because I had a rough idea of what Magna Carta was trying to do.
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Woe!
A group of bright lights fill my eyes, but soon return to normal. When I came to my senses, I saw a gray hall filled with pale light. The hand was still on the altar, or rather, the coffin.
At that time, I suddenly felt countless gazes from below.
When I turned my head and looked down, I could see my clan members staring at me blankly. I thought they were worried because they had spent a lot of time listening to the story, but they didn’t look worried. Just like when I first entered this place, I only see curious eyes.
At that moment, I realized how things were going. It seems that the time flowing in that space earlier flows at a different rate from reality. No matter how long you spend in that space, in reality it is only a few seconds. This was understandable considering it was a sealed space.
“Clan Lord! Are you okay?”
As I just stare blankly, Shin Jae-ryong waves his hands loudly and shouts. I nodded my head once or twice and then stared at Ansol. Ansol was also looking at me, so we were able to make eye contact right away.
Eventually, I calmly raised my hand and pointed to the coffin.
About 5 seconds had passed since we made eye contact like that. Ansol, who was hovering over her head with a question mark, suddenly opened her eyes with a look on her face that said, “Oh my gosh.” Then her mouth opened wide and she started nodding her head. Her short hair covered her neck and her hair was flying wildly.
‘?’
I was a bit confused as to what it meant, but seeing him nodding like crazy doesn’t mean he shouldn’t do it.
This confirmed the reaction of Ansol, who was thought to be the last bastion(?). Feeling that any remaining worries in my mind were disappearing, I turned my gaze back to stare at the top of the coffin. Where my eyes landed, there were seven light green beads lined up neatly. Looking at those beads, I calmly searched my mind.
‘If you look at the top of the coffin, there will probably be seven beads. The operation method is simpler than you think. First things first… .’
Finally, the moment came to mind.
‘Press the bead on the far left once.’
Without hesitation, I moved my finger and pressed the bead on the far left.
—————————= Review of the work ——————– ——-=
Sorry, sorry. Today I was trying to somehow make it to midnight, but I was unintentionally caught by his father for 30 minutes. It’s my fault. ㅜ.ㅠ
Actually, he was going to work this morning, so I followed him to the front door and said hello. But just before the door closed, they greeted me again like the gangsters did in that movie. That~. I spread my shoulders wide, bowed my head, and said, “Please come back, brother!” Like this. And he ran right away.
First of all, he was busy at work so he left, but he came back late because he had an appointment today. And that too while he was heavily drunk. -_- And in the meantime, you remembered the greeting this morning. ha ha ha. My head, back, and shoulders still feel numb. How many times did I have to repeat the word “Father!” this night… . Hehehe.
ah. There is a little more capacity today, right? It was originally intended to be two episodes long, but in terms of content, it is actually one episode long. In other words, this is exactly what I’m going to show you in this episode. I thought that if I increased it for no reason, I would exceed the number of times I had originally planned (in fact, I may have already exceeded it. Sigh!), so I just bundled it all in one piece.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. 😀
fantasy,
