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Episode 180. Ancient Spirit Ritual
The forest that had regained its green color was crowded with people.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that all the people of Prochesht gathered together.
“Wow, was this place originally like this?”
“It’s beautiful. How could that desolate forest become so beautiful… … .”
“Are you sure this is the Gray Forest?”
While the villagers were each walking around the forest, a boy stopped in his tracks as he was entering the forest.
“Everyone, look here. What is this?”
What the boy was pointing at with his finger was a brightly shining light.
As people’s eyes turned to him, the light immediately responded to the sound.
The light circled around the boy as if searching, then returned to the tree.
Everyone’s eyes turned to follow him, and an old man muttered, staring at the tree from which the light had disappeared with astonishment.
“Spirit… … That’s a spirit… … .”
The old man’s voice trembled.
“A spirit?”
“Spirit? There are no spirits here.”
“This is my first time seeing that spirit!”
The forest regained its green color. And the spirits returned.
The people of Yeongji were bewildered as to what on earth was going on.
But one thing was certain.
There has been a huge change in the process, and the change has been in a very positive direction.
“The Lord has come!”
“My lord! The forest has returned.”
“The spirits have returned, my lord!”
The people of the land welcomed Lord Michael, who came with the wizards of the tower.
“and…….”
“You’re really, really back.”
“I never knew this forest could be so fragrant.”
The wizards Michael had brought looked around the forest in awe. They were the ones who could not believe that life had returned to the Forest of Spirits.
It was natural. The dead land returned to its original state.
Even among the wizards, there were some who were completely unaware of the old appearance of this land.
To them, this land was originally dead.
A beautiful forest full of vitality that I had only heard of in stories.
Since that story didn’t really resonate with me, I couldn’t understand what other people were saying about restoring past glory.
It was different when I saw it in person.
Something began to stir in their hearts.
Matapju was also moved by the sight of the forest that had returned.
Michael looked back at the wizards and the people of the realm. Then he shouted loudly from his seat.
“Listen, you people of the realm! Our Prochesht has been dysfunctional for a long time. We have been sneered at as a declining realm, relying on past glory.”
Because of that, many people left their hometown.
The market lost its vitality and the peddlers turned away and never visited this place again.
“Now that time of humiliation is over! As you can see, our Prochest… … has regained its vitality. Do you see that forest? Do you see the spirits?”
The forest had regained its former vitality. Not only had it regained its green color, but the light of the returning spirits was making its greenness shine even brighter.
Seeing it up close, the sight was even more impressive.
“Revival has come to Prochesht!”
The people of the land and the magicians cheered loudly at Michael’s declaration.
The old people shed tears, and the children were all happy, so the parents followed suit and rejoiced with them.
“Starting today, we will open a week-long festival. Our Prochest begins again!”
“Long live my lord!”
“Long live my lord!”
Michael pointed to the person standing next to him as the people cheered.
“This wasn’t something I did alone. This person helped me out completely. If it weren’t for this person, our Prochesuit wouldn’t have been able to regain its vitality.”
Michael shouted in an excited voice.
“This is the hero who brought our Prochesuit back to life!”
Ethan, who was standing next to him, waved his hand naturally towards the people of Yeongji.
-Your fame will rise!
-Your fame will rise!
Ethan’s fame grew with every wave of his hand.
“Wow!”
His fame also grew through the cheers of the local people.
“Long live Ethan!”
“I never thought I’d see something like this again before I die, sob.”
The older people in the village shed tears on the spot.
The forest has come alive and the spirits have returned.
Now the prochesuit can evolve again.
The days of being looked down upon as a dead land and a dead city are over.
Since all of this was accomplished at Ethan’s fingertips, it was only natural that his fame would rise to the cheers of the people of the land.
‘I feel good every time I receive this cheer.’
Ethan then summoned Tror to put a definite emphasis on the quest.
Kukugugu-!
When Tror appeared, the older people of the estate were overcome with emotion.
There was a time when Prochesht was considered the best, and the symbol that led that era was none other than the spirit king Thror.
“It is the Spirit King… …!”
“I’m the Spirit King!?”
“I only heard it in stories… … .”
When the children saw the spirit king they had only heard of in stories, they opened their mouths wide and froze in surprise.
“Everyone, your hard work is over now.”
Ethan said, not even loudly, but everyone in the room could hear.
“At this very moment, you are at the beginning of a historical revival of Prochesht.”
I had come down without knowing the end, so now it was time to go back up.
“Let’s take that first step together.”
* * *
“It will be quite difficult at first. But don’t worry. I have a contract with Tror and a connection with my disciple Roanna, so I consider this Prochesht as my brother.”
“Oh, thank you very much, Ethan.”
Michael said, choking up with emotion. I never thought you would help Youngji this much.
“I will never forget this favor. Let’s go together. I will help in any way I can.”
Of course, Ethan did it because he could greatly benefit from working with Prochesht.
‘With Trordo and the vitality of the territory restored, it’s only a matter of time before it regains its former glory.’
In fact, this meant that there was only room for development here.
‘Of course you have to pick up the gold rolling on the floor.’
In addition, the trust of the Prochesht people towards Ethan is soaring without end.
‘There won’t be any rejection. No, on the contrary, they’ll actively try to help.’
Then there will be a pretty good synergy between the Wickus Estate and the Prochesuit Estate.
Ethan had a serious talk with Michael Matapju about business.
“We are grateful for this. It will be a great boost to the shrinking pro-suit market.”
“Lord Matap, I don’t see all the things that have happened to Prochesht as bad.”
“… … .”
Since Youngji lost his power, Matapju has been going through quite a lot of trouble.
Those were difficult days.
The lords who were once on good terms with him began to turn their backs on him one by one. When Prochesht was doing well, they were the ones who only spoke good words to him and talked about how they would be together for the rest of their lives.
I thought it was a solid alliance that would never waver, but when Prochesht was cornered, they changed their attitude as if turning the palm of their hand over.
Ugh.
Michael ground his teeth as the thought occurred to him.
“You must know now. Who are the people who didn’t leave when things were hardest? You must have seen clearly through the past the things that you couldn’t see when things were going well.”
“I see. That’s right. Yes, I’ve come to understand it well. I know exactly who to keep close and who to keep away.”
In that sense, it certainly was.
Those who are there for you when you are having the hardest time are the ones you should stay with until you die.
“Now, Prochesht will regain its former glory. In the process, flies will continue to swarm. Flies that can be swept away by hand are fine, but when it comes to profitable business, wild beasts will show their teeth and pounce.”
“… … .”
Michael’s gaze became intense.
“The humiliation I have suffered so far is engraved in my heart. I will not be swayed by any temptation. And above all, isn’t there Ethan?”
He said with a smile.
“That’s enough.”
Ethan smiled back at the laughter. When Ethan reached out his hand, Michael took it.
smart-.
“The ritual preparations are all complete.”
* * *
“What is this?”
Hansen, the advisor wizard of the Felix Dukes and the archmage of the South, was surprised to see Prochesht, whom he had visited for the first time in a long while, looking different from before.
“Why? This can’t be happening.”
He had previously been informed that there was nothing unusual about Prochesht. However, something still felt off, so he visited Prochesht himself.
I was sure something must have happened.
But this wasn’t what he expected.
“Nonsense…….”
My mouth was wide open.
“The forest has come back to life. It feels alive.”
A powerful life force came to him, the great wizard.
It was clearly the energy that the forest, which had been dying in ashen grey, was emitting as it regained its original vitality.
“What is this? A spirit? Why is there a spirit? Could it be… ?”
Hansen was embarrassed.
Are you saying that you really revived the forest?
“There’s no way Michael Matapju did it himself. He may be skilled, but this is a land that cannot be revived by the power of a single human.”
Even he himself could not handle this forest. The fall of Prochesht was nothing less than a natural disaster.
How can humans cope with nature?
If you mess with it carelessly, you’ll be lucky if it doesn’t backfire.
It was literally impossible to save this place with human power alone.
But that forest came back to life.
“Who on earth did this? Who could have done this? Even if the Spirit King himself came here, he wouldn’t be able to fix it!”
Hansen searched desperately for Michael.
And soon after, I found Michael.
“Michael Matapju!”
Michael turned around and waved happily at Hansen. Hansen was someone who had helped Prochesht indirectly, even if only a little, when he was having a hard time.
“Aren’t you Hansen! What brings you here… … Ah! Did you come here in person because of the Mano powder case?”
“That’s not the point! What is this? Right now… … Is what I’m seeing real?”
Seeing Hansen so excited, Michael was able to answer calmly.
“Yes, it is as you see.”
“How, uh, how did it happen? Did you revive this place with the agate powder you brought? If so, who… … .”
Only then did Hansen notice the man next to Michael.
He was a fairly young man. He had a handsome appearance, but his eyes were particularly striking.
“This person here is the savior of our Prochesuit.”
“nice to see you.”
Ethan nodded briefly in greeting.
“Savior? So that young man brought this Prochesht back to life!”
“Mr. Hansen, let’s talk on the way.”
“You’re going? Where are you going?”
“I’m going to perform the ancient spirit ritual.”
“A, an ancient spirit ritual?”
Hansen, who was very impressed, spoke in a bewildered voice.
“Isn’t that a ritual that’s already been done? It must be an impossible ritual, and I’ve heard that no one has succeeded in it for over 100 years. I doubt if there really is an ancient spirit, but I really can’t figure out what the situation is.”
Ethan smiled and asked back at Hansen’s words.
“Then was it possible to revive this Prochesuit, Archmage?”
Hansen was left speechless at those words.
fantasy,
