Chapter 586
Raon looked down at the baby fox and blinked.
“Get out of here?”
“okay! right now!”
cried the baby fox, scratching the ground with its paws.
‘Merlin is right… ?’
The usual Merlin should have said that she missed her as soon as they made eye contact, but she brought out a strange voice telling her to get out of Sepia immediately. She swallowed dry saliva at her unknown tension.
“Tell me more about what you mean… .”
As he tried to ask Merlin back, he felt the presence of elves behind him. As the voice grew louder, it seemed that she was coming this way.
“Let’s go inside… uh?”
Raon stopped while trying to hold the baby fox to enter the dorm. The baby fox Merlin possessed was out of reach, like her phantom.
‘Come to think of it… .’
I couldn’t take a good look at Merlin because of the surprise that he had come this far, but I couldn’t feel the presence that a living person should have in this baby fox. He felt as if he was watching a spirit.
“A time like this… Get out anyway! Turn to Sieghart… .”
Merlin, unable to connect all the words he wanted to say, became a light mist and scattered.
“what?”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the scattered Merlin.
‘Did I look like that to break through the barrier?’
I turned my head to ask Lars.
-Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrllr… .
The guy was foaming at the mouth as if surprised by Merlin’s appearance. It really doesn’t help.
‘It must be because of the barrier.’
It was said that only those who were invited by the elves could enter Limer, Erian, or Sepia.
I don’t know if I could break the barrier at all. Quietly drilling is not something that even Merlin can do in a short period of time.
Seeing that the bushes moved on their own, it seemed that they were probably using the method of spiritizing animals.
‘The sudden disappearance must have been due to lack of energy.’
That’s awesome.
Merlin’s magical skills and obsession, which created a new method in one day and bypassed Sepia’s barrier, were fearful but felt great.
‘however… .’
Why did you tell me to leave?
‘Is Ouma coming in?’
Other than that, I didn’t think of anything else. Among Oma, it seemed highly likely that it was Eden.
‘Even if it’s Eden, playing sepia… ah!’
Raon licked his lips and clenched his fists.
‘Could it be that it was time for the purification ceremony?’
no. You’re right.
It was no different from knowing when it was time for Sterine to attack the day after entering the purification ceremony.
It meant that I was confident that I would win if I eliminated him and fought.
Raon quickly organized his thoughts and headed to the Guardians’ quarters where Rayran was. As he opened the door and entered, the guardians who were about to eat stared at him blankly.
The gaze of the guardians was sharp, whether it was because the meal was interrupted or because they were focusing on vigilance.
-Keuk sniff!
Lars, who had passed out, sniffed and lifted his head.
– Is it rice?
Ignoring the eyes of the guy and the elves, I approached the table of Reyran and Erian.
“Raon. will you eat it too? If you are the contractor of the Spirit King, I can serve it for you.”
Erian gave up his seat, even calling him by name.
“That’s not it, did anything strange happen outside Seifia?”
“Out? Are you talking about the great grove?”
“okay.”
“I went on a reconnaissance a while ago, but nothing special happened.”
He shook his head, saying he had gone before dinner.
“Can I see you one more time?”
“Laon.”
Rayran shook his head and stood up. The eyes looking at her were fierce.
“Erian-nim and we returned after scouting the Great Forest after being vigilant until the Guardian-nim settled down in consciousness. I’m trying to catch my breath while eating my first meal in two days, but I’m interrupted… .”
“Raon. Is that your intuition as a contractor for the King of Spirits?”
Erian put down the fork he was holding and interrupted Rayran.
“Erian-sama!”
“noisy. The same goes for that guy who doesn’t eat or sleep.”
Rayran rolled her eyes as if asking why, but Erian muttered that Raon was the same.
“Spirit King… .”
Raon looked at Erian’s sunken eyes and chewed his lips thinly.
‘A terrible bastard.’
Erian was a sickly single-minded individual. But he had to take advantage of that now.
“okay. It is my sense.”
“good night.”
Erian nodded and stood up.
“If you say so, I will go.”
“Erian-sama!”
“Let everyone follow.”
He snapped his finger, telling Leyran and the other men to come back for dinner.
The elves looked at Erian for a moment and stood up. Looking at the expression that didn’t even show dissatisfaction, I could tell how Erian usually treats his subordinates.
Raon narrowed his eyes as he watched Erian leave the dorm ahead of him.
‘Is he better than I thought?’
At first, I thought he was a madman when he attacked as soon as I saw him, but now that I see him, he seems like a person with his own strengths.
-that!
Lars stretched out his thick hand as he looked at the fruit pie Erian had put down.
-If you’re not going to eat, give me the main king! My stomach is sticking to my back from two days of starvation!
‘… Absolutely not.’
Stopping the elves’ meals, if I pick up and eat the food, it won’t end with hearing the sound of a madman. I can’t touch it even if I’m hungry and I’m on the verge of dying.
-The main king will take responsibility! Just taste… .
‘Follow me.’
Raon grabbed Lars’ struggling head and followed Erian.
* * *
“Shiyan!”
Rimer knocked on Shiyan’s house and shouted for the door to open.
“I-I’m going to sleep! Oppa, go!”
Shiyan leaned against the door to prevent Rimer from entering, then shouted.
“Ra, Raon. You won’t be hungry! Hurry up and get me some food.”
“He’s not a child, and if he’s hungry, he’ll eat on his own. Open the door for now!”
Rimer raised his voice, saying that if he didn’t open it, he would enter by force.
“I-I’m taking off my clothes to wash!”
Shiyan shook his head, saying never to come in.
“Ugh… .”
Rimmer held her hand and stepped back from the door. I don’t know if it was when I was young. It’s been a long time since I became an adult, so if it was something like that, I couldn’t open the door.
“Shyan.”
“why… .”
“Never mind them.”
Rimmer continued as he faced the door, which seemed too light, even though his younger brother was leaning on his back.
“These guys are good at babbling about whatever comes out of their mouths without thinking. I don’t know why they resemble humans even though they hate humans.”
He shook his fist, saying that it was because Raon was in selflessness that he couldn’t fight.
“I know.”
Shiyan took his back from the door and bit his lip.
“But you’re not wrong.”
He muttered something behind him so that Rimer couldn’t hear him.
A high elf worse than an elf, an incompetent child with flaws from birth.
It was a very angry statement, but the fact that I couldn’t refute it made it even more frustrating.
‘I wasn’t born because I wanted to be born like this.’
It would be understandable if I was lazy and didn’t get chosen as the World Tree because I didn’t work hard, but I didn’t have any talent since I was born. It was both funny and frustrating to be treated like this because of my innate talent, not my fault or anyone else’s fault.
“Syan… .”
“brother. go.”
“but… .”
“I am really fine. Go and prepare Raon-nim’s meal.”
“Let’s eat together.”
“I have this.”
Shiyan opened the door carefully and showed me a loaf of nadin bread.
“under.”
Rimer sighed as he looked at Nadine’s bread.
“okay. I made it to keep you out.”
He nodded briefly and turned his back.
“Come back tomorrow with Raon.”
Seeing that Rimer’s footsteps faded away, Shiyan took off the blanket she was wrapped in. The area where her face had touched was slightly wet.
“after… .”
She wiped the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand and shook her head.
‘It didn’t work this time either.’
Seeing Raon gain enlightenment, I was motivated and tried resonance training, but the world still did not open the way for me. But he did not disappoint.
‘Because reality is different from heroic stories.’
Ever since I was little, I liked heroic stories.
If you read a book about a hero or listen to an adventure story, the main character easily overcomes the crisis and always wins and achieves many feats. It is said that they always never gave up and won victories.
‘but… .’
I can’t tell you how hard the ordeal was and how much effort was put into it.
The world does not reflect efforts and hardships, but only focuses on success. I was able to know this through the Raon I had seen in books and the Raon I had actually seen.
In the biography of Raon, it is said that he defeated all enemies lightly, but in reality, Raon’s hands and arms were full of wounds. I can’t even imagine what kind of pain he fought through to get to where he is now, and what kind of effort he went through to become a grand master.
‘I don’t want to say that I won’t give up until the end. but… .’
I want to try as much as I can.
As Raon said, I wanted to try my best to see all the people who criticized me kneel down.
Shiyan sat down on the floor and closed her eyes. The warmth and coolness flowed out at the same time from her breath, which flowed like a wind that spread deep underground.
* * *
“Then I’ll look west and come back.”
Raon turned his back to the right as soon as he came out of Sepia’s barrier.
“The road to the great forest is complicated. You may not come back.”
Erian frowned in concern.
“are you okay. Because I remember the road I took once.”
“As expected, the King of Spirit’s contractor!”
“… … .”
No matter how hard I try, I don’t know why it has anything to do with the King of Spirits.
“Anyway, it doesn’t feel right, so if something goes wrong, don’t fight and send a signal right away.”
“i get it. i look east Rayran, you go south.”
“All right.”
Rayran nodded briefly and headed south. He looked dissatisfied, but when he came out, he seemed focused on his work.
“Then me too.”
Raon greeted Erian and stepped on the Taehwabo to the right. After the presence of Erian and Rayran had completely disappeared, he stopped walking.
“Merlin. Merlin.”
If it was Merlin, he would surely be around here, so I called out his name in a small voice. But she, who seemed to appear right away, did not appear for a long time.
‘what?’
Raon walked west and frowned.
‘Did I really overdo it?’
Considering her usual behavior, it seemed highly likely that she passed out from overexertion.
‘Then I have to find it after all.’
Raon let out a short sigh and operated the Ring of Fire and Glacia at the same time.
oh oh oh!
As he ascended to the rank of Grand Master, his spirit, which grew even further, spread to his son-in-law on a wave of tales.
Beyond animals and insects, the great forest felt the movement of plants, but I didn’t feel any bad energy or signs of humans.
‘Las.’
-No!
Lars shook his head.
– There is nothing, but only the meal was interrupted!
The guy gritted his teeth, asking why it always happens when it’s time to eat.
‘Really?’
-Did you see the king lie! There’s nothing, so go get something to eat!
It meant that if Lars, who was no different from an automatic searcher, could say something like this, there was no real threat.
“A little more… .”
It seemed that he had a lot of trust in Merlin.
I believe Lars’ words, but there is a possibility that it will appear through space movement, so after looking all the way to the north, I returned to the entrance of Sepia.
Erian, Rayran, and the Guardians had already returned and were waiting.
“You came quickly.”
“The elves are connected to the forest, so even if they don’t look at everything, the forest tells them the problem.”
Rayran shook his head, saying that it was as simple as breathing for humans.
Raon looked at her and nodded.
‘but… .’
Even when we first came here, Rayran and the Guardians were waiting for us, so it didn’t seem wrong.
“how is it? Did you find anything?”
“There was nothing.”
“You don’t look good.”
Erian looked at Raon and nodded lowly.
“Does it really feel that bad?”
“okay.”
“good night.”
He turned his gaze to Rayran and snapped his finger.
“To strengthen the outer boundary as well.”
“yes? It’s already hardened enough. In addition, many people are missing to escort the vicinity of the World Tree… .”
“Anyway, if this place is pierced, it will be there soon. Move as directed.”
“Erian-nim. No, brother!”
Reyran couldn’t stand it and grabbed Erian’s sleeve.
‘brother?’
Raon looked at the two and narrowed his eyes.
‘Come to think of it… .’
Reyran and Erian have similar names, and there was a strange part when they talked, but it seems that they were siblings.
“I would have told you not to call me that during the mission.”
“This is too much. Why did that person speak… .”
“Apart from being human words, is there anything to lose by strengthening our vigilance? It’s just a little hard. accept it.”
He shook his hand, saying that he would take responsibility for everything and stand on the border first.
“Chit.”
Rayran looked back at Raon and clicked his tongue. The expressions of her other guardians who followed her were also not good.
Raon licked his lips as he looked at Erian’s back as he returned to Sepia.
‘The first impression was the worst, but the inside is fine.’
Surprisingly, it’s true.
Seeing that, I couldn’t help but leave. If you have a really big problem, I really want to help.
-The king’s ship is not all right! Let’s go and eat right now!
‘hmm… .’
Raon looked up at the darkening sky and licked his lips briefly.
‘I should at least send a call to Aris-sama.’
Even if Merlin’s words were lies, Aris would come to see them. Upon her return, she made up her mind to contact her through Dorian.
– First of all, fill the king’s stomach first!
‘… … .’
– Stop ignoring me!
* * *
Hyeonmujeon’s gymnasium where the golden sunset permeates.
Denier was watching Martha, Burren, and Runan practice with their hands behind their backs.
“Martha. Your courage to always go first is great, but it’s meaningless if you don’t think about your back. Little scarecrows are not.”
“yes!”
Martha accepted Denier’s teaching at once and put her sword in the direction where the enemy could counterattack.
“Burren. You have a good balance of offense and defense. He is an all-around type who is not biased towards either side. But that doesn’t always lead to advantages. It would be good to create a weapon that can reliably end the enemy’s throat.”
“All right.”
Burren listened intently as if he would not miss any of Denier’s advice.
“Runan. You are the opposite of Martha. Too much focus on defense makes offense weak. It’s not just a fight to protect someone, so let’s focus on attacks a little more.”
“yes.”
Runaan spoke bright words in a subdued tone, adding sharpness to the outstretched sword.
“Martha. When performing that swordsmanship, it would be better to lower the upper body a little. The enemy will strike back… .”
It was time for Denier to go back to Martha and correct her posture.
Wow!
The gymnasium door staggered open, and Aris entered.
“You said you were training? Hug me too.”
Aris rushed between the four of them as if she was on a gambling table.
“Aris! Welcome!”
Martha approached Aris and her black pearly eyes sparkled.
“Um, is Aris-sama really guiding you?”
Burren was also surprised, his mouth wide open.
“aunt”
Aris looked at the two and wrinkled her nose.
“Call me aunt… .”
“aunt.”
The first to follow her instructions was not Martha or Burren, but Runan. As she fell into Aris’s arms, she called out once more as Gomorrah.
“That, yes… .”
Aris swallowed dry saliva while looking at Runan.
“Let’s just say you’re an aunt.”
She smiled awkwardly and patted Runan’s head.
“Anyway, it looks fun. I will guide you properly.”
As if it didn’t matter what others said, Aris stuck to Denier’s side and snapped her fingers.
“hmm… .”
Burren, Martha, and Runan turned their heads to Denier, who had been teaching them until now.
“Let’s try.”
Denier blinked, saying he was fine.
Burren, Martha, and Runan practiced their swordsmanship, and Aris looked at the three of them calmly, unlike when they appeared rough.
“Martha. You have a similar personality to me. Aren’t you the type who can’t stand it and draws out the sword first?”
“that’s right.”
Martha nodded happily.
“Your tough personality sometimes hurts you, but don’t worry, you can overcome it.”
“How do you get over it?”
“Dalian with me.”
“uh… .”
She suddenly opened her eyes, as if she hadn’t even thought of sparring with Aris.
“next.”
Aris gave advice to Martha and looked at Burren.
“You have too many thoughts. It takes a lot of experience to change that. Dalian confirmed with me!”
“ah… .”
Burren also opened his mouth.
“Runan is so nice. It is a swordsmanship that thinks of others before oneself. I need to become a bit selfish. So sparring with me!”
Aris grinned and said let’s fight against all three of them.
“Because I’m going to fight right away. Come prepared as if you were going to fight.”
“yes!”
“all right.”
“yes.”
When she snapped her finger, Buren, Martha, and Runan ran to the locker room to put on their gear.
“sister.”
Denier approached Aris and narrowed his eyes.
“What are you thinking?”
“what?”
“Aren’t you the type to take care of children? The one who neglects even his son… .”
“Because he is my son, I am neglecting him. Nephews are cute.”
“That doesn’t make sense… .”
“I’m done, what are you thinking?”
An eerie light flashed in Alice’s smiling eyes.
“You’re not the type to take care of children either.”
