Chapter 271 – Chapter 271 ― Elements of Restoration (4)
Episode 271 ― Elements of Restoration (4)
It was Amelie who dissuaded Roan from heading south to Hazark immediately.
“You may not know it, but the human you brought must rest. Even if you are a forest fairy, Aina should also rest.”
In the end, Roan was lying in the forest fairy’s quarters, staring at an unfamiliar ceiling.
On the other side of the bed, the naked Helen was sleeping soundly, unaware of the world. Roan thought about her as he stroked her blue hair.
The border line extending from north to south, touching Evirzio and Merde, is long. I thought it was strange that Zeno and Hazard constantly targeted and attacked such a well-defended location, even if it was a military stronghold. A city like Doss, of course, is a place that is rather vulnerable to invasion, although the cold weather makes it a natural barrier.
Looking at the current situation, I wonder if he was somehow trying to cause a disturbance near the dark forest and transfer the power to the gap inside the forest.
Roan was unfamiliar with magic, but with the knowledge she received from Amelie, Roan looked back at Merde’s past moves.
“Fiora.”
Roan closed his eyes.
Fiora is stronger than me.
If there is an ordeal that Fiora cannot bear, it is one that I cannot overcome.
Fiora is a sword.
If an emergency had occurred, it would have been possible to escape with a sword.
In a world where it is reasonable to assume that when people disappear, they disappear through magic or some kind of ability, no one would think that she escaped with her sword.
Fairy swords, even ancient fairy swords, are rare. It is not something to be carelessly broken. At least she could plan her future while hiding behind her sword.
Roan was worried about Fiora as she closed her eyes and was tangled up in the rushing sorcery.
“Roan.”
Until someone called him in a friendly voice.
Ron suddenly opened his eyes.
And at the sight that unfolded, Roan realized that he had fallen asleep.
“Goddess.”
“You did a great job.”
The Goddess’ face was hidden by the light, but her voice alone showed her admiration for Roan.
A smile appeared on Roan’s face. She is praised by the Goddess. My heart, which had been filled with anxiety for a while, was filled with warmth.
“Is that the biggest gap?”
“Yes.”
“If you block that, it will at least be a big blow to his summoning.”
The light flickered several times as if affirming.
“I am amazed at the thoughts you come up with. I expected that kind of thing and asked you for help, but it’s amazing.”
The goddess admired Roan over and over again.
“I am proud of you. Thanks.”
He tried to stay calm, but the corner of Roan’s mouth went up on its own. The king is a position that is difficult to be sincerely praised by anyone. You have to do well to make your mark, and if you do badly, you will be criticized.
The pride she felt from the goddess seemed to melt Roan’s heart gently.
He himself had never heard a warm word from his parents, but would he have felt this way if he had been encouraged? Roan involuntarily pressed the area around his heart.
His heart was full of childlike joy.
“Thank you, Goddess.”
Light looked down at Roan endearingly for a while.
Roan was about to ask how to close the gap, but decided to ask first about the strange feeling that had suddenly gripped his heart.
“Goddess. I felt a familiar feeling in that gap.”
“Know.”
“Is that what demonic power is? Making people feel friendly…”
Roan was silent for a moment.
He was ashamed of the feelings he felt at the sticky traces of evil, but she couldn’t hide something from the goddess.
Before a divine and great power,
The instinctive thought that lying equals sin made Roan honest.
“The power was so unpleasant, but I felt a longing in a corner of my heart. And he was disappointed with himself. I looked around, but it seemed like I was the only one feeling that way.”
Roan unknowingly lowered his gaze.
Even though I was a person using the power of the goddess, being shaken by it seemed like a sin.
“Do others resist temptation?”
“It is not your fault.”
The goddess’ kind reply touched Roan as usual.
“No matter how evil the parents, or the place in which they were born, a child instinctively feels attached to his source. Life is like that. Isn’t your soul and the source of the gap the same place?”
Roan blankly listened to the comfort of the goddess and looked at the light. As if he knew his gaze, the light flickered again slowly once more.
“Originally, the aisle I brought you through was also a gap like that. It’s strange if you don’t feel familiar with the place you’ve been and the path you’ve been through.
What matters is which path you walk now. Compare yourself to others and don’t be shy. It should be done if you are not ashamed of yourself.”
Roan’s eyes widened.
After her words, the light of the goddess came closer to Roan.
And the moment the sight is filled with light,
A friendly warmth wrapped around Roan’s body.
The goddess took care of Roan’s body.
“Okay. Don’t blame yourself, child.”
“…”
No words were spoken.
These and other complicated thoughts that plagued Roan until she fell asleep were washed away as if they were bleached,
All the senses in his body let go of tension as if he were sighing in the warmth surrounding him.
By the time I was filled with pure relief,
The light fell from Roan.
Under the light again, the body of the Goddess appeared blurry.
“What do you want to do?”
The goddess asked kindly.
Roan’s thoughts, calmed down, were clearer than ever.
Certainly, the feeling of nostalgia felt for Niche was sincere, but Roan felt hostility towards Niche and the ‘greed’ connected to the beyond.
‘Greed’ is definitely eating away at this land,
He is now a demon of this Moira continent.
“I will close the gap.”
Deciding which direction to go, Roan’s words were firm.
“I heard that there is an ancient magic cast in the Dark Forest.”
“They wanted to stop it.”
“That’s right.”
The light stopped blinking and fixed on a point.
As if a goddess was staring at Roan.
“There is no interruption.”
Roan gritted his teeth at the will of the quiet goddess.
“The magic of the forest is to protect many things and to imprison many things. The most important of these was to restrain its power.”
“… Ah.”
Roan let out a sigh of enlightenment.
It was because he remembered why forest fairies who were born with more magical powers than humans and used magic were confined to the dark forest in the first place.
The gap directly delivers power to ‘greed’, and the forest fairy naturally spreads magic throughout the world, creating an environment where ‘greed’ can easily gain power.
In the end, it was a ‘protection’ to confine them both,
It has already failed
“Okay. The magic is broken.”
The light dimmed a bit.
“It was magic from a very long time ago to you, and I was confident that it was magic that could not be broken with mortal power. But the power of time is so powerful that I can’t help it. Besides, even the knowledge I thought I had eliminated was found deep inside.”
Roan suddenly remembered an entertainment movie he had seen in the past. There are definitely people who dare to excavate knowledge buried in ancient tombs that should not be revealed, and pay the price for the destruction of the whole world.
Maybe Schlaner, who suddenly appeared in Sprouse’s palace, was the one who acquired ancient knowledge in that way.
Looking at how she knows how to use and destroy magic from a distant past that even forest fairies forgot about.
“It is similar to what you thought. He had a gift for finding forgotten things. But unfortunately he was blinded by a greater power.”
And the goddess read Roan’s thoughts and answered.
“Even if a box once broken is reassembled and attached, it cannot be as perfect as Bondi. And I can’t cast huge magic on the ground like I did when I first created the forest.”
The function of protection has already been lost,
‘Greed’ began to gain strength.
In the end, in order to close the gap, the forest fairy had to give up the protection of the forest, where there was a delay.
If I told her these words, how would the forest fairy, Amelie, react?
Roan unknowingly clenched his fist.
His fingernails dug into his palms, turning his bloody fists white.
Meanwhile, the light shimmered like a candle.
Roan realized that his encounter with the goddess would end soon.
Unlike when she used the statue of the goddess, the time to talk to her was short, as the goddess herself appeared in her dream for her advice, rather than meeting the goddess intentionally by offering her holy power and offerings.
“Goddess, Anmut.”
Roan remembered that the goddess couldn’t perceive her fiora and asked about her warrior.
If he’s okay, there’s a good chance Fiora will be okay too.
The light began to fade rapidly.
“He is alive.”
The voice of the goddess faded, as if it could be heard from far away. Even the holy light began to dim rapidly.
“Near… , Caution…”
A warm, gentle wind blew gently and then scattered.
With a heart that was encouraged by the goddess,
Nevertheless, Roan opened his eyes with a complicated mind at the heartless reality confirmed by the Goddess.
“Master.”
“Your majesty.”
Helen and Aina sat next to Roan, looking worried.
“Like Helen, did you meet the goddess?”
“Hmm.”
Aina reached out and straightened Roan’s disheveled hair.
“It seems like a lot of people died last night outside the forest.”
Compared to normal humans and her demons, I am a child who does not change her expression much. She had her usual sullen expression on her face, but Roan read her deep-seated anxiety.
“… Looks like more trash has been created.”
“The range is about 30% wider.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
She pondered for a moment on how to convey to her forest nymph what she had heard from the goddess, but the decision was not her own.
Forest fairies are rational.
The elders of the forest fairies, including Amelie, will come to the conclusion they think is most beneficial, with reasonable grounds.
What Roan can do here is not persuasion or judgment.
Tell them this news as soon as possible to give them a second to decide,
It is to catch the gap and prevent the death that is widening.
“Let’s meet Amelie-nim and leave right away.”
Roan quickly got up.
**
“We are here.”
The densely packed gaps in the trees widened sparsely, and finally the sky began to spread wide.
After escaping from the dark forest, Iris escorted Roan to the vicinity of Hazark’s ruins.
“Aina, take care of yourself.”
Iris hugged Aina tightly. Aina didn’t reject her even with her puzzled look on her face.
It’s a confusing time.
Looking at his face this time, I don’t know when the next one will be.
“It smells of fire in the west. It’s not easily noticeable, but go with caution.”
After giving Aina her tender words of concern, Iris again led her patrol and disappeared.
Roan hurriedly moved on.
The ruins are not far from Hajak’s Fortress.
Aina, who has been through this situation many times now, skillfully guided Roan to her ruins.
After lighting the way with ‘starlight’ and finding and activating the waypoint, her message came to mind.
[Message: Completed the unofficial quest ‘Unlock 5 waypoints’! Congratulations!]
[Message: Present a special gift that will be useful for your survival☆]
[Unofficial Quest Reward — One-Time Magic ‘Save Point Slot 3’]
[Message: Find other unofficial quests and prepare for the inner enemy!]
