Chapter 207: Rohakhanâs Words (2)
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â Description : Become mentally and physically stronger.
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The description of the characteristics was simple, so there was nothing special to think about. The feeling was faint but clear. The world was growing clearer, or at least that was how I felt.
âAre you going in alone?â
Primienne asked. I nodded silently.
âWouldnât it be best to wait for supportâŚ?â
âI donât need it.â
The vineyard transformed into a magical space instantly, and the mana concentration increased by at least 1%. Considering that the concentration of the most magical mountain was around 0.1%, it wasnât an exaggeration to say that the inside was completely different from reality.
âSaying that you donât need it, Iâm disappointed, brother~.â
The sound of high heels not suited to the field and old-fashioned laughter. Josephine approached, tucking her hair behind her ears.
âSoon, Zeit will also arrive, so please wait.â
I shook my head without even sparing her a glance.
âEven Count Freyden canât do anything.â
ââŚGosh. If the head of the family hears that, Iâm sure he will be very happy~.â
Of course, Zeit was a perfect knight. But when it comes to magic and the mental power that this space would test, he wouldnât prove superior to me.
âThis space wonât break even if you try. If you donât know magic, itâs just a hindrance.â
âThe only person who can say that Zeit is a hindrance is probably you~.â
âI alone am more than enough. No, itâs better to be alone. This is the order Her Majesty has given me.â
âWell⌠just donât die, huh?â
I moved forward alone.
The vineyard had already become a thick forest, its massive trees devouring the sky. Its bleak landscape was enough to arouse fear, but I didnât care. One step. Then two. I just went slowly.
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The branches created dark shade, and the wind of mana licked at my clothes. The unique feeling of the magical space reached my mind, and fog rose everywhere I walked. Soon, the gloomy fog projected a certain memory like an image on a silver screen.
I watched as I passed through the vineyard.
ââŚKnight Julie.
It was in the Underground Passage, where Deculein of the past tried to be recognized by Decalane. He was on a mission to retrieve the Magic Core on orders by Decalane. While he advanced with Julie as an escort, Deculein was attacked by someone.
-Yes. Itâs fine.
Julie was running through the dark. She was mortally wounded, but she carried Deculein on her back.
âDonât worry. The exit is near.
She sprinted while spitting up blood, trying with desperation to make it out. Nevertheless.
ââŚItâs because of you
Deculein blamed her. To that, Julie answered.
-Yes. Iâm sorry. Itâs all my fault.
ââŚ
At that moment, Deculein fainted, and time was rolled a little forward. Now I saw a cold and lonely hospital bed. Deculein was lying on a bed, and Decalane was looking down at him. It was a memory Iâd never seen.
âTsk. Such a fool.
At his fatherâs scolding, Deculein closed his eyes.
âI didnât even believe in you in the first place, but⌠I see Freyden is a troublemaker.
ââŚFreyden.
Decalane stared at Deculein, who muttered quietly.
âRight. It was Freyden who attacked you in the Underground Passage. I should have told you from the beginning that Freyden would interfere.
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âDid you think it would be okay to use Freydenâs blood? Hmph. How would the man of a great family be fond of a child born by killing his wife? Take this.
Decalane threw something at him.
âThis is the bracelet that Iggyris gave to his daughter. It seems that she took it gladly, but with that, they tracked down your location and attacked you.
It was the bracelet worn by Julie, still recognizable though it had been rusted over by magic. Deculein stared at it.
âThat mad dog of Freyden is the problem. Aside from the fact that he jumped in to abandon his daughter, heâs psychologically pressured right now. It wouldnât be strange if he pushed everything to the Imperial Palace right now.
ââŚFather.
Deculein asked one thing to Decalane as he spoke to himself. He asked what the father had never told his son.
âAre you glad I didnât die?
Then, there was a moment of silence in the hospital room. Decalane looked down on Deculein, and Deculein looked up at him. In the end⌠there was a sigh of disappointment.
âYou idiot. You are the first Yukline to fall in Marik.
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Decalane shook his head and left.
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Just then, Deculein resolved himself. He was determined, wearing a subtle smile. He didnât care about the death of his family or killing them. That was how Decalane was, and Yukline tooâŚ
âŚThen the memory disappeared, and I still walked on the vineyardâs path.
âIs it a World Line?â
I was walking the world line of the character Deculein. Memories in the mist tangled ahead of me, and time went on like a movie. All of that was Deculeinâs pathâŚ
âYour husband, Glitheon!
The second memory appeared through the vines.
âThe daughter you love so much too! I will kill them all!
Deculein strangled Sylviaâs mother, Sierra.
Drip- Drip-
The moment when all that passion pounded his heart just like the rainwater pouring down from the sky, and Sierraâs breath stopped-
ââŚSo. Are you feeling a little better now?
Another shadow approached from behind.
âDeculein.
Glitheon. His expression hardened as he looked at the dead Sierra. For a very brief moment, the light of sorrow passed through them. However, the wizardâs emotions quickly faded away.
âShe wouldnât have lived for less than half a year even without you.
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âThis establishes it, Deculein.
Glitheon reached out his hand to Deculein. Deculein didnât shake his hand but pushed back his rain-soaked hair and smoothed his clothes.
ââŚGlitheon. A wizardâs contract is made in blood. You would know it.
âI know. Iâll help kill Decalane. In addition, Iâll keep the secret through oathâŚ
ââŚWas it a drug?â
I was still walking through the vineyard. Memories of Deculein that I didnât know, memories from his childhood days, permeated me at will. I categorized these memories by mental power and organized barriers, separating them into that of Deculein and that of Kim Woojin. Then stored them thoroughly so as not to confuse them.
âŚAt that moment.
-Knock, knock. Professor. Are you there?
The tone resonating in the vineyard was somewhat bored and lacked the will to live. A flash of red hair caught my eye.
âSophien.â
The young Emperor, Sophien, was lying on the lawn and calling for the Professor.
-Professor?
The one who answered herâŚ
-Yes. Iâm here.
It was me. To be precise, my voice flowed from the mirror Sophien was lying next to.
ââŚOkay. Iâm holding on for a strangely long time these days.
The young Sophien murmured. These were memories I didnât know, neither Deculeinâs nor mine. An unknown world line.
âProfessor. How many times have I died in the meantime?
âThis is the 149th.
âWell⌠today is December 31st, so tomorrow is January 1st?
âYes. I think everything will be better if you hold out until tomorrow.
âHmph. What?
I listened quietly to their conversation. My footsteps leading me to the vineyard had already stopped.
âYour Highness.
Suddenly, my voice sank low. I couldnât hear the sound of a heart beating below it. My heart had stopped.
âWhat?
Sophien asked with an innocent expression.
âI will be watching Your Highness anytime, anywhere.
ââŚSuddenly?
âItâs not all of a sudden.
ââŚ
âEven if Iâm out of sight for a while⌠I will always be here for Your Highnessâs process.
In those conversations and scenes, I remembered belatedly.
âProfessor. Why are you saying youâre not leaving like youâre leaving now?
The independent quest that ended abruptly, The Demonâs Mirror, and the attribute that became my origin, Mirror.
ââŚYour Highness. May I ask you for one promise? Just as I kept Your Highnessâs promise.
Hearing what I didnât know, I thought.
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âFrom now on⌠no matter what happens, do not take your own life.
Which episode was this world?
âHey~, hereâ!â
At that moment, a loud voice pushed away all the fog, revealing the other side of the world line. A man was sitting by a hut and waving.
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I was speechless for a moment. I knew at a glance who was smiling at me, and he recognized me just as quickly.
âDeculein!â
Rohakan. Approaching him as he hit his feet against the hut floor, I asked in a slightly bewildered voice.
ââŚRohakan. Youâve become a boy.â
He was a boy much younger than the man I had met before, holding only the faintest traces of the old Rohakan. He smirked.
âYes.â
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Although it was quite disconcerting that the situation was more serious than expected, the reason Rohakan was so young was simple.
âI donât have much time, so please sit down. Letâs talk. Haha.â
His death was not far away.
* * *
Julie hurriedly arrived at the vineyard but was not allowed to enter. Primienne and Josephine blocked her. She stared at the two alternately with a bewildered expression.
âYou mean Professor Deculein went in alone?â
âYeah.â
âYes.â
âUgh!â
Julie attempted to push past, but Josephine and Primienne blocked her with the knightsâ help.
âWhy are you holding me?! Rohakan is inside-â
âItâs the Emperorâs order.â
Primienne replied. Julie was cut silent.
âThe slaying of Rohakan is a task that Her Majesty has entrusted only to Professor Deculein. There is no room for third parties to intervene.â
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Emperorâs orders. If the Emperor didnât rescind it, there was nothing she could do as a knight. Julie looked to the vineyard.
ââŚDoes that girl, Yeriel, know this?â
âYes, I have already delivered the news.â
âWhat did she say?â
âShe said she trusts the Professor. So, even you should trust the Professor.â
âI donât trust Deculein, and I have no intention of doing so.â
Boom-!
The ground shook. Everyone looked over to the noise, and Josephine smiled.
ââŚMy lord, are you here?â
âYes. Haaaaahm-â
Zeit approached, yawning as if he had just woken up.
âI heard Rohakan is inside there?â
âYes~, but Professor Deculein went first. So please wait outside~.â
ââŚReally? Then, well.â
Zeit sat down, leaning against the roots of a nearby tree, without saying a word. Julieâs eyes went wide.
âLord Zeit. You could go inside, right?â
âThey said Deculein is inside.â
âStill, his opponent is Rohakan.â
âYeah. I know that.â
Zeit waved his hand.
âIt is not polite to interrupt a one on one duel. Of course, why should we show courtesy to a Black Beast like Rohakan, but⌠Julie.â
âYes.â
âIf something happens to Professor Deculein, isnât it good for you?â
ââŚNo.â
Julie firmly shook her head. Zeit asked with a grin.
âWhy?â
âBecause itâs a problem Iâm going to solve myselfâŚ?â
She trailed off, noticing a small airship a ways off.
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Whoong- Whoong-
It was manned by Sylvia wearing a helmet.
âAhem. Ahem. Um, give me a minute.â
After clearing her throat awkwardly a few times, Julie slowly moved towards it.
* * *
Chomp-Chomp- Chomp-Chomp-
Rohakan was eating grapes as he spoke.
âThere are fanatics in this world⌠cultists trying to resurrect god. But those guys donât know that what they are trying to resurrect is actually another fanatic.â
I nodded. In the second half of the main quest, the god resurrected by the Altar was just another fanatic who followed their god. Of course, it was still a fact that he was a final boss equivalent to a god.
âAnyway. I wanted to live until I could stop it, but I think the Altar bastards were waiting for my death.â
Rohakan handed me a bunch of grapes. I ate one. As if amazed by my eating, he paused before he continued.
âDeculein. You must have seen a lot on your way here.â
âYes.â
âYou must have read the letter I wrote.â
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I nodded.
âAs you saw, you have already died once. You died for Sophien. That death was luckily overcome because things went as expected, but⌠it wonât happen twice.â
âIs that so?â
âYes. However, if things go on like this, you will surely die by Sophienâs hand. Of course, youâll say itâs okay, right?â
âYes. I am not afraid of the death that has not yet come. However⌠Rohakan. I have a question for you.â
Rohakan turned to me and smiled. It seemed that he already knew what I would ask.
âAsk.â
âDid you kill the Empress?â
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The answer took some time, and the silence was long. Rohakan, who seemed to be contemplating, put another grape in his mouth.
âWho killed her if not me?â
Besides Rohakan, there was one person.
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But I didnât say. Rohakan looked at me like that and smiled.
âAnyway, Deculein. Iâm becoming mana now. Getting closer to the sky and nature.â
âYes. I feel it too.â
More than half of Rohakanâs body was already mana. Its volume was too large and too pure for a human.
âDeculein.â
âYes.â
âFirst, kill me today.â
He spoke like he was asking some kind of big errand. After I paused, Rohakan chuckled and continued.
âThis is my gift to you. Take my head and give it to Sophien. Even if this face is a little younger, itâs still Rohakanâs.â
I didnât come here to kill Rohakan. However, Rohakan had already become one with mana. The remainder of his life would last a week at most.
âI donât know if sheâll like it or not, but⌠it will help you.â
ăMain Quest: Lifeă
ăMain Quest: Rohakanâs Wordsă
Two key quests floated in front of me. The formerâs reward was a rare attribute catalog, and the latter was a catalog enhancement coupon and store currency. In addition to increasing the quality of mana, I could receive a unique characteristic.
It would help.
âYou can do it, right?â
Rohakan asked. I didnât hesitate.
âYes. I will kill you.â
âGood-â
âBut. Before that.â
What I wanted now was not a simple system reward.
âI have a wish.â
Strangely enough, since I came into this world, I have always been in a position to teach someone. From the old days, when I knew nothing, to the present day when I searched for things I didnât know. So, maybe that was what I was looking for the most right now.
ââŚAt least for the remaining time.â
From this superhuman who achieved the status of an archmage and moreâŚ
âPlease be a good teacher.â
These would be the lessons of the one who I could truly recognize as a teacher.
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