Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 148

Episode 148: The child of

Otto Han

‘s prophecy.

You are the descendant of the founder of more than a thousand years ago.

Elric somehow seemed to open his eyes.

And the first thought that came to mind was.

‘That sucks.’

It was absolutely no joy.

In some ways, you may think that you are a great and special being because you were designated by the progenitor who achieved godhood.

For some reason, I also felt like I was trapped in an invisible bondage.

It was definitely not because I thought the path would be difficult.

If that had been the case, he would never have taken the path of a wizard or inherited the position of head of the family in the first place.

It would have been fine if I had left it to my sister, who had a strong sense of responsibility, and just relaxed.

However, Elric has made a promise to himself since childhood.

He said that one day he would rebuild his family with his own hands.

However, what Elric wanted was to create his own destiny, and never for someone to impose his fate on him.

“also. “You don’t look happy.”

And when Otto Han read Elric’s expression, instead of getting angry, he burst into laughter.

As if I knew it would happen.

This was because, while dealing with Elric, he had come to know very well what kind of personality this arrogant yet impossible descendant was.

Elric pouted his lips and grumbled.

“You can’t like it, can you? I heard that what I was going to do was decided without my knowledge, even before I was born. “I just want to stand up with my own will.”

“Prophecies do not necessarily come true.”

“…what does that mean?”

“A prophecy is just a prophecy. There is no such thing as omniscience that transcends time and space. It is impossible even for those great gods. This is because the world changes its appearance as it splits and splits through countless choices.”

Elric tried to ask for an easy explanation.

“I’m sure you’ve already experienced some of that change, right?”

At that moment, Elric suddenly stopped.

This was because incidents related to King Yulho flashed through my mind.

“Then that’s really…!”

“It’s one of the newly adopted ‘choices.’ Because of that, change began and the bridle progressed accordingly.”

Elric now pursed his lips.

“Don’t ask how I was able to touch the past in the name of arrangement. I too am merely carrying out the various arrangements left by the founder for the child of prophecy. And Woosden saw something along the way and improved the parts that were lacking.”

“….”

I saw something.

What else did my grandfather see in his grandson, who would one day be born?

Or rather, he wouldn’t have been able to make any arrangements, so how on earth did he know his grandson’s fate?

“I don’t know what the ancestor’s meaning was or what exactly the wisdom he saw contained. I think that’s probably the same for the other three retainers. No, I’m sure. How can we know the will of the founder, who could have become a god but remained human? But I know one thing for sure.”

Otto Hahn’s smile deepened.

“No matter what the prophecy is, ultimately it is up to you to choose it. The attitude of pioneering one’s destiny and accepting one’s destiny. Honestly, there’s nothing we can do to sanction you for not seeking further arrangements after you kick them all away, right?”

Since it was true, Elric said nothing.

Still, there was still something I didn’t like about it.

“No matter what, I will take care of my job.”

“You can do whatever you want.”

“I also decide what to do.”

“That’s up to you.”

“…It’s not fun because you accept it so obediently.”

“Hehehehe.”

Otto Hahn laughed lightly and then his eyes sparkled.

“But you still won’t say you don’t like the arrangement or anything, right?”

“Why do you hate that? “It’s the shortcut to becoming stronger quickly.”

“okay. It’s a good posture. In the end, you are walking down the path of destiny and destiny according to your own will.”

“shit.”

It occurred to me that Elric had somehow ‘foreseen’ his personality and planned this decision-making process.

I decided not to think deeply about this anymore.

He just walks his own path.

As long as you always have that thought in mind, your path will never become meaningless.

‘Even if that’s not the case, there is a way to completely break the shackles thrown by the progenitor.’

Elric’s eyes lit up for a moment.

‘It surpasses the founder.’

The light was so strong that Otto looked at it with a happy smile.

‘If that happens, it will mean that all prophecies, fates, and shackles will eventually be freed.’

To do that, you need to receive as much as you can and take care of as much as you can.

Elric asked while looking at Otto Han.

“So what will you give me?”

“What do you mean?”

“You told me to come to Saga. “Didn’t you want to give me something to end ‘winter’ with?”

“It’s not fun to talk like you know everything like this.”

“So what is it?”

It’s like asking for something back that was entrusted to you.

Otto Hahn laughed mischievously.

“What if you keep urging me like this and then I change my mind and don’t teach you?”

“Otherwise, it will take time to break that prophecy or something.”

Elric lightly shrugged his shoulders, wondering what to do.

He was full of confidence that he would be able to figure it out someday even if he wasn’t taught right away.

Otto couldn’t deny that, so he couldn’t help but laugh.

I thought that maybe the reason I didn’t hate this descendant until now was because of this confidence.

“good night. “I’ll teach you.”

For a moment, power entered Elric’s eyes.

How to properly use the seal of the winter world. Because it will definitely be ‘something’ that surpasses everything I have learned so far.

It was clear that it was a secret technique of home appliance magic that had been put into practice.

“The Seal of the Winter World is originally my true name, created to capture the Demon King and the Great Demon King at the level of a military commander.”

Otto Hahn waved his hand lightly in the air.

Then the background changed again.

There, Otto Hahn was driving ‘Winter’, walking alone in the black snowy fields.

There were two in total.

“The seal of the winter world comes from awakening a total of two powers.”

One word touched Elric’s heart.

Power.

If magic is the act of pursuing laws and truths, imitating them, and implementing them in the world.

Power means forcibly twisting those laws and truths through will alone.

At first glance, there seemed to be no difference.

There was a huge gap in the content that was filled in.

There may not be a big difference right away because the limits are clearly different, but there was a huge difference in the areas that can be developed.

Because power is not called ‘the power of God’ for no reason.

Can you teach me that kind of power?

Of course, Elric had no choice but to open his eyes.

“The powers are called ‘North Wind’ and ‘Cold Snow,’ respectively.”

north wind.

The wind blowing from the north always blows snow and makes it extremely dry, leaving only desolation in the places it sweeps through.

For those who farmed, it was a synonym for disaster, referring to drought and poor harvests, and for those who raised livestock, it was a synonym for fear, meaning starvation and massacre.

One theory.

The icy cold blowing in and the endless snow piling up takes away all the life that was blooming in the world and only brings death.

All the deaths that occur within it come silently. Quiet death is a peaceful rest for living things, but it also gives rise to the fear that it may come suddenly without any sign.

“If you have all of these, you will be able to pull off a complete ‘winter.’ At that time, the seal of the winter world will be able to break away once again.”

It meant that there was a seal of another level above the seal of the same world.

And the key to solving it was the two powers.

Elric nodded, saying he understood.

“Of course, the component lies in the way you deal with the ruthlessness and cold wind that you have learned.”

Elric quietly fell into Otto Hahn’s sermon.

It was the last lesson I would learn from him.

* * *

“What is it?”

“What the hell is going on…?”

Sophia and her group had to stop midway instead of trying to cross the cavity.

This was because a bitter snowstorm suddenly began to swirl from the deep room Elric entered.

It was a gust of wind so strong that it could not even be compared to the magic that Elric had used so far to catch the dungeon guardians.

Whihwihwi!

Paaaa-

“Could that be…?”

“I think that bastard has awakened a real treasure?”

“What a bastard!”

Sophia and her group firmly believed that they had full ownership of Otto Hahn’s saga as they had discovered it.

In their eyes, it only seemed like Elric had awakened the most important treasure in the dungeon.

Although he came to help, he was blinded by the treasure and saw that he was trying to steal it.

They were already thinking about using Elric to their heart’s content and killing him, so they couldn’t help but feel angry.

If Elric gains greater power because of that treasure, it will be really difficult to kill him.

So, I decided that now is the best time to deal with it. Because now is the time when you are most distracted by the treasure!

“Wait a minute!”

However, unlike the two men who made that judgment, Sophia felt uneasy and tried to stop them.

Going through the blizzard was a problem, but there were still ten ghost knights out there. I wondered what they were going to do by rushing in.

“If you’re not going to help me, get out of there!”

However, the two men, who were already completely blinded by the treasure, overcame Sophia’s stoppage and strode inside.

No matter how rough the blizzard was, it was not enough to hinder walking, and for some reason the ghost knights showed no signs of getting up from their prostration.

In fact, even when they approached Elric with great strides, the ghost knights did not show any movement.

Elric also seemed defenseless, staring into space as if he were possessed by something.

It’s a dangerous situation where even if you just swing a knife, you’ll die right away.

The two men briefly exchanged glances with each other and then nodded. It was an unspoken promise to quickly kill Elric, steal the treasure, and kill Sophia.

One of them slowly pulled out his sword.

“Don’t feel bad about being killed here. “We will put to good use what you have.”

They already believed that Elric might have one or two valuable artifacts.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be this strong at that age. From the looks of it, he seemed to have been raised well by an aristocratic family. If someone of his size was sent to an unexplored area, it was clear that he would have a considerable amount of goods.

But the guy with the knife drawn was unable to continue his next steps. This was because the dagger was already deeply inserted into the back of his head.

thud!

In the end, the guy fell forward and the remaining guy was busy taking out another dagger with the same hand that had thrown the dagger.

The target was between Elric’s eyes.

Wizard who swallowed talent