Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 329

Part 2, Episode 69:

Summer’s Legacy

“….”

As Elric looked a bit embarrassed, Arceus tilted his head and asked.

“A Mervinger is a Mervinger, so does that mean it’s something else?”

“That’s it…”

For some reason, Elric was concerned about the driftwood of the World Tree shaking its branches gently.

“…no. nothing. “I was just surprised at how well it grew.”

“If that’s the case, I’m glad. “I wondered what would happen if a child like us came out.”

“….”

Arceus continued speaking with a smile on his face as if he was happy.

Elric had no idea what to say.

“Now that ‘Shin-ah’ has changed into ‘Youth,’ there will be a big change for you too. Not to mention the ability to recover.”

“is that so?”

At his words, Elric looked at his body. However, the change in the seal did not seem to be felt yet.

Because it wasn’t much different from usual.

Arceus said, lightly patting Elric on the shoulder.

“You’ll find out when you get out.”

As he finished speaking, the mental world slowly began to brighten.

And just like the first time, when the light covered his entire field of vision, Elric could hear him speaking softly.

-Thank you for raising me well.

* * *

When the light completely disappeared.

Elric could hear Mephisto’s extremely excited voice.

『Does this make sense?! Yggdrasil!』

I guess I got a glimpse into his inner world.

Elric picked his ears with his little finger and spoke in an annoyed tone.

[Oh, lower your voice. It hurts my ears.]

『Is this King going to lower his voice now? They say you’re raising Yggdrasil! Don’t you know what that means?』

[I bet you should be happy because your comrade who shares your life and death will become that much stronger. Why are you angry?]

『Comrade? You…!』

Seeing Elric speaking so shamelessly, Mephisto grabbed the back of his neck and could not continue speaking.

Although he could hear people saying things like, ‘How could King Bon be with Mervinger?’, Elric just passed it with one ear.

Then I immediately looked at my body. The purpose was to feel the change in the seal.

He could see that the pain that had been pounding his entire body just a moment ago was quickly disappearing.

The fatigue, muscle pain, and residual scars that had accumulated from the battle had long since disappeared.

As Arceus said, as the seal grew, its ability to revitalize and restore the body was noticeably improved.

“…Is this the power of the seal?”

Isn’t this almost a level of super-recovery?

Elric somehow seemed to understand the power of the word ‘youth’.

“Be 【Clear】 【Warm】….”

That’s why youth (靑春).

It would give a feeling of green, like the spring season when buds sprout.

‘Normally, I would have been sick for several days.’

I glanced down at the seal.

Shina’s seal, which had a single leaf drawn on it, became the seal of youth and took the shape of a small tree.

‘You said Ig, right?’

Deep down, I was excited to see what Ig would look like when he fully grew up.

For a moment, I was worried that my personality might be as vicious as my ancestors.

‘Lean on cancer! Don’t lean over.’

It is said that the World Tree resembles the personality of its owner.

So, it was clear that he was a good person.

『…It seems like you’re thinking about something useless again.』

Mephisto narrowed his eyes as he looked at Elric, who looked like the most Mervinger of all the Mervingers he had seen.

Then.

“…is.”

A low voice sounded in Elric’s ears.

It was a familiar voice.

‘Shiro?’

Elric quickly walked towards the sound.

And it wasn’t long before I found her.

A place where there is not much light, so it is half-buried in darkness.

She was breathing hard, using her sword as a cane. There was blood all over the floor. The complexion has also become pale.

If I left it like that, it was clear that I would die soon.

Cheaeng!

“Don’t move Mervinger.”

“If you move even one step from there, I will understand that you will fight.”

An army of golden lions were guarding her surroundings.

It’s not a strange situation even if you rushed in already. Since Shiro’s condition was not good, protecting her seemed to be his top priority.

Their complexions were dark, as if they knew that Shirou was not in good condition.

The problem is that they are also not in very good physical condition.

“I think I’m misunderstanding, but I don’t think so, right? “I’m trying to help you, so will you please step aside and not do anything unnecessary?”

When I fell from the airship, I thought that a person with Shiro’s level of skill would survive without any problems, so I didn’t worry about it, but now the situation was different.

It appears that the airship exploded and suffered significant damage.

The same goes for the Golden Lion Army. Everyone wouldn’t be able to get out of the canyon looking like that.

“Stop talking nonsense.”

“Do you think I’ll believe that bullshit?”

But there was nothing to say about their hostility toward Elric.

It looked like he would risk his life if he got any closer.

Shiro was also glaring in this direction with an angry expression, not showing that he wanted to receive help.

“This is it.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t understand their position, so Elric clicked his tongue as if he was sorry.

But that doesn’t mean he can let his friend Cromhel’s wife die.

“I can’t help it.”

Elric wrinkled his face and scratched the back of his head.

Thanks to the Seal of Youth, the depleted magical energy has been replenished before you know it.

It would be enough to suppress the Golden Lion Army for a while.

“【Be locked up】.”

Whihwihwihwi-

A snowstorm with moderately adjusted strength falls on the heads of the Golden Lion Army.

“Of course you’re doing something like this…!”

“Kill me…!”

Before they could run, they suddenly found themselves tightly bound by ice chains that protruded from the floor.

“Let go…!”

“town! “Uuuuu”

I tried to scream, but I couldn’t say anything because the poison covered my mouth.

“It’s not even a freshly caught live fish. Stay still. And if I was going to harm you guys, would I end it like this?”

Elric shook his head as he looked at them screaming.

On the other hand, I thought their blind loyalty was amazing.

Then, Elric lowered his posture in front of Shiro and brought them to eye level.

“Stop being so proud, right? “I can’t get out of here anyway.”

“That’s… something we can take care of.”

“Pride comes first.”

“There is no reason to get help from someone like you!”

Cough!

She screamed at Elric and then began coughing violently.

The condition was so bad that it was difficult to make a sound.

“Oh my! So, are you going to die here hand in hand with all of your subordinates?”

“What’s strange about soldiers dying on the battlefield? “It’s natural.”

“well.”

Elric trailed off and tilted his head.

“You’re not wrong, but would Cromhell really like that?”

“…!”

“No matter how much that friend clearly distinguishes between public and private matters, I don’t think he would want to see his wife become like that.”

“….”

“No matter how politically he has become my enemy, he is still my friend. “At least I don’t want to see my friend crying because he’s sad.”

As Elric said that, he put his hand forward as if to grab it.

Shiro’s eyes wavered at Elric’s sincere words.

As a child of the Lion Gong family, she had a duty to protect her pride.

But at the same time, I was concerned about the lonely appearance of Cromhel, who would be left alone.

Should I live as a wife or maintain my pride as a warrior?

A situation where you must choose one of the two.

It was a problem that couldn’t be easily chosen, but surprisingly, Shiro’s worries didn’t last long.

Her eyes turned to Elric’s hand.

“Good idea.”

That was when, after a brief thought, I stretched out my arm to hold his hand.

Sigh!

Something grazed Elric’s cheek and passed right between Shiro’s eyes.

“…!”

Elric’s eyes naturally widened at the unrealistic sight.

Tuk!

Shiro fell helplessly to the floor, bleeding.

It didn’t end there. As soon as

Shiro

expired, the Golden Lion Army that Elric had suppressed also suffered the same attack and lost their lives.

A sudden surprise attack.

Elric hurriedly turned his head in the direction from which the attack came.

There, Repent, who was thought to be dead, was standing there with his index finger raised and a wry smile on his face.

White smoke was rising from his fingertips.

“you…!”

“why? “Did you think I was going to die like that?”

Elric’s expression distorted as if he was very angry.

Repent shrugged his shoulders. However, unlike his leisurely smiling expression, his breathing was heavy.

“Does Mervinger, who is famous for defeating so many demons, have such weak hands to use? Even if you show them that kind of kindness, do you think they will notice? Instead, they are busy rushing in to cover up their own shame in order to restore their shattered pride.”

Repent seemed full of hostility toward the imperial family.

In a way, it was natural.

Because he was an executive of the Free Revolutionary Army, which is said to be the biggest enemy of the empire along with the Kingdom Alliance.

“Just think about thanking me later.”

The whole time he was talking, he kept coughing.

It seems that the wounds inflicted by the hero have not healed yet.

It wouldn’t be strange even if I died right away. It seemed that the reason he was able to survive was thanks to the unidentified cube he was holding in his other hand.

Because the energy coming from there was caressing Repent’s wounds.

Paaaa-

‘That cube…!’

『It’s a relic of summer.』

[…Do you know what that is?]

『Is everyone aware that it’s the real king? However, it seems unusual to see that summer’s intentions are tightly packed. I think it might be something like an airship’s engine or a magic stone.』

Repent seemed to have realized where Elric’s gaze was directed and held up the cube.

“Oh, I was wondering what I was seeing. Was I seeing this? What is it like? Does it look okay? Hehehe. “You have no idea how hard it was to recover from a broken engine.”

“…Then why did you come all the way here when you could just take that with you?”

“Let’s just say it’s a good thing. In any case, I need to bring at least one member of the imperial family with me so that I can stand up for myself.”

“Don’t you think there could be trouble with the Magic Tower as well?”

“under!”

Repent snorted.

“What does that matter? In the end, Magic Tower is also an imperial dog. To the revolutionary army, they are just enemies like the Lion House, the Magic Tower, or the imperial family. “If the two of us fight… wouldn’t that only be good for us?”

Slur!

Repent’s body slowly rose into the air.

“If we keep talking longer than this, nothing good will come of both sides, right? Because both you and I are not in a good condition. So, see you next time.”

See you next.

Those words pierced Elric’s ears.

Elric thought he shouldn’t let the guy go, but he couldn’t take a few steps.

No matter how much I gained the seal of youth, it was because I was already overly tired.

And above all.

“…Shit.”

Shiro and the Golden Lion Army remained here.

It would have been a big problem if we had pursued Lepent too hard and were unable to retrieve his body.

In the end, Elric gritted his teeth.

My heart ached for no reason.

but.

『Don’t show any flimsy sympathy.』

Mephisto’s voice pierced his ear.

A grave yet intense tone.

『They may have changed their minds thanks to your persuasion, but they were warriors. He died while fighting fiercely while facing the enemy on the battlefield. Even if you bless him, sympathizing with him is no different from an insult to them.』 It

is no different from an insult.

Those words pierced Elric’s heart.

『So, even though you too will mourn their deaths, it would be right to remember them in your heart.』

‘I still have a long way to go.’

Elric quietly closed his eyes and nodded.

Wizard who swallowed talent