Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 397

Part 2 Episode 137 The golden lion

with blonde hair and green

eyes seemed displeased in many ways as the past he wanted to hide was revealed.

But Elric paid no heed and asked.

“I guess I learned swordsmanship from my mother’s family.”

He answered with a frown, as if he was disapproving.

“then?”

If it were normal, I wouldn’t say a word at all.

It seemed like they thought it was strange to hide anything since it was like this.

‘Then is the Golden Lion’s maternal family related to Sean’s family?’

Sean said this when he saw the golden lion in Mirka’s inner world.

He said his swordsmanship was similar to his.

‘Winter Chapter 6 said that Sean’s family is as prestigious as Mervinger’s.’

Then, it was not strange at all for someone from the Mervinger and Schon families to meet and marry.

and.

Even at this time, the memories were continuing to replay.

“….”

The Golden Lion seemed to think that there was no point in disrupting this, so he just watched the scene quietly.

‘no. Are you waiting for something?’

When Elric narrowed his eyes.

Before Elric’s eyes, the image of Leon, who had escaped from the family, was reflected.

“Swing faster and stronger!”

“yes!”

A middle-aged person with a face similar to Leon’s mother was training Leon.

It felt like he was my maternal uncle.

Even to Elric, Leon was passionate about training.

Even if the blisters on my palms burst and tear.

Even if you feel nauseous and upset from the intense training.

Leon didn’t stop.

Rather, every time that happened, I gritted my teeth even harder and continued training.

but.

‘There is no progress.’

Elric, who was now somewhat confident in martial arts, could clearly see that Leon’s talent in swordsmanship was too lacking compared to his passion.

still.

His eyes were full of venom and persistence.

Even at such a young age, it was a pity to see him go through training without complaining once.

Perhaps it was because of his anger at the bullying he had received from his family.

As time passed, Leon’s sword improved noticeably.

But that was only by his standards.

Those who learned swordsmanship around the same time as Leon achieved higher levels of achievement.

“I need more strength…”

Still, Leon didn’t stop.

“A power with firepower as strong as magic.”

“A power that will never be defeated no matter how many circles of wizards come.”

“No, it must be a level of power that wizards cannot even reach.”

He longed for greater power.

Thinking of his family, Mervinger.

“And to do that, you have to use mana.”

Simply using a sword was not enough to cut off the wizards’ throats.

To become as strong as them, you needed to combine the powers they used.

Even though Leon was not good at magic.

It’s not like you can’t use mana at all.

He went back to his old memories and looked back at his magic power one by one.

And then he focused it entirely on his heart.

I tried to make a ring, but it all fell apart before I could connect it properly.

It was a familiar thing to him.

Shame on the Mervinger family for not even being able to create a proper circle.

If it didn’t work, all I had to do was research and try again.

‘How can I make a ring?’

Whoa!

He focused again and made a loop around his heart.

Phew!

The energy went out and the ring I had worked so hard to create quickly disappeared.

‘What on earth should I do…’

Then the chain armor he was wearing caught his eye.

Small chains gathered together to form clothes.

It was much more durable than simply connecting the chain with a single letter.

“…!”

As I was looking at it, something occurred to me.

“Okay… there’s no need to connect them in a straight line.”

Circles belong to wizards.

A knight needed something unique to him.

More power, even if it takes longer.

Wooooow!

Instead of simply connecting mana to create a ring, Leon began twisting the mana like a rope to create a ring.

Then, it was connected to another ring and continued one by one.

Of course, it consumed a lot of time and mana, but it definitely had its advantages.

Instead of the ring disappearing right away like before.

Thanks to being intertwined, they lasted a little longer.

This was also a good thing for Leon, who couldn’t make the circle.

Because I was able to recover mana again before the ring disappeared and create a ring again.

‘This is it!’

Power connected like a chain.

-Aura Chain.

Leon was sure.

With this, he can also create a magic ring and amplify his power.

Even the links that weren’t connected properly were already giving him more power than before.

Although it was still a very small ring.

If it grows much larger than that, faster development will be possible.

I needed a place.

A place where only strength can be developed.

In the end, as soon as Leon realized the Auror Chain, he went into the mountains alone and began to focus only on training.

We trained in swordsmanship and linked the chain several times.

As I continued my training almost isolated in the mountains, I had no choice but to naturally lose my connection with the world.

So countless seasons passed by the mountain.

For the first year or two, Leon also counted numbers, but at some point he started to give up on it.

Ten times?

Twenty times?

A season that repeats so much that it is difficult to count anymore. And winter.

But in the meantime, Leon’s appearance did not change at all.

He still appears to be in his late 20s.

There, Elric was able to learn that the Golden Lion had awakened the progenitor and demon spirit inherent in Mervinger’s blood.

However, what he wanted to gain there was different from that of ordinary people.

-Continued growth.

Or eternal progress.

‘…So that’s why I didn’t get old.’

His desire to continue to grow gave birth to eternal life and immortality.

Semi-god.

The realm of God was right in front of me.

but.

‘But I couldn’t become a god.’

At this point, you may have reached a state that can be called ascent or nirvana.

He couldn’t rise above that level because he didn’t have talent.

It was absurd.

A person who has pioneered a level like that cannot rise to a higher level because he or she lacks talent.

“After realizing the Auror Chain, I have been able to continue to become stronger. The wizards who tormented me couldn’t even imagine. So much so that even Mervinger considers it below his eyes.”

As if he had read Elric’s thoughts.

The golden lion’s eyes met Elric’s exactly.

“And I call the final level that can be reached as a Mervinger the ‘ultimate state.’”

‘The state of extremes… la.’

Elric seemed to know roughly where it was.

-autumn.

The stage of choosing between the progenitor and the demon god that Mirka had mentioned.

Elric asked while looking at Leon, who was still sitting cross-legged in meditation.

“So what did you choose? “I don’t think it’s a progenitor or a demon god.”

“knife.”

The Golden Lion spoke firmly.

“Both the progenitor and the demon god. It’s completely different from what I’m pursuing. “I just walk my own path.”

Elric nodded.

It was only natural for him to resent Mervinger.

Rather, I thought that it was characteristic of him to reject everything.

“This time I will ask.”

The Golden Lion narrowed his eyes.

“What exactly is the ‘state of drama’ that you have awakened to?”

It seemed like this was the Golden Lion’s real purpose.

I wanted to see you by showing everything about yourself.

He seemed curious because Elric had reached a similar level to him.

Is it Sijo? Or is it a demon?

Or is it a third path like yours?

“….”

Elric was silent for a moment and then slowly turned his gaze in a different direction from where Leon was.

There was a picture of Elric as a child.

He is buried in a book and studying, vowing to revive his family.

Although his desperate efforts were similar to Leon in some ways.

However, there was clearly something different.

“I am.”

Although there weren’t many, there were always people around him.

My sister Hayes and my friend Sean.

“Not like you.”

“different? how?”

“You kicked everyone out. But I had it all.”

“…what?”

“Both the progenitor and the demon god accepted it. “That’s the difference between me and you.”

***

“….”

“….”

There was silence for a moment.

Was this an unexpected answer?

“…That’s fun.”

Then, after a while, the golden lion burst into laughter.

“What is fun?”

“How could it not be fun? “In the end, you and I are the result of conflicting choices.”

Progenitor or Demon God?

The average Mervinger chooses only one of the two paths.

But the golden lion chose neither of the two paths.

Elric also chose both paths.

The two stepped into opposite directions.

Elric embraces.

The Golden Lion is excluded.

“It’s as if that separates me from your existence. “Is that all there is?”

-Traitor and matriarch.

-Swordsman and wizard.

“In this way, we are walking opposite paths, as if we are looking at each other in a mirror.”

“….”

Elric nodded calmly.

Because he was thinking that too.

It’s like…

yeah. It seemed like a new relationship between the progenitor and the demon god, who had begun to follow different paths.

And maybe.

I thought that my match against the Golden Lion might have been an inevitable result of Mervinger.

I guess that’s exactly what the Golden Lion wanted to say.

“Exclusion or inclusion? “I think it would be very simple to find out which choice is right.”

A duel of life and death.

The Golden Lion did not bother to continue his story.

Quaaaaa!

Instead of speaking, I tried to raise my energy.

The power condensed from the Golden Lion’s whole body exploded like an explosion.

It was powerful enough to shake the mind, but Elric’s emotions were not shaken at all.

I was just trying to do what I was going to do anyway.

The fight just stopped for a moment to find out what each other was thinking.

but.

Now that we knew each other completely, it was time to wrap things up.

Right here today.

‘Kill the golden lion.’

Elric swung his hand blade while thinking so.

Damn it!

Wizard who swallowed talent