The Cook of a Perished World - Chapter 261
Episode 262: Spirit and body (2)
=Your spirit and body will be put to valuable use, so don’t be sad, Ozrok.
I thought you said something like that.
Paaaaang!!!
With a sound like this.
The spirit core of [Vimanar] rushing towards [Higher Earth Spirit – Ozrok] at incredible speed.
“…!?”
When Jeong Soo-ah and I were embarrassed by a sudden situation.
The first to react was the shaman who communicated with Ozrock.
-What are you doing, created spirit?
It was Borgin.
-Kruk…!
=Get out of the way, exotic shaman.
-^!(@$(!@… !@%%!!$!?
He must have forgotten to use Korean in this sudden situation.
He was shouting something in the language of the Green Mane tribe.
“Ugh, my benefactor. This is What the hell…!?”
Jeong Su-ah’s embarrassed eyes are shaking.
Even if she asks what this is, she says,
‘I don’t know, man…’
= It may be difficult to understand right now, but this will be helpful to the forces established above the main fortress. .
=$*!@)(%%…!!!
=To your compatriots as well….
Borjin holds a staff and unfolds a membrane made of magical power to block the spirit core of [Vimanar]. However
, .
Even though he is a monster, he is a shaman who does not have very strong physical strength.
Moreover, he is out of breath while climbing up a high tower.
-Groaring…
It looks like he is struggling with his strength. He
is about to be pushed back a step as if he can no longer block it. When.
“Stop!”
= I obey the command of the Lord of the Castle.
I screamed.
Only then did the movement of the spirit core rushing towards [Ozrock] stop.
– gasp… gasp… gasp… .
I wonder if this is not an ordinary spirit core.
Borjin, who was blocking him, collapses, sweating profusely.
The guy is choking as if he is struggling to even catch his breath.
And…
a strong earth spirit with tremendous charisma.
In the case of Ozrok. …
-Go gooooo….
To the point where I, who had admired his charismatic appearance, became embarrassed. He
was lying face down, his whole body curled up, shivering in the corner of the room.
Borgin hesitated, sweating coldly . Sitting down.
In the case of Ozrok, the earth spirit who seemed strong,
‘…and now that I think about it, that guy is a spirit after all.’ The same goes for
the spirits of darkness and
the spirits of water.
Spirits seem to be basically timid.
“You…”
= Yes, Lord of the Castle.
Of course.
What was important now was not the fact that the Earth Spirit was more timid than I thought.
“What is this all of a sudden?”
According to [System]’s comment,
this guy is Thinking of the lord of the castle as the top priority.
Absolutely obeying his orders.
‘You even said that you had no intention of lying or doing anything that would harm the lord of the castle.’
Looking at the text of the system.
I trusted him to some extent.
‘Then what is this?’
An unexpected act that occurred suddenly without telling me.
And [the system] doesn’t lie.
then.
How should we accept what has just happened?
=As I said, it is an action to gain a body.
“Just did that? “What you did was attack our own troops!”
=The phenomenon we just saw is how the spirit gains a body.
“what…?”
I frowned in bewilderment.
A guy who speaks calmly.
=Babylonian scholars were able to come up with a method to create a new spirit, but due to various conditions and social and cultural problems, they were unable to create a method to create a body for the spirit.
“….”
= After what was put in instead infiltrates another magical core or a being with a core…
The contents are.
No matter how you heard it, it was bound to be unpleasant.
=It was a method of hacking the core and hijacking the target’s body.
“…crazy.”
Ozrock is seen shrinking even more after hearing that.
‘…If you think about it’,
the facilities of this fortress.
I remember that image little by little.
‘There were some strange corners here and there.’
especially.
This castle is located in the heart of the fortress.
The facilities being built there had some strange aspects.
A barracks built on the first basement level.
That look.
A person who didn’t know it would have believed it to be an altar for summoning demons.
A magic storage facility built on the second basement level.
That too.
Rather than an ordinary storage room, it had a strangely eerie appearance, as if magical power had been forcibly contained.
and.
The same goes for this spirit created in the command and control room.
‘Trying to rob another spirit’s body…’
I didn’t know at first, though.
Like the other two facilities.
There was something about it that made me feel anxious.
That reason too.
I guessed it to some extent.
‘The inner castle… is the hardest place to see from the outside.’
Facilities that may be difficult to see to others.
Only those types of facilities contain parts that should not be seen by others.
In this introspection.
In a space that others cannot see.
It is built secretly.
“Then, as you said, what happens to the spirit whose body is stolen?”
=In normal cases, you will go through extinction procedures.
“…!”
Meanwhile, talking to him.
There were many times when I strangely felt like he had feelings for me.
but.
It was a little different now.
Is it because I just went through the same thing?
I am reminded of how I called him in [Special Quest].
‘…A.I.’
There was no sense of humanity in this guy.
So cruel and cold-hearted.
Thinking only of efficiency…
the feeling of created intelligence.
“you. “That’s why I asked you to call the spirit priests from the beginning.”
=Spirits are the most representative creatures born with a core. In particular, the spiritual and physical aspects are very useful. Of all the creatures that appear in the records of this fortress, it is the only one that has a core and its performance is also excellent, making it the most recommended target for capture.
“You crazy bastard.”
It’s as if my harsh words are no big deal.
Vimanar answered leisurely.
=If you want to change the target spirit, I would like to give you an opposing opinion.
“what?”
=The water spirit may be powerful on the sea, but the castle lord’s power is based on land. It would be much more efficient to seize the spiritual body of the earth spirit.”
“….”
=The power of one spiritist will be reduced, but the loss will not be large compared to the gain. The shaman of this world has made a contract with a spirit, but that is not the full extent of his abilities. Unlike other human types of spiritists, he has many abilities in addition to the spirit… so even if the spirit’s power is taken away, the loss of that ability will not be significant.
“You know what the problem is, but you deliberately don’t say anything.”
Is it a loss or a gain?
I’m not angry because of that.
“You didn’t explain the process to me!”
This guy.
He was trying to deceive me.
=This fortress will not make any suggestions that may be detrimental to the lord of the castle.
“so. “There’s nothing wrong with passing over something important without saying it?”
=As I said, since trust with the castle lord has not yet been built… I judged that if the castle lord’s tendency was to do so, he would not allow spiritual and physical robbery.
A fortress that was of great help to our troops.
I once saved my life thanks to this fortress.
I was at peace, thinking that it was like a fortress.
‘This guy is more dangerous than I thought…!’
Killing another spirit and stealing its body.
As the guy said.
To me, even the idea of the guys who made this felt dangerous.
=As I said… No matter what happens in this fortress, nothing that causes harm to the lord of the castle…
“It’s similar to what you’re doing. “I experienced this not long ago.”
=…?
I don’t lie.
but.
Without saying anything important.
They say ‘for your sake’ and arbitrarily commit actions that are different from the person’s intentions.
“What you are doing resembles the devil.”
A devil who recommended fraudulent contracts to devil contractors.
What this guy does.
Even though the results may actually benefit me.
It resembled that devil.
“You did it because you thought it would benefit me?”
=… Lord of Seong.
“Shut up!”
I grit my teeth.
I glared at the guy and shouted.
“It’s my job to decide whether it’s beneficial or not.”
=….
“You crossed that line.”
I crossed my arms.
He said while glaring at the guy.
“You said you would listen to my orders, right? If so, it is a command. From now on, ‘intentionally hiding’ anything from me is completely prohibited.”
= Lord of Seong, if you do that, the efficiency of work for you will plummet…
“Shut up and listen to orders.”
=I obey the Lord’s orders.
You do this for the sake of me without telling me.
It was an absolute no-no for something like that to happen again.
“And… explain what happened just now, without hiding anything.”
=Yes.
It’s like he’s trying to convince me.
A guy who speaks step by step.
=It is true that this fortress hid that fact. As I said, it was because I thought that the Lord of the Castle would reject such a proposal if I made it now that he had not built up trust in the spirit.
“I know very well.”
=But, Lord Seong. There are many things that are possible when this spirit gains spiritual body. If that is achieved, the Lord’s power will not be shaken even if he begins to act freely. This still holds true.
Except for that process.
There was nothing deceived or hidden.
=It is possible to achieve maximum benefit with minimum power consumption, Seonglord.
“….”
= We are already aware that the spirit’s actions may seem strange when viewed from the values of the castle lord’s world. As I said, this spirit is set up so that it cannot do anything that could cause harm to the castle lord… That is why I was unable to inform the castle lord of that fact.
I could understand what was being said.
According to his algorithm.
If you tell me how to get a body, I will oppose it.
If obtaining a spirit body is in my best interest.
For me to oppose it would be to my own detriment.
‘Is this why you couldn’t tell me because it was obvious that I would reject it and it would be a loss?’
It’s ridiculous, though.
This guy really acted in my best interests.
Even if you deceive me in the process.
Because that’s what benefits me.
‘They say the status window doesn’t lie.’
Just keep the words written in the status window.
Anything is done within the scope of keeping those words.
That’s me.
Like a contract given by the devil.
=I understand the Lord’s anger, but… We recommend that you judge calmly.
“….”
= As I said, if you just capture that Earth Spirit, you will be able to make huge profits.
In those words.
I am a spiritist who made a contract with that spirit.
I looked at Borgin.
-…My dear.
When my gaze reached you.
Still kneeling on the floor.
Borjin looks at me with trembling eyes.
They say he is an old and wise shaman.
It looked very small now.
=It is understood that the shaman of this exotic species is in a contract with the Holy Lord’s forces. The contract states that if you faithfully serve the Lord’s forces, his race will be resurrected.
“…right.”
=Based on the judgment of this fortress, losing a spirit is certainly a great loss for a spiritist… but he is a person who considers the resurrection of the species as his top priority. Even if the spirit’s body was taken by force, he would have endured enough.
Borgin looked at me and Vimanar in a cold sweat.
lately.
I remembered what he said when I was creating the artificial spirit.
[It is also not polite to the spirits.]
The Green Mane tribe is a people who have gained strength by communicating with the spirits of the earth for a long time.
His attitude towards spirits was also extremely serious and polite.
‘You can tell just by looking at the sudden attack that the body was immediately thrown away.’
Vimanar’s sudden action took place so quickly that even I could not react.
If Borgin hadn’t stepped forward.
I must have been watching Vimanar take over the spirit’s body while I was busy.
Throwing your body at that speed?
It is impossible to move after making a decision.
Just instinctively.
A speed that can only be achieved by throwing one’s body to protect one’s spirit.
That guy named Ozrock and Borgin.
There is a high probability that the two will not have an ordinary contractual relationship.
-That girl. Really, as that spirit said….
“….”
-The spirit that made a contract with me… Is Ozrock necessary?
The guy looks at me with trembling eyes.
Let me hesitate without being able to answer that question.
How did I accept myself like that?
-…
He seems to be contemplating whether to speak or not.
A guy who opens and closes his mouth repeatedly.
Borgin thought for a while and then.
Close your eyes and raise your head towards the sky…
a moment later.
-…That spirit is right.
“…what?”
Looks like a decision has been made.
He said that with his eyes tightly closed.
-If you want Ozrock’s spirit and body, I have no choice but to give it to you.
-Goooong…?
In those words.
The Earth Spirit, who was shaking in the corner, raised his head in surprise.
-Oh Ozrock is a spirit that was divined to me by the tribe’s great shaman when I was just born. He has been my lifelong friend, and he is a companion who promised to be with me even after my life is over and I am over the hill.
Borgin was still sweating profusely.
Although my body is shaking.
-Originally, even if I lost my life, I would never have given up Ozrock.
“….”
-But I made a contract with you.
Very simple though.
As simple as it is, it is a contract that is infinitely advantageous to my side.
-If I show you my loyalty, you will resurrect my servant.
It’s as if he has let go of everything.
The guy who speaks with his eyes tightly closed.
-The contract is still valid.
“You…”
– Follow the words of that created spirit.
Borgin to me.
He was recommending that he eat his own spirit.