Youngest Scion of the Mages - Chapter 71
The Magician’s Youngest Son Episode 71:
A gray space where even time seems to have stopped. The only colored creatures here were Larsen and Lydia.
A man appeared there.
He looked to be around mid-50s. He was wearing robes as if he were a wizard and was holding an emerald staff in his right hand.
Larsen could feel it as soon as he saw it.
‘korean?’
When I first became possessed in this world, I saw Heira and Hampton and felt that they were ‘a race from a fantasy world.’ But the man in front of me felt like he was Korean.
Lydia said.
“Oh? Is it a person? “Aren’t you human?”
I sniffed and smelled it. She doesn’t smell anything! He said brightly. Larsen also realized that the ‘Korean’ was not a person.
‘It’s not a person.’
A hologram created through magic. It was more like a magically programmed video than a real person. Holy Grail said.
[A senile old man!]
Holy Grail seemed to know who that man was. There is only one person whom the Holy Grail expresses this way. Archmage Kirtel. That appearance seemed to be Kirtel’s appearance when he was alive.
“My name is Kirtel. Nice to meet you, Huin.”
“….”
It wasn’t a conversation. Because the current Kirtel is just a programmed video. Kirtel spoke again.
“I am sleeping in the North Sea.”
North Sea.
The northern end of the world. This is a land that mankind has not yet conquered. An abandoned land uninhabitable by bitter cold and blizzards.
“I hope Huin wakes me up someday.”
“….”
“If my successor refuses to wake me up, that will also be my fate.”
Larsen was able to hear several stories from Kirtel.
“I have sealed myself in the North Sea for the distant future.”
“In order to release my seal, I have prepared arrangements to train my followers.”
“But it is necessary to test Huin’s qualifications.”
Approximately 15 minutes passed. I was able to hear many stories from Kirtel. Then came the first test.
“To continue my progress. To follow in my footsteps. There are conditions that must be met in advance. The first is [Cheonan], which you have. The second is [the Holy Grail].”
Larsen couldn’t believe his ears for a moment.
‘Holy Grail?’
The first test is no way.
“Find the Holy Grail. That is the first test. Go to Hailan. If their name is maintained, they will be living there. If you cannot win their hearts and make a contract of fire, you will not be able to obtain the true Holy Grail.”
I guess it was right. Find the fire clan, make a contract with fire, and obtain the true meaning of the Holy Grail. So, it seemed like the first test was to find the ‘Chalice of Transcendence’ rather than the ‘Chalice of Fire’.
Kirtel has disappeared. The gray world has returned to its original state. The wind blew. The wooden sign creaked. Hangul was visible under the sign.
[Come find the Holy Grail.]
If Kirtel was the real Kirtel, he could feel the Holy Grail melting in Larsen’s heart, but Kirtel is a fake. Larsen stood in front of the sign again. I raised my mana like I did the first time. Because I already have the Holy Grail.
Letters were engraved in the air. In Korean.
[I was waiting. My successor.]
In an instant, a gray space unfolded again. Kirtel had a slightly more benevolent expression than when I first saw him.
“Before this story, I would like to tell you one surprising fact. It’s about where I come from.”
“I am from South Korea.”
“He came from Korea, where the magic ‘Ma’ character does not even exist, and it took a whopping 500 years to reach this position.”
“I had no teacher. There was no arrangement. So it took a long time. “I wandered a lot.”
The legendary great mage Kirtel said he had made up his mind. I will make sure that my successors do not wander like me. I will tell you a faster, safer and more certain path. He said he had promised that.
“Finding the Holy Grail means setting the right direction to become a truly great mage.”
Kirtel continued speaking.
“More important than the quantity and quality of effort is the direction of the effort. No matter how hard you try in the wrong direction, you cannot go in the right direction. You can go the right path if you work in the right direction. “Later people will call this road [the road of magic].”
Information that was not revealed when we first met. From Korea. 500 years of time. Teacher and arrangement. And even the path of magic.
“I have passed the first test and obtained the qualification, so I plan to give my successor the proper arrangement.”
Kirtel’s figure turned into powder and disappeared little by little. Little by little, starting from the toes. My knees disappeared and my waist disappeared. The powder seemed to be scattering here and there, but then came together in Larsen’s palm. It solidified into one form.
‘teeth?’
It was a canine tooth about 15 cm long. Before we knew it, Kirtel’s appearance had completely disappeared and only his voice could be heard.
-If you grow according to my arrangements, you will be able to know everything.
-Take a look at Cheonan. My first arrangement will be here.
The gray world has returned to its original state. Lydia asked.
“Larsen Larsen. “Where is Korea?”
“well.”
Was it a coincidence that the word Korea was mentioned? no. Kirtel is obviously from Korea, which Larsen knows.
“Are you going to release the seal?”
“I don’t know.”
I do not know yet. What does Kirtel want and why did he seal himself in the North Sea? I couldn’t tell at the moment.
“But what is that? Is it a tooth? big!”
The first arrangement that Grand Mage Kirtel talks about. That arrangement is a fang. It was a little strange. Following Kirtel’s words, I looked into Cheonan.
[Name: Fang of Oath]
[Feature: Fang imbued with the oath of the Golden Tiger]
This was all the information that could be interpreted as Lassen’s Heavenly Eye. Larsen placed the canine in his inventory.
‘It’s complicated.’
I was possessed, but it was a long time ago. The great mage who exists in legends is actually from Korea. He sealed himself and is looking for someone to unseal him. A mage can guide you in the right direction.
‘You’ll understand as you follow along.’
I didn’t think about releasing Kirtel’s seal right now. There are too many mountains to overcome to even think about it that far.
Larsen took a step forward.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going in the direction of the Hollen Empire.”
I took the road towards the Hollen Empire. If you walk along this road, you will come across an ‘unknown cliff’. The Unknown Cliffs are two huge cliffs between the path from the ‘Seeker’s Path’ to the ‘Hollen Empire’ direction. There is a path between two long cliffs that look like folding screens. This place is called ‘Silk Road’.
As I walked along the road, I saw another wooden sign.
[→]
[Silk Road]
It was a very old sign. It seemed like it had not been managed recently.
“Larsen. But why are all the signs so old?”
“Magic is so advanced.”
“Do signs grow older as magic develops?”
“Because important bases can be moved through mobile gateways. “There is no need for signs.”
To be more precise, it is correct to say that magic has been commercialized rather than that it has developed.
Mobile gateway technology has already existed for hundreds of years.
It would be more correct to say that the technology itself was widely disseminated rather than that the technology itself developed.
“But why don’t we use mobile gateways?”
“I had some business to do at an unknown cliff.”
It is not necessary to carry out or obtain all of Kirtel’s arrangements. Larsen’s destination was actually not ‘Unknown Cliff’ but ‘Hunter’s Grave’.
“Why are you there?”
“We will find [the Crow Clan] there.”
The arrangement of the legendary great mage Kirtel. Because I can’t just pass it up.
* * *
Three days passed.
Larsen and Lydia found an ‘unknown cliff’ while camping. A huge cliff that stretches like a folding screen.
Larsen raised his head and looked at the sky. Two cliffs rose high into the sky. The cliff seemed to reach the sky.
‘First… let’s check the first arrangement.’
Arrangement by Grand Mage Kirtel. It seems that the arrangement is not far away. At least some clues can be found here on this unknown cliff.
Larsen walked with Lydia. A road between cliffs. Although the weeds were overgrown, it was a fairly well-maintained road as it was once used as a trade route. The road was constructed so that several carriages could move.
Larsen threw grands all over the place.
“Why are you throwing away money?”
“Because the Crow clan likes shiny things.”
“Crow clan? “Those super cowards?”
The Crow Clan is a beast race. In ancient times, the beast race was classified as beasts, but now the beast race is classified as human.
Although it varies depending on the species, races like humans have egos, are intelligent, and live while maintaining their own ecosystem.
The Crow Clan is also one of those beast races. It looked similar to a human, but was very short.
Height similar to that of a 7-year-old child. It had a pair of black wings instead of arms and a beak instead of lips.
“Wow. “It’s a waste of money.”
Okay. There is 3 billion grand in hand. What I’m throwing now is 1 grand. Another day passed after I spent money here and there. The ‘Crow Clan’ was caught in Larsen’s Cheonan. They clung here and there to the cliff and looked this way.
‘He’s interested in him, but he seems wary.’
The Crow Clan did not like humans. A long time ago. Humans plucked the wings of the crow clan, which had weak fighting skills, and made them into luxury goods. The crows’ instincts include hatred or fear of humans.
Lydia yawned and said.
“My dad said that. “They say they can’t do anything with the Crow Clan.”
“why?”
“Because they are such cowards. “He said he was afraid of people.”
“I see.”
Lydia straightened her shoulders and looked smug.
“So what Larsen is doing now is a waste of time.”
“You don’t like wasting time?”
“no. good.”
Lydia lay down on the floor.
“I like being lazy.”
Larsen also lay down in his seat. It was as if he had no intention of attacking at all. Then he snapped his fingers and threw the gran here and there.
Clink.
1 gran fell to the ground.
Larsen bounced 1 grand a little higher.
At that moment, the sunlight that broke through the clouds met the gran and sparkled. Eventually, one of the crows clinging to the cliff spread its wings.
He carefully got down to the ground and swallowed the coins. It looked like a pigeon pecking at feed.
Larsen didn’t care and continued throwing money around. Time passed like that.
After three days, the Crow clan was no longer wary of Larsen.
“Glitter. Something that sparkles.”
“Glitter. Something that sparkles.”
They continued to swallow the gran that was scattered here and there.
Accordingly, more and more of the Crow clan gathered together. The number is approximately 30 people. Larsen threw Grand again.
Lydia lay down with her chin resting and observed the crow clan.
“Hmm.”
Lydia could tell. Larsen is caring for Gran little by little. I sprayed much less than I initially sprayed. And I knew it again.
“The cowards have come closer?”
Another day passed.
The Crow Clan was now huddled in front of Larsen, focusing only on Larsen’s fingers.
Larsen threw away only 12 grand that day. It was sprayed at a rate of one every two hours.
And another day passed. Eventually, one of the Crow clan approached Larsen.
“human. goldfinch. more. “Isn’t there any?”
Larsen grinned.
“goldfinch. “There are a lot.”
It may be difficult to get them to approach you, but there is a lot you can gain from the Crow Clan once they let their guard down. This is the content set by Cha Seong-min.
Larsen personally held out a gold coin. The crow clan that spoke to Larsen quickly swallowed a grand with its beak.
“Is there more?”
“There is another one.”
I gave him one more. The crow clan burped. He crept closer to Larsen.
“me. “You’re rich now.”
I asked cautiously.
“if. me. favor. “Can you repay me?”
What Larsen was aiming for came true. Larsen opened subspace and took out an item. It was [Fang of Oath].
“I want to find the owner of this tooth.”
The crow clan gathered in one place. We gathered around Larsen and observed the Oath Fang intently. one of the dogs said.
“me. this. know.”
The crow clan caws at the same time! made a sound
“Let’s repay the favor.”