episode_0048

It took a long time to get to the mountain itself.

This is a mountain that I arrived at a long time after passing through the castle gate.

“Huh…huu…”

I don’t know why I’m going through this trouble.

Could it be that the difficult path mentioned in the fortune telling refers to a mountain path?

Even though I went up and up, there was no end in sight.

If the road had been well paved, it wouldn’t have been this difficult.

The mountains here were wild themselves.

“Phew…Phew….”

“Are you okay?”

At Old Man Closel’s question, I turned my head.

” Sir, can’t we just fly? ”

“Mana may become entangled and traces may disappear.”

“Phew…”

If you look closely, I was the only one in my group who was having a hard time.

Serena was originally a native of the forest, so she was more lively, and the wizards didn’t have a hard time either.

Did you say that if you channel your mana into your body, you can do something like mountain climbing?

The wizards who came here were all of high status, so it was only natural.

“Monster-like people…”

What I said was directed at the knights.

It would have been difficult to climb up there bare-body, but they were wearing armor.

Even unlike me, who was dying, he was very alive.

“Well, if you do that thing called Kangshin, won’t you be able to go there comfortably?”

“Absolutely not.”

Contact me while hiking?

What kind of mountain climbing would you need help from God?

This is an action that has nothing to say even if a fight breaks out right away.

However, you cannot wear spiritual energy around your body.

Because my spiritual energy was only a small amount compared to those who had ample mana.

This means that it will come back like this in three to four hours at most.

In that case, it would be better to save and use it only occasionally.

“I should have stayed with Allured…”

Allured remained under the mountain in the name of waiting for the Holy Knights dispatched by the church.

A few knights and wizards as well.

The jangseung also remained there.

“You had to come together. Stop accepting it.”

“…Why don’t my feet fall like this again?”

I’m not just saying this, it’s true.

My feet were sticky, as if I had stepped on mud.

To be honest, I really hated going.

Ever since I climbed the mountain, I have had strange feelings.

“Phew…what kind of trouble is this…”

I looked around as I came up, but there was no soul around.

It was strange that there was no soul in a famous mountain so rich in energy.

It feels like the entire soul has disappeared from this area.

“Is there at least a mountain spirit…?”

Shouldn’t there be something to ask before leaving?

I raised my arm and wiped the sweat from my forehead.

There was so much sweat that my sleeves were completely wet.

This is what makes it more difficult for me while climbing the mountain.

“Am I the only one who’s hot?”

As soon as I entered the mountain, the air became muggy.

It was the same even under the shade of the tree.

The important thing is that it is not hot weather.

Everyone seemed to not feel the heat except me.

” Old Man Paramon, don’t you feel something up there? ”

“Hehe…The only thing I can feel better than you is living.”

“….What about Old Man Clocell?”

“There are faint traces of mana leading there.”

“Ha…why is it so dark over there again…”

It is a clear sky.

It was a weather where there were no clouds and you could see clearly far away.

But it was dark in my eyes.

It wasn’t hot but it was hot, and it was bright but dark.

“You’ve been saying strange things since a while ago.”

A driver walking next to me looked at me in confusion.

Still, this man was quite friendly to me.

The other drivers seemed uncomfortable with me, wondering what my status was.

My friends care about me, so I can’t show it openly.

“…There is such a thing.”

“I heard you can see souls. ah…! I’m late to say hello. Her name is Felicia Harbor. I’m working in the capital.”

“This is Chris. There is no last name. A commoner…”

“Not to mention dentures, but if you ask me, I come from a commoner background…”

A knight from a commoner background…?

Commoners can also become knights.

Although the method is not easy.

Harbor looked at my face and shook his head.

“To be exact, my grandfather was from a commoner background. He was ordained a knight for his merits during the Continental War.”

“Ah…”

“I heard that I can see spirits, but are there any spirits near me?”

“No. None.”

There was no soul attached.

Instead, the karma was complicatedly intertwined.

Since I was a knight, I thought it was the karma I accumulated by killing people.

“Instead, I will have to suffer greatly someday.”

“Hmm?”

“If you commit a sin, it all comes back to you. Please don’t kill people if possible.”

The knights walking in front of me burst into laughter at my words.

It was a blatant ridicule.

A knight is not allowed to kill anyone.

Isn’t this saying that you should put down your sword and live?

Here, even this was a job, so it was very ambiguous.

“Oh, by the way, Harbor…?”

“You can call me Sir.”

“Anyway, if you rush things, things will get tangled up even if they work out, so you always have to take it slow.”

“Hmm…I guess it’s called a dot.”

“Be careful because your legs may become uncomfortable later in life.”

“I don’t believe it yet, but thank you.”

Lord Haber put his hand through his armor and began to rummage around.

“You have to give me something called bokchae, right?”

“Oh, it’s okay.”

Was my refusal to accept Bokchae surprising?

Old Man Closel looked at me quizzically.

“Didn’t you say that it would be unlucky if you guided Bokchae?”

“Lord Haber’s fortune has already been paid by someone else. This is a fortune telling I saw at that time…”

“You mean my bokchae? Who…?”

“It’s a secret.”

It is clear that Old Man Paramon is very shy due to his personality.

Even now, I can see you listening in front of me.

At that time, the wizard walking in front stopped.

“The trace is broken.”

“I can’t believe I came all the way here and the traces were cut off…”

One by one, the companions who stopped began to look at me.

The wizards’ eyes told them to hurry up and do something.

The drivers gave me a look telling me to give it a try.

“Hmm…”

I didn’t really like the looks in the knights’ eyes.

It was the look in the eyes of a fraudster.

If you live as a shaman, it is an inevitable gaze.

“Let’s see…”

I held the bell in my hand and shook it gently.

rattle –

The first thing I felt was the energy of the mountain.

Clear and clean.

It was a very famous mountain.

rattle –

And the scene that passes through my head.

Allured was seen inside.

“Why do I see this guy first…”

Allured seemed to have met paladins and priests.

I feel like the situation is not good.

rattle –

When I shook the bell once more, the surrounding air suddenly became hot.

Sweat quickly formed on my forehead and ran down my cheeks.

The sky around me was even darker.

“This…is so big…why is this offense…”

The pressure was growing so strong that the hand shaking the bell was shaking.

“…Chris?”

Serena seemed to sense something and called me.

Perhaps because of the large size of the offense and defense, Serena, who is a new girl, also seemed to have a feeling about it.

rattle –

For a moment, my mind was sucked in and I went somewhere.

The scenes began to move further up past the light on the mountainside.

It was the top of the mountain.

It was all dark and full of fear.

“…It’s already too late.”

“Did you say it was late?”

It seemed like it started a long time ago.

This may have been going on long before I came here.

It was the final stage.

It’s already out of my hands.

Why is this being shown only now?

It was too late.

Above all, there was no direct lecture.

Because the offense wasn’t coming out of my mouth.

“Please speak quickly.”

“Be quiet…”

You have to concentrate.

It seemed like I couldn’t catch it.

rattle –

Two scenes passed by.

Dead people coming down from the top.

However, their appearance was strange.

Instead of running forward, I was running backwards.

Some of them even ran while standing on their heads.

And at the top of the mountain stood people with black energy.

He was a necromancer.

The location was very clear.

I felt like if I went with the people I came up with, I would definitely win.

If you want to go, you have to go right now.

rattle –

We could see ourselves going to catch them.

Although the knights and wizards died, they were clearly stepping on the necromancer’s head.

But the bottom of the mountain was full of death.

Another territory beyond the disappeared territory.

One by one, people started walking backwards.

This is what would happen when I turned to the necromancer.

“……”

Still no air came out of my mouth.

However, what I feel is the gaze of God looking at me.

He had a strange appearance that seemed either like a grandfather or a grandmother.

The helping hand that always helped me was far away from me.

“Homework…”

The feeling of gaze was strange.

It was a teaching to me, and it was also a question.

It was as if he was asking, ‘Which one would you choose?’

“This is why I came to the mountain.”

It was a big crossroads and a test for me.

It will have a big impact on future martial arts work.

It was my path as a shaman, not as a child disciple.

“The time has already arrived…?”

As you build your martial arts career, there are certain moments you will encounter.

The moment when you break free from being a child and take on the role of a proper new disciple.

people say

‘Isn’t God taking care of everything?’

Aedong disciples receive and learn from God’s teachings.

It is a time of great learning, and a time when the spirits pay the most attention.

The shamans who received Dongjasin are so deeply interested that even their tone of speech changes.

Same goes for me.

And the disciple who becomes a disciple goes on the path while receiving teachings.

This is a time when you need to find your own answers and build your career.

The solution is up to the new disciple who has received the teachings.

There are times when I receive help from the spirits…

rattle –

Finally, the scene cut off as a light appeared on the mountainside.

“….”

“Chris, are you okay…?”

“Serena, why are you like that..?”

Serena was shaking as if she was scared.

The spirit’s gaze came and went, so it was worth it.

“Serena. It’s okay.”

I calmed Serena down by gently stroking her back.

“…”

Everyone’s eyes were on me.

“There are necromancers at the top of the mountain.”

The old men were silent, waiting for my explanation.

“It looks like all the residents of the territory are already dead. If we go up like this, we will be able to catch them.”

I flinch.

People who want to move their bodies right away.

but.

“If you go to catch it, all the other residents near the mountain will die. If you go right away, you might be able to save it.”

“….”

“Instead, you can’t catch a necromancer. The opportunity is getting further away.”

This was the question asked by the Holy Spirit.

Will you catch the criminal?

Will you save people?

Fortunately, everyone here seemed to have made the same choice as me.

Except for a few articles.

“Tsk tsk…If you are blinded by a sense of fairness…”

I flinch.

“Go down now. The paladins have arrived.”

Old Paramon asked as if he noticed something strange in my words.

“It sounds like we are the only ones going.”

It was accurate.

Because I had something to do first.

“My work… is in the mountains.”

You have to go where the light shines.

“There is a famous place.”