episode_0051

It took quite some time to sort out the situation.

This is why the agreement of the three contracting parties was necessary for this double spirit contract.

In conclusion, it was like that.

[Well, for now, there won’t be any major problems… . While I was in the snowy mountains, I was the owner… It is possible to be summoned there only when Agnes wishes. Yes, that’s right.]

In fact, it was a statement with many questionable parts.

Isn’t that right?

A spirit, like nothing else, is causing my contractor to wander around to different areas, and he even said that he would move according to that contractor.

This was impossible within the Deltan’s common sense, but he did not delve deeply into the question.

‘First of all, it seems to be a problem related to Demon Flower, and if the spirit comes out like that right now, the investigation can be done later.’

The decision was that since there was something urgent to do right now, let’s solve it first.

Deltain looked again at the interface that appeared on his retina.

1. Complete the contract between Agnes Levadeine and Hornrake, the spirit of winter. (Wan)

2. Summon the Spirit King. (Incomplete)

3. Prove it. (Incomplete)

The first item has been cleared.

Now we need to solve the second and third issues.

Deltan continued to worry.

‘Apart from the Spirit King’s summons, what on earth is that third one?’

Just one sentence, ‘Prove it’, is inserted from beginning to end, and the goal is clearly drawn.

In fact, looking back, most of what this interface showed was like this, but I couldn’t help the feeling of resentment that was building up.

Deltan reflected on his past experiences and deduced the meaning of ‘Prove it.’

‘I think it’s a side quest… .’

I couldn’t know any more than that.

Deltan exhaled ‘huh’ and said to Hornrake.

“So, once you’re done with organizing that part, can you get started?”

[yes?]

“Spirit King. I came all the way here to see that.”

To be exact, she had come to obtain ‘No. 3 Token of Endless Winter’, but looking at the quest items that came to mind and Horn Lake’s appearance, it was clear that she did not know about the item.

Perhaps it is given by the Spirit King who is about to be summoned as a reward for ‘proof’.

That’s enough of the useless nonsense.

Deltan wanted to get to the point quickly.

Hornrake made an ‘ah’ sound and then nodded.

[all right.]

“How do I summon?”

[There’s nothing big to do… Well, I… .]

Hornlake suddenly twisted his body and looked at Agnes.

While doing so, the corners of his mouth were twitching.

Agnes tilted her head.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

[Well, about that… .]

Hornrake looked darkly at Agnes’ chest, or more precisely, at the heart.

[I have to go into the movie… Well, that’s how I need to consume some spiritual energy… .]

In short, that was it.

I must become one with you.

It was a quite unpleasant remark for Agnes, and an eye-opener for Deltan.

Deltan asked, holding Hornrake’s shoulder.

“Movie? Not Mahua? No, what is spiritual power? Do you know what that seed is?”

Hornlake made a ‘hiccup’ sound, then tilted his head and responded.

[Oh, you know? Movies are the source of spirits.]

“Source?”

[Yes, this is where my father was born.]

“I know that the Spirit King was created naturally when life was born on the planet.”

[Is it a question of order? Then I don’t know! I just know that movies are the beginning of all spirits!]

Even though he said he didn’t know, his attitude was very confident.

Deltan felt heat rising inside him.

Naturally, my eyes were bloodshot and my fists were clenched.

“… No, it’s done.”

Deltan clicked his tongue and rubbed his face with his hand.

So I pushed myself.

‘Let’s not be impatient. Anyway, these are all things you will find out when you summon the Spirit King.’

So unexpected information came from an unexpected place that I lost my composure for a moment.

Deltan took a deep breath to calm himself down and looked at Agnes.

“Please.”

“Hmm… .”

Agnes looked back and forth between Deltan and Hornlake for a moment, then smiled meaningfully.

Deltan was startled without realizing it.

That’s because I know that when she makes that kind of expression, something unpleasant is going to happen.

The prediction was correct.

“Free?”

Agnes smiled brightly.

Deltan gritted his teeth.

“… what. If you need anything, tell me quickly.”

“Give me a kiss.”

[Huh… !]

Hornrake clutched his chest in pain.

Deltan frowned and spoke to Agnes.

“Do you want to do that in this situation?”

“It’s because of this situation. Because I have to educate them.”

“What?”

“There is such a thing.”

Agnes was smiling brightly as she looked at Horn Lake.

Deltan’s expression became more nervous.

That was my honest opinion.

I didn’t want to follow those words.

However, I hated wasting time by struggling with pointless things when the goal was so close.

The not-so-long worry is over.

Deltan walked up to Agnes, grabbed her by the collar, and stuck out her head.

side.

We kissed our lips.

“Oh!”

Orga made a noise in surprise, and the chieftain covered her eyes.

Deltan ignored it indifferently and stuck his tongue out.

Agnes’ lips were cold, perhaps because she had been at the top of the snowy mountain for a long time.

However, the breath that came out between them was warm, and the skin was soft.

A feeling that makes me feel uneasy for no reason.

Deltan said this to himself and parted his lips.

Agnes’ face was before my eyes.

His eyes were wide open like a rabbit.

“Are you done?”

“Wow, I didn’t know you would act so recklessly. It got a little hot.”

“Stop talking nonsense and really start.”

The moment I said that and turned my head to Horn Lake.

Deltan suddenly stopped.

[Kooot… !]

The snowball that made up Horn Lake’s body was cracking.

The snowballs that made up the eyelids had fallen and disappeared, and there was a gaping hole in the tightly clenched chest.

Would this be the case for someone screaming in pain and dying?

Deltan looked at Agnes with an indescribable feeling of rejection at Hornrake’s actions for which the reason was unknown.

“Why is it like that?”

“You don’t have to know. Just think of it as punishment.”

A person who dared to use work as an excuse to have sinister thoughts.

Agnes swallowed those words and laughed.

*

It was about 10 minutes later that Horn Lake stopped acting strangely.

Agnes did not tell us the reason for that behavior until the end.

[Poetry, let’s begin… .]

Is it an illusion to hear the sorrow in Hornlake’s voice?

While Deltan was raising questions in her voice, which was noticeably weaker than before, her body collapsed.

‘Has he turned into a spirit body?’

The gaze turned to Agnes.

The direction her eyes were pointing gradually went down in the air, and eventually it reached my chest.

Right after.

“… Ah.”

Agnes shook her body slightly.

“How about it?”

“It tickles.”

“Anything else?”

“Specifically?”

Doesn’t the spirit change the state of the magic flower?

While I was thinking about that, something strange happened.

Saaaa.

The wind blew from somewhere.

Deltan’s head lifted up at that.

‘Are you coming?’

Even though there was no other mana flow, Deltan was convinced that this was an anomaly caused by the Spirit King.

It was truly a conviction in the realm of intuition, and there was no way for him to express this feeling.

Saaah.

The wind blew again.

Then a visual change occurred.

Coogugung.

“Who, avalanche?!”

What happened due to Orga’s fuss resembled an avalanche.

However, it could not be said to be an avalanche.

That’s because all the snow peaks surrounding the lake shook and rose into the sky.

“The snow is rising!”

The rising eyes began to come together in the air.

Its size was unusual.

The size of the congealed snowballs is enough to cover the entire mountaintop where this lake is located.

The shape that gradually wriggles and changes resembles the upper body of a human.

Coogugung.

In the end, the snowball that was sculpted had the shape of an intimidating giant.

“That… .”

Spirit King.

Deltan let out a laugh.

‘You don’t feel anything?’

Despite such a huge visual impact, the Spirit King could not feel anything.

It wasn’t that I couldn’t feel mana, it was a sense that its existence itself wasn’t recognized.

The reason was obvious.

‘… It’s beyond my awareness.’

That’s the range you can perceive.

In other words, it is a monster that exists outside the concept of the fourth dimension.

The will of the planet was so far away.

How on earth was this game trying to be so vicious that it included such a being in the quest?

While Deltan’s expression was shaking from a sudden thought, the Spirit King spoke.

[Did you come?]

I type the text into my head.

It was a feeling that had to be expressed that way.

[Contractor.]

Deltan’s eyes sank.

‘… contractor.’

It wasn’t the first time I heard it.

Before meeting the Spirit King, these were words they had uttered when they captured Gaias and Chambler.

At the time, I dismissed it as just the devil’s nonsense, but now it was time to turn that thought around.

“What is that?”

They know something.

The word ‘contractor’ was clearly the key word in the DLC.

It was a question with such thoughts in mind, but the Spirit King had only one answer.

[First, the proof.]

The alarm went off.

1. Complete the contract between Agnes Levadeine and Hornrake, the spirit of winter. (Wan)

2. Summon the Spirit King. (Wan)

3. Prove it. (Incomplete)

Deltan looked up at the Spirit King through the interface.

The Spirit King simply said those words without any further explanation.

[Prove it. Your qualifications.]

It seemed like he wasn’t going to say it easily.

Deltan grinned and said, ‘Huh!’

“Proof, proof… .”

If you ask me to do it, I have to do it.

It’s not that difficult.

Deltan has already been someone who has proven me at every moment of my life.

“It’s fun.”

The Spirit King is a being outside of knowledge.

The person you are right now is something that cannot be harmed.

And there was something I had to gain from him.

… Such things passed through Deltan’s mind.

And disappeared.

“After the proof, spit out everything you know. Put your existence on the line.”

[Yes.]

“ Damn it’s empty.”

Deltan smiled and relaxed his body.

“Start.”

It was an expression of his will not to blink an eye no matter what trials he faced.

The Spirit King looked at the Deltan blankly for a moment, then raised his arm.

[Welcome one day of winter.]

At the same time as saying that.

dump.

Deltan’s body collapsed.

*

Deltan opened his eyes.

Then there was something visible.

First of all, the interface.

And the store visible beyond the translucent alarm.

It was a clothing store.

That was the view seen through the window of the store, which was dark as the lights inside were turned off.

Snow was piled up on the paved road.

There were streetlights installed at regular intervals, emitting yellow light, and people of various races rushing back and forth.

As I was looking at it, Christmas carols rang in my ears.

And for some time, I felt a chill that I had never felt before.

Deltan rolled his eyes and looked at the center of the glass window.

A black-haired boy of about 7 years old was reflected in the black window.

It was quite a fierce impression.

‘… grow.’

It was Delta Inn himself.

Exactly.

‘… This is me as a child.’

It was me from a very distant past.

At a time when he had not achieved anything yet, an Asian kid was rummaging through trash cans to avoid starving to death.

The Deltans were standing in the past.