episode_0056

Hiding the truth was like risking one’s life. Just like in the previous conversation, she was someone who could kill me at any time. I don’t know if she really was Denatus, but the sensations in her whole body proved that she was Denatus.

If I told a lie, I had no choice but to die.

“Are you planning on not answering?”

“That is correct, Goddess of Death.”

“A stranger from another world… … Is that why it looks like this to my eyes? I’m curious, what did my child come here for?”

“I didn’t come because I wanted to.”

“I appear before everyone’s eyes, but not everyone can see me, and since you have arrived here, not many can enter my temple. I feel like there must be something I want, and if it wasn’t that, I wouldn’t have wanted to die that much.”

“… … I don’t know, I remember the last time magic pierced my body while I was fighting. And when I came to my senses, I thought that since I was here, it was probably death, and since I was a dead human, the person who appeared before my eyes was Lord Denatus.”

“It’s fascinating.”

And with the sound of her clothes moving, the space around her changed. What I saw at the place where I was fighting just a moment ago was Gerard, Sharon who had fallen to the ground, and me, whose shield was broken.

“… … It looks like I’m dying.”

“You were fighting against someone who refused to die. Among the demons, there are already dead beings wandering around, so my children must be using their strength.”

“Why did Denatus bring me here?”

“If you go back before you die, will you be able to beat the author?”

“… … I don’t think so. No matter how many times I attack him, I can’t defeat that wizard.”

“You have better senses than I thought, kid.”

And again, the surrounding space changed. This time, a large snowy mountain came into view. In the middle of the snowy mountain, a wolf with a silver mane was looking at us.

“It’s my inner space.”

“Your inside is a cold snowy mountain. I have a question. Is this your inside or the inside of your body?”

“I don’t know about that.”

“What is your name, child?”

“It is called Astan.”

“Astan… … ”

And at that moment, when my name was called from Denatus’ mouth, I felt like something was leaving my body. It felt as if my heart was being pulled out of my body. The moment I felt that sensation, I heard the sound of something falling to the ground.

I carefully looked away and saw my body lying on the ground, and I looked at Denatus.

“Ah, I made a mistake. You shouldn’t call me by name.”

“Am I dead?”

Denatus smiled brightly at my question, and when he touched my body lying on the ground with his finger, his vision changed.

“… … You’re alive again.”

The power of God was more mysterious, strange, and surprising than I thought. When I carefully got up from my lying position, Denatus was looking down at me.

“You’re a fun kid, and you’re not as embarrassed as you think.”

“Meeting God already is enough of a surprise.”

Then the hem of Denatus’ clothes moved. And in an instant, what was before my eyes was the throne room. I wanted to express the wonder that filled my body, but it wasn’t easy. If I say something wrong, my life will be lost. That feeling was just taking over my body.

“You look like someone, you are not embarrassed even in the face of death like this.”

“Do you remember the wizard named Isabel?”

“Ah, Isabel. He was a fun kid. Even when he saw me, the goddess of death, he tried to fight proudly… … Interesting wizard. I remember, in return for making me laugh, he gave me a power.”

“It’s amazing that God gave us power just because we made him laugh.”

“Then can you make me laugh?”

“… … I will give up.”

A smile appeared on her lips.

“So, I guess I should finish it now.”

The death of Denatus comes to everyone and is fair to all beings. Whether to reach out and pass into the world of death, or to reach out and pass into the world of life, either way, everything is Denatus’ choice, and from the moment I met him, the value of my existence was no different from a death.

Isabel-senpai, has she proven herself by facing such a being?

Death is fair to everyone.

“Astan, a stranger in another world. I will give you one chance. Even though you faced death, firstly, that death was a battle with someone who refused to die, secondly, what made me interested, and finally, you are quite similar to her.”

And Denatus extended his right hand toward me.

“I’ll give you one chance. I don’t know if I’ll die this time, but I’ll try my best.”

The moment Denatus’ fingers touch my forehead.

My eyes shook.

Gerard looked at Astan in front of him. Something was strange. Although the body had collapsed, the energy of life was visible. The sound of taking in breath was heard. He must have died.

Gerard cautiously took a step forward. The moment I took a step forward, Astan came into view. There was something strange about it.

The moment I saw the hair, which had turned brown, was slowly turning silver. Someone started to come to mind. A person with silver hair and who wields ice magic. Erica.

The Frost Queen was reflected in her eyes.

And then, a coughing sound was heard in my ear. With a coughing sound as if he was vomiting something, Astan carefully stood up and looked at Gerard.

“… … He survived?”

The existence of a wizard is unique. In the face of death, few wizards overcome it. And the wizard who overcame that death.

You gain a different strength than before.

“… … The Goddess of Death is also a very cruel person. Even if I come back to life, the outcome won’t change.”

And at that moment, Astan’s eyes came into view. It was amazing eyes. The left eye was shining like a red crystal, and just looking at it gave me an eerie feeling.

Eyes that make demons scared. Is he no different from his predecessor? The reincarnation of Denatus… … Frost Queen. He is the junior of those two.

And they are both students who care about each other. I was laughing, laughter was flowing from the corners of my mouth. Goddess Denatus, Goddess Fea, you make a funny choice.

Gerard slowly held the cane in his right hand. If you attack first, you will die. Even if you attack later, you will die. There was no way for Astan to survive here. But, why is this absurd feeling of fear constantly running through my mind?

That feeling was overtaking my whole body.

Gerard mouthed a spell. Lightning, appear here, appear here and cause death, lightning.

“Come to me.”

As soon as Gerard cast his spell, lightning began to gather around him. The sensation rising up my back from the center of the purple and white flashing lightning stopped me in my tracks.

“I’ll kill you.”

“Because I don’t want to die that easily.”

I slowly grabbed the cane. Gerard’s eyes were focused on me. The unknown confidence that filled my mind was putting a smile on my face.

can win.

That feeling, that confidence. The staff he was holding was being converted into a flow of mana. Now, it is possible.

“Ice, gather around me.”

As soon as I ordered it, a cold feeling slowly began to overtake my body. The cold that was slowly coming in was freezing the ground he was stepping on, freezing the water droplets around him, and starting to circle around Astan.

“Gerrard.”

“Is there anything you want to say?”

“If I hand over Sharon even now, I plan to go back.”

“Even if you come back to life, the outcome of you losing doesn’t change.”

At that moment, Gerard’s mouth opened and lightning moved towards me. The fast white streak of lightning was not as threatening as I thought. It can be blocked. no.

can win.

I moved my wand and aimed the lightning. When he aimed the lightning, the cold air moving quickly along the staff in his right hand slowly turned into a spear of ice and collided with the lightning, and the ice spear pierced the lightning and began to fly towards Gerard.

The sensation of my entire body was different from before. can win.

As such pride was taking over my body, I slowly inhaled and exhaled.

Isabel and Erica would have said the same thing at this moment.

‘I have too many thoughts.’

‘You seem to be thinking too much.’

That’s why I opened my mouth.

Now, you can do it.

I slowly closed my eyes and thought of the snowy mountains. Everything was frozen, everything was frozen, a lot of coldness filling the surroundings, a lot of ice, a spell I couldn’t understand coming out of the corner of my mouth, I was thinking about something.

The senior’s magic was a magic that converted the cold air that filled the surroundings into ice. It is possible now. But I was different from my senior.

“Ice, rise up.”

And as soon as he said those words, the cold air that filled the surroundings began to turn into ice.